1992–93 Dallas Mavericks season

1992–93 Dallas Mavericks season
Head coach
General managerNorm Sonju
OwnerDon Carter
ArenaReunion Arena
Results
Record11–71 (.134)
PlaceDivision: 6th (Midwest)
Conference: 13th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
Television
RadioWBAP

The 1992–93 Dallas Mavericks season was the 13th season for the Dallas Mavericks in the National Basketball Association.[1] The Mavericks received the fourth overall pick in the 1992 NBA draft, and selected shooting guard Jim Jackson out of Ohio State University, and also selected center Sean Rooks from the University of Arizona with the 30th overall pick.[2][3][4] However, Jackson held out most of his rookie season due to a contract dispute, and refused to play for the Mavericks,[5][6][7] while Fat Lever missed the entire regular season due to a knee injury.[8][9][10] During the off-season, the team signed free agents, rookie shooting guard Walter Bond and rookie small forward Dexter Cambridge.

With the absence of Jackson and Lever along with the addition of Rooks, the Mavericks got off to a 1–3 start to the regular season, then posted a 12-game losing streak between November and December. The team suffered a 15-game losing streak between December and January, posted an eight-game losing streak between January and February, and then suffered a dreadful 19-game losing streak between February and March, which left them with the worst record in NBA history as they stood 4–57 through 61 games.[11] Head coach Richie Adubato was fired after a 2–27 start, and was replaced with assistant coach Gar Heard as an interim coach.[12][13][14] The team held a 4–45 record at the All-Star break during their 19-game losing streak.[15]

However, Jackson finally signed with the Mavericks in early March,[16][17][18] and played in the final 28 games of the regular season. In February, the team signed free agent and former Mavericks guard Morlon Wiley, who was previously released by the Atlanta Hawks, then in March signed free agent Tim Legler, who was previously released by the Utah Jazz. In the final 21 games, Jackson helped the team to seven wins, including two straight victories to close the season.[19][20] However, the Mavericks still finished in last place in the Midwest Division with the league's worst record at 11–71, which was .134 in winning percentage, and the team's worst record in franchise history.[21][22]

Derek Harper averaged 18.2 points, 5.4 assists and 1.3 steals per game, and led the Mavericks with 101 three-point field goals, while Jackson averaged 16.3 points, 4.7 assists and 1.4 steals per game, but was not named to an NBA All-Rookie Team at season's end, and Rooks provided the team with 13.5 points and 7.4 rebounds per game. In addition, Terry Davis provided with 12.7 points and 9.3 rebounds per game, while second-year forward Doug Smith contributed 10.4 points and 5.4 rebounds per game, and Randy White averaged 9.7 points and 5.8 rebounds per game. Meanwhile, Legler contributed 9.6 points per game in 30 games, second-year guard Mike Iuzzolino provided with 8.7 points and 4.7 assists per game, and Bond averaged 8.0 points per game. Cambridge averaged 7.0 points and 3.2 rebounds per game, while second-year forward Brian Howard averaged 6.5 points and 3.1 rebounds per game, Wiley contributed 5.8 points and 3.0 assists per game in 33 games, and second-year center Donald Hodge provided with 5.0 points and 3.7 rebounds per game.[23]

The 1992–93 Mavericks also had by far the worst average point differential in the history of the NBA at -15.2 points per game – over three points worse than the 1972–73 76ers who won only nine games, and over five points worse than the 2015–16 76ers who won ten.[24] For this reason, NBA historian Kyle Wright declared in 2007 that the 1992–93 Mavericks must rank as, at least relative to their opponents, the worst team in the history of the NBA.[24] The Mavericks finished 21st in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 554,724 at the Reunion Arena during the regular season.[23][25] Following the season, Heard was fired as head coach, and Iuzzolino signed as a free agent with the Orlando Magic, but was later on released to free agency.[26][27]

For the season, the Mavericks slightly updated their primary logo; the team changed the wordmark of the city and team name, next to a navy blue letter "M" with a white outline, wearing a white cowboy hat with a navy blue outline in front of a green basketball with white seams.[28] The team also redesigned their home and road uniforms; the white home uniforms featured an updated wordmark of the team name "Mavericks" on the front of their jerseys, while the road uniforms were changed from green to blue, and featured an updated wordmark of the city name "Dallas" on the front of their jerseys.[29][30] The team's updated logo, and new uniforms would both remain in use until 2001.

