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51-33, Finished 2nd in ABA Western Division (Game Results)
ABA Season Summary
1972-73 ABA Champions
Scored 114.7 points per game, Allowed 112.5 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 48-36)
Coached by Slick Leonard (51-33)
Arena: Indiana State Fair Coliseum / Attendance: NA
SRS: 1.95 (5th of 10)
Playoffs:
Won ABA Finals (4-3) versus Kentucky Colonels
Won ABA Western Division Finals (4-2) versus Utah Stars
Won ABA Western Division Semifinals (4-1) versus Denver Rockets
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1972-73 Statistics / Schedule
| G | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 84 | 20360 | 3668 | 7948 | .461 | 172 | 551 | .312 | 2123 | 2874 | .739 | 1612 | 2941 | 4553 | 1860 | 1609 | 2056 | 9631 | 114.7 | ||
| Opponent | 84 | 20360 | 3741 | 8207 | .456 | 78 | 284 | .275 | 1891 | 2547 | .742 | 1647 | 2697 | 4344 | 2033 | 1538 | 2255 | 9451 | 112.5 |
Click on the Player for career statistics and
accomplishments.
Players who did not spend the entire season with the team may not be
included (1961-62 season and before).
| Rk | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George McGinnis | F-C | 6-8 | 235 | 22 | 82 | 3347 | 868 | 1755 | .495 | 8 | 32 | .250 | 517 | 778 | .665 | 434 | 588 | 1022 | 205 | 160 | 401 | 348 | 2261 | ||
| 2 | Mel Daniels | C | 6-9 | 220 | 28 | 81 | 3103 | 587 | 1217 | .482 | 1 | 4 | .250 | 322 | 446 | .722 | 348 | 899 | 1247 | 177 | 157 | 275 | 315 | 1497 | ||
| 3 | Bill Keller | G | 5-10 | 177 | 25 | 83 | 2251 | 421 | 973 | .433 | 71 | 222 | .320 | 234 | 269 | .870 | 82 | 122 | 204 | 361 | 171 | 162 | 1147 | |||
| 4 | Donnie Freeman | G | 6-3 | 185 | 28 | 77 | 2170 | 412 | 933 | .442 | 2 | 6 | .333 | 277 | 343 | .808 | 103 | 116 | 219 | 195 | 160 | 225 | 1103 | |||
| 5 | Freddie Lewis | G | 6-0 | 175 | 29 | 72 | 2217 | 375 | 860 | .436 | 38 | 110 | .345 | 287 | 349 | .822 | 97 | 131 | 228 | 288 | 173 | 204 | 1075 | |||
| 6 | Roger Brown | F-G | 6-5 | 205 | 30 | 72 | 2177 | 332 | 700 | .474 | 42 | 118 | .356 | 203 | 247 | .822 | 111 | 237 | 348 | 204 | 120 | 181 | 909 | |||
| 7 | Darnell Hillman | F-C | 6-9 | 215 | 23 | 84 | 2541 | 328 | 735 | .446 | 0 | 9 | .000 | 148 | 252 | .587 | 218 | 517 | 735 | 128 | 116 | 154 | 291 | 804 | ||
| 8 | Don Buse | G | 6-4 | 190 | 22 | 77 | 1484 | 163 | 360 | .453 | 5 | 24 | .208 | 82 | 109 | .752 | 96 | 114 | 210 | 223 | 66 | 143 | 413 | |||
| 9 | Gus Johnson | F-C | 6-6 | 230 | 34 | 50 | 753 | 132 | 299 | .441 | 4 | 21 | .190 | 31 | 42 | .738 | 85 | 160 | 245 | 62 | 70 | 113 | 299 | |||
| 10 | Bill Newton | C | 6-9 | 220 | 22 | 24 | 117 | 24 | 56 | .429 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 9 | 18 | .500 | 21 | 26 | 47 | 9 | 10 | 40 | 58 | |||
| 11 | Bob Arnzen | F | 6-5 | 205 | 25 | 23 | 111 | 20 | 38 | .526 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 6 | 8 | .750 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 46 | |||
| 12 | George Peeples | C-F | 6-7 | 190 | 29 | 9 | 56 | 4 | 14 | .286 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | .545 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 14 | ||||
| 13 | Craig Raymond | C | 6-11 | 235 | 27 | 6 | 33 | 2 | 8 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 |
