en 1973–74 Indiana Pacers season

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)
< 1972–73	1974–75 >

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

ABA Draft

Team	Wins	Loses	Pct.
New York Nets	55	29	.655
Kentucky Colonels	53	31	.631
Carolina Cougars	47	37	.560
Virginia Squires	28	56	.333
Memphis Tams	21	63	.250

Team	Wins	Loses	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

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^[2]

Number	Player	Position	Height	Weight	Birth date	Experience (in years)	College
22	Bob Arnzen	SF	6-5	205	November 3, 1947	3	University of Notre Dame
22	Johnny Baum	SF	6-5	200	June 17, 1946	4	Temple University
35	Roger Brown	SF	6-5	205	May 22, 1942	6	University of Dayton
10	Don Buse	SG	6-4	190	August 10, 1950	1	University of Evansville
33	Larry Cannon	SG	6-4	195	April 12, 1947	3	La Salle University
34	Mel Daniels	C	6-9	220	July 20, 1944	6	University of New Mexico
13	Donnie Freeman	SG	6-3	185	July 18, 1944	6	Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
20	Darnell Hillman	PF	6-9	215	August 29, 1949	2	San Jose State University
43	Kevin Joyce	SG	6-3	190	June 27, 1951	R	University of South Carolina
11	Bill Keller	PG	5-10	177	August 30, 1947	4	Purdue University
14	Freddie Lewis	PG	6-0	175	July 1, 1943	7	Arizona State University
30	George McGinnis	PF	6-8	235	August 12, 1950	2	Indiana University
24	Bob Netolicky	C	6-9	220	August 2, 1942	6	Drake University
24	Bill Newton	C	6-9	220	December 22, 1950	1	Louisiana State University

Western Division Semifinals vs San Antonio Spurs^[3]

Western Division Finals vs Utah Stars