1991 �92 MIAMI HEAT SEASON

1991–92 Miami Heat season
1991–92 Miami Heat season
Head coach	Kevin Loughery
General manager	Lewis Schaffel
Owners	Ted Arison; Billy Cunningham; Lewis Schaffel;
Arena	Miami Arena
Results
Record	38–44 (.463)
Place	Division: 4th ( Atlantic); Conference: 8th ( Eastern)
Playoff finish	First round; (lost to Bulls 0–3)
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	WBFS-TV; SportsChannel Florida; ( Eric Reid, Dave Wohl)
Radio	WQAM; ( Eric Reid, Dave Wohl); WRFM; (Jose Paneda, Jorge Cunill)
< 1990–91	1992–93 >

The 1991–92 NBA season was the fourth season of the Miami Heat in the National Basketball Association (NBA).^[1] The Heat had the fifth overall pick in the 1991 NBA draft, and selected Steve Smith out of Michigan State,^[2]^[3] and hired Kevin Loughery as their new head coach after the resignation of Ron Rothstein prior to the start of season.^[4] 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 just five games, the Heat traded Sherman Douglas to the Boston Celtics in exchange for Brian Shaw.^[5]^[6]^[7] The team held a 23–25 record at the All-Star break,^[8] as Loughery coached the Heat to their first ever playoff appearance in franchise history, as they finished fourth in the Atlantic Division with a 38–44 record,^[9] winning a tie-breaker for the #8 seed in the Eastern Conference over the Atlanta Hawks.

The Heat also managed to hold down the home court quite well during the season, posting a 28–13 record at the Miami Arena.^[10] Glen Rice led all Heat scorers averaging 22.3 points per game, while Rony Seikaly averaged 16.4 points and 11.8 rebounds per game, and Grant Long provided the team with 14.8 points, 8.4 rebounds and 1.7 steals per game. Smith averaged 12.0 points and 4.6 assists per game, and was selected to the NBA All-Rookie First Team, while second-year forward Willie Burton provided with 11.2 points per game, and Kevin Edwards and second-year guard Bimbo Coles both contributed 10.1 points per game each.^[11]^[10]

However, in the Eastern Conference First Round of Eastern Conference Playoffs, the Heat were swept in three straight games by Michael Jordan, and his defending world champion Chicago Bulls,^[12]^[13]^[14] who were coming off a 67–win regular season. The Bulls would defeat the Portland Trail Blazers in six games in the NBA Finals, winning their second consecutive championship.^[15]^[16]^[17]^[18]^[19]

On December 17, 1991, the Heat suffered a 68-point road loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers, 148–80 as the Cavaliers had set an NBA record with the second largest margin of victory in a game.^[20]^[21]^[22]

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
1	5	Steve Smith	SG	United States	Michigan State
2	29	George Ackles	C/PF	United States	UNLV

Roster

1991–92 Miami Heat roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB	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
PG	21	Edwards, Kevin	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1965–10–30	DePaul
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
PG	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	UAB
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
SG	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
PG	20	Sundvold, Jon	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1961–07–02	Missouri

Head coach

Kevin Loughery

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 v t e	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 v t e
#	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

