1991–92 San Antonio Spurs season

1991–92 San Antonio Spurs season
Head coach
General managerBob Bass
OwnerRed McCombs
ArenaHemisFair Arena
Results
Record47–35 (.573)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Midwest)
Conference: 5th (Western)
Playoff finishFirst round
(lost to Suns 0–3)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
TelevisionKSAT-TV
KABB
Home Sports Entertainment
RadioWOAI

The 1991–92 San Antonio Spurs season was the 16th season for the San Antonio Spurs in the National Basketball Association, and their 25th season as a franchise.[1] During the off-season, the Spurs acquired Antoine Carr from the Sacramento Kings,[2][3] then signed free agent Vinnie Johnson in December.[4]

After a 10–3 start to the regular season, the Spurs struggled with mediocrity holding a 21–17 record in late January, as head coach Larry Brown was fired, and soon took a coaching job with the Los Angeles Clippers.[5][6][7] At mid-season, the team signed three-point specialist Trent Tucker.[8] Under replacement, interim and General Manager Bob Bass, the Spurs held a 27–19 record at the All-Star break,[9] and finished in second place in the Midwest Division with a 47–35 record, earning the fifth seed in the Western Conference.[10]

David Robinson averaged 23.2 points, 12.2 rebounds, 2.3 steals and 4.5 blocks per game, and was named the NBA Defensive Player of the Year, and was also named to the All-NBA First Team, and to the NBA All-Defensive First Team.[11][12][13] In addition, Terry Cummings averaged 17.3 points and 9.0 rebounds per game, while Sean Elliott provided the team with 16.3 points and 5.4 rebounds per game, Rod Strickland provided with 13.8 points, 8.6 assists and 2.1 steals per game, and Willie Anderson contributed 13.1 points and 5.3 rebounds and assists per game each. Off the bench, Carr averaged 10.9 points and 4.3 rebounds per game, while Johnson contributed 8.0 points per game, Tucker provided with 6.5 points per game, but only played just 25 games, Sidney Green averaged 4.6 points and 4.3 rebounds per game, and Donald Royal contributed 4.2 points per game.[14]

During the NBA All-Star weekend at the Orlando Arena in Orlando, Florida, Robinson was selected for the 1992 NBA All-Star Game, as a member of the Western Conference All-Star team;[15][16][17] he also finished in third place in Most Valuable Player voting, behind Michael Jordan of the Chicago Bulls, and Clyde Drexler of the Portland Trail Blazers.[18][19]

However, in March, Robinson went down with a season-ending thumb injury, and would not be available for the NBA playoffs.[20][21][22] Without their star center, the Spurs were swept in three straight games in the Western Conference First Round of the 1992 NBA playoffs to the Phoenix Suns.[23][24][25]

Following the season, Strickland signed as a free agent with the Portland Trail Blazers,[26][27][28] while Bass was fired as head coach, Tucker signed with the Chicago Bulls, and Johnson retired.

Draft picks

Main article: 1991 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
2 49 Greg Sutton PG  United States Oral Roberts

Roster

1991–92 San Antonio Spurs roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
SG 40 Willie Anderson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1967–01–08 Georgia
PF 35 Antoine Carr 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1961–07–23 Wichita State
C 30 Tom Copa 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 275 lb (125 kg) 1964–10–30 Marquette
PF 34 Terry Cummings 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1961–03–15 DePaul
SF 32 Sean Elliott 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1968–02–02 Arizona
PF 21 Sidney Green 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1961–01–04 UNLV
PG 15 Vinnie Johnson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1956–09–01 Baylor
SF 8 Paul Pressey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1958–12–24 Tulsa
C 50 David Robinson  7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1965–08–06 Navy
SF 5 Donald Royal 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1966–05–22 Notre Dame
PG 1 Rod Strickland 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1966–07–11 DePaul
PG 23 Greg Sutton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1967–12–03 Oral Roberts
SG 6 Trent Tucker 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 193 lb (88 kg) 1959–12–20 Minnesota
Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
  • (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 Jazz 55 27 .671 — 37–4 18–23 20–6
x-San Antonio Spurs 47 35 .573 8 31–10 16–25 18–8
Houston Rockets 42 40 .512 13 28–13 14–27 12–14
Denver Nuggets 24 58 .293 31 18–23 6–35 8–18
Dallas Mavericks 22 60 .268 33 15–26 7–34 11–15
Minnesota Timberwolves 15 67 .183 40 9–32 6–35 9–17
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot
#
Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Portland Trail Blazers 57 25 .695 –
2 y-Utah Jazz 55 27 .671 2
3 x-Golden State Warriors 55 27 .671 2
4 x-Phoenix Suns 53 29 .646 4
5 x-San Antonio Spurs 47 35 .573 10
6 x-Seattle SuperSonics 47 35 .573 10
7 x-Los Angeles Clippers 45 37 .549 12
8 x-Los Angeles Lakers 43 39 .524 14
9 Houston Rockets 42 40 .512 15
10 Sacramento Kings 29 53 .354 28
11 Denver Nuggets 24 58 .293 33
12 Dallas Mavericks 22 60 .268 35
13 Minnesota Timberwolves 15 67 .183 42
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Game log

