1970-71 Indiana Pacers Roster and Stats

Record: 58-26, Finished 1st in ABA Western Division

Coach: Slick Leonard (58-26)

PTS/G: 119.1 (4th of 11) Opp PTS/G: 113.1 (4th of 11)

SRS: 5.63 (2nd of 11) Pace: 108.1 (9th of 11)

Off Rtg: 109.1 (1st of 11) Def Rtg: 103.6 (4th of 11) Net Rtg: +5.5 (2nd of 11)

Expected W-L: 56-28 (2nd of 11)

Arena: Indiana State Fair Coliseum

ABA 1971 Playoffs:
Won ABA Western Division Semifinals (4-0) versus Memphis Pros (Series Stats)
Lost ABA Western Division Finals (3-4) versus Utah Stars (Series Stats)

Recent Game Results

Height of bar is margin of victory • Mouseover bar for details • Click for box score • Grouped by Month

Roster Table
No.	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt	Birth Date	Birth	Exp	College
12	John Barnhill	PG	6-1	180	March 20, 1938	us US	8	Tennessee State
43	Art Becker	PF	6-7	205	January 12, 1942	us US	3	Arizona State
35	Roger Brown	SF	6-5	205	May 22, 1942	us US	3	Dayton
22	Wayne Chapman	SF	6-6	190	June 15, 1945	us US	2	Western Kentucky
34	Mel Daniels	C	6-9	220	July 20, 1944	us US	3	Southeastern Iowa Community College, West Burlington Campus, New Mexico
23	Earle Higgins	PF	6-8	195	December 30, 1946		R	Casper College, Eastern Michigan
15	Warren Jabali	SG	6-2	200	August 29, 1946	us US	2	Wichita State
11	Bill Keller	PG	5-10	177	August 30, 1947	us US	1	Purdue
14	Freddie Lewis	SG	6-0	175	July 1, 1943	us US	4	Eastern Arizona College, Arizona State
32	Jay Miller	SF	6-5	205	July 19, 1943	us US	3	Notre Dame
10	Rick Mount	SG	6-3	175	January 5, 1947	us US	R	Purdue
24	Bob Netolicky	PF	6-9	220	August 2, 1942	us US	3	Drake University
33	Don Sidle	PF	6-8	215	June 21, 1946	us US	2	Oklahoma
44	Tom Thacker	PG	6-2	170	November 2, 1939	us US	6	Cincinnati

Ranks are per game (except for MP, which are total) and sorted descending (except for TOV and PF); opponents ranked are flipped; year/year calculations are also per game

Per Game Table
Rk	Player	Age	Pos	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	TOV	PF	PTS	Awards
1	Roger Brown	28	SF	82	41.0	7.4	15.4	.482	0.8	2.7	.283	6.7	12.7	.524	.507	5.0	6.2	.795	2.1	4.8	6.9	4.8	2.8	3.5	20.6	MVP-12,AS
2	Mel Daniels	26	C	82	38.7	8.5	16.5	.514	0.0	0.2	.077	8.5	16.4	.519	.515	4.0	5.9	.679	4.8	13.2	18.0	2.2	2.8	3.6	21.0	MVP-1,AS
3	Bob Netolicky	28	PF	82	38.3	7.9	15.9	.499	0.0	0.1	.250	7.9	15.8	.500	.500	2.9	4.1	.712	3.3	6.2	9.4	1.3	1.7	2.3	18.8	AS
4	Freddie Lewis	27	SG	81	37.5	6.8	15.3	.441	0.7	2.4	.304	6.0	12.9	.466	.465	4.6	5.7	.807	2.1	2.1	4.1	5.3	2.5	3.1	18.8
5	Bill Keller	23	PG	83	30.0	5.0	11.8	.426	1.0	2.8	.365	4.0	9.0	.444	.468	3.2	3.7	.867	1.0	1.9	2.9	5.3	2.4	2.0	14.3
6	Warren Jabali	24	SG	62	25.6	3.7	8.9	.410	0.8	2.6	.288	2.9	6.3	.460	.452	2.9	3.8	.761	1.0	3.8	4.8	3.5	3.1	3.3	11.0
7	Don Sidle	24	PF	30	17.6	2.9	5.2	.548	0.1	0.1	.500	2.8	5.1	.549	.554	1.6	2.5	.662	2.4	2.5	4.9	1.0	1.1	2.2	7.4
8	Art Becker	29	PF	51	16.5	3.7	7.4	.497	0.1	0.1	.667	3.6	7.3	.495	.503	1.2	1.4	.899	1.4	2.9	4.3	0.4	0.8	3.0	8.6
9	John Barnhill	32	PG	43	14.4	1.9	5.6	.332	0.3	1.7	.187	1.5	3.9	.398	.361	1.0	1.4	.689	0.6	0.8	1.4	1.9	0.9	1.2	5.0
10	Rick Mount	24	SG	66	12.6	2.3	6.1	.371	0.3	1.2	.291	1.9	4.9	.390	.399	1.8	2.2	.800	0.4	0.7	1.1	1.6	1.2	1.9	6.6
11	Tom Thacker	31	PG	8	11.5	0.8	2.1	.353	0.0	0.4	.000	0.8	1.8	.429	.353	0.1	0.1	1.000	0.9	1.9	2.8	0.9	1.0	2.3	1.6
12	Earle Higgins	24	PF	53	8.8	2.0	4.2	.466	0.1	0.3	.176	1.9	3.9	.490	.473	0.4	0.6	.667	0.9	1.5	2.4	0.7	0.5	2.1	4.4
13	Wayne Chapman	25	SF	22	8.7	1.4	3.5	.385	0.2	0.4	.444	1.2	3.1	.377	.410	1.1	1.3	.828	0.5	0.9	1.4	1.0	0.7	1.4	4.0
14	Jay Miller	27	SF	2	4.5	2.0	2.5	.800	0.0	0.0		2.0	2.5	.800	.800	0.0	0.0		1.5	0.0	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	4.0
	Team Totals			84	27.3	5.1	11.0	.463	0.4	1.4	.299	4.7	9.6	.486	.481	2.8	3.7	.768	1.9	4.0	5.9	2.8	1.9	2.6	13.4

