Our All-Time Top 50 Indiana Pacers have been revised to reflect the 2023-24 Season
Yes, we know that this is taking a while!
As many of you know, we at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the top 50 of each major North American sports team. That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists and consistently look to update them when necessary and based on necessity. As such, we are delighted to present our post-2023-24 revision of our top 50 Indiana Pacers.
As for all of our top 50 players in basketball, we look at the following:
1. Advanced Statistics.
2. Traditional statistics and how they finished in the National Basketball Association.
3. Playoff accomplishments.
4. Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles that are not reflected in a stat sheet.
Last year, Indiana continued to improve by making it to the Eastern Championship Finals. There were no new entrants, but three elevations.
As always, we present our top five, which saw no changes:
1. Reggie Miller
2. Mel Daniels
3. George McGinnis
4. Roger Brown
5. Billy Knight
You can find the entire list here.
Veteran Center Myles Turner moved to #12 from #17.
Tyrese Haliburton, who was a Third-Team All-NBA Player last season, vaults to #24 from #47.
T.J. McConnell jumped to #41 from #50.
We thank you for your continued support of our lists on Notinhalloffame.com.
RIP: George McGinnis
The Indiana Pacers lost a legend today.
George McGinnis, 73, passed away following the complications from a cardiac arrest he suffered recently.
A former Indiana Mr. Basketball and star at the University of Indiana, McGinnis left college early and signed with the Indiana Pacers of the ABA where he became an instant star. An All-ABA Rookie, McGinnis played a vital role in Indiana’s ABA Championship that year. McGinnis then anchored the team to their second straight title, winning the ABA Playoff MVP in the process. The Pacers did not win another title with McGinnis, but in those years, he was a First Team All-ABA Selection and won the league’s scoring title.
In 1975, McGinnis’ contract with Indiana ended, and he joined the team that drafted him in the NBA, the Philadelphia 76ers. There, he was a two-time All-Star, and a First Team All-NBA and Second Team All-NBA Selection. McGinnis was traded to Denver in 1978 where he was again an All-Star, but was traded back home to Indiana the following season where he would conclude his career.
McGinnis was named to the ABA All-Time Team, had his number retired by the Pacers and was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2017 and the University of Indiana Athletic Hall of Fame in 2023.
We here at Notinhllloffame.com would like to extend our condolences to the fans, friends and family of George McGinnis.
Our All-Time Top 50 Indiana Pacers have been updated to reflect the 2022-23 Season
Yes, we know that this is taking a while!
As many of you know, we here at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the 50 of each major North American sports team. That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists out and we always consistently look to update them when we can and based on necessity. As such, we are very happy to present our post 2022/23 revision of our top 50 Indiana Pacers.
As for all of our top 50 players in basketball we look at the following:
1. Advanced Statistics.
2. Traditional statistics and how they finished in the National Basketball Association.
3. Playoff accomplishments.
4. Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles not reflected in a stat sheet.
Last year, Indiana again failed to make the playoffs but we have two new entrants and one elevation nevertheless.
As always, we present our top five, which was not affected by the last season:
2. Mel Daniels
4. Roger Brown
5. Billy Knight
You can find the entire list here.
Myles Turner advanced two spots to #17.
The two new entries are Tyrese Haliburton and T.J. McConnell who debut at #47 and #50 respectively.
We welcome your input and comments and as always, we thank you for your support.
3. George McGinnis
After playing one year at the University of Indiana, George McGinnis would sign with the ABA's Indiana Pacers, who would sign underclassmen, whereas the NBA did not at the time. The "Baby Bull" had a good rookie season where the Power Forward was a starter on the Pacers' 1972 Championship Team, but it was, but in 1972-73 he would go to his first of three straight ABA All-Star Games while averaging 27.6 Points per Game and was the Playoff MVP on Indiana’s 1973 repeat win.
Tracy McGrady headlines the 2017 Basketball HOF Class
For us, the headliner is Tracy McGrady, the seven time All Star who had had prolific runs with the Orlando Magic and the Houston Rockets. McGrady was a two time scoring champion and would score more than 20 Points per Game eight years in a row. Notably, T-Mac would be named an All NBA player seven times. This was his first year of eligibility.
Collegiately speaking, the big name is Bill Self, the Head Coach of Kansas, who has an overall record of 623 and 192. He would take the Jayhawks to the National Championship in 2012.
Rebecca Lobo headlines the women’s side of the ledger. Lobo was a star of the University of Connecticut team that won the NCAA Title in 1995 and went 35 and 0. She would go on to the WNBA and was an All Star in 1999.
Lobo is joined by Muffet McGraw, the Head Coach for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish’ women’s team since 1987. She would take her team to the NCAA Title in 2001.
The recently deceased Jerry Krause was also chosen. Krause was the owner of the Chicago Bulls team that ran roughshod through the NBA in the 1990’s winning six titles.
Representing the ABA is two time ABA Champion, George McGinnis. The former Indiana Hoosier was the ABA MVP in 1975 and after the merge with the NBA would make three All Star Games there.
The class is rounded out by High School Coach Bob Hughes, former NCAA Vice President Tom Jernstedt, European player, Nikos Galis and Zach Clayton and Mannie Jackson of the Harlem Globetrotters.
We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate this latest class and we will again begin work on our Notinhalloffame.com Basketball list.