Rhode Island

See Rhode Island schools. Bench. Rhode Island has several state colleges and universities, the University of Rhode Island, located in Kingston in the southern part of the state and Rhode Island College in Providence. Starters. Providence is home to a number of schools including Brown University, the Rhode Island School of Design, and Providence College. Miller, a future Hall Of Famer, will have his #31 jersey retired by the Pacers sometime during the 2005-06 season. See complete list of Rhode Island locations ranked by per capita income. Despite Miller's effort, the Pacers lost, sending Miller into retirement without any NBA Championships in his 18-year career, all with the Pacers.

Ranked by per capita income. The final game (game 6) was on May 19, 2005; Reggie Miller, in his final NBA game, scored 27 points and received a huge standing ovation from the crowd. Rhode Island has a higher percentage of Catholics than any other state in the nation, probably due to heavy Italian and Irish communities throughout the state. However, the Pacers could not repeat their victories against the Pistons and lost the next 3 games, losing the series 4-2. The three largest Protestant denominations in Rhode Island are: Baptist (6% of the total state population), Episcopalian (5%), Methodist (2%). After losing game 1, the Pacers won the next next two games to take a 2-1 lead. The religious affiliations of the citizens of Rhode Island are:. The series featured games back at the Palace of Auburn Hills, the scene of the brawl that many assumed at the time had effectively ended the Pacers' season.

The state that is considered to be the most Italian-American state in America is New Jersey followed closely by New York, but Rhode Island has a higher percentage of Italian-Americans than either New Jersey or New York. The Pacers then advanced to the second-round against the Detroit Pistons, in a rematch of last year's Eastern Conference Finals. It is unknown whether or not this is true. In the first round, Indiana defeated the Atlantic Division champion Boston Celtics in seven games, winning Game 7 in Boston by the decisive margin of 97-70. Rhode Island claims to have more Italian-Americans than any other state in the nation. So despite the adversity they'd gone through, the Pacers made the playoffs for the 13th time in 14 years. Females made up approximately 52% of the population. And Davis' signing coincided with an injury to Jermaine O'Neal that would knock him out for virtually the remainder of the regular season-- indeed, O'Neal's first missed game due to his injury was Davis' first game back with the Pacers.

6.1% of Rhode Island's population were reported as under 5, 23.6% under 18, and 14.5% were 65 or older. He played the final 25 games of the regular season and every playoff game, contributing a strong presence at center. The 5 largest ancestry groups in Rhode Island are Italian (19%), Irish (18.4%), English (12%), French (10.9%), Portuguese (8.7%). An important reason for their strong finish was the re-acquisition of Dale Davis, who'd been released by New Orleans after being traded there by Golden State. The racial makeup of the state is:. Despite the difficulties with the suspensions and injuries, the Pacers earned a sixth seed in a playoffs with a record of 44-38. Census Bureau, as of 2003, Rhode Island's population was estimated at 1,076,164 people. Ironically, the Pistons eventually became the Central Division champions.

According to the U.S. They went from a legitimate title contender to a team that hovered around .500. Its industrial outputs are fashion jewelry, fabricated metal products, electric equipment, machinery, shipbuilding and boatbuilding, and tourism. After the brawl and riot that followed, the Pacers fell downward into the Central Division. Rhode Island's agricultural vegetables, dairy products, and eggs. Daniels.) O'Neal was charged with two counts of assault and battery, while Artest, Jackson, Johnson and David Harrison were charged with one count each. Its 2000 per capita Personal Income was $29,685, 16^th in the nation. District Judge George B.

