1970–71 Indiana Pacers season

{{NBA season

| team = Indiana Pacers

| DivisionWin = yes

| league = ABA

| end_year = 1971

| wins = 58

| losses = 26

| division = Eastern

| division_place = 1

| coach = Bobby Leonard

| arena = Indiana State Fair Coliseum

| playoffs = Division finals
(lost to Stars 3–4)

| bbr_team = IND

| television =

| radio =

}}

The 1970–71 Indiana Pacers season was Indiana's fourth season in the American Basketball Association and fourth as a team.

1970 ABA Draft

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! style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" width="20%"| Player

! style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" width="20%"| School/Club Team

Dennis Awtrey

|Santa Clara

Vince Fritz

|Oregon State

Surry Oliver

|Stephen F. Austin

Don Curnutt

|Miami

Rick Erickson

|Washington State

Billy Jones

|Louisiana College

Jerry Kroll

|Davidson

Bob Reily

|Mt. St. Mary's

Heyward Dotson

|Columbia

Mickey Foster

|Arizona

Seaburn Hill

|Arizona State

Ted Hillery

|St. Joseph's (IN)

Jeff Sewell

|Marquette

[http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1970&lg=a 1970 ABA Draft on dataBasketball.com] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140716022604/http://databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1970&lg=A |date=2014-07-16 }}

Roster

{{NBA roster header|team=Indiana Pacers |season=1969–70

| bg1 = #0032A0 | color1 = #FEDD00

| bg2 = #FEDD00| color2 =#0032A0

}}

{{player2 |num =12| first =John | last =Barnhill|dab=basketball| pos = SG| ft = 6 | in =1| lbs =180 | DOB =March 20, 1938| college =Tennessee State}}

{{player2 |num =43| first =Art | last =Becker| pos =PF| ft = 6 | in =7 | lbs =205 | DOB =January 12, 1942| college =Arizona State}}

{{player2 |num =35| first =Roger | last =Brown|dab=basketball, born 1942| pos =SF| ft = 6 | in =5 | lbs =205 | DOB =May 22, 1942| college =Dayton}}

{{player2 |num =22|first=Wayne |last=Chapman|dab=basketball|pos=SF|ft=6|in=6|lbs=190|DOB=June 15, 1945 |college=Western Kentucky University}}

{{player2 |num =34| first =Mel | last =Daniels| pos =C| ft = 6 | in =9| lbs =220 | DOB =July 20, 1944| college =New Mexico}}

{{player2 |num =23|first=Earle |last=Higgins|pos=PF|ft=6|in=8|lbs=195|DOB=December 30, 1946 |college=Eastern Michigan University}}

{{player2 |num =15|first=Warren |last=Jabali|pos=SG|ft=6|in=2|lbs=200|DOB=August 29, 1946 |college=Wichita State University}}

{{player2 |num =11| first =Billy | last =Keller| pos =SG| ft = 5 | in =10| lbs =177 | DOB =August 30, 1947 | college =Purdue}}

{{player2 |num =14| first =Freddie | last =Lewis| pos =PG| ft = 6 | in =0| lbs =175| DOB =July 1, 1943| college =Arizona State}}

{{player2 |num =32| first =Jay | last =Miller | dab=basketball| pos =SF| ft = 6 | in =5| lbs =205| DOB =July 19, 1943 | college =Notre Dame}}

{{player2 |num =10|first=Rick |last=Mount|pos=SG|ft=6|in=3|lbs=175|DOB=January 5, 1947 |college=Purdue University}}

{{player2 |num =24| first =Bob |last= Netolicky| pos =PF| ft = 6 | in =9| lbs =220 | DOB =August 2, 1942 | college = Drake University}}

{{player2 |num =33|first=Don |last=Sidle|pos=PF|ft=6|in=8|lbs=215|DOB=June 21, 1946 |college=University of Oklahoma}}

{{player2 |num =44| first =Tom | last =Thacker | dab=basketball| pos =PG| ft = 6 | in =2 | lbs =170| DOB =November 2, 1939| college =Cincinnati}}

{{NBA roster footer

| head_coach =

Bobby Leonard

| asst_coach =

| otherlegend =

| otherlegend2 =

| roster_url =https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/INA/1971.html

}}

Season standings

=Western Division=

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Team ! W ! L ! Pct.
bgcolor=“ccffcc” \|Indiana Pacers \|58 \|26 \|.690
Utah Stars \|57 \|27 \|.679
Memphis Pros \|41 \|43 \|.488
Texas Chaparrals \|30 \|54 \|.357
Denver Rockets \|30 \|54 \|.357

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Team

! W

! L

! Pct.

bgcolor=“ccffcc”

|Indiana Pacers

|58

|26

|.690

Utah Stars

|57

|27

|.679

Memphis Pros

|41

|43

|.488

Texas Chaparrals

|30

|54

|.357

Denver Rockets

|30

|54

|.357

Awards, records, and honors

Mel Daniels (averaged 21.0 points, 18.0 rebounds, and 2.2 assists) won the ABA MVP award for the second time in four years; he last won the award in the 1968–69 ABA season. Mel Daniels also won the ABA All-Star Game MVP

=ABA All-Stars=

Team leaders

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| Stat

Player

Average per game

Points

|Mel Daniels

|21.0

Assists

|Bill Keller and Freddie Lewis

|5.3

Rebounds

|Mel Daniels

|18.0
(4.8 offensive and 13.2 defensive rebounds)

FG%

|Donald Sidle

|.548

Minutes

|Roger Brown

|41.0

Playoffs

Western Division semifinals vs Memphis Pros{{cite web|url=http://www.remembertheaba.com/PlayoffPages/1971Playoffs.html |title=Remember the ABA: 1970-71 Regular Season Standings and Playoff Results |accessdate=2015-06-17 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150611213734/http://www.remembertheaba.com/PlayoffPages/1971Playoffs.html |archivedate=2015-06-11 }}

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align="center" style="background:#0032A0;color:#FEDD00;" \| Game	Date	Location	Score	Record	Attendance
style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="" \| 1	April 2	Indiana	114–98	1–0	7,562
align="center" bgcolor="" \| 2	April 3	Indiana	106–104	2–0	8,701
align="center" bgcolor="" \| 3	April 5	Memphis	91–90	3–0	4,107
align="center" bgcolor="" \| 4	April 7	Memphis	102–101	4–0	3,681
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Western Division Finals vs Utah Stars

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align="center" style="background:#0032A0;color:#FEDD00;" \| Game	Date	Location	Score	Record	Attendance
style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="" \| 1	April 12	Indiana	118–120	0–1	7,734
align="center" bgcolor="" \| 2	April 14	Indiana	120–107	1–1	9,458
align="center" bgcolor="" \| 3	April 17	Utah	107–121	1–2	12,711
align="center" bgcolor="" \| 4	April 20	Utah	99–126	1–3	12,761
align="center" bgcolor="" \| 5	April 22	Indiana	127–109	2–3	8,279
align="center" bgcolor="" \| 6	April 24	Utah	105–102	3–3	13,208
align="center" bgcolor="" \| 7	April 28	Indiana	101–108	3–4	11,202
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References

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