1991–92 Philadelphia 76ers season

1991–92 Philadelphia 76ers season
Head coachJim Lynam
General managerGene Shue
OwnerHarold Katz
ArenaThe Spectrum
Results
Record35–47 (.427)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Atlantic)
Conference: 10th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
TelevisionWPHL-TV
SportsChannel Philadelphia
PRISM
RadioWIP

The 1991–92 Philadelphia 76ers season was the 43rd season for the Philadelphia 76ers in the National Basketball Association, and their 29th season in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[1] During the off-season, the 76ers signed free agents Charles Shackleford and Greg Grant.[2] For the season, All-Star forward Charles Barkley changed his jersey number from #34 to #32, in honor of Los Angeles Lakers All-Star guard Magic Johnson, who retired early into the regular season due to his HIV infection; however, the 76ers had retired that number in honor of Billy Cunningham, who then un-retired it for Barkley to wear.[3][4][5]

Despite the loss of Rick Mahorn, who left to play overseas in Italy, the 76ers won seven of their first ten games of the regular season, but then struggled posting a seven-game losing streak between November and December, and later on held a 23–24 record at the All-Star break.[6] After holding a 29–31 record as of March 6, 1992, the team continued to struggle losing 16 of their final 22 games of the season. The 76ers finished in fifth place in the Atlantic Division with a disappointing 35–47 record, and failed to qualify for the NBA playoffs.[7]

Barkley averaged 23.1 points, 11.1 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 1.8 steals per game, while Hersey Hawkins averaged 19.0 points and 1.9 steals per game, and Armen Gilliam provided the team with 16.9 points and 8.1 rebounds per game. In addition, sixth man Ron Anderson contributed 13.7 points per game off the bench, while Johnny Dawkins provided with 12.0 points and 6.9 assists per game, Shackleford averaged 6.6 points and 5.8 rebounds per game, Grant contributed 4.1 points and 3.6 assists per game, and Manute Bol provided with 1.5 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.9 blocks per game.[8]

During the NBA All-Star weekend at the Orlando Arena in Orlando, Florida, Barkley was selected for the 1992 NBA All-Star Game, as a member of the Eastern Conference All-Star team.[9][10][11] Johnson briefly returned to score 25 points along with 5 rebounds, 9 assists, 2 steals, and made all 3 of his three-point field goals attempts; Johnson was named the NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player, as the Western Conference defeated the Eastern Conference, 153–113.[12][13][14] Barkley also finished tied in twelfth place in Most Valuable Player voting.[15]

The 76ers finished 20th in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 574,137 at The Spectrum during the regular season.[8][16] Following the season, Barkley was traded to the Phoenix Suns after eight seasons with the 76ers,[17][18][19] while Mahorn would later on sign as a free agent with the New Jersey Nets,[20] second-year forward Jayson Williams was traded to the Nets, and head coach Jim Lynam was fired.[21]

For the season, the 76ers changed their uniforms, adding the city name "Philadelphia" along with the team name "Sixers", plus adding stars to their jerseys;[22][23] these uniforms would remain in use until 1994.

Draft picks

Main article: 1991 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club team
2 44 Álvaro Teherán C  Colombia Houston

Roster

1991–92 Philadelphia 76ers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
SF 20 Ron Anderson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1958–10–15 Fresno State
PF 32 Charles Barkley 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 252 lb (114 kg) 1963–02–20 Auburn
C 11 Manute Bol 7 ft 7 in (2.31 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1962–10–16 Bridgeport
PG 12 Johnny Dawkins 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1963–09–28 Duke
SF 35 Armen Gilliam 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1964–05–28 UNLV
PG 3 Greg Grant 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 140 lb (64 kg) 1966–08–29 TCNJ
SG 33 Hersey Hawkins 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1966–09–29 Bradley
C 40 Dave Hoppen 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1964–03–13 Nebraska
SG 31 Brian Oliver 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1968–06–01 Georgia Tech
SF 21 Kenny Payne 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1966–11–25 Louisville
C 43 Jeff Ruland 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1958–12–16 Iona
C 14 Charles Shackleford 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1966–04–22 NC State
PG 23 Mitchell Wiggins 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1959–09–28 Florida State
PF 55 Jayson Williams 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1968–02–22 St. John's
Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Boston Celtics 51 31 .622 — 34–7 17–24 19–9
x-New York Knicks 51 31 .622 — 30–11 21–20 20–8
x-New Jersey Nets 40 42 .488 11 25–16 15–26 15–13
x-Miami Heat 38 44 .463 13 28–13 10–31 14–14
Philadelphia 76ers 35 47 .427 16 23–18 12–29 15–13
Washington Bullets 25 57 .305 26 14–27 11–30 7–21
Orlando Magic 21 61 .256 30 13–28 8–33 8–20
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot
#
Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Chicago Bulls 67 15 .817 –
2 y-Boston Celtics 51 31 .622 16
3 x-Cleveland Cavaliers 57 25 .695 10
4 x-New York Knicks 51 31 .622 16
5 x-Detroit Pistons 48 34 .585 19
6 x-New Jersey Nets 40 42 .488 27
7 x-Indiana Pacers 40 42 .488 27
8 x-Miami Heat 38 44 .463 29
9 Atlanta Hawks 38 44 .463 29
10 Philadelphia 76ers 35 47 .427 32
11 Milwaukee Bucks 31 51 .378 36
12 Charlotte Hornets 31 51 .378 36
13 Washington Bullets 25 57 .305 42
14 Orlando Magic 21 61 .256 46
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

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% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Ron Anderson 82 11 29.7 .465 .331 .877 3.4 1.6 1.0 .1 13.7
Michael Ansley† 8 0 4.0 .455 .833 .5 .3 .0 .0 1.9
Charles Barkley 75 75 38.4 .552 .234 .695 11.1 4.1 1.8 .6 23.1
Manute Bol 71 2 17.8 .383 .000 .462 3.1 .3 .2 2.9 1.5
Johnny Dawkins 82 82 34.3 .437 .356 .882 2.8 6.9 1.1 .1 12.0
Armen Gilliam 81 81 34.2 .511 .000 .807 8.1 1.5 .6 1.0 16.9
Greg Grant† 55 0 15.2 .456 .389 .864 1.2 3.6 .7 .0 4.1
Hersey Hawkins 81 81 37.2 .462 .397 .874 3.3 3.1 1.9 .5 19.0
Dave Hoppen 11 0 3.6 .286 .500 .9 .2 .0 .0 .8
Tharon Mayes† 21 0 10.2 .298 .359 .667 .7 1.5 .7 .0 4.3
Brian Oliver 34 0 8.2 .330 .000 .682 .9 .6 .3 .1 2.4
Kenny Payne 49 3 7.2 .448 .417 .692 1.1 .3 .3 .2 2.9
Jeff Ruland 13 5 16.1 .526 .688 3.6 .4 .5 .3 3.9
Charles Shackleford 72 62 19.4 .486 .000 .663 5.8 .6 .5 .7 6.6
Mitchell Wiggins 49 0 11.6 .384 .000 .686 1.9 .4 .4 .0 4.3
Jayson Williams 50 8 12.9 .364 .636 2.9 .2 .4 .4 4.1
  • † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the 7ers only.

Player statistics citation:[8]

Awards and records

See also

References

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