The Indiana Pacers have retired five jerseys in franchise history. The organization has over 2,200 wins when you combine its ABA and NBA records, so there have been several great players who have suited up for Indy.
With that said, let's take a look at each player who has their jersey retired by the Pacers.
No. 30 George McGinnis
McGinnis played a total of 487 games for the Pacers franchise, with 314 of those coming in the ABA. He averaged 25.2 points per contest from 1972 to 1975 in the ABA.
Once he came back to Indiana when the team was in the NBA, McGinnis put up 9.4 points, 6.7 rebounds and 1.3 steals in 173 games. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2017.
No. 31 Reggie Miller
One of the greatest shooters of all time, Miller averaged 18.2 points, 3.0 boards and 3.0 assists during his illustrious career with the Pacers.
The sharpshooter shot 39.5 percent from 3 and made 2,560 shots from beyond the arc in 1,389 games — putting him in the Top 3 with the most triples in NBA history. Miller was named a Hall of Famer in 2012. He played in five All-Star Games during his run with Indiana.
No. 34 Mel Daniels
“Big Mel” never played in the NBA with the Pacers. However, he appeared in 479 games with the team during the ABA years and averaged 19.4 points and 16.0 rebounds.
Daniels won three ABA championships with Indiana. He also captured two ABA MVP trophies and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2012.
No. 35 Roger Brown
Another Pacers ABA legend, Brown averaged 18.0 points and 6.5 rebounds in 559 ABA games with Indiana.
He won three ABA titles and made the Hall of Fame in 2013.
No. 529 Slick Leonard
Leonard coached the Pacers to all three of their ABA championships. He’s the winningest coach in franchise history by a long shot.
Slick won a tremendous 529 games in the regular season and 69 in the playoffs. The Pacers' first ABA title came in 1970 when Leonard's crew took down the Los Angeles Stars in six games.
Indiana won back-to-back titles in ’72 and ’73 over the New York Nets and Kentucky Colonels, respectively.
Leonard was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2014 as a head coach.
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