1991–92 Atlanta Hawks season

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1991–92 Atlanta Hawks season
Head coachBob Weiss
OwnersTed Turner
ArenaThe Omni
Results
Record38–44 (.463)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Central)
Conference: 9th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid Not Qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionTBS
WGNX
SportSouth
RadioWGST
< 1990–91 1992–93 >

The 1991–92 NBA season was the Hawks' 43rd season in the National Basketball Association, and 24th season in Atlanta.[1] The Hawks had the ninth pick in the 1991 NBA draft, and selected Stacey Augmon out of UNLV.[2] During the off-season, the team acquired All-Star guard Maurice Cheeks from the New York Knicks,[3] and second-year guard Travis Mays from the Sacramento Kings. However, Mays only played just two games due to two ruptured tendons in his right ankle.[4] The Hawks got off to an 8–8 start and played .500 basketball for the first half of the season. However, with a 22–20 record as of January 28, Dominique Wilkins ruptured his Achilles tendon and was out for the remainder of the season after playing just 42 games, averaging 28.1 points and 7.0 rebounds per game.[5] Without Wilkins, the Hawks would struggle and lose 24 of their final 40 games, including a 7-game losing streak in March. The Hawks finished fifth in the Central Division with a 38–44 record,[6] missing the playoffs and losing a tie-breaker for the #8 seed in the Eastern Conference to the Miami Heat.

Wilkins and Kevin Willis were both selected for the 1992 NBA All-Star Game, but Wilkins did not participate due to injury.[7] Willis averaged 18.3 points and 15.5 rebounds per game, was named to the All-NBA Third Team, and finished in third place in Most Improved Player voting.[8] Augmon averaged 13.3 points and 1.5 steals per game, and made the NBA All-Rookie First Team, while second-year guard Rumeal Robinson showed improvement averaging 13.0 points and 5.5 assists per game. Off the bench, Duane Ferrell provided the team with 12.7 points per game, and rookie guard Paul Graham contributed 10.1 points per game.[9] Following the season, Robinson was traded to the New Jersey Nets,[10] and Cheeks was released to free agency.

Draft picks[]

Main article: 1991 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 9 Stacey Augmon SG/SF  United States UNLV
1 15 Anthony Avent PF  United States Seton Hall
2 30 Rodney Monroe SG  United States NC State

Roster[]

1991–92 Atlanta Hawks roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
G/F 2 Augmon, Stacey 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1968–08–01 UNLV
G 10 Cheeks, Maurice 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1956–09–08 West Texas A&M
F 33 Ferrell, Duane 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 208 lb (94 kg) 1965–02–28 Georgia Tech
G 25 Graham, Paul 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1967–11–28 Ohio
C 32 Koncak, Jon 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1963–05–17 SMU
G 1 Mays, Travis Injured 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1968–06–19 Texas
G 12 Monroe, Rodney 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1968–04–16 North Carolina State
C 41 Rasmussen, Blair 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1962–11–13 Oregon
G 22 Robinson, Rumeal 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1966–11–13 Michigan
F 34 Sanders, Jeff 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1966–01–14 Georgia Southern
F 8 Volkov, Alexander 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1964–03–28 Ukraine
G 11 Wiley, Morlon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1966–09–24 Long Beach State
F 21 Wilkins, Dominique Injured 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1960–01–12 Georgia
F/C 42 Willis, Kevin 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1962–09–06 Michigan State
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Regular season[]

Season standings[]

Central Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Chicago Bulls 67 15 .817 — 36–5 31–10 22–6
x-Cleveland Cavaliers 57 25 .695 10 35–6 22–19 21–7
x-Detroit Pistons 48 34 .585 19 25–16 23–18 15–13
x-Indiana Pacers 40 42 .488 27 26–15 14–27 13–15
Atlanta Hawks 38 44 .463 29 23–18 15–26 7–21
Milwaukee Bucks 31 51 .378 36 25–16 6–35 10–18
Charlotte Hornets 31 51 .378 36 22–19 9–32 10–18
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
11 Milwaukee Bucks 31 51 .378 36
12 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 —

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

Season[]

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Dominique Wilkins 42 42 38.1 46.4 28.9 83.5 7.0 3.8 1.2 0.6 28.1
Kevin Willis 81 80 36.6 48.3 16.2 80.4 15.5 2.1 0.9 0.7 18.3
Stacey Augmon 82 82 30.5 48.9 16.7 66.6 5.1 2.5 1.5 0.3 13.3
Rumeal Robinson 81 64 27.4 45.6 32.7 63.6 2.7 5.5 1.3 0.3 13.0
Duane Ferrell 66 12 24.2 52.4 33.3 76.1 3.2 1.4 0.7 0.3 12.7
Paul Graham 78 9 22.0 44.7 39.0 74.1 3.0 2.2 1.2 0.3 10.1
Blair Rasmussen 81 61 24.3 47.8 21.7 75.0 4.9 1.3 0.4 0.6 9.0
Alexander Volkov 77 27 19.7 44.1 31.8 63.1 3.4 3.2 0.9 0.4 8.6
Travis Mays 2 0 16.0 42.9 50.0 100.0 1.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 8.5
Maurice Cheeks 56 0 19.4 46.2 50.0 60.5 1.7 3.3 1.5 0.0 4.6
Morlon Wiley 41 19 18.7 44.4 36.8 70.0 1.8 4.0 1.0 0.1 4.3
Jeff Sanders 12 0 9.8 44.4 0.0 77.8 2.2 0.8 0.4 0.3 3.9
Rodney Monroe 38 0 8.2 36.8 22.2 82.6 0.9 0.7 0.3 0.1 3.4
Jon Koncak 77 14 19.3 39.1 0.0 65.5 3.4 1.7 0.6 0.9 3.1
Gary Leonard 5 0 2.6 66.7 0.0 100.0 1.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 2.0

Player Statistics Citation:[9]

Awards[]

Transactions[]

References[]

  1. ^ 1991-92 Atlanta Hawks
  2. ^ "BASKETBALL; Hornets Make Johnson No. 1 Pick in the Draft". New York Times. June 27, 1991. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
  3. ^ "BASKETBALL; Knicks Send Cheeks to Hawks for McCormick". New York Times. October 3, 1991. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
  4. ^ "SPORTS PEOPLE: PRO BASKETBALL; Mays Out for Season". New York Times. November 13, 1991. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
  5. ^ "PRO BASKETBALL; Achilles' Tendon Injury Ends Wilkins's Season". New York Times. January 29, 1992. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
  6. ^ "1991–92 Atlanta Hawks Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
  7. ^ "1992 NBA All-Star Game: West 153, East 113". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
  8. ^ "1991–92 NBA Awards Voting". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
  9. ^ a b "1991–92 Atlanta Hawks Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
  10. ^ "BASKETBALL; Nets Reduce Logjam by Trading Blaylock to Hawks". New York Times. November 4, 1992. Retrieved October 14, 2021.

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