1989–90 Charlotte Hornets season

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1989–90 Charlotte Hornets season
Head coach
General manager
Owner(s)George Shinn
ArenaCharlotte Coliseum
Results
Record19–63 (.232)
PlaceDivision: 7th (Midwest)
Conference: 14th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWCCB
(Ted Robinson, Mike Pratt)
RadioWBT
(Steve Martin, Gil McGregor)
< 1988–89 1990–91 >

The 1989–90 NBA season was the Charlotte Hornets' second season in the National Basketball Association.[1] In the 1989 NBA draft, the Hornets selected J.R. Reid from the University of North Carolina with the fifth overall pick.[2] The Hornets moved from the Eastern Conference to the Western Conference, also switching from the Atlantic Division to the Midwest Division for the season. In December, the team acquired Armen Gilliam from the Phoenix Suns. Gilliam would lead the Hornets in scoring averaging 18.8 points per game. Head Coach Dick Harter was replaced by Gene Littles at midseason, following a disappointing 8–32 start. The team finished the season with a record of 19 wins and 63 losses, one game worse than the previous year.[3] Reid was named to the All-Rookie Second Team. Despite the lack of success on the court, the Hornets sold out every home game, finishing second in the NBA in attendance during the season.

Draft picks[]

Main article: 1989 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 5 J.R. Reid PF  United States North Carolina
2 29 Dyron Nix (traded to Indiana) SF/PF  United States Tennessee

Roster[]

1989–90 Charlotte Hornets roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
PF 35 Anderson, Richard 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1960-11-19 UC Santa Barbara
PG 1 Bogues, Muggsy 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) 136 lb (62 kg) 1965-01-09 Wake Forest
SG 3 Chapman, Rex 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1967-10-05 Kentucky
SG 30 Curry, Dell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1964-06-25 Virginia Tech
PF 33 Gattison, Kenny 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1964-05-23 Old Dominion
PF 45 Gilliam, Armen 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1964-05-28 UNLV
PG 6 Holton, Mike 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1961-08-04 California
C 42 Hoppen, Dave Injured 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1964-03-13 Nebraska
SF 31 Keys, Randolph 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1966-04-19 Southern Miss
SF 22 Lewis, Ralph 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1963-03-28 La Salle
C 34 Reid, J.R. 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 247 lb (112 kg) 1968-03-31 North Carolina
SF 50 Reid, Robert 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1955-08-30 Saint Mary's
PF 32 Rowsom, Brian 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1965-10-23 UNC-W
SF 7 Tripucka, Kelly 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1959-02-16 Notre Dame
PG 24 Williams, Micheal 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1966-07-23 Baylor
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: April 14, 1990

Regular season[]

Season standings[]

Midwest Division
W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-San Antonio Spurs 56 26 .683 – 34–7 22–19 19–9
x-Utah Jazz 55 27 .671 1 36–5 19–22 21–7
x-Dallas Mavericks 47 35 .573 9 30–11 17–24 17–11
x-Denver Nuggets 43 39 .524 13 28–13 15–26 15–13
x-Houston Rockets 41 41 .500 15 31–10 10–31 13–15
Minnesota Timberwolves 22 60 .268 34 17–24 5–36 6–22
Charlotte Hornets 19 63 .232 37 13–28 6–35 7–21
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Los Angeles Lakers 63 19 .768 –
2 y-San Antonio Spurs 56 26 .683 7
3 x-Portland Trail Blazers 59 23 .720 4
4 x-Utah Jazz 55 27 .671 8
5 x-Phoenix Suns 54 28 .659 9
6 x-Dallas Mavericks 47 35 .573 16
7 x-Denver Nuggets 43 39 .524 20
8 x-Houston Rockets 41 41 .500 22
9 Seattle SuperSonics 41 41 .500 22
10 Golden State Warriors 37 45 .451 26
11 Los Angeles Clippers 30 52 .366 33
12 Sacramento Kings 23 59 .280 40
13 Minnesota Timberwolves 22 60 .268 41
14 Charlotte Hornets 19 63 .232 44

Record vs. opponents[]

