1978–79 Indiana Pacers season

NBA professional basketball team season March 2026 August 2023 November 2021 Indiana Pacers 1979 38 44 Midwest 3 8 Bobby Leonard Market Square Arena WTTV WIBC Did not qualify IND The 1978–79 Indiana Pacers season was Indiana's third season in the NBA and 12th season as a franchise. This would be the final season of the team in the Western Conference, as they switched to the Eastern Conference the next season.1978-79 Indiana Pacers Roster and Stats https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/IND/1979.html 2021-11-16 Basketball-Reference.com en Offseason Draft picks 1978 NBA draft This table only lists picks through the second round. Round Pick Player Position Nationality College 1 3 Rick Robey PF/C Kentucky 2 27 Wayne Radford SG Indiana Roster Indiana Pacers #2C3294 #FFFFFF #FCC624 #2C3294 42 Mike Bantom PF 6 9 200 St. Joseph's 10 Corky Calhoun SF 6 7 210 Penn 20 Brad Davis basketball PG 6 3 180 Maryland 16 Johnny Davis basketball, born 1955 PG 6 2 170 Dayton 40 James Edwards basketball C 7 0 225 Washington 41 Len Elmore C 6 9 220 Maryland 22 Alex English SF 6 7 190 South Carolina 24 Steve Green basketball SF 6 7 220 Indiana 25 Billy Knight SF 6 6 195 Pittsburgh 21 Wayne Radford basketball SG 6 3 205 Indiana 14 Ricky Sobers SG 6 3 198 UNLV Slick Leonard Jerry Oliver Regular season Season standings IND IND z - clinched division title y - clinched division title x - clinched playoff spot 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 gameJames Edwards basketballC82 82 2,546 693 92 60 109 1,366 31.0 8.5 1.1 .7 1.3 16.7Ricky SobersSG 81 2,825 301 450 138 23 1,404 34.9 3.7 5.6 1.7 .3 17.3Alex EnglishSF 81 2,696 655 271 70 78 1,299 33.3 8.1 3.3 .9 1.0 16.0Mike BantomPF 81 2,528 650 223 99 62 1,191 31.2 8.0 2.8 1.2 .8 14.7Corky CalhounSF 81 1,332 238 104 37 19 378 16.4 2.9 1.3 .5 .2 4.7Len ElmoreC 80 1,264 402 75 62 79 334 15.8 5.0 .9 .8 1.0 4.2Johnny Davis basketball, born 1955PG 79 2,971 191 453 95 22 1,444 37.6 2.4 5.7 1.2 .3 18.3Wayne Radford basketballSG 52 649 68 57 30 1 202 12.5 1.3 1.1 .6 .0 3.9Kevin Stacom†SG 44 571 61 77 14 1 183 13.0 1.4 1.8 .3 .0 4.2Rick Robey†C 43 849 254 53 25 12 370 19.7 5.9 1.2 .6 .3 8.6Billy Knight†SF 39 976 174 86 32 5 575 25.0 4.5 2.2 .8 .1 14.7Steve Green basketballSF 39 265 52 21 11 3 104 6.8 1.3 .5 .3 .1 2.7Brad Davis basketball†PG 22 233 16 43 14 2 59 10.6 .7 2.0 .6 .1 2.7 † 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 Category:Indiana Pacers seasons Indiana Indiana Pacers Indiana Pacers