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1968-69 Indiana Pacers Roster and Statistics

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44-34, Finished 1st in ABA Eastern Division (Schedule and Results)
Coached by: Larry Staverman (2-7), Slick Leonard (42-27)

Points Per Game: 119.6 (2nd of 11) ▪ Opponent Points Per Game: 115.5 (7th of 11)
Pythagorean W-L: 48-30 (2nd of 11)

Arena: Indiana State Fair Coliseum ▪ Attendance: NA

SRS: 3.35 (2nd of 11)

Playoffs:
Lost ABA Finals (4-1) versus Oakland Oaks
Won ABA Eastern Division Finals (4-1) versus Miami Floridians
Won ABA Eastern Division Semifinals (4-3) versus Kentucky Colonels

1968-69 Indiana Pacers:

Roster

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No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birth Date Exp College
35 Roger Brown F-G 6-5 205 May 22, 1942 1 University of Dayton
20 Stephen Chubin G 6-2 200 February 8, 1944 1 University of Rhode Island
34 Mel Daniels C 6-9 220 July 20, 1944 1 University of New Mexico
40 Donald Dee F 6-8 210 August 9, 1943 R Saint Mary of the Plains College
30 John Fairchild F 6-8 205 April 28, 1943 2 Brigham Young University
15 Jerry Harkness G 6-2 175 May 7, 1940 2 Loyola University of Chicago
12-20 Bobby Hooper G 6-0 180 December 22, 1946 R University of Dayton
Butch Joyner F 6-5 200 April 26, 1945 R Indiana University
14 Freddie Lewis G 6-0 175 July 1, 1943 2 Arizona State University
42 Mike Lewis C-F 6-8 225 March 18, 1946 R Duke University
32 Jay Miller F 6-5 205 July 19, 1943 1 University of Notre Dame
24 Bob Netolicky F-C 6-9 220 August 2, 1942 1 Drake University
43 George Peeples C-F 6-7 190 October 30, 1943 1 University of Iowa
44 Ron Perry G 6-3 190 December 29, 1943 1 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
23 Jimmy Rayl G 6-2 175 June 21, 1941 1 Indiana University
11 Tom Thacker G-F 6-2 170 November 2, 1939 4 University of Cincinnati
12 Jack Thompson G 6-1 185 March 26, 1946 R University of South Carolina
11 Phillip Wagner G 6-2 190 December 18, 1945 R Georgia Institute of Technology

Team and Opponent Statistics

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G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS PTS
Team 78 18920 3474 7709 .451 110 368 .299 2273 3180 .715 1604 2827 4431 1553 1518 2106 9331 119.6
Opponent 78 18920 3356 7829 .429 141 506 .279 2157 2939 .734 4288 1469 1450 2172 9010 115.5

Player Statistics

Totals

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Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Mel Daniels 24 76 2934 712 1496 .476 0 4 .000 400 662 .604 383 873 1256 116 272 276 1824
2 Freddie Lewis 25 78 3055 572 1300 .440 22 83 .265 419 510 .822 119 255 374 346 224 289 1585
3 Roger Brown 26 75 2658 563 1169 .482 5 16 .313 442 563 .785 223 287 510 345 215 281 1573
4 Bob Netolicky 26 78 2721 583 1145 .509 0 5 .000 306 491 .623 313 485 798 87 178 231 1472
5 Ron Perry 25 27 865 137 336 .408 33 91 .363 58 70 .829 24 49 73 97 67 108 365
6 George Peeples 25 64 1111 122 278 .439 0 0 101 142 .711 126 232 358 33 73 137 345
7 Stephen Chubin 24 24 725 101 245 .412 1 6 .167 129 162 .796 40 55 95 125 86 104 332
8 Donald Dee 25 58 989 138 387 .357 0 1 .000 56 75 .747 104 188 292 33 72 179 332
9 John Fairchild 25 52 582 101 260 .388 10 29 .345 73 103 .709 42 69 111 28 59 90 285
10 Jay Miller 25 41 494 103 229 .450 0 0 77 112 .688 42 39 81 20 55 65 283
11 Bobby Hooper 22 54 955 112 271 .413 4 32 .125 43 59 .729 35 74 109 142 52 91 271
12 Jimmy Rayl 27 27 567 72 202 .356 34 92 .370 61 68 .897 25 42 67 63 50 80 239
13 Mike Lewis 22 24 457 75 163 .460 0 2 .000 47 68 .691 78 103 181 29 49 68 197
14 Tom Thacker 29 18 346 40 117 .342 0 2 .000 18 31 .581 31 36 67 52 26 51 98
15 Jerry Harkness 28 10 272 31 67 .463 0 0 30 47 .638 10 24 34 21 20 17 92
16 Phillip Wagner 23 12 180 11 41 .268 1 4 .250 13 17 .765 8 15 23 14 18 28 36
17 Jack Thompson 22 2 4 1 3 .333 0 1 .000 0 0 1 0 1 2 2 0 2
18 Butch Joyner 23 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0

