Indiana Pacers 1985-86 Roster and Stats

The 1985-86 Indiana Pacers finished their NBA season with a record of 26-56, placing them 5th in the Central Division and 10th in the Eastern Conference. Despite a challenging season, the team showcased some promising talent.

Key players included Clark Kellogg, who averaged 15.8 points per game before injuries limited his playing time, and rookie Wayman Tisdale, who contributed significantly by averaging 14.7 points and 7.2 rebounds per game. Vern Fleming was another standout, providing stability at the point guard position with 14.2 points and 6.1 assists per game.

The Pacers struggled defensively, which was a significant factor in their inability to climb higher in the standings. The season did not feature a playoff appearance, marking another year of rebuilding for the franchise. The focus would remain on developing young talent and improving team dynamics for future success.

Regular Season Record: 26-56
Playoff Result: Did not make playoffs

Indiana Pacers Roster and Stats for 1985-86 Season

POINTS

Herb Williams

19.9

REBOUNDS

Herb Williams

9.1

ASSISTS

Vern Fleming

6.3

	Regular Season							Playoffs
Player	GP	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	3P%	GP	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	3P%
Herb Williams	78	19.9	9.1	2.2	0.6	2.4	8.3	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Clark Kellogg	19	17.6	8.8	3.0	1.5	0.4	30.8	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Wayman Tisdale	81	14.7	7.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Vern Fleming	80	14.2	4.8	6.3	1.6	0.1	16.7	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Steve Stipanovich	79	13.6	7.9	2.6	0.9	0.9	20.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Ron Anderson	60	10.4	4.1	2.3	0.9	0.1	25.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Clint Richardson	82	9.7	3.1	4.5	0.7	0.1	11.1	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Bryan Warrick	31	7.0	2.1	3.5	0.8	0.1	20.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Terence Stansbury	74	6.7	1.9	2.8	0.8	0.1	17.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Bill Martin	66	5.0	1.5	0.8	0.3	0.1	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Bill Garnett	80	4.3	3.4	1.2	0.5	0.3	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Quinn Buckner	32	3.7	1.6	2.7	1.3	0.1	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Dwayne McClain	45	3.5	0.6	1.5	0.8	0.1	11.1	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Stuart Gray	67	2.3	1.8	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Indiana Pacers 1985-86 Regular Season Game Log

Here is the game log for the 1985-86 season for the Indiana Pacers.