Rhode Island's 1999 total gross state product was $33 billion, placing it 45^th in the nation. (O'Neal's suspension was later reduced to 15 games by arbitrator Roger Kaplan, a decision that was upheld by U.S. Rhode Island's highest point is Jerimoth Hill, which is only 812 feet above sea level. Several of the involved players were suspended by NBA Commissioner David Stern, but the hardest hit were Artest (suspended for the remainder of the regular season and playoffs), Jackson (suspended for 30 games), O'Neal (25 games), Wallace (6 games) and the Pacers' Anthony Johnson (5 games). Rhode Island is mostly flat with no real mountains. Stephen Jackson and Jermaine O'Neal both got into fights with fans before the Pacers left the floor, and the game was called with 46 seconds left on the clock [1] (http://www.kentucky.com/mld/heraldleader/sports/fans/10236730.htm). Among the other islands in the Bay are Hope, Prudence, and Despair. Pistons fan John Green threw a cup of beer at Artest, causing him to charge into the stands.

The largest in the state is Rhode Island, also known by its former name: Aquidneck Island. It escalated to a full-scale brawl, with fans and members of both teams taking part. Within the Bay, there are over 30 islands. Towards the end of a Pacers victory over the Detroit Pistons at the Palace of Auburn Hills, Ron Artest committed a hard foul against the Pistons' Ben Wallace, which Wallace took exception to. It shares a water border with New York. Narragansett Bay is a major feature of the state's topography. Block Island, known for its beaches, lies approximately 12 miles off the southern coast of the mainland. Nevertheless, the Pacers started off the 2004-05 season in extremely strong fashion–until the infamous events of November 19, 2004. Rhode Island is bordered on the north and east by Massachusetts, on the west by Connecticut, and on the south by Rhode Island Sound and the Atlantic Ocean. Al Harrington, a small forward who'd established himself as one of the best sixth-men in the NBA, was dealt in the offseason to the Atlanta Hawks in return for Stephen Jackson after Harrington allegedly demanded that the Pacers start him or trade him.

See: List of Rhode Island counties. But the Detroit Pistons proved an impediment to Indiana's championship aspirations, as they defeated the Pacers in six games on their way to the NBA Championship. (See list of Rhode Island Governors.) Rhode Island tends to vote Democratic in presidential elections. The Pacers swept the Boston Celtics easily in the first round, and squeezed by a scrappy Miami Heat team in the conference semifinals. Kennedy (Democrat, district one) and Jim Langevin (Democrat, district two). O'Neal and Artest made the All-Star team, and Artest was named the NBA's Defensive Player of the Year. Congressmen are Patrick J. The Pacers responded to Carlisle extremely well, and had a breakthrough 2003-04 season in which they finished 61-21, earning the best record in the NBA.

Its two U.S. But the Pacers signed Larry Bird as team president, and Bird wasted little time in dismissing coach Isiah Thomas and replacing him with Rick Carlisle. Senators are John "Jack" Reed (Democrat) and Lincoln Chafee (Republican). He was dealt to the Sacramento Kings in exchange for Scot Pollard, who spent much of the following year watching from the bench and backing up Jeff Foster. Its two U.S. In the 2003 offseason, the Pacers managed to re-sign O'Neal for the NBA maximum and inked Reggie Miller to a modest two-year deal, but they couldn't afford to keep their talented center, Brad Miller. The capital of Rhode Island is Providence and its current governor is Donald Carcieri (Republican). O'Neal and Brad Miller both made the All-Star team and the Pacers made a substantial improvement as they finished 48-34, but they suffered a loss to the underdog Boston Celtics in the first round of the playoffs.

