Surf Wiki
Save to docs
sports

From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base

1991–92 Washington Bullets season

NBA professional basketball team season

NBA professional basketball team season

Baltimore Arena (4 games) Home Team Sports

The 1991–92 Washington Bullets season was the 31st season for the Washington Bullets in the National Basketball Association, and their 19th season in Washington, D.C. The Bullets had the 19th overall pick in the 1991 NBA draft, and selected shooting guard LaBradford Smith from the University of Louisville; the Bullets originally had the eighth overall pick in the draft, but traded it to the Denver Nuggets in exchange for former Bullets guard Michael Adams.

During the off-season, the team signed free agents David Wingate, and undrafted rookie small forward Larry Stewart. However, Bernard King would miss the entire regular season due to a right knee injury. To make matters worse, Hot Plate Williams was suspended for the entire season due to weight problems.

The Bullets endured prolonged losing streaks in almost every month, as the team traded Tom Hammonds midway through the season to the Charlotte Hornets in exchange for Rex Chapman, who only played in the final game of the regular season due to a strained plantar fascia (left heel) injury. The Bullets lost 15 of their final 18 games, finishing in sixth place in the Atlantic Division with a 25–57 record.

Pervis Ellison showed improvement averaging 20.0 points, 11.2 rebounds and 2.7 blocks per game, and was named the NBA Most Improved Player of the Year, while Adams averaged 18.1 points, 7.6 assists and 1.9 steals per game, and led the Bullets with 125 three-point field goals, and Harvey Grant provided the team with 18.0 points and 6.8 rebounds per game. In addition, Ledell Eackles contributed 13.2 points per game, while second-year guard A.J. English provided with 10.9 points per game off the bench, and Wingate contributed 7.9 points and 1.5 steals per game. Meanwhile, Stewart averaged 10.4 points and 5.9 rebounds per game, and became the first undrafted NBA player to be named to an NBA All-Rookie Team, being named to the All-Rookie Second Team.

During the NBA All-Star weekend at the Orlando Arena in Orlando, Florida, Adams was selected for the 1992 NBA All-Star Game, as a member of the Eastern Conference All-Star team; it was his first and only All-Star appearance. Following the season, Williams signed as a free agent with the Los Angeles Clippers, while Wingate signed with the Charlotte Hornets during the next season, and English was released to free agency.

Draft picks

Main article: 1991 NBA draft

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityCollege
119LaBradford SmithSGLouisville

Roster

  • Wes Unseld
  • Bill Blair
  • Jeff Bzdelik

Roster Notes

  • Power forward Mark Alarie was on the injured reserve list due to a knee injury, and missed the entire regular season.
  • Small forward Bernard King was on the injured reserve list due to a right knee injury, and missed the entire regular season.
  • Power forward John "Hot Plate" Williams was suspended indefinitely due to weight problems, and not maintaining playing shape.

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

Regular season

|- align="center" |- style="background:#cfc;" |- bgcolor="#bbffbb"

Player statistics

Regular season

|- | 78 || 78 || 35.8 || .393 || .324 || .869 || 4.0 || 7.6 || 1.9 || .1 || 18.1 |- | 1 || 0 || 22.0 || .417 || .000 || || 4.0 || 3.0 || 1.0 || .0 || 10.0 |- | 65 || 25 || 22.5 || .468 || .200 || .743 || 2.7 || 1.9 || .7 || .1 || 13.2 |- | 66 || 64 || 38.0 || .539 || .333 || .728 || 11.2 || 2.9 || .9 || 2.7 || 20.0 |- | 81 || 6 || 20.6 || .433 || .176 || .841 || 2.1 || 1.8 || .4 || .1 || 10.9 |- | 49 || 3 || 11.2 || .461 || .000 || .714 || 3.0 || .7 || .1 || .2 || 4.3 |- | 64 || 60 || 37.3 || .478 || .125 || .800 || 6.8 || 2.7 || 1.2 || .4 || 18.0 |- | 37 || 19 || 26.6 || .488 || .000 || .610 || 5.0 || 1.0 || .6 || .4 || 11.9 |- | 75 || 32 || 18.2 || .367 || || .500 || 4.2 || .8 || .6 || 1.2 || 1.1 |- | 6 || 0 || 9.8 || .367 || .286 || .875 || 1.8 || .8 || .5 || .0 || 5.2 |- | 10 || 0 || 10.8 || .310 || .000 || .667 || 3.0 || .4 || .3 || .8 || 2.2 |- | 48 || 5 || 14.8 || .407 || .095 || .804 || 1.7 || 2.1 || .9 || .0 || 5.1 |- | 76 || 43 || 29.3 || .514 || .000 || .807 || 5.9 || 1.6 || .7 || .6 || 10.4 |- | 1 || 0 || 12.0 || .000 || || .750 || 5.0 || 1.0 || .0 || .0 || 3.0 |- | 70 || 3 || 12.4 || .425 || .063 || .792 || 1.3 || 2.5 || .8 || .0 || 4.1 |- | 81 || 72 || 26.3 || .465 || .056 || .719 || 3.3 || 3.0 || 1.5 || .3 || 7.9 |}

  • † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Bullets only.

Player statistics citation:

Awards and records

  • Pervis Ellison, NBA Most Improved Player Award
  • Larry Stewart, NBA All-Rookie Team 2nd Team

References

References

  1. [https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/WSB/1992.html 1991-92 Washington Bullets]
  2. (June 27, 1991). "UNLV's Johnson Is No. 1: NBA Draft: Coaches' Attempts in Charlotte and New Jersey to Select Billy Owens Are Overruled. Three UNLV Players Are Taken in the First Round". Los Angeles Times.
  3. (June 27, 1991). "As Expected, Hornets Select Johnson No. 1". Deseret News.
  4. "1991 NBA Draft". Basketball-Reference.
  5. (June 12, 1991). "SPORTS PEOPLE: PRO BASKETBALL; Nuggets Trade Adams to Bullets". The New York Times.
  6. Aldridge, David. (September 28, 1991). "After Proving Them Wrong, Adams Returns to Right Bullets". The Washington Post.
  7. Aldridge, David. (October 2, 1991). "Bullets Bring in Wingate for Shot in Backcourt". The Washington Post.
  8. (October 3, 1991). "Transactions". The New York Times.
  9. Aldridge, David. (November 18, 1991). "Bullets' Hammonds, Stewart Step Forward". The Washington Post.
  10. Aldridge, David. (September 7, 1991). "Bullets' King Has Knee Surgery". The Washington Post.
  11. Aldridge, David. (December 12, 1991). "King's Knee Not Healing as Expected". The Washington Post.
  12. Aldridge, David. (November 1, 1991). "Williams Arrives -- at 305 Pounds". The Washington Post.
  13. Brubaker, Bill. (December 1, 1991). "Williams Vs. Bullets: How It Evolved". The Washington Post.
  14. Aldridge, David. (February 19, 1992). "Bullets Talk Chapman-Hammonds Trade". The Washington Post.
  15. (February 20, 1992). "SPORTS PEOPLE: PRO BASKETBALL; Hornets Trade Chapman to the Bullets". The New York Times.
  16. (February 20, 1992). "Hornets Trade Chapman to Bullets". Los Angeles Times.
  17. "1991–92 Washington Bullets Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference.
  18. Goldstein, Alan. (May 7, 1992). "Ellison Award Is a Bullet Bright Spot". The Baltimore Sun.
  19. (May 7, 1992). "NBA Names Ellison Most Improved Player". Deseret News.
  20. "NBA & ABA Most Improved Player Award Winners". Basketball-Reference.
  21. "1991–92 Washington Bullets Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference.
  22. Heisler, Mark. (February 9, 1992). "Comeback or Farewell, a Magical All-Star Game". Los Angeles Times.
  23. (September 13, 2021). "1992 NBA All-Star Recap". NBA.com.
  24. "1992 NBA All-Star Game: West 153, East 113". Basketball-Reference.
  25. Howard-Cooper, Scott. (October 9, 1992). "Clippers Make Sizable Deal, Get John Williams: Pro Basketball: L.A. Trades Rights to Rookie Forward Don MacLean, and Backup Center William Bedford to the Bullets for former crenshaw High Star Troubled with Weight Problems". Los Angeles Times.
  26. Sheinin, Dave. (October 13, 1992). "Williams Puts Bullets Beef Behind Him". The Washington Post.
  27. (November 20, 1992). "Transactions". The New York Times.
Info: Wikipedia Source

This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.

washington-wizards-seasons 1991–92-nba-season-by-team 1991-in-sports-in-maryland 1992-in-sports-in-maryland
Want to explore this topic further?

Ask Mako anything about 1991–92 Washington Bullets season — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.

Research with Mako

Free with your Surf account

Content sourced from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.

Report