1988–89 Indiana Pacers season

1988–89 Indiana Pacers season
Head coach	Jack Ramsay Mel Daniels George Irvine Dick Versace
General manager	Donnie Walsh
Arena	Market Square Arena
Results
Record	28–54 (.341)
Place	Division: 6th (Central) Conference: 10th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	DNQ
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1988-89 NBA season was Indiana's 13th season in the NBA and 22nd season as a franchise.

Draft picks

Main article: 1988 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	2	Rik Smits	C	Netherlands	Marist
3	61	Herbert Crook	F	United States	Louisville
3	73	Michael Anderson		United States	Drexel

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Detroit Pistons	63	19	.768	–	37–4	26–15	20–10
x-Cleveland Cavaliers	57	25	.695	6	37–4	20–21	19–11
x-Atlanta Hawks	52	30	.634	11	33–8	19–22	20–10
x-Milwaukee Bucks	49	33	.598	14	31–10	18–23	11–19
x-Chicago Bulls	47	35	.573	16	30–11	17–24	12–18
Indiana Pacers	28	54	.341	35	20–21	8–33	8–22

#	Eastern Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Detroit Pistons	63	19	.768	–
2	y-New York Knicks	52	30	.634	11
3	x-Cleveland Cavaliers	57	25	.695	6
4	x-Atlanta Hawks	52	30	.634	11
5	x-Milwaukee Bucks	49	33	.598	14
6	x-Chicago Bulls	47	35	.573	16
7	x-Philadelphia 76ers	46	36	.561	17
8	x-Boston Celtics	42	40	.512	21
9	Washington Bullets	40	42	.488	23
10	Indiana Pacers	28	54	.341	35
11	New Jersey Nets	26	56	.317	37
12	Charlotte Hornets	20	62	.244	43

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

Awards and records

• Rik Smits, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team

See also

• 1988-89 NBA season