1991–92 Miami Heat season

1991–92 Miami Heat season
Head coach	Kevin Loughery
Arena	Miami Arena
Results
Record	38–44 (.463)
Place	Division: 4th (Atlantic) Conference: 8th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	First Round (Eliminated 0-3)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	SportsChannel Florida, Sunshine Network, WBFS
Radio	WQAM

The 1991–92 NBA season was the fourth season of the Miami Heat in the National Basketball Association (NBA).^[1] The Heat selected Steve Smith with the fifth pick in the 1991 NBA draft, and hired Kevin Loughery as their new head coach after the resignation of Ron Rothstein prior to the start of season. The Heat got off to a fast start winning seven of their first ten games, but lost 8 of their next 9 games along the way. After holding out most of the 91–92 season only playing in five games, the Heat traded Sherman Douglas to the Boston Celtics for crafty guard Brian Shaw. Loughery coached the Heat to their first ever postseason appearance in franchise history, as they finished fourth in the Atlantic Division with a 38–44 record, winning a tie-breaker for the #8 seed in the Eastern Conference over the Atlanta Hawks.

The Heat also managed to hold down home court quite well that season posting a 28–13 record at the Miami Arena.^[2] Glen Rice led all Heat scorers averaging 22.3 points per game in the 91–92 campaign.^[2] Smith was selected to the All-Rookie First Team averaging 12.0 points per game.

However, in the first round of Eastern Conference Playoffs, the Heat were swept in three games by Michael Jordan and his defending world champion Chicago Bulls, who were coming off a 67–win regular season, and would eventually repeat as NBA champions.

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)
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

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

Record vs. opponents

1991–92 NBA records
Team	ATL	BOS	CHA	CHI	CLE	DAL	DEN	DET	GSW	HOU	IND	LAC	LAL	MIA	MIL	MIN	NJN	NYK	ORL	PHI	PHO	POR	SAC	SAS	SEA	UTA	WAS
Atlanta	—	3–1	2–2	0–5	0–5	2–0	2–0	1–4	1–1	2–0	1–4	1–1	0–2	2–2	3–1	2–0	3–1	2–2	2–2	2–2	2–0	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–2
Boston	1–3	—	3–1	1–3	3–1	1–1	1–1	4–0	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–0	2–0	3–2	2–2	0–2	2–3	3–2	5–0	3–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	3–1
Charlotte	2–2	1–3	—	0–4	2–3	1–1	1–1	1–4	1–1	0–2	3–2	0–2	1–1	1–3	2–3	1–1	1–3	0–4	3–1	3–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	0–2	2–2
Chicago	5–0	3–1	4–0	—	3–2	2–0	2–0	4–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–0	1–1	4–0	3–2	2–0	4–0	4–0	3–1	3–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	4–0
Cleveland	5–0	1–3	3–2	2–3	—	1–1	1–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	5–0	1–1	2–0	3–1	3–1	2–0	2–2	4–0	3–1	4–0	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–0
Dallas	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	—	3–2	0–2	0–4	4–2	1–1	1–3	0–4	1–1	1–1	3–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	2–2	0–4	1–3	0–5	0–4	1–4	0–2
Denver	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–3	—	0–2	0–4	2–3	0–2	0–4	1–3	0–2	1–1	2–3	1–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	1–3	1–3	2–2	1–4	1–3	1–5	1–1
Detroit	4–1	0–4	4–1	1–4	1–3	2–0	2–0	—	1–1	2–0	2–2	0–2	2–0	2–2	3–2	1–1	2–2	2–2	4–0	3–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–1
Golden State	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–0	4–0	1–1	—	2–2	2–0	3–2	3–2	1–1	2–0	4–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	3–2	2–3	5–0	2–2	3–2	1–3	2–0
Houston	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–4	3–2	0–2	2–2	—	1–1	2–2	2–2	2–0	1–1	3–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–3	3–1	3–1	3–2	1–3	1–4	2–0
Indiana	4–1	2–2	2–3	1–3	0–5	1–1	2–0	2–2	0–2	1–1	—	0–2	2–0	3–1	4–1	2–0	2–2	1–3	2–2	2–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	2–2
L.A. Clippers	1–1	0–2	2–0	0–2	1–1	3–1	4–0	2–0	2–3	2–2	2–0	—	2–3	2–0	2–0	4–0	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	3–2	2–3	2–3	2–2	2–3	1–3	0–2
L.A. Lakers	2–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	4–0	3–1	0–2	2–3	2–2	0–2	3–2	—	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–3	1–4	4–1	1–3	1–4	1–3	1–1
Miami	2–2	2–3	3–1	0–4	1–3	1–1	2–0	2–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	0–2	0–2	—	4–0	2–0	2–2	1–4	3–1	1–4	0–2	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	5–0
Milwaukee	1–3	2–2	3–2	2–3	1–3	1–1	1–1	2–3	0–2	1–1	1–4	0–2	1–1	0–4	—	2–0	0–4	1–3	3–1	3–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–1
Minnesota	0–2	2–0	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–3	3–2	1–1	0–4	2–3	0–2	0–4	1–3	0–2	0–2	—	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–4	0–4	1–3	0–6	0–4	2–3	0–2
New Jersey	1–3	3–2	3–1	0–4	2–2	2–0	1–1	2–2	0–2	1–1	2–2	1–1	0–2	2–2	4–0	2–0	—	2–3	3–1	3–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–3
New York	2–2	2–3	4–0	0–4	0–4	2–0	2–0	2–2	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–0	0–2	4–1	3–1	2–0	3–2	—	4–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	4–0
Orlando	2–2	0–5	1–3	1–3	1–3	1–1	0–2	0–4	0–2	0–2	2–2	0–2	0–2	1–3	1–3	2–0	1–3	1–4	—	3–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–3
Philadelphia	2–2	1–3	1–3	1–3	0–4	2–0	0–2	1–3	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	0–2	4–1	1–3	2–0	2–3	1–3	2–3	—	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	5–0
Phoenix	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–2	3–1	2–0	2–3	3–1	1–1	2–3	3–2	2–0	2–0	4–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	—	3–2	4–1	3–1	3–2	2–2	2–0
Portland	2–0	1–1	2–0	0–2	2–0	4–0	3–1	0–2	3–2	1–3	2–0	3–2	4–1	2–0	2–0	4–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–3	—	5–0	2–2	4–1	2–2	2–0
Sacramento	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	3–1	2–2	0–2	0–5	1–3	1–1	3–2	1–4	0–2	2–0	3–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–4	0–5	—	1–3	1–4	1–3	2–0
San Antonio	2–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	5–0	4–1	1–1	2–2	2–3	0–2	2–2	3–1	1–1	1–1	6–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–3	2–2	3–1	—	3–1	1–4	0–2
Seattle	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	4–0	3–1	1–1	2–3	3–1	2–0	3–2	4–1	1–1	1–1	4–0	2–0	0–2	1–1	0–2	2–3	1–4	4–1	1–3	—	3–1	2–0
Utah	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	4–1	5–1	1–1	3–1	4–1	1–1	3–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	3–2	2–0	0–2	2–0	2–0	2–2	2–2	3–1	4–1	1–3	—	2–0
Washington	2–2	1–3	2–2	0–4	0–4	2–0	1–1	1–3	0–2	0–2	2–2	2–0	1–1	0–5	1–3	2–0	3–2	0–4	3–2	0–5	0–2	0–2	0–2	2–0	0–2	0–2	—

