Indiana Pacers Regular Season Rosters
1981-1982 Indiana Pacers Regular Season Roster
Player | Pos | HT | WT | YOS | Pre-Draft Team | Draft Status | Nationality |
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Mike Bantom | FC | 6-9 | 200 | 8 | Saint Francis of Assisi College | 1973 Rnd 1 Pick 8 | United States |
Don Buse | G | 6-4 | 190 | 5 | Evansville | 1972 Rnd 3 Pick 4 | United States |
Butch Carter | G | 6-5 | 180 | 1 | Indiana | 1980 Rnd 2 Pick 14 | United States |
Johnny Davis | G | 6-2 | 170 | 5 | Dayton | 1976 Rnd 2 Pick 5 | United States |
Clemon Johnson | FC | 6-10 | 240 | 3 | Florida A&M | 1978 Rnd 2 Pick 22 | United States |
George Johnson | FC | 6-7 | 210 | 3 | St. John's | 1978 Rnd 1 Pick 12 | United States |
Billy Knight | GF | 6-6 | 195 | 5 | Pittsburgh | 1974 Rnd 2 Pick 3 | United States |
George McGinnis | PF | 6-8 | 235 | 6 | Indiana | 1973 Rnd 2 Pick 4 | United States |
Louis Orr | F | 6-8 | 175 | 1 | Syracuse | 1980 Rnd 2 Pick 6 | United States |
Tom Owens | FC | 6-10 | 215 | 5 | South Carolina | 1971 Rnd 4 Pick 7 | United States |
Jerry Sichting | G | 6-1 | 168 | 2 | Purdue | 1979 Rnd 4 Pick 16 | United States |
Raymond Townsend | SG | 6-3 | 175 | 2 | UCLA | 1978 Rnd 1 Pick 22 | United States |
Herb Williams | C | 6-10 | 242 | 0 | Ohio State | 1981 Rnd 1 Pick 14 | United States |
1981-1982 Indiana Depth Chart
PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
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Starters | J. Davis | D. Buse | L. Orr | C. Johnson | H. Williams |
Rotation | J. Sichting | B. Knight | T. Owens | ||
Rotation | B. Carter | G. McGinnis | |||
Rotation | G. Johnson |
1981-1982 Central Division Standings
Rank | Team | Record | GB |
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1 | Milwaukee Bucks | 55-27 | - |
2 | Atlanta Hawks | 42-40 | 13 |
3 | Detroit Pistons | 39-43 | 16 |
4 | Indiana Pacers | 35-47 | 20 |
5 | Chicago Bulls | 34-48 | 21 |
6 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 15-67 | 40 |
1981-1982 Indiana Season Stat Leaders
Player | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV |
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Johnny Davis | 82 | 32.5 | 17.0 | 2.2 | 4.2 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 2.3 |
Billy Knight | 81 | 22.3 | 12.3 | 3.2 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
Herb Williams | 82 | 27.8 | 11.5 | 7.4 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 1.7 |
Louis Orr | 80 | 24.4 | 11.5 | 4.1 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.7 |
Don Buse | 82 | 30.8 | 9.7 | 2.7 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 1.2 |
Tom Owens | 74 | 21.6 | 10.5 | 5.0 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.9 |
Clemon Johnson | 79 | 25.1 | 9.5 | 7.2 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 1.7 |
Mike Bantom | 39 | 26.6 | 11.7 | 5.5 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 2.2 |
Butch Carter | 75 | 13.8 | 5.9 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
George McGinnis | 76 | 17.6 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 1.7 |
George Johnson | 59 | 12.2 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.2 |
Jerry Sichting | 51 | 15.7 | 4.2 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
Raymond Townsend | 14 | 6.8 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
1981-1982 Indiana Pacers Roster Composition
Selected via Draft |
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Louis Orr was selected as the #6 pick in the Second Round of the 1980 NBA Draft by the Indiana Pacers. Louis Orr signed a multi-year contract with the Indiana Pacers on September 1, 1980. Herb Williams was selected as the #14 pick in the First Round of the 1981 NBA Draft by the Indiana Pacers. Herb Williams signed a multi-year contract with the Indiana Pacers on July 1, 1981. |
Acquired via Trade |
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Don Buse was acquired in a trade by the Indiana Pacers from the Phoenix Suns on November 25, 1980. Butch Carter was acquired in a trade by the Indiana Pacers from the Los Angeles Lakers on October 15, 1981. Johnny Davis was acquired in a trade by the Indiana Pacers from the Portland Trail Blazers on June 7, 1978. Johnny Davis re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Indiana Pacers on September 1, 1979. Clemon Johnson was acquired in a trade by the Indiana Pacers from the Portland Trail Blazers on October 9, 1979. George Johnson was acquired in a trade by the Indiana Pacers from the Milwaukee Bucks on September 11, 1980. Billy Knight was acquired in a trade by the Indiana Pacers from the Boston Celtics on January 16, 1979. Billy Knight re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Indiana Pacers on September 1, 1980. George McGinnis was acquired in a trade by the Indiana Pacers from the Denver Nuggets on February 1, 1980. Tom Owens was acquired in a trade by the Indiana Pacers from the Portland Trail Blazers on June 5, 1981. |
Acquired via Free Agency |
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Jerry Sichting signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Indiana Pacers on October 9, 1980. |
1981-1982 Indiana Pacers Front Office
Staff Member | Position | Start Season | Previous Job |
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Sam Nassi | Owner | 1979-1980 | N/A |
Jack McKinney | Head Coach | 1980-1981 | Head Coach (Los Angeles Lakers, 1979 to 1980) |
Robert Salyers | General Manager | 1981-1982 | N/A |