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	—	3–1	2–2	0–5	0–5	2–0	2–0	1–4	1–1	2–0	1–4	1–1	0–2	2–2	3–1	2–0	3–1	2–2	2–2	2–2	2–0	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–2
Boston	1–3	—	3–1	1–3	3–1	1–1	1–1	4–0	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–0	2–0	3–2	2–2	0–2	2–3	3–2	5–0	3–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	3–1
Charlotte	2–2	1–3	—	0–4	2–3	1–1	1–1	1–4	1–1	0–2	3–2	0–2	1–1	1–3	2–3	1–1	1–3	0–4	3–1	3–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	0–2	2–2
Chicago	5–0	3–1	4–0	—	3–2	2–0	2–0	4–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–0	1–1	4–0	3–2	2–0	4–0	4–0	3–1	3–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	4–0
Cleveland	5–0	1–3	3–2	2–3	—	1–1	1–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	5–0	1–1	2–0	3–1	3–1	2–0	2–2	4–0	3–1	4–0	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–0
Dallas	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	—	3–2	0–2	0–4	4–2	1–1	1–3	0–4	1–1	1–1	3–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	2–2	0–4	1–3	0–5	0–4	1–4	0–2
Denver	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–3	—	0–2	0–4	2–3	0–2	0–4	1–3	0–2	1–1	2–3	1–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	1–3	1–3	2–2	1–4	1–3	1–5	1–1
Detroit	4–1	0–4	4–1	1–4	1–3	2–0	2–0	—	1–1	2–0	2–2	0–2	2–0	2–2	3–2	1–1	2–2	2–2	4–0	3–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–1
Golden State	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–0	4–0	1–1	—	2–2	2–0	3–2	3–2	1–1	2–0	4–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	3–2	2–3	5–0	2–2	3–2	1–3	2–0
Houston	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–4	3–2	0–2	2–2	—	1–1	2–2	2–2	2–0	1–1	3–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–3	3–1	3–1	3–2	1–3	1–4	2–0
Indiana	4–1	2–2	2–3	1–3	0–5	1–1	2–0	2–2	0–2	1–1	—	0–2	2–0	3–1	4–1	2–0	2–2	1–3	2–2	2–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	2–2
L.A. Clippers	1–1	0–2	2–0	0–2	1–1	3–1	4–0	2–0	2–3	2–2	2–0	—	2–3	2–0	2–0	4–0	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	3–2	2–3	2–3	2–2	2–3	1–3	0–2
L.A. Lakers	2–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	4–0	3–1	0–2	2–3	2–2	0–2	3–2	—	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–3	1–4	4–1	1–3	1–4	1–3	1–1
Miami	2–2	2–3	3–1	0–4	1–3	1–1	2–0	2–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	0–2	0–2	—	4–0	2–0	2–2	1–4	3–1	1–4	0–2	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	5–0
Milwaukee	1–3	2–2	3–2	2–3	1–3	1–1	1–1	2–3	0–2	1–1	1–4	0–2	1–1	0–4	—	2–0	0–4	1–3	3–1	3–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–1
Minnesota	0–2	2–0	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–3	3–2	1–1	0–4	2–3	0–2	0–4	1–3	0–2	0–2	—	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–4	0–4	1–3	0–6	0–4	2–3	0–2
New Jersey	1–3	3–2	3–1	0–4	2–2	2–0	1–1	2–2	0–2	1–1	2–2	1–1	0–2	2–2	4–0	2–0	—	2–3	3–1	3–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–3
New York	2–2	2–3	4–0	0–4	0–4	2–0	2–0	2–2	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–0	0–2	4–1	3–1	2–0	3–2	—	4–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	4–0
Orlando	2–2	0–5	1–3	1–3	1–3	1–1	0–2	0–4	0–2	0–2	2–2	0–2	0–2	1–3	1–3	2–0	1–3	1–4	—	3–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–3
Philadelphia	2–2	1–3	1–3	1–3	0–4	2–0	0–2	1–3	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	0–2	4–1	1–3	2–0	2–3	1–3	2–3	—	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	5–0
Phoenix	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–2	3–1	2–0	2–3	3–1	1–1	2–3	3–2	2–0	2–0	4–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	—	3–2	4–1	3–1	3–2	2–2	2–0
Portland	2–0	1–1	2–0	0–2	2–0	4–0	3–1	0–2	3–2	1–3	2–0	3–2	4–1	2–0	2–0	4–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–3	—	5–0	2–2	4–1	2–2	2–0
Sacramento	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	3–1	2–2	0–2	0–5	1–3	1–1	3–2	1–4	0–2	2–0	3–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–4	0–5	—	1–3	1–4	1–3	2–0
San Antonio	2–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	5–0	4–1	1–1	2–2	2–3	0–2	2–2	3–1	1–1	1–1	6–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–3	2–2	3–1	—	3–1	1–4	0–2
Seattle	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	4–0	3–1	1–1	2–3	3–1	2–0	3–2	4–1	1–1	1–1	4–0	2–0	0–2	1–1	0–2	2–3	1–4	4–1	1–3	—	3–1	2–0
Utah	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	4–1	5–1	1–1	3–1	4–1	1–1	3–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	3–2	2–0	0–2	2–0	2–0	2–2	2–2	3–1	4–1	1–3	—	2–0
Washington	2–2	1–3	2–2	0–4	0–4	2–0	1–1	1–3	0–2	0–2	2–2	2–0	1–1	0–5	1–3	2–0	3–2	0–4	3–2	0–5	0–2	0–2	0–2	2–0	0–2	0–2	—

