1991–92 Indiana Pacers season

NBA professional basketball team season March 2026 August 2023 Indiana Pacers 1992 40 42 Central 4 7 Bob Hill Donnie Walsh Herbert Simon Market Square Arena First round(lost to Celtics 0–3) IND WTTVPrime Sports Midwest(Jerry Baker, Clark Kellogg, Kristi Lee) WNDE(Mark Boyle, Bobby "Slick" Leonard) The 1991–92 Indiana Pacers season was the 16th season for the Indiana Pacers in the National Basketball Association, and their 25th season as a franchise. Indiana Pacers Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/IND/ August 7, 2026 Season summary Off-season The Pacers had the 13th overall pick in the 1991 NBA draft, and selected power forward Dale Davis out of Clemson University. Associated Press UNLV's Johnson Is No. 1: NBA Draft: Coaches' Attempts in Charlotte and New Jersey to Select Billy Owens Are Overruled. Three UNLV Players Are Taken in the First Round Los Angeles Times June 27, 1991 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-06-27-sp-1793-story.html July 10, 2025 Associated Press As Expected, Hornets Select Johnson No. 1 Deseret News June 27, 1991 https://www.deseret.com/1991/6/27/18928032/as-expected-hornets-select-johnson-no-1/ July 10, 2025 1991 NBA Draft Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1991.html July 1, 2025 Regular season With the addition of Davis, the Pacers struggled losing 9 of their first 13 games of the regular season. After ten games, the team released Mike Sanders to free agency; Sanders would later on re-sign with his former team, the Cleveland Cavaliers in March. Miscellany Los Angeles Times March 23, 1992 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-03-23-sp-3179-story.html November 21, 2022 Araton Harvey Basketball: Cavaliers Push Nets Right to the Brink The New York Times April 26, 1992 https://www.nytimes.com/1992/04/26/sports/basketball-cavaliers-push-nets-right-to-the-brink.html January 17, 2022 The Pacers continued to struggle with a 15–28 record as of January 25, 1992, and later on held a 19–29 record at the All-Star break. NBA Games Played on February 6, 1992 Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/index.fcgi?month=2&day=6&year=1992 November 21, 2022 However, the team played above .500 in winning percentage for the remainder of the season, winning 25 of their final 39 games. The Pacers finished in fourth place in the Central Division with a mediocre 40–42 record, and earned the seventh seed in the Eastern Conference. 1991–92 Indiana Pacers Schedule and Results Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/IND/1992_games.html December 1, 2021 Reggie Miller averaged 20.7 points, 3.8 assists and 1.3 steals per game, and contributed 129 three-point field goals, while Chuck Person averaged 18.5 points, 5.3 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game, and led the Pacers with 132 three-point field goals, and sixth man Detlef Schrempf provided the team with 17.3 points, 9.6 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game off the bench, and was named the NBA Sixth Man of the Year for the second consecutive year. Sports People: Pro Basketball: Best of Bench Bunch? It's Still Schrempf The New York Times April 28, 1992 https://www.nytimes.com/1992/04/28/sports/sports-people-pro-basketball-best-of-bench-bunch-it-s-still-schrempf.html July 26, 2017 Top Sixth Man Schrempf Repeats Chicago Tribune April 28, 1992 https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1992-04-28-9202070833-story.html November 21, 2022 NBA & ABA Sixth Man of the Year Award Winners Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/awards/smoy.html December 27, 2022 In addition, Michael Williams contributed 15.0 points, 8.2 assists and 2.9 steals per game, and was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team, while Rik Smits provided with 13.8 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game. Off