1991–92 Miami Heat season

The 1991–92 NBA season was the fourth season of the Miami Heat in the National Basketball Association (NBA).[1] The Heat selected Steve Smith with the fifth pick in the 1991 NBA draft, and hired Kevin Loughery as their new head coach after the resignation of Ron Rothstein prior to the start of season. The Heat got off to a fast start winning seven of their first ten games, but lost 8 of their next 9 games along the way. After holding out most of the 91–92 season only playing in five games, the Heat traded Sherman Douglas to the Boston Celtics for crafty guard Brian Shaw. Loughery coached the Heat to their first ever postseason appearance in franchise history, as they finished fourth in the Atlantic Division with a 38–44 record, winning a tie-breaker for the #8 seed in the Eastern Conference over the Atlanta Hawks.

1991–92 Miami Heat season
Head coachKevin Loughery
General managerLewis Schaffel
Owners
ArenaMiami Arena
Results
Record38–44 (.463)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Atlantic)
Conference: 8th (Eastern)
Playoff finishFirst Round
(Lost to Bulls 0–3)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWBFS-TV
SportsChannel Florida
(Eric Reid, Dave Wohl)
RadioWQAM
(Eric Reid, Dave Wohl)
WRFM
(Jose Paneda, Jorge Cunill)

The Heat also managed to hold down home court quite well that season posting a 28–13 record at the Miami Arena.[2] Glen Rice led all Heat scorers averaging 22.3 points per game in the 91–92 campaign.[2] Smith was selected to the All-Rookie First Team averaging 12.0 points per game.

However, in the first round of Eastern Conference Playoffs, the Heat were swept in three games by Michael Jordan and his defending world champion Chicago Bulls, who were coming off a 67–win regular season, and would eventually repeat as NBA champions.

Draft picks
Main article: 1991 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
15Steve SmithSG United StatesMichigan State
229George AcklesC/PF United StatesUNLV

Roster
Roster listing
1991–92 Miami Heat roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
SF 2 Askins, Keith 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 197 lb (89 kg) 1967-12-15 Alabama
SF 30 Bennett, Winston 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1965-02-09 Kentucky
SF 34 Burton, Willie 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1968-05-26 Minnesota
PG 12 Coles, Bimbo 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1968-04-22 Virginia Tech
SG 21 Edwards, Kevin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1965-10-30 DePaul
F/C 33 Kessler, Alec 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1967-01-13 Georgia
PF 43 Long, Grant (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1966-03-12 Eastern Michigan
SG 23 Morton, John 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1967-05-18 Seton Hall
C 53 Ogg, Alan 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1967-07-05 Alabama–Birmingham
SF 41 Rice, Glen 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1967-05-28 Michigan
C 4 Seikaly, Rony (C) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1965-05-10 Syracuse
PG 22 Shaw, Brian 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1966-03-22 UC Santa Barbara
SG 3 Smith, Steve 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1969-03-31 Michigan State
SG 20 Sundvold, Jon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1961-07-02 Missouri
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster
Last transaction: April 10, 1992