Although this collapsed, a modified version of the constitution was passed in November, which allowed any white male to vote that owned land or could pay a $1 poll tax. The Pacers got off to a 13-2 start in 2002-03, but hit the wall after the All-Star break thanks in no small part to Ron Artest's multiple suspensions and family tragedies befalling Jermaine O'Neal, Jamaal Tinsley and Austin Croshere. However the conservative sitting governor, Samuel Ward King, opposed the people's wishes, leading to the Dorr Rebellion. The trade bolstered a team that had been floundering, and the Pacers managed to return to the playoffs, where they pushed the top-seeded New Jersey Nets to five games before losing Game 5 in double overtime. Jermaine O'Neal made his first of what would be several All-Star appearances this year, erasing any doubt that trading the veteran workhorse, Dale Davis, to Portland for him was a good idea. In 1842 Thomas Dorr drafted a liberal constitution which was passed by popular referendum. Brad Miller and Ron Artest would, in the next few years, go on to be All-Stars for the Pacers. Several attempts had been made to address this problem, but none passed. In the midseason of 2001-02, the Pacers made a blockbuster trade with the Chicago Bulls that sent Jalen Rose and Travis Best to Chicago in exchange for Brad Miller, Ron Artest, Kevin Ollie and Ron Mercer.

By 1829, 60% of the state's free white males were ineligible to vote. It was a rebuilding year for the Pacers under new head coach Isiah Thomas, but the team still managed to return to the playoffs, where they lost to the top-seeded Philadelphia 76ers in four games. As the Industrial Revolution moved large numbers of workers into the cities, a permanently landless, and therefore voteless class developed. The offseason brought sweeping changes to the Pacers' lineup, as Rik Smits and coach Larry Bird retired, Chris Mullin returned to his old Golden State Warriors team, Mark Jackson signed a long-term contract with Toronto, and Dale Davis was traded to Portland for Jermaine O'Neal, who went on to average 12.9 points per game in his first year as a starter. Rhode Island was the last of the original 13 states to ratify the United States Constitution (May 29, 1790) doing so after being threatened of having its exports taxed as a foreign nation. Unfortunately for the Pacers, their first NBA Finals appearance was against the dominating Los Angeles Lakers, who proved too much for them to handle as they ended Indiana's championship hopes in six games. Rhode Island was the first of the British colonies in America to declare its independence on May 4, 1776. But in 1999-2000, after a 56-26 regular season, the Pacers survived the upset-minded Bucks in round one, handled the 76ers in the second round and finally broke through to the NBA Finals by virtue of a six-game East Finals victory over (who else, but) the New York Knicks.

The first attacks were around Narrangansett Bay but spread throughout New England. The Pacers traded popular forward Antonio Davis to the Toronto Raptors in exchange for first-round draft choice Jonathan Bender, which remains to this day a subject of controversy among Pacers fans. King Philip rebelled against the English. In the lockout-shortened 1999 season, the Pacers won the Central Division with a 33-17 record and swept the Milwaukee Bucks and Philadelphia 76ers before falling to the New York Knicks in a six-game Eastern Conference Finals series. The settlers of Portsmouth had purchased their land from his father, Massasoit. Reggie Miller and Rik Smits both made the All-Star team that year, and in the playoffs, the Pacers breezed past the Cleveland Cavaliers and New York Knicks before falling to the Chicago Bulls in an epic seven-game Eastern Finals series. King Philip (Metacomet) was the chief of the Wampanoag Indians. Assistant coaches Rick Carlisle, in charge of the offense, and Dick Harter, who coached the defense, were key in getting the most out of the Pacers' role players such as Dale Davis, Antonio Davis and Derrick McKey.

King Philip's War occurred during 1675-1676. Chris Mullin joined the team in the offseason and immediately became a valuable part of the Pacers lineup-- and their starting small forward. It pictured an anchor and the word 'HOPE.'. The Pacers signed Larry Bird to coach the team in 1997-98 and they posted a new franchise record, finishing 58-24. In 1664 the seal of the colony was adopted. The Pacers finished 39-43 and missed the playoffs for the first time in seven years, after which coach Larry Brown stepped down. The royal charter was used as the state constitution until 1842. The Pacers couldn't withstand several key injuries in 1996-97, nor could they handle the absence of Mark Jackson, who had been traded to the Denver Nuggets before the season (though they did re-acquire Jackson at the trading deadline).