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

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

Awards and records

Steve Smith, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team

References

↑ "1991-92 Miami Heat". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 2017-07-26.
1 2 Miami Heat (1988-Present)

Heat on Database Basketball

1991–92 NBA season by team

Eastern

Atlantic	Boston Miami New Jersey New York Orlando Philadelphia Washington
Central	Atlanta Charlotte Chicago Cleveland Detroit Indiana Milwaukee

Western

Midwest	Dallas Denver Houston Minnesota San Antonio Utah
Pacific	Golden State L.A. Clippers L.A. Lakers Phoenix Portland Sacramento Seattle

Miami Heat
Founded in 1988 Based in Miami, Florida
Franchise	Franchise Team history Expansion Draft All-time roster Draft history Seasons Records Broadcasters Head coaches Current season
Arenas	Miami Arena American Airlines Arena
G League affiliates	Florida Flame Arkansas RimRockers Albuquerque Thunderbirds Sioux Falls Skyforce
General managers	Schaffel Wohl Pfund Riley Elisburg
NBA Championships (3)	2006 2012 2013
Eastern Conference Championships (5)	2006 2011 2012 2013 2014
Culture and lore	Micky Arison Pat Riley Michael Baiamonte Burnie "The Heat Is On" (Glenn Frey song) Shaq The Decision The Big Three 27 in a row
Retired numbers	10 23 32 33
Rivals	Chicago Bulls New York Knicks
Media	TV Fox Sports Sun Radio 790 The Ticket Announcers Eric Reid Tony Fiorentino Jason Jackson Mike Inglis

1980s

1990s

2000s

2005–06

2010s

2011–12

2012–13

Bold indicates NBA Finals victory

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