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The 1982–83 NBA season was Indiana's seventh season in the NBA and 16th season as a franchise.[1]
Offseason [ ]
Draft picks [ ]
Main article: 1983 NBA Draft
This table only lists picks through the second round.
Roster [ ]
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB (YYYY-MM-DD)
From
PF
52
Branson, Brad
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
SMU
SF
11
Byrnes, Marty
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Syracuse
SG
12
Carter, Butch
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Indiana
PG
44
Duren, John
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Georgetown
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
SG
25
Knight, Billy
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Pittsburgh
PF
40
Schoene, Russ
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Chattanooga
PG
14
Sichting, Jerry
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
168 lb (76 kg)
Purdue
SG
21
Slaughter, Jose
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Portland
C
32
Williams, Herb
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
242 lb (110 kg)
Ohio State
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended Injured
Regular season [ ]
Season standings [ ]
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents [ ]
1982-83 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
—
1–5
5–1
6–0
1–1
1–1
3–3
0–2
2–0
6–0
0–2
0–2
1–4
2–4
3–2
2–4
1–1
1–1
0–2
1–1
1–1
2–0
4–2
Boston
5–1
—
3–2
5–1
2–0
2–0
3–3
1–1
2–0
4–1
1–1
2–0
3–3
5–1
3–3
3–3
2–0
1–1
2–0
1–1
1–1
2–0
3–3
Chicago
1–5
2–3
—
5–1
1–1
1–1
2–4
2–0
1–1
4–2
0–2
0–2
1–5
2–4
1–4
1–5
0–2
1–1
0–2
1–1
0–2
1–1
1–5
Cleveland
0–6
1–5
1–5
—
2–0
0–2
1–5
2–0
2–0
5–1
1–1
0–2
1–5
0–6
1–5
0–5
0–2
1–1
0–2
1–1
1–1
0–2
3–2
Dallas
1–1
0–2
1–1
0–2
—
3–3
2–0
3–2
5–1
2–0
3–3
2–3
0–2
0–2
0–2
0–2
2–3
3–2
2–4
5–0
2–3
2–4
0–2
Denver
1–1
0–2
1–1
2–0
3–3
—
2–0
4–1
5–1
1–1
3–3
1–4
2–0
1–1
0–2
0–2
4–1
2–3
2–4
3–2
3–2
4–2
1–1
Detroit
3–3
3–3
4–2
5–1
0–2
0–2
—
2–0
2–0
4–2
0–2
0–2
3–3
3–2
1–5
0–6
1–1
1–1
1–1
1–1
0–2
0–2
3–2
Golden State
2–0
1–1
0–2
0–2
2–3
1–4
0–2
—
3–2
1–1
1–4
1–5
1–1
0–2
1–1
0–2
2–4
2–4
1–4
3–3
3–3
3–2
2–0
Houston
0–2
0–2
1–1
0–2
1–5
1–5
0–2
2–3
—
2–0
1–5
0–5
0–2
1–1
0–2
0–2
0–5
0–5
1–5
2–3
1–4
0–6
1–1
Indiana
0–6
1–4
2–4
1–5
0–2
1–1
2–4
1–1
0–2
—
1–1
0–2
1–5
0–6
3–3
1–4
1–1
0–2
0–2
1–1
1–1
2–0
1–5
Kansas City
2–0
1–1
2–0
1–1
3–3
