The 1968–69 Indiana Pacers season was Indiana's second season in the ABA and second as a team.

1968 ABA Draft

Player School/Club Team
Don Dee St. Mary of the Plains
Mike Lewis Duke
Don May Dayton
Bob Quick Xavier
Phil Wagner Georgia Tech
Dave Benedict Central Washington
Rudy Bogad St. John's
Jerry Newsom Indiana State
Rich Niemann St. Louis
Jack Thompson South Carolina
Greg Cisson Rider
Bob Hooper Dayton
Butch Joyner Indiana
Tom Niemier Evansville[1]

Roster

1968–69 Indiana Pacers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
35 Roger Brown SF 6-5 205 May 22, 1942 University of Dayton
20 Steve Chubin SG 6-2 200 February 8, 1944 University of Rhode Island
34 Mel Daniels C 6-9 220 July 20, 1944 University of New Mexico
40 Donald Dee PF 6-8 210 August 9, 1943 Saint Mary of the Plains College
30 John Fairchild SF 6-8 205 April 28, 1943 Brigham Young University
15 Jerry Harkness PG 6-2 175 May 7, 1940 Loyola University of Chicago
12, 20 Bobby Hooper PG 6-0 180 December 22, 1946 University of Dayton
15 Butch Joyner F 6-5 200 April 26, 1945 Indiana University
14 Freddie Lewis SG 6-0 175 July 1, 1943 Arizona State University
42 Mike Lewis C 6-8 225 March 18, 1946 Duke University
32 Jay Miller SF 6-5 205 July 19, 1943 University of Notre Dame
24 Bob Netolicky PF 6-9 220 August 2, 1942 Drake University
43 George Peeples C 6-7 190 October 30, 1943 University of Iowa
44 Ron Perry SG 6-3 190 December 29, 1943 Virginia Tech
23 Jimmy Rayl PG 6-2 175 June 21, 1941 Indiana University
11 Tom Thacker PG 6-2 170 November 2, 1939 University of Cincinnati
12 Jack Thompson G 6-1 185 March 26, 1946 University of South Carolina
11 Phil Wagner G 6-2 190 December 18, 1945 Georgia Institute of Technology
Head coach
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster

Season standings

Eastern Division

Team Wins Loses Pct.
Indiana Pacers 44 34 .564
Miami Floridians 43 35 .551
Kentucky Colonels 42 36 .538
Minnesota Pipers 36 42 .462
New York Nets 17 61 .218

Western Division

Team Wins Loses Pct.
Oakland Oaks 60 18 .769
New Orleans Buccaneers 46 32 .590
Denver Rockets 44 34 .564
Dallas Chaparrals 41 37 .526
Los Angeles Stars 33 45 .423
Houston Mavericks 23 55 .295

Awards, records, and honors

ABA All-Stars

Team leaders

Stat Player Number
Points Mel Daniels 24.0 per game
Rebounds Mel Daniels 16.5 (11.5 defensive and 5.0 offensive rebounds)
Assists Stephen Chubin 5.2 per game
Minutes Freddie Lewis 39.2 per game
FG% Bob Netolicky .509

Playoffs

Eastern Division semifinals vs. Kentucky Colonels[2]

Game Date Location Score Record Attendance
1 April 8 Indiana 118–128 0–1 6,319
2 April 9 Indiana 120–115 1–1 6,789
3 April 10 Kentucky 111–130 1–2 4,235
4 April 13 Kentucky 104–105 (OT) 1–3 3,079
5 April 14 Indiana 116–97 2–3 5,612
6 April 15 Kentucky 107–89 3–3 4,633
7 April 17 Indiana 120–111 4–3 11,005

Pacers win series, 4–3

Eastern Division finals vs Miami Floridians

Game Date Location Result Record Attendance
1 April 20 Indiana 126–110 1–0 8,721
2 April 22 Indiana 131–116 2–0 7,243
3 April 23 Miami 119–105 3–0 2,112
4 April 25 Miami 110–114 3–1 2,846
5 April 26 Indiana 127–105 4–1 3,528

Pacers win series, 4–1

ABA Finals vs. Oakland Oaks[2]

Game Date Location Score Record Attendance
1 April 30 Oakland 114–123 0–1 3,290
2 May 2 Oakland 150–122 1–1 4,171
3 May 3 Indiana 126–134 (OT) 1–2 8,467
4 May 5 Indiana 117–144 1–3 7,133
5 May 7 Oakland 131–135 (OT) 1–4 6,340

Pacers lose series 4–1

References

  1. ^ 1968 ABA Draft on dataBasketball.com Archived 2014-05-24 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b "1968-69 ABA Regular Season Standings". Remembertheaba.com. Archived from the original on October 17, 2007. Retrieved July 3, 2016.
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