Per Game Table
Rk	Player	Age	Pos	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	TOV	PF	PTS
1	Roger Brown	28	SF	11	43.4	8.0	17.6	.454	0.9	3.0	.303	7.1	14.6	.484	.479	4.9	6.3	.783	2.4	5.3	7.6	4.8	2.0	3.8	21.8
2	Mel Daniels	26	C	11	41.5	8.5	17.6	.485	0.0	0.0		8.5	17.6	.485	.485	4.3	5.7	.746	6.5	12.7	19.2	1.5	2.4	3.5	21.4
3	Bill Keller	23	PG	11	40.7	7.5	17.3	.432	2.1	5.3	.397	5.4	12.0	.447	.492	4.5	5.3	.862	1.4	2.5	3.8	5.4	4.1	2.1	21.5
4	Freddie Lewis	27	SG	11	34.9	3.5	9.7	.364	0.3	2.1	.130	3.3	7.6	.429	.379	2.5	3.4	.757	2.0	2.4	4.4	4.7	2.2	3.6	9.9
5	Bob Netolicky	28	PF	11	34.5	6.1	13.0	.469	0.0	0.0		6.1	13.0	.469	.469	2.5	3.4	.730	2.8	5.5	8.4	0.5	1.1	2.4	14.6
6	Warren Jabali	24	SG	11	22.7	2.6	8.7	.302	0.3	2.5	.107	2.4	6.2	.382	.318	2.3	2.8	.806	1.1	2.5	3.6	3.0	1.9	3.4	7.8
7	Rick Mount	24	SG	10	12.9	2.5	7.3	.342	0.5	1.7	.294	2.0	5.6	.357	.377	0.5	0.7	.714	0.5	0.5	1.0	0.9	0.6	1.5	6.0
8	Don Sidle	24	PF	8	11.0	1.0	3.0	.333	0.0	0.1	.000	1.0	2.9	.348	.333	1.3	2.0	.625	1.6	1.1	2.8	0.5	0.3	1.1	3.3
9	Earle Higgins	24	PF	5	6.2	1.2	4.0	.300	0.0	0.4	.000	1.2	3.6	.333	.300	1.2	1.4	.857	2.0	0.6	2.6	0.2	0.2	1.2	3.6
10	Wayne Chapman	25	SF	5	4.2	1.2	2.0	.600	0.2	0.6	.333	1.0	1.4	.714	.650	0.8	1.2	.667	0.8	0.6	1.4	0.4	0.4	0.6	3.4
	Team Totals			22	28.4	4.7	11.2	.422	0.5	1.8	.273	4.2	9.4	.450	.444	2.7	3.5	.773	2.2	3.8	6.1	2.5	1.7	2.5	12.6

