1988–89 Indiana Pacers season explained

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 7' 4" Dutch center Rik Smits out of Marist College.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] Before the season began, center Steve Stipanovich was out with a left knee injury, and would be sidelined for the entire season after undergoing knee surgery.[7] [8] [9] [10]

The Pacers went through four different head coaches this season; head coach Jack Ramsay resigned after an 0–7 start,[11] [12] [13] 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.[14] [15] At midseason, the team traded Wayman Tisdale to the Sacramento Kings in exchange for LaSalle Thompson and Randy Wittman,[16] [17] [18] [19] and dealt Herb Williams to the Dallas Mavericks in exchange for German small forward Detlef Schrempf.[20] [21] [22] [23] The Pacers held an 11–35 record at the All-Star break,[24] but played slightly under .500 for the remainder of the season, finishing last place in the Central Division with a 28–54 record.[25]

Chuck Person averaged 21.6 points and 6.5 rebounds per game, while second-year star Reggie Miller showed improvement, becoming the team's starting shooting guard, 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.[26]

Following the season, Stipanovich retired after five seasons in the NBA with the Pacers; Stipanovich had gone through two knee operations, and doctors discovered he had a "dead spot" in the bone of his left knee.[27] [28] [29] [30] Also following the season, Scott Skiles was left unprotected in the 1989 NBA Expansion Draft, where he was selected by the newly expansion Orlando Magic.[31] [32] [33] [34] [35]

Draft picks

See main article: article and 1988 NBA draft.

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityCollege
1 2 C Marist
3 61 F Louisville
3 73 Drexel

Roster

Roster Notes

Regular season

Season standings

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1988-89 NBA Records
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Atlanta— 3–1 4–1 4–2 4–2 1–1 0–2 1–5 1–1 1–1 5–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 6–0 4–1 2–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–1
Boston1–3 — 6–0 1–3 1–4 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 2–3 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 5–1 3–3 3–3 0–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–4
Charlotte1–4 0–6 — 1–4 0–4 0–2 0–2 0–4 0–2 0–2 2–2 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–4 2–4 2–4 3–3 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–5
Chicago2–4 3–1 4–1 — 0–6 2–0 1–1 0–6 1–1 1–1 4–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 6–0 2–2 3–2 1–3 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 0–2 3–1
Cleveland2–4 4–1 4–0 6–0 — 2–0 2–0 3–3 1–1 1–1 5–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 3–3 4–0 2–2 3–2 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–2
Dallas1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 — 3–3 0–2 1–3 1–5 1–1 3–1 0–4 6–0 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–3 2–2 2–2 5–1 2–2 4–2 1–1
Denver2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 3–3 — 1–1 3–1 4–2 1–1 2–2 1–3 5–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–2 3–1 3–3 2–2 3–3 1–1
Detroit5–1 3–1 4–0 6–0 3–3 2–0 1–1 — 1–1 1–1 4–2 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–4 4–0 0–4 5–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 5–0
Golden State1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–3 1–1 — 1–3 1–1 5–1 2–3 4–0 0–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–4 2–4 2–3 3–1 2–4 2–2 1–1
Houston1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 5–1 2–4 1–1 3–1 — 2–0 2–2 1–3 4–2 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 1–3 3–1 2–2 6–0 2–2 2–4 0–2
Indiana1–5 3–2 2–2 2–4 1–5 1–1 1–1 2–4 1–1 0–2 — 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–4 1–3 0–5 0–4 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–3
L.A. Clippers0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–2 0–2 1–5 2–2 1–1 — 1–5 1–3 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–5 1–5 2–3 3–1 1–4 1–3 0–2
L.A. Lakers1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 2–0 4–0 3–1 0–2 3–2 3–1 2–0 5–1 — 4–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–3 5–0 5–1 3–1 4–2 1–3 1–1
Miami1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–6 1–5 0–2 0–4 2–4 1–1 3–1 0–4 — 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–4 0–4 1–3 2–4 0–4 1–5 0–2
Milwaukee0–6 2–2 4–0 0–6 3–3 2–0 2–0 4–2 2–0 1–1 4–2 2–0 1–1 2–0 — 4–1 1–3 3–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–1
New Jersey1–4 1–5 4–2 2–2 0–4 1–1 1–1 0–4 0–2 0–2 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–4 — 2–4 1–5 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–5
New York2–2 3–3 4–2 2–3 2–2 2–0 1–1 4–0 0–2 2–0 5–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 4–2 — 2–4 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 5–1
Philadelphia2–2 3–3 3–3 3–1 2–3 1–1 1–1 0–5 1–1 2–0 4–0 2–0 0–2 2–0 1–3 5–1 4–2 — 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–2
Phoenix1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 0–2 3–1 3–1 0–2 4–2 3–1 1–1 5–1 3–3 4–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 — 2–3 5–1 3–1 4–1 2–2 2–0
Portland1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 2–2 2–2 1–1 4–2 1–3 0–2 5–1 0–5 4–0 0–2 2–0 0–2 1–1 3–2 — 3–3 4–0 2–4 0–4 1–1
Sacramento0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–2 1–3 0–2 3–2 2–2 1–1 3–2 1–5 3–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–5 3–3 — 2–2 1–5 1–3 0–2
San Antonio1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–5 3–3 0–2 1–3 0–6 0–2 1–3 1–3 4–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 0–4 2–2 — 0–4 1–5 1–1
Seattle1–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–2 2–2 0–2 4–2 2–2 1–1 4–1 2–4 4–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–4 4–2 5–1 4–0 — 3–1 1–1
Utah1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–4 3–3 0–2 2–2 4–2 1–1 3–1 3–1 5–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–2 4–0 3–1 5–1 1–3 — 2–0
Washington1–3 4–2 5–1 1–3 2–2 1–1 1–1 0–5 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–4 5–1 1–5 2–4 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 —

