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1972–73 Indiana Pacers season
Head coachBobby Leonard
ArenaIndiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum
Results
Record51–33 (.607)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finishABA Champions
(Defeated Colonels 4–3)
Stats at Basketball Reference
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The 1972–73 Indiana Pacers season was Indiana's sixth season in the ABA and sixth as a team. The Pacers finished second in the Western Division and won their third ABA title. In a rematch of the 1972 division semifinals, the Pacers eliminated the Denver Rockets. After defeating the Rockets in five games, the Pacers eliminated the Utah Stars in six games. The Eastern Division champion Kentucky Colonels appeared in the ABA Championships for the second time and were defeated by the Pacers in seven games.

Offseason

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ABA Draft

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Main article: 1972 ABA Draft
Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
Ed Ratleff Long Beach State
Nate Stephens Long Beach State
Oscar Evans Butler
George Adams Gardner-Webb
Rich Garner Manhattan
Cavin Anderson Valley City
Wardell Dyson Shaw
Jolly Spight Santa Clara
Bill Burton Eastern Kentucky
Wally Rice Penn Military
Lee Sims Morehead State
Nate Williams Utah State

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Roster

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1972–73 Indiana Pacers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
SF 22 Arnzen, Bob 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) November 3, 1947 Notre Dame
SF 35 Brown, Roger 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) May 22, 1942 Dayton
PG 10 Buse, Don 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) August 10, 1950 Evansville
C 34 Daniels, Mel 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) July 20, 1944 New Mexico
SG 13 Freeman, Donnie 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) July 18, 1944 Illinois
PF 20 Hillman, Darnell 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) August 29, 1949 San José State
SF 25 Johnson, Gus 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) December 13, 1938 Idaho
SG 11 Keller, Billy 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 177 lb (80 kg) August 30, 1947 Purdue
PG 14 Lewis, Freddie 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) July 1, 1943 Arizona State
PF 30 McGinnis, George 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) August 12, 1950 Indiana
PF 24 Newton, Bill 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) December 22, 1950 LSU
C 15 Peeples, George 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) October 30, 1943 Iowa
C 12 Raymond, Craig 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) April 5, 1945 BYU
Head coach
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster

Regular season

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Schedule

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Game Date Opponent Result Pacers points Opponents Record
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Season standings

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1972–73 ABA Western Standings
Western Division W L PCT. GB
Utah Stars 55 29 .655 –
Indiana Pacers 51 33 .607 4
Denver Rockets 47 37 .560 8
San Diego Conquistadors 30 54 .357 25
Dallas Chaparrals 28 56 .333 27

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Player stats

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Regular season

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Player GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG PPG
George McGinnis 82 40.8 .495 .250 .665 12.5 2.5 27.6
Mel Daniels 81 38.3 .482 .250 .722 15.4 2.2 18.5
Freddie Lewis 72 30.8 .436 .345 .822 3.2 4.0 14.9
Darnell Hillman 84 30.3 .446 .000 .587 8.8 1.5 9.6
Roger Brown 72 30.2 .474 .356 .822 4.8 2.8 12.6
Donnie Freeman 77 28.2 .442 .333 .808 2.8 2.5 14.3
Billy Keller 83 27.1 .433 .320 .870 2.5 4.3 13.8
Don Buse 77 19.3 .453 .208 .752 2.7 2.9 5.4
Gus Johnson 50 15.1 .441 .190 .738 4.9 1.2 6.0
George Peeples 9 6.2 .286 .000 .545 1.7 0.4 1.6
Craig Raymond 6 5.5 .250 0.0 .500 1.7 0.2 0.8
Bill Newton 24 4.9 .429 .500 .500 2.0 0.4 2.4
Bob Arnzen 23 4.8 .526 .000 .750 1.0 0.1 2.0

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Playoffs

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Western Division Semifinals[5]

Game Date Location Score Record Attendance
1 March 31 Indiana 114–91 1–0 7,051
2 April 1 Denver 106–93 2–0 7,235
3 April 3 Denver 94–105 2–1 5,335
4 April 5 Denver 97–95 3–1 6,904
5 April 7 Indiana 121–107 4–1 9,816

Western Division Finals

Game Date Location Score Record Attendance
1 April 12 Utah 107–124 0–1 7,712
2 April 14 Utah 116–110 1–1 12,233
3 April 16 Indiana 118–108 2–1 9,353
4 April 18 Indiana 103–104 2–2 10,079
5 April 19 Utah 104–102 3–2 12,453
6 April 21 Indiana 107–98 4–2 9,529

ABA Finals

Game Date Location Score Record Attendance
1 April 28 Kentucky 111–107 (OT) 1–0 12,119
2 April 30 Kentucky 102–114 1–1 13,408
3 May 3 Indiana 88–92 1–2 10,079
4 May 5 Indiana 90–86 2–2 9,498
5 May 8 Kentucky 89–86 3–2 16,779
6 May 10 Indiana 93–109 3–3 10,079
7 May 12 Kentucky 88–81 4–3 16,597

Awards, records, and honors

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Transactions

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References

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  1. ^ "1972 ABA Draft on Basketballreference.com". Archived from the original on January 17, 2010. Retrieved May 7, 2009.
  2. ^ 1972–73 Indiana Pacers Games – Basketball-Reference.com
  3. ^ "1972-73 ABA Season Summary".
  4. ^ "1972-73 Indiana Pacers Roster and Stats".
  5. ^ "Remember the ABA: 1972-73 Regular Season Standings and Playoff Results". Archived from the original on November 29, 2010. Retrieved October 3, 2010.
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