From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
The 1978–79 NBA season was Indiana's third season in the NBA and 12th season as a franchise.[1]
Offseason[edit]
Draft picks[edit]
This table only lists picks through the second round.
Players
|
Coaches
|
Pos.
|
No.
|
Name
|
Height
|
Weight
|
DOB
|
From
|
PF
|
42
|
Bantom, Mike
|
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
|
200 lb (91 kg)
|
|
Saint Joseph's
|
SF
|
10
|
Calhoun, Corky
|
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
|
210 lb (95 kg)
|
|
Penn
|
PG
|
20
|
Davis, Brad
|
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
|
180 lb (82 kg)
|
|
Maryland
|
PG
|
16
|
Davis, Johnny
|
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
|
170 lb (77 kg)
|
|
Dayton
|
C
|
40
|
Edwards, James
|
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
|
225 lb (102 kg)
|
|
Washington
|
C
|
41
|
Elmore, Len
|
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
|
220 lb (100 kg)
|
|
Maryland
|
SF
|
22
|
English, Alex
|
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
|
190 lb (86 kg)
|
|
South Carolina
|
SF
|
24
|
Green, Steve
|
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
|
220 lb (100 kg)
|
|
Indiana
|
SF
|
25
|
Knight, Billy
|
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
|
195 lb (88 kg)
|
|
Pittsburgh
|
SG
|
21
|
Radford, Wayne
|
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
|
205 lb (93 kg)
|
|
Indiana
|
SG
|
14
|
Sobers, Ricky
|
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
|
198 lb (90 kg)
|
|
UNLV
|
|
- Head coach
- Assistant coach(es)
- Legend
- (DP) Unsigned draft pick
- (FA) Free agent
- (S) Suspended
- Injured
|
Regular season[edit]
Season standings[edit]
- z - clinched division title
- y - clinched division title
- x - clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents[edit]
1978-79 NBA Records
|
Team
|
ATL
|
BOS
|
CHI
|
CLE
|
DEN
|
DET
|
GSW
|
HOU
|
IND
|
KCK
|
LAL
|
MIL
|
NJN
|
NOJ
|
NYK
|
PHI
|
PHO
|
POR
|
SAS
|
SDC
|
SEA
|
WAS
|
Atlanta
|
— |
2–2 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
1–3 |
3–1 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
3–0 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
2–1 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
1–3 |
2–2
|
Boston
|
2–2 |
— |
1–2 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
2–1 |
1–3 |
3–1 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
0–4 |
1–3 |
0–4 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
0–4
|
Chicago
|
1–3 |
2–1 |
— |
1–3 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
0–4 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
4–0 |
0–3 |
0–4 |
0–4 |
1–3
|
Cleveland
|
1–3 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
— |
1–2 |
1–3 |
2–1 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
0–4 |
0–4 |
0–4 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
0–4
|
Denver
|
1–3 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
2–1 |
— |
2–2 |
4–0 |
1–3 |
3–1 |
1–3 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
4–0 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
0–3 |
3–1 |
1–3 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
1–3
|
Detroit
|
1–3 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
— |
1–3 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
2–1 |
0–4 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
0–4 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
0–3 |
1–3
|
Golden State
|
3–1 |
1–2 |
1–3 |
1–2 |
0–4 |
3–1 |
— |
2–2 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
3–1 |
2–2
|
Houston
|
1–3 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
— |
0–4 |
3–1 |
2–1 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
4–0 |
4–0 |
0–4 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
2–1 |
2–2 |
2–2
|
Indiana
|
3–1 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
4–0 |
— |
1–3 |
0–4 |
2–2 |
1–2 |
2–1 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
1–3 |
0–4 |
1–3
|
Kansas City
|
2–2 |
3–1 |
4–0 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
3–1 |
— |
2–2 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
2–1 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
3–0
|
Los Angeles
|
3–1 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
1–2 |
4–0 |
2–2 |
— |
3–1 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
3–0 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
2–2
|
Milwaukee
|
0–3 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
1–2 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
— |
2–2 |
3–1 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
1–3
|
New Jersey
|
2–2 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
0–4 |
4–0 |
3–1 |
1–3 |
2–1 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
— |
3–1 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
3–0 |
2–2 |
0–4 |
2–2 |
0–4 |
1–3
|
New Orleans
|
2–2 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
0–4 |
1–2 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
— |
2–2 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
0–4 |
0–3 |
0–4
|
New York
|
2–2 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
3–1 |
1–3 |
0–4 |
2–2 |
1–2 |
0–3 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
— |
2–2 |
0–4 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
1–3
|
Philadelphia
|
2–2 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
3–0 |
3–1 |
1–3 |
4–0 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
— |
1–3 |
1–2 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
1–3 |
3–1
|
Phoenix
|
1–2 |
4–0 |
3–1 |
4–0 |
1–3 |
4–0 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
0–3 |
3–1 |
4–0 |
3–1 |
— |
3–1 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
1–3
|
Portland
|
2–2 |
3–1 |
0–4 |
4–0 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
2–1 |
1–3 |
— |
2–1 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
3–1
|
San Antonio
|
1–3 |
4–0 |
3–0 |
4–0 |
1–3 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
4–0 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
1–2 |
— |
4–0 |
2–2 |
1–3
|
San Diego
|
1–3 |
3–1 |
4–0 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
1–2 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
4–0 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
0–4 |
— |
2–2 |
0–3
|
Seattle
|
3–1 |
2–2 |
4–0 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
3–0 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
4–0 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
4–0 |
3–0 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
— |
2–2
|
Washington
|
2–2 |
4–0 |
3–1 |
4–0 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
0–3 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
4–0 |
3–1 |
1–3 |
3–1 |
1–3 |
3–1 |
3–0 |
2–2 |
—
|
Awards and records[edit]
References[edit]
|
---|
|
1960s | |
---|
1970s | |
---|
1980s | |
---|
1990s | |
---|
2000s | |
---|
2010s | |
---|
2020s | |
---|
|