1991–92 Miami Heat season

The 1991-92 Miami Heat season was Miami's fourth season in the NBA. The Heat selected Steve Smith with their fifth pick in the 1991 NBA Draft. They also had a new head coach in Kevin Loughery. As the new coach, Loughery would help the Heat reach their first postseason appearance in the team's franchise history. They 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] In the Eastern Conference First Round, the Heat were swept by the Chicago Bulls.

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

Miami Heat roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From 3.0 !SF 2 USA ! Askins, Keith 7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Alabama 3.0 !SF 30 USA ! Bennett, Winston 7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Kentucky 3.0 !SF 34 USA ! Burton, Willie 7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Minnesota 1.0 !PG 12 USA ! Coles, Bimbo 7000185420000000000♠6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Virginia Tech 2.0 !SG 21 USA ! Edwards, Kevin 7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) DePaul 4.5 !PF 33 USA ! Kessler, Alec 7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Georgia 4.5 !PF 43 USA ! Long, Grant 7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Eastern Michigan 2.0 !SG 23 USA ! Morton, John 7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Seton Hall 6.0 !C 53 USA ! Ogg, Alan 7000218440000000000♠7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Alabama–Birmingham 3.0 !SF 41 USA ! Rice, Glen 7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Michigan 6.0 !C 4 USA ! Seikaly, Rony 7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Syracuse 1.0 !PG 22 USA ! Shaw, Brian 7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) UC Santa Barbara 2.0 !SG 3 USA ! Smith, Steve 7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Michigan State 1.0 !PG 20 USA ! Sundvold, Jon 7000187960000000000♠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

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Regular season

Season standings

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

East First Round

(1) Chicago Bulls vs. (8) Miami Heat: Bulls win series 3-0

• Game 1 @ Chicago Stadium, Chicago (April 24): Chicago 113, Miami 94
• Game 2 @ Chicago Stadium, Chicago (April 26): Chicago 120, Miami 90
• Game 3 @ Miami Arena, Miami (April 29): Chicago 119, Miami 114

Last Playoff Meeting: Not available (first playoff series)

Player statistics

Awards and records

• Steve Smith, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team

References

• Heat on Database Basketball