Per 36 Minutes Table
Rk	Player	Age	Pos	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	TOV	PF	PTS	Awards
1	Roger Brown	28	SF	82	3364	6.5	13.5	.482	0.7	2.4	.283	5.9	11.2	.524	.507	4.4	5.5	.795	1.9	4.2	6.1	4.2	2.5	3.1	18.1	MVP-12,AS
2	Mel Daniels	26	C	82	3170	7.9	15.4	.514	0.0	0.1	.077	7.9	15.3	.519	.515	3.7	5.5	.679	4.5	12.3	16.8	2.0	2.6	3.3	19.6	MVP-1,AS
3	Bob Netolicky	28	PF	82	3137	7.5	15.0	.499	0.0	0.1	.250	7.4	14.9	.500	.500	2.7	3.8	.712	3.1	5.8	8.9	1.2	1.6	2.2	17.7	AS
4	Freddie Lewis	27	SG	81	3034	6.5	14.7	.441	0.7	2.3	.304	5.8	12.4	.466	.465	4.4	5.5	.807	2.0	2.0	4.0	5.1	2.4	3.0	18.1
5	Bill Keller	23	PG	83	2490	6.0	14.2	.426	1.2	3.3	.365	4.8	10.8	.444	.468	3.9	4.5	.867	1.2	2.3	3.5	6.3	2.8	2.5	17.1
6	Warren Jabali	24	SG	62	1586	5.2	12.6	.410	1.1	3.7	.288	4.1	8.9	.460	.452	4.1	5.4	.761	1.5	5.3	6.8	4.9	4.3	4.7	15.5
7	Art Becker	29	PF	51	840	8.0	16.1	.497	0.2	0.3	.667	7.8	15.9	.495	.503	2.7	3.0	.899	3.0	6.3	9.3	0.9	1.8	6.6	18.9
8	Rick Mount	24	SG	66	832	6.4	17.4	.371	1.0	3.4	.291	5.5	14.0	.390	.399	5.0	6.3	.800	1.2	1.9	3.1	4.6	3.4	5.5	18.9
9	John Barnhill	32	PG	43	619	4.7	14.0	.332	0.8	4.4	.187	3.8	9.7	.398	.361	2.4	3.5	.689	1.6	2.0	3.6	4.8	2.3	3.0	12.6
10	Don Sidle	24	PF	30	528	5.9	10.7	.548	0.1	0.3	.500	5.7	10.4	.549	.554	3.3	5.0	.662	5.0	5.0	10.0	2.1	2.3	4.5	15.2
11	Earle Higgins	24	PF	53	467	8.0	17.2	.466	0.2	1.3	.176	7.8	15.9	.490	.473	1.5	2.3	.667	3.7	6.2	9.9	2.7	2.0	8.4	17.8
12	Wayne Chapman	25	SF	22	192	5.6	14.6	.385	0.7	1.7	.444	4.9	12.9	.377	.410	4.5	5.4	.828	2.3	3.6	5.8	3.9	2.8	5.8	16.5
13	Tom Thacker	31	PG	8	92	2.3	6.7	.353	0.0	1.2	.000	2.3	5.5	.429	.353	0.4	0.4	1.000	2.7	5.9	8.6	2.7	3.1	7.0	5.1
14	Jay Miller	27	SF	2	9	16.0	20.0	.800	0.0	0.0		16.0	20.0	.800	.800	0.0	0.0		12.0	0.0	12.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	32.0

Per 36 Minutes Table
Rk	Player	Age	Pos	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	TOV	PF	PTS
1	Roger Brown	28	SF	11	477	6.6	14.6	.454	0.8	2.5	.303	5.9	12.2	.484	.479	4.1	5.2	.783	2.0	4.4	6.3	4.0	1.7	3.2	18.1
2	Mel Daniels	26	C	11	457	7.4	15.3	.485	0.0	0.0		7.4	15.3	.485	.485	3.7	5.0	.746	5.6	11.0	16.6	1.3	2.0	3.0	18.5
3	Bill Keller	23	PG	11	448	6.6	15.3	.432	1.8	4.7	.397	4.7	10.6	.447	.492	4.0	4.7	.862	1.2	2.2	3.4	4.7	3.6	1.8	19.0
4	Freddie Lewis	27	SG	11	384	3.7	10.0	.364	0.3	2.2	.130	3.4	7.9	.429	.379	2.6	3.5	.757	2.1	2.4	4.5	4.9	2.3	3.7	10.2
5	Bob Netolicky	28	PF	11	380	6.3	13.5	.469	0.0	0.0		6.3	13.5	.469	.469	2.6	3.5	.730	2.9	5.8	8.7	0.5	1.1	2.5	15.3
6	Warren Jabali	24	SG	11	250	4.2	13.8	.302	0.4	4.0	.107	3.7	9.8	.382	.318	3.6	4.5	.806	1.7	4.0	5.8	4.8	3.0	5.3	12.4
7	Rick Mount	24	SG	10	129	7.0	20.4	.342	1.4	4.7	.294	5.6	15.6	.357	.377	1.4	2.0	.714	1.4	1.4	2.8	2.5	1.7	4.2	16.7
8	Don Sidle	24	PF	8	88	3.3	9.8	.333	0.0	0.4	.000	3.3	9.4	.348	.333	4.1	6.5	.625	5.3	3.7	9.0	1.6	0.8	3.7	10.6
9	Earle Higgins	24	PF	5	31	7.0	23.2	.300	0.0	2.3	.000	7.0	20.9	.333	.300	7.0	8.1	.857	11.6	3.5	15.1	1.2	1.2	7.0	20.9
10	Wayne Chapman	25	SF	5	21	10.3	17.1	.600	1.7	5.1	.333	8.6	12.0	.714	.650	6.9	10.3	.667	6.9	5.1	12.0	3.4	3.4	5.1	29.1