The Indiana Pacers are an American professional basketball team based in Indianapolis. The Pacers compete in the National Basketball Association as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Central Division. The Pacers were first established in 1967 as a member of the American Basketball Association and became a member of the NBA in 1976 as a result of the ABA–NBA merger. They play their home games at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. The team is named after the state of Indiana's history with the Indianapolis 500's pace cars and with the harness racing industry. The Pacers have won three championships, all in the ABA. The Pacers were NBA Eastern Conference champions in 2000. The team has won nine division titles. Six Hall of Fame players – Reggie Miller, Chris Mullin, Alex English, Mel Daniels, Roger Brown, and George McGinnis – played with the Pacers for multiple seasons.
Conference | Eastern |
Division | Central |
Founded | 1967 |
History | Indiana Pacers, 1967–1976 (ABA), 1976–present (NBA) |
Arena | Bankers Life Fieldhouse |
Location | Indianapolis, Indiana |
Team colors | Navy blue, gold, cool gray |
Main sponsor | Motorola |
President | Kevin Pritchard |
General manager | Chad Buchanan |
Head coach | Rick Carlisle |
Ownership | Herbert Simon |
Affiliation(s) | Fort Wayne Mad Ants |
Championships | 3, ABA: 3 (1970, 1972, 1973), NBA: 0 |
Conference titles | 1 (2000) |
Division titles | 9, ABA: 3 (1969, 1970, 1971), NBA: 6 (1995, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2013, 2014) |
Retired numbers | 5 (30, 31, 34, 35, 529) |
About Indiana Pacers
Formed in the ABA where the franchise won three titles in the 1970s, the team reached the 2000 NBA Finals.
Achievement of Indiana Pacers
The team made playoff runs three straight years from 2012 to 2014 behind star forward Paul George, but all three years they were defeated by LeBron James and the Miami Heat.
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Latest information about Indiana Pacers updated on July 28 2021.