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The1989–90 Indiana Pacers season was the 14th season for theIndiana Pacers in theNational Basketball Association, and their 23rd season as a franchise.^[1] The Pacers received the seventh overall pick in the1989 NBA draft, and selected shooting guardGeorge McCloud out ofFlorida State University,^[2]^[3]^[4] and signed free agentsMike Sanders, andRickey Green during the off-season.^[5]^[6]

The Pacers got off to a fast start by winning their first four games, on their way to a solid 19–9 start to the regular season. However, the team struggled losing 14 of their next 18 games, and held a 25–23 record at the All-Star break.^[7] The Pacers played around .500 basketball for the remainder of the season, finishing in fourth place in theCentral Division with a 42–40 record,^[8] and earning the eighth seed in theEastern Conference.^[9]

Reggie Miller continued to show improvement averaging 24.6 points, 3.8 assists and 1.3 steals per game. In addition,Chuck Person averaged 19.7 points and 5.8 rebounds per game, while sixth manDetlef Schrempf provided the team with 16.2 points and 7.9 rebounds per game off the bench, second-year starRik Smits provided with 15.5 points, 6.2 rebounds and 2.1 blocks per game, andVern Fleming contributed 14.3 points and 7.4 assists per game. Meanwhile,LaSalle Thompson averaged 6.8 points and 7.7 rebounds per game, while off the bench, Sanders contributed 6.2 points per game, and Green provided with 3.5 points and 2.6 assists per game.^[10]

During theNBA All-Star weekend at theMiami Arena inMiami, Florida, Miller was selected for the1990 NBA All-Star Game, as a member of the Eastern Conference All-Star team; it was his first ever All-Star appearance.^[11]^[12]^[13] In addition, Miller also participated in theNBA Three-Point Shootout.^[14]^[15] Miller finished in second place inMost Improved Player voting,^[16] while Schrempf finished in second place inSixth Man of the Year voting.^[17]^[16]

However, in the Eastern Conference First Round of the1990 NBA playoffs, the Pacers were swept by the defending and eventual NBA championDetroit Pistons in three straight games.^[18]^[19]^[20] The Pistons would go on to defeat thePortland Trail Blazers in five games in the1990 NBA Finals, winning their second consecutive NBA championship.^[21]^[22]^[23]

Following the season, Green signed as a free agent with thePhiladelphia 76ers.

Draft picks

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Main article:1989 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	7	George McCloud	SG/SF	United States	Florida State

Roster

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1989–90 Indiana Pacers roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Player	Height	Weight	DOB	From
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
G	12	Rickey Green	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1954–08–18	Michigan
G/F	20	George McCloud	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1967–05–27	Florida State
G	31	Reggie Miller	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1965–08–24	UCLA
F	42	Calvin Natt	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1957–01–08	Louisiana–Monroe
F	23	Dyron Nix	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1967–02–11	Tennessee
F	45	Chuck Person	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1964–06–27	Auburn
F	33	Mike Sanders	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1960–05–07	UCLA
F	11	Detlef Schrempf	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	214 lb (97 kg)	1963–01–21	Washington
C	24	Rik Smits	7 ft 4 in (2.24 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	1966–08–23	Marist
F/C	41	LaSalle Thompson	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	1961–06–23	Texas
F	14	Randy Wittman	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1959–10–28	Indiana

Head coach

Dick Versace

Assistant(s)

Legend

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

Roster
Updated: October 31, 1989

Regular season

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Season standings

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Central Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Detroit Pistons	59	23	.720	–	35–6	24–17	22–8
x-Chicago Bulls	55	27	.671	4	36–5	19–22	20–10
x-Milwaukee Bucks	44	38	.537	15	27–14	17–24	14–16
x-Cleveland Cavaliers	42	40	.512	17	27–14	15–26	14–16
x-Indiana Pacers	42	40	.512	17	28–13	14–27	16–14
Atlanta Hawks	41	41	.500	18	25–16	16–25	15–15
Orlando Magic	18	64	.220	41	12–29	6–35	4–26

#	Eastern Conference v t e
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-Detroit Pistons	59	23	.720	–
2	y-Philadelphia 76ers	53	29	.646	6
3	x-Chicago Bulls	55	27	.671	4
4	x-Boston Celtics	52	30	.634	7
5	x-New York Knicks	45	37	.549	14
6	x-Milwaukee Bucks	44	38	.537	15
7	x-Cleveland Cavaliers	42	40	.512	17
8	x-Indiana Pacers	42	40	.512	17

