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The 1970–71 Indiana Pacers relied on Mel Daniels as their dominant interior force, with his scoring and rebounding forming the foundation of the team’s success. Roger Brown and Freddie Lewis provided consistent perimeter scoring, while Lewis also handled much of the playmaking responsibilities. Indiana’s statistical profile reflected a well-balanced team built on efficient offence, strong rebounding, and disciplined defence, with multiple contributors supporting a deep and productive lineup.

Roster

No. Player Pos Height Weight Birthdate College
10 Freddie Lewis G 6-0 175 Jul 1, 1943 Arizona State
11 Rick Mount G 6-4 175 Jan 5, 1947 Purdue
12 Bob Netolicky F 6-9 225 Aug 2, 1942 Drake
15 Bill Keller G 6-0 180 Aug 30, 1947 Purdue
24 Roger Brown F 6-5 210 May 22, 1942 — (No college)
30 Mel Daniels C 6-9 225 Jul 20, 1944 New Mexico
32 Tom Thacker G 6-2 190 Nov 2, 1939 Cincinnati
33 Don Sidle F 6-8 215 Jun 21, 1946 Oklahoma
34 Bill McGill C 6-9 225 Sep 16, 1939 Utah
40 Steve Green F 6-7 210 Jan 19, 1953 Indiana
43 George Peeples C 6-7 220 Oct 30, 1943 Iowa
50 Tom Owens C 6-9 215 Jun 28, 1949 South Carolina

Regular Season Per Game

PLAYER POS AGE GP GS MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TOPG FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Mel Daniels C 26 82 0 38.7 21.0 18.0 2.2 0 0 3.6 16.5 8.5 .514 0.2 0.0 .077 5.9 4.0 .679
Roger Brown SF 28 82 0 41.0 20.6 6.9 4.8 0 0 3.5 15.4 7.4 .482 2.7 0.8 .283 6.2 5.0 .795
Bob Netolicky PF 28 82 0 38.3 18.8 9.4 1.3 0 0 2.3 15.9 7.9 .499 0.1 0.0 .250 4.1 2.9 .712
Freddie Lewis SG 27 81 0 37.5 18.8 4.1 5.3 0 0 3.1 15.3 6.8 .441 2.4 0.7 .304 5.7 4.6 .807
Bill Keller PG 23 83 0 30.0 14.3 2.9 5.3 0 0 2.0 11.8 5.0 .426 2.8 1.0 .365 3.7 3.2 .867
Warren Jabali SG 24 62 0 25.6 11.0 4.8 3.5 0 0 3.3 8.9 3.7 .410 2.6 0.8 .288 3.8 2.9 .761
Art Becker PF 29 51 0 16.5 8.6 4.3 0.4 0 0 3.0 7.4 3.7 .497 0.1 0.1 .667 1.4 1.2 .899
Don Sidle PF 24 30 0 17.6 7.4 4.9 1.0 0 0 2.2 5.2 2.9 .548 0.1 0.1 .500 2.5 1.6 .662
Rick Mount SG 24 66 0 12.6 6.6 1.1 1.6 0 0 1.9 6.1 2.3 .371 1.2 0.3 .291 2.2 1.8 .800
John Barnhill PG 32 43 0 14.4 5.0 1.4 1.9 0 0 1.2 5.6 1.9 .332 1.7 0.3 .187 1.4 1.0 .689
Earle Higgins PF 24 53 0 8.8 4.4 2.4 0.7 0 0 2.1 4.2 2.0 .466 0.3 0.1 .176 0.6 0.4 .667
Wayne Chapman SF 25 22 0 8.7 4.0 1.4 1.0 0 0 1.4 3.5 1.4 .385 0.4 0.2 .444 1.3 1.1 .828
Jay Miller SF 27 2 0 4.5 4.0 1.5 0.5 0 0 0.5 2.5 2.0 .800 0.0 0.0 — 0.0 0.0 —
Tom Thacker PG 31 8 0 11.5 1.6 2.8 0.9 0 0 2.3 2.1 0.8 .353 0.4 0.0 .000 0.1 0.1 1.000
Team Totals     84 0 242.4 119.1 52.1 24.6 0 0 23.3 97.6 45.2 .463 12.2 3.6 .299 32.6 25.0 .768

