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1983–84 Indiana Pacers season

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1983–84 Indiana Pacers season
Head coachJack McKinney
ArenaMarket Square Arena
Results
Record26–56 (.317)
PlaceDivision: 6th (Central)
Conference: 11th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWTTV
RadioWNDE
< 1982–83 1984–85 >

The 1983–84 NBA season was Indiana's eighth season in the NBA and 17th season as a franchise.[1]

Offseason

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Draft picks

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Main article: 1983 NBA draft

This table only lists picks through the second round.

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 2 Steve Stipanovich C  United States Missouri
1 23 Mitchell Wiggins SG  United States Florida State
2 26 Leroy Combs SF  United States Oklahoma State
2 40 Jim Thomas G  United States Indiana

Roster

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Indiana Pacers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
SG 12 Carter, Butch 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Indiana
SF 34 Combs, Leroy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Oklahoma State
SF 24 Johnson, George 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) St. John's
PF 33 Kellogg, Clark 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Ohio State
PG 35 Lowe, Sidney 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) NC State
SG 21 McKenna, Kevin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Creighton
PG 14 Sichting, Jerry 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 168 lb (76 kg) Purdue
SG 11 Steppe, Brook 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Georgia Tech
C 40 Stipanovich, Steve 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Missouri
SG 6 Thomas, Jim 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Indiana
C 31 Waiters, Granville 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Ohio State
C 32 Williams, Herb 6 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 Injured

Regular season

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Season standings

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Central Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Milwaukee Bucks 50 32 .610 – 30–11 20–21 19–10
x-Detroit Pistons 49 33 .598 1 30–11 19–22 21–8
x-Atlanta Hawks 40 42 .488 10 31–10 9–32 16–14
Cleveland Cavaliers 28 54 .341 22 23–18 5–36 11–19
Chicago Bulls 27 55 .329 23 18–23 9–32 10–20
Indiana Pacers 26 56 .317 24 20–21 6–35 12–18
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Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Boston Celtics 62 20 .756 –
2 y-Milwaukee Bucks 50 32 .610 12
3 x-Philadelphia 76ers 52 30 .634 10
4 x-Detroit Pistons 49 33 .598 13
5 x-New York Knicks 47 35 .573 15
6 x-New Jersey Nets 45 37 .549 17
7 x-Atlanta Hawks 40 42 .488 22
8 x-Washington Bullets 35 47 .427 27
9 Cleveland Cavaliers 28 54 .341 34
10 Chicago Bulls 27 55 .329 35
11 Indiana Pacers 26 56 .317 36
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

