1979–80 Indiana Pacers season

NBA professional basketball team season March 2026 August 2023 Indiana Pacers 1980 37 45 Central 5 9 Bobby Leonard Market Square Arena WTTV WNDE Did not qualify IND The 1979–80 Indiana Pacers season was Indiana's fourth season in the NBA and 13th season as a franchise. This was the team's first season in the Eastern Conference since joining the league, replacing the now-relocated Utah Jazz in the Central Division.1979-80 Indiana Pacers Offseason Draft picks 1979 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality College Roster Indiana Pacers 1979–80 #2C3294 #FFFFFF #FCC624 #2C3294 42 Mike Bantom F 6 9 200 1951–12–03 St. Joseph's 7 Dudley Bradley G/F 6 6 195 1957–03–19 North Carolina 16 Johnny Davis basketball, born 1955 G 6 2 170 1955–10–21 Dayton 40 James Edwards basketball C 7 0 225 1955–11–22 Washington 10 Joe Hassett G 6 5 180 1955-09-11 Providence 45 Clemon Johnson F/C 6 10 240 1956–09–12 Florida A&M 8 Mickey Johnson F 6 10 190 1952-08-31 Aurora 25 Billy Knight G/F 6 6 195 1952–06–09 Pittsburgh 5 John Kuester G 6 2 180 1955-02-06 North Carolina 30 George McGinnis F 6 8 235 1950-08-12 Indiana Bobby Leonard Regular season Season standings IND IND z - clinched division title y - clinched division title x - clinched playoff spot Game log Regular season Indiana Pacers 1980 #000080 #FFD700 Total: 37–45 (Home: 26–15; Road: 11–30) Indiana Pacers October yes #FFD700 #000080 5 0 0 6 |- | 2 | October 13, 1979 | Atlanta | W 115–101 | | | | Market Square Arena | 1–1 |- | 4 | October 17, 1979 | @ Houston | L 112–116 | | | | The Summit | 2–2 |- | 5 | October 18, 1979 | @ Atlanta | L 85–115 | | | | The Omni | 2–3 |- | 6 | October 20, 1979 | Boston | W 131–128 (OT) | | | | Market Square Arena | 3–3 |- | 8 | October 24, 1979 | @ Philadelphia | L 110–132 | | | | The Spectrum | 3–5 |- | 11 | October 31, 1979 | Houston | W 133–129 (OT) | | | | Market Square Arena | 5–6 Indiana Pacers November #FFD700 #000080 3 2 3 7 |- | 13 | November 3, 1979 | Philadelphia | L 114–120 (2OT) | | | | Market Square Arena | 5–8 |- | 18 | November 14, 1979 | @ Phoenix | L 100–104 | | | | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum | 8–10 |- | 20 | November 18, 1979 | @ Los Angeles | L 104–127 | | | | The Forum | 8–12 |- | 22 | November 23, 1979 | @ Boston | L 103–118 | | | | Boston Garden | 9–13 |- | 24 | November 26, 1979 | @ Philadelphia | L 112–113 | | | | The Spectrum | 10–14 |- | 25 | November 28, 1979 | Milwaukee | L 79–87 | | | | Market Square Arena | 10–15 Indiana Pacers December #FFD700 #000080 4 3 2 3 |- | 27 | December 1, 1979 | Boston | L 102–106 (OT) | | | | Market Square Arena | 11–16 |- | 31 | December 12, 1979 | Seattle | L 107–112 | | | | Market Square Arena | 14–27 |- | 35 | December 22, 1979 | Atlanta | W 130–110 | | | | Market Square Arena | 16–19 Indiana Pacers January #FFD700 #000080 6 3 3 4 |- | 39 | January 2, 1980 | Los Angeles | L 120–127 | | | | Market Square Arena | 17–22 |- | 40 | January 3, 1980 | @ Milwaukee | L 96–106 | | | | MECCA Arena | 17–23 |- | 43 | January 9, 1980 | @ Seattle | L 111–120 | | | | Kingdome | 18–25 |- | 52 | January 29, 1980 | Houston | W 133–112 | | | | Market Square Arena | 26–26 Indiana Pacers February #FFD700 #000080 4 4 1 3 |- | 55 | February 5, 1980 | Philadelphia | L 120–127 | | | | Market Square Arena | 26–29 |- | 57 | February 8, 1980 | @ Boston | L 108–130 | | | | Boston Garden | 27–30 |- | 64 | February 24, 1980 | Phoenix | L 105–113 | | | | Market Square Arena | 31–33 |- | 65 | February 26, 1980 | @ Houston | L 88–93 | | | | The Summit | 31–34 |- | 66 | February 27, 1980 | @ Atlanta | L 111–116 | | | | The Omni | 31–35 Indiana Pacers March #FFD700 #000080 4 3 2 7 |- | 69 | March 5, 1980 | @ Philadelphia | L 113–120 | | | | The Spectrum | 31–38 |- | 70 | March 7, 1980 | Atlanta | L 94–99 | | | | Market Square Arena | 31–39 |- | 72 | March 11, 1980 | Boston | W 114–108 | | | | Market Square Arena | 32–40 |- | 74 | March 14, 1980 | Philadelphia | W 104–94 | | | | Market Square Arena | 34–40 |- | 75 | March 16, 1980 | @ Atlanta | L 90–95 | | | | The Omni | 34–41 |- | 76 | March 18, 1980 | @ Boston | L 102–114 | | | | Hartford Civic Center | 34–42 |- | 79 | March 22, 1980 | @ Houston | L 110–125 | | | | The Summit | 35–44 |- | 82 | March 30, 1980 | Houston | L 106–121 | | | | Market Square Arena | 37–45 IND 1980 Player statistics Ragular season Player POS Position GP Games played GS Games starter MP Minutes played REB Rebounds AST Assists STL Steals BLK Blocks PTS Points MPG Minutes per game RPG Rebounds per game APG Assists per game SPG Steals per game BPG Blocks per game PPG Points per gameJohnny Davis basketball, born 1955PG82 82 2,912 226 440 110 23 1,300 35.5 2.8 5.4 1.3 .3 15.9James Edwards basketballC82 82 2,314 578 127 55 104 1,287 28.2 7.0 1.5 .7 1.3 15.7Mickey JohnsonPF82 2,647 681 344 153 112 1,566 32.3 8.3 4.2 1.9 1.4 19.1Dudley BradleySG82 2,027 223 252 211 48 688 24.7 2.7 3.1 2.6 .6 8.4Clemon JohnsonC 79 1,541 394 115 48 121 472 19.5 5.0 1.5 .6 1.5 6.0Mike BantomSF 77 2,330 456 279 85 49 908 30.3 5.9 3.6 1.1 .6 11.8Billy KnightSF 75 1,910 361 155 82 9 986 25.5 4.8 2.1 1.1 .1 13.1Joe HassettSG 74 1,135 94 104 46 8 523 15.3 1.3 1.4 .6 .1 7.1Alex English†SF 54 1,526 380 142 45 33 806 28.3 7.0 2.6 .8 .6 14.9George McGinnis†PF 28 784 237 112 32 6 369 28.0 8.5 4.0 1.1 .2 13.2John KuesterPG 24 100 14 16 7 1 29 4.2 .6 .7 .3 .0 1.2Phil Chenier†SG 23 380 35 47 15 10 124 16.5 1.5 2.0 .7 .4 5.4Ron Carter basketballSG 13 117 19 9 2 3 32 9.0 1.5 .7 .2 .2 2.5Tony ZenoSF 8 59 14 1 4 3 14 7.4 1.8 .1 .5 .4 1.8Corky CalhounSF 7 30 10 0 2 0 8 4.3 1.4 .0 .3 .0 1.1Brad Davis basketball†PG 5 43 2 5 3 0 7 8.6 .4 1.0 .6 .0 1.4 † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Pacers only. Awards and records Don Buse, NBA All-Defensive First Team References See also 1979-80 NBA season Category:Indiana Pacers seasons I Category:1979 in sports in Indiana Indiana