1989–90 Indiana Pacers season

The 1989–90 NBA season was the Pacers' 14th season in the National Basketball Association, and 23rd season as a franchise.[1] The Pacers had the seventh pick in the 1989 NBA draft, and selected George McCloud out of Florida State. The Pacers would jump out of the gate fast winning their first four games, on their way to a solid 19–9 start. However, they struggled losing 14 of their next 18 games. The Pacers played around .500 for the remainder of the season, finishing fourth in the Central Division with a 42–40 record,[2] and entering the playoffs as the #8 seed in the Eastern Conference. Reggie Miller had a breakout season leading the team in scoring averaging 24.6 points per game, while becoming the first Pacer in 13 years to play in the All-Star Game, being selected for the 1990 NBA All-Star Game.[3] However, in the Eastern Conference First Round of the playoffs, they were swept by the defending champion Detroit Pistons in three straight games.[4]

1989–90 Indiana Pacers season
Head coachDick Versace
General managerDonnie Walsh
Owner(s)Herbert Simon
ArenaMarket Square Arena
Results
Record42–40 (.512)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Central)
Conference: 8th (Eastern)
Playoff finishFirst Round
(Lost to Pistons 0–3)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWXIN
Prime Sports Midwest
(Bill Hazen, Clark Kellogg)
RadioWNDE
(Mark Boyle, Bobby "Slick" Leonard)

Draft picks
Main article: 1989 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
17George McCloudSG/SF United StatesFlorida State

Roster
1989–90 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
PG 10 Fleming, Vern 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1962–02–04 Georgia
PG 12 Green, Rickey 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1954–08–18 Michigan
SF 20 McCloud, George 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1967–05–27 Florida State
SG 31 Miller, Reggie (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1965–08–24 UCLA
SF 42 Natt, Calvin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1957–01–08 Louisiana–Monroe
SF 23 Nix, Dyron 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1967–02–11 Tennessee
SF 45 Person, Chuck 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1964–06–27 Auburn
SF 33 Sanders, Mike 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1960–05–07 UCLA
PF 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
C 41 Thompson, LaSalle 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1961–06–23 Texas
SF 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: October 31, 1989

Regular season

Season standings
Central Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Detroit Pistons 5923.720–35–624–1722–8
x-Chicago Bulls 5527.671436–519–2220–10
x-Milwaukee Bucks 4438.5371527–1417–2414–16
x-Cleveland Cavaliers 4240.5121727–1415–2614–16
x-Indiana Pacers 4240.5121728–1314–2716–14
Atlanta Hawks 4141.5001825–1616–2515–15
Orlando Magic 1864.2204112–296–354–26
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Detroit Pistons5923.720–
2 y-Philadelphia 76ers5329.6466
3 x-Chicago Bulls5527.6714
4 x-Boston Celtics5230.6347
5 x-New York Knicks4537.54914
6 x-Milwaukee Bucks4438.53715
7 x-Cleveland Cavaliers4240.51217
8 x-Indiana Pacers4240.51217
9 Atlanta Hawks4141.50018
10 Washington Bullets3151.37828
11 Miami Heat1864.22041
12 Orlando Magic1864.22041
13 New Jersey Nets1765.20742
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
1989-90 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 —1–32–00–52–30–21–13–22–02–02–31–10–24–03–21–12–21–35–02–20–21–11–11–11–11–12–2
Boston 3–1—2–02–23–11–11–12–21–12–01–31–10–25–02–21–15–14–14–03–21–10–22–01–12–01–12–3
Charlotte 0–20–2—0–21–11–33–20–22–21–41–12–20–41–10–22–21–11–11–10–21–30–41–30–50–40–50–2
Chicago 5–02–22–0—5–02–01–11–42–01–12–31–11–14–04–12–03–13–13–22–22–01–11–11–11–10–23–1
Cleveland 3–21–31–10–5—0–20–21–41–10–23–21–11–14–03–21–14–02–24–12–21–11–12–01–11–11–13–1
Dallas 2–01–13–10–22–0—2–31–13–14–12–03–10–42–01–14–12–01–12–01–11–30–43–13–22–21–31–1
Denver 1–11–12–31–12–03–2—0–22–24–10–22–20–42–01–15–02–01–12–01–11–32–24–01–32–20–41–1
Detroit 2–32–22–04–14–11–12–0—1–11–14–11–11–13–13–22–04–04–05–01–32–01–12–01–11–11–14–0
Golden State 0–21–12–20–21–11–32–21–1—2–21–13–11–42–01–13–12–00–22–01–10–52–23–21–32–32–21–1
Houston 0–20–24–11–12–01–41–41–12–2—1–12–22–21–11–12–21–11–12–01–12–21–34–02–22–23–21–1
Indiana 3–23–11–13–22–30–22–01–41–11–1—0–20–23–13–21–14–01–34–10–41–11–11–11–11–11–13–1
L.A. Clippers 1–11–12–21–11–11–32–21–11–32–22–0—1–40–21–13–12–00–22–00–20–40–52–30–43–20–41–1
L.A. Lakers 2–02–04–01–11–14–04–01–14–12–22–04–1—2–01–14–02–02–01–11–13–12–35–02–24–02–21–1
Miami 0–40–51–10–40–40–20–21–30–21–11–32–00–2—2–21–11–41–53–10–50–20–21–10–20–21–12–3
Milwaukee 2–32–22–01–42–31–11–12–31–11–12–31–11–12–2—2–04–02–25–01–31–11–11–11–12–00–23–1
Minnesota 1–11–12–20–21–11–40–50–21–32–21–11–30–41–10–2—1–11–11–11–10–41–32–21–41–30–51–1
New Jersey 2–21–51–11–30–40–20–20–40–21–10–40–20–24–10–41–1—1–41–31–40–20–21–10–20–20–22–3
New York 3–11–41–11–32–21–11–10–42–01–13–12–00–25–12–21–14–1—2–22–31–10–22–01–11–11–15–0
Orlando 0–50–41–12–31–40–20–20–50–20–21–40–21–11–30–51–13–12–2—2–20–20–21–11–10–21–10–4
Philadelphia 2–22–32–02–22–21–11–13–11–11–14–02–01–15–03–11–14–13–22–2—1–11–11–11–11–11–15–1
Phoenix 2–01–13–10–21–13–13–10–25–02–21–14–01–32–01–14–02–01–12–01–1—2–35–00–43–23–12–0
Portland 1–12–04–01–11–14–02–21–12–23–11–15–03–22–01–13–12–02–02–01–13–2—4–03–13–22–21–1
Sacramento 1–10–23–11–10–21–30–40–22–30–41–13–20–51–11–12–21–10–21–11–10–50–4—0–42–21–31–1
San Antonio 1–11–15–01–11–12–33–11–13–12–21–14–02–22–01–14–12–01–11–11–14–01–34–0—3–13–22–0
Seattle 1–10–24–01–11–12–22–21–13–22–21–12–30–42–00–23–12–01–12–01–12–32–32–21–3—1–32–0
Utah 1–11–15–02–01–13–14–01–12–22–31–14–02–21–12–05–02–01–11–11–11–32–23–12–33–1—2–0
Washington 2–23–22–01–31–31–11–10–41–11–11–31–11–13–21–31–13–20–54–01–50–21–11–10–20–20–2—

