1992–93 Indiana Pacers season
| 1992–93 Indiana Pacers season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Bob Hill |
| General manager | Donnie Walsh |
| Owner(s) | Herbert Simon |
| Arena | Market Square Arena |
| Results | |
| Record | 41–41 (.500) |
| Place | Division: 5th (Central) Conference: 8th (Eastern) |
| Playoff finish | First round (lost to Knicks 1–3) |
Stats at Basketball Reference | |
| Local media | |
| Television | |
| Radio | WNDE |
The 1992–93 NBA season was the 17th season for the Indiana Pacers in the National Basketball Association, and their 26th season as a franchise. The Pacers had the fourteenth overall pick in the 1992 NBA draft, and selected shooting guard Malik Sealy out of St. John's University, and acquired Pooh Richardson and Sam Mitchell from the Minnesota Timberwolves during the off-season.
The Pacers played mediocre basketball once again, losing six straight games between December and January after a 13–10 start to the regular season, then went on a 7-game losing streak in February, and held a 23–28 record at the All-Star break. However, they would recover and play above .500 basketball for the remainder of the season. On the final day of the regular season, the Pacers defeated the Miami Heat, 94–88 at home on April 24, 1993, finishing in fifth place in the Central Division with a 41–41 record, and winning a tie-breaker over the Orlando Magic for the #8 seed in the Eastern Conference.
Reggie Miller led the Pacers with 21.2 points and 1.5 steals per game, and finished tied in first place in the league with 167 three-point field goals, while 2-time Sixth Man of the Year Detlef Schrempf became the team's starting small forward, as he averaged 19.1 points, 9.5 rebounds and 6.0 assists per game, and was selected for the 1993 NBA All-Star Game in Salt Lake City, Utah. In addition, Rik Smits provided the team with 14.3 points and 5.3 rebounds per game, while Richardson contributed 10.4 points, 7.7 assists and 1.3 steals per game, and second-year forward Dale Davis averaged 8.9 points, 8.8 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game. Off the bench, Vern Fleming provided with 9.5 points and 3.0 assists per game, and Mitchell and George McCloud both contributed 7.2 points per game each.
However, in the Eastern Conference First Round of the 1993 NBA playoffs, the Pacers would lose in four games to the top-seeded New York Knicks; this was the fourth consecutive year that the Pacers lost in the opening round of the NBA playoffs.
Following the season, Schrempf was traded to the Seattle SuperSonics, while head coach Bob Hill was fired, and McCloud was released to free agency, and left to play overseas in Italy.