1991–92 Indiana Pacers season

The 1991–92 NBA season was the Pacers' 16th season in the National Basketball Association, and 25th season as a franchise.[1] The Pacers struggled early into the season losing 9 of their first 13 games. After ten games, the team released Mike Sanders to free agency; Sanders would later on re-sign with the Cleveland Cavaliers.[2] The Pacers continued to struggle with a 15–28 record near the end of January. However, they won 25 of their final 39 games, finishing the season fourth in the Central Division with a mediocre 40–42 record.[3]

1991–92 Indiana Pacers season
Head coachBob Hill
General managerDonnie Walsh
Owner(s)Herbert Simon
ArenaMarket Square Arena
Results
Record40–42 (.488)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Central)
Conference: 7th (Eastern)
Playoff finishFirst Round
(Lost to Celtics 0–3)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWTTV
Prime Sports Midwest
(Jerry Baker, Clark Kellogg, Kristi Lee)
RadioWNDE
(Mark Boyle, Bobby "Slick" Leonard)

Reggie Miller led the team in scoring with 20.7 points per game, while Chuck Person averaged 18.5 points, 5.3 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game, and Detlef Schrempf was named Sixth Man of the Year for the second consecutive season, averaging 17.3 points and 9.6 rebounds per game off the bench.[4] In addition, Rik Smits provided the team with 13.8 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game, while Micheal Williams contributed 15.0 points, 8.2 assists and 2.9 steals per game, and was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team, and Vern Fleming provided with 8.9 points and 3.2 assists per game off the bench.[5]

In the Eastern Conference First Round of the playoffs, they faced the Boston Celtics for the second straight season, where they were swept in three straight games.[6] Following the season, Person and Williams were both traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves.[7]

Draft picks
Main article: 1991 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
113Dale DavisPF United StatesClemson
241Sean GreenSG United StatesIona

Roster
1991–92 Indiana Pacers roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
F 32 Davis, Dale 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1969–03–25 Clemson
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
G 23 Green, Sean 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1970–02–02 Iona
F 43 Lane, Jerome 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1966–12–04 Pittsburgh
G 20 McCloud, George 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1967–05–27 Florida State
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
C 24 Smits, Rik 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1966–08–23 Marist
F 41 Thompson, LaSalle 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1961–06–23 Texas
F 44 Williams, Kenny 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1969–06–09 Elizabeth City State
G 4 Williams, Micheal 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1966–07–23 Baylor
G 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