1989-90 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 — 1–3 2–0 0–5 2–3 0–2 1–1 3–2 2–0 2–0 2–3 1–1 0–2 4–0 3–2 1–1 2–2 1–3 5–0 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–2
Boston 3–1 — 2–0 2–2 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 2–0 1–3 1–1 0–2 5–0 2–2 1–1 5–1 4–1 4–0 3–2 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–3
Charlotte 0–2 0–2 — 0–2 1–1 1–3 3–2 0–2 2–2 1–4 1–1 2–2 0–4 1–1 0–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–3 0–4 1–3 0–5 0–4 0–5 0–2
Chicago 5–0 2–2 2–0 — 5–0 2–0 1–1 1–4 2–0 1–1 2–3 1–1 1–1 4–0 4–1 2–0 3–1 3–1 3–2 2–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 3–1
Cleveland 3–2 1–3 1–1 0–5 — 0–2 0–2 1–4 1–1 0–2 3–2 1–1 1–1 4–0 3–2 1–1 4–0 2–2 4–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–1
Dallas 2–0 1–1 3–1 0–2 2–0 — 2–3 1–1 3–1 4–1 2–0 3–1 0–4 2–0 1–1 4–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–3 0–4 3–1 3–2 2–2 1–3 1–1
Denver 1–1 1–1 2–3 1–1 2–0 3–2 — 0–2 2–2 4–1 0–2 2–2 0–4 2–0 1–1 5–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–3 2–2 4–0 1–3 2–2 0–4 1–1
Detroit 2–3 2–2 2–0 4–1 4–1 1–1 2–0 — 1–1 1–1 4–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 3–2 2–0 4–0 4–0 5–0 1–3 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–0
Golden State 0–2 1–1 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–3 2–2 1–1 — 2–2 1–1 3–1 1–4 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–5 2–2 3–2 1–3 2–3 2–2 1–1
Houston 0–2 0–2 4–1 1–1 2–0 1–4 1–4 1–1 2–2 — 1–1 2–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–3 4–0 2–2 2–2 3–2 1–1
Indiana 3–2 3–1 1–1 3–2 2–3 0–2 2–0 1–4 1–1 1–1 — 0–2 0–2 3–1 3–2 1–1 4–0 1–3 4–1 0–4 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–1
L.A. Clippers 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–2 1–1 1–3 2–2 2–0 — 1–4 0–2 1–1 3–1 2–0 0–2 2–0 0–2 0–4 0–5 2–3 0–4 3–2 0–4 1–1
L.A. Lakers 2–0 2–0 4–0 1–1 1–1 4–0 4–0 1–1 4–1 2–2 2–0 4–1 — 2–0 1–1 4–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–3 5–0 2–2 4–0 2–2 1–1
Miami 0–4 0–5 1–1 0–4 0–4 0–2 0–2 1–3 0–2 1–1 1–3 2–0 0–2 — 2–2 1–1 1–4 1–5 3–1 0–5 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–3
Milwaukee 2–3 2–2 2–0 1–4 2–3 1–1 1–1 2–3 1–1 1–1 2–3 1–1 1–1 2–2 — 2–0 4–0 2–2 5–0 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 3–1
Minnesota 1–1 1–1 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–4 0–5 0–2 1–3 2–2 1–1 1–3 0–4 1–1 0–2 — 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–4 1–3 2–2 1–4 1–3 0–5 1–1
New Jersey 2–2 1–5 1–1 1–3 0–4 0–2 0–2 0–4 0–2 1–1 0–4 0–2 0–2 4–1 0–4 1–1 — 1–4 1–3 1–4 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 2–3
New York 3–1 1–4 1–1 1–3 2–2 1–1 1–1 0–4 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 0–2 5–1 2–2 1–1 4–1 — 2–2 2–3 1��1 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 5–0
Orlando 0–5 0–4 1–1 2–3 1–4 0–2 0–2 0–5 0–2 0–2 1–4 0–2 1–1 1–3 0–5 1–1 3–1 2–2 — 2–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–4
Philadelphia 2–2 2–3 2–0 2–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 4–0 2–0 1–1 5–0 3–1 1–1 4–1 3–2 2–2 — 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 5–1
Phoenix 2–0 1–1 3–1 0–2 1–1 3–1 3–1 0–2 5–0 2–2 1–1 4–0 1–3 2–0 1–1 4–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 — 2–3 5–0 0–4 3–2 3–1 2–0
Portland 1–1 2–0 4–0 1–1 1–1 4–0 2–2 1–1 2–2 3–1 1–1 5–0 3–2 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 3–2 — 4–0 3–1 3–2 2–2 1–1
Sacramento 1–1 0–2 3–1 1–1 0–2 1–3 0–4 0–2 2–3 0–4 1–1 3–2 0–5 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–5 0–4 — 0–4 2–2 1–3 1–1
San Antonio 1–1 1–1 5–0 1–1 1–1 2–3 3–1 1–1 3–1 2–2 1–1 4–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 4–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–0 1–3 4–0 — 3–1 3–2 2–0
Seattle 1–1 0–2 4–0 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–2 1–1 3–2 2–2 1–1 2–3 0–4 2–0 0–2 3–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–3 2–3 2–2 1–3 — 1–3 2–0
Utah 1–1 1–1 5–0 2–0 1–1 3–1 4–0 1–1 2–2 2–3 1–1 4–0 2–2 1–1 2–0 5–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–2 3–1 2–3 3–1 — 2–0
Washington 2–2 3–2 2–0 1–3 1–3 1–1 1–1 0–4 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 3–2 1–3 1–1 3–2 0–5 4–0 1–5 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 —

