1991–92 Orlando Magic season

The 1991–92 NBA season was the Magic's 3rd season in the National Basketball Association.[1] Orlando hosted the 1992 NBA All-Star Game and All-star weekend, where Nick Anderson participated in the Slam Dunk Contest (losing in the semi-final round).

1991–92 Orlando Magic season
Head coachMatt Guokas
ArenaOrlando Arena
Results
Record21–61 (.256)
PlaceDivision: 7th (Atlantic)
Conference: 14th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWKCF
Sunshine Network
(Chip Caray, Jack Givens, Paul Kennedy)
RadioWWZN
(David Steele)

During the offseason, the Magic signed free agent Anthony Bowie. Finally returning to the Eastern Conference and settling into the Atlantic Division, the Magic had a disappointing third season. After winning their first three games leading them to a 6–8 start, the team suffered a winless month in December losing all 15 games, plus a 17-game losing streak in early January. Second-year star Dennis Scott played just 18 games due to a leg injury, while leading scorer Nick Anderson, who averaged 19.9 points per game missed 22 games.

The Magic finished last place in the Atlantic Division with a 21–61 record, which landed them with the number one overall pick in the 1992 NBA draft.[2] Following the season, rookie Stanley Roberts was traded to the Los Angeles Clippers.

Draft picks
Main article: 1991 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
110Brian WilliamsPF/C United StatesArizona
123Stanley RobertsC United StatesLSU
236Chris CorchianiPG United StatesNorth Carolina State

Roster
Roster listing
Orlando Magic roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
C 42 Acres, Mark 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Oral Roberts
SG 25 Anderson, Nick 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Illinois
SG 14 Bowie, Anthony 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Oklahoma
PF 33 Catledge, Terry 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) South Alabama
PG 13 Corchiani, Chris 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) North Carolina State
SF 15 Higgins, Sean 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Michigan
C 34 Kite, Greg 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) BYU
SF 35 Reynolds, Jerry 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) LSU
C 53 Roberts, Stanley 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 285 lb (129 kg) LSU
SF 3 Scott, Dennis  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 229 lb (104 kg) Georgia Tech
PG 4 Skiles, Scott 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Michigan State
SG 32 Smith, Otis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jacksonville
PF 31 Turner, Jeff 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Vanderbilt
PF 8 Williams, Brian 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Arizona
PG 11 Vincent, Sam 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Michigan State
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (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 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—

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
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Mark Acres 68 6 13.6 .517 .333 .520 3.7 0.3 0.4 0.2 3.1
Nick Anderson 60 59 36.7 .463 .353 .667 6.4 2.7 1.6 0.6 19.9
Anthony Bowie 52 26 33.1 .493 .386 .860 4.7 3.1 1.1 0.7 14.6
Terry Catledge 78 67 31.2 .496 .000 .694 7.0 1.4 0.7 0.2 14.8
Chris Corchiani 51 1 14.5 .399 .270 .875 1.5 2.8 0.9 0.0 5.0
Bison Dele 48 2 18.9 .528 .000 .669 5.7 0.7 0.9 1.1 9.1
Sean Higgins 32 12 18.1 .469 .250 .828 2.9 1.2 0.4 0.2 8.6
Greg Kite 72 44 20.5 .437 .000 .588 5.6 0.6 0.4 0.8 3.2
Jerry Reynolds 46 16 25.2 .380 .125 .836 3.2 3.3 1.4 0.4 12.1
Stanley Roberts 55 34 20.3 .529 .000 .515 6.1 0.7 0.4 1.5 10.4
Dennis Scott 18 15 33.8 .402 .326 .901 3.7 1.9 1.1 0.5 19.9
Scott Skiles 75 63 31.7 .414 .364 .895 2.7 7.3 1.0 0.1 14.1
Otis Smith 55 5 15.9 .365 .381 .769 2.1 1.0 0.7 0.2 5.6
Stephen Thompson 1 0 15.0 .333 .000 .000 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 2.0
Jeff Turner 75 42 21.2 .451 .125 .693 3.3 1.2 0.3 0.2 7.1
Sam Vincent 39 18 22.7 .430 .077 .846 2.6 3.8 0.9 0.1 10.5
Morlon Wiley 9 0 10.0 .321 .000 .600 0.8 1.4 0.4 0.0 2.3

Transactions
Date Type Transaction
9/26/1991 Signing Signed Donald Royal as a free agent.
10/28/1991 Waiver Waived Donald Royal.
12/4/1991 Waiver Waived Morlon Wiley.
12/31/1991 Signing Signed Anthony Bowie as a free agent.
1/2/1992 Signing Signed Stephen Thompson as a free agent.
1/7/2010 Waiver Waived Stephen Thompson.
1/10/1992 Signing Signed Sean Higgins to 10-day contract.
1/30/1992 Signing Signed Sean Higgins to 10-day contract.
4/18/1992 Signing Signed Howard Wright as a free agent.

References
  1. 1991-92 Orlando Magic
  2. "Orlando gets first pick in talent-studded NBA draft". Indiana Gazette. May 18, 1992. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
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