1995–96 Indiana Pacers season

1995–96 Indiana Pacers season
Head coach Larry Brown
General manager Donnie Walsh
Arena Market Square Arena
Results
Record 52–30 (.634)
Place Division: 2nd (Central)
Conference: 3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finish East First Round
(eliminated 2–3)

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1995-96 NBA season was the Pacers' 20th season in the NBA and 29th season as a franchise.[1] The Pacers were the only team in the league to beat the Chicago Bulls twice during their historic 72-10 season. They finished second in the Central Division with a 52-30 record. However, during the final month of the regular season, Reggie Miller suffered an eye socket injury.[2] Without Miller, the Pacers struggled in the first round of the playoffs against the sixth seed Atlanta Hwaks. With the series tied at 2-2, Miller would return to play in Game 5, but the Pacers would lose 89-87. Following the season, Mark Jackson was traded to the Denver Nuggets.

Offseason

Draft picks

Main article: 1995 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 23 Travis Best PG  United States Georgia Tech
2 52 Fred Hoiberg SG  United States Iowa State

Roster

Indiana Pacers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
PG 4 United States Best, Travis 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Georgia Tech
PF 50 United States Caldwell, Adrian 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Lamar
PF 33 United States Davis, Antonio 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Texas–El Paso
PF 32 United States Davis, Dale 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Clemson
SF 27 United States Ferrell, Duane 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 209 lb (95 kg) Georgia Tech
C 44 United States Haskin, Scott 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Oregon State
SG 20 United States Hoiberg, Fred 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Iowa State
PG 13 United States Jackson, Mark 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) St. John's
SF 8 United States Johnson, Eddie 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Illinois
SF 9 United States McKey, Derrick 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Alabama
SG 31 United States Miller, Reggie (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) UCLA
SG 22 United States Pierce, Ricky 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Rice
C 55 United States Schintzius, Dwayne 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Florida
C 45 Netherlands Smits, Rik 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Marist
PG 3 United States Workman, Haywoode 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Oral Roberts
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster • Transactions

Depth chart

Pos. Starter Bench Reserve Inactive
C Rik Smits Dwayne Schintzius
PF Dale Davis Antonio Davis Adrian Caldwell Scott Haskin
SF Derrick McKey Duane Ferrell Eddie Johnson
SG Reggie Miller Ricky Pierce Fred Hoiberg
PG Mark Jackson Travis Best Haywoode Workman

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Chicago Bulls 72 10 .878 – 39–2 33–8 24–4
x-Indiana Pacers 52 30 .634 20 32–9 20–21 19–9
x-Cleveland Cavaliers 47 35 .573 25 26–15 21–20 13–15
x-Atlanta Hawks 46 36 .561 26 26–15 20–21 15–13
x-Detroit Pistons 46 36 .561 26 30–11 16–25 15–13
Charlotte Hornets 41 41 .500 31 25–16 16–25 13–15
Milwaukee Bucks 25 57 .305 47 14–27 11–30 8–20
Toronto Raptors 21 61 .256 51 15–26 6–35 5–23
Eastern Conference
# Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Chicago Bulls 72 10 .878 –
2 y-Orlando Magic 60 22 .732 12
3 x-Indiana Pacers 52 30 .634 20
4 x-Cleveland Cavaliers 47 35 .573 25
5 x-New York Knicks 47 35 .573 25
6 x-Atlanta Hawks 46 36 .561 26
7 x-Detroit Pistons 46 36 .561 26
8 x-Miami Heat 42 40 .512 30
9 Charlotte Hornets 41 41 .500 31
10 Washington Bullets 39 43 .476 33
11 Boston Celtics 33 49 .402 39
12 New Jersey Nets 30 52 .366 42
13 Milwaukee Bucks 25 57 .305 47
14 Toronto Raptors 21 61 .256 51
15 Philadelphia 76ers 18 64 .220 54
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Game log

1995–96 Game Log

Playoffs

East First Round

(3) Indiana Pacers vs. (6) Atlanta Hawks Last Playoff Meeting: 1995 Eastern Conference First Round (Indiana won 3-0)

Game Date Home Score Visitor Score Record

(IND-ATL)

 Venue Recap Television
1 April 25 Indiana 80 Atlanta 92 0-1 Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, Indiana 1 TNT 8:00et
2* April 27 Indiana 102 Atlanta 94 1-1 Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, Indiana 2 TNT 8:00et
3 April 29 Atlanta 90 Indiana 83 1-2 Omni Coliseum, Atlanta, Georgia 3 TNT 8:00et
4 May 2 Atlanta 75 Indiana 83 2-2 Omni Coliseum, Atlanta, Georgia 4 TNT 7:00et
5 May 5 Indiana 87 Atlanta 89 2-3 Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, Indiana 5 NBC 12:30et
Atlanta wins series 3–2

*Required overtime

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 REB AST STL BLK PTS AVG
Reggie Miller
Rik Smits
Derrick McKey
Dale Davis
Mark Jackson
Ricky Pierce
Antonio Davis
Eddie Johnson
Duane Ferrell
Travis Best
Haywoode Workman
Dwayne Schintzius
Adrian Caldwell
Fred Hoiberg

Playoffs

Player GP REB AST STL BLK PTS AVG
Reggie Miller
Rik Smits
Derrick McKey
Mark Jackson
Ricky Pierce
Antonio Davis
Dale Davis
Travis Best
Haywoode Workman
Duane Ferrell
Adrian Caldwell
Eddie Johnson

Awards and records

Transactions

Overview

Players added

Via draft

Via trade

Via free agency

 Players Lost

Via expansion draft

Via trade

Via free agency

Additions
Player Date signed Former team
Adrian Caldwell October 4, 1995 Sioux Falls Skyforce (CBA)
Eddie Johnson October 3, 1995 Olympiacos (Greece)
Ricky Pierce October 3, 1995 Golden State Warriors
Dwayne Schintzius October 18, 1995 New Jersey Nets
Subtractions
Player Reason Left New team
Vern Fleming Free Agency New Jersey Nets
Greg Kite Free Agency Rapid City Thrillers (CBA)
Sam Mitchell Free Agency Minnesota Timberwolves
Byron Scott Expansion Draft Vancouver Grizzlies
Mark Strickland Free Agency Unknown
LaSalle Thompson Free Agency Philadelphia 76ers

References

  1. ↑ 1995-96 Indiana Pacers
  2. ↑ http://articles.latimes.com/1996-04-15/sports/sp-58827_1_reggie-miller

See also

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