1985–86 Indiana Pacers season

The 1985–86 NBA season was Indiana's tenth season in the NBA and 19th season as a franchise.[1]

1985–86 Indiana Pacers season
Head coachGeorge Irvine
ArenaMarket Square Arena
Results
Record26–56 (.317)
PlaceDivision: 6th (Central)
Conference: 10th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWTTV
(Eddie Doucette, Bobby "Slick" Leonard)
RadioWNDE
(Greg Papa)
< 1984–85 1986–87 >

Offseason edit

Draft picks edit

This table only lists picks through the second round.

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityCollege
12Wayman TisdalePF/C  United StatesOklahoma
226Bill MartinF  United StatesGeorgetown
227Dwayne McClainSG/SF  United StatesVillanova

Roster edit

1985–86 Indiana Pacers roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
SF15Anderson, Ron6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg)Fresno State
PG10Fleming, Vern6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg)Georgia
PF20Garnett, Bill6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)225 lb (102 kg)Wyoming
C55Gray, Stuart7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)235 lb (107 kg)UCLA
PF33Kellogg, Clark  6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg)Ohio State
SF22Martin, Bill6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg)Georgetown
SF44McClain, Dwayne6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)185 lb (84 kg)Villanova
SG4Richardson, Clint6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg)Seattle
SG43Stansbury, Terence6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)170 lb (77 kg)Temple
C40Stipanovich, Steve6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)245 lb (111 kg)Missouri
PF23Tisdale, Wayman6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)240 lb (109 kg)Oklahoma
PG21Warrick, Bryan6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg)Saint Joseph's
C32Williams, Herb6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)242 lb (110 kg)Ohio State
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Regular season edit

Season standings edit

W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Milwaukee Bucks5725.69533–824–1721–9
x-Atlanta Hawks5032.610734–716–2521–9
x-Detroit Pistons4636.5611131–1015–2618–12
x-Chicago Bulls3052.3662722–198–3310–20
Cleveland Cavaliers2953.3542816–2513–2810–19
Indiana Pacers2656.3173119–227–349–20
#
Team W L PCT GB
1z-Boston Celtics6715.817
2y-Milwaukee Bucks5725.69510
3x-Philadelphia 76ers5428.65913
4x-Atlanta Hawks5032.61017
5x-Detroit Pistons4636.56121
6x-Washington Bullets3943.47628
7x-New Jersey Nets3943.47628
8x-Chicago Bulls3052.36637
9Cleveland Cavaliers2953.35438
10Indiana Pacers2656.31741
11New York Knicks2359.28044
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents edit

1985-86 NBA Records
TeamATLBOSCHICLEDALDENDETGSWHOUINDLACLALMILNJNNYKPHIPHOPORSACSASSEAUTAWAS
Atlanta0–65–14–21–11–14–21–11–15–12–01–13–34–25–14–12–02–02–01–11–10–21–4
Boston6–05–15–11–11–14–12–02–05–12–02–05–04–25–14–21–11–11–12–02–02–05–1
Chicago1–51–53–30–22–02–42–01–13–31–10–21–52–34–21–51–11–10–21–11–11–11–4
Cleveland2–41–53–31–11–11–50–20–23–21–11–11–53–34–10–62–00–22–01–11–10–21–5
Dallas1–11–12–01–13–30–24–11–52–02–31–40–22–01–10–25–02–33–34–23–25–11–1
Denver1–11–10–21–13–31–13–23–32–04–13–22–01–11–11–14–13–23–33–32–33–32–0
Detroit2–41–44–25–12–01–11–11–15–12–01–12–44–24–12–40–21–10–21–12–01–14–2
Golden State1–10–20–22–01–42–31–10–51–15–12–40–21–11–11–12–41–52–32–32–42–31–1
Houston1–10–21–12–05–13–31–15–02–03–21–40–21–12–01–13–23–24–25–13–23–32–0
Indiana1–51–53–32–30–20–21–51–10–22–00–22–42–32–40–61–10–20–21–12–00–25–1
L.A. Clippers0–20–21–11–13–21–40–21–52–30–22–41–12–02–00–22–42–45–01–43–33–20–2
L.A. Lakers1–10–22–01–14–12–31–14–24–12–04–22–01–11–12–05–16–05–04–14–25–02–0
Milwaukee3–30–55–15–12–00–24–22–02–04–21–10–24–26–04–11–12–02–02–02–02–04–2
New Jersey2–42–43–23–30–21–12–41–11–13–20–21–12–45–12–42–02–02–01–10–22–02–4
New York1–51–52–41–41–11–11–41–10–24–20–21–10–61–50–62–00–21–11–11–10–23–3
Philadelphia1–42–45–16–02–01–14–21–11–16–02–00–21–44–26–02–02–02–01–11–11–13–3
Phoenix0–21–11–10–20–51–42–04–22–31–14–21–51–10–20–20–22–42–33–25–11–41–1
Portland0–21–11–12–03–22–31–15–12–32–04–20–60–20–22–00–24–23–21–45–12–30–2
Sacramento0–21–12–00–23–33–32–03–22–42–00–50–50–20–21–10–23–22–35–15–02–41–1
San Antonio1–10–21–11–12–43–31–13–21–51–14–11–40–21–11–11–12–34–11–52–32–42–0
Seattle1–10–21–11–12–33–20–24–22–30–23–32–40–22–01–11–11–51–50–53–22–31–1
Utah2–00–21–12–01–53–31–13–23–32–02–30–50–20–22–01–14–13–24–24–23–21–1
Washington4–11–54–15–11–10–22–41–10–21–52–00–22–44–23–33–31–12–01–10–21–11–1

Game log edit

Player statistics edit

Legend
  GPGames 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 edit

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3FG%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Herb Williams787435.549.28.373.09.12.20.62.419.9
Clark Kellogg191229.947.330.876.88.83.01.50.417.6
Wayman Tisdale816028.151.50.068.47.21.00.40.514.7
Vern Fleming807735.950.616.774.54.86.31.60.114.2
Steve Stipanovich796530.347.020.076.87.92.60.90.913.6
Ron Anderson602724.549.325.065.84.12.30.90.110.4
Clint Richardson826127.145.511.183.73.14.50.70.19.7
Bryan Warrick31521.247.120.079.12.13.50.80.17.0
Terence Stansbury741718.043.317.081.11.92.80.80.16.7
Bill Martin66010.548.00.085.21.50.80.30.15.0
Bill Garnett80215.046.90.071.63.41.20.50.34.3
Quinn Buckner32313.147.10.070.41.62.71.30.13.7
Dwayne McClain45410.238.311.151.40.71.50.80.13.5
Stuart Gray6736.350.00.063.51.80.20.10.22.3

Player Statistics Citation:[2]

Awards and records edit

Transactions edit

References edit

  1. ^ 1985-86 Indiana Pacers
  2. ^ "1985-86 Indiana Pacers Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2021.

See also edit