Indiana Pacers

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Indiana Pacers
First Season
1967-68
Team History
Indiana Pacers (1967-present)
Conference/Division
National Basketball Association (1976-present)
  • Eastern Conference (1979–present)
    • Central Division (1979–present)
  • Western Conference (1976-79)
    • Midwest Division (1976-79)

American Basketball Association (1967-76)

  • Western Division (1970-75)
  • Eastern Division (1967-70)
Venue
Bankers Life Fieldhouse (1999-present)
Market Square Arena (1974-99)
Indiana State Fair Coliseum (1967-74)
Key People
Players • Head Coaches • Executives


The Indiana Pacers are an American professional basketball team based in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Pacers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Central Division. The Pacers were established in 1967 as a member of the American Basketball Association (ABA) and became a member of the NBA in 1976 as a result of the ABA-NBA merger. The team is named after the state of Indiana's history with the Indianapolis 500's pace cars and with the harness racing industry.

Publications

Home programs by season

Season/Date Type Opponent Venue
1960s
1968-69 Regular Season n/a Indiana State Fair Coliseum
ABA Finals Oakland Oaks Indiana State Fair Coliseum
1969-70 Regular Season n/a Indiana State Fair Coliseum
Postseason Carolina Cougars Indiana State Fair Coliseum
1970s
1970-71 Regular Season Memphis Pros Indiana State Fair Coliseum
March 18, 1973 Regular Season Virginia Squires Indiana State Fair Coliseum
1973-74 Regular Season n/a Indiana State Fair Coliseum
1974-75 Exhibition Milwaukee Bucks Market Square Arena
Postseason San Antonio Spurs Market Square Arena
ABA Finals Kentucky Colonels Market Square Arena
1975-76 Regular Season n/a Market Square Arena
1976-77 Regular Season n/a Market Square Arena
1990s
1999-2000 NBA Finals Los Angeles Lakers Staples Center, Conseco Fieldhouse
2010s
January 14, 2014 Regular Season Sacramento Kings Bankers Life Fieldhouse

Media guides and yearbooks by season

Media guides

1960s 1968-69 • 1969-70
1970s 1970-71 • 1971-72 • 1972-73 • 1973-74 • 1974-75 • 1976-77 • 1977-78 • 1978-79 • 1979-80
1980s 1982-83 • 1983-84 • 1984-85 • 1985-86 • 1987-88 • 1989-90
1990s 1990-91 • 1996-97
2020s 2020-21 • 2021-22

Yearbooks

1970s 1971-72
1990s 1991-92 • 1994-95
2010s 2015-16 • 2019-20
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American Basketball Association
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Seasons 1967-68 • 1968-69 • 1969-70 • 1970-71 • 1971-72 • 1972-73 • 1973-74 • 1974-75 • 1975-76
Venues Civic Arena • Dallas Memorial Auditorium • Denver Auditorium Arena • Freedom Hall • Golden Hall • Hampton Roads Coliseum • Island Garden • Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum • Long Island Arena • Louisville Convention Center • Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena • McNichols Sports Arena • Metropolitan Sports Center • Mid-South Coliseum • Moody Coliseum • Salt Palace • St. Louis Arena • Tarrant County Convention Center • Teaneck Armory
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