1989–90 Indiana Pacers season

1989–90 Indiana Pacers season
Head coach	Dick Versace
General manager	Donnie Walsh
Arena	Market Square Arena
Results
Record	42–40 (.512)
Place	Division: 4th (Central) Conference: 8th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	East First Round (eliminated 0–3)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1989-90 NBA season was the Pacers' 14th season in the NBA and 23rd season as a franchise.^[1]

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	7	George McCloud	SF	United States	Florida State

Roster

Indiana Pacers roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From C 54 Dreiling, Greg 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Kansas PG 10 Fleming, Vern 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Georgia PG 12 Green, Rickey 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Michigan SF 20 McCloud, George 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Florida State SG 31 Miller, Reggie 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) UCLA SF 42 Natt, Calvin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Louisiana–Monroe SF 23 Nix, Dyron 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Tennessee SF 45 Person, Chuck 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Auburn SG 33 Sanders, Mike 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) UCLA PF 11 Schrempf, Detlef 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 214 lb (97 kg) Washington C 24 Smits, Rik 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Marist PF/C 41 Thompson, LaSalle 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Texas SF 14 Wittman, Randy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Indiana	Head coach Dick Versace Assistant coach(es) Bob Hill Bob Ociepka 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-Detroit Pistons	59	23	.720	–	35–6	24–17	22–8
x-Chicago Bulls	55	27	.671	4	36–5	19–22	20–10
x-Milwaukee Bucks	44	38	.537	15	27–14	17–24	14–16
x-Cleveland Cavaliers	42	40	.512	17	27–14	15–26	14–16
x-Indiana Pacers	42	40	.512	17	28–13	14–27	16–14
Atlanta Hawks	41	41	.500	18	25–16	16–25	15–15
Orlando Magic	18	64	.220	41	12–29	6–35	4–26

#	Eastern Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-Detroit Pistons	59	23	.720	–
2	y-Philadelphia 76ers	53	29	.646	6
3	x-Chicago Bulls	55	27	.671	4
4	x-Boston Celtics	52	30	.634	7
5	x-New York Knicks	45	37	.549	14
6	x-Milwaukee Bucks	44	38	.537	15
7	x-Cleveland Cavaliers	42	40	.512	17
8	x-Indiana Pacers	42	40	.512	17
9	Atlanta Hawks	41	41	.500	18
10	Washington Bullets	31	51	.378	28
11	Miami Heat	18	64	.220	41
11	Orlando Magic	18	64	.220	41
13	New Jersey Nets	17	65	.207	42

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

East First Round

(1) Detroit Pistons vs. (8) Indiana Pacers: Pistons win series 3-0

• Game 1 @ The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills (April 26): Detroit 104, Indiana 92
• Game 2 @ The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills (April 28): Detroit 100, Indiana 87
• Game 3 @ Market Square Arena, Indianapolis (May 1): Detroit 108, Indiana 96

Last Playoff Meeting: Not available (first playoff meeting)

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

Awards and records

• Reggie Miller, NBA All-Star Game

References

1. 1989-90 Indiana Pacers

See also

• 1989-90 NBA season