Indiana Pacers Regular Season Rosters

1989-1990 Indiana Pacers Regular Season Roster

Jersey Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
54 Greg Dreiling C 7-1 250 3 Kansas 1986 Rnd 2 Pick 2 United States
10 Vern Fleming G 6-5 185 5 Georgia 1984 Rnd 1 Pick 18 United States
12 Rickey Green PG 6-0 170 11 Michigan 1977 Rnd 1 Pick 16 United States
20 George McCloud SF 6-6 205 0 Florida State 1989 Rnd 1 Pick 7 United States
31 Reggie Miller SG 6-7 185 2 UCLA 1987 Rnd 1 Pick 11 United States
42 Calvin Natt F 6-6 220 10 Louisiana-Monroe 1979 Rnd 1 Pick 8 United States
23 Dyron Nix F 6-7 210 0 Tennessee 1989 Rnd 2 Pick 2 United States
45 Chuck Person SF 6-8 220 3 Auburn 1986 Rnd 1 Pick 4 United States
33 Mike Sanders GF 6-6 210 7 UCLA 1982 Rnd 4 Pick 5 United States
11 Detlef Schrempf SF 6-9 214 4 Washington 1985 Rnd 1 Pick 8 Germany / United States
24 Rik Smits C 7-4 250 1 Marist 1988 Rnd 1 Pick 2 Netherlands
41 LaSalle Thompson C 6-10 245 7 Texas 1982 Rnd 1 Pick 5 United States
14 Randy Wittman GF 6-6 210 6 Indiana 1983 Rnd 1 Pick 22 United States

1989-1990 Indiana Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters V. Fleming R. Miller C. Person D. Schrempf R. Smits
Rotation R. Green   M. Sanders L. Thompson  
Rotation     C. Natt    
Rotation     R. Wittman    
Lim PT     G. McCloud   G. Dreiling
Lim PT     D. Nix    

1989-1990 Central Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Detroit Pistons59-23-
2Chicago Bulls55-274
3Milwaukee Bucks44-3815
4Cleveland Cavaliers42-4017
5Indiana Pacers42-4017
6Atlanta Hawks41-4118
7Orlando Magic18-6441

1989-1990 Indiana Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Vern Fleming Player Of The Week (11/12/89)
Reggie Miller Eastern All-Star Coaches Selection (1990)
Reggie Miller Three Point Shootout Participant (1990)

1989-1990 Indiana Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Reggie Miller 82 38.9 24.6 3.6 3.8 1.3 0.2 2.7
Chuck Person 77 35.2 19.7 5.8 3.0 0.7 0.3 2.2
Rik Smits 82 29.3 15.5 6.2 1.7 0.5 2.1 1.7
Detlef Schrempf 78 33.0 16.2 7.9 3.2 0.8 0.2 2.3
Vern Fleming 82 35.1 14.3 3.9 7.4 1.1 0.1 2.5
LaSalle Thompson 82 25.9 6.8 7.7 1.3 0.8 0.9 1.8
Mike Sanders 82 18.7 6.2 2.8 1.1 0.5 0.3 1.0
Rickey Green 69 13.4 3.5 0.8 2.6 0.7 0.0 0.9
Randy Wittman 61 8.9 2.1 0.5 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.4
George McCloud 44 9.4 2.7 1.0 1.0 0.4 0.1 0.8
Greg Dreiling 49 6.3 1.3 1.8 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.4
Calvin Natt 14 11.7 4.1 2.5 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.4
Dyron Nix 20 5.5 1.9 1.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.3

1989-1990 Indiana Pacers Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Greg Dreiling was selected as the #2 pick in the Second Round of the 1986 NBA Draft by the Indiana Pacers. Greg Dreiling signed a multi-year contract with the Indiana Pacers on August 1, 1986.

Vern Fleming was selected as the #18 pick in the First Round of the 1984 NBA Draft by the Indiana Pacers. Vern Fleming signed a multi-year contract with the Indiana Pacers on August 28, 1984. Vern Fleming signed a multi-year extension with the Indiana Pacers on September 8, 1987.

George McCloud was selected as the #7 pick in the First Round of the 1989 NBA Draft by the Indiana Pacers. George McCloud signed a multi-year contract with the Indiana Pacers on August 31, 1989.

Reggie Miller was selected as the #11 pick in the First Round of the 1987 NBA Draft by the Indiana Pacers. Reggie Miller signed a multi-year contract with the Indiana Pacers on August 1, 1987.

Chuck Person was selected as the #4 pick in the First Round of the 1986 NBA Draft by the Indiana Pacers. Chuck Person signed a multi-year contract with the Indiana Pacers on September 15, 1986. Chuck Person signed a multi-year extension with the Indiana Pacers on November 25, 1989.

Rik Smits was selected as the #2 pick in the First Round of the 1988 NBA Draft by the Indiana Pacers. Rik Smits signed a multi-year contract with the Indiana Pacers on October 5, 1988.

Acquired via Draft Rights Trade

Draft Rights to Dyron Nix, the #2 pick in the Second Round of the 1989 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Indiana Pacers from the Charlotte Hornets (1988) on June 27, 1989. Dyron Nix signed a multi-year contract with the Indiana Pacers on August 1, 1989.

Acquired via Trade

Detlef Schrempf was acquired in a trade by the Indiana Pacers from the Dallas Mavericks on February 21, 1989. Detlef Schrempf re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Indiana Pacers on August 28, 1989.

LaSalle Thompson was acquired in a trade by the Indiana Pacers from the Sacramento Kings on February 20, 1989. LaSalle Thompson signed a multi-year extension with the Indiana Pacers on September 14, 1989.

Randy Wittman was acquired in a trade by the Indiana Pacers from the Sacramento Kings on February 20, 1989.

Acquired via Free Agency

Rickey Green signed a contract as a free agent with the Indiana Pacers on October 1, 1989.

Calvin Natt signed a contract as a free agent with the Indiana Pacers on October 6, 1989.

Mike Sanders signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Indiana Pacers on September 8, 1989.

1989-1990 Indiana Pacers Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Herbert Simon Owner, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer 1983-1984 N/A
Mel Simon Owner 1983-1984 N/A
Dick Versace Head Coach 1988-1989 Assistant Coach (Detroit Pistons, 1986 to 1989)
Mel Daniels Head Coach, Director of Player Personnel 1986-1987 N/A
Slick Leonard Radio Broadcaster 1985-1986 General Manager (Indiana Pacers, 1975 to 1980)
Mark Boyle Radio Broadcaster 1989-1990 N/A