Indiana Pacers (ABA)

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American Basketball Association team professional basketball team

The Indiana Pacers (ABA) were a successful professional basketball team in the American Basketball Association, known as one of the league’s premier franchises before joining the NBA.

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Observed surface forms (2)

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Indiana Pacers 49
Indiana Pacers, Inc. 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf American Basketball Association team ⓘ
professional basketball team ⓘ
basedIn Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America ⓘ
surface form: Indianapolis, Indiana
conference Western Division (ABA) ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
divisionTitle 1969–70 ABA season ⓘ
surface form: 1969–70 ABA Western Division

1970–71 ABA season ⓘ
surface form: 1970–71 ABA Western Division

1972–73 ABA Western Division ⓘ
1974–75 ABA Western Division ⓘ
foldedInLeague 1976 ⓘ
foundedBy group of Indianapolis investors ⓘ
headCoach Bobby Leonard ⓘ
historicalEra 1960s professional basketball ⓘ
1970s professional basketball ⓘ
homeArena Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum ⓘ
Market Square Arena ⓘ
jerseyFeature ABA red, white and blue basketball usage ⓘ
joinedLeague 1967 ⓘ
joinedNBA 1976 ⓘ
knownFor being one of the ABA’s premier franchises ⓘ
strong fan support in Indianapolis ⓘ
league American Basketball Association ⓘ
mergerContext American Basketball Association ⓘ
surface form: ABA–NBA merger
notableCoach Bobby Leonard ⓘ
notablePlayer Billy Keller ⓘ
Bob Netolicky ⓘ
Rex Walters ⓘ
surface form: Don Buse

Freddie Lewis ⓘ
George McGinnis ⓘ
Mel Daniels ⓘ
Roger Brown ⓘ
numberOfABATitles 3 ⓘ
owner Indiana Pacers (ABA) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Indiana Pacers, Inc.
reachedFinals 1969–70 ABA season ⓘ
1971–72 ABA season ⓘ
1972–73 ABA season ⓘ
1974–75 ABA season ⓘ
rival Kentucky Colonels ⓘ
Brooklyn Nets ⓘ
surface form: New York Nets

Utah Stars ⓘ
sport basketball ⓘ
successor Indiana Pacers (ABA) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Indiana Pacers
teamColors blue ⓘ
gold ⓘ
white ⓘ
wonChampionship 1969–70 ABA season ⓘ
1971–72 ABA season ⓘ
1972–73 ABA season ⓘ

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Gainbridge Fieldhouse → tenant → Indiana Pacers (ABA) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Indiana Pacers
Kentucky Colonels → wonFinalsAgainst → Indiana Pacers (ABA) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Indiana Pacers
Larry Bird → workedFor → Indiana Pacers (ABA) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Indiana Pacers