1988–89 Indiana Pacers season

The 1988–89 NBA season was Indiana's 13th season in the NBA and 22nd season as a franchise.[1] Despite finishing with a 38–44 record the previous season, the Pacers had the second overall pick in the 1988 NBA draft, and selected Dutch center Rik Smits out of Marist College.[2] The Pacers went through four different head coaches this season; head coach Jack Ramsay resigned after an 0–7 start, then after two games under interim coach Mel Daniels, and 20 games under interim George Irvine, the team hired Dick Versace as their new coach. At midseason, the team traded Wayman Tisdale to the Sacramento Kings for LaSalle Thompson and Randy Wittman,[3] and dealt Herb Williams to the Dallas Mavericks for Detlef Schrempf.[4] The Pacers finished last place in the Central Division with a 28–54 record.[5]

1988–89 Indiana Pacers season
Head coach
General managerDonnie Walsh
Owner(s)Herbert Simon
ArenaMarket Square Arena
Results
Record28–54 (.341)
PlaceDivision: 6th (Central)
Conference: 10th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWXIN
(Bill Hazen, Clark Kellogg)
RadioWNDE
(Mark Boyle, Bobby "Slick" Leonard)

Chuck Person averaged 21.6 points and 6.5 rebounds per game, while second-year star Reggie Miller stepped into the lineup and showed improvement, averaging 16.0 points and 1.3 steals per game, Vern Fleming contributed 14.3 points and 6.5 assists per game, and Smits provided the team with 11.7 points, 6.1 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team.[6] Following the season, Scott Skiles left in the 1989 NBA Expansion Draft.[7]

Draft picks
Main article: 1988 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
12Rik SmitsC NetherlandsMarist
361Herbert CrookF United StatesLouisville
373Michael Anderson United StatesDrexel

Roster
1988–89 Indiana Pacers roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
C 54 Dreiling, Greg 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1962–11–07 Kansas
G 10 Fleming, Vern 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1962–02–04 Georgia
F 22 Frederick, Anthony 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1964–12–07 Pepperdine
C 55 Gray, Stuart 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1963–05–27 UCLA
G 31 Miller, Reggie 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1965–08–24 UCLA
F 45 Person, Chuck 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1964–06–27 Auburn
F 11 Schrempf, Detlef 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 214 lb (97 kg) 1963–01–21 Washington
G 3 Skiles, Scott 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1964–03–05 Michigan State
C 24 Smits, Rik 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1966–08–23 Marist
G 15 Stephens, Everette 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1966–10–21 Purdue
C 40 Stipanovich, Steve  6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1960–11–17 Missouri
C 41 Thompson, LaSalle 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1961–06–23 Texas
F 14 Wittman, Randy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1959–10–28 Indiana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster
Last transaction: February 21, 1989