Regular season

Season standings
Atlantic Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Boston Celtics5131.622—34–717–2419–9
x-New York Knicks5131.622—30–1121–2020–8
x-New Jersey Nets4042.4881125–1615–2615–13
x-Miami Heat3844.4631328–1310–3114–14
Philadelphia 76ers3547.4271623–1812–2915–13
Washington Bullets2557.3052614–2711–307–21
Orlando Magic2161.2563013–288–338–20
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Chicago Bulls6715.817–
2 y-Boston Celtics5131.62216
3 x-Cleveland Cavaliers5725.69510
4 x-New York Knicks5131.62216
5 x-Detroit Pistons4834.58519
6 x-New Jersey Nets4042.48827
7 x-Indiana Pacers4042.48827
8 x-Miami Heat3844.46329
9 Atlanta Hawks3844.46329
10 Philadelphia 76ers3547.42732
11t Milwaukee Bucks3151.37836
11t Charlotte Hornets3151.37836
13 Washington Bullets2557.30542
14 Orlando Magic2161.25646
z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
1991–92 NBA records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MIA MIL MIN NJN NYK ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA UTA WAS
Atlanta —3–12–20–50–52–02–01–41–12–01–41–10–22–23–12–03–12–22–22–22–00–21–10–21–11–12–2
Boston 1–3—3–11–33–11–11–14–01–11–12–22–02–03–22–20–22–33–25–03–11–11–12–01–12–01–13–1
Charlotte 2–21–3—0–42–31–11–11–41–10–23–20–21–11–32–31–11–30–43–13–11–10–21–12–01–10–22–2
Chicago 5–03–14–0—3–22–02–04–11–11–13–12–01–14–03–22–04–04–03–13–11–12–02–01–12–01–14–0
Cleveland 5–01–33–22–3—1–11–13–11–11–15–01–12–03–13–12–02–24–03–14–01–10–22–01–11–11–14–0
Dallas 0–21–11–10–21–1—3–20–20–44–21–11–30–41–11–13–20–20–21–10–22–20–41–30–50–41–40–2
Denver 0–21–11–10–21–12–3—0–20–42–30–20–41–30–21–12–31–10–22–02–01–31–32–21–41–31–51–1
Detroit 4–10–44–11–41–32–02–0—1–12–02–20–22–02–23–21–12–22–24–03–10–22–02–01–11–11–13–1
Golden State 1–11–11–11–11–14–04–01–1—2–22–03–23–21–12–04–02–01–12–01–13–22–35–02–23–21–32–0
Houston 0–21–12–01–11–12–43–20–22–2—1–12–22–22–01–13–21–11–12–01–11–33–13–13–21–31–42–0
Indiana 4–12–22–31–30–51–12–02–20–21–1—0–22–03–14–12–02–21–32–22–21–10–21–12–00–21–12–2
L.A. Clippers 1–10–22–00–21–13–14–02–02–32–22–0—2–32–02–04–01–10–22–01–13–22–32–32–22–31–30–2
L.A. Lakers 2–00–21–11–10–24–03–10–22–32–20–23–2—2–01–13–12–02–02–02–02–31–44–11–31–41–31–1
Miami 2–22–33–10–41–31–12–02–21–10–21–30–20–2—4–02–02–21–43–11–40–20–22–01–11–11–15–0
Milwaukee 1–32–23–22–31–31–11–12–30–21–11–40–21–10–4—2–00–41–33–13–10–20–20–21–11–11–13–1
Minnesota 0–22–01–10–20–22–33–21–10–42–30–20–41–30–20–2—0–20–20–20–20–40–41–30–60–42–30–2
New Jersey 1–33–23–10–42–22–01–12–20–21–12–21–10–22–24–02–0—2–33–13–21–11–11–11–10–20–22–3
New York 2–22–34–00–40–42–02–02–21–11–13–12–00–24–13–12–03–2—4–13–11–11–11–10–22–02–04–0
Orlando 2–20–51–31–31–31–10–20–40–20–22–20–20–21–31–32–01–31–4—3–20–20–20–21–11–10–22–3
Philadelphia 2–21–31–31–30–42–00–21–31–11–12–21–10–24–11–32–02–31–32–3—0–21–11–11–12–00–25–0
Phoenix 0–21–11–11–11–12–23–12–02–33–11–12–33–22–02–04–01–11–12–02–0—3–24–13–13–22–22–0
Portland 2–01–12–00–22–04–03–10–23–21–32–03–24–12–02–04–01–11–12–01–12–3—5–02–24–12–22–0
Sacramento 1–10–21–10–20–23–12–20–20–51–31–13–21–40–22–03–11–11–12–01–11–40–5—1–31–41–32–0
San Antonio 2–01–10–21–11–15–04–11–12–22–30–22–23–11–11–16–01–12–01–11–11–32–23–1—3–11–40–2
Seattle 1–10–21–10–21–14–03–11–12–33–12–03–24–11–11–14–02–00–21–10–22–31–44–11–3—3–12–0
Utah 1–11–12–01–11–14–15–11–13–14–11–13–13–11–11–13–22–00–22–02–02–22–23–14–11–3—2–0
Washington 2–21–32–20–40–42–01–11–30–20–22–22–01–10–51–32–03–20–43–20–50–20–20–22–00–20–2—

Playoffs

East First Round

(1) Chicago Bulls vs. (8) Miami Heat: Bulls win series 3-0

Last Playoff Meeting: Not available (first playoff series)

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

Awards and records

References
  1. "1991-92 Miami Heat". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 2017-07-26.
  2. Miami Heat (1988-Present)
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