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The 1971–72 Indiana Pacers featured a balanced offence led by Mel Daniels, whose scoring and rebounding anchored the frontcourt, while Freddie Lewis directed the attack as the primary playmaker and a dependable scoring option. Roger Brown and George McGinnis supplied additional offensive firepower, giving Indiana multiple scoring threats. The team’s statistical profile reflected efficient offence, strong rebounding, and unselfish ball movement, complemented by solid defensive production across the 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 Don Freeman F 6-5 190 Jul 18, 1944 Illinois
33 Don Sidle F 6-8 215 Jun 21, 1946 Oklahoma
40 George McGinnis F 6-8 235 Aug 12, 1950 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

PLN POS AGE GP GS MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Mel Daniels C 27 79 77 37.6 19.2 16.4 2.2     3.0 15.0 7.6 .505 0.1 0.0 .000 5.7 4.0 .703
Roger Brown SF 29 78 71 38.3 18.5 6.4 3.9     2.7 14.3 6.8 .478 2.4 0.7 .308 5.1 4.1 .805
George McGinnis SF 21 73 46 29.8 16.9 9.7 1.9     3.5 13.7 6.4 .465 0.5 0.1 .158 6.3 4.1 .645
Freddie Lewis PG 28 77 66 35.2 15.4 4.2 4.7     2.5 12.3 5.3 .428 1.3 0.4 .310 5.1 4.4 .861
Bob Netolicky PF 29 83 73 35.0 15.1 9.2 1.0     2.0 13.1 6.3 .479 0.2 0.0 .211 3.4 2.4 .724
Rick Mount SG 25 78 50 27.3 14.3 2.0 2.9     1.8 12.2 5.4 .443 2.3 0.7 .317 3.3 2.8 .828
Bill Keller PG 24 76 23 22.8 9.7 2.2 3.5     1.7 8.1 3.5 .426 2.2 0.7 .331 2.3 2.0 .879
Darnell Hillman PF 22 73 5 19.0 7.1 6.5 0.7     1.2 5.6 2.7 .488 0.1 0.0 .200 2.4 1.6 .644
Larry Cannon SG 24 28 4 17.1 6.6 1.2 2.6     1.5 6.3 2.4 .383 0.2 0.0 .167 2.5 1.8 .718
Don Sidle C 25 27 2 14.6 6.5 3.5 0.4     0.7 5.3 2.7 .503 0.0 0.0 .000 1.8 1.1 .633
John Barnhill PG 33 19 2 10.2 3.6 1.0 0.8     0.6 4.6 1.5 .322 1.8 0.2 .114 0.8 0.4 .533
Wayne Chapman SF 26 7 1 10.9 2.6 0.7 1.6     0.9 2.6 1.0 .389 0.3 0.1 .500 0.9 0.4 .500
Marv Winkler SG 23 20 0 7.8 2.0 0.8 0.6     0.6 2.7 0.8 .278 0.2 0.1 .500 0.7 0.4 .571
Arvesta Kelly SG 26 4 0 10.3 1.5 1.8 0.5     0.5 2.3 0.8 .333 0.0 0.0   0.0 0.0  
Mike Price SG 23 4 0 6.3 1.5 1.3 0.3     1.0 2.3 0.8 .333 0.0 0.0   0.0 0.0  
Team Totals     84 84 242.4 112.9 54.5 20.6     18.1 92.9 42.9 .461 8.9 2.6 .293 32.8 24.6 .749**

Playoff Per Game

PLN POS AGE GP GS MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Roger Brown SF 29 20   42.3 20.5 6.1 4.1     1.8 16.5 8.0 .486 1.7 0.8 .441 4.5 3.7 .822
Freddie Lewis PG 28 20   40.3 19.2 4.1 4.4     2.3 16.1 7.1 .441 1.7 0.4 .206 5.4 4.6 .852
George McGinnis SF 21 20   31.7 15.5 11.4 2.6     3.2 13.1 5.3 .406 0.8 0.2 .267 7.5 4.7 .627
Mel Daniels C 27 20   37.2 15.3 15.1 1.4     2.9 12.6 6.1 .480 0.2 0.0 .000 4.3 3.2 .753
Bill Keller PG 24 20   26.6 12.0 1.8 4.2     1.3 9.4 4.2 .447 2.4 1.0 .396 3.2 2.7 .841
Bob Netolicky PF 29 20   27.6 10.9 5.9 0.6     1.1 9.6 4.6 .476 0.1 0.0 .000 3.1 1.8 .590
Rick Mount SG 25 20   19.4 8.9 1.2 1.6     1.2 8.9 3.4 .382 1.5 0.4 .267 2.0 1.7 .846
Darnell Hillman PF 22 20   16.4 6.2 5.5 0.5     1.0 4.8 2.7 .558 0.1 0.0 .000 1.7 0.9 .545
Team Totals     20   241.3 108.4 50.9 19.2     14.6 90.8 41.3 .454 8.4 2.7 .317 31.5 23.2 .738**