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	@ Chicago	L 94–113	Steve Smith (19)	Rony Seikaly (11)	Steve Smith (7)	Chicago Stadium 18,676	0–1
2	April 26	@ Chicago	L 90–120	Rony Seikaly (26)	Rony Seikaly (7)	Bimbo Coles (4)	Chicago Stadium 18,676	0–2
3	April 29	Chicago	L 114–119	Glen Rice (25)	Rony Seikaly (12)	Shaw, Smith (6)	Miami Arena 15,008	0–3

1992 schedule

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

Steve Smith, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team

Transactions

References

^ "1991-92 Miami Heat". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
^ Goldaper, Sam (June 27, 1991). "BASKETBALL; Hornets Make Johnson No. 1 Pick in the Draft". The New York Times. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
^ "UNLV's Johnson Is No. 1: NBA Draft: Coaches' Attempts in Charlotte and New Jersey to Select Billy Owens Are Overruled. Three UNLV Players Are Taken in the First Round". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. June 27, 1991. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
^ Farrell, Charles S. (June 22, 1991). "In Sports, Race Still Calls the Plays". The New York Times. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
^ "Celtics Trade Shaw to Heat for Douglas". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. January 11, 1992. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
^ Winderman, Ira (January 11, 1992). "Douglas to Celtics for Shaw". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
^ Brown, Clifton (January 12, 1992). "PRO BASKETBALL; Injured Celtics Send Shaw to the Heat for Douglas". The New York Times. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
^ "NBA Games Played on February 6, 1992". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
^ "1991–92 Miami Heat Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
^ ^a ^b Miami Heat (1988-Present)
^ "1991–92 Miami Heat Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
^ "PRO BASKETBALL; Jordan Scores 56 Points, Finishing Sweep of Heat". The New York Times. April 30, 1992. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
^ "Jordan Warms to Task, Hits 56, Eliminates Heat". The Washington Post. April 30, 1992. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
^ "1992 NBA Eastern Conference First Round: Heat vs. Bulls". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
^ Brown, Clifton (June 15, 1992). "With Jordan Starring, Bulls Make It a Rerun". The New York Times. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
^ Heisler, Mark (June 15, 1992). "Bull Reserves Take Title by Horns: Game 6: Along with Pippen, They Go on a Late 14-2 Run That Carries Chicago to a 97-93 Victory". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
^ Aldridge, David (June 15, 1992). "Down 17, Bulls Hit Blazers with Title Wave". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
^ Isaacson, Melissa (June 15, 1992). "Bulls Find Repeat Sweet". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
^ "1992 NBA Finals: Trail Blazers vs. Bulls". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
^ "Cavaliers Set NBA Record, Beating Heat by 68 Points". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. December 18, 1991. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
^ Winderman, Ira (December 18, 1991). "Heat Is Beaten by 68 Points". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
^ "Miami Heat at Cleveland Cavaliers Box Score, December 17, 1991". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved November 21, 2022.

Heat on Database Basketball

[1] "1991-92 Miami Heat". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved July 26, 2017.

[2] Goldaper, Sam (June 27, 1991). "BASKETBALL; Hornets Make Johnson No. 1 Pick in the Draft". The New York Times. Retrieved October 14, 2021.

[3] "UNLV's Johnson Is No. 1: NBA Draft: Coaches' Attempts in Charlotte and New Jersey to Select Billy Owens Are Overruled. Three UNLV Players Are Taken in the First Round". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. June 27, 1991. Retrieved November 21, 2022.