| Rk | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George McGinnis | F-C | 6-8 | 235 | 22 | 82 | 40.8 | 10.6 | 21.4 | .495 | 0.1 | 0.4 | .250 | 6.3 | 9.5 | .665 | 5.3 | 7.2 | 12.5 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 27.6 | ||
| 2 | Mel Daniels | C | 6-9 | 220 | 28 | 81 | 38.3 | 7.2 | 15.0 | .482 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .250 | 4.0 | 5.5 | .722 | 4.3 | 11.1 | 15.4 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 18.5 | ||
| 3 | Freddie Lewis | G | 6-0 | 175 | 29 | 72 | 30.8 | 5.2 | 11.9 | .436 | 0.5 | 1.5 | .345 | 4.0 | 4.8 | .822 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 14.9 | |||
| 4 | Donnie Freeman | G | 6-3 | 185 | 28 | 77 | 28.2 | 5.4 | 12.1 | .442 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .333 | 3.6 | 4.5 | .808 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 14.3 | |||
| 5 | Bill Keller | G | 5-10 | 177 | 25 | 83 | 27.1 | 5.1 | 11.7 | .433 | 0.9 | 2.7 | .320 | 2.8 | 3.2 | .870 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 4.3 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 13.8 | |||
| 6 | Roger Brown | F-G | 6-5 | 205 | 30 | 72 | 30.2 | 4.6 | 9.7 | .474 | 0.6 | 1.6 | .356 | 2.8 | 3.4 | .822 | 1.5 | 3.3 | 4.8 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 12.6 | |||
| 7 | Darnell Hillman | F-C | 6-9 | 215 | 23 | 84 | 30.3 | 3.9 | 8.8 | .446 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 1.8 | 3.0 | .587 | 2.6 | 6.2 | 8.8 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 3.5 | 9.6 | ||
| 8 | Gus Johnson | F-C | 6-6 | 230 | 34 | 50 | 15.1 | 2.6 | 6.0 | .441 | 0.1 | 0.4 | .190 | 0.6 | 0.8 | .738 | 1.7 | 3.2 | 4.9 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 6.0 | |||
| 9 | Don Buse | G | 6-4 | 190 | 22 | 77 | 19.3 | 2.1 | 4.7 | .453 | 0.1 | 0.3 | .208 | 1.1 | 1.4 | .752 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 5.4 | |||
| 10 | Bill Newton | C | 6-9 | 220 | 22 | 24 | 4.9 | 1.0 | 2.3 | .429 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .500 | 0.4 | 0.8 | .500 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 2.4 | |||
| 11 | Bob Arnzen | F | 6-5 | 205 | 25 | 23 | 4.8 | 0.9 | 1.7 | .526 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 0.3 | 0.3 | .750 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 2.0 | |||
| 12 | George Peeples | C-F | 6-7 | 190 | 29 | 9 | 6.2 | 0.4 | 1.6 | .286 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1.2 | .545 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 | ||||
| 13 | Craig Raymond | C | 6-11 | 235 | 27 | 6 | 5.5 | 0.3 | 1.3 | .250 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | .500 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 0.8 |
| Rk | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George McGinnis | F-C | 6-8 | 235 | 22 | 82 | 3347 | 9.3 | 18.9 | .495 | 0.1 | 0.3 | .250 | 5.6 | 8.4 | .665 | 4.7 | 6.3 | 11.0 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 24.3 | ||
| 2 | Bill Keller | G | 5-10 | 177 | 25 | 83 | 2251 | 6.7 | 15.6 | .433 | 1.1 | 3.6 | .320 | 3.7 | 4.3 | .870 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 5.8 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 18.3 | |||
