Indiana Pacers: Best player all-time from each ACC Program

Best Indiana Pacers player from Notre Dame: Troy Murphy

A nightly double-double threat, Troy Murphy came to Indiana via trade in January of 2007 along with Mike Dunleavy Jr. for a package that included Al Harrington and Stephen Jackson. Ironically, Golden State had selected him in the 2001 NBA Draft with a pick sent by the Pacers for Jeff Foster two years earlier.

Murphy played for Indiana during a four-year playoff drought but was one of the team’s best players averaging 13.3 points and 9.2 rebounds over 262 games. He was also an outside threat attempting an average of nearly four shots beyond the three-point line and knocking down 35 percent of his attempts.

In a part of a four-team trade, Murphy was sent to the Nets before the 2010-11 season while the Pacers received Darren Collison and James Posey.

Best Indiana Pacers player from Pitt: Billy Knight

The college All-American played his first professional season with the Pacers in the ABA in 1974-75. He started his career strong with 17.1 points per game and 7.9 rebounds per game during his rookie season. Billy Knight made the All-Star team the next two seasons with scoring averages of a career-high 28.1 and 26.6 points per night. He also averaged a double-double during his second season with 10.1 rebounds per game.

He was traded before the 1977-78 season for a package that included Adrian Dantley. Knight returned to the Circle City via trade before the following season and remained for the next four seasons. After his eight seasons in Indy, Knight owns the third-most career points in franchise history.

His 11-year career ended with 16.9 points and 5.3 rebounds per game averages and eventually became the general manager of the Atlanta Hawks.