1975–76 Indiana Pacers season

The 1975–76 Indiana Pacers season was Indiana's ninth season and last in the American Basketball Association (ABA).

1975–76 Indiana Pacers season
Head coach	Bobby Leonard
Arena	Market Square Arena
Results
Record	39–45 (.464)
Place	Division: 5th Conference: 5th
Playoff finish	Lost to Kentucky Colonels in First Round (1-2)
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ABA Draft

Player	School/Club Team
Dan Roundfield	Central Michigan
Charles Jordan	Canisius
Jim Lee	Syracuse
Ken Tyler	Gonzaga
Brian Hammel	Bentley
John Ramsey	Seton Hall
Mike Flynn	Kentucky
Cliff Pratt	Shaw
Bill Andreas	Ohio State

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Roster

Indiana Pacers roster v t e
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From PG 22   Barnett, Nate 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Akron PG 10   Buse, Don 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Evansville C 41   Elmore, Len 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Maryland SG 44   Flynn, Mike 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Kentucky SF 5   Grant, Travis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Kentucky State C 20   Hillman, Darnell 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) San José State SF 34   Jordan, Charles 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Canisius SG 11   Keller, Billy 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 177 lb (80 kg) Purdue SF 25   Knight, Billy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Pittsburgh SG 1   Lamar, Bo 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Louisiana PF 24   Netolicky, Bob 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Drake C 24   Robisch, Dave 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Kansas PF 32   Roundfield, Dan 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Central Michigan	Head coach Slick Leonard Assistant coach(es) Jerry Oliver Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended   Injured

Season standings

Team	Wins	Loses	Pct.
Denver Nuggets	60	24	.714
New York Nets	55	29	.655
San Antonio Spurs	50	34	.595
Kentucky Colonels	46	38	.548
Indiana Pacers	39	45	.464
Spirits of St. Louis	35	49	.417
San Diego Sails	3	8	.273
Utah Stars	4	12	.250
Virginia Squires	15	68	.181

Player stats

Note: PG= per game; M= Minutes; R= Rebounds; A= Assists; S = Steals; B = Blocks; P = Points; t = Turnovers; PF = Personal fouls

Player	Age	Games played	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TPG	PFPG	PPG
Don Buse	25	84	40.2	3.8	8.2	4.1	0.4	1.9	2.3	12.5
Billy Knight	23	70	39.6	10.1	3.7	1.3	0.3	4.3	2.9	28.1
Len Elmore	23	76	34.1	10.8	1.6	1.8	2.3	2.3	4.1	14.6
Dave Robisch	26	76	31.8	8.8	1.9	0.9	0.6	1.3	2.4	13.4
Bill Keller	28	78	29.6	2.9	3.9	0.8	0.1	1.9	1.5	14.2
Darnell Hillman	26	74	29.3	9.1	2.0	1.1	1.1	2.6	4.1	13.4
Bo Lamar	24	35	25.9	2.8	3.9	1.0	0.0	2.1	1.3	15.6
Travis Grant	26	34	16.7	3.0	0.9	0.3	0.4	1.1	2.0	9.6
Mike Flynn	22	67	16.4	2.0	2.0	0.7	0.1	1.2	1.7	6.3
Tom Owens	26	16	15.2	4.3	0.6	0.1	0.7	1.2	3.3	6.5
Bob Netolicky	33	4	13.3	3.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	1.3	0.5	4.8
Charles Jordan	22	71	12.0	3.0	0.7	0.5	0.2	1.2	2.6	5.2
Dan Roundfield	22	67	11.4	3.9	0.5	0.5	0.6	1.0	2.4	5.1
Ed Manning	32	12	11.2	3.1	1.2	0.3	0.2	0.6	1.5	5.0
Nathaniel Barnett	23	12	6.1	0.7	0.7	0.3	0.1	0.7	1.8	2.3 ^[2]

Playoffs

Quarterfinals^[3]

Game	Date	Location	Score	Record	Attendance
1	April 8	Kentucky	109–120	0–1	3,288
2	April 10	Indiana	109–95	1–1	5,850
3	April 12	Kentucky	99–100	1–2	5,267

Pacers lose series, 2–1

Awards, records, and honors

• Don Buse led the ABA in minutes played (3380), steals (346), assists (689), minutes per game average (40.2), assists per game (8.2), and steals per game (4.1)
• Bill Keller led ABA in 3-point field goal attempted (349) and made (123).
• Billy Knight was the ABA's second leading scorer (28.1)

ABA All-Stars

• Don Buse
• Billy Knight^[4]

References

1. 1975 ABA Draft on databaseBasketball.com 2014-07-15 at the Wayback Machine
2. 1975-76 Indiana Pacers Roster and Stats
3. . Remembertheaba.com. Archived from the original on November 29, 2010. Retrieved July 3, 2016.
4. 1975-76 ABA Season Summary

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