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Indiana Pacers

Indiana Pacers
2024–25 Indiana Pacers season
Indiana Pacers logo
ConferenceEastern
DivisionCentral
Founded1967
HistoryIndiana Pacers
1967–1976 (ABA)
1976–present (NBA)[1][2][3]
ArenaGainbridge Fieldhouse
LocationIndianapolis, Indiana
Team colorsPacers blue, gold, cool gray[4][5][6]
     
Main sponsorSpokenote[7]
PresidentKevin Pritchard
General managerChad Buchanan
Head coachRick Carlisle
OwnershipHerb Simon
Affiliation(s)Indiana Mad Ants
Championships3
ABA: 3 (1970, 1972, 1973)
NBA: 0
Conference titles1 (2000)
Division titles9
ABA: 3 (1969, 1970, 1971)
NBA: 6 (1995, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2013, 2014)
Retired numbers4 (30, 31, 34, 35, 529)
Websitewww.nba.com/pacers
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Association
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The Indiana Pacers are an American professional basketball team based in Indianapolis. The Pacers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Central Division of the Eastern Conference. The team was founded in 1967 as an original member of the American Basketball Association (ABA) and became a member of the NBA in 1976 as a result of the ABA–NBA merger. They play their home games at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. The team is named after the state of Indiana's history with the Indianapolis 500's pace cars and with the harness racing industry.[8][9]

The Pacers have won three championships, in 1970, 1972, and 1973, all in the ABA. They also reached the ABA Finals in 1969 and 1975. The Pacers were NBA Eastern Conference Champions in 2000. The team has also won nine division titles.

Six Hall of Fame players–Reggie Miller, Chris Mullin, Alex English, Mel Daniels, Roger Brown, and George McGinnis—played with the Pacers for multiple seasons.[10] Hall of Famers Adrian Dantley, Gus Johnson, and Tim Hardaway also played for the Pacers. The franchise has multiple Hall of Fame coaches in Bobby "Slick" Leonard, Jack Ramsay, and Larry Brown. Furthermore, former Pacers inducted into international Halls of Fame include Reggie Miller, Detlef Schrempf, and Peja Stojaković in the FIBA Hall of Fame, Šarūnas Jasikevičius in the EuroLeague Hall of Fame, and Peja Stojaković in the HEBA Basketball Hall of Fame.

  1. ^ Montieth, Mark (August 14, 2014). "The Great Eight Home Openers in Franchise History". Pacers.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  2. ^ "Franchise History–NBA Advanced Stats". NBA.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  3. ^ "NBA.com/Stats–Indiana Pacers seasons". Stats.NBA.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
  4. ^ Hotchkiss, Wheat (July 28, 2017). "Pacers Unveil New Look for 2017–18 Season". Pacers.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
  5. ^ "Official Colors–Front Office" (PDF). 2022–23 Indiana Pacers Media Guide. NBA Properties, Inc. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  6. ^ "Indiana Pacers Reproduction and Usage Guideline Sheet". NBA Properties, Inc. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
  7. ^ "Indiana Pacers and Fishers-Based Spokenote Announce First-of-its-Kind Jersey Patch Partnership". NBA.com. January 3, 2024. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
  8. ^ "Origins of the Name "Pacers"". Pacers.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. July 18, 2014. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
  9. ^ Montieth, Mark (June 16, 2016). "What's in a Name? For the Pacers, Quite a Bit". Pacers.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
  10. ^ "Indiana Pacers Hall of Fame". Sports Reference. June 29, 2015. Retrieved June 29, 2015.

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