Regular season

Season standings
Central Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Detroit Pistons 6319.768–37–426–1520–10
x-Cleveland Cavaliers 5725.695637–420–2119–11
x-Atlanta Hawks 5230.6341133–819–2220–10
x-Milwaukee Bucks 4933.5981431–1018–2311–19
x-Chicago Bulls 4735.5731630–1117–2412–18
Indiana Pacers 2854.3413520–218–338–22
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Detroit Pistons6319.768–
2 y-New York Knicks5230.63411
3 x-Cleveland Cavaliers5725.6956
4 x-Atlanta Hawks5230.63411
5 x-Milwaukee Bucks4933.59814
6 x-Chicago Bulls4735.57316
7 x-Philadelphia 76ers4636.56117
8 x-Boston Celtics4240.51221
9 Washington Bullets4042.48823
10 Indiana Pacers2854.34135
11 New Jersey Nets2656.31737
12 Charlotte Hornets2062.24443
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
1988-89 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MIA MIL NJN NYK PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA UTA WAS
Atlanta —3–14–14–24–21–10–21–51–11–15–12–01–11–16–04–12–22–21–11–12–01–11–11–13–1
Boston 1–3—6–01–31–41–11–11–31–11–12–32–01–12–02–25–13–33–30–21–12–02–00–21–12–4
Charlotte 1–40–6—1–40–40–20–20–40–20–22–22–00–21–10–42–42–43–30–20–21–12–01–11–11–5
Chicago 2–43–14–1—0–62–01–10–61–11–14–21–12–02–06–02–23–21–31–12–02–02–02–00–23–1
Cleveland 2–44–14–06–0—2–02–03–31–11–15–11–10–22–03–34–02–23–22–02–02–02–01–11–12–2
Dallas 1–11–12–00–20–2—3–30–21–31–51–13–10–46–00–21–10–21–11–32–22–25–12–24–21–1
Denver 2–01–12–01–10–23–3—1–13–14–21–12–21–35–10–21–11–11–11–32–23–13–32–23–31–1
Detroit 5–13–14–06–03–32–01–1—1–11–14–22–02–02–02–44–00–45–02–01–12–02–02–02–05–0
Golden State 1–11–12–01–11–13–11–31–1—1–31–15–12–34–00–22–02–01–12–42–42–33–12–42–21–1
Houston 1–11–12–01–11–15–12–41–13–1—2–02–21–34–21–12–00–20–21–33–12–26–02–22–40–2
Indiana 1–53–22–22–41–51–11–12–41–10–2—1–10–21–12–41–30–50–41–12–01–12–01–11–11–3
L.A. Clippers 0–20–20–21–11–11–32–20–21–52–21–1—1–51–30–21–10–20–21–51–52–33–11–41–30–2
L.A. Lakers 1–11–12–00–22–04–03–10–23–23–12–05–1—4–01–11–11–12–03–35–05–13–14–21–31–1
Miami 1–10–21–10–20–20–61–50–20–42–41–13–10–4—0–21–11–10–20–40–41–32–40–41–50–2
Milwaukee 0–62–24–00–63–32–02–04–22–01–14–22–01–12–0—4–11–33–11–12–02–01–11–11–14–1
New Jersey 1–41–54–22–20–41–11–10–40–20–23–11–11–11–11–4—2–41–51–10–21–11–12–00–21–5
New York 2–23–34–22–32–22–01–14–00–22–05–02–01–11–13–14–2—2–41–12–01–11–11–11–15–1
Philadelphia 2–23–33–33–12–31–11–10–51–12–04–02–00–22–01–35–14–2—0–21–12–01–11–11–14–2
Phoenix 1–12–02–01–10–23–13–10–24–23–11–15–13–34–01–11–11–12–0—2–35–13–14–12–22–0
Portland 1–11–12–00–20–22–22–21–14–21–30–25–10–54–00–22–00–21–13–2—3–34–02–40–41–1
Sacramento 0–20–21–10–20–22–21–30–23–22–21–13–21–53–10–21–11–10–21–53–3—2–21–51–30–2
San Antonio 1–10–20–20–20–21–53–30–21–30–60–21–31–34–21–11–11–11–11–30–42–2—0–41–51–1
Seattle 1–12–01–10–21–12–22–20–24–22–21–14–12–44–01–10–21–11–11–44–25–14–0—3–11–1
Utah 1–11–11–12–01–12–43–30–22–24–21–13–13–15–11–12–01–11–12–24–03–15–11–3—2–0
Washington 1–34–25–11–32–21–11–10–51–12–03–12–01–12–01–45–11–52–40–21–12–01–11–10–2—

Player statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Season
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Chuck Person 80 79 37.7 48.9 30.7 79.2 6.5 3.6 1.0 0.2 21.6
Reggie Miller 74 70 34.3 47.9 40.2 84.4 3.9 3.1 1.3 0.4 16.0
Wayman Tisdale 48 5 27.6 50.5 0.0 79.2 6.5 1.6 0.7 0.7 16.0
Detlef Schrempf 32 12 31.4 51.4 26.3 77.2 7.2 2.9 0.9 0.3 14.8
Vern Fleming 76 69 33.6 51.5 13.0 79.9 4.1 6.5 1.0 0.2 14.3
Herb Williams 46 46 34.1 45.0 0.0 71.4 8.6 1.9 0.7 1.7 12.6
LaSalle Thompson 33 29 31.9 53.8 0.0 80.6 9.9 1.1 1.0 1.2 12.5
Rik Smits 82 71 24.9 51.7 0.0 72.2 6.1 0.9 0.5 1.8 11.7
John Long 44 1 17.4 40.1 40.0 93.7 1.5 1.5 0.7 0.0 7.3
Scott Skiles 80 13 19.6 44.8 26.7 90.3 1.9 4.9 0.8 0.0 6.8
Randy Wittman 33 11 21.3 47.3 50.0 63.2 1.6 2.4 0.4 0.1 5.2
Anthony Frederick 46 0 6.8 50.4 40.0 70.6 1.1 0.4 0.3 0.1 3.3
Richard Morton 2 0 5.5 75.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 3.0
Stuart Gray 72 0 10.9 47.1 0.0 68.8 3.4 0.4 0.2 0.3 2.6
Greg Dreiling 53 4 7.5 55.8 0.0 67.2 1.7 0.3 0.1 0.2 2.4
Everette Stephens 35 0 6.0 31.9 20.0 77.3 0.7 1.1 0.3 0.1 1.9
Sedric Toney 2 0 4.5 20.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0

Player Statistics Citation:[6]

Awards and records

References
  1. 1988-89 Indiana Pacers
  2. "N.B.A. Draft; Manning, Then 3-Way Trade Give Hope to Lowly Clippers". New York Times. June 29, 1988. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  3. "Pacers Deal Tisdale to Kings; Eye Move to Get Vandeweghe". New York Times. February 21, 1989. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
  4. "SPORTS PEOPLE: BASKETBALL; Mavericks Trade Schrempf for Williams". New York Times. February 22, 1989. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
  5. "1988–89 Indiana Pacers Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  6. "1988–89 Indiana Pacers Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
  7. "1989 NBA Expansion Draft". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved February 13, 2022.

See also
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