2011–12 Indiana Pacers season

2011–12 Indiana Pacers season
Head coach Frank Vogel
General manager Larry Bird
Owner(s) Herb Simon
Arena Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Results
Record 42–24 (.636)
Place Division: 2nd (Central)
Conference: 3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finish Semifinals
(Lost to Heat 2–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television Fox Sports Indiana
Radio WFNI

The 2011–12 Indiana Pacers season was Indiana's 45th season as a franchise and 36th season in the NBA. The Pacers finished the regular season with a 42–24 record and secured a spot in the 2012 NBA Playoffs as the 3rd best team in the Eastern Conference. After eliminating the Orlando Magic in the first round, Indiana lost in the East semifinals series against the Miami Heat in six games.

The season saw the team draft Kawhi Leonard, but was later traded to the San Antonio Spurs.

Key dates

2011 NBA Draft

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 15 Kawhi Leonard SF  United States San Diego State
2 42 Dāvis Bertāns SF  Latvia Union Olimpija

Roster

2011–12 Indiana Pacers roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
F/C 17 Amundson, Louis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1982–12–07 UNLV
G 28 Barbosa, Leandro 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1982–11–28 Brazil
G 2 Collison, Darren 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1987–08–23 UCLA
C 44 Fesenko, Kyrylo (waived) 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 280 lb (127 kg) 1986–12–24 Ukraine
C 10 Foster, Jeff  6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 236 lb (107 kg) 1977-01-16 Texas State
G/F 24 George, Paul 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1990–05–02 Fresno State
F 33 Granger, Danny (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 228 lb (103 kg) 1983–04–20 New Mexico
F 50 Hansbrough, Tyler 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1985–11–03 North Carolina
C 55 Hibbert, Roy 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1986–12–11 Georgetown
G 3 Hill, George 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1986–05–04 IUPUI
G/F 1 Jones, Dahntay 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1980–12–27 Duke
F/C 29 Pendergraph, Jeff 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1987–04–29 Arizona State
G 12 Price, A. J. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1986–10–07 Connecticut
G 6 Stephenson, Lance 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1990–09–05 Cincinnati
F 21 West, David 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1980–08–29 Xavier
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Pre-season

Due to the 2011 NBA lockout negotiations, the programmed pre-season schedule, along with the first two weeks of the regular season were scrapped, and a two-game pre-season was set for each team once the lockout concluded.

2011 pre-season game log
Pre-season: 0–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–1)
2011–12 season schedule

Regular season

Standings

Central Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
z-Chicago Bulls5016.758–26–724–913–1
x-Indiana Pacers4224.636823–1019–149–4
Milwaukee Bucks3135.4701917–1614–197–8
Detroit Pistons2541.3792518–157–264–11
Cleveland Cavaliers2145.3182911–2210–233–12
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Chicago Bulls5016.758–
2 y-Miami Heat4620.6974
3 x-Indiana Pacers4224.6368
4 y-Boston Celtics3927.59111
5 x-Atlanta Hawks4026.60610
6 x-Orlando Magic3729.56113
7 x-New York Knicks3630.54514
8 x-Philadelphia 76ers3531.53015
9 Milwaukee Bucks3135.47019
10 Detroit Pistons2541.37925
11 Toronto Raptors2343.34827
12 New Jersey Nets2244.33328
13 Cleveland Cavaliers2145.31829
14 Washington Wizards2046.30330
15 Charlotte Bobcats759.10643

Game log

2011–12 game log
Total: 42–24 (Home: 23–10; Road: 19–14)
December: 3–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–1)
January : 11–5 (Home: 4–1; Road: 7–4)
February: 8–6 (Home: 5–3; Road: 3–3)
March: 8–9 (Home: 5–3; Road: 3–6)
April: 12–3 (Home: 7–3; Road: 5–0)
2011–12 season schedule

Playoffs

Game log

2012 playoff game log
First Round: 4–1 (Home: 2–1; Road: 2–0)
Conference Semifinals: 2–4 (Home: 1–2; Road: 1–2)
2012 playoff schedule

