1975–76 Indiana Pacers season

The 1975–76 Indiana Pacers season was Indiana's ninth season and last in the American Basketball Association (ABA).

ABA Draft

1975–76 Indiana Pacers roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Player	Height	Weight	From
PG	22	Nate Barnett	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Akron
PG	10	Don Buse	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Evansville
C	41	Len Elmore	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Maryland
SG	44	Mike Flynn	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Kentucky
SF	5	Travis Grant	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Kentucky State
C	20	Darnell Hillman	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	San José State
SF	34	Charles Jordan	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Canisius
SG	11	Billy Keller	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	177 lb (80 kg)	Purdue
SF	25	Billy Knight	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Pittsburgh
SG	1	Bo Lamar	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Louisiana
PF	24	Bob Netolicky	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Drake
C	24	Dave Robisch	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Kansas
PF	32	Dan Roundfield	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Central Michigan

Head coach

Assistant(s)

Legend

Asterisk (*) denotes playoff team
† did not survive the end of the season.
Bold – ABA champions^[2]

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

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 Hall 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 Hall 5,267	1–2

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)