Market Square Arena Postcard

Market Square Arena Postcard

Market Square Arena was best known as the home of the Indiana Pacers of the ABA then NBA from 1974 to 1999. The first Pacers basketball game ever held in the arena was a preseason game against the Milwaukee Bucks; attendance was 16,929. The 1974–75 ABA season ended with the Colonels defeating the Pacers in the championship series, winning the ABA title in five games (4 wins to 1). The Pacers continued to play in Market Square Arena after they joined the NBA.

It was also the home of the Indianapolis Racers of the WHA from 1974 to 1979. 17-year-old Wayne Gretzky starred for the Racers in his first professional action before being traded to the Edmonton Oilers after a handful of games.

Other tenants include the indoor soccer Indiana Twisters of the CISL and hockey’s Indianapolis Checkers IHL and Indianapolis Ice IHL .

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Related Links

– 1975 ABA Finals Game 4 Indiana-Kentucky
– 1973 ABA Finals Game 6 (Second half)
– Gretzky, Indy & The WHA trailer
– WHA Racers highlights 1974-1979