the bench, Vern Fleming averaged 8.9 points and 3.2 assists per game, while George McCloud contributed 6.6 points per game, but only played 51 games due to a thumb injury, Pacers May Activate McCloud United Press International December 16, 1992 https://www.upi.com/Archives/1991/12/16/Pacers-may-activate-McCloud/5470692859600/ November 21, 2022 Cooper Barry McCloud Gets Chance to Play with the Pacers Orlando Sentinel November 27, 1992 https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1992-11-27-9211270199-story.html November 21, 2022 Davis averaged 6.2 points, 6.4 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game, and LaSalle Thompson provided with 4.9 points and 4.8 rebounds per game. 1991–92 Indiana Pacers Roster and Stats Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/IND/1992.html December 1, 2021 Schrempf finished tied in 16th place in Most Valuable Player voting, 1991–92 NBA Awards Voting Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/awards/awards_1992.html December 7, 2025 while Williams finished tied in eleventh place in Most Improved Player voting. The Pacers finished 24th in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 517,352 at the Market Square Arena during the regular season, which was the fourth-lowest in the league. 1991–92 NBA Season Summary Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_1992.html February 24, 2026 NBA playoffs In the Eastern Conference First Round of the 1992 NBA playoffs, and for the second consecutive year, the Pacers faced off against the 2nd–seeded, and Atlantic Division champion Boston Celtics, who were led by All-Star guard Reggie Lewis, All-Star center Robert Parish, and All-Star forward and sixth man Kevin McHale. The Celtics were without All-Star forward Larry Bird, who was out due to a back injury. The Pacers lost the first two games to the Celtics on the road at the Boston Garden, before losing Game 3 at home, 102–98 at the Market Square Arena, thus losing the series in a three-game sweep. Associated Press Pro Basketball: One Down, How Many to Go? Depleted Celtics Sweep Pacers The New York Times April 28, 1992 https://www.nytimes.com/1992/04/28/sports/pro-basketball-one-down-how-many-to-go-depleted-celtics-sweep-pacers.html October 14, 2021 Arace Michael Look Who's Talking Hartford Courant April 29, 1992 https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-xpm-1992-04-29-0000202598-story.html July 26, 2022 1992 NBA Eastern Conference First Round: Pacers vs. Celtics Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/1992-nba-eastern-conference-first-round-pacers-vs-celtics.html April 18, 2023 Aftermath Following the season, Person and Williams were both traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves, after Person spent six seasons with the Pacers. Associated Press Sports People: Basketball: Wolves Trade Richardson and Mitchell The New York Times September 9, 1992 https://www.nytimes.com/1992/09/09/sports/sports-people-basketball-wolves-trade-richardson-and-mitchell.html October 14, 2021 Times Wire Services Richardson Traded to Pacers, Timberwolves Get Person: NBA: Former UCLA Star Will Be Reunited with Reggie Miller. Pistons Trade John Salley to the Heat Los Angeles Times September 9, 1992 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-09-09-sp-261-story.html July 26, 2022 Pacers Trade Person to Timberwolves Tampa Bay Times September 9, 1992 https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1992/09/09/pacers-trade-person-to-timberwolves/ November 21, 2022 Draft picks 1991 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality College 1 13 Dale Davis PF Clemson 2 41 Sean Green SG Iona Roster Indiana Pacers 1991–92 32 Dale Davis basketball PF 6 11 230 1969–03–25 Clemson 54 Greg Dreiling C 7 1 250 1962–11–07 Kansas 10 Vern Fleming PG 6 5 185 1962–02–04 