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 27 79 77 2971 1513 1297 176     239 1184 598 .505 6 0 .000 451 317 .703
Roger Brown SF 29 78 71 2987 1444 502 306     214 1112 532 .478 185 57 .308 401 323 .805
Bob Netolicky PF 29 83 73 2905 1250 764 83     166 1090 522 .479 19 4 .211 279 202 .724
George McGinnis SF 21 73 46 2179 1234 711 137     256 999 465 .465 38 6 .158 462 298 .645
Freddie Lewis PG 28 77 66 2714 1182 327 362     194 947 405 .428 100 31 .310 396 341 .861
Rick Mount SG 25 78 50 2126 1113 155 230     142 949 420 .443 180 57 .317 261 216 .828
Bill Keller PG 24 76 23 1729 737 164 264     131 619 264 .426 169 56 .331 174 153 .879
Darnell Hillman PF 22 73 5 1386 515 478 49     84 410 200 .488 5 1 .200 177 114 .644
Larry Cannon SG 24 28 4 478 186 33 72     42 175 67 .383 6 1 .167 71 51 .718
Don Sidle C 25 27 2 394 175 95 10     20 143 72 .503 1 0 .000 49 31 .633
John Barnhill PG 33 19 2 194 68 19 16     12 87 28 .322 35 4 .114 15 8 .533
Marv Winkler SG 23 20 0 155 40 16 12     12 54 15 .278 4 2 .500 14 8 .571
Wayne Chapman SF 26 7 1 76 18 5 11     6 18 7 .389 2 1 .500 6 3 .500
Arvesta Kelly SG 26 4 0 41 6 7 2     2 9 3 .333 0 0   0 0  
Mike Price SG 23 4 0 25 6 5 1     4 9 3 .333 0 0   0 0  
Team Totals     84 84 20360 9487 4578 1731     1524 7805 3601 .461 750 220 .293 2756 2065 .749**

Playoff Totals

PLAYER POS AGE GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Roger Brown   29 20 0 845 409 121 81 0 0 35 329 160 .486 34 15 .441 90 74 .822
Freddie Lewis   28 20 0 805 383 81 87 0 0 45 322 142 .441 34 7 .206 108 92 .852
George McGinnis   21 20 0 633 310 227 52 0 0 63 261 106 .406 15 4 .267 150 94 .627
Mel Daniels   27 20 0 744 306 302 28 0 0 58 252 121 .480 3 0 .000 85 64 .753
Bill Keller   24 20 0 532 240 35 84 0 0 26 188 84 .447 48 19 .396 63 53 .841
Bob Netolicky   29 20 0 552 218 118 12 0 0 22 191 91 .476 1 0 .000 61 36 .590
Rick Mount   25 20 0 387 177 23 31 0 0 23 178 68 .382 30 8 .267 39 33 .846
Darnell Hillman   22 20 0 327 124 110 9 0 0 20 95 53 .558 2 0 .000 33 18 .545
Team Totals     20 0 4825 2167 1017 384 0 0 292 1816 825 .454 167 53 .317 629 464 .738

HeatingUp Impact Index: Team Impact Spotlight

Player Name Role Tier MPG Usage Tier PPG RPG APG STK (SPG+BPG) Impact Index* Notes Awards
Mel Daniels Interior Anchor / Physical Presence 37.6 High Usage 19.2 16.4 2.2 3.7 20.75 Reliable dominant rebounder and physical center; throughout his ABA career he was known for his relentless rebounding and interior strength, anchoring the Pacers’ defense and offense.  All-Star
Roger Brown Lead Wing Scorer / Clutch Two-Way 38.3 High Usage 18.5 6.4 3.9 3.6 16.20 Veteran forward known for clutch scoring and versatile offense; a respected leader on both ends of the floor with a variety of scoring moves.  All-Star
Freddie Lewis Floor General / Balanced Creator 35.2 High Usage 15.4 4.2 4.7 1.4 12.85 Steady point guard managing offensive flow, shot creation, and ball distribution; part of Pacers championship core in earlier years.  All-Star
Bob Netolicky Stretch Forward / Secondary Glass Cleaner 35.0 Mid Usage 15.1 9.2 1.0 2.0 13.15 Experienced forward/center providing scoring inside and out with decent rebounding; a versatile big with career success in ABA.  —
George McGinnis Emerging All-Around Star 29.8 Mid-High Usage 16.9 9.7 1.9 4.4 16.45 Young rising star blending scoring and athletic rebounding; developing into premier two-way player on a veteran team.  ROY Candidate
Rick Mount Secondary Scoring Wing 27.3 Mid Usage 14.3 2.0 2.9 2.5 10.85 Perimeter scorer with reliable shooting range; provided offensive spacing and scoring punch off the bench/starting mix.  —
Bill Keller Facilitator Scoring Guard 22.8 Mid Usage 9.7 2.2 3.5 2.1 8.75 Combo guard contributing balanced offense and opportunistic defense; mix of scoring and playmaking.  —
Darnell Hillman Hustle Big / Energy Role 19.0 Low-Mid Usage 7.1 6.5 0.7 2.1 8.20 Athletic forward/center providing energy, rebounding, and transition play; defensive presence around the rim.  —
Don Sidle Backup Post Scorer 14.6 Low Usage 6.5 3.5 0.4 1.1 5.75 Reserve center offering interior scoring in limited minutes; efficient in short bursts.  —
Larry Cannon Spot Offensive Role 17.1 Low Usage 6.6 1.2 2.6 1.5 5.95 Role player providing spot scoring and occasional play initiation.  —
Wayne Chapman Deep Reserve 10.9 Low Usage 2.6 0.7 1.6 2.5 3.20 Peripheral reserve with minimal offensive responsibility; short bursts play.  —
John Barnhill Situational Backup 10.2 Low Usage 3.6 1.0 0.8 1.4 3.40 Limited minutes as contingency guard; occasional offense. —
Arvesta Kelly Deep Reserve Guard 10.3 Low Usage 1.5 1.8 0.5 2.5 3.15 Short-term bench guard contributing sporadic defense and rebounds.  —
Marv Winkler Fringe Rotation 7.8 Low Usage 2.0 0.8 0.6 1.4 2.40 Limited overall impact; brief court time.  —
Mike Price Minimal Minute Guard 6.3 Low Usage 1.5 1.3 0.3 1.0 2.05 Very limited action; marginal contributions.  —