1996–97 Indiana Pacers season

1996–97 Indiana Pacers season
Head coach Larry Brown
General manager Donnie Walsh
Arena Market Square Arena
Results
Record 39–43 (.476)
Place Division: 6th (Central)
Conference: 10th (Eastern)
Playoff finish DNQ

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1996-97 NBA season was the Pacers' 21st season in the NBA and 30th season as a franchise.[1] Injuries and sluggish play would hamper the Pacers all season as they missed the playoffs for the first time in eight years with a disappointing 39-43 record, sixth in the Central Division. Reggie Miller led the league with 229 three-point field goals. At midseason, the Pacers brought back playmaker Mark Jackson after a brief stint with the Denver Nuggets. Jackson would remain in with the Pacers until 2000, where the team reached the NBA Finals. He also led the league with 11.4 assists per game. Following the season, head coach Larry Brown, who won his 600th game during the season was forced to resign. He would later on take a coaching job with the Philadelphia 76ers.

Offseason

Draft picks

Main article: 1996 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 10 Erick Dampier C  United States Mississippi State
2 52 Mark Pope PF/C  United States Kentucky

Roster

Indiana Pacers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
PG 53 United States Allen, Jerome (to DEN) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 184 lb (83 kg) Pennsylvania
SG 2 United States Askew, Vincent (to DEN) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Memphis
PG 4 United States Best, Travis 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Georgia Tech
C 25 United States Dampier, Erick 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Mississippi State
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
SF 24 United States Ham, Darvin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Texas Tech
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 (to DEN) 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 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) UCLA
SG 5 United States Rose, Jalen 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Michigan
PF 55 United States Scott, Brent 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Rice
C 45 Netherlands Smits, Rik 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Marist
C 41 United States Thompson, LaSalle 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Texas
SF 7 United States Williams, Reggie (to NJ) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Georgetown
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 Erick Dampier Brent Scott LaSalle Thompson
PF Dale Davis Antonio Davis
SF Derrick McKey Duane Ferrell Darvin Ham
SG Reggie Miller Jalen Rose 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 69 13 .841 – 39–2 30–11 24–4
x-Atlanta Hawks 56 26 .683 13 36–5 20–21 17–11
x-Detroit Pistons 54 28 .659 15 30–11 24–17 17–11
x-Charlotte Hornets 54 28 .659 15 30–11 24–17 14–14
Cleveland Cavaliers 42 40 .512 27 25–16 17–24 13–15
Indiana Pacers 39 43 .476 30 21–20 18–23 11–17
Milwaukee Bucks 33 49 .402 36 20–21 13–28 10–18
Toronto Raptors 30 52 .366 39 18–23 12–29 6–22
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Chicago Bulls 69 13 .841 –
2 y-Miami Heat 61 21 .744 8
3 x-New York Knicks 57 25 .695 12
4 x-Atlanta Hawks 56 26 .683 13
5 x-Detroit Pistons 54 28 .659 15
6 x-Charlotte Hornets 54 28 .659 15
7 x-Orlando Magic 45 37 .549 24
8 x-Washington Bullets 44 38 .537 25
9 Cleveland Cavaliers 42 40 .512 27
10 Indiana Pacers 39 43 .476 30
11 Milwaukee Bucks 33 49 .402 36
12 Toronto Raptors 30 52 .366 39
13 New Jersey Nets 26 56 .317 43
14 Philadelphia 76ers 22 60 .268 47
15 Boston Celtics 15 67 .183 54
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Game log

1996–97 Game Log

Player stats

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
Antonio Davis
Dale Davis
Travis Best
Mark Jackson
Derrick McKey
Jalen Rose
Duane Ferrell
Vincent Askew
Haywoode Workman
Eddie Johnson
Erick Dampier
Fred Hoiberg
Jerome Allen
Darvin Ham
Reggie Williams
Brent Scott
LaSalle Thompson

Transactions

Overview

Players added

Via draft

Via trade

Via free agency

 Players Lost

Via trade

Via free agency

Trades

June 13, 1996 To Indiana Pacers
Reggie Williams, Jalen Rose and the draft rights to Erick Dampier		 To Denver Nuggets
Mark Jackson, Ricky Pierce, and a first round draft pick
November 4, 1996 To Indiana Pacers
Vincent Askew		 To New Jersey Nets
Reggie Williams
February 20, 1997 To Indiana Pacers
Mark Jackson, LaSalle Thompson, and Darvin Ham		 To Denver Nuggets
Vincent Askew, Eddie Johnson, Jerome Allen, and 1997 and 1998 Second Round draft picks

Free agents

Additions
Player Date signed Former team
Jerome Allen August 17, 1996 Minnesota Timberwolves
Brent Scott September 27, 1996 Olitalia Forli (Italy)
Subtractions
Player Reason Left New team
Scott Haskin Unknown None
Dwayne Schintzius Free Agency Los Angeles Clippers
Adrian Caldwell Free Agency New Jersey Nets

References

  1. ↑ 1996-97 Indiana Pacers

See also

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