9	Atlanta Hawks	41	41	.500	18
10	Washington Bullets	31	51	.378	28
11	Miami Heat	18	64	.220	41
12	Orlando Magic	18	64	.220	41
13	New Jersey Nets	17	65	.207	42

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Game log

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Regular season

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1989–90 game log
Total: 42–40 (home: 28–13; road: 14–27)

November: 8–4 (home: 5–1; road: 3–3)

Game	Date	Team	Score	Location Attendance	Record
1	November 3, 1989	@Atlanta	W 126–103	The Omni	1–0
2	November 4, 1989	Cleveland	W 106–98	Market Square Arena	2–0
3	November 8, 1989	Detroit	W 95–74	Market Square Arena	3–0
4	November 10, 1989	Miami	W 102–98	Market Square Arena	4–0
5	November 15, 1989	@L.A. Lakers	L 94–117	Great Western Forum	4–1
6	November 17, 1989	@Utah	L 100–114	Salt Palace	4–2
7	November 18, 1989	@Sacramento	L 102–107	ARCO Arena	4–3
8	November 21, 1989	Boston	W 119–111	Market Square Arena	5–3
9	November 24, 1989	@Boston	W 118–111	Boston Garden	6–3
10	November 25, 1989	Philadelphia	L 103–111	Market Square Arena	6–4
11	November 27, 1989	@Milwaukee	W 101–97	Bradley Center	7–4
12	November 29, 1989	Utah	W 100–88	Market Square Arena	8–4

December: 11–5 (home: 7–1; road: 4–4)

Game	Date	Team	Score	Location Attendance	Record
13	December 1, 1989	Orlando	W 125–110	Market Square Arena	9–4
14	December 6, 1989	Denver	W 136–117	Market Square Arena	10–4
15	December 8, 1989	Chicago	W 106–104	Market Square Arena	11–4
16	December 9, 1989	@Detroit	L 93–121	The Palace of Auburn Hills	11–5
17	December 12, 1989	Minnesota	W 113–112 (OT)	Market Square Arena	12–5
18	December 14, 1989	@New Jersey	W 102–78	Brendan Byrne Arena	13–5
19	December 15, 1989	Milwaukee	L 98–103	Market Square Arena	13–6
20	December 17, 1989	@Portland	L 113–121	Memorial Coliseum	13–7
21	December 19, 1989	@L.A. Clippers	L 102–128	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena	13–8
22	December 20, 1989	@Phoenix	W 131–130 (OT)	Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum	14–8
23	December 22, 1989	@Golden State	L 124–150	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena	14–9
24	December 23, 1989	@Seattle	W 98–95	Seattle Center Coliseum	15–9
25	December 26, 1989	Orlando	W 98–90	Market Square Arena	16–9
26	December 27, 1989	@Orlando	W 106–101	Orlando Arena	17–9
27	December 29, 1989	Houston	W 103–97	Market Square Arena	18–9
28	December 30, 1989	Atlanta	W 105–98	Market Square Arena	19–9

January: 4–12 (home: 4–4; road: 0–8)

Game	Date	Team	Score	Location Attendance	Record
29	January 2, 1990	@Dallas	L 106–110	Reunion Arena	19–10
30	January 3, 1990	@Houston	L 103–117	The Summit	19–11
31	January 5, 1990	@Detroit	L 99–122	The Palace of Auburn Hills	19–12
32	January 6, 1990	@Charlotte	L 111–117	Charlotte Coliseum	19–13
33	January 8, 1990	@Philadelphia	L 116–120	The Spectrum	19–14
34	January 10, 1990	Chicago	W 120–113	Market Square Arena	20–14
35	January 12, 1990	New York	L 96–101 (OT)	Market Square Arena	20–15
36	January 13, 1990	Milwaukee	W 111–109	Market Square Arena	21–15
37	January 15, 1990	Golden State	W 144–105	Market Square Arena	22–15
38	January 17, 1990	@Miami	L 111–121	Miami Arena	22–16
39	January 19, 1990	@Boston	L 104–109	Boston Garden	22–17
40	January 24, 1990	L.A. Lakers	L 111–120	Market Square Arena	22–18
41	January 26, 1990	Miami	W 115–105	Market Square Arena	23–18
42	January 27, 1990	Cleveland	L 84–91	Market Square Arena	23–19
43	January 30, 1990	@Orlando	L 111–129	Orlando Arena	23–20
44	January 31, 1990	Philadelphia	L 108–112	Market Square Arena	23–21