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1983-84 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND KCK LAL MIL NJN NYK PHI PHO POR SAS SDC SEA UTA WAS
Atlanta — 0–5 4–2 3–3 1–1 0–2 2–4 1–1 1–1 4–2 0–2 0–2 3–3 3–3 4–1 5–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–2
Boston 5–0 — 5–0 6–0 2–0 2–0 4–2 2–0 1–1 5–1 2–0 0–2 5–1 4–2 3–3 2–4 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 4–2
Chicago 2–4 0–5 — 2–4 1–1 0–2 1–5 2–0 0–2 3–3 1–1 0–2 2–4 2–4 2–4 2–3 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–4
Cleveland 3–3 0–6 4–2 — 1–1 0–2 1–5 1–1 1–1 2–4 0–2 0–2 1–5 2–3 1–5 2–4 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 4–1
Dallas 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 — 4–2 0–2 4–1 4–2 2–0 3–3 3–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 3–2 2–3 4–2 4–1 1–4 4–2 0–2
Denver 2–0 0–2 2–0 2–0 2–4 — 1–1 2–3 4–2 0–2 4–2 1–4 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–3 1–4 3–3 3–2 2–3 3–3 0–2
Detroit 4–2 2–4 5–1 5–1 2–0 1–1 — 1–1 1–1 4–2 1–1 1–1 3–2 1–4 4–2 3–3 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 3–3
Golden State 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–4 3–2 1–1 — 2–3 2–0 4–1 3–3 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–5 2–4 3–2 3–3 4–2 1–4 2–0
Houston 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–4 2–4 1–1 3–2 — 1–1 2–4 1–4 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 2–3 1–4 2–4 2–3 3–2 1–5 0–2
Indiana 2–4 1–5 3–3 4–2 0–2 2–0 2–4 0–2 1–1 — 0–2 1–1 1–5 1–5 2–4 0–5 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–4
Kansas City 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–0 3–3 2–4 1–1 1–4 4–2 2–0 — 0–5 0–2 2–0 0–2 0–2 2–3 2–3 5–1 3–2 1–4 3–3 2–0
Los Angeles 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–3 4–1 1–1 3–3 4–1 1–1 5–0 — 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 3–3 5–1 2–3 4–2 3–3 4–1 1–1
Milwaukee 3–3 1–5 4–2 5–1 2–0 1–1 2–3 2–0 1–1 5–1 2–0 0–2 — 4–2 4–1 2–4 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 5–1
New Jersey 3–3 2–4 4–2 3–2 1–1 1–1 4–1 1–1 2–0 5–1 0–2 1–1 2–4 — 3–3 3–3 2–0 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 4–2
New York 1–4 3–3 4–1 5–1 2–0 1–1 2–4 1–1 2–0 4–2 2–0 2–0 1–4 3–3 — 2–4 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 4–2
Philadelphia 1–5 4–2 3–2 4–2 1–1 1–1 3–3 1–1 2–0 5–0 2–0 1–1 4–2 3–3 4–2 — 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 4–2
Phoenix 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–3 3–2 0–2 5–1 3–2 1–1 3–2 3–3 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 — 2–4 5–0 4–2 2–4 1–4 2–0
Portland 2–0 0–2 0–2 1–1 3–2 4–1 1–1 4–2 4–1 1–1 3–2 1–5 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 4–2 — 4–1 4–2 4–2 1–4 1–1
San Antonio 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 2–4 3–3 1–1 2–3 4–2 2–0 1–5 3–2 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–5 1–4 — 4–1 2–3 4–2 1–1
San Diego 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–4 2–3 0–2 3–3 3–2 1–1 2–3 2–4 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 2–4 2–4 1–4 — 3–3 2–3 1–1
Seattle 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 4–1 3–2 1–1 2–4 2–3 1–1 4–1 3–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–2 2–4 3–2 3–3 — 1–4 1–1
Utah 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–4 3–3 1–1 4–1 5–1 1–1 3–3 1–4 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 4–1 4–1 2–4 3–2 4–1 — 1–1
Washington 2–4 2–4 4–2 1–4 2–0 2–0 3–3 0–2 2–0 4–1 0–2 1–1 1–5 2–4 2–4 2–4 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 —

Game log

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Player statistics

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Ragular season

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Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Steve Stipanovich C 81 73 2,426 562 170 73 67 970 30.0 6.9 2.1 .9 .8 12.0
George L. Johnson SF 81 20 2,073 460 195 82 49 1,056 25.6 5.7 2.4 1.0 .6 13.0
Jerry Sichting PG 80 80 2,497 171 457 90 8 917 31.2 2.1 5.7 1.1 .1 11.5
Clark Kellogg PF 79 79 2,676 719 234 121 28 1,506 33.9 9.1 3.0 1.5 .4 19.1
Granville Waiters C 78 8 1,040 227 60 24 85 277 13.3 2.9 .8 .3 1.1 3.6
Sidney Lowe PG 78 2 1,238 122 269 93 5 324 15.9 1.6 3.4 1.2 .1 4.2
Butch Carter SG 73 54 2,045 153 206 128 13 977 28.0 2.1 2.8 1.8 .2 13.4
Jim Thomas SG 72 15 1,219 149 130 60 6 455 16.9 2.1 1.8 .8 .1 6.3
Herb Williams C 69 53 2,279 554 215 60 108 1,029 33.0 8.0 3.1 .9 1.6 14.9
Kevin McKenna SG 61 13 923 95 114 46 5 387 15.1 1.6 1.9 .8 .1 6.3
Brook Steppe SG 61 13 857 122 79 34 6 430 14.0 2.0 1.3 .6 .1 7.0
Leroy Combs SF 48 0 446 56 38 23 18 218 9.3 1.2 .8 .5 .4 4.5
Bruce Kuczenski† PF 5 0 51 9 2 0 0 14 10.2 1.8 .4 .0 .0 2.8
Tracy Jackson SG 2 0 10 1 0 0 0 6 5.0 .5 .0 .0 .0 3.0
  • † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Pacers only.

Awards and records

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Transactions

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References

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  1. ^ 1983-84 Indiana Pacers

See also

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