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.
Offseason
Draft picks
This table only lists picks through the second round. Round Pick Player Position Nationality College 1 3 Rick Robey PF/C 2 27 Wayne Radford SG
Roster
Regular season
Season standings
z - clinched division title y - clinched division title x - clinched playoff spot
Player statistics
Ragular season PlayerC82 82 2,546 693 92 60 109 1,366 31.0 8.5 1.1 .7 1.3 16.7SG 81 2,825 301 450 138 23 1,404 34.9 3.7 5.6 1.7 .3 17.3SF 81 2,696 655 271 70 78 1,299 33.3 8.1 3.3 .9 1.0 16.0PF 81 2,528 650 223 99 62 1,191 31.2 8.0 2.8 1.2 .8 14.7SF 81 1,332 238 104 37 19 378 16.4 2.9 1.3 .5 .2 4.7C 80 1,264 402 75 62 79 334 15.8 5.0 .9 .8 1.0 4.2PG 79 2,971 191 453 95 22 1,444 37.6 2.4 5.7 1.2 .3 18.3SG 52 649 68 57 30 1 202 12.5 1.3 1.1 .6 .0 3.9†SG 44 571 61 77 14 1 183 13.0 1.4 1.8 .3 .0 4.2†C 43 849 254 53 25 12 370 19.7 5.9 1.2 .6 .3 8.6†SF 39 976 174 86 32 5 575 25.0 4.5 2.2 .8 .1 14.7SF 39 265 52 21 11 3 104 6.8 1.3 .5 .3 .1 2.7†PG 22 233 16 43 14 2 59 10.6 .7 2.0 .6 .1 2.7
Awards and records Don Buse, NBA All-Defensive First Team
References