Player statistics

Legend
  GP Games 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

Regular season

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Louis Amundson 60012.6.430.4273.7.2.5.73.6
Leandro Barbosa 22019.8.399.424.7582.21.5.9.08.9
Darren Collison 605631.3.440.362.8303.14.8 .8.210.4
Kyrylo Fesenko 305.7.400.6673.0.3.7.02.7
Jeff Foster 11012.8.500 1.000 .6673.8.4.7.12.3
Paul George 66 66 29.7.440.385.8025.62.41.6 .612.1
Danny Granger 626233.3 .416.381.873 5.01.81.0.618.7
Tyler Hansbrough 66 021.8.405.000.8134.4.5.8.19.3
Roy Hibbert 656529.8.497.000.7118.8 1.7.52.0 12.8
George Hill 50925.5.442.367.7783.02.9.8.39.6
Dahntay Jones 65316.2.409.429.8381.81.0.4.25.3
Jeff Pendergraph 2015.3.417.5711.7.2.2.11.7
A. J. Price 44112.9.339.295.8001.42.0.5.03.9
Lance Stephenson 42110.5.376.133.4711.31.1.5.12.5
David West 66 66 29.2.487.222.8076.62.1.8.712.8

Playoffs

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Louis Amundson 1108.5.522 .5002.1.2.2.52.5
Leandro Barbosa 11020.3.370.150.5002.21.3.5.15.7
Darren Collison 11018.6.514.364.8701.33.0 1.3.08.7
Paul George 111133.7.389.268.7866.62.41.6 .49.7
Danny Granger 111138.2 .397.356.8215.62.5.6.417.0
Tyler Hansbrough 11014.9.340.6673.2.5.5.54.4
Roy Hibbert 111130.9.5001.000 .66711.2 1.1.43.1 11.7
George Hill 111131.5.448.375.8482.32.91.2.313.5
Dahntay Jones 708.3.222.2221.000 1.0.4.4.12.4
Jeff Pendergraph 402.3.333.5.0.0.0.5
A. J. Price 401.8.500.5.3.0.0.5
Lance Stephenson 403.0.222.500.500.0.3.0.01.5
David West 111137.8.446.8188.52.0.7.515.3

Awards

All-Star

Disciplinary actions

Transactions

Overview

Players Added

Via free agency

Via trade

 Players Lost

Via trade

Via free agency

Waived

Trades

June 23, 2011 To Indiana Pacers
George Hill		 To San Antonio Spurs
Draft rights to Kawhi Leonard
Draft rights to Erazem Lorbek
Draft rights to Dāvis Bertāns
December 19, 2011 To Indiana Pacers
Louis Amundson		 To Golden State Warriors
Brandon Rush
March 15, 2012 To Indiana Pacers
Leandro Barbosa		 To Toronto Raptors
Conditional 2012 second round draft pick.
Cash considerations.

Free agents

Additions
Player Date signed Former team
David West December 13 New Orleans Hornets
Kyrylo Fesenko March 23 Utah Jazz
Subtractions
Player Date signed New team
Solomon Jones January 3 Los Angeles Clippers
Josh McRoberts December 14 Los Angeles Lakers

Many players signed with teams from other leagues due to the 2011 NBA lockout. FIBA allows players under NBA contracts to sign and play for teams from other leagues if the contracts have opt-out clauses that allow the players to return to the NBA if the lockout ends.[9] The Chinese Basketball Association, however, only allows its clubs to sign foreign free agents who could play for at least the entire season.[10]

Played in other leagues during lockout
Player Date signed New team Opt-out clause
T. J. Ford November 22 KK Zagreb (Croatia) Yes

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Report: NBA draft moving to Newark". ESPN.com. October 27, 2010. Archived from the original on 30 October 2010. Retrieved October 27, 2010.
  2. ↑ Pacers grab playoff berth, blow away Cavs, 102-83, The Indianapolis Star. April 13, 2012. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
  3. ↑ Pacers finish off Magic, win first playoff series in seven years, Sports Illustrated. May 8, 2012. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Pacers' Vogel, Grizzlies' Hollins named Coaches of the Month". NBA.com. April 27, 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-04-28. Retrieved April 27, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Indiana's Larry Bird named 2011–12 Executive of the Year". NBA.com. NBA.com. May 16, 2012. Archived from the original on May 19, 2012. Retrieved May 16, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Pacers' Bird named NBA's top exec". CNN Sports Illustrated. May 16, 2012.
  7. ↑ Bucks' Sanders out two games for fracas against Pacers, Chicago Tribune. April 20, 2012. Retrieved May 27, 2012.
  8. ↑ NBA fines Pacers coach Frank Vogel $15,000 for comments about officiating Heat, CBS Sports. May 12, 2012. Retrieved May 27, 2012.
  9. ↑ "FIBA: NBA stars can play overseas". ESPN.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. July 30, 2011. Retrieved August 2, 2011.
  10. ↑ Sun Xiaochen (August 21, 2011). "New rule shuts door on NBA stars". China Daily. Archived from the original on August 30, 2011.
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