A member of the Indiana Pacers for all thirteen of his seasons in the National Basketball Association, Jeff Foster arrived from Texas State in 1999 as the 19^th Overall Pick in 1999.  Playing at Center, Foster played 764 Games and started 345 of them.  While he never averaged more than 27 Minutes per Game, he was a tough on the court player who was a tenacious rebounder, especially on the offensive side of the ball.  Foster would lead the NBA twice in Offensive Rebound Percentage (2006-07 & 2007-08), and as of this writing is fifth in that stat all-time.  He is also 13^th all-time in Rebounding Percentage.

The Chairman and Vinny Lospinuso look back at the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2020.

Signing with the Indiana Pacers after a good college career at Davidson, Don Buse would emerge as one of the best defensive Guards of the mid to late 70s.  Buse was a role player as a rookie on Indiana's 1973 ABA Championship Team, and he would see more playing time when Freddie Lewis was traded to the Memphis Sounds.  Buse was the best Guard when it came to putting the rock in the bucket, but he was an excellent distributor and was a gem on defense.  In the last two seasons of the ABA’s existence, Buse was a First Team All-ABA Selection, and in the latter year, he was an ABA All-Star and a Second Team All-ABA Selection.  Not only that, Buse would lead the league in Steals and Assists.

An original Indiana Pacer, Bob Netolicky, signed with the new team as opposed to the San Diego Rockets, who chose him in the Second Round.