1990–91 Indiana Pacers season

1990–91 Indiana Pacers season
Head coach	Dick Versace and Bob Hill
General manager	Donnie Walsh
Arena	Market Square Arena
Results
Record	41–41 (.500)
Place	Division: 5th (Central) Conference: 7th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Lost to Boston Celtics in East First Round (2-3)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Prime Sports Midwest, WXIN
Radio	WNDE

The 1990-91 NBA season was Indiana's 15th season in the NBA and 24th season as a franchise. After replacing Dick Versace with Bob Hill as head coach, the Pacers finished fifth in the Central Division with a 41-41 record. Detlef Schrempf was named Sixth Man of The Year. A heartbreaking five-game defeat to Larry Bird and the Boston Celtics kept the Pacers from advancing in the playoffs. In the series, the Pacers came close to taking the final two games.

Draft picks

Main article: 1990 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
2	45	Antonio Davis	PF	United States	UTEP
2	46	Kenny Williams	PF	United States	Elizabeth City State

Roster

Indiana Pacers roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From PG 5 Dinkins, Byron 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Charlotte 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 20 McCloud, George 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Florida State SG 31 Miller, Reggie (captain) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) UCLA C 22 Oldham, Jawann (waived) 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Seattle PF 45 Person, Chuck 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Auburn SG 33 Sanders, Mike 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) UCLA SF 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 C 41 Thompson, LaSalle 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Texas PF 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 SF 14 Wittman, Randy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 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	61	21	.744	—	35–6	26–15	25–5
x-Detroit Pistons	50	32	.610	11	32–9	18–23	19-11
x-Milwaukee Bucks	48	34	.585	13	33–8	15–26	16–14
x-Atlanta Hawks	43	39	.524	18	29–12	14–27	11–19
x-Indiana Pacers	41	41	.500	20	29-12	12–29	15-15
Cleveland Cavaliers	33	49	.402	28	23–18	10–31	11-19
Charlotte Hornets	26	56	.317	35	17–24	9–32	8–22

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

#	Eastern Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-Chicago Bulls	61	21	.744	–
2	y-Boston Celtics	56	26	.683	5
3	x-Detroit Pistons	50	32	.610	11
4	x-Milwaukee Bucks	48	34	.585	13
5	x-Philadelphia 76ers	44	38	.537	17
6	x-Atlanta Hawks	43	39	.524	18
7	x-Indiana Pacers	41	41	.500	20
8	x-New York Knicks	39	43	.476	22
9	Cleveland Cavaliers	33	49	.402	28
10	Washington Bullets	30	52	.366	31
11	New Jersey Nets	26	56	.317	35
12	Charlotte Hornets	26	56	.317	35
13	Miami Heat	24	58	.293	37

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 3-2

• Game 1 @ Boston Garden, Boston (April 26): Boston 127, Indiana 120
• Game 2 @ Boston Garden, Boston (April 28): Indiana 130, Boston 118
• Game 3 @ Market Square Arena, Indianapolis (May 1): Boston 112, Indiana 105
• Game 4 @ Market Square Arena, Indianapolis (May 3): Indiana 116, Boston 113
• Game 5 @ Boston Garden, Boston (May 5): Boston 124, Indiana 121

Last Playoff Meeting: Not available (first playoff series)

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

• Detlef Schrempf, NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award

See also

• 1990-91 NBA season