1990–91 Washington Bullets season

1990–91 Washington Bullets season
Head coachWes Unseld
General managerJohn Nash
OwnerAbe Pollin
ArenaCapital Centre (37 games)
Baltimore Arena (4 games)
Results
Record30–52 (.366)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Atlantic)
Conference: 10th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
Television
RadioWTOP

The 1990–91 Washington Bullets season was the 30th season for the Washington Bullets in the National Basketball Association, and their 18th season in Washington, D.C..[1] During the off-season, the Bullets acquired second-year forward Pervis Ellison from the Sacramento Kings in a three-team trade.[2][3][4]

With the addition of Ellison, the Bullets struggled with a 4–10 start to the regular season in November, but later on posted a 9–7 record in January, and held a 21–27 record at the All-Star break.[5] However, the team struggled posting a nine-game losing streak between February and March, and losing ten of their twelve games in February. The Bullets finished in fourth place in the Atlantic Division with a 30–52 record.[6]

Bernard King averaged 28.4 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game, and was named to the All-NBA Third Team. In addition, Harvey Grant showed improvement averaging 18.2 points and 7.2 rebounds per game, while Ledell Eackles contributed 13.0 points per game, Hot Plate Williams provided with 12.5 points and 5.4 rebounds per game, but only played just 33 games due to a knee injury and weight problems, where he weighed up to 302 lbs.[7][8] and Ellison averaged 10.4 points, 7.7 rebounds and 2.1 blocks per game. Meanwhile, Darrell Walker averaged 7.8 points, 7.0 rebounds and 6.5 assists per game, while rookie shooting guard A.J. English contributed 8.8 points per game off the bench, and defensive center Charles Jones provided with 5.8 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game.[9]

During the NBA All-Star weekend at the Charlotte Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina, King was selected for the 1991 NBA All-Star Game, as a member of the Eastern Conference All-Star team; it was his fourth and final All-Star appearance.[10][11][12] King finished in 16th place in Most Valuable Player voting,[13] while Grant finished in fourth place in Most Improved Player voting, and with King finishing tied in eighth place.[13] The Bullets finished 26th in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 443,683 at the Capital Centre during the regular season, which was the second-lowest in the league.[9][14] Following the season, Walker was traded to the Detroit Pistons.[15][16]

One notable incident of the regular season occurred on April 4, 1991, during a home game against the Portland Trail Blazers at the Capital Centre; Walker, Ellison, head coach Wes Unseld, and the Bullets' mascot "Hoops", were all ejected out of the game by referee Steve Javie, as the Bullets lost to the Trail Blazers, 105–96.[17][18][19]

NBA draft

Main article: 1990 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
2 35 Greg Foster PF/C  United States UTEP
2 37 A. J. English G  United States Virginia Union

Roster

1990–91 Washington Bullets roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
F 31 Mark Alarie 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 217 lb (98 kg) 1963–12–11 Duke
G 21 Ledell Eackles 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1966–11–24 New Orleans
C 43 Pervis Ellison 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1967–04–03 Louisville
G 14 A. J. English 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1967–07–11 Virginia Union
F/C 42 Greg Foster 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1968–10–03 UTEP
F 44 Harvey Grant 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1965–07–04 Oklahoma
F 12 Tom Hammonds 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1967–03–27 Georgia Tech
G 32 Byron Irvin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1966–12–02 Missouri
F/C 23 Charles Jones 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1957–04–03 Albany State
F 30 Bernard King 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1956–12–04 Tennessee
G 2 Larry Robinson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1968–01–11 Centenary
G 22 Clinton Smith 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1964–01–19 Cleveland State
G 5 Darrell Walker 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1961–03–09 Arkansas
F 34 John Williams 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1966–10–26 LSU
G 3 Haywoode Workman 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1966–01–23 Oral Roberts
Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (L) On leave from the team
  • Injured

Roster
Updated: April 18, 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
#
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

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

Washington Bullets statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Mark Alarie 42 1 14.0 .440 .238 .854 2.8 1.1 .4 .2 5.8
Ledell Eackles 67 17 24.1 .453 .237 .739 1.9 2.0 .7 .1 13.0
Pervis Ellison 76 30 25.6 .513 .000 .650 7.7 1.3 .6 2.1 10.4
A. J. English 70 12 20.6 .439 .097 .707 2.1 2.5 .4 .2 8.8
Greg Foster 54 3 11.2 .460 .000 .689 2.8 .7 .2 .4 4.4
Harvey Grant 77 76 36.9 .498 .133 .743 7.2 2.6 1.2 .8 18.2
Tom Hammonds 70 7 14.6 .461 .000 .722 2.9 .6 .2 .1 5.2
Byron Irvin 33 4 9.6 .465 .200 .820 1.4 .7 .5 .1 5.2
Charles Jones 62 54 24.2 .540 .580 5.8 .8 .8 2.0 2.6
Bernard King 64 64 37.5 .472 .216 .790 5.0 4.6 .9 .3 28.4
Larry Robinson† 12 10 21.3 .418 .000 .583 2.3 2.0 .6 .0 6.9
Clinton Smith 5 0 9.0 .500 .500 .8 .8 .2 .0 1.4
Darrell Walker 71 65 32.5 .430 .000 .604 7.0 6.5 1.1 .5 7.8
John Williams 33 11 28.5 .417 .244 .753 5.4 4.0 1.2 .2 12.5
Haywoode Workman 73 56 27.9 .454 .240 .759 3.3 4.8 1.2 .1 8.0
  • † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Bullets only.

Player statistics citation:[9]

Awards and records

See also

References

  1. ^ 1990-91 Washington Bullets
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  5. ^ "NBA Games Played on February 7, 1991". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
  6. ^ "1990–91 Washington Bullets Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  7. ^ Kornheiser, Tony (January 16, 1991). "Scaling the Mountain Williams Says He's Hungry for Basketball Now". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
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  10. ^ Barnard, Bill (February 10, 1991). "The Show of Shows for Magic: NBA: For Laker Guard, Making His 10th Appearance, Each and Every All-Star Game Is a Special Occasion". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  11. ^ "1991 NBA All-Star Recap". NBA.com. NBA.com Staff. September 13, 2021. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  12. ^ "1991 NBA All-Star Game: East 116, West 114". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  13. ^ a b "1990–91 NBA Awards Voting". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved December 7, 2025.
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  15. ^ "SPORTS PEOPLE: PRO BASKETBALL; Remaking the Pistons". The New York Times. September 6, 1991. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
  16. ^ Aldridge, David (September 6, 1991). "Bullets Trade Walker to Pistons for Picks". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
  17. ^ Aldridge, David (April 5, 1991). "Bullets Left Dejected and Ejected". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
  18. ^ "NBA ROUNDUP: Technically, Trail Blazers Earn 105-96 Win". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. April 5, 1991. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
  19. ^ Goldstein, Alan (April 5, 1991). "Trail Blazers Foul Up Bullets, 105–96 Walker, Ellison, Unseld Ejected". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
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