1981–82 Indiana Pacers season

1981–82 Indiana Pacers season
Head coach	Jack McKinney
Arena	Market Square Arena
Results
Record	35–47 (.427)
Place	Division: 4th (Central) Conference: 8th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	DNQ
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1981-82 NBA season was the Pacers' sixth season in the NBA and 15th season as a franchise.^[1]

Offseason

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	14	Herb Williams	C	United States	Ohio State
2	36	Ray Blume	C	United States	Oregon State
2	37	Al Leslie	SG	United States	Bucknell
3	60	Purvis Miller	SF	United States	USC

Roster

1981-82 Indiana Pacers roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. From F 42 Bantom, Mike 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1951–12–3 Saint Joseph's G 10 Buse, Don 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1950–8–10 Evansville G 12 Carter, Butch 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1958–6–11 Indiana G 16 Davis, Johnny 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1955–10–21 Dayton F/C 45 Johnson, Clemon 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1956–09–12 Florida A&M F 24 Johnson, George 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1956–12–8 St. John's G/F 25 Knight, Billy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1952–06–9 Pittsburgh F 30 McGinnis, George 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1950-08-12 Indiana F 55 Orr, Louis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1958–05–7 Syracuse F/C 26 Owens, Tom 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1949–06–28 South Carolina G 14 Sichting, Jerry 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 168 lb (76 kg) 1956–11–29 Purdue G 11 Townsend, Raymond 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1955–12–20 UCLA F/C 32 Williams, Herb 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 242 lb (110 kg) 1958–02–16 Ohio State	Head coach Jack McKinney Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster • Transactions Last transaction: 2012–10–10

Regular season

Season standings

Template:1981-82 NBA Central standings

#	Eastern Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Boston Celtics	63	19	.768	–
2	y-Milwaukee Bucks	55	27	.671	8
3	x-Philadelphia 76ers	58	24	.707	5
4	x-New Jersey Nets	44	38	.537	19
5	x-Washington Bullets	43	39	.524	20
6	x-Atlanta Hawks	42	40	.512	21
7	Detroit Pistons	39	43	.476	24
8	Indiana Pacers	35	47	.427	28
9	Chicago Bulls	34	48	.415	29
10	New York Knicks	33	49	.402	30
11	Cleveland Cavaliers	15	67	.183	48

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

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

References

1. 1981-82 Indiana Pacers

See also

• 1981-82 NBA season