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1975–76 Indiana Pacers season

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1975–76 Indiana Pacers season
Head coachBobby Leonard
ArenaMarket Square Arena
Results
Record39–45 (.464)
PlaceDivision: 5th
Conference: 5th
Playoff finishLost to Kentucky Colonels in First Round (1-2)
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The 1975–76 Indiana Pacers season was Indiana's ninth season and last in the American Basketball Association (ABA).

ABA Draft

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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

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1975–76 Indiana Pacers roster
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
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Season standings

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Team W L 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

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

Playoffs

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1976 playoff game log
First Round: 1–2 (home: 1–0; road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 8 @ Kentucky L 109–120 Billy Knight (43) Darnell Hillman (13) Darnell Hillman (5) Freedom Hill
3,288 		0–1
2 April 10 Kentucky W 109–95 Billy Knight (28) Billy Knight & Darnell Hillman (11) Don Buse (12) Market Square Arena
5,850 		1–1
3 April 12 @ Kentucky L 99–100 Billy Knight (30) Billy Knight & Dave Robisch (9) Don Buse (9) Freedom Hill
5,267 		1–2
1976 schedule

Awards, records, and honors

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  • 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

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References

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  1. ^ 1975 ABA Draft on databaseBasketball.com Archived 2014-07-15 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "1975-76 ABA Regular Season Standings". Remembertheaba.com. Archived from the original on November 29, 2010. Retrieved July 3, 2016.
  3. ^ 1975-76 ABA Season Summary
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