February: 7–6 (home: 4–2; road: 3–4)

Game	Date	Team	Score	Location Attendance	Record
45	February 2, 1990	Seattle	L 86–87	Market Square Arena	23–22
46	February 3, 1990	@New York	L 98–112	Madison Square Garden	23–23
47	February 6, 1990	@Denver	W 138–130 (OT)	McNichols Sports Arena	24–23
48	February 8, 1990	@San Antonio	W 105–100	HemisFair Arena	25–23
All-Star Break
49	February 13, 1990	Charlotte	W 128–105	Market Square Arena	26–23
50	February 14, 1990	@Cleveland	W 133–131 (OT)	Richfield Coliseum	27–23
51	February 16, 1990	@Minnesota	L 105–111	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	27–24
52	February 18, 1990	@Washington (atBaltimore, MD)	L 97–116	Baltimore Arena	27–25
53	February 21, 1990	Atlanta	W 123–96	Market Square Arena	28–25
54	February 23, 1990	Dallas	L 91–102	Market Square Arena	28–26
55	February 25, 1990	Portland	W 117–112	Market Square Arena	29–26
56	February 27, 1990	New Jersey	W 118–113	Market Square Arena	30–26
57	February 28, 1990	@Atlanta	L 99–102	The Omni	30–27

March: 6–7 (home: 5–4; road: 1–3)

Game	Date	Team	Score	Location Attendance	Record
58	March 3, 1990	L.A. Clippers	L 105–107	Market Square Arena	30–28
59	March 4, 1990	@Detroit	L 105–111	The Palace of Auburn Hills	30–29
60	March 6, 1990	Washington	W 113–98	Market Square Arena	31–29
61	March 9, 1990	Phoenix	L 130–134	Market Square Arena	31–30
62	March 10, 1990	@Chicago	L 105–117	Chicago Stadium	31–31
63	March 13, 1990	San Antonio	L 102–103	Market Square Arena	31–32
64	March 16, 1990	Atlanta	L 104–106 (OT)	Market Square Arena	31–33
65	March 17, 1990	@Cleveland	L 102–118	Richfield Coliseum	31–34
66	March 20, 1990	@Miami	W 112–98	Miami Arena	32–34
67	March 21, 1990	Milwaukee	W 112–96	Market Square Arena	33–34
68	March 23, 1990	New Jersey	W 125–109	Market Square Arena	34–34
69	March 27, 1990	Boston	W 101–96	Market Square Arena	35–34
70	March 29, 1990	Sacramento	W 111–101	Market Square Arena	36–34

April: 6–6 (home: 3–1; road: 3–5)

Game	Date	Team	Score	Location Attendance	Record
71	April 1, 1990	@Cleveland	L 91–121	Richfield Coliseum	36–35
72	April 3, 1990	@Chicago	L 102–109	Chicago Stadium	36–36
73	April 4, 1990	@Milwaukee	L 116–121 (OT)	Bradley Center	36–37
74	April 6, 1990	@Orlando	W 123–115	Orlando Arena	37–37
75	April 8, 1990	New York	W 99–97	Market Square Arena	38–37
76	April 10, 1990	Washington	W 107–105	Market Square Arena	39–37
77	April 12, 1990	@New York	L 100–108	Madison Square Garden	39–38
78	April 14, 1990	@New Jersey	W 124–113	Brendan Byrne Arena	40–38
79	April 16, 1990	Chicago	W 111–102	Market Square Arena	41–38
80	April 18, 1990	@Philadelphia	L 113–124	The Spectrum	41–39
81	April 20, 1990	Detroit	L 115–121 (OT)	Market Square Arena	41–40
82	April 22, 1990	@Washington	W 127–117	Capital Centre	42–40

1989–90 schedule

Playoffs

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1990 playoff game log

Eastern Conference First Round: 0–3 (home: 0–1; road: 0–2)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	April 26, 1990	@Detroit	L 92–104	Detlef Schrempf (26)	Detlef Schrempf (7)	Vern Fleming (8)	The Palace of Auburn Hills 21,454	0–1
2	April 28, 1990	@Detroit	L 87–100	Reggie Miller (23)	Chuck Person (12)	Vern Fleming (7)	The Palace of Auburn Hills 21,454	0–2
3	May 1, 1990	Detroit	L 96–108	Reggie Miller (22)	LaSalle Thompson (8)	Reggie Miller (4)	Market Square Arena 15,301	0–3