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
14Jim JacksonSG/SF United StatesOhio State
230Sean RooksPF/C United StatesArizona

Roster

1992–93 Dallas Mavericks roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
G 40 Walter Bond 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1968–04–05 Minnesota
F 30 Dexter Cambridge 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 224 lb (102 kg) 1970–01–29 Texas
C 44 Radisav Ćurčić 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 275 lb (125 kg) 1965–09–26 Serbia
F 43 Terry Davis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1967–06–17 Virginia Union
G 12 Derek Harper 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1961–10–13 Illinois
C 35 Donald Hodge 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1969–02–25 Temple
F 41 Brian Howard 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 204 lb (93 kg) 1967–10–19 NC State
G 13 Mike Iuzzolino 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1968–01–22 Saint Francis (PA)
F 24 Jim Jackson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1970–10–14 Ohio State
G 23 Tim Legler 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1966–12–26 La Salle
G 21 Fat Lever Injured (IN) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1960–08–18 Arizona State
C 45 Sean Rooks 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1969–09–09 Arizona
F 34 Doug Smith 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1969–09–17 Missouri
F 52 Randy White 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1967–11–04 Louisiana Tech
G 20 Morlon Wiley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1966–09–24 Long Beach State
Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (IN) Inactive
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Updated: March 22, 1993

Roster notes

Regular season

Season standings

Midwest Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Houston Rockets5527.671—31–1024–1719–7
x-San Antonio Spurs4933.598631–1018–2317–9
x-Utah Jazz4735.573828–1319–2216–10
Denver Nuggets3646.4391928–138–3313–13
Minnesota Timberwolves1963.2323611–308–3310–16
Dallas Mavericks1171.134447–344–373–23
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot
#
Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Phoenix Suns6220.756–
2 y-Houston Rockets5527.6717
3 x-Seattle SuperSonics5527.6717
4 x-Portland Trail Blazers5131.62211
5 x-San Antonio Spurs4933.59813
6 x-Utah Jazz4735.57315
7 x-Los Angeles Clippers4141.50021
8 x-Los Angeles Lakers3943.47623
9 Denver Nuggets3646.43926
10 Golden State Warriors3448.41528
11 Sacramento Kings2557.30537
12 Minnesota Timberwolves1963.23243
13 Dallas Mavericks1171.13451
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Game log

1992–93 game log
Total: 11–71 (Home: 7–34; Road: 4–37)
November: 1–9 (home: 1–5; road: 0–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 November 7 Utah L 106–122 Derek Harper (26) Mike Iuzzolino (6) Derek Harper (9) Reunion Arena
12,514		 0–1
2 November 10 @ Minnesota L 104–118 Walter Bond (25) Smith, Moore, & Hodge (6) Mike Iuzzolino (6) Target Center
18,202		 0–2
3 November 11 Milwaukee L 116–124 Derek Harper (21) Terry Davis (11) Mike Iuzzolino (5) Reunion Arena
11,276		 0–3
4 November 14 Atlanta W 113–105 Terry Davis (35) Terry Davis (17) Derek Harper (7) Reunion Arena
13,488		 1–3
December: 1–13 (home: 1–5; road: 0–8)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
January: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
February: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
March: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
April: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1992–93 schedule

Player statistics

Ragular season

Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Donald HodgeC 7981,26729475333739316.03.7.9.4.55.0
Terry DavisPF 75742,46270168362895532.89.3.9.5.412.7
Walter BondSG 74381,578196122751859021.32.61.61.0.28.0
Sean RooksC 72682,08753695388197029.07.41.3.51.113.5
Mike IuzzolinoPG 70231,76914032849661025.32.04.7.7.18.7
Brian HowardSF 68221,29521267553443919.03.11.0.8.56.5
Randy WhitePF 64201,43337049634561822.45.8.81.0.79.7
Derek HarperSG 62602,10812333480161,12634.02.05.41.3.318.2
Doug SmithPF 61421,524328104485263425.05.41.7.8.910.4
Dexter CambridgeSF 53138851675824637016.73.21.1.5.17.0
Tracy MooreSG 391510524721428213.11.31.2.5.17.2
Morlon Wiley†PG 33136415610039119119.41.73.01.2.05.8
Tim Legler†SG 300630584624628721.01.91.5.8.29.6
Jim JacksonSF 2828938122131401145733.54.44.71.4.416.3
Stephen BardoSG 230175372983517.61.61.3.3.12.2
Radisav ĆurčićC 200166491272588.32.5.6.4.12.9
Walter PalmerC 20012444515606.22.2.3.1.33.0
Lamont StrothersSG 901381413805015.31.61.4.9.05.6
  • † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Mavericks only.

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