| 3 | Donnie Freeman | G | 6-3 | 185 | 28 | 77 | 2170 | 6.8 | 15.5 | .442 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .333 | 4.6 | 5.7 | .808 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 18.3 | |||
| 4 | Bill Newton | C | 6-9 | 220 | 22 | 24 | 117 | 7.4 | 17.2 | .429 | 0.3 | 0.6 | .500 | 2.8 | 5.5 | .500 | 6.5 | 8.0 | 14.5 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 12.3 | 17.8 | |||
| 5 | Freddie Lewis | G | 6-0 | 175 | 29 | 72 | 2217 | 6.1 | 14.0 | .436 | 0.6 | 1.8 | .345 | 4.7 | 5.7 | .822 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 17.5 | |||
| 6 | Mel Daniels | C | 6-9 | 220 | 28 | 81 | 3103 | 6.8 | 14.1 | .482 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .250 | 3.7 | 5.2 | .722 | 4.0 | 10.4 | 14.5 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 17.4 | ||
| 7 | Roger Brown | F-G | 6-5 | 205 | 30 | 72 | 2177 | 5.5 | 11.6 | .474 | 0.7 | 2.0 | .356 | 3.4 | 4.1 | .822 | 1.8 | 3.9 | 5.8 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 15.0 | |||
| 8 | Bob Arnzen | F | 6-5 | 205 | 25 | 23 | 111 | 6.5 | 12.3 | .526 | 0.0 | 1.0 | .000 | 1.9 | 2.6 | .750 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 7.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 14.9 | |||
| 9 | Gus Johnson | F-C | 6-6 | 230 | 34 | 50 | 753 | 6.3 | 14.3 | .441 | 0.2 | 1.0 | .190 | 1.5 | 2.0 | .738 | 4.1 | 7.6 | 11.7 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 5.4 | 14.3 | |||
| 10 | Darnell Hillman | F-C | 6-9 | 215 | 23 | 84 | 2541 | 4.6 | 10.4 | .446 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 2.1 | 3.6 | .587 | 3.1 | 7.3 | 10.4 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 4.1 | 11.4 | ||
| 11 | Don Buse | G | 6-4 | 190 | 22 | 77 | 1484 | 4.0 | 8.7 | .453 | 0.1 | 0.6 | .208 | 2.0 | 2.6 | .752 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 1.6 | 3.5 | 10.0 | |||
| 12 | George Peeples | C-F | 6-7 | 190 | 29 | 9 | 56 | 2.6 | 9.0 | .286 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 7.1 | .545 | 1.9 | 7.7 | 9.6 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 9.0 | 9.0 | ||||
| 13 | Craig Raymond | C | 6-11 | 235 | 27 | 6 | 33 | 2.2 | 8.7 | .250 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 2.2 | .500 | 3.3 | 7.6 | 10.9 | 1.1 | 3.3 | 8.7 | 5.5 |
| Rk | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | Usg% | ORtg | DRtg | OWS | DWS | WS | LS | WSAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roger Brown | F-G | 6-5 | 205 | 30 | 72 | 2177 | 14.5 | .562 | .504 | 4.8 | 9.7 | 7.3 | 12.5 | 12.9 | 16.1 | |||||||||
| 2 | Craig Raymond | C | 6-11 | 235 | 27 | 6 | 33 | -1.5 | .282 | .250 | 8.6 | 18.8 | 13.9 | 3.6 | 25.3 | 13.5 | |||||||||
| 3 | George Peeples | C-F | 6-7 | 190 | 29 | 9 | 56 | 1.1 | .372 | .286 | 5.1 | 19.0 | 12.3 | 8.6 | 24.2 | 16.7 | |||||||||
| 4 | Bill Newton | C | 6-9 | 220 | 22 | 24 | 117 | 12.5 | .454 | .438 | 17.0 | 19.7 | 18.4 | 11.1 | 13.5 | 23.8 | |||||||||
| 5 | George McGinnis | F-C | 6-8 | 235 | 22 | 82 | 3347 | 22.7 | .539 | .497 | 12.3 | 15.6 | 14.0 | 9.5 | 2.2 | 16.1 | 28.1 | ||||||||
| 6 | Freddie Lewis | G | 6-0 | 175 | 29 | 72 | 2217 | 14.3 | .530 | .458 | 4.1 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 17.8 | 14.6 | 20.1 | |||||||||