Regular season

Season standings
Central Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Chicago Bulls6715.817—36–531–1022–6
x-Cleveland Cavaliers5725.6951035–622–1921–7
x-Detroit Pistons4834.5851925–1623–1815–13
x-Indiana Pacers4042.4882726–1514–2713–15
Atlanta Hawks3844.4632923–1815–267–21
Milwaukee Bucks3151.3783625–166–3510–18
Charlotte Hornets3151.3783622–199–3210–18
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Chicago Bulls6715.817–
2 y-Boston Celtics5131.62216
3 x-Cleveland Cavaliers5725.69510
4 x-New York Knicks5131.62216
5 x-Detroit Pistons4834.58519
6 x-New Jersey Nets4042.48827
7 x-Indiana Pacers4042.48827
8 x-Miami Heat3844.46329
9 Atlanta Hawks3844.46329
10 Philadelphia 76ers3547.42732
11 Milwaukee Bucks3151.37836
12 Charlotte Hornets3151.37836
13 Washington Bullets2557.30542
14 Orlando Magic2161.25646
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
1991-92 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MIA MIL MIN NJN NYK ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA UTA WAS
Atlanta —3–12–20–50–52–02–01–41–12–01–41–10–22–23–12–03–12–22–22–22–00–21–10–21–11–12–2
Boston 1–3—3–11–33–11–11–14–01–11–12–22–02–03–22–20–22–33–25–03–11–11–12–01–12–01–13–1
Charlotte 2–21–3—0–42–31–11–11–41–10–23–20–21–11–32–31–11–30–43–13–11–10–21–12–01–10–22–2
Chicago 5–03–14–0—3–22–02–04–11–11–13–12–01–14–03–22–04–04–03–13–11–12–02–01–12–01–14–0
Cleveland 5–01–33–22–3—1–11–13–11–11–15–01–12–03–13–12–02–24–03–14–01–10–22–01–11–11–14–0
Dallas 0–21–11–10–21–1—3–20–20–44–21–11–30–41–11–13–20–20–21–10–22–20–41–30–50–41–40–2
Denver 0–21–11–10–21–12–3—0–20–42–30–20–41–30–21–12–31–10–22–02–01–31–32–21–41–31–51–1
Detroit 4–10–44–11–41–32–02–0—1–12–02–20–22–02–23–21–12–22–24–03–10–22–02–01–11–11–13–1
Golden State 1–11–11–11–11–14–04–01–1—2–22–03–23–21–12–04–02–01–12–01–13–22–35–02–23–21–32–0
Houston 0–21–12–01–11–12–43–20–22–2—1–12–22–22–01–13–21–11–12–01–11–33–13–13–21–31–42–0
Indiana 4–12–22–31–30–51–12–02–20–21–1—0–22–03–14–12–02–21–32–22–21–10–21–12–00–21–12–2
L.A. Clippers 1–10–22–00–21–13–14–02–02–32–22–0—2–32–02–04–01–10–22–01–13–22–32–32–22–31–30–2
L.A. Lakers 2–00–21–11–10–24–03–10–22–32–20–23–2—2–01–13–12–02–02–02–02–31–44–11–31–41–31–1
Miami 2–22–33–10–41–31–12–02–21–10–21–30–20–2—4–02–02–21–43–11–40–20–22–01–11–11–15–0
Milwaukee 1–32–23–22–31–31–11–12–30–21–11–40–21–10–4—2–00–41–33–13–10–20–20–21–11–11–13–1
Minnesota 0–22–01–10–20–22–33–21–10–42–30–20–41–30–20–2—0–20–20–20–20–40–41–30–60–42–30–2
New Jersey 1–33–23–10–42–22–01–12–20–21–12–21–10–22–24–02–0—2–33–13–21–11–11–11–10–20–22–3
New York 2–22–34–00–40–42–02–02–21–11–13–12–00–24–13–12–03–2—4–13–11–11–11–10–22–02–04–0
Orlando 2–20–51–31–31–31–10–20–40–20–22–20–20–21–31–32–01–31–4—3–20–20–20–21–11–10–22–3
Philadelphia 2–21–31–31–30–42–00–21–31–11–12–21–10–24–11–32–02–31–32–3—0–21–11–11–12–00–25–0
Phoenix 0–21–11–11–11–12–23–12–02–33–11–12–33–22–02–04–01–11–12–02–0—3–24–13–13–22–22–0
Portland 2–01–12–00–22–04–03–10–23–21–32–03–24–12–02–04–01–11–12–01–12–3—5–02–24–12–22–0
Sacramento 1–10–21–10–20–23–12–20–20–51–31–13–21–40–22–03–11–11–12–01–11–40–5—1–31–41–32–0
San Antonio 2–01–10–21–11–15–04–11–12–22–30–22–23–11–11–16–01–12–01–11–11–32–23–1—3–11–40–2
Seattle 1–10–21–10–21–14–03–11–12–33–12–03–24–11–11–14–02–00–21–10–22–31–44–11–3—3–12–0
Utah 1–11–12–01–11–14–15–11–13–14–11–13–13–11–11–13–22–00–22–02–02–22–23–14–11–3—2–0
Washington 2–21–32–20–40–42–01–11–30–20–22–22–01–10–51–32–03–20–43–20–50–20–20–22–00–20–2—

Playoffs
1992 playoff game log
First Round: 0–3 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 23 @ Boston L 113–124 Reggie Miller (29) Detlef Schrempf (11) Micheal Williams (6) Boston Garden
14,890		 0–1
2 April 25 @ Boston L 112–119 (OT) Chuck Person (32) LaSalle Thompson (9) Micheal Williams (7) Boston Garden
14,890		 0–2
3 April 27 Boston L 98–102 Reggie Miller (32) Dale Davis (13) Micheal Williams (11) Market Square Arena
16,530		 0–3
1992 schedule

