1987–88 Indiana Pacers season

1987–88 Indiana Pacers season
Head coach Jack Ramsay
Arena Market Square Arena
Results
Record 38–44 (.463)
Place Division: 6th (Central)
Conference: 9th (Eastern)
Playoff finish DNQ
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
< 1986–87 1988–89 >

The 1987-88 NBA season was the Pacers' 12th season in the NBA and 21st season as a franchise.[1]

Offseason

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College

Roster

1987-88 Indiana Pacers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. From
F 15 United States Anderson, Ron style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1958–10–15 Fresno State
C 54 United States Dreiling, Greg style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1962–11–7 Kansas
G 10 United States Fleming, Vern style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1962–02–4 Georgia
C 55 Panama Gray, Stuart style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1963–05–27 UCLA
G 25 United States Long, John style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1956–08–28 Detroit
G/F 31 United States Miller, Reggie style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1965–08–24 UCLA
F 45 United States Person, Chuck style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1964–06–27 Auburn
F 24 United States Rowsom, Brian style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1965–10–23 UNC Wilmington
G 3 United States Skiles, Scott style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1964–03–5 Michigan State
C 40 United States Stipanovich, Steve style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1960–11–17 Missouri
F 23 United States Tisdale, Wayman style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1964–06–9 Oklahoma
G 5 United States Wheeler, Clinton style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1959–10–27 William Patterson
F/C 32 United States Williams, Herb style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 242 lb (110 kg) 1958–02–16 Ohio State
Head coach


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster • Transactions
Last transaction: 2012–10–10

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Detroit Pistons 54 28 .659 – 34–7 20–21 20–10
x-Chicago Bulls 50 32 .610 4 30–11 20–21 16–13
x-Atlanta Hawks 50 32 .610 4 30-11 20-21 16–13
x-Milwaukee Bucks 42 40 .512 12 30–11 12–29 13–17
x-Cleveland Cavaliers 42 40 .512 12 31–10 11–30 11–19
Indiana Pacers 38 44 .463 16 25–16 13–28 13–17
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Boston Celtics 57 25 .695 –
2 y-Detroit Pistons 54 28 .659 3
3 x-Chicago Bulls 50 32 .610 7
4 x-Atlanta Hawks 50 32 .610 7
5 x-Milwaukee Bucks 42 40 .512 15
6 x-Cleveland Cavaliers 42 40 .512 15
7 x-Washington Bullets 38 44 .463 19
8 x-New York Knicks 38 44 .463 19
9 Indiana Pacers 38 44 .463 19
10 Philadelphia 76ers 36 46 .439 21
11 New Jersey Nets 19 63 .232 38
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

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

References

  1. ↑ 1987-88 Indiana Pacers

See also