Georgia 23 Sean Green basketball SG 6 5 210 1970–02–02 Iona 43 Jerome Lane SF 6 6 230 1966–12–04 Pittsburgh 20 George McCloud SG 6 6 205 1967–05–27 Florida State 31 Reggie Miller SG 6 7 185 1965–08–24 UCLA 45 Chuck Person PF 6 8 220 1964–06–27 Auburn 11 Detlef Schrempf SF 6 9 214 1963–01–21 Washington 24 Rik Smits C 7 4 250 1966–08–23 Marist 41 LaSalle Thompson C 6 10 245 1961–06–23 Texas 44 Kenny Williams basketball, born 1969 PF 6 9 205 1969–06–09 Elizabeth City State 4 Micheal Williams PG 6 2 175 1966–07–23 Baylor 14 Randy Wittman SG 6 6 210 1959–10–28 Indiana Bob Hill Mel Daniels George Irvine Billy Knight Bob Ociepka Regular season Season standings IND y - clinched division title x - clinched playoff spot IND z - clinched division title y - clinched division title x - clinched playoff spot Game log Regular season Indiana Pacers 1992 Total: 40–42 (home: 26–15; road: 14–27) Indiana Pacers November yes 5 2 1 8 |- | 1 | November 1, 1991 | Washington | L 103–109 | | | | Market Square Arena | 0–1 |- | 2 | November 2, 1991 | Utah | W 127–112 | | | | Market Square Arena | 1–1 |- | 3 | November 5, 1991 | @ Phoenix | W 111–105 | | | | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum | 2–1 |- | 4 | November 6, 1991 | @ Sacramento | L 102–112 | | | | ARCO Arena | 2–2 |- | 5 | November 8, 1991 | @ Portland | L 96–121 | | | | Memorial Coliseum | 2–3 |- | 6 | November 9, 1991 | @ Seattle | L 111–118 | | | | Seattle Center Coliseum | 2–4 |- | 7 | November 11, 1991 | @ L.A. Clippers | L 97–106 | | | | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena | 2–5 |- | 8 | November 13, 1991 | New York | W 110–107 | | | | Market Square Arena | 3–5 |- | 9 | November 15, 1991 | Seattle | L 108–124 | | | | Market Square Arena | 3–6 |- | 10 | November 16, 1991 | @ Cleveland | L 117–127 | | | | Richfield Coliseum | 3–7 |- | 11 | November 18, 1991 | Detroit | W 118–101 | | | | Market Square Arena | 4–7 |- | 12 | November 20, 1991 | @ Boston | L 101–116 | | | | Boston Garden | 4–8 |- | 13 | November 22, 1991 | @ Charlotte | L 110–112 | | | | Charlotte Coliseum | 4–9 |- | 14 | November 23, 1991 | Miami | W 119–83 | | | | Market Square Arena | 5–9 |- | 15 | November 27, 1991 | @ Dallas | L 106–113 | | | | Reunion Arena | 5–10 |- | 16 | November 29, 1991 | Houston | W 141–121 | | | | Market Square Arena | 6–10 |- | 17 | November 30, 1991 | @ Milwaukee | K 119–137 | | | | Bradley Center | 6–11 Indiana Pacers December #FFD700 #000080 5 4 1 3 |- | 18 | December 3, 1991 | @ Detroit | W 108–99 | | | | The Palace of Auburn Hills | 7–11 |- | 19 | December 4, 1991 | Phoenix | L 108–114 | | | | Market Square Arena | 7–12 |- | 20 | December 6, 1991 | Milwaukee | W 126–106 | | | | Market Square Arena | 8–12 |- | 21 | December 7, 1991 | Portland | L 112–115 | | | | Market Square Arena | 8–13 |- | 22 | December 10, 1991 | San Antonio | W 109–102 | | | | Market Square Arena | 9–13 |- | 23 | December 13, 1991 | Dallas | W 124–108 | | | | Market Square Arena | 10–13 |- | 24 | December 14, 1991 | Denver | W 129–108 | | | | Market Square Arena | 11–13 |- | 25 | December 17, 1991 | @ Atlanta | L 113–117 | | | | The Omni | 11–14 |- | 26 | December 18, 1991 | @ Miami | L 112–118 (OT) | | | | Miami Arena | 11–15 |- | 27 | December 21, 1991 | New Jersey | W 118–109 (OT) | | | | Market Square Arena | 12–15 |- | 28 | December 26, 1991 | Philadelphia | L 110–113 | | | | Market Square Arena | 12–16 |- | 29 | December 28, 1991 | @ New York | L 106–115 (OT) | | | | Madison Square Garden | 12–17 |- | 30 | December 30, 1991 | Chicago | L 104–109 | | | | Market Square Arena | 12–18 Indiana Pacers January #FFD700 #000080 3 4 2 5 |- | 31 | January 3, 1992 | @ L.A. Lakers | W 114–87 | | | | Great Western Forum | 13–18 |- | 32 | January 4, 1992 | @ Golden State | L 121–140 | | | | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena | 13–19 |- | 33 | January 