Boomer (mascot)

Boomer backwards dunk

Boomer is the official mascot of the Indiana Pacers, a professional basketball team that plays in the National Basketball Association (NBA). They appear at each of the Pacers' home games as well as special events for the NBA.

Boomer was introduced before the start of the 1991 NBA season. Boomer is a 6 ft (1.8 m) tall energetic cat that performs high flying dunks and dance moves. He wears a #00 Pacers jersey and is one of the more accomplished NBA mascots, being selected for several NBA All-Star Games.

Bowser was a former mascot who worked in tandem with Boomer. The duo was broken up when Bowser was retired during the 2009-2010 season, after 8 years in the business.

External links

Boomer's Homecage – Indiana Pacers website
Bowser's Bio – Indiana Pacers website

Indiana Pacers

Founded in 1967 Based in Indianapolis, Indiana

Franchise	Franchise Team history ABA–NBA merger All-time roster Draft history Seasons Head coaches Current season

Arenas	Indiana State Fair Coliseum Market Square Arena Bankers Life Fieldhouse

General managers	Storen Weissert Leonard Vertlieb Salyers Walsh Kahn Morway Pritchard

D-League affiliate	Fort Wayne Mad Ants

Administration	Herb Simon (Owner, Chairman and CEO) Larry Bird (President) Kevin Pritchard (GM) Frank Vogel (Head Coach)

Retired numbers	30 31 34 35 529 (in honor of Leonard's total wins as Pacers coach)

ABA Finals appearances	1969 1970 1972 1973 1975

NBA Finals appearances	2000

Culture and lore	Pacers–Pistons brawl The Knick-Killer Flo-Jos Dancing Harry Boomer YG Trece

Rivals	Chicago Bulls New York Knicks

Media	TV Fox Sports Indiana Radio WFNI-AM Announcers Chris Denari Quinn Buckner Clark Kellogg Brooke Olzendam Mark Boyle Bob "Slick" Leonard

NBA mascots

Current	Benny the Bull Blaze the Trail Cat Boomer Burnie Clutch The Coyote Crunch the Wolf Hooper Hugo Jazz Bear Rumble the Bison Skyhawk Slamson the Lion Stuff the Magic Dragon The Suns Gorilla

Former	Dancing Harry Hip Hop Rufus Squatch The Wheedle

Mascots of the Year	2005: Clutch 2006: Jazz Bear 2007: Hugo 2008: Jazz Bear 2009: Rumble the Bison 2010: Bango 2011: Grizz 2012: Crunch the Wolf 2013: Clutch 2014: The Coyote 2015: Benny the Bull

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