Per Game

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Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Mel Daniels 24 76 38.6 9.4 19.7 .476 0.0 0.1 .000 5.3 8.7 .604 5.0 11.5 16.5 1.5 3.6 3.6 24.0
2 Roger Brown 26 75 35.4 7.5 15.6 .482 0.1 0.2 .313 5.9 7.5 .785 3.0 3.8 6.8 4.6 2.9 3.7 21.0
3 Freddie Lewis 25 78 39.2 7.3 16.7 .440 0.3 1.1 .265 5.4 6.5 .822 1.5 3.3 4.8 4.4 2.9 3.7 20.3
4 Bob Netolicky 26 78 34.9 7.5 14.7 .509 0.0 0.1 .000 3.9 6.3 .623 4.0 6.2 10.2 1.1 2.3 3.0 18.9
5 Stephen Chubin 24 24 30.2 4.2 10.2 .412 0.0 0.3 .167 5.4 6.8 .796 1.7 2.3 4.0 5.2 3.6 4.3 13.8
6 Ron Perry 25 27 32.0 5.1 12.4 .408 1.2 3.4 .363 2.1 2.6 .829 0.9 1.8 2.7 3.6 2.5 4.0 13.5
7 Jerry Harkness 28 10 27.2 3.1 6.7 .463 0.0 0.0 3.0 4.7 .638 1.0 2.4 3.4 2.1 2.0 1.7 9.2
8 Jimmy Rayl 27 27 21.0 2.7 7.5 .356 1.3 3.4 .370 2.3 2.5 .897 0.9 1.6 2.5 2.3 1.9 3.0 8.9
9 Mike Lewis 22 24 19.0 3.1 6.8 .460 0.0 0.1 .000 2.0 2.8 .691 3.3 4.3 7.5 1.2 2.0 2.8 8.2
10 Jay Miller 25 41 12.0 2.5 5.6 .450 0.0 0.0 1.9 2.7 .688 1.0 1.0 2.0 0.5 1.3 1.6 6.9
11 Donald Dee 25 58 17.1 2.4 6.7 .357 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 1.3 .747 1.8 3.2 5.0 0.6 1.2 3.1 5.7
12 John Fairchild 25 52 11.2 1.9 5.0 .388 0.2 0.6 .345 1.4 2.0 .709 0.8 1.3 2.1 0.5 1.1 1.7 5.5
13 George Peeples 25 64 17.4 1.9 4.3 .439 0.0 0.0 1.6 2.2 .711 2.0 3.6 5.6 0.5 1.1 2.1 5.4
14 Tom Thacker 29 18 19.2 2.2 6.5 .342 0.0 0.1 .000 1.0 1.7 .581 1.7 2.0 3.7 2.9 1.4 2.8 5.4
15 Bobby Hooper 22 54 17.7 2.1 5.0 .413 0.1 0.6 .125 0.8 1.1 .729 0.6 1.4 2.0 2.6 1.0 1.7 5.0
16 Phillip Wagner 23 12 15.0 0.9 3.4 .268 0.1 0.3 .250 1.1 1.4 .765 0.7 1.3 1.9 1.2 1.5 2.3 3.0
17 Jack Thompson 22 2 2.0 0.5 1.5 .333 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.0 0.0 1.0
18 Butch Joyner 23 2 2.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0

