1991–92 San Antonio Spurs season

The 1991–92 NBA season was the Spurs' 16th season in the National Basketball Association, and 25th season as a franchise.[1] During the offseason, the Spurs acquired Antoine Carr from the Sacramento Kings, then in December signed free agent Vinnie Johnson. After a 10–3 start to the season, the Spurs struggled with mediocrity holding a 21–17 record in late January, as head coach Larry Brown suddenly stepped down and took a coaching job with the Los Angeles Clippers. Under replacement Bob Bass, the Spurs would play slightly stronger finishing second in the Midwest Division with a 47–35 record. David Robinson was selected for the 1992 NBA All-Star Game, made the All-NBA First Team and was named Defensive Player of The Year. In the first round of the playoffs, the Spurs were swept by the Phoenix Suns in three straight games. Following the season, Rod Strickland signed as a free agent with the Portland Trail Blazers, Bass was fired as coach and Johnson retired.

1991–92 San Antonio Spurs season
Head coachLarry Brown, Bob Bass
ArenaHemisFair Arena
Results
Record47–35 (.573)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Midwest)
Conference: 5th (Western)
Playoff finishWest First Round
(Lost to Suns 0–3)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKSAT-TV
Home Sports Entertainment
RadioWOAI

Draft picks
Main article: 1991 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
249Greg SuttonPG United StatesOral Roberts

Roster
Roster listing
San Antonio Spurs roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
SG 40 Anderson, Willie 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Georgia
PF 35 Carr, Antoine 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Wichita State
C 30 Copa, Tom 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 275 lb (125 kg) Marquette
PF 34 Cummings, Terry 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) DePaul
SF 32 Elliott, Sean 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Arizona
PF 21 Green, Sidney 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) UNLV
PG 15 Johnson, Vinnie 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Baylor
C 50 Robinson, David 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Navy
SF 5 Royal, Donald 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Notre Dame
PG 1 Strickland, Rod 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) DePaul
PG 23 Sutton, Greg 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Oral Roberts
SG 6 Tucker, Trent 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Minnesota
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Regular season

Season standings
Midwest Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Utah Jazz5527.671—37–418–2320–6
x-San Antonio Spurs4735.573831–1016–2518–8
Houston Rockets4240.5121328–1314–2712–14
Denver Nuggets2458.2932118–236–358–18
Dallas Mavericks2260.2683315–267–3411–15
Minnesota Timberwolves1567.183409–326–359–17
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Portland Trail Blazers5725.695–
2 y-Utah Jazz5527.6712
3 x-Golden State Warriors5527.6712
4 x-Phoenix Suns5329.6464
5 x-San Antonio Spurs4735.57310
6 x-Seattle SuperSonics4735.57310
7 x-Los Angeles Clippers4537.54912
8 x-Los Angeles Lakers4339.52414
9 Houston Rockets4240.51215
10 Sacramento Kings2953.35428
11 Denver Nuggets2458.29333
12 Dallas Mavericks2260.26835
13 Minnesota Timberwolves1567.18342
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

West First Round

(4) Phoenix Suns vs. (5) San Antonio Spurs: Suns 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

Season
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Willie Anderson 57 55 33.1 .455 .232 .775 5.3 5.3 .9 .9 13.1
Steve Bardo 1 0 1.0 ...1.0 .0 .0 .0 .0
Jud Buechler 11 0 12.7 .500 ..333 2.0 1.0 .7 .3 3.0
Antoine Carr 81 27 23.0 .490 .200 .764 4.3 .8 .4 1.2 10.9
Tom Copa 33 1 4.0 .550 ..308 1.1 .1 .1 .2 1.5
Terry Cummings 70 67 30.7 .488 .385 .711 9.0 1.5 .8 .5 17.3
Sean Elliott 82 82 38.0 .494 .305 .861 5.4 2.6 1.0 .4 16.3
Tom Garrick 19 5 19.7 .473 .000 .625 2.2 3.3 1.1 .1 5.2
Sidney Green 80 1 14.1 .427 ..8204.3 .5 .4 .1 4.6
Sean Higgins 6 0 6.0 .267 .000 1.000 1.3 .7 .3 .0 2.5
Avery Johnson 20 14 23.2 .509 .200 .750 1.8 5.0 1.1 .2 6.8
Vinnie Johnson 60 23 22.5 .405 .317 .647 3.0 2.4 .7 .2 8.0
Tony Massenburg 1 0 9.0 .200 ...0 .0 .0 .0 2.0
Paul Pressey 56 7 13.6 .373 .143 .683 .2.5 .5 .3 2.7
David Robinson 68 68 37.7 .551 .125 .701 12.2 2.7 2.3 4.5 23.2
Donald Royal 60 4 12.0 .449 ..692 2.1 .6 .4 .1 4.2
Rod Strickland 57 54 36.0 .455 .333 .687 4.6 8.6 2.1 .3 13.8
Greg Sutton 67 2 9.0 .388 .292 .756 .7 1.4 .4 .1 3.7
Trent Tucker 24 0 17.3 .465 .396 .800 1.5 1.1 .9 .1 6.5
Morlon Wiley 3 0 4.3 .600 ...3.3 .0 .0 2.0

Playoffs
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Antoine Carr 3 3 36.3 .545 .500 .625 7.7 1.0 .7 3.7 19.7
Terry Cummings 3 3 40.7 .515 .000 .500 11.3 2.3 1.3 1.3 26.0
Sean Elliott 3 3 45.7 .475 .625 .889 4.3 2.7 1.0 1.3 19.7
Sidney Green 3 0 15.7 .300 ..750 3.7 .7 .0 .0 3.0
Vinnie Johnson 3 0 23.0 .458 .500 .500 2.7 2.3 1.7 .3 8.3
Paul Pressey 3 2 15.3 .333 .500 1.0 1.0 1.0 .3 4.3
Donald Royal 3 2 19.0 .556 ..556 4.0 .0 .7 .7 5.0
Rod Strickland 2 2 40.0 .591 ..625 3.5 9.5 1.5 1.0 15.5
Greg Sutton 2 0 7.5 .333 .000 1.000 .0 1.0 .5 .5 3.5
Trent Tucker 3 0 12.7 .429 .200 1.000 1.0 .7 .0 .0 4.7

Awards and records

References
  1. 1991-92 San Antonio Spurs

See also
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