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
Reggie Miller 82 82 38.0 50.1 37.8 85.8 3.9 3.8 1.3 0.3 20.7
Chuck Person 81 81 36.1 48.0 37.3 67.5 5.3 4.7 0.8 0.2 18.5
Detlef Schrempf 80 4 32.6 53.6 32.4 82.8 9.6 3.9 0.8 0.5 17.3
Micheal Williams 79 76 34.8 49.0 24.2 87.1 3.6 8.2 2.9 0.3 15.0
Rik Smits 74 55 23.9 51.0 0.0 78.8 5.6 1.6 0.4 1.4 13.8
Vern Fleming 82 6 21.2 48.2 22.2 73.7 2.5 3.2 0.7 0.1 8.9
George McCloud 51 5 17.5 40.9 34.0 78.1 2.6 2.3 0.5 0.2 6.6
Dale Davis 64 23 20.3 55.2 0.0 57.2 6.4 0.5 0.4 1.2 6.2
LaSalle Thompson 80 49 16.2 46.8 0.0 81.7 4.8 1.3 0.7 0.4 4.9
Kenny Williams 60 6 9.4 51.8 0.0 60.5 2.2 0.7 0.3 0.7 4.2
Sean Green 35 0 7.3 39.2 20.0 53.6 1.2 0.6 0.4 0.2 4.0
Mike Sanders 10 0 8.1 50.0 0.0 83.3 0.8 1.1 0.2 0.1 2.7
Jerome Lane 3 0 10.0 60.0 0.0 0.0 6.0 1.3 0.0 0.0 2.0
Greg Dreiling 60 23 8.5 49.4 100.0 75.0 1.6 0.4 0.2 0.3 2.0
Randy Wittman 24 0 4.8 42.1 0.0 50.0 0.4 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.7

Playoffs
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Reggie Miller 3 3 43.3 58.1 63.6 80.0 2.3 4.7 1.3 0.0 27.0
Detlef Schrempf 3 0 40.0 38.3 50.0 89.3 13.0 2.3 0.7 0.3 21.0
Chuck Person 3 3 39.3 40.4 33.3 66.7 3.0 2.3 0.7 0.0 17.0
Micheal Williams 3 3 35.3 41.9 33.3 73.3 2.7 8.0 3.0 0.0 16.7
George McCloud 2 2 26.5 50.0 50.0 72.7 1.0 3.0 1.0 0.5 11.5
Vern Fleming 3 0 17.0 55.6 0.0 33.3 0.7 2.0 1.0 0.0 7.0
LaSalle Thompson 3 3 21.0 63.6 0.0 100.0 4.3 1.3 0.3 1.3 5.3
Rik Smits 3 1 9.3 36.4 0.0 100.0 2.0 0.0 0.7 0.3 3.3
Dale Davis 3 0 23.0 40.0 0.0 0.0 6.3 0.7 0.0 1.7 2.7
Greg Dreiling 1 0 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Sean Green 1 0 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kenny Williams 1 0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0

Player Statistics Citation:[5]

Awards and records

References
  1. 1991-92 Indiana Pacers
  2. "BASKETBALL; Cavaliers Push Nets Right to the Brink". New York Times. April 26, 1992. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  3. "1991–92 Indiana Pacers Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  4. "SPORTS PEOPLE: PRO BASKETBALL; Best of Bench Bunch? It's Still Schrempf". New York Times. April 28, 1992. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
  5. "1991–92 Indiana Pacers Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  6. "PRO BASKETBALL; One Down, How Many to Go? Depleted Celtics Sweep Pacers". New York Times. April 28, 1992. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
  7. "SPORTS PEOPLE: BASKETBALL; Wolves Trade Richardson and Mitchell". New York Times. September 9, 1992. Retrieved October 14, 2021.

See also
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