Regular Season Totals

PLAYER POS AGE G GS MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Roger Brown SF 28 11   43.4 21.8 7.6 4.8 2.0 3.8 3.8 17.6 8.0 .454 3.0 0.9 .303 6.3 4.9 .783
Bill Keller PG 23 11   40.7 21.5 3.8 5.4 4.1 2.1 2.1 17.3 7.5 .432 5.3 2.1 .397 5.3 4.5 .862
Mel Daniels C 26 11   41.5 21.4 19.2 1.5 2.4 3.5 2.4 17.6 8.5 .485 0.0 0.0 — 5.7 4.3 .746
Bob Netolicky PF 28 11   34.5 14.6 8.4 0.5 1.1 2.4 1.1 13.0 6.1 .469 0.0 0.0 — 3.4 2.5 .730
Freddie Lewis SG 27 11   34.9 9.9 4.4 4.7 2.2 3.6 3.6 9.7 3.5 .364 2.1 0.3 .130 3.4 2.5 .757
Warren Jabali SG 24 11   22.7 7.8 3.6 3.0 1.9 3.4 3.4 8.7 2.6 .302 2.5 0.3 .107 2.8 2.3 .806
Rick Mount SG 24 10   12.9 6.0 1.0 0.9 0.6 1.5 1.5 7.3 2.5 .342 1.7 0.5 .294 0.7 0.5 .714
Earle Higgins PF 24 5   6.2 3.6 2.6 0.2 0.2 1.2 1.2 4.0 1.2 .300 0.4 0.0 .000 1.4 1.2 .857
Wayne Chapman SF 25 5   4.2 3.4 1.4 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.6 2.0 1.2 .600 0.6 0.2 .333 1.2 0.8 .667
Don Sidle PF 24 8   11.0 3.3 2.8 0.5 0.3 1.1 1.1 3.0 1.0 .333 0.1 0.0 .000 2.0 1.3 .625
Team Totals — — 11 — 242.3 108.3 51.7 21.3 1.7 21.7 21.7 95.5 40.5 .422 15.0 4.1 .273 30.2 23.3 .773

Regular Season Totals

PLAYER POS AGE GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Mel Daniels C 26 82   3170 1723 1475 178 230 292 230 1357 698 .514 13 1 .077 480 326 .679
Roger Brown SF 28 82   3364 1690 569 395 232 289 232 1266 610 .482 223 63 .283 512 407 .795
Bob Netolicky PF 28 82   3137 1541 774 104 138 192 138 1305 651 .499 8 2 .250 333 237 .712
Freddie Lewis SG 27 81   3034 1525 336 433 202 249 202 1241 547 .441 194 59 .304 461 372 .807
Bill Keller PG 23 83   2490 1185 240 437 196 170 196 980 417 .426 230 84 .365 308 267 .867
Warren Jabali SG 24 62   1586 682 298 214 190 205 190 554 227 .410 163 47 .288 238 181 .761
Art Becker PF 29 51   840 440 217 22 41 153 41 376 187 .497 6 4 .667 69 62 .899
Rick Mount SG 24 66   832 437 71 107 78 127 78 402 149 .371 79 23 .291 145 116 .800
Don Sidle PF 24 30   528 223 147 31 33 66 33 157 86 .548 4 2 .500 74 49 .662
Earle Higgins PF 24 53   467 231 128 35 26 109 26 223 104 .466 17 3 .176 30 20 .667
John Barnhill PG 32 43   619 216 62 83 39 51 39 241 80 .332 75 14 .187 61 42 .689
Wayne Chapman SF 25 22   192 88 31 21 15 31 15 78 30 .385 9 4 .444 29 24 .828
Tom Thacker PG 31 8   92 13 22 7 8 18 8 17 6 .353 3 0 .000 1 1 1.000
Jay Miller SF 27 2   9 8 3 1 1 1 1 5 4 .800 0 0 — 0 0 —
Team Totals — — 84 — 20360 10002 4373 2068 1429 1953 1429 8202 3796 .463 1024 306 .299 2741 2104 .768

Playoff Totals

PLAYER POS AGE GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Mel Daniels C 26 11   457 235 211 16 26 38 26 194 94 .485 0 0 — 63 47 .746
Bill Keller PG 23 11   448 237 42 59 45 23 45 190 82 .432 58 23 .397 58 50 .862
Roger Brown SF 28 11   477 240 84 53 22 42 22 194 88 .454 33 10 .303 69 54 .783
Bob Netolicky PF 28 11   380 161 92 5 12 26 12 143 67 .469 0 0 — 37 27 .730
Freddie Lewis SG 27 11   384 109 48 52 24 40 24 107 39 .364 23 3 .130 37 28 .757
Warren Jabali SG 24 11   250 86 40 33 21 37 21 96 29 .302 28 3 .107 31 25 .806
Rick Mount SG 24 10   129 60 10 9 6 15 6 73 25 .342 17 5 .294 7 5 .714
Don Sidle PF 24 8   88 26 22 4 2 9 2 24 8 .333 1 0 .000 16 10 .625
Earle Higgins PF 24 5   31 18 13 1 1 6 1 20 6 .300 2 0 .000 7 6 .857
Wayne Chapman SF 25 5   21 17 7 2 2 3 2 10 6 .600 3 1 .333 6 4 .667
Team Totals — — 11 — 2665 1189 569 234 161 239 161 1051 444 .422 165 45 .273 360 256 .773**