3–3
2–0
4–1
5–1
1–1
—
1–4
1–1
1–1
1–1
0–2
1–4
2–3
3–3
4–1
1–4
4–2
2–0
Los Angeles
2–0
0–2
2–0
2–0
3–2
4–1
2–0
5–1
5–0
2–0
4–1
—
2–0
1–1
2–0
0–2
3–3
3–3
1–4
5–1
5–1
4–1
1–1
Milwaukee
4–1
3–3
5–1
5–1
2–0
0–2
3–3
1–1
2–0
5–1
1–1
0–2
—
3–2
4–2
1–5
1–1
2–0
2–0
2–0
0–2
2–0
3–2
New Jersey
4–2
1–5
4–2
6–0
2–0
1–1
2–3
2–0
1–1
6–0
1–1
1–1
2–3
—
4–2
3–3
1–1
1–1
0–2
1–1
2–0
1–1
3–2
New York
2–3
3–3
4–1
5–1
2–0
2–0
5–1
1–1
2–0
3–3
1–1
0–2
2–4
2–4
—
1–5
0–2
1–1
2–0
0–2
1–1
1–1
4–2
Philadelphia
4–2
3–3
5–1
5–0
2–0
2–0
6–0
2–0
2–0
4–1
2–0
2–0
5–1
3–3
5–1
—
2–0
0–2
1–1
2–0
2–0
2–0
4–2
Phoenix
1–1
0–2
2–0
2–0
3–2
1–4
1–1
4–2
5–0
1–1
4–1
3–3
1–1
1–1
2–0
0–2
—
5–1
3–2
4–2
5–1
5–0
0–2
Portland
1–1
1–1
1–1
1–1
2–3
3–2
1–1
4–2
5–0
2–0
3–2
3–3
0–2
1–1
1–1
2–0
1–5
—
2–3
5–1
3–3
3–2
1–1
San Antonio
2–0
0–2
2–0
2–0
4–2
4–2
1–1
4–1
5–1
2–0
3–3
4–1
0–2
2–0
0–2
1–1
2–3
3–2
—
4–1
1–4
5–1
2–0
San Diego
1–1
1–1
1–1
1–1
0–5
2–3
1–1
3–3
3–2
1–1
1–4
1–5
0–2
1–1
2–0
0–2
2–4
1–5
1–4
—
0–6
2–3
0–2
Seattle
1–1
1–1
2–0
1–1
3–2
2–3
2–0
3–3
4–1
1–1
4–1
1–5
2–0
0–2
1–1
0–2
1–5
3–3
4–1
6–0
—
5–0
1–1
Utah
0–2
0–2
1–1
2–0
4–2
2–4
2–0
2–3
6–0
0–2
2–4
1–4
0–2
1–1
1–1
0–2
0–5
2–3
1–5
3–2
0–5
—
0–2
Washington
2–4
3–3
5–1
2–3
2–0
1–1
2–3
0–2
1–1
5–1
0–2
1–1
3–3
3–3
2–4
2–4
2–0
1–1
0–2
2–0
1–1
2–0
—
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Player statistics [ ]
Season [ ]
Player
GP
GS
MPG
FG%
3FG%
FT%
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
PPG
Clark Kellogg
81
81
34.1
47.9
22.2
74.1
10.6
2.8
1.7
0.5
20.1
Billy Knight
80
54
28.3
52.0
15.8
84.1
4.1
2.4
0.8
0.1
17.1
Herb Williams
78
74
32.2
49.9
0.0
70.5
7.5
3.4
0.7
2.2
16.9
George Johnson
82
64
28.0
47.7
18.4
73.3
6.6
2.7
0.9
0.6
11.6
Butch Carter
81
28
21.2
50.1
33.3
80.5
1.9
2.4
1.0
0.2
10.5
Clemon Johnson
51
7
23.8
52.1
0.0
63.1
6.3
2.3
1.0
1.2
9.7
Jerry Sichting
78
58
31.2
47.8
16.7
86.0
2.0
5.6
1.3
0.0
9.3
Russ Schoene
31
5
16.8
44.3
33.3
72.7
3.3
0.9
0.4
0.5
7.8
Brad Branson
62
2
11.0
42.5
0.0
70.4
2.8
0.7
0.4
0.4
5.5
Marty Byrnes
80
12
18.0
42.0
23.1
74.7
2.4
2.2
0.5
0.1
4.9
John Duren
82
24
17.5
45.3
0.0
79.6
1.3
2.4
0.8
0.1
4.5
Jose Slaughter
63
1
8.2
37.4
22.0
64.4
1.1
0.8
0.6
0.1
3.6
Guy Morgan
8
0
5.8
29.2
0.0
25.0
2.1
0.9
0.3
0.0
1.9
Player Statistics Citation:[2]
Awards and records [ ]
Transactions [ ]
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References [ ]
See also [ ]
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