1978-79 Indiana Pacers Roster

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 38-44
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference
Coach: Slick Leonard (38-44)
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
Attendance: 367,160, Avg. 8,955 in 41 home dates
1978-79 Indiana Pacers Statistics
1978-79 Indiana Pacers Results

The Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association ended the 1978-79 season with a record of 38 wins and 44 losses, finishing third in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference.

Indiana poured in 8,909 points and allowed 9,040. Johnny Davis tossed in a team-leading 1,444 points for the Pacers, while Ricky Sobers scored 17 or more per game, too. James Edwards contributed 693 boards. Johnny Davis dished out 453 assists for the squad.

On defense, Ricky Sobers added 138 steals.

Slick Leonard coached the team.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown
Mike BantomF-CDecember 3, 19516'9"200St. Joseph's (PA)Philadelphia, PA USA
Corky CalhounFNovember 1, 19506'7"210PennsylvaniaWaukegan, IL USA
Brad DavisGDecember 17, 19556'3"180MarylandMonaca, PA USA
Johnny DavisGOctober 21, 19556'1"170DaytonDetroit, MI USA
James EdwardsC-FNovember 22, 19557'0"225WashingtonSeattle, WA USA
Len ElmoreC-FMarch 28, 19526'9"220MarylandNew York, NY USA
Alex EnglishFJanuary 5, 19546'7"190South CarolinaColumbia, SC USA
Steve GreenFOctober 4, 19536'7"220IndianaMadison, WI USA
Billy KnightG-FJune 9, 19526'6"195PittsburghBraddock, PA USA
Wayne RadfordGMay 29, 19566'3"205IndianaIndianapolis, IN USA
Rick RobeyC-FJanuary 30, 19566'10"230KentuckyCoral Gables, FL USA
Ricky SobersGJanuary 15, 19536'3"198UNLVBronx, NY USA
Kevin StacomGSeptember 4, 19516'3"185ProvidenceNew York, NY USA



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