1990–91 Miami Heat season

1990–91 Miami Heat season
Head coachRon Rothstein
General managerLewis Schaffel
Owners
ArenaMiami Arena
Results
Record24–58 (.293)
PlaceDivision: 7th (Atlantic)
Conference: 14th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
TelevisionWBFS-TV
SportsChannel Florida
(Sam Smith, Eric Reid)
RadioWQAM
(Sam Smith, Eric Reid)

The 1990–91 Miami Heat season was the third season for the Miami Heat in the National Basketball Association.[1] The Heat received the ninth overall pick in the 1990 NBA draft, and selected small forward Willie Burton from the University of Minnesota, and also selected shooting guard Dave Jamerson from the University of Ohio with the 15th overall pick.[2][3][4] The Heat originally had the third overall pick in the draft, after finishing with an 18–64 record the previous season, but traded it to the Denver Nuggets in exchange for the ninth, and 15th picks.[5][6]

On draft day, the Heat made two separate trades; the team traded Jamerson and second-round draft pick, Carl Herrera from the University of Houston, to the Houston Rockets in exchange for rookie center Alec Kessler from the University of Georgia, and also traded veteran point guard Rory Sparrow to the Sacramento Kings in exchange for rookie point guard Bimbo Coles out of Virginia Tech.[7][8][9] During the off-season, the team signed undrafted rookie small forward Keith Askins.[10]

With the addition of Burton, the Heat got off to a semi-promising 5–9 start to the regular season, but then continued to struggle by posting a 10-game losing streak in December. The team lost six straight games at the end of January, and later on held a 13–34 record at the All-Star break.[11] The Heat posted an eight-game losing streak in March, lost 17 of their final 21 games of the season, and finished in last place in the Atlantic Division with a 24–58 record, which was a six-game improvement over the previous season.[12]

Second-year guard Sherman Douglas averaged 18.5 points, 8.5 assists and 1.7 steals per game, while second-year forward Glen Rice averaged 17.4 points and 1.3 steals per game, and last season's Most Improved Player Rony Seikaly provided the team with 16.4 points, 11.1 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game. In addition, Kevin Edwards provided with 12.1 points and 1.6 steals per game, while Burton contributed 12.0 points per game, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team, and Grant Long averaged 9.2 points, 7.1 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game. Meanwhile, Billy Thompson contributed 6.8 points and 4.3 rebounds per game, Kessler averaged 6.2 points and 4.3 rebounds per game, second-year forward Terry Davis provided with 5.5 points and 4.8 rebounds per game, and Coles contributed 4.9 points and 2.8 assists per game.[13]

During the NBA All-Star weekend at the Charlotte Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina, Rice participated in the NBA Three-Point Shootout.[14][15] The Heat finished 15th in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 615,328 at the Miami Arena during the regular season.[13][16] Following the season, Thompson was released to free agency, and head coach Ron Rothstein resigned after three seasons with the franchise.[17][18][19]

Draft picks

Main article: 1990 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club team
1 9 Willie Burton SF  United States Minnesota
1 15 Dave Jamerson SG  United States Ohio
2 30 Carl Herrera PF  Venezuela Houston

Roster

1990–91 Miami Heat roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
F 2 Keith Askins 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 197 lb (89 kg) 1967–12–15 Alabama
F 34 Willie Burton 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1968–05–26 Minnesota
G 12 Bimbo Coles 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1968–04–22 Virginia Tech
F 44 Terry Davis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1967–06–17 Virginia Union
G 11 Sherman Douglas 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1966–09–15 Syracuse
G 21 Kevin Edwards 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1965–10–30 DePaul
F/C 33 Alec Kessler 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1967–01–13 Georgia
F 43 Grant Long 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1966–03–12 Eastern Michigan
C 53 Alan Ogg 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1967–07–05 UAB
F 41 Glen Rice 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1967–05–28 Michigan
C 4 Rony Seikaly 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1965–05–10 Syracuse
G 20 Jon Sundvold 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1961–07–02 Missouri
F 55 Billy Thompson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1963–12–01 Louisville
Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster
Updated: January 27, 1991

Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Boston Celtics 56 26 .683 — 35–6 21–20 20-6
x-Philadelphia 76ers 44 38 .537 12 29-12 15-26 14-12
x-New York Knicks 39 43 .476 17 21-20 18-23 17–9
Washington Bullets 30 52 .366 26 21-20 9-32 10-16
New Jersey Nets 26 56 .317 30 20-21 6–35 8-18
Miami Heat 24 58 .293 32 18-23 6-35 9-17
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot
#
Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Chicago Bulls 61 21 .744 –
2 y-Boston Celtics 56 26 .683 5
3 x-Detroit Pistons 50 32 .610 11
4 x-Milwaukee Bucks 48 34 .585 13
5 x-Philadelphia 76ers 44 38 .537 17
6 x-Atlanta Hawks 43 39 .524 18
7 x-Indiana Pacers 41 41 .500 20
8 x-New York Knicks 39 43 .476 22
9 Cleveland Cavaliers 33 49 .402 28
10 Washington Bullets 30 52 .366 31
11 New Jersey Nets 26 56 .317 35
12 Charlotte Hornets 26 56 .317 35
13 Miami Heat 24 58 .293 37
z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

Game log

Player statistics

Ragular season

Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Bimbo Coles PG 82 9 1,355 153 232 65 12 401 16.5 1.9 2.8 .8 .1 4.9
Grant Long PF 80 66 2,514 568 176 119 43 734 31.4 7.1 2.2 1.5 .5 9.2
Kevin Edwards SG 79 16 2,000 205 240 129 46 955 25.3 2.6 3.0 1.6 .6 12.1
Alec Kessler C 78 18 1,259 336 31 17 26 486 16.1 4.3 .4 .2 .3 6.2
Glen Rice SF 77 77 2,646 381 189 101 26 1,342 34.4 4.9 2.5 1.3 .3 17.4
Willie Burton SF 76 26 1,928 262 107 72 24 915 25.4 3.4 1.4 .9 .3 12.0
Sherman Douglas PG 73 73 2,562 209 624 121 5 1,352 35.1 2.9 8.5 1.7 .1 18.5
Billy Thompson SF 73 46 1,481 312 111 32 48 499 20.3 4.3 1.5 .4 .7 6.8
Rony Seikaly C 64 59 2,171 709 95 51 86 1,050 33.9 11.1 1.5 .8 1.3 16.4
Terry Davis PF 55 17 996 266 39 18 28 300 18.1 4.8 .7 .3 .5 5.5
Keith Askins SF 39 1 266 68 19 16 13 86 6.8 1.7 .5 .4 .3 2.2
Alan Ogg C 31 1 261 49 2 6 27 54 8.4 1.6 .1 .2 .9 17
Jon Sundvold SG 24 0 225 9 24 7 0 112 9.4 .4 1.0 .3 .0 4.7
Milt Wagner SG 13 1 116 7 15 2 3 63 8.9 .5 1.2 .2 .2 4.8

Awards and records

References

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