DOUNOBALL NBA Archive
1977-78 Indiana Pacers
31–51 · #19 in the league · Missed playoffs
Season snapshotIND
Indiana Pacers went 31–51 in the regular season, good for the #19 record in the league, and finished as missed playoffs.
League rank
#19
Net rating
-2.3
Home floor
Market Square Arena
Roster
17 players
Record
31–51
37.8% win rate
League rank
#19
Regular season
Net rating
-2.3
SRS -2.4
Finish
Missed playoffs
Did not reach the playoffs.
The squad
Season roster
| Player | Pos | No. | GP | GS | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Sobers | G | 14 | 79 | 79 | 18.2 | 4.1 | 7.4 |
| Mike Bantom | F-C | 42 | 82 | 78 | 15.3 | 7.4 | 2.9 |
| Dan Roundfield | F-C | 32 | 79 | 60 | 13.4 | 10.2 | 2.5 |
| James Edwards | C-F | — | 58 | 52 | 15.4 | 7.5 | 1.0 |
| Earl Tatum | G-F | — | 57 | 40 | 14.4 | 3.6 | 4.0 |
| John Williamson | G | 23 | 42 | 38 | 19.1 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
| Adrian Dantley | F-G | — | 23 | 23 | 26.5 | 9.4 | 2.8 |
| Dave Robisch | C-F | 40 | 23 | 18 | 8.5 | 7.5 | 2.1 |
| Ron Behagen | F-C | — | 51 | 10 | 11.2 | 6.5 | 1.3 |
| Len Elmore | C-F | 41 | 69 | 6 | 5.4 | 6.1 | 1.2 |
| Mike Flynn | G | 44 | 71 | 4 | 4.2 | 1.6 | 2.0 |
| Bob Carrington | G-F | — | 35 | 1 | 7.1 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| Johnny Neumann | G-F | 21 | 20 | 1 | 4.2 | 0.7 | 1.4 |
| Steve Green | F | 24 | 44 | 0 | 3.4 | 1.6 | 0.7 |
| Mel Bennett | F | 9 | 31 | 0 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 0.7 |
| Bobby Wilson | G | 7 | 12 | 0 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
| Willie Smith | G | — | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Team stats
Season profile
99.6
ORtg
101.9
DRtg
108.2
Pace
-2.4
SRS
-2.5
MOV
50.0%
TS%
45.0%
eFG%
24.7
Avg age
Sideline
Coaching staff
Slick Leonard
head_coach
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Missed playoffs
Did not reach the playoffs.
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Market Square Arena
332 average attendance
Then and now
Indiana Pacers
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17 players