HeatingUp Impact Index: Team Impact Spotlight

Player Name Role Tier MPG Usage Tier PPG RPG APG STK (SPG+BPG) Impact Index* Notes Awards
Roger Brown Primary Scoring Wing / Go-to Shot Creator 41.0 High 20.6 6.9 4.8 6.3 19.55 As the team’s leading scorer and a primary perimeter threat, Brown carried much of the offensive load. His inside-outsider scoring balance and minutes show he was central to the offense.  MVP-12, All-Star
Mel Daniels Anchor Big (Post / Paint Dominator) 38.7 High-Moderate 21.0 18.0 2.2 6.4 23.80 With elite rebounding and interior dominance, Daniels controlled the paint — defending the rim, securing boards and giving second-chance opportunities. His two-way presence underpinned team stability.  MVP-1, All-Star
Bob Netolicky Versatile Frontcourt Scorer / Stretch Big 38.3 High-Moderate 18.8 9.4 1.3 4.1 16.80 Netolicky blended size and shooting as a PF — offering a reliable scoring and rebounding option alongside Daniels, giving the team frontcourt versatility.  All-Star
Freddie Lewis Two-Way Guard / Secondary Ball-Handler & Scorer 37.5 High-Moderate 18.8 4.1 5.3 5.6 16.40 As a guard contributing both scoring and playmaking, Lewis provided a necessary balance — handling, facilitating, and light defense. His multi-dimensional guard play complemented the frontcourt strength.  
Bill Keller Starting Point Guard / Playmaker & Perimeter Spacing 30.0 Moderate 14.3 2.9 5.3 5.8 13.65 Keller’s steady guard minutes and solid scoring + passing provided consistency — enabling the team to run sets and maintain offensive flow when starters rested.  
Warren Jabali Rotation Wing / 3-D & Secondary Scorer 25.6 Moderate-Low 11.0 4.8 3.5 6.6 12.95 Jabali offered depth on the wing — contributing modest scoring and defensive activity (steals + blocks), likely used in matchups requiring energy or perimeter defense.  
Don Sidle Spot-Minute Forward / “Platoon Big” 17.6 Low 7.4 4.9 1.0 3.5 8.40 In limited minutes, Sidle gave some size and rebounding — a backup option for frontcourt minutes when starters needed rest.  
Art Becker Reserve Forward / Depth Big 16.5 Low 8.6 4.3 0.4 3.8 8.55 As a bench big man, Becker provided occasional scoring, rebounding and defensive presence — useful for minute-management and matchup flexibility.  
John Barnhill Reserve Guard / Backup PG 14.4 Low 5.0 1.4 1.9 2.1 5.20 Played limited minutes as guard depth — likely spot-minutes to preserve starters or in low-leverage situations.  
Rick Mount Deep Bench Wing / Shooting Option 12.6 Low 6.6 1.1 1.6 3.0 6.15 As a bench wing, Mount presumably provided shooting and spacing off the bench, though limited minutes restricted his overall impact.  
Tom Thacker Fringe Guard / Emergency Reserve 11.5 Very Low 1.6 2.8 0.9 3.3 4.35 Virtually negligible role — perhaps used in rare situations or low-stakes minutes.  
Earle Higgins Deep Reserve Forward / Development / Depth 8.8 Very Low 4.4 2.4 0.7 2.6 5.05 Minimal usage — limited opportunity to impact games meaningfully, likely a depth piece or developmental player.  
Wayne Chapman Minimal-use Wing / Roster Depth 8.7 Very Low 4.0 1.4 1.0 2.1 4.25 Very limited minutes — likely used rarely, as roster depth or situational coverage.  
Jay Miller Occasional Call-Up / Very Low Usage Role 4.5 Very Low 4.0 1.5 0.5 2.0 4.00 With only two games played and minimal minutes, Miller’s role was effectively marginal (perhaps injury replacement or roster experiment).