Date	Opponent	Result	High Scorer
Oct 26, 1985	vs. New Jersey Nets	W 119-92	Vern Fleming (25 pts)
Oct 30, 1985	@ New Jersey Nets	L 147-138	Herb Williams (28 pts)
Nov 01, 1985	@ Detroit Pistons	L 124-116	Clark Kellogg (25 pts)
Nov 02, 1985	vs. Detroit Pistons	L 128-117	Clark Kellogg (30 pts)
Nov 06, 1985	@ Philadelphia 76ers	L 105-97	Clark Kellogg (22 pts)
Nov 09, 1985	vs. Phoenix Suns	W 127-105	Steve Stipanovich (24 pts)
Nov 13, 1985	@ Boston Celtics	L 118-114	Herb Williams (27 pts)
Nov 14, 1985	vs. Cleveland Cavaliers	L 112-104	Steve Stipanovich (23 pts)
Nov 16, 1985	vs. Boston Celtics	W 111-109	Clark Kellogg (21 pts)
Nov 19, 1985	@ Chicago Bulls	L 121-114	Herb Williams (27 pts)
Nov 20, 1985	@ Houston Rockets	L 126-97	Wayman Tisdale (27 pts)
Nov 22, 1985	@ San Antonio Spurs	L 108-96	Herb Williams (19 pts)
Nov 23, 1985	@ Dallas Mavericks	L 117-104	Herb Williams (18 pts)
Nov 25, 1985	vs. Utah Jazz	L 102-101	Clark Kellogg (20 pts)
Nov 27, 1985	vs. New York Knicks	L 80-77	Terence Stansbury (15 pts)
Nov 29, 1985	vs. Philadelphia 76ers	L 110-100	Wayman Tisdale (25 pts)
Nov 30, 1985	@ Milwaukee Bucks	L 111-94	Herb Williams (20 pts)
Dec 03, 1985	@ Cleveland Cavaliers	W 98-84	Herb Williams (20 pts)
Dec 04, 1985	vs. Denver Nuggets	L 119-105	Herb Williams (28 pts)
Dec 06, 1985	vs. New York Knicks	W 107-83	Herb Williams (37 pts)
Dec 10, 1985	@ New York Knicks	L 82-64	Steve Stipanovich (14 pts)
Dec 11, 1985	vs. San Antonio Spurs	W 114-101	Wayman Tisdale (28 pts)
Dec 13, 1985	vs. Atlanta Hawks	W 109-89	Wayman Tisdale (27 pts)
Dec 14, 1985	@ New Jersey Nets	L 105-99	Vern Fleming (24 pts)
Dec 17, 1985	vs. Philadelphia 76ers	L 102-96	Herb Williams (18 pts)
Dec 20, 1985	vs. Milwaukee Bucks	W 114-102	Vern Fleming (23 pts)
Dec 21, 1985	vs. New Jersey Nets	L 102-98	Steve Stipanovich (25 pts)
Dec 26, 1985	@ Milwaukee Bucks	L 105-87	Herb Williams (14 pts)
Dec 28, 1985	@ Chicago Bulls	L 108-104	Wayman Tisdale (26 pts)
Dec 30, 1985	@ Washington Bullets	W 97-80	Herb Williams (38 pts)
Jan 02, 1986	vs. Boston Celtics	L 122-104	Vern Fleming (18 pts)
Jan 04, 1986	vs. Los Angeles Clippers	W 106-77	Steve Stipanovich (25 pts)
Jan 07, 1986	@ New York Knicks	L 93-85	Steve Stipanovich (16 pts)
Jan 08, 1986	vs. Sacramento Kings	L 88-87	Herb Williams (18 pts)
Jan 10, 1986	@ Los Angeles Lakers	L 124-102	Steve Stipanovich (18 pts)
Jan 11, 1986	@ Phoenix Suns	L 128-99	Wayman Tisdale (20 pts)
Jan 13, 1986	@ Golden State Warriors	L 119-108	Wayman Tisdale (32 pts)
Jan 15, 1986	vs. Portland Trail Blazers	L 109-104	Vern Fleming (24 pts)
Jan 17, 1986	vs. Boston Celtics	L 123-105	Wayman Tisdale (20 pts)
Jan 18, 1986	@ Cleveland Cavaliers	L 108-95	Clark Kellogg (16 pts)
Jan 20, 1986	vs. Detroit Pistons	W 105-99	Wayman Tisdale (29 pts)
Jan 24, 1986	vs. Milwaukee Bucks	L 117-92	Wayman Tisdale (16 pts)
Jan 25, 1986	vs. Golden State Warriors	W 124-101	Herb Williams (27 pts)
Jan 28, 1986	@ Atlanta Hawks	L 123-92	Herb Williams (19 pts)
Jan 29, 1986	vs. Washington Bullets	W 92-88	Herb Williams (25 pts)
Jan 31, 1986	vs. Seattle SuperSonics	W 101-94	Herb Williams (27 pts)
Feb 02, 1986	vs. Chicago Bulls	W 131-106	Vern Fleming (27 pts)
Feb 04, 1986	vs. New Jersey Nets	W 117-101	Herb Williams (25 pts)
Feb 06, 1986	vs. Atlanta Hawks	L 100-85	Herb Williams (25 pts)
Feb 11, 1986	@ Cleveland Cavaliers	L 119-97	Steve Stipanovich (18 pts)
Feb 12, 1986	vs. Milwaukee Bucks	L 103-97	Herb Williams (25 pts)
Feb 14, 1986	@ Chicago Bulls	W 104-88	Herb Williams (39 pts)
Feb 15, 1986	vs. Cleveland Cavaliers	W 105-99	Herb Williams (24 pts)
Feb 17, 1986	vs. Chicago Bulls	W 124-110	Herb Williams (22 pts)
Feb 19, 1986	vs. Los Angeles Lakers	L 90-81	Herb Williams (24 pts)
Feb 21, 1986	@ Atlanta Hawks	L 106-98	Herb Williams (33 pts)
Feb 23, 1986	@ Boston Celtics	L 113-98	Herb Williams (24 pts)
Feb 25, 1986	vs. Washington Bullets	W 100-87	Herb Williams (24 pts)
Feb 27, 1986	@ Utah Jazz	L 109-92	Steve Stipanovich (14 pts)
Feb 28, 1986	@ Sacramento Kings	L 121-100	Herb Williams (25 pts)
Mar 02, 1986	@ Los Angeles Clippers	W 129-112	Herb Williams (24 pts)
Mar 04, 1986	@ Portland Trail Blazers	L 102-99	Herb Williams (29 pts)
Mar 05, 1986	@ Seattle SuperSonics	W 120-112	Wayman Tisdale (31 pts)
Mar 07, 1986	@ Denver Nuggets	L 134-117	Herb Williams (21 pts)
Mar 09, 1986	@ Philadelphia 76ers	L 120-102	Wayman Tisdale (20 pts)
Mar 11, 1986	vs. Philadelphia 76ers	L 101-91	Clint Richardson (16 pts)
Mar 12, 1986	@ Detroit Pistons	L 111-101	Herb Williams (19 pts)
Mar 14, 1986	@ Milwaukee Bucks	W 114-104	Steve Stipanovich (22 pts)
Mar 15, 1986	vs. Washington Bullets	W 105-100	Herb Williams (27 pts)
Mar 17, 1986	vs. New York Knicks	W 112-92	Herb Williams (40 pts)
Mar 19, 1986	@ Boston Celtics	L 127-108	Herb Williams (24 pts)
Mar 22, 1986	@ Washington Bullets	L 111-110	Clint Richardson (21 pts)
Mar 24, 1986	vs. Dallas Mavericks	L 126-120	Ron Anderson (28 pts)
Mar 26, 1986	vs. Houston Rockets	L 110-101	Herb Williams (20 pts)
Mar 28, 1986	vs. Atlanta Hawks	L 100-92	Vern Fleming (22 pts)
Apr 01, 1986	@ Detroit Pistons	L 116-108	Herb Williams (24 pts)
Apr 03, 1986	vs. Chicago Bulls	L 109-108	Wayman Tisdale (30 pts)
Apr 05, 1986	vs. Detroit Pistons	L 115-106	Herb Williams (29 pts)
Apr 07, 1986	@ New York Knicks	L 106-104	Herb Williams (23 pts)
Apr 08, 1986	@ Washington Bullets	W 111-104	Vern Fleming (18 pts)
Apr 11, 1986	@ Philadelphia 76ers	L 130-122	Herb Williams (28 pts)
Apr 12, 1986	@ Atlanta Hawks	L 108-91	Wayman Tisdale (19 pts)

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Indiana Pacers 1985-86 Roster and Stats

Indiana Pacers Roster and Stats for 1985-86 Season

Indiana Pacers 1985-86 Regular Season Game Log