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Best Indiana Pacers player of all-time from each Big 10 school

By Shawn Chambers

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - MARCH 10: The Big Ten logo on the court at Bankers Life Fieldhouse before the game between the Maryland Terrapins and the Iowa Hawkeyes on March 10, 2019 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by G Fiume/Maryland Terrapins/Getty Images)
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - MARCH 10: The Big Ten logo on the court at Bankers Life Fieldhouse before the game between the Maryland Terrapins and the Iowa Hawkeyes on March 10, 2019 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by G Fiume/Maryland Terrapins/Getty Images) /
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Best Indiana Pacers Player from Maryland: Len Elmore

Young basketball fans may know Len Elmore from his many years of calling college and NBA basketball on CBS. In his younger days, Elmore enjoyed a 10-year career as an ABA and NBA big man.

Despite being drafted 13th overall in the 1973 NBA Draft, he chose to sign with the Pacers in the ABA. After a strong showing in his rookie campaign, Elmore nearly doubled all of his statistical averages the following season to 14.6 points, 10.8 rebounds, 2.3 blocks, and 1.8 steals per outing.

An injury the following season limited Elmore to just six games and he was never able to return to form. Over five seasons in Indiana, he averaged 7.6 points, 6.7 rebounds, and 1.4 blocks per game.

Best Indiana Pacers Player from Michigan: Jalen Rose

A part of the heralded “Fab Five” Wolverine recruiting class, Rose spent his first two seasons in Denver before being traded to Indiana for Alex English. His scoring averaged improved each of his five full seasons in Indiana which began with 7.3 points in 1996-97.

He was a key contributor to helping the Pacers reach their only NBA Finals in 2000 after averaging 18.2 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 4.0 assists per game en route to the NBA Most Improved Player Award. His best season in the Circle City came a year later when he averaged 20.5 points, 6.0 assists, and 5.0 rebounds per game for a rebuilding Pacers squad.

Rose was traded away during the 2001-02 campaign for a haul that included Metta World Peace, Ron Mercer, Brad Miller, and Kevin Ollie. Over his 402 games played in Indiana, Rose averaged 14.2 points, 3.6 assists, and 3.4 rebounds. Immediately after retiring from the NBA, Rose joined the ABC/ESPN team and has appeared on various studio shows.

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