1974–75 Indiana Pacers season

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

1974–75 Indiana Pacers season
Head coach	Bobby Leonard
Arena	Market Square Arena
Results
Record	45–39 (.536)
Place	Division: 3rd Conference: 3rd
Playoff finish	ABA Finals (lost to Colonels 1–4)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Radio	WIBC
< 1973–74 1975–76 >

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

1974–75 Indiana Pacers roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From SF 1 Roger Brown 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) May 22, 1942 Dayton PG 10 Don Buse 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) August 10, 1950 Evansville SF 35 Charles Edge 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) February 23, 1950 LeMoyne–Owen C 41 Len Elmore 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) March 28, 1952 Maryland PF 20 Darnell Hillman 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) August 29, 1949 San José State SG 43 Kevin Joyce 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) June 27, 1951 South Carolina SG 11 Billy Keller 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 177 lb (80 kg) August 30, 1947 Purdue SF 25 Billy Knight 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) June 9, 1952 Pittsburgh PF 30 George McGinnis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) August 12, 1950 Indiana PF 24 Bob Netolicky 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) August 2, 1942 Drake SG 4 Johnny Neumann 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) September 11, 1951 Mississippi PG 6 Wayne Pack 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) July 5, 1950 Tennessee Tech

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

Regular season standings

Western Division

Team	W	L	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