Indiana Pacers facts for kids
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| Conference | Eastern | ||||
| Division | Central | ||||
| Founded | 1967 | ||||
| History | Indiana Pacers 1967–1976 (ABA) 1976–present (NBA) |
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| Arena | Bankers Life Fieldhouse | ||||
| Location | Indianapolis, Indiana | ||||
| Team colors | Navy blue, gold, cool gray |
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| Main sponsor | Motorola | ||||
| President | Kevin Pritchard | ||||
| General manager | Chad Buchanan | ||||
| Head coach | Nate McMillan | ||||
| Ownership | Herbert Simon | ||||
| Affiliation(s) | Fort Wayne Mad Ants | ||||
| Championships | 3 ABA: 3 (1970, 1972, 1973) NBA: 0 |
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| Conference titles | 1 (2000) | ||||
| Division titles | 9 ABA: 3 (1969, 1970, 1971) NBA: 6 (1995, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2013, 2014) |
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| Retired numbers | 5 (30, 31, 34, 35, 529) | ||||
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The Indiana Pacers are an American professional basketball team based in Indianapolis. The Pacers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) 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 (ABA) 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 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..
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Reggie Miller played his entire 18-year Hall of Fame career with the Pacers.
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Danny Granger led the team in scoring for five consecutive seasons
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Paul George with the Pacers in 2014
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Frank Vogel was the Pacers' head coach from 2011 to 2016
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Bankers Life Fieldhouse in 2012.
