1991–92 Miami Heat season

1991–92 Miami Heat season
Head coach	Kevin Loughery
Arena	Miami Arena
Results
Record	38–44 (.463)
Place	Division: 3rd (Atlantic) Conference: 8th (Eastern)
Playoff finish
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	SportsChannel Florida, Sunshine Network, WBFS
Radio	WQAM
Miami Heat seasons
< 1990–91	1992–93 >

The 1991-92 Miami Heat season was Miami's 4th season in the NBA. The Heat had a new coach in Kevin Loughery. As the new coach, Loughery would help the Heat reach the postseason. The franchise sneaked into the playoffs on the final day of the season by finishing in 4th place with a 38-44 record. The Heat were very successful at home as they posted a 28-13 record at Miami Arena.^[1] Glen Rice led the way with 22.3 points per game.^[1]

Contents 1 Offseason 1.1 Draft Picks 2 Roster 3 Regular season 3.1 Season Standings 3.2 Game log 4 Playoffs 5 Player statistics 5.1 Season 5.2 Playoffs 6 Awards, records, and honors 7 Transactions 8 References

Offseason

Draft Picks

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

Roster

Miami Heat 1991-92 roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. From 2.5 !G/F 2 USA ! Askins, Keith 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Alabama 5.5 !F/C 00 SER ! Babić, Miloš (waived) 84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Tennessee Tech* 4.0 !F 30 USA ! Bennett, Winston 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Kentucky 2.5 !G/F 34 USA ! Burton, Willie 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Minnesota 1.5 !G 12 USA ! Coles, Bimbo 73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Virginia Tech 1.5 !G 11 USA ! Douglas, Sherman (to BOS) 72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Syracuse 1.5 !G 21 USA ! Edwards, Kevin 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) DePaul 5.5 !F/C 33 USA ! Kessler, Alec 83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Georgia 4.0 !F 43 USA ! Long, Grant 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Eastern Michigan 1.5 !G 23 USA ! Morton, John 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Seton Hall 6.0 !C 53 USA ! Ogg, Alan 86 !7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Alabama–Birmingham 4.0 !F 41 USA ! Rice, Glen 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Michigan 6.0 !C 4 USA ! Seikaly, Rony 83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Syracuse 1.5 !G 22 USA ! Shaw, Brian (from BOS) 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) UC Santa Barbara 1.5 !G 3 USA ! Smith, Steve 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Michigan State 1.5 !G 20 USA ! Sundvold, Jon 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Missouri	Head coach Kevin Loughery (St. John's) 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 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
	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
11t	Milwaukee Bucks	31	51	.378	36
11t	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

Game log

Playoffs

The Miami Heat lost the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs 3 games to none to the Chicago Bulls

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

Season

Playoffs

Awards, records, and honors

Transactions

References

• Heat on Database Basketball

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