Before the Industrial Revolution, when most people were employed as farmers, this was considered democratic. This 1995-96 team did manage to go down in history as the only team to defeat the Chicago Bulls twice that year, a Bulls team which made history with an all-time best 72-10 record. Under the terms of the charter, only landowners could vote. Reggie scored 29 points in that game, but the Hawks came away with a two-point victory to put an early end to Indiana's season. Rhode Island was the only one of the thirteen colonies that had complete religious freedom. The Pacers duplicated their 52-30 record in 1995-96, but were hurt severely by an injury to Reggie Miller's eye socket in April, from which he wasn't able to return until Game 5 of their first-round series against the Hawks. Charles II of England granted John Clarke a Royal Charter on July 8, 1663 to Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, which effectively united the two colonies into one. The team swept the Hawks in the first round, finally dispatched the hated Knicks in the semifinals, and pushed the Magic to seven games before falling in the Eastern Conference Finals.

On May 18, 1652 Rhode Island passed the first law in North America making slavery illegal. The Pacers enjoyed a 52-30 campaign in 1994-95, giving them their first Central Division title. In 1644 the name of Aquidneck Island was changed to Rhode Island. Mark Jackson joined the team in an offseason trade with the Los Angeles Clippers, giving the team the steady hand at the point guard position that had been lacking in recent years. In 1643 Samuel Gorton founded Shawomet, which is now called Warwick. Reggie became an NBA superstar overnight, and was even named as a tri-captain of the USA Basketball team that won the gold medal at the 1994 World Championship of Basketball. William Coddington was the first governor and Philip Sherman was the first Secretary. It was during the 1994 Eastern Conference Finals that the Pacers-- particularly Reggie Miller-- finally became a household name, as Reggie's clutch performances helped the Pacers push the Knicks to the brink of elimination before the Knicks won the next two games and the series.

In that same year a formal government was established for the island. They stormed past Shaquille O'Neal and the Orlando Magic in a first-round sweep to earn their first NBA playoff series win, and pulled off a tremendous upset by defeating the top-seeded Atlanta Hawks in the conference semifinal. In 1639 Coddington left Portsmouth and founded Newport on Aquidneck Island. But the Pacers, who began the season in typically average fashion, kicked it up a notch in April, winning their last eight games of the season to finish with a franchise-high 47 wins. She and some others, including William Coddington and John Clarke, founded the town of Portsmouth on Aquidneck Island. Larry Brown was brought on as Pacers' coach for the 1993-94 season, and Pacers' general manager Donnie Walsh completed a highly-criticized (at the time) trade as he sent Schrempf to the Seattle SuperSonics in exchange for Derrick McKey. In 1637 Anne Hutchinson was banished from Massachusetts for expressing her beliefs that people could talk to God by themselves, not necessarily through a minister. The Pacers returned to the playoffs with a 41-41 record, but lost to the New York Knicks in the first round, three games to one.

He called the site Providence and declared it a place of religious freedom for Baptist settlers. Historically, the land is unique because it was purchased twice, once from the King of England, and once from the Native American tribes which lived on the land. Miller, meanwhile, became the Pacers' all-time leading scorer during this season. In 1636 Roger Williams, after being banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony for his religious views, settled at the tip of Narragansett Bay near the Moshassuck River. For the 1992-93 season, Detlef Schrempf moved from sixth man to the starter at small forward and was elected to his first All-Star game. In 1614 the Dutch explorer Adriaen Block visited the island that is now called Block Island. Chuck Person and point guard Michael Williams were traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves in the offseason, and the Pacers got Pooh Richardson and Sam Mitchell in return. Rhode Island is known as "The Ocean State", due to its naval history and the fact that every point in the state is within 30 miles of sea water. The Pacers returned to the playoffs in 1991-92 and met the Celtics again, but this time the Celtics left no doubt who was better as they swept the Pacers in three straight.