Per 36 Minutes

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Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Mel Daniels 24 76 2934 8.7 18.4 .476 0.0 0.0 .000 4.9 8.1 .604 4.7 10.7 15.4 1.4 3.3 3.4 22.4
2 Roger Brown 26 75 2658 7.6 15.8 .482 0.1 0.2 .313 6.0 7.6 .785 3.0 3.9 6.9 4.7 2.9 3.8 21.3
3 Jay Miller 25 41 494 7.5 16.7 .450 0.0 0.0 5.6 8.2 .688 3.1 2.8 5.9 1.5 4.0 4.7 20.6
4 Bob Netolicky 26 78 2721 7.7 15.1 .509 0.0 0.1 .000 4.0 6.5 .623 4.1 6.4 10.6 1.2 2.4 3.1 19.5
5 Freddie Lewis 25 78 3055 6.7 15.3 .440 0.3 1.0 .265 4.9 6.0 .822 1.4 3.0 4.4 4.1 2.6 3.4 18.7
6 Jack Thompson 22 2 4 9.0 27.0 .333 0.0 9.0 .000 0.0 0.0 9.0 0.0 9.0 18.0 18.0 0.0 18.0
7 John Fairchild 25 52 582 6.2 16.1 .388 0.6 1.8 .345 4.5 6.4 .709 2.6 4.3 6.9 1.7 3.6 5.6 17.6
8 Stephen Chubin 24 24 725 5.0 12.2 .412 0.0 0.3 .167 6.4 8.0 .796 2.0 2.7 4.7 6.2 4.3 5.2 16.5
9 Mike Lewis 22 24 457 5.9 12.8 .460 0.0 0.2 .000 3.7 5.4 .691 6.1 8.1 14.3 2.3 3.9 5.4 15.5
10 Ron Perry 25 27 865 5.7 14.0 .408 1.4 3.8 .363 2.4 2.9 .829 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 2.8 4.5 15.2
11 Jimmy Rayl 27 27 567 4.6 12.8 .356 2.2 5.8 .370 3.9 4.3 .897 1.6 2.7 4.3 4.0 3.2 5.1 15.2
12 Jerry Harkness 28 10 272 4.1 8.9 .463 0.0 0.0 4.0 6.2 .638 1.3 3.2 4.5 2.8 2.6 2.3 12.2
13 Donald Dee 25 58 989 5.0 14.1 .357 0.0 0.0 .000 2.0 2.7 .747 3.8 6.8 10.6 1.2 2.6 6.5 12.1
14 George Peeples 25 64 1111 4.0 9.0 .439 0.0 0.0 3.3 4.6 .711 4.1 7.5 11.6 1.1 2.4 4.4 11.2
15 Bobby Hooper 22 54 955 4.2 10.2 .413 0.2 1.2 .125 1.6 2.2 .729 1.3 2.8 4.1 5.4 2.0 3.4 10.2
16 Tom Thacker 29 18 346 4.2 12.2 .342 0.0 0.2 .000 1.9 3.2 .581 3.2 3.7 7.0 5.4 2.7 5.3 10.2
17 Phillip Wagner 23 12 180 2.2 8.2 .268 0.2 0.8 .250 2.6 3.4 .765 1.6 3.0 4.6 2.8 3.6 5.6 7.2
18 Butch Joyner 23 2 5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.2 7.2 0.0 0.0 7.2 0.0

Advanced

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Rk Player Age G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
1 Roger Brown 26 75 2658 20.9 .555 .484 8.3 18.4 13.2 21.9 6.8 3.2 10.0
2 Mel Daniels 24 76 2934 21.7 .510 .476 18.6 5.9 13.2 25.0 4.2 4.4 8.6
3 Bob Netolicky 26 78 2721 19.1 .541 .509 12.7 4.5 11.6 20.1 5.3 3.1 8.3
4 Freddie Lewis 25 78 3055 15.8 .520 .448 5.3 15.5 12.8 20.4 4.6 3.0 7.6
5 George Peeples 25 64 1111 11.3 .507 .439 14.0 3.7 17.7 13.3 0.8 1.3 2.1
6 Stephen Chubin 24 24 725 13.3 .525 .414 5.7 22.1 21.4 19.8 1.1 0.9 2.0
7 Ron Perry 25 27 865 10.4 .498 .457 3.7 14.8 15.4 17.9 0.7 0.8 1.5
8 Mike Lewis 22 24 457 15.4 .511 .460 17.2 8.4 20.3 18.9 0.5 0.7 1.2
9 Jimmy Rayl 27 27 567 10.6 .515 .441 5.1 14.0 17.7 17.7 0.7 0.6 1.2
10 Bobby Hooper 22 54 955 9.8 .456 .421 5.0 18.6 14.9 13.0 0.0 1.0 1.1
11 Jay Miller 25 41 494 13.2 .508 .450 7.1 5.7 16.5 24.0 0.6 0.4 1.0
12 John Fairchild 25 52 582 9.9 .467 .408 8.3 6.5 16.2 22.3 0.1 0.5 0.6
13 Jerry Harkness 28 10 272 10.1 .525 .463 5.4 9.6 18.6 14.1 0.3 0.2 0.5
14 Butch Joyner 23 2 5 -0.3 8.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
15 Jack Thompson 22 2 4 5.1 .333 .333 10.8 74.8 40.0 44.5 0.0 0.0 0.0
16 Tom Thacker 29 18 346 7.7 .375 .342 8.4 18.7 16.6 16.1 -0.5 0.4 -0.1
17 Phillip Wagner 23 12 180 0.5 .371 .280 5.5 9.1 27.1 13.2 -0.2 0.2 -0.1
18 Donald Dee 25 58 989 7.0 .395 .357 12.8 4.3 14.6 17.7 -1.4 1.1 -0.3

