1987–88 Indiana Pacers season

1987–88 Indiana Pacers season
1987–88 Indiana Pacers season
Head coach	Jack Ramsay
General manager	Donnie Walsh
Owner(s)	Herbert Simon
Arena	Market Square Arena
Results
Record	38–44 (.463)
Place	Division: 6th (Central); Conference: 9th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
	Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
Television	WTTV; (Eddie Doucette, Dick Vitale)
Radio	WNDE; (Mike Inglis, Clark Kellogg)

The 1987–88 NBA season was Indiana's 12th season in the NBA and 21st season as a franchise.^[1] This season saw the team draft Reggie Miller out of UCLA with the eleventh pick in the 1987 NBA draft. The Pacers finished sixth in the Central Division, and ninth in the Eastern Conference with a 38–44 record, losing a tie-breaker for the final playoff spot to the New York Knicks, and the Washington Bullets.

Offseason

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	11	Reggie Miller	SG	United States	UCLA
2	34	Brian Rowsom	PF	United States	UNC Wilmington

Roster

1987–88 Indiana Pacers roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Player	Height	Weight	DOB	From
F	15	Ron Anderson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1958–10–15	Fresno State
C	54	Greg Dreiling	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	1962–11–07	Kansas
G	10	Vern Fleming	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1962–02–04	Georgia
C	55	Stuart Gray	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1963–05–27	UCLA
G	25	John Long	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1956–08–28	Detroit Mercy
G	31	Reggie Miller	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1965–08–24	UCLA
F	45	Chuck Person	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1964–06–27	Auburn
F	24	Brian Rowsom	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1965–10–23	UNC Wilmington
G	3	Scott Skiles	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1964–03–05	Michigan State
C	40	Steve Stipanovich	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	1960–11–17	Missouri
F	23	Wayman Tisdale	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	1964–06–09	Oklahoma
G	5	Clinton Wheeler	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1959–10–27	William Paterson
C	32	Herb Williams	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	242 lb (110 kg)	1958–02–16	Ohio State

Head coach

Jack Ramsay

Assistant(s)

Legend

(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Roster
Updated: March 4, 1988

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
	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		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

Record vs. opponents

1987-88 NBA Records
Team	ATL	BOS	CHI	CLE	DAL	DEN	DET	GSW	HOU	IND	LAC	LAL	MIL	NJN	NYK	PHI	PHO	POR	SAC	SAS	SEA	UTA	WAS
Atlanta	—	2–4	2–3	5–1	2–0	1–1	2–4	2–0	1–1	4–2	2–0	0–2	3–3	5–0	3–3	6–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	3–3
Boston	4–2	—	3–3	2–3	2–0	0–2	3–3	2–0	1–1	5–0	2–0	0–2	3–3	5–1	5–1	4–2	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	5–1
Chicago	3–2	3–3	—	3–3	0–2	1–1	2–4	2–0	2–0	3–3	2–0	1–1	5–1	5–1	3–2	4–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	3–3
Cleveland	1–5	3–2	3–3	—	1–1	1–1	1–5	0–2	1–1	4–2	1–1	1–1	2–4	5–1	2–4	3–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	0–2	6–0
Dallas	0–2	0–2	2–0	1–1	—	3–3	1–1	4–1	4–2	2–0	5–0	1–4	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	5–0	3–2	5–1	5–1	3–2	3–3	1–1
Denver	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	3–3	—	1–1	4–1	4–2	1–1	5–0	3–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	3–2	2–3	4–2	5–1	4–1	2–4	2–0
Detroit	4–2	3–3	4–2	5–1	1–1	1–1	—	2–0	1–1	3–3	1–1	0–2	4–2	5–1	4–2	4–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	3–2
Golden State	0–2	0–2	0–2	2–0	1–4	1–4	0–2	—	0–5	0–2	3–3	0–6	0–2	2–0	0–2	1–1	2–4	1–5	2–3	3–2	1–5	1–4	0–2
Houston	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–4	2–4	1–1	5–0	—	2–0	3–2	1–4	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–1	4–1	4–2	2–4	3–2	3–3	2–0
Indiana	2–4	0–5	3–3	2–4	0–2	1–1	3–3	2–0	0–2	—	1–1	1–1	3–3	6–0	2–3	2–4	2–0	0–2	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–4
L.A. Clippers	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–5	0–5	1–1	3–3	2–3	1–1	—	1–5	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	2–4	0–6	3–2	0–5	1–5	1–4	0–2
L.A. Lakers	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	4–1	2–3	2–0	6–0	4–1	1–1	5–1	—	0–2	2–0	2–0	2–0	5–1	3–3	4–1	5–0	4–2	4–1	1–1
Milwaukee	3–3	3–3	1–5	4–2	0–2	1–1	2–4	2–0	0–2	3–3	2–0	2–0	—	3–2	3–3	2–4	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–1
New Jersey	0–5	1–5	1–5	1–5	1–1	0–2	1–5	0–2	1–1	0–6	2–0	0–2	2–3	—	3–3	2–4	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–6
New York	3–3	1–5	2–3	4–2	1–1	1–1	2–4	2–0	1–1	3–2	2–0	0–2	3–3	3–3	—	3–3	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	3–3
Philadelphia	0–6	2–4	2–4	2–3	1–1	0–2	1–4	1–1	1–1	4–2	1–1	0–2	4–2	4–2	3–3	—	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	3–3
Phoenix	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–5	2–3	0–2	4–2	1–4	0–2	4–2	1–5	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	—	0–6	3–2	2–3	2–4	2–3	0–2
Portland	2–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–3	3–2	1–1	5–1	1–4	2–0	6–0	3–3	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	6–0	—	4–1	5–0	3–3	1–4	2–0
Sacramento	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–5	2–4	0–2	3–2	2–4	0–2	2–3	1–4	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–3	1–4	—	3–3	1–4	1–5	0–2
San Antonio	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–5	1–5	1–1	2–3	4–2	0–2	5–0	0–5	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–2	0–5	3–3	—	3–2	3–3	0–2
Seattle	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–3	1–4	1–1	5–1	2–3	1–1	5–1	2–4	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	4–2	3–3	4–1	2–3	—	1–4	2–0
Utah	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–0	3–3	4–2	0–2	4–1	3–3	1–1	4–1	1–4	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	3–2	4–1	5–1	3–3	4–1	—	2–0
Washington	3–3	1–5	3–3	0–6	1–1	0–2	2–3	2–0	0–2	4–2	2–0	1–1	1–4	6–0	3–3	3–3	2–0	0–2	2–0	2–0	0–2	0–2	—

