Austin Croshere played 540 Games and the first nine seasons of his career in the National Basketball Association with the Indiana Pacers.  Playing at Power Forward, the former Providence Friar rarely started but was an excellent role player who fought for every bucket. 

Darnell Hillman was not the best Pacer during their days in the ABA, but for many, he was the one that their fans may have remembered the most.

The first ten seasons of Myles Turner's career was with the Indiana Pacers, and at times he was under the radar, unless you were pating attention to strong defense and elite blocking.

Chosen 11^th Overall in 2015 from the University of Texas, Turner was a Second Team All-Rookie and averaged 10.3 Points per Game.  After his rookie year, Turner has never had a season since where he dipped below 12 Points per Game, but he has grown his Rebounding and Blocking numbers since his rookie year.  In 2018-19, Turner would lead the NBA in Blocks per Game (2.7), and as would do so again in 2020/21 with 3.4.   In eight of his ten years as a Pacer, Turner was in the top ten in Blocks per Game, and though his rebounding numbers were a little low for a Center, his point production increased in his last three years in the Hoosier State with at least 15 Points per Game.

In 2024-25, Turner was instrumental in bringing Indiana to the NBA Finals, but they fell to the Oklahoma City Thunder.  He departed the Pacers for the Milwaukee Bucks, and left behind ten good years in the paint.

Bill Keller would be drafted from Purdue by the Milwaukee Bucks in the 7^th Round in 1969, but he had a much better chance playing in the ABA, and he would sign with the Indiana Pacers of the ABA.