[4] Farrell, Charles S. (June 22, 1991). "In Sports, Race Still Calls the Plays". The New York Times. Retrieved January 19, 2022.

[5] "Celtics Trade Shaw to Heat for Douglas". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. January 11, 1992. Retrieved December 27, 2022.

[6] Winderman, Ira (January 11, 1992). "Douglas to Celtics for Shaw". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved November 21, 2022.

[7] Brown, Clifton (January 12, 1992). "PRO BASKETBALL; Injured Celtics Send Shaw to the Heat for Douglas". The New York Times. Retrieved December 2, 2021.

[8] "NBA Games Played on February 6, 1992". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved November 21, 2022.

[results-9] "1991–92 Miami Heat Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved October 14, 2021.

[sportsecyclopedia.com-10] Miami Heat (1988-Present)

[roster-11] "1991–92 Miami Heat Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved October 14, 2021.

[12] "PRO BASKETBALL; Jordan Scores 56 Points, Finishing Sweep of Heat". The New York Times. April 30, 1992. Retrieved October 14, 2021.

[13] "Jordan Warms to Task, Hits 56, Eliminates Heat". The Washington Post. April 30, 1992. Retrieved July 26, 2022.

[14] "1992 NBA Eastern Conference First Round: Heat vs. Bulls". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved April 18, 2023.

[15] Brown, Clifton (June 15, 1992). "With Jordan Starring, Bulls Make It a Rerun". The New York Times. Retrieved September 22, 2022.

[16] Heisler, Mark (June 15, 1992). "Bull Reserves Take Title by Horns: Game 6: Along with Pippen, They Go on a Late 14-2 Run That Carries Chicago to a 97-93 Victory". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 22, 2022.

[17] Aldridge, David (June 15, 1992). "Down 17, Bulls Hit Blazers with Title Wave". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 27, 2022.

[18] Isaacson, Melissa (June 15, 1992). "Bulls Find Repeat Sweet". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved September 22, 2022.

[19] "1992 NBA Finals: Trail Blazers vs. Bulls". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved April 18, 2023.

[20] "Cavaliers Set NBA Record, Beating Heat by 68 Points". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. December 18, 1991. Retrieved November 21, 2022.

[21] Winderman, Ira (December 18, 1991). "Heat Is Beaten by 68 Points". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved November 21, 2022.

[22] "Miami Heat at Cleveland Cavaliers Box Score, December 17, 1991". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved November 21, 2022.

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v t e Miami Heat
Founded in 1988 Based in Miami, Florida
Franchise	History All-time roster Draft history 1988 Records Head coaches Seasons Current season
Arenas	Miami Arena Kaseya Center
Personnel	Owner(s) Micky Arison President Pat Riley General manager Andy Elisburg Head coach Erik Spoelstra
G League affiliate	Sioux Falls Skyforce
Retired numbers	1 3 10 23 32 33 40
NBA championships	2006 2012 2013
Rivalries	Boston Celtics Indiana Pacers New York Knicks Orlando Magic
Culture and lore	Broadcasters Micky Arison Pat Riley Michael Baiamonte Burnie " Bring Em Out" " The Heat Is On" The Calhoun Shot Shaq–Kobe feud The Decision The Big Three 27 in a row The Shot Big Face Coffee
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v t e Miami Heat
Founded in 1988 Based in Miami, Florida
Franchise	History All-time roster Draft history 1988 Records Head coaches Seasons Current season
Arenas	Miami Arena Kaseya Center
Personnel	Owner(s) Micky Arison President Pat Riley General manager Andy Elisburg Head coach Erik Spoelstra
G League affiliate	Sioux Falls Skyforce
Retired numbers	1 3 10 23 32 33 40
NBA championships	2006 2012 2013
Rivalries	Boston Celtics Indiana Pacers New York Knicks Orlando Magic
Culture and lore	Broadcasters Micky Arison Pat Riley Michael Baiamonte Burnie " Bring Em Out" " The Heat Is On" The Calhoun Shot Shaq–Kobe feud The Decision The Big Three 27 in a row The Shot Big Face Coffee
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