Despite the fact that most of the state is part of the mainland, the shortened name for the state of Rhode Island leads some out-of-staters to erroneously believe that the entire state is an island, while it is just a source of confusion for others. The Pacers had a memorable series against the highly favored Boston Celtics that they managed to extend to five games before losing Game 5, 124-121. It originally consisted of the mainland Providence Plantations, which was originally all part of the town of Providence, and Rhode Island (also known as Aquidneck Island), on which the city of Newport, and the towns of Middletown and Portsmouth are located. In 1990-91, the Pacers returned to the playoffs with a 41-41 record, and Schrempf was named the NBA's Sixth Man of the Year. Rhode (pronounced "Road") Island is part of the New England region, and was one of the thirteen colonies that revolted against British rule in the American Revolution. But the Pacers lost all three games in their 1990 NBA Playoffs experience, falling to the Detroit Pistons, who would go on to win their second consecutive NBA Championship. The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations (commonly known as Rhode Island) is geographically the smallest state in the United States, while also the state with the longest official name. But in 1989-90 the Pacers parlayed a fast start into the team's third NBA Playoffs appearance, and Reggie Miller was voted to the All-Star team on the strength of his 24.6 points-per-game average.

Mena Suvari, actress, born in Newport. But the team did manage to make a trade that would eventually pay off, as they traded Herb Williams to the Dallas Mavericks for Detlef Schrempf. Spalding Gray, writer, actor born in Barrington. The Pacers missed the playoffs in 1987-88, drafted Rik Smits in the '88 NBA Draft, and suffered through a disastrous 1988-89 season in which coach Jack Ramsay stepped down and eventually was replaced by Dick Versace on the way to a 28-54 finish. Bobby Farrelly, writer, director born in Cumberland. Reggie Miller was drafted by the Pacers in 1987, beginning his career as a backup to John Long. Gilbert Stuart, painter, born in Saunderstown. Their first playoff win in NBA franchise history was earned in Game 3 of their first-round, best-of-five series against the Atlanta Hawks, but unfortunately for the Pacers, it was their only victory in that series, as the Hawks defeated them in four games.

Oliver Hazard Perry, naval officer, born in South Kingstown. Chuck Person, nicknamed "The Rifleman" for his renowned long-range shooting, led the team in scoring as a rookie. Lovecraft, author, born in Providence. After winning 22 games in 1984-85 and 26 games in 1985-86, Jack Ramsay replaced George Irvin as coach and lead the Pacers to a 41-41 record in 1986-87, marking their return to the NBA Playoffs after a six-year absence. P. Clark Kellogg was drafted by the Pacers in 1983 and showed tremendous promise, finishing second in the Rookie of the Year voting, but the Pacers won only 26 games that season. H. The Pacers made their first appearance in the NBA Playoffs in 1981, falling in the opening round to the Philadelphia 76ers in two straight games. They failed to reach the postseason in 1981-1982, and in 1982-1983 they finished with their all-time worst record of 20-62.

Napoleon Lajoie, baseball player, born in Woonsocket. They acquired Adrian Dantley in exchange for Knight, but Dantley (who was averaging nearly 27 points per game at the time) was traded in December, while the Pacers' second-leading scorer, John Williamson, was dealt in January. Van Johnson, entertainer, born in Newport. Unfortunately for the Pacers, a lack of year-to-year continuity became the norm, as they traded away Knight and Buse before the 1977-1978 season even started. David Hartman, television newscaster, born in Pawtucket. They finished their inaugural NBA season with a record of 36-46, but Billy Knight and Don Buse were nonetheless invited to represent Indiana in the NBA All-Star Game. Bobby Hackett, trumpet player, born in Providence. Unfortunately for the Pacers, they were in decline after their years of ABA glory.