Game log

Regular season

1987–88 game log
Total: 38–44 (Home: 25–16; Road: 13–28)

November: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
3	November 10, 1987 7:30 PM EST	Detroit	W 121–118				Market Square Arena 11,885	2–1

December: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
26	December 30, 1987 7:30 PM EST	Detroit	L 95–105				Market Square Arena 12,945	13–13

January: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
30	January 9, 1988 7:30 PM EST	L.A. Lakers	L 98–101				Market Square Arena 16,912	15–15
40	January 27, 1988 7:30 PM EST	@ Detroit	L 86–103				Pontiac Silverdome 19,801	20–20

February: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
45	February 9, 1988 10:30 PM EST	@ L.A. Lakers	W 110–108				The Forum 17,505	23–22

March: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
59	March 8, 1988 7:30 PM EST	Detroit	W 117–104				Market Square Arena 13,220	30–29
66	March 22, 1988 7:30 PM EST	@ Detroit	L 104–123				Pontiac Silverdome 18,645	32–34

April: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
81	April 22, 1988 7:30 PM EST	@ Detroit	W 103–98				Pontiac Silverdome 27,881	38–43

1987–88 schedule

Player statistics

Ragular season

Player	POS	GP	GS	MP	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Reggie Miller	SG	82	1	1,840	190	132	53	19	822	22.4	2.3	1.6	.6	.2	10.0
John Long	SG	81	81	2,022	229	173	84	11	1,034	25.0	2.8	2.1	1.0	.1	12.8
Vern Fleming	PG	80	80	2,733	364	568	115	11	1,111	34.2	4.6	7.1	1.4	.1	13.9
Steve Stipanovich	C	80	80	2,692	662	183	90	69	1,079	33.7	8.3	2.3	1.1	.9	13.5
Chuck Person	SF	79	71	2,807	536	309	73	8	1,341	35.5	6.8	3.9	.9	.1	17.0
Wayman Tisdale	PF	79	57	2,378	491	103	54	34	1,268	30.1	6.2	1.3	.7	.4	16.1
Herb Williams	C	75	37	1,966	469	98	37	146	748	26.2	6.3	1.3	.5	1.9	10.0
Ron Anderson	SF	74	1	1,097	216	78	41	6	542	14.8	2.9	1.1	.6	.1	7.3
Stuart Gray	C	74	0	807	250	44	11	32	224	10.9	3.4	.6	.1	.4	3.0
Clinton Wheeler	PG	59	0	513	40	103	36	2	149	8.7	.7	1.7	.6	.0	2.5
Scott Skiles	PG	51	2	760	66	180	22	3	223	14.9	1.3	3.5	.4	.1	4.4
Greg Dreiling	C	20	0	74	17	5	2	4	34	3.7	.9	.3	.1	.2	1.7
Brian Rowsom	PF	4	0	16	5	1	1	0	6	4.0	1.3	.3	.3	.0	1.5

Awards and records

Transactions

References

^ "1987-88 Indiana Pacers Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 16, 2021.

Indiana Pacers
Founded in 1967 Based in Indianapolis, Indiana
Franchise	History ABA–NBA merger All-time roster Draft history Head coaches Seasons Current season
Arenas	Indiana State Fair Coliseum Market Square Arena Gainbridge Fieldhouse
Personnel	Owner(s) Herb Simon President Kevin Pritchard General manager Chad Buchanan Head coach Rick Carlisle
G League affiliate	Noblesville Boom
Retired numbers	30 31 34 35 529
ABA championships	1970 1972 1973
Rivalries	Miami Heat New York Knicks
Culture and lore	Broadcasters The "Save the Pacers" Telethon Boomer Dancing Harry Team Bikeshare The Knick-Killer The Dunking Dutchman Malice at the Palace Reb Porter Hoosiers "WTHelly"

Offseason

Draft picks

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log

Regular season

Player statistics

Ragular season

Awards and records

Transactions

References

See also