Team: Indiana Pacers
Sport: NBA Basketball
Background: The Indiana Pacers
are a National Basketball Association team
based in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Founded: 1967, as a member
of the American Basketball Association
Home Arena: Conseco Fieldhouse
Uniform colors: Navy blue
and Yellow
Logo design: A blue letter
"P" with a yellow basketball in
it.
ABA Championships: 1970,
1972, 1973
Franchise history:
The Indiana Pacers joined the NBA
for the 1976-77 season as one of four former
American Basketball Association franchises
to cross over when the two leagues merged.
The three-time ABA champions struggled from
the beginning in the NBA, posting only 1 winning
season in their first 13 NBA campaigns. After
a decade and a half of failure, the team finally
began to play .500 ball in the early 1990s.
By mid-decade, the Pacers had become one of
the Eastern Conference's top clubs. In 1998,
behind new coach - and Indiana native - Larry
Bird, the Pacers won 58 games and reached
the Eastern Conference Finals.