Playoffs

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Rk Player Age G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1 Roger Brown 26 17 668 169 329 1 5 120 155 143 57 49 86 459 .514 .200 .774 39.3 27.0 8.4 3.4
2 Freddie Lewis 25 17 727 144 327 5 17 116 133 70 79 43 68 409 .440 .294 .872 42.8 24.1 4.1 4.6
3 Bob Netolicky 26 17 702 161 303 0 3 61 97 214 17 27 55 383 .531 .000 .629 41.3 22.5 12.6 1.0
4 Mel Daniels 24 17 570 127 301 0 1 79 130 237 22 57 75 333 .422 .000 .608 33.5 19.6 13.9 1.3
5 George Peeples 25 17 419 32 81 0 1 38 57 116 11 15 41 102 .395 .000 .667 24.6 6.0 6.8 0.6
6 Tom Thacker 29 16 391 36 117 0 5 28 47 77 69 33 53 100 .308 .000 .596 24.4 6.3 4.8 4.3
7 Ron Perry 25 17 202 34 114 11 38 18 27 21 18 19 33 97 .298 .289 .667 11.9 5.7 1.2 1.1
8 Bobby Hooper 22 16 288 25 74 4 16 22 26 38 45 13 41 76 .338 .250 .846 18.0 4.8 2.4 2.8
9 John Fairchild 25 9 85 19 44 4 10 4 6 21 3 4 13 46 .432 .400 .667 9.4 5.1 2.3 0.3
10 Jay Miller 25 11 62 15 33 0 0 4 10 21 2 5 14 34 .455 .400 5.6 3.1 1.9 0.2
11 Donald Dee 25 12 41 4 13 0 0 0 0 10 1 4 10 8 .308 3.4 0.7 0.8 0.1

Playoffs Advanced

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Rk Player Age G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
1 Roger Brown 26 17 668 23.6 .578 .515 9.3 12.8 11.0 24.1 2.4 0.9 3.4
2 Bob Netolicky 26 17 702 21.0 .554 .531 13.2 3.5 7.2 19.1 1.6 1.0 2.6
3 Freddie Lewis 25 17 727 17.7 .530 .448 4.2 15.0 10.0 21.2 1.4 0.8 2.3
4 Mel Daniels 24 17 570 16.9 .465 .422 18.0 5.5 13.7 26.2 0.0 1.0 1.1
5 George Peeples 25 17 419 9.4 .481 .395 12.0 3.1 12.4 10.4 0.1 0.6 0.7
6 Bobby Hooper 22 16 288 8.9 .445 .365 5.7 18.7 13.2 12.3 0.0 0.4 0.4
7 John Fairchild 25 9 85 15.1 .493 .477 10.7 5.1 7.9 21.5 0.1 0.1 0.2
8 Jay Miller 25 11 62 12.4 .455 .455 14.7 4.7 11.8 24.6 0.0 0.1 0.1
9 Tom Thacker 29 16 391 6.6 .363 .308 8.5 21.3 19.3 15.7 -0.7 0.7 0.0
10 Donald Dee 25 12 41 -3.3 .308 .308 10.6 3.0 23.5 14.9 -0.1 0.0 -0.1
11 Ron Perry 25 17 202 4.2 .385 .346 4.5 11.8 13.1 25.8 -0.5 0.2 -0.3