Playoffs
1990 playoff game log
First Round: 0–3 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 26 @ Detroit L 92–104 Detlef Schrempf (26) Detlef Schrempf (7) Vern Fleming (8) The Palace of Auburn Hills
21,454		 0–1
2 April 28 @ Detroit L 87–100 Reggie Miller (23) Chuck Person (12) Vern Fleming (7) The Palace of Auburn Hills
21,454		 0–2
3 May 1 Detroit L 96–108 Reggie Miller (22) LaSalle Thompson (8) Reggie Miller (4) Market Square Arena
15,301		 0–3
1990 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 38.9 51.4 41.4 86.8 3.6 3.8 1.3 0.2 24.6
Chuck Person 77 73 35.2 48.7 37.2 78.1 5.8 3.0 0.7 0.3 19.7
Detlef Schrempf 78 18 33.0 51.6 35.4 82.0 7.9 3.2 0.8 0.2 16.2
Rik Smits 82 82 29.3 53.3 0.0 81.1 6.2 1.7 0.5 2.1 15.5
Vern Fleming 82 82 35.1 50.8 35.3 78.2 3.9 7.4 1.1 0.1 14.3
LaSalle Thompson 82 60 25.9 47.3 20.0 79.9 7.7 1.3 0.8 0.9 6.8
Mike Sanders 82 13 18.7 47.0 35.7 73.3 2.8 1.1 0.5 0.3 6.2
Calvin Natt 14 0 11.7 64.5 0.0 77.3 2.5 0.6 0.1 0.0 4.1
Rickey Green 69 0 13.4 43.3 9.1 84.3 0.8 2.6 0.7 0.0 3.5
George McCloud 44 0 9.4 31.3 32.5 78.9 1.0 1.0 0.4 0.1 2.7
Randy Wittman 61 0 8.9 50.8 50.0 83.3 0.5 0.6 0.1 0.1 2.1
Dyron Nix 20 0 5.5 35.9 0.0 68.8 1.3 0.3 0.2 0.1 2.0
Greg Dreiling 49 0 6.3 37.7 0.0 73.5 1.8 0.2 0.1 0.3 1.3

Playoffs
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Reggie Miller 3 3 41.7 57.1 42.9 90.5 4.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 20.7
Detlef Schrempf 3 3 41.7 48.9 0.0 93.8 7.3 1.7 0.7 0.3 20.3
Chuck Person 3 3 41.0 37.8 10.0 41.7 6.7 4.0 0.3 0.0 13.3
Vern Fleming 3 3 37.7 47.1 0.0 88.9 4.3 6.0 0.7 0.3 13.3
Rik Smits 3 3 32.0 50.0 0.0 81.8 5.3 1.0 0.7 1.3 12.3
LaSalle Thompson 3 0 18.0 46.7 0.0 100.0 5.0 0.7 0.0 0.3 6.0
Mike Sanders 3 0 8.0 45.5 100.0 0.0 2.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 3.7
George McCloud 1 0 4.0 50.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0
Calvin Natt 2 0 7.0 33.3 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 1.0
Rickey Green 3 0 10.3 14.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.0 0.3 0.0 0.7
Randy Wittman 2 0 5.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Player Statistics Citation:[5]

Awards and records

References
  1. "1989-90 Indiana Pacers Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
  2. "1989–90 Indiana PacersSchedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
  3. "1990 NBA All-Star Game: East 130, West 113". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
  4. "Pistons Sweep the Pacers To Start Defense of Title". New York Times. May 2, 1990. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  5. "1989-90 Indiana Pacers Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2021-07-25.

See also
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