6, 1992 | @ Utah | L 108–124 | | | | Delta Center | 13–20 |- | 34 | January 8, 1992 | L.A. Clippers | L 102–104 | | | | Market Square Arena | 13–21 |- | 35 | January 11, 1992 | Atlanta | W 138–115 | | | | Market Square Arena | 14–21 |- | 36 | January 14, 1992 | @ Washington | L 118–127 (2OT) | | | | Capital Centre | 14–22 |- | 37 | January 15, 1992 | Detroit | L 104–118 | | | | Market Square Arena | 14–23 |- | 38 | January 17, 1992 | Orlando | L 120–127 | | | | Market Square Arena | 14–24 |- | 39 | January 18, 1992 | Miami | W 127–103 | | | | Market Square Arena | 15–24 |- | 40 | January 20, 1992 | @ New York | L 97–105 | | | | Madison Square Garden | 15–25 |- | 41 | January 22, 1992 | @ Cleveland | L 115–119 (OT) | | | | Richfield Coliseum | 15–26 |- | 42 | January 24, 1992 | Cleveland | L 102–104 | | | | Market Square Arena | 15–27 |- | 43 | January 25, 1992 | @ Charlotte | L 105–107 | | | | Charlotte Coliseum | 15–28 |- | 44 | January 29, 1992 | @ Philadelphia | W 115–90 | | | | The Spectrum | 16–28 |- | 45 | January 31, 1992 | Atlanta | W 115–106 (OT) | | | | Market Square Arena | 17–28 Indiana Pacers February #FFD700 #000080 5 1 4 4 |- | 46 | February 2, 1992 | @ Denver | W 128–122 | | | | Market Square Arena | 18–28 |- | 47 | February 3, 1992 | @ Houston | L 111–122 | | | | The Summit | 18–29 |- | 48 | February 6, 1992 | @ San Antonio | W 117–106 | | | | HemisFair Arena | 19–29 |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break |- style="background:#cfc;" |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" |- | 49 | February 11, 1992 | @ Orlando | W 100–98 | | | | Orlando Arena | 20–29 |- | 50 | February 12, 1992 | New York | L 104–111 | | | | Market Square Arena | 20–30 |- | 51 | February 14, 1992 | Milwaukee | W 107–100 | | | | Market Square Arena | 21–30 |- | 52 | February 15, 1992 | @ Minnesota | W 117–101 | | | | Target Center | 22–30 |- | 53 | February 17, 1992 | Charlotte | W 128–117 | | | | Market Square Arena | 23–30 |- | 54 | February 19, 1992 | Sacramento | W 129–115 | | | | Market Square Arena | 24–30 |- | 55 | February 21, 1992 | @ New Jersey | L 101–105 | | | | Brendan Byrne Arena | 24–31 |- | 56 | February 23, 1992 | Boston | W 102–95 | | | | Market Square Arena | 25–31 |- | 57 | February 26, 1992 | @ Boston | L 109–130 | | | | Boston Garden | 25–32 |- | 58 | February 28, 1992 | Orlando | W 114–109 | | | | Market Square Arena | 26–32 |- | 59 | February 29, 1992 | @ Charlotte | L 119–121 | | | | Charlotte Coliseum | 26–33 Indiana Pacers March #FFD700 #000080 5 1 4 4 |- | 60 | March 3, 1992 | @ Chicago | W 103–101 | | | | Chicago Stadium | 27–33 |- | 61 | March 4, 1992 | @ Detroit | L 107–110 (OT) | | | | The Palace of Auburn Hills | 27–34 |- | 62 | March 6, 1992 | @ Atlanta | W 115–113 (OT) | | | | The Omni | 28–34 |- | 63 | March 7, 1992 | Minnesota | W 108–97 | | | | Market Square Arena | 29–34 |- | 64 | March 10, 1992 | Washington | W 101–91 | | | | Market Square Arena | 30–34 |- | 65 | March 11, 1992 | @ Philadelphia | L 93–111 | | | | The Spectrum | 30–35 |- | 66 | March 13, 1992 | @ Orlando | L 97–98 | | | | Orlando Arena | 30–36 |- | 67 | March 16, 1992 | L.A. Lakers | W 98–85 | | | | Market Square Arena | 31–36 |- | 68 | March 18, 1992 | @ Miami | W 116–111 (OT) | | | | Miami Arena | 32–36 |- | 69 | March 20, 1992 | Milwaukee | W 102–97 (OT) | | | | Market Square Arena | 33–36 |- | 70 | March 22, 1992 | Philadelphia | W 108–100 | | | | Market Square Arena | 34–36 |- | 71 | March 24, 1992 | @ Cleveland | L 113–128 | | | | Richfield Coliseum | 34–37 |- | 72 | March 25, 1992 | @ Washington | W 131–109 | | | | Capital Centre | 35–37 |- | 73 | March 27, 1992 | Golden State | L 117–125 | | | | Market Square Arena | 35–38 Indiana Pacers April #FFD700 #000080 3 3 2 1 |- | 74 | April 1, 1992 | Atlanta | W 137–117 | | | | Market Square Arena | 36–38 |- | 75 | April 3, 1992 | Boston | W 101–97 | | | | Market Square Arena | 37–38 |- | 76 | April 5, 1992 | New Jersey | L 120–128 | | | | Market Square Arena | 37–39 |- | 77 | April 8, 1992 | @ Milwaukee | W 122–107 | | | | Bradley Center | 38–39 |- | 78 | April 10, 1992 | Chicago | L 96–108 | | | | Market Square Arena | 38–40 |- | 79 | April 11, 1992 | @ Chicago | L 106–108 | | | | Chicago Stadium | 38–41 |- | 80 | April 14, 1992 | Charlotte | W 123–96 | | | | Market Square Arena | 39–41 |- | 81 | April 16, 1992 | @ New Jersey | W 119–113 | | | | Brendan Byrne Arena | 40–41 |- | 82 | April 17, 1992 | Cleveland | L 102–107 | | | | Market Square Arena | 40–42 IND 1992 Playoffs Indiana Pacers 1992 yes #000080 #FFD700 Indiana Pacers Eastern Conference First Round no yes yes #FFD700 #000080 0 1 0 2 |- | 1 | April 23, 1992 | @ Boston | L 113–124 | Reggie Miller (29) | Detlef Schrempf (11) | Micheal Williams (6) | Boston Garden14,890 | 0–1 |- | 2 | April 25, 1992 | @ Boston | L 112–119 (OT) | Chuck Person (32) | LaSalle Thompson (9) | Micheal Williams (7) | Boston Garden14,890 | 0–2 |- | 3 | April 27, 1992 | Boston | L 98–102 | Reggie Miller (32) | Dale Davis (13) | Micheal Williams (11) | Market Square Arena16,530 | 0–3 |- IND 1992 yes Player statistics Ragular season Player POS Position GP Games played GS Games starter MP Minutes played REB Rebounds AST Assists STL Steals BLK Blocks PTS Points MPG Minutes per game RPG Rebounds per game APG Assists per game SPG Steals per game BPG Blocks per game PPG Points per gameReggie MillerSG82 82 3,120 318 314 105 26 1,695 38.0 3.9 3.8 1.3 .3 20.7Vern FlemingPG82 6 1,737 209 266 56 7 726 21.2 2.5 3.2 .7 .1 8.9Chuck PersonSF 81 81 2,923 426 382 68 18 1,497 36.1 5.3 4.7 .8 .2 18.5LaSalle ThompsonC 80 49 1,299 381 102 52 34 394 16.2 4.8 1.3 .7 .4 4.9Detlef SchrempfPF 80 4 2,605 770 312 62 37 1,380 32.6 9.6 3.9 .8 .5 17.3Micheal WilliamsPG 79 76 2,750 282 647 233 22 1,188 34.8 3.6 8.2 2.9 .3 15.0Rik SmitsC 74 55 1,772 417 116 29 100 1,024 23.9 5.6 1.6 .4 1.4 13.8Dale Davis basketballPF 64 23 1,301 410 30 27 74 395 20.3 6.4 .5 .4 1.2 6.2Greg DreilingC 60 23 509 96 25 10 16 117 8.5 1.6 .4 .2 .3 2.0Kenny Williams basketball, born 1969SF 60 6 565 129 40 20 41 252 9.4 2.2 .7 .3 .7 4.2George McCloudSF 51 5 892 132 116 26 11 338 17.5 2.6 2.3 .5 .2 6.6Sean Green basketballSG 35 0 256 42 22 13 6 141 7.3 1.2 .6 .4 .2 4.0Randy WittmanSG 24 0 115 9 11 2 0 17 4.8 .4 .5 .1 .0 .7Mike Sanders basketball†SF 10 0 81 8 11 2 1 27 8.1 .8 1.1 .2 .1 2.7Jerome Lane†PF 3 0 30 18 4 0 0 6 10.0 6.0 1.3 .0 .0 2.0 † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Pacers only. Playoffs Player POS Position GP Games played GS Games starter MP Minutes played REB Rebounds AST Assists STL Steals BLK Blocks PTS Points MPG Minutes per game RPG Rebounds per game APG Assists per game SPG Steals per game BPG Blocks per game PPG Points per gameReggie MillerSG3 3 130 7 14 4 0 81 43.3 2.3 4.7 1.3 .0 27.0Chuck PersonSF3 3 118 9 7 2 0 51 39.3 3.0 2.3 .7 .0 17.0Micheal WilliamsPG3 3 106 8 24 9 0 50 35.3 2.7 8.0 3.0 .0 16.7LaSalle ThompsonC3 3 63 13 4 1 4 16 21.0 4.3 1.3 .3 1.3 5.3Rik SmitsC3 1 28 6 0 2 1 10 9.3 2.0 .0 .7 .3 3.3Detlef SchrempfPF3 0 120 39 7 2 1 63 40.0 13.0 2.3 .7 .3 21.0Dale Davis basketballPF3 0 69 19 2 0 5 8 23.0 6.3 .7 .0 1.7 2.7Vern FlemingPG3 0 51 2 6 3 0 21 17.0 .7 2.0 1.0 .0 7.0George McCloudSF 2 2 53 2 6 2 1 23 26.5 1.0 3.0 1.0 .5 11.5Greg DreilingC 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0Sean Green basketballSG 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0Kenny Williams basketball, born 1969SF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1.0 .0 .0 1.0 .0 .0 Awards and records Detlef Schrempf, NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award Micheal Williams, NBA All-Defensive Second Team References See also 1991-92 NBA season Category:Indiana Pacers seasons Pace Pace Indiana