1968-69 Indiana Pacers Roster
American Basketball Association (ABA)
Team Record: 44-34
Finishing 1st in the ABA's Eastern Division
Postseason: 9-8 Lost finals
Division Semifinals - Defeated Kentucky Colonels 4-3
Division Finals - Defeated Miami Floridians 4-1
Finals - Lost to Oakland Oaks 4-1
Coach: Larry Staverman (2-7)
Coach: Slick Leonard (42-27)
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
Attendance: 228,678, Avg. 5,864 in 39 home dates
1968-69 Indiana Pacers StatisticsTeam Record: 44-34
Finishing 1st in the ABA's Eastern Division
Postseason: 9-8 Lost finals
Division Semifinals - Defeated Kentucky Colonels 4-3
Division Finals - Defeated Miami Floridians 4-1
Finals - Lost to Oakland Oaks 4-1
Coach: Larry Staverman (2-7)
Coach: Slick Leonard (42-27)
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
Attendance: 228,678, Avg. 5,864 in 39 home dates
1968-69 Indiana Pacers Results
The Indiana Pacers of the American Basketball Association ended the 1968-69 season with a record of 44 wins and 34 losses, finishing first in the ABA's Eastern Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 9-8.
Indiana scored 9,331 points and allowed 9,010. Mel Daniels tossed in a team-leading 1,824 points for the Pacers, while Freddie Lewis and Roger A. Brown netted 19 or more per game, too. Mel Daniels contributed 1,256 boards. Freddie Lewis dished out 346 assists for the squad.
Larry Staverman and Slick Leonard coached the team. The 1968-69 Indiana Pacers lost in the finals.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger A. Brown | F-G | May 22, 1942 | 6'5" | 205 | Dayton | Brooklyn, NY USA |
| Steve Chubin | G | February 8, 1944 | 6'2" | 200 | Rhode Island | New York, NY USA |
| Mel Daniels | C | July 20, 1944 | 6'9" | 220 | New Mexico | Detroit, MI USA |
| Don Dee | F | August 9, 1943 | 6'7" | 210 | St. Mary of the Plains | Booneville, MD USA |
| John Fairchild | F | April 28, 1943 | 6'7" | 205 | Brigham Young | Encinitas, CA USA |
| Jerry Harkness | G | May 7, 1940 | 6'2" | 175 | Loyola (IL) | New York, NY USA |
| Bob Hooper | G | December 22, 1946 | 6'0" | 180 | Dayton | Lee's Creek, OH USA |
| Harry Joyner | F | April 26, 1945 | 6'5" | 200 | Indiana | |
| Freddie Lewis | G | July 1, 1943 | 6'0" | 175 | Arizona State | Sprott, AL USA |
| Mike Lewis | C-F | March 18, 1946 | 6'8" | 225 | Duke | Missoula, MT USA |
| Jay Miller | F | July 19, 1943 | 6'5" | 205 | Notre Dame | St. Louis, MO USA |
| Bob Netolicky | F-C | August 2, 1942 | 6'9" | 220 | Drake | San Francisco, CA USA |
| George Peeples | C-F | October 30, 1943 | 6'7" | 190 | Iowa | ?, GA USA |
| Ron Perry | G | December 29, 1943 | 6'3" | 190 | Virginia Tech | Garrisonville, VA USA |
| Jim Rayl | G | June 21, 1941 | 6'2" | 175 | Indiana | Kokomo, IN USA |
| Tom Thacker | G-F | November 2, 1939 | 6'2" | 170 | Cincinnati | Covington, KY USA |
| Jack Thompson | G | March 26, 1946 | 6'1" | 185 | South Carolina | New York, NY USA |
| Phil Wagner | G | December 18, 1945 | 6'2" | 190 | Georgia Tech |