1990 schedule

Player statistics

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Ragular season

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Player	POS	GP	GS	MP	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Reggie Miller	SG	82	82	3,192	295	311	110	18	2,016	38.9	3.6	3.8	1.3	.2	24.6
Vern Fleming	PG	82	82	2,876	322	610	92	10	1,176	35.1	3.9	7.4	1.1	.1	14.3
Rik Smits	C	82	82	2,404	512	142	45	169	1,271	29.3	6.2	1.7	.5	2.1	15.5
LaSalle Thompson	C	82	60	2,126	630	106	65	71	554	25.9	7.7	1.3	.8	.9	6.8
Mike Sanders	SF	82	13	1,531	230	89	43	23	510	18.7	2.8	1.1	.5	.3	6.2
Detlef Schrempf	PF	78	18	2,573	620	247	59	16	1,267	33.0	7.9	3.2	.8	.2	16.2
Chuck Person	SF	77	73	2,714	445	230	53	20	1,515	35.2	5.8	3.0	.7	.3	19.7
Rickey Green	PG	69	0	927	54	182	51	1	244	13.4	.8	2.6	.7	.0	3.5
Randy Wittman	SF	61	0	544	30	39	7	4	130	8.9	.5	.6	.1	.1	2.1
Greg Dreiling	C	49	0	307	87	8	4	14	65	6.3	1.8	.2	.1	.3	1.3
George McCloud	SF	44	0	413	42	45	19	3	118	9.4	1.0	1.0	.4	.1	2.7
Dyron Nix	SF	20	0	109	26	5	3	1	39	5.5	1.3	.3	.2	.1	2.0
Calvin Natt	SF	14	0	164	35	9	1	0	57	11.7	2.5	.6	.1	.0	4.1

Playoffs

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Player	POS	GP	GS	MP	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Reggie Miller	SG	3	3	125	12	6	3	0	62	41.7	4.0	2.0	1.0	.0	20.7
Detlef Schrempf	PF	3	3	125	22	5	2	1	61	41.7	7.3	1.7	.7	.3	20.3
Chuck Person	SF	3	3	123	20	12	1	0	40	41.0	6.7	4.0	.3	.0	13.3
Vern Fleming	PG	3	3	113	13	18	2	1	40	37.7	4.3	6.0	.7	.3	13.3
Rik Smits	C	3	3	96	16	3	2	4	37	32.0	5.3	1.0	.7	1.3	12.3
LaSalle Thompson	C	3	0	54	15	2	0	1	18	18.0	5.0	.7	.0	.3	6.0
Rickey Green	PG	3	0	31	1	3	1	0	2	10.3	.3	1.0	.3	.0	.7
Mike Sanders	SF	3	0	24	6	2	0	0	11	8.0	2.0	.7	.0	.0	3.7
Calvin Natt	SF	2	0	14	2	1	0	0	2	7.0	1.0	.5	.0	.0	1.0
Randy Wittman	SF	2	0	11	1	0	0	0	0	5.5	.5	.0	.0	.0	.0
George McCloud	SF	1	0	4	1	0	0	0	2	4.0	1.0	.0	.0	.0	2.0

Awards and records

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Reggie Miller,NBA All-Star Game

Transactions

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References

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^1989-90 Indiana Pacers
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^"1989 NBA Draft". Basketball-Reference. RetrievedDecember 31, 2022.
^Smith, Sam (December 8, 1989)."Walsh's Law Brings Pacers Right Order".Chicago Tribune. RetrievedJuly 5, 2025.
^Hubbard, Jan (December 11, 1989)."Pacers Finally Make Their Move".Los Angeles Times. RetrievedJuly 5, 2025.
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^McManis, Sam (June 15, 1990)."Vinnie, Vidi, Vici: Pistons Repeat Feat: NBA Finals: Johnson Hits Game-Winner in Last Second as Detroit Rallies from Seven-Point Deficit for a 92-90 Victory. Thomas Is the Unanimous Choice as MVP".Los Angeles Times. RetrievedSeptember 22, 2022.
^"1990 NBA Finals: Trail Blazers vs. Pistons". Basketball-Reference. RetrievedApril 9, 2023.

v t e Indiana Pacers
Founded in1967 Based inIndianapolis, 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	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"

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Season standings

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Regular season

Playoffs

Player statistics

Ragular season

Playoffs

Awards and records

Transactions

References

See also