GENERAL
Arena: Conseco Field House
Capacity: 18,345
Built: 1999 / $183 M USD
Head office: 300 E. Market St., Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone: (317) 263-2100
Fax:
Website: www.pacers.com OR nba.com/pacers
E-Mail:
Radio flagship: 1070 WIBC-AM |
Local television:
Corporate partners/sponsors: Conseco, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Indianapolis Star, JP Morgan Chase, Marsh Supermarkets, PepsiCo, Verizon Wireless.
Mascot: Boomer
Established: 1967
Franchise ancestry: ABA expansion; joined NBA in 1976. |
BUSINESS OF WINNING
ATTENDANCE
2011-2012 COMING SOON
Home Dates: 41
Home Attendance Average: N/A
Home Attendance Drawing Capacity: N/A
Home Attendance Total: N/A
Home Attendance Rank: click here
for 2010-2011 rank
Team Marketing Report:
Average Ticket Cost & Fan Cost Index: click here
2010-'11 Estimated Gate Receipts: $45M USD
INDIANA MARKET
MARKET SIZE
City Population: 782,871
Metropolitan Area Population: 1,607,486
Greater Metro Area Population: 2,014,267
City size ranking: #13 in US / #13 in NBA
Metro area size ranking: #33 in US / #24 in NBA
Greater Metro area size ranking: #27 in US / #24 in NBA
Designated Market Area (DMA): 1,114,970 TV homes / 0.974% of US
DMA ranking: #25 in US / #28 in North America / #24 in NBA
Source: Nielsen 2008, US Census Bureau 2005 and 2007 |
FRANCHISE FINANCIALS
 OWNERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT
Owners: Herbert Simon, Melvin Simon
Acquisition date/price: 1983 / $11 M USD
General Manager: David Morway
Head Coach: Jim O’Brien
Stadium: Owned and operated by City of Indianapolis
Concessions: Levy Restaurants
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MARKET ECONOMICS
Economic Description: Traditional emphasis on government, industry and manufacturing has transitioned to high diversification, with emphasis on education, health care, finance and tourism, especially as a major convention and sports event host.
Major companies: Eli Lilly & Co., Brightpoint, Wellpoint, American United Life, Republic Airways, Teleconsumer Direct, Duke Realty, Clarian Health, Sallie Mae, Cook Corp, Rolls Royce, General Motors.
Notes: Host city for Indianapolis 500, one of the continent’s heritage motorsports events.
City per capita income (ranking): City of Indianapolis - $21,789 USD (#10 NBA)
Metro area per capita income (ranking): $38,980 USD (#70 US / #21 NBA)
State per capita income (ranking): $35,166 USD (#34 US / #23 NBA)
MARKET DEMOGRAPHICS
Ethnicity: Race – White 68.3%, Black 27.2%, Asian 1.9%, Aboriginal 0.7%, Other 6.4%; Hispanic of any race: 6.6%.
Language: Approximately 93% English.
Median Age: 34 years.
Political Leadership: Mayor of Indianapolis – Gregory A. Ballard (Republican); Governor of Indiana – Mitch Daniels (R); U.S. Senators – Richard Lugar (R), Evan Bayh (D); U.S. Representatives – Five Democrat, four Republican: Peter Visclosky (D), Joe Donnelly (D), Mark E. Souder (R), Steve Buyer (R), Dan Burton (R), Mike Pence (R), Andre Carson (D), Brad Ellsworth (D), Baron Hill (D).
Source: Team Marketing Report, ESPN.com, Forbes.com and TheSportMarket.biz
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