1979–80 Indiana Pacers season

1979–80 Indiana Pacers season
Head coach	Bob Leonard
Arena	Market Square Arena
Results
Record	37–45 (.451)
Place	Division: 5th (Central) Conference: 9th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	DNQ
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1979-80 NBA season was Indiana's 4th season in the NBA and 13th season as a franchise.

Offseason

Draft picks

Main article: 1979 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College

Roster

Depth chart

Pos.	Starter	Bench	Reserve	Inactive
C	James Edwards	Clemon Johnson
PF	Mickey Johnson	George McGinnis
SF	Mike Bantom	Billy Knight	Alex English	Tony Zeno Corky Calhoun
SG	Dudley Bradley	Joe Hassett Phil Chenier	Ron Carter
PG	Johnny Davis	John Kuester	Brad Davis

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Atlanta Hawks	50	32	.610	–	32–9	18–23	21–9
x-Houston Rockets	41	41	.500	9	29–12	12–29	20–10
x-San Antonio Spurs	41	41	.500	9	27–14	14–27	14–16
Cleveland Cavaliers	37	45	.451	13	28–13	9–32	16–14
Indiana Pacers	37	45	.451	13	26–15	11–30	15–15
Detroit Pistons	16	66	.195	34	13–28	3–38	4–26

#	Eastern Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Boston Celtics	61	21	.744	–
2	y-Atlanta Hawks	50	32	.610	11
3	x-Philadelphia 76ers	59	23	.720	2
4	x-Houston Rockets	41	41	.500	20
5	x-San Antonio Spurs	41	41	.500	20
6	x-Washington Bullets	39	43	.476	22
7	New York Knicks	39	43	.476	22
8	Cleveland Cavaliers	37	45	.451	24
8	Indiana Pacers	37	45	.451	24
10	New Jersey Nets	34	48	.415	27
11	Detroit Pistons	16	66	.195	44

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Player statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

Awards and records

• Don Buse, NBA All-Defensive First Team

See also

• 1979-80 NBA season