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1979–80 Indiana Pacers season

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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.[1]

Head coachBobby Leonard
ArenaMarket Square Arena
Record37–45 (.451)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Central)
Conference: 9th (Eastern)
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1979–80 Indiana Pacers season
Head coachBobby Leonard
ArenaMarket Square Arena
Results
Record37–45 (.451)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Central)
Conference: 9th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
TelevisionWTTV
RadioWNDE
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Offseason

Draft picks

Main article: 1979 NBA draft
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Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
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Roster

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1979–80 Indiana Pacers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
F 42 Mike Bantom 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1951–12–03 Saint Joseph's
G/F 7 Dudley Bradley 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1957–03–19 North Carolina
G 16 Johnny Davis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1955–10–21 Dayton
C 40 James Edwards 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1955–11–22 Washington
G 10 Joe Hassett 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1955-09-11 Providence
F/C 45 Clemon Johnson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1956–09–12 Florida A&M
F 8 Mickey Johnson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1952-08-31 Aurora
G/F 25 Billy Knight 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1952–06–09 Pittsburgh
G 5 John Kuester 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1955-02-06 North Carolina
F 30 George McGinnis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1950-08-12 Indiana
Head coach

Bobby Leonard

Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured
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Regular season

Season standings

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Central Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Atlanta Hawks 5032.610–32–918–2321–9
x-Houston Rockets 4141.500929–1212–2920–10
x-San Antonio Spurs 4141.500927–1414–2714–16
Cleveland Cavaliers 3745.4511328–139–3216–14
Indiana Pacers 3745.4511326–1511–3015–15
Detroit Pistons 1666.1953413–283–384–26
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Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Boston Celtics6121.744–
2 y-Atlanta Hawks5032.61011
3 x-Philadelphia 76ers5923.7202
4 x-Houston Rockets4141.50020
5 x-San Antonio Spurs4141.50020
6 x-Washington Bullets3943.47622
7 New York Knicks3943.47622
8 Cleveland Cavaliers3745.45124
8 Indiana Pacers3745.45124
10 New Jersey Nets3448.41527
11 Detroit Pistons1666.19544
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z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Game log

Regular season

More information 1979–80 game log Total: 37–45 (Home: 26–15; Road: 11–30), Game ...
1979–80 game log
Total: 37–45 (Home: 26–15; Road: 11–30)
October: 5–6 (home: 5–0; road: 0–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
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
November: 6–9 (home: 3–2; road: 3–7)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
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
December: 6–6 (home: 4–3; road: 2–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
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
January: 9–7 (home: 6–3; road: 3–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
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
February: 5–7 (home: 4–4; road: 1–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
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
March: 6–10 (home: 4–3; road: 2–7)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
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
1979–80 schedule
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Player statistics

Ragular season

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Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Johnny DavisPG 82822,912226440110231,30035.52.85.41.3.315.9
James EdwardsC 82822,314578127551041,28728.27.01.5.71.315.7
Mickey JohnsonPF 822,6476813441531121,56632.38.34.21.91.419.1
Dudley BradleySG 822,0272232522114868824.72.73.12.6.68.4
Clemon JohnsonC 791,5413941154812147219.55.01.5.61.56.0
Mike BantomSF 772,330456279854990830.35.93.61.1.611.8
Billy KnightSF 751,91036115582998625.54.82.11.1.113.1
Joe HassettSG 741,1359410446852315.31.31.4.6.17.1
Alex English†SF 541,526380142453380628.37.02.6.8.614.9
George McGinnis†PF 2878423711232636928.08.54.01.1.213.2
John KuesterPG 24100141671294.2.6.7.3.01.2
Phil Chenier†SG 233803547151012416.51.52.0.7.45.4
Ron CarterSG 1311719923329.01.5.7.2.22.5
Tony ZenoSF 85914143147.41.8.1.5.41.8
Corky CalhounSF 7301002084.31.4.0.3.01.1
Brad Davis†PG 543253078.6.41.0.6.01.4
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  • † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Pacers only.

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