1997–98 Indiana Pacers season

1997–98 Indiana Pacers season
Head coach Larry Bird
Arena Market Square Arena
Results
Record 58–24 (.707)
Place Division: 2nd (Central)
Conference: 3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finish Lost Conf. Finals
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television Fox Sports Midwest, WTTV
Radio WIBC
Indiana Pacers seasons
< 1996–97 1998–99 >

The 1997–98 Indiana Pacers season was the 22nd season of the Indiana Pacers in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Contents:

Draft picks

Main article: 1997 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 12 Austin Croshere F  United States Providence

Roster

Roster

Depth chart

Pos. Starter Bench Reserve Inactive
C Rik Smits Mark Pope Mark West
PF Dale Davis Antonio Davis Austin Croshere
SF Chris Mullin Derrick McKey Etdrick Bohannon
SG Reggie Miller Jalen Rose Fred Hoiberg
PG Mark Jackson Travis Best

Depth chart

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Chicago Bulls 62 20 .756 – 37–4 25–16 21–7
x-Indiana Pacers 58 24 .707 4 32–9 26–15 19–9
x-Charlotte Hornets 51 31 .622 11 32–9 19–22 16–12
x-Atlanta Hawks 50 32 .610 12 29–12 21–20 19–9
x-Cleveland Cavaliers 47 35 .573 15 27–14 20–21 14–14
Detroit Pistons 37 45 .451 25 25–16 12–29 12–16
Milwaukee Bucks 36 46 .439 26 21–20 15–26 9–19
Toronto Raptors 16 66 .195 46 9–32 7–34 2–26

Game log

Player stats

Note: GP= Games played; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points; AVG = Average

Player GP REB AST STL BLK PTS AVG
Reggie Miller 81 232 1578 19.5
Rik Smits 73 505 1216 16.7
Chris Mullin 82 249 927 11.3
Antonio Davis 82 560 785 9.6
Jalen Rose 82 195 771 9.4
Mark Jackson 82 322 678 8.3
Dale Davis 78 611 626 8.0
Travis Best 82 122 535 6.5
Derrick McKey 57 211 359 6.3
Fred Hoiberg 65 123 261 4.0
Austin Croshere 26 45 76 2.9
Mark West 15 15 23 1.5
Mark Pope 28 26 39 1.4
Etdrick Bohannon 5 6 0 0.0

Awards

References

See also

1997 NBA Draft • All-Star Game • Playoffs • Finals • Transactions
Eastern
Boston • Miami • New Jersey • New York • Orlando • Philadelphia • Washington
Atlanta • Charlotte • Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • Indiana • Milwaukee • Toronto
Western
Dallas • Denver • Houston • Minnesota • San Antonio • Utah • Vancouver
Golden State • L.A. Clippers • L.A. Lakers • Phoenix • Portland • Sacramento • Seattle
Founded in 1967 • Based in Indianapolis, Indiana
The Franchise
Arenas
Coaches
Staverman • Leonard • McKinney • Irvine • Ramsay • Versace • Hill • Brown • Bird • Thomas • Carlisle • O'Brien • Vogel
General Managers
Storen • Weissert • Leonard • Vertlieb • Salyers • Walsh • Kahn • Morway
D-League Affiliate
Administration
Herb Simon (Owner, Chairman and CEO) • Larry Bird (President) • David Morway (GM) • Frank Vogel (Head Coach)
Retired Numbers
30 • 31 • 34 • 35 • 529 (in honor of Leonard's total wins as Pacers coach)
ABA Titles
League
1970 • 1972 • 1973
Conference
1969 • 1970 • 1972 • 1973 • 1975
Division
1969 • 1970 • 1971
NBA Titles
Conference
Division
1995 • 1999 • 2000 • 2004
Mascot
Media
TV: Fox Sports Indiana • Radio: WIBC-FM • Announcers: Chris Denari • Quinn Buckner • Clark Kellogg • Stacy Paetz • Mark Boyle • Bob "Slick" Leonard
Rivals
1967–68 • 1968–69 • 1969–70 • 1970–71 • 1971–72 • 1972–73 • 1973–74 • 1974–75 • 1975–76 • 1976–77 • 1977–78 • 1978–79 • 1979–80 • 1980–81 • 1981–82 • 1982–83 • 1983–84 • 1984–85 • 1985–86 • 1986–87 • 1987–88 • 1988–89 • 1989–90 • 1990–91 • 1991–92 • 1992–93 • 1993–94 • 1994–95 • 1995–96 • 1996–97 • 1997–98 • 1998–99 • 1999–2000 • 2000–01 • 2001–02 • 2002–03 • 2003–04 • 2004–05 • 2005–06 • 2006–07 • 2007–08 • 2008–09 • 2009–10 • 2010–11
Bold indicates ABA Championship