The 1991–92 Orlando Magic season was the third season for the Orlando Magic in the National Basketball Association. The city of Orlando, Florida hosted the NBA All-Star weekend at the Orlando Arena this season, which featured the 1992 NBA All-Star Game.
Season summary
Off-season After playing in the Midwest Division in the Western Conference the previous season, the Magic returned to the Eastern Conference, and moved into the Atlantic Division this season. The team received the tenth overall pick in the 1991 NBA draft, and selected center Brian Williams from the University of Arizona, and also selected center Stanley Roberts out of Louisiana State University with the 23rd overall pick. In December, the team signed free agent Anthony Bowie, then later on signed Sean Higgins at mid-season.
Regular season With the addition of Williams and Roberts, the Magic got off to a fast start by winning their first three games of the regular season, but then lost eight of their next eleven games, leading to a 6–8 start at the end of November. The team soon struggled by posting a dreadful 17-game losing streak between December and January, while suffering a winless month in December losing all 15 games that month, and later on held a 12–36 record at the All-Star break. Second-year star Dennis Scott only played just 18 games due to a right leg injury, which included an inflamed tendon that stretched from his hip to his knee, as he later on underwent season-ending knee surgery. Meanwhile, Nick Anderson only played 60 games due to two broken bones near his right eye, after being punched at a rap concert at the Orlando Arena in February. The Magic posted a seven-game losing streak between February and March, and finished in last place in the Atlantic Division with a 21–61 record.
Anderson averaged 19.9 points, 6.4 rebounds and 1.6 steals per game, while Scott also averaged 19.9 points per game, and Terry Catledge provided the team with 14.8 points and 7.0 rebounds per game. In addition, Bowie contributed 14.6 points per game, while Scott Skiles provided with 12.1 points and 7.3 assists per game, Jerry Reynolds averaged 12.1 points per game in 46 games, and Sam Vincent contributed 10.5 points and 3.8 assists per game in 39 games. Meanwhile, Roberts averaged 10.4 points, 6.1 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game in 55 games, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team, Williams provided with 9.1 points and 5.7 rebounds per game in 49 games, Higgins contributed 8.6 points per game in 32 games, Jeff Turner averaged 7.1 points and 3.3 rebounds per game, and Otis Smith contributed 5.6 points per game. On the defensive side, Greg Kite averaged 3.2 points and 5.6 rebounds per game, and Mark Acres provided with 3.1 points and 3.7 rebounds per game.
During the NBA All-Star weekend at the Orlando Arena in Orlando, Anderson participated in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest. The Magic finished 13th in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 621,191 at the Orlando Arena during the regular season.
Aftermath Following the season, Roberts was traded to the Los Angeles Clippers in a three-team trade, while Vincent was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks, and Reynolds, Smith and Acres were all released to free agency.
Draft picks
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club team 1 10 Brian Williams PF/C Arizona 1 23 Stanley Roberts C LSU 2 36 Chris Corchiani PG North Carolina State
Roster
Regular season
Season standings
y – clinched division title x – clinched playoff spot
z – clinched division title y – clinched division title x – clinched playoff spot
Game log
Player statistics
Regular season PlayerPF78 67 2,430 549 109 58 16 1,154 31.2 7.0 1.4 .7 .2 14.8PG 75 63 2,377 202 544 74 5 1,057 31.7 2.7 7.3 1.0 .1 14.1SF 75 42 1,591 246 92 24 16 530 21.2 3.3 1.2 .3 .2 7.1C 72 44 1,479 402 44 30 57 228 20.5 5.6 .6 .4 .8 3.2C 68 6 926 252 22 25 15 208 13.6 3.7 .3 .4 .2 3.1SG 60 59 2,203 384 163 97 33 1,196 36.7 6.4 2.7 1.6 .6 19.9C 55 34 1,118 336 39 22 83 573 20.3 6.1 .7 .4 1.5 10.4SG 55 5 877 116 57 36 13 310 15.9 2.1 1.0 .7 .2 5.6SG 52 26 1,721 245 163 55 38 758 33.1 4.7 3.1 1.1 .7 14.6PG 51 1 741 78 141 45 2 255 14.5 1.5 2.8 .9 .0 5.0PF 48 2 905 272 33 41 53 437 18.9 5.7 .7 .9 1.1 9.1SG 46 16 1,159 149 151 63 17 555 25.2 3.2 3.3 1.4 .4 12.1PG 39 18 885 101 148 35 4 411 22.7 2.6 3.8 .9 .1 10.5†PF 32 12 580 94 37 14 6 276 18.1 2.9 1.2 .4 .2 8.6SF 18 15 608 66 35 20 9 359 33.8 3.7 1.9 1.1 .5 19.9†PG 9 0 90 7 13 4 0 21 10.0 .8 1.4 .4 .0 2.3†SG 1 0 15 1 1 0 0 2 15.0 1.0 1.0 .0 .0 2.0
Awards and records Stanley Roberts – All-Rookie 2nd Team
Transactions DateTypeTransaction9/26/1991SigningSigned Donald Royal as a free agent.10/28/1991WaiverWaived Donald Royal.12/4/1991WaiverWaived Morlon Wiley.12/31/1991SigningSigned Anthony Bowie as a free agent.1/2/1992SigningSigned Stephen Thompson as a free agent.1/7/2010WaiverWaived Stephen Thompson.1/10/1992SigningSigned Sean Higgins to 10-day contract.1/30/1992SigningSigned Sean Higgins to 10-day contract.4/18/1992SigningSigned Howard Wright as a free agent.
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References
External links 1991-92 Orlando Magic Statistics