1989-90 San Antonio Spurs season

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1989-90 San Antonio Spurs
Midwest Division Champions
David Robinson's Rookie Year
NBA Affiliations
Location
1989-90 Information
Owner(s) Red McCombs
Coach Larry Brown
Local television
Local radio

Contents

[edit] Offseason

[edit] NBA Draft

Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 3 Sean Elliott Guard/Forward Flag of the United States United States Arizona

[edit] Regular season

The Spurs went from 21-61[1] in the 1988-89 NBA season to 56-26 in 1989-90, for a remarkable 35 game improvement. They advanced to the second round of the Western Conference playoffs where they lost in seven games to the eventual western conference champions, the Portland Trail Blazers. Following the 1989-90 season, he was unanimously named the NBA rookie of the year, and subsequently SEGA produced a game featuring him entitled David Robinson's Supreme Court.

[edit] Season standings

Midwest Division
Team W L PCT. GB
San Antonio Spurs 56 26 .683 -
Utah Jazz 55 27 .671 1
Dallas Mavericks 47 35 .573 9
Denver Nuggets 43 39 .524 13
Houston Rockets 41 41 .500 15
Minnesota Timberwolves 22 60 .268 34
Charlotte Hornets 19 63 .232 37

[edit] David Robinson

As the 1980s ended, the 1989-90 season proved to be the rebirth of the Spurs franchise. With his tour of duty over, David Robinson arrived to the Spurs along with the newly added Terry Cummings and 1989 draftee Sean Elliott. Although there was speculation that Robinson might choose not to sign with the Spurs and to become a free agent once his Navy commitment ended,[2] [3] Robinson decided to play in San Antonio. Robinson joined the Spurs for the 1989-90 season, and he helped the team produce the second greatest single season turnaround in NBA history[4]. Robinson had one of the most successful rookie seasons for a center in NBA history, finishing the season as Rookie of the Year while averaging 24.3 points and 12.0 rebounds.

[edit] Player stats

Note: GP= Games played; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points; AVG = Average

Player GP REB AST STL BLK PTS AVG
David Robinson 82 983 164 138 319 1993 24.3

[edit] Playoffs

  • Western Conference First Round, Spurs beat the Denver Nuggets 3-0
  • Western Conference Semifinals, Portland Trail Blazers beat the Spurs 4-3

[edit] Award Winners

  • David Robinson, NBA Rookie of the Year
  • David Robinson, All-NBA Defensive Second Team
  • David Robinson, All-NBA Rookie Team
  • David Robinson, All-NBA Team, Third Team

[edit] References

  1. ^ NBA.com: 1988-89 Standings
  2. ^ SPORTS OF THE TIMES; THE ROBINSON PLOT THICKENS, The New York Times, May 18, 1987.
  3. ^ The Summer Our Ship Came In, Tom Orsborn, San Antonio Express-News, May 20, 2007.
  4. ^ NBA.com: David Robinson Bio
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1989–90 NBA season by team
1989 NBA Expansion Draft • 1989 NBA Draft • All-Star Game • Playoffs • Finals • Transactions
East
Boston • Miami • New Jersey • New York • Philadelphia • Washington
Atlanta • Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • Indiana • Milwaukee • Orlando
West
Charlotte • Dallas • Denver • Houston • Minnesota • San Antonio • Utah
Golden State • L.A. Clippers • L.A. Lakers • Phoenix • Portland • Sacramento • Seattle
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Dallas Chaparrals/San Antonio Spurs Head Coaches
Hagan • Williams • Blakely • Nissalke • McCarthy • D. Brown • Nissalke • Bass • Moe • Bass • Albeck • McHone • Bass • Fitzsimmons • Weiss • L. Brown • Bass • Tarkanian • Hughes • Lucas • Hill • Popovich
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