Nathaniel Greene, general, born in Newport. The ABA folded in 1976, and the Pacers were one of four ABA teams invited to join the NBA beginning in the 1976-1977 season (the other three were the New York Nets, Denver Nuggets and San Antonio Spurs). Nelson Eddy, entertainer, born in Providence. In all, they appeared in the ABA Finals five times in the league's eight-year history. Cohan, dramatist, born in Providence. The Pacers were the most successful team in the ABA's history, winning three ABA Championships in four years. George M. The Pacers' ABA teams were coached by Bobby "Slick" Leonard, and buoyed by the great play of players such as Mel Daniels, George McGinnis and Roger Brown.

Ambrose Burnside, general and governor but not a native. The Pacers began play in the inaugural 1967-68 season of the American Basketball Association, which was set up as an alternative league to the National Basketball Association. Harry Anderson, comedian, born in Newport. The Indiana Pacers are a National Basketball Association team based in Indianapolis, Indiana. Providence Bruins, AHL (minor league hockey) affiliate of the Boston Bruins. Indianapolis Olympians 1949-1953. Pawtucket Red Sox, AAA (minor league baseball) affiliate of the Boston Red Sox. Indianapolis Jets 1948.

Trinity Theater. Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum 1967-1974. First Night Providence. Market Square Arena 1974-1999. Convergence art festival. Conseco Fieldhouse 1999-present. WaterFire Providence. Isiah Thomas (former coach; enshrined as player with the Detroit Pistons).

South Kingstown, Rhode Island $23,827. Jack Ramsay. Hopkinton, Rhode Island $23,835. Dr. Westerly, Rhode Island $24,092. Larry Brown. Wakefield-Peacedale, Rhode Island $24,191. Larry Bird (former coach and current President of Basketball Operations; enshrined as player with the Boston Celtics).

Greenville, Rhode Island $24,770. 529 Bobby "Slick" Leonard (number of career wins). North Smithfield, Rhode Island $25,031. 35 Roger Brown. Newport East, Rhode Island $25,193. 34 Mel Daniels. Newport, Rhode Island $25,441. 30 George McGinnis.

Exeter, Rhode Island $25,530. Wayman Tisdale. Cumberland, Rhode Island $25,592. Rik Smits. Charlestown, Rhode Island $25,642. Detlef Schrempf. West Greenwich, Rhode Island $25,750. Jalen Rose.

Middletown, Rhode Island $25,857. Chris Mullin. Lincoln, Rhode Island $26,779. Reggie Miller. Narragansett Pier, Rhode Island $26,811. Mark Jackson. Scituate, Rhode Island $28,092. Antonio Davis.

North Kingstown, Rhode Island $28,139. C - #54 John Edwards (Kent State). Portsmouth, Rhode Island $28,161. C - #13 David Harrison (Colorado). Narragansett, Rhode Island $28,194. SF - #24 Jonathan Bender (Picayune HS, Picayune, Mississippi). Cumberland Hill, Rhode Island $28,879. PG - #8 Anthony Johnson (College of Charleston).

New Shoreham, Rhode Island $29,188. SF - #33 James Jones (Miami (FL)). Little Compton, Rhode Island $32,513. SG - #20 Fred Jones (Oregon). Barrington, Rhode Island $35,881. PG - #4 Eddie Gill (Weber State). East Greenwich, Rhode Island $38,593. C - #10 Jeff Foster (Southwest Texas State).

Jamestown, Rhode Island $38,664. PF - #44 Austin Croshere (Providence). Non-Religious – 7%. C - #62 Scot Pollard (Kansas). Other Religions – 2%. John's). Other Christian – 1%. SF - #91 Ron Artest (St.

Protestant – 25%. PF - #7 Jermaine O'Neal (Eau Claire HS, Columbia, South Carolina). Roman Catholic – 62%. C - #32 Dale Davis (Clemson). 2.7% mixed race. SG - #1 Stephen Jackson (Oak Hill Academy, Mouth of Wilson, Virginia). 0.5% American Indian. PG - #11 Jamaal Tinsley (Iowa State).

2.3% Asian. 4.5% Black. 8.7% Hispanic. 81.9% White.