1991–92 Indiana Pacers season

1991–92 Indiana Pacers season
Head coach	Bob Hill
General manager	Donnie Walsh
Arena	Market Square Arena
Results
Record	40–42 (.488)
Place	Division: 4th (Central) Conference: 7th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Lost to Boston Celtics in East First Round (0-3)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Prime Sports Midwest, WTTV
Radio	WNDE

The 1991-92 NBA season was Indiana's 16th season in the NBA and 25th season as a franchise. The Pacers continued to play mediocre basketball as they finished fourth in the Central Division with a 40-42 record. Detlef Schrempf was named Sixth Man of The Year for the second consecutive season. In the first round of the playoffs, they faced the Boston Celtics for the second straight season, where they were swept in three straight games.

Draft picks

Main article: 1991 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	13	Dale Davis	PF	United States	Clemson
2	41	Sean Green	SG	United States	Iona

Roster

Indiana Pacers roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From PF 32 Davis, Dale 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Clemson C 54 Dreiling, Greg 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Kansas PG 10 Fleming, Vern 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Georgia SG 23 Green, Sean 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Iona PF 43 Lane, Jerome 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Pittsburgh SG 20 McCloud, George 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Florida State SG 31 Miller, Reggie 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) UCLA SF 45 Person, Chuck 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Auburn PF 11 Schrempf, Detlef 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 214 lb (97 kg) Washington C 24 Smits, Rik 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Marist PF 41 Thompson, LaSalle 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Texas SF 44 Williams, Kenny 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Elizabeth City State PG 4 Williams, Micheal 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Baylor SG 14 Wittman, Randy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Indiana	Head coach Bob Hill Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Chicago Bulls	67	15	.817	—	36–5	31–10	22–6
x-Cleveland Cavaliers	57	25	.695	10	35–6	22–19	21-7
x-Detroit Pistons	48	34	.585	19	25–16	23–18	15–13
x-Indiana Pacers	40	42	.488	27	26–15	14–27	13–15
Atlanta Hawks	38	44	.463	29	23–18	15–26	7-21
Charlotte Hornets	31	51	.378	36	22–19	9–32	10-18
Milwaukee Bucks	31	51	.378	36	25–16	6–35	10-18

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

#	Eastern Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Chicago Bulls	67	15	.817	–
2	y-Boston Celtics	51	31	.622	16
3	x-Cleveland Cavaliers	57	25	.695	10
4	x-New York Knicks	51	31	.622	16
5	x-Detroit Pistons	48	34	.585	19
6	x-New Jersey Nets	40	42	.488	27
7	x-Indiana Pacers	40	42	.488	27
8	x-Miami Heat	38	44	.463	29
9	Atlanta Hawks	38	44	.463	29
10	Philadelphia 76ers	35	47	.427	32
11t	Milwaukee Bucks	31	51	.378	36
11t	Charlotte Hornets	31	51	.378	36
13	Washington Bullets	25	57	.305	42
14	Orlando Magic	21	61	.256	46

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

East First Round

(2) Boston Celtics vs. (7) Indiana Pacers: Celtics win series 3-0

• Game 1 @ Boston Garden, Boston (April 23): Boston 124, Indiana 113
• Game 2 @ Boston Garden, Boston (April 25): Boston 119, Indiana 112 (OT)
• Game 3 @ Market Square Arena, Indianapolis (April 27): Boston 102, Indiana 98

Last Playoff Meeting: 1991 Eastern Conference First Round (Boston won 3-2)

Player stats

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

Season

Player	GP	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	AVG

Playoffs

Player	GP	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	AVG

Awards and records

• Detlef Schrempf, NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award
• Micheal Williams, NBA All-Defensive Second Team

See also

• 1991-92 NBA season