1996–97 Dallas Mavericks season

1996–97 Dallas Mavericks season
Head coach Jim Cleamons
Arena Reunion Arena
Results
Record 24–58 (.293)
Place Division: 4th (Midwest)
Conference: 11th (Western)
Playoff finish DNQ

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1996–97 NBA season was the Dallas Mavericks' 17th season in the NBA.[1] With new head coach Jim Cleamons, the Mavericks struggles continued. With the team not showing any improvement, they traded Jason Kidd to the Phoenix Suns for Michael Finley, Sam Cassell and A.C. Green. They later on sent Jim Jackson to the New Jersey Nets, and Jamal Mashburn to the Miami Heat. The Mavericks finished the season with a 24-58 record, fourth in the Midwest Division. Power forward Chris Gatling was selected for the 1997 NBA All-Star Game before being traded to the Nets midway through the season.

Offseason

Draft picks

Main article: 1996 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 9 Samaki Walker PF  United States Louisville
2 34 Shawn Harvey G  United States West Virginia State University
2 56 Darnell Robinson F  United States Arkansas

Roster

Dallas Mavericks roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
C 44 Germany Bradley, Shawn 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Brigham Young
SG 5 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Danilovic, Sasha 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Serbia
C 30 United States Dreiling, Greg 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Kansas
SF 4 United States Finley, Michael 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Wisconsin
PF 45 United States Green, A.C. 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Oregon State
PG 12 United States Harper, Derek 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Illinois
C 33 United States King, Stacey 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Oklahoma
PF 13 Estonia Muursepp, Martin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg)
SF 31 United States O'Bannon, Ed 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 222 lb (101 kg) UCLA
PG 14 United States Pack, Robert 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Southern California
PG 6 United States Reeves, Khalid 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 199 lb (90 kg) Arizona
PF 44 United States Roberts, Fred 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Brigham Young
SF 33 United States Sasser, Jason 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Texas Tech
SG 20 United States Strickland, Erick 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Nebraska
PF 40 United States Thomas, Kurt  6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Texas Christian
PF 52 United States Walker, Samaki 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Louisville
SF 3 United States Watson, Jamie 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) South Carolina
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster • Transactions

Regular Season

Season standings

Template:1996-97 NBA Midwest standings

# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Utah Jazz 64 18 .780 –
2 y-Seattle SuperSonics 57 25 .695 7
3 x-Houston Rockets 57 25 .695 7
4 x-Los Angeles Lakers 56 26 .683 8
5 x-Portland Trail Blazers 49 33 .598 15
6 x-Minnesota Timberwolves 40 42 .488 24
7 x-Phoenix Suns 40 42 .488 24
8 x-Los Angeles Clippers 36 46 .439 28
9 Sacramento Kings 34 48 .415 30
10 Golden State Warriors 30 52 .366 34
11 Dallas Mavericks 24 58 .293 40
12 Denver Nuggets 21 61 .256 43
13 San Antonio Spurs 20 62 .244 44
14 Vancouver Grizzlies 14 68 .171 50
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

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
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG

References

  1. ↑ "1996-97 Dallas Mavericks". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 2012-06-11.

See also

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