| 7 | Bill Keller | G | 5-10 | 177 | 25 | 83 | 2251 | 15.9 | .525 | .469 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 22.5 | 13.5 | 21.1 | |||||||||
| 8 | Gus Johnson | F-C | 6-6 | 230 | 34 | 50 | 753 | 12.0 | .471 | .448 | 10.7 | 18.9 | 14.9 | 11.3 | 18.1 | 19.4 | |||||||||
| 9 | Darnell Hillman | F-C | 6-9 | 215 | 23 | 84 | 2541 | 11.9 | .475 | .446 | 8.1 | 18.1 | 13.2 | 6.5 | 2.3 | 15.4 | 14.8 | ||||||||
| 10 | Donnie Freeman | G | 6-3 | 185 | 28 | 77 | 2170 | 13.1 | .509 | .443 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 12.6 | 12.9 | 21.6 | |||||||||
| 11 | Mel Daniels | C | 6-9 | 220 | 28 | 81 | 3103 | 19.3 | .530 | .483 | 10.6 | 25.7 | 18.4 | 8.0 | 2.6 | 16.3 | 20.5 | ||||||||
| 12 | Don Buse | G | 6-4 | 190 | 22 | 77 | 1484 | 11.7 | .506 | .460 | 6.1 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 19.0 | 13.9 | 12.0 | |||||||||
| 13 | Bob Arnzen | F | 6-5 | 205 | 25 | 23 | 111 | 16.1 | .554 | .526 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 9.5 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 14.1 |
| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rk | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | 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 | George McGinnis | F-C | 6-8 | 235 | 22 | 18 | 731 | 161 | 357 | 0 | 5 | 109 | 149 | 92 | 222 | 39 | 61 | 78 | 431 | .451 | .000 | .732 | 40.6 | 23.9 | 12.3 | 2.2 | ||
| 2 | Mel Daniels | C | 6-9 | 220 | 28 | 18 | 636 | 112 | 238 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 81 | 70 | 248 | 40 | 39 | 76 | 286 | .471 | .765 | 35.3 | 15.9 | 13.8 | 2.2 | |||
| 3 | Donnie Freeman | G | 6-3 | 185 | 28 | 18 | 557 | 105 | 237 | 0 | 2 | 71 | 89 | 27 | 48 | 50 | 40 | 52 | 281 | .443 | .000 | .798 | 30.9 | 15.6 | 2.7 | 2.8 | ||
| 4 | Freddie Lewis | G | 6-0 | 175 | 29 | 18 | 637 | 102 | 260 | 6 | 27 | 69 | 80 | 31 | 66 | 91 | 49 | 57 | 279 | .392 | .222 | .863 | 35.4 | 15.5 | 3.7 | 5.1 | ||
| 5 | Roger Brown | F-G | 6-5 | 205 | 30 | 17 | 584 | 82 | 160 | 13 | 29 | 37 | 49 | 20 | 74 | 41 | 24 | 58 | 214 | .513 | .448 | .755 | 34.4 | 12.6 | 4.4 | 2.4 | ||
| 6 | Bill Keller | G | 5-10 | 177 | 25 | 17 | 348 | 57 | 149 | 8 | 36 | 31 | 38 | 18 | 52 | 63 | 16 | 35 | 153 | .383 | .222 | .816 | 20.5 | 9.0 | 3.1 | 3.7 | ||
| 7 | Darnell Hillman | F-C | 6-9 | 215 | 23 | 18 | 485 | 43 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 35 | 39 | 135 | 17 | 29 | 44 | 106 | .426 | .571 | 26.9 | 5.9 | 7.5 | 0.9 | |||
| 8 | Don Buse | G | 6-4 | 190 | 22 | 14 | 163 | 16 | 45 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 12 | 25 | 17 | 10 | 30 | 45 | .356 | .000 | .619 | 11.6 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 1.2 | ||
| 9 | Gus Johnson | F-C | 6-6 | 230 | 34 | 17 | 184 | 15 | 59 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 23 | 69 | 15 | 18 | 27 | 42 | .254 | .000 | .750 | 10.8 | 2.5 | 4.1 | 0.9 | ||
| 10 | Bob Arnzen | F | 6-5 | 205 | 25 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .500 | .000 | 1.000 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| 11 | Bill Newton | C | 6-9 | 220 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | .400 | .000 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | |||