1973–74 Indiana Pacers season

1973–74 Indiana Pacers season
Head coach	Bobby Leonard
Arena	Fairgrounds Coliseum
Results
Record	46–38 (.548)
Place	Division: 2nd Conference: 2nd
Playoff finish	Lost to Utah Stars in Western Finals (3-4)

The 1973–74 Indiana Pacers season was Indiana's seventh season in the American Basketball Association and seventh as a team.

ABA Draft

Player	School/Club Team
Mike Green	Louisiana Tech
Louis Dunbar	Houston
Len Elmore	Maryland
Ruby Jackson	Hutchinson JC
Steve Downing	Indiana
Jim OBrien	Maryland
Jim Retseck	Auburn
John Ritter	Indiana
Alan Hornyak	Ohio State
Joe Wallace	Denver
Jim Andrews	Kentucky
Mike Edwards	Tennessee
Robert Wilson	Wichita State (redshirt)
Byron Jones	San Francisco

Roster

1973–74 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 22 Baum, Johnny 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) June 17, 1946 Temple 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 SG 33 Cannon, Larry 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) April 12, 1947 La Salle 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 SG 43 Joyce, Kevin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) June 27, 1951 South Carolina 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 C 24 Netolicky, Bob 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) August 2, 1942 Drake PF 24 Newton, Bill 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) December 22, 1950 LSU

Head coach Bobby Leonard Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster

Season standings

Western Division

Team	W	L	Pct.
Utah Stars	51	33	.607
Indiana Pacers	46	38	.548
San Antonio Spurs	45	39	.536
San Diego Conquistadors	37	47	.440
Denver Rockets	37	47	.440

Player stats

Note: GP= Games played; MIN= Minutes; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points; AVG = Average

Player	Games played	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
George McGinnis	80	40.8	15.0	3.3	2.0	0.5	25.9
Mel Daniels	78	32.6	11.6	1.6	0.7	1.2	15.4
Roger Brown	82	30.8	4.8	2.8	0.7	0.7	11.8
Darnell Hillman	83	27.9	8.1	1.2	0.8	2.1	9.1
Freddie Lewis	78	27.7	2.6	4.1	1.3	0.1	9.9
Donnie Freeman	66	26.3	2.5	2.5	0.7	0.3	14.3
Don Buse	77	24.4	3.3	3.4	1.9	0.3	5.5
Bob Netolicky	56	20.7	5.2	0.9	0.4	0.4	9.1
Bill Keller	75	19.0	1.7	2.3	0.5	0.0	9.5
Kevin Joyce	56	17.6	1.6	2.3	0.6	0.1	7.3
Larry Cannon	3	8.7	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	2.3
Johnny Baum	13	8.7	1.9	0.2	0.5	0.2	2.8
Bob Arnzen	20	7.5	1.0	0.2	0.2	0.1	2.8
Bill Newton	11	6.6	1.6	0.5	0.2	0.0	1.4

Playoffs

Western Division Semifinals vs San Antonio Spurs

Game	Date	Location	Score	Record	Attendance
1	March 30	Indiana	109–113	0–1	7,438
2	April 1	Indiana	128–101	1–1	6,988
3	April 3	San Antonio	96–115	1–2	10,693
4	April 4	San Antonio	91–89	2–2	12,079
5	April 6	Indiana	105–100	3–2	10,079
6	April 10	San Antonio	86–102	3–3	12,304
7	April 12	Indiana	86–79	4–3	10,079

Western Division Finals vs Utah Stars

Game	Date	Location	Score	Record	Attendance
1	April 13	Utah	96–105	0–1	7,557
2	April 15	Utah	102–106	0–2	7,143
3	April 17	Indiana	90–99	0–3	6,337
4	April 18	Indiana	118–107	1–3	6,265
5	April 22	Utah	110–101	2–3	10,248
6	April 25	Indiana	91–89	3–3	9,482
7	April 27	Utah	87–109	3–4	12,191

Awards, records, and honors

ABA All-Stars

• Mel Daniels
• George McGinnis

External links

• RememberTheABA.com 1973-74 regular season and playoff results