Playoffs

1992 playoff game log
First Round: 0–3 (home: 0–1; road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 24 @ Phoenix L 111–117 Terry Cummings (30) Terry Cummings (12) Rod Strickland (9) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
14,496 		0–1
2 April 26 @ Phoenix L 107–119 Terry Cummings (31) Terry Cummings (10) Rod Strickland (10) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
14,496 		0–2
3 April 29 Phoenix L 92–101 Antoine Carr (20) Cummings, Carr (12) three players tied (5) HemisFair Arena
14,853 		0–3
1992 schedule

Player statistics

Ragular season

Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Sean Elliott SF 82 82 3,120 439 214 84 29 1,338 38.0 5.4 2.6 1.0 .4 16.3
Antoine Carr PF 81 27 1,867 346 63 32 96 881 23.0 4.3 .8 .4 1.2 10.9
Sidney Green PF 80 1 1,127 342 36 29 11 367 14.1 4.3 .5 .4 .1 4.6
Terry Cummings PF 70 67 2,149 631 102 58 34 1,210 30.7 9.0 1.5 .8 .5 17.3
David Robinson C 68 68 2,564 829 181 158 305 1,578 37.7 12.2 2.7 2.3 4.5 23.2
Greg Sutton PG 67 2 601 47 91 26 9 246 9.0 .7 1.4 .4 .1 3.7
Vinnie Johnson SG 60 23 1,350 182 145 41 14 478 22.5 3.0 2.4 .7 .2 8.0
Donald Royal SF 60 4 718 124 34 25 7 252 12.0 2.1 .6 .4 .1 4.2
Willie Anderson SG 57 55 1,889 300 302 54 51 744 33.1 5.3 5.3 .9 .9 13.1
Rod Strickland PG 57 54 2,053 265 491 118 17 787 36.0 4.6 8.6 2.1 .3 13.8
Paul Pressey SG 56 7 759 95 142 29 19 151 13.6 1.7 2.5 .5 .3 2.7
Tom Copa C 33 1 132 36 3 2 6 48 4.0 1.1 .1 .1 .2 1.5
Trent Tucker SG 24 0 415 37 27 21 3 155 17.3 1.5 1.1 .9 .1 6.5
Avery Johnson† PG 20 14 463 35 100 21 3 135 23.2 1.8 5.0 1.1 .2 6.8
Tom Garrick† SG 19 5 374 41 63 21 1 98 19.7 2.2 3.3 1.1 .1 5.2
Jud Buechler† SF 11 0 140 22 11 8 3 33 12.7 2.0 1.0 .7 .3 3.0
Sean Higgins† SF 6 0 36 8 4 2 0 15 6.0 1.3 .7 .3 .0 2.5
Morlon Wiley† PG 3 0 13 1 1 0 0 6 4.3 .3 .3 .0 .0 2.0
Tony Massenburg† PF 1 0 9 0 0 0 0 2 9.0 .0 .0 .0 .0 2.0
Stephen Bardo SG 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 1.0 .0 .0 .0 .0
  • † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Spurs only.

Playoffs

Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Sean Elliott SF 3 3 137 13 8 3 4 59 45.7 4.3 2.7 1.0 1.3 19.7
Terry Cummings PF 3 3 122 34 7 4 4 78 40.7 11.3 2.3 1.3 1.3 26.0
Antoine Carr PF 3 3 109 23 3 2 11 59 36.3 7.7 1.0 .7 3.7 19.7
Donald Royal SF 3 2 57 12 0 2 2 15 19.0 4.0 .0 .7 .7 5.0
Paul Pressey SG 3 2 46 3 3 3 1 13 15.3 1.0 1.0 1.0 .3 4.3
Vinnie Johnson SG 3 0 69 8 7 5 1 25 23.0 2.7 2.3 1.7 .3 8.3
Sidney Green PF 3 0 47 11 2 0 0 9 15.7 3.7 .7 .0 .0 3.0
Trent Tucker SG 3 0 38 3 2 0 0 14 12.7 1.0 .7 .0 .0 4.7
Rod Strickland PG 2 2 80 7 19 3 2 31 40.0 3.5 9.5 1.5 1.0 15.5
Greg Sutton PG 2 0 15 0 2 1 1 7 7.5 .0 1.0 .5 .5 3.5

Awards and records

Transactions

References

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See also

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