Game log[]

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
Richard Anderson 54 2 11.2 .417 .370 .783 2.4 1.0 0.4 0.2 4.3
Muggsy Bogues 81 65 33.9 .491 .192 .791 2.6 10.7 2.0 0.0 9.4
Rex Chapman 54 52 32.6 .408 .331 .750 3.3 2.4 0.9 0.1 17.5
Dell Curry 67 13 27.8 .466 .354 .923 2.5 2.4 1.5 0.4 16.0
Terry Dozier 9 0 10.2 .333 .000 .500 1.7 0.3 0.7 0.2 2.4
Kenny Gattison 63 2 14.9 .550 1.000 .682 3.1 0.6 0.6 0.5 5.9
Armen Gilliam 60 59 36.0 .527 .000 .727 8.8 1.5 1.1 0.8 18.8
Stuart Gray 39 1 11.9 .463 .000 .641 3.4 0.4 0.3 0.6 2.6
Mike Holton 16 0 6.8 .538 .500 0.1 1.0 0.1 0.0 1.8
Dave Hoppen 10 2 13.5 .390 .800 3.6 0.6 0.2 0.1 4.0
Randolph Keys 32 5 22.6 .445 .364 .690 3.6 1.5 0.9 0.2 10.5
Ralph Lewis 3 0 6.7 .667 1.000 2.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 3.3
Kurt Rambis 16 16 28.0 .500 .000 .545 7.5 1.8 2.0 0.6 9.1
J.R. Reid 82 82 33.6 .440 .000 .664 8.4 1.2 1.1 0.7 11.1
Robert Reid 60 27 18.6 .391 .310 .641 2.4 1.4 0.6 0.2 6.4
Brian Rowsom 44 2 12.7 .436 .500 .819 3.0 0.5 0.4 0.3 5.1
Jerry Sichting 34 8 13.8 .420 .250 .833 0.6 2.7 0.5 0.1 3.5
Kelly Tripucka 79 73 30.4 .430 .365 .883 4.1 2.8 0.9 0.2 15.6
Andre Turner 8 0 10.5 .360 .000 1.000 0.4 2.5 0.9 0.0 2.8
Micheal Williams 22 1 13.8 .532 .000 .795 1.4 3.5 1.0 0.0 6.9

Awards and records[]

Transactions[]

  • August 16, 1989

Signed Clifford Lett as a free agent.

  • September 11, 1989

Traded Tim Kempton to the Denver Nuggets for a 1991 2nd round draft pick (Kevin Lynch was later selected).

Signed Jerry Sichting as a free agent.

  • September 26, 1989

Signed Kenny Gattison as a free agent.

  • September 28, 1989

Signed Terry Dozier as a free agent.

  • October 5, 1989

Signed Andre Turner as a free agent.

  • October 17, 1989

Traded Robert Reid to the Portland Trail Blazers for Richard Anderson.

  • October 19, 1989

Waived Kenny Gattison.

  • October 23, 1989

Waived Clifford Lett.

  • October 31, 1989

Waived Andre Turner.

  • November 1, 1989

Andre Turner claimed on waivers by the Los Angeles Clippers.

  • November 23, 1989

Signed Andre Turner as a free agent.

  • November 25, 1989

Greg Kite signed as an unrestricted free agent with the Sacramento Kings.

  • November 27, 1989

Waived Terry Dozier.

  • December 2, 1989

Signed Kenny Gattison as a free agent.

  • December 3, 1989

Waived Andre Turner.

  • December 13, 1989

Traded Kurt Rambis, a 1990 2nd round draft pick (Negele Knight was later selected) and a 1991 2nd round draft pick (Chad Gallagher was later selected) to the Phoenix Suns for Armen Gilliam.

Signed Robert Reid as a free agent.

  • February 22, 1990

Traded Stuart Gray to the New York Knicks for a 1991 2nd round draft pick (Jimmy Oliver was later selected).

Traded a 1991 2nd round draft pick (Jimmy Oliver was later selected) to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Randolph Keys.

  • February 23, 1990

Waived Jerry Sichting.

  • March 13, 1990

Signed Micheal Williams to the first of two 10-day contracts.

  • April 2, 1990

Signed Micheal Williams to a contract for the rest of the season.

  • April 14, 1990

Signed Ralph Lewis to a 10-day contract.

Player Transactions Citation:[4]

References[]

  1. ^ 1989-90 Charlotte Hornets
  2. ^ "Kings Take Ellison First in N.B.A. Draft; Clippers Pick Ferry". New York Times. June 28, 1989. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  3. ^ "1989–90 Charlotte Hornets Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  4. ^ "1989–90 Charlotte Hornets Transactions". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
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