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1974–75 Indiana Pacers season
Head coachBobby Leonard
ArenaMarket Square Arena
Results
Record45–39 (.536)
PlaceDivision: 3rd
Conference: 3rd
Playoff finishLost to Kentucky Colonels in ABA Finals (1-4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
RadioWIBC
< 1973–74 1975–76 >

The 1974–75 Indiana Pacers season was Indiana's eighth season in the American Basketball Association and eighth as a team.[1]

Player notes

Roger Brown retired after this season.

After leading the Pacers to the finals, George McGinnis decided to jump to the NBA to the Philadelphia 76ers, who held his original NBA draft rights.

Draft picks

Player College
Billy Knight Pittsburgh
Bruce King Pan American
Roland Grant New Mexico State
Eddie Woods Oral Roberts
Ron DeVries Illinois State
Alex English South Carolina
Bobby Florence Nevada Las Vegas
Kevin Fitzgerald Oklahoma State
Mark Browne Missouri Western
Clifford Ray Chicago
Bill Bradley New York
Mel Counts Los Angeles
Pat Riley Los Angeles
Jim Davis Detroit[2]

Roster

Number Player Position Height Weight Birthday Experience (in years) College
1 Roger Brown SF 6-5 205 May 22, 1942 7 University of Dayton
10 Don Buse PG 6-4 190 August 10, 1950 2 University of Evansville
35 Charles Edge SF 6-6 210 February 23, 1950 1 LeMoyne-Owen College
41 Len Elmore C 6-9 220 March 28, 1952 R University of Maryland
20 Darnell Hillman C 6-9 215 August 29, 1949 3 San Jose State University
43 Kevin Joyce SG 6-3 190 June 27, 1951 1 University of South Carolina
11 Bill Keller PG 5-10 177 August 30, 1947 5 Purdue University
25 Billy Knight SF 6-6 195 June 9, 1952 R University of Pittsburgh
30 George McGinnis PF 6-8 235 August 12, 1950 3 Indiana University
24 Bob Netolicky PF 6-9 220 August 2, 1942 7 Drake University
4 Johnny Neumann SG 6-6 200 September 11, 1951 3 University of Mississippi
6 Wayne Pack PG 6-0 165 July 5, 1950 R Tennessee Technological University

Regular season standings

Eastern Division

Team Wins Loses Pct.
Kentucky Colonels 58 26 .690
New York Nets 58 26 .690
Spirits of St. Louis 32 52 .381
Memphis Sounds 27 57 .321
Virginia Squires 15 69 .179

Western Division

Team Wins Loses Pct.
Denver Nuggets 65 19 .774
San Antonio Spurs 51 33 .607
Indiana Pacers 45 39 .536
Utah Stars 38 46 .452
San Diego Conquistadors 31 53 .369

Playoffs

Western Division Semifinals[3]

Game Date Location Score Record Attendance
1 April 5 San Antonio 122–119 (OT) 1–0 8,529
2 April 7 San Antonio 98–93 2–0 7,643
3 April 10 Indiana 103–113 3–0 12,217
4 April 12 Indiana 109–110 3–1 17,389
5 April 14 San Antonio 117–123 3–2 10,986
6 April 16 Indiana 115–100 4–2 15,675

Pacers win series, 4–2

Western Division Finals

Game Date Location Score Record Attendance
1 April 20 Denver 128–131 0–1 7,444
2 April 22 Denver 131–124 1–1 7,491
3 April 24 Indiana 118–112 2–1 15,496
4 April 25 Indiana 109–126 2–2 17,389
5 April 27 Denver 109–90 3–2 7,483
6 April 30 Indiana 99–104 3–3 17,421
7 May 3 Denver 104–96 4–3 7,401

Pacers win series, 4–3

ABA Finals[3]

Game Date Location Score Record Attendance
1 May 13 Kentucky 94–120 0–1 14,368
2 May 15 Kentucky 93–95 0–2 13,212
3 May 17 Indiana 101–109 0–3 17,388
4 May 19 Indiana 94–86 1–3 14,589
5 May 22 Kentucky 95–110 1–4 16,622

Pacers lose series, 4–1

References

  1. ^ 1974-75 Indiana Pacers
  2. ^ 1974 ABA Draft on databaseBasketball Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ a b "1974-75 ABA Regular Season Standings". Remembertheaba.com. Archived from the original on November 3, 2009. Retrieved July 3, 2016.
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