Game log

Player statistics

Ragular season

Player
C82 71 2,041 500 70 37 151 956 24.9 6.1 .9 .5 1.8 11.7
SF80 79 3,012 516 289 83 18 1,728 37.7 6.5 3.6 1.0 .2 21.6
PG80 13 1,571 149 390 64 2 546 19.6 1.9 4.9 .8 .0 6.8
PG76 69 2,552 310 494 77 12 1,084 33.6 4.1 6.5 1.0 .2 14.3
SG74 70 2,536 292 227 93 29 1,181 34.3 3.9 3.1 1.3 .4 16.0
C72 0 783 245 29 11 21 188 10.9 3.4 .4 .2 .3 2.6
C53 4 396 92 18 5 11 129 7.5 1.7 .3 .1 .2 2.4
†PF48 5 1,326 310 75 35 32 768 27.6 6.5 1.6 .7 .7 16.0
†C46 46 1,567 396 88 31 80 578 34.1 8.6 1.9 .7 1.7 12.6
SF46 0 313 52 20 14 6 152 6.8 1.1 .4 .3 .1 3.3
†SG44 1 767 66 65 29 1 323 17.4 1.5 1.5 .7 .0 7.3
PG35 0 209 23 37 9 4 65 6.0 .7 1.1 .3 .1 1.9
†C33 29 1,053 326 37 33 39 413 31.9 9.9 1.1 1.0 1.2 12.5
†SF33 11 704 54 79 13 2 173 21.3 1.6 2.4 .4 .1 5.2
†PF32 12 1,005 229 93 29 10 475 31.4 7.2 2.9 .9 .3 14.8
PG2 0 11 0 1 0 0 6 5.5 .0 .5 .0 .0 3.0
PG2 0 9 2 0 0 0 2 4.5 1.0 .0 .0 .0 1.0

