1987–88 Indiana Pacers season

1987–88 Indiana Pacers season
Reggie Miller's rookie season
Head coach	Jack Ramsay
General manager	Donnie Walsh
Arena	Market Square Arena
Results
Record	38–44 (.463)
Place	Division: 6th (Central) Conference: 9th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	DNQ
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1987-88 NBA season was Indiana's 12th season in the NBA and 21st season as a franchise.

The season saw the team draft Reggie Miller. He would remain with the Pacers until 2005.

Offseason

Draft picks

Main article: 1987 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College

Roster

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

See also

• 1987-88 NBA season