Awards and records

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/IND/1989.html 1988-89 Indiana Pacers
  2. News: Goldaper . Sam . N.B.A. Draft; Manning, Then 3-Way Trade Give Hope to Lowly Clippers . The New York Times . June 29, 1988 . February 11, 2022.
  3. News: Baker . Chris . 1988 NBA DRAFT: Clippers Choose Manning, Then Play for Position: They Trade Cage, End Up with Smith and Grant . Los Angeles Times . June 29, 1988 . December 6, 2022.
  4. News: Love . Ian . The Los Angeles Clippers Gave Up the League's Best... . United Press International . June 29, 1988 . December 6, 2022.
  5. News: Sports People; Pacers, Smits Agree . The New York Times . October 6, 1988 . June 20, 2023.
  6. Web site: 1988 NBA Draft . Basketball-Reference . December 6, 2022.
  7. News: Sports Digest . United Press International . October 30, 1988 . January 9, 2024.
  8. News: Goldaper . Sam . Knicks Squeak By . The New York Times . November 12, 1988 . January 9, 2024.
  9. News: Pacers' Stipanovich Still on Sideline – Bears' Tomczak May Return . Orlando Sentinel . January 2, 1989 . January 9, 2024.
  10. News: Indiana Pacers Center Steve Stipanovich, Who Has Yet to... . United Press International . January 23, 1989 . January 9, 2024.
  11. News: Associated Press . Ramsay Quits as Pacers Coach . Los Angeles Times . November 17, 1988 . September 15, 2023.
  12. News: Associated Press . An 0-7 Start Is Too Much for Pacers' Ramsay, He Quits . Los Angeles Times. November 18, 1988 . September 15, 2023.
  13. News: Ramsay Resigns as Pacers Coach . The Washington Post . November 18, 1988 . September 15, 2023.
  14. News: SPORTS PEOPLE: BASKETBALL; Pacers Pick Versace in Third Change . The New York Times . January 6, 1989 . December 30, 2022.
  15. News: McManis . Sam . The NBA; Sam McManis: Dick Versace Brings Many Faces to Pacers . Los Angeles Times . January 10, 1989 . December 25, 2022.
  16. News: The Indiana Pacers Have Traded Forward Wayman Tisdale to... . United Press International . February 19, 1989 . December 25, 2022.
  17. News: The Indiana Pacers Traded Forward Wayman Tisdale... . Los Angeles Times . February 20, 1989 . June 22, 2023.
  18. News: Tisdale Reportedly Traded for Wittman, Thompson . Deseret News . February 20, 1989 . December 25, 2022.
  19. News: Goldaper . Sam . Pacers Deal Tisdale to Kings; Eye Move to Get Vandeweghe . The New York Times . February 21, 1989 . February 12, 2022.
  20. News: Times Staff and Wire Service Reports . IN BRIEF: Schrempf Traded for Williams . Los Angeles Times . February 21, 1989 . December 25, 2022.
  21. News: SPORTS PEOPLE: BASKETBALL; Mavericks Trade Schrempf for Williams . The New York Times . February 22, 1989 . February 12, 2022.
  22. News: Mavericks Trade Schrempf to Pacers . Deseret News . February 22, 1989 . December 25, 2022.
  23. News: Aldridge . David . Notebook . The Washington Post . February 22, 1989 . June 20, 2023.
  24. Web site: NBA Games Played on February 9, 1989 . Basketball-Reference . January 23, 2023.
  25. Web site: 1988–89 Indiana Pacers Schedule and Results. Basketball-Reference. February 11, 2022.
  26. Web site: 1988–89 Indiana Pacers Roster and Stats. Basketball-Reference. February 12, 2022.
  27. News: It Looks Like Stipanovich's Career Is Over . Deseret News . September 27, 1989 . January 9, 2024.
  28. News: Times Wire Services . THE SIDELINES: Knee Prompts Stipanovich to Retire . Los Angeles Times . September 28, 1989 . January 9, 2024.
  29. News: Sports People: PRO BASKETBALL; Stipanovich Retires Because of Bad Knee . The New York Times . September 29, 1989 . January 9, 2024.
  30. News: Injury Forces Pacers' Stipanovich to Retire . Chicago Tribune . September 29, 1989 . January 9, 2024.
  31. News: Brown . Clifton . Knicks' Green Is Taken First in N.B.A.'s Expansion Draft . The New York Times . June 16, 1989 . December 6, 2022.
  32. News: Howard-Cooper . Scott . NBA Expansion Draft: Timberwolves Get Mahorn; Lakers Lose Rivers . Los Angeles Times . June 16, 1989 . December 6, 2022.
  33. News: Cotton . Anthony . Green Tabbed No. 1, Mahorn No. 2 in NBA Expansion Draft . The Washington Post . June 16, 1989 . January 31, 2023.
  34. News: Smith . Sam . Magic Day for Vincent, Not for Mahorn . Chicago Tribune . June 16, 1989 . July 8, 2023.
  35. Web site: 1989 NBA Expansion Draft . Basketball-Reference . February 13, 2022.

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