1988–89 San Antonio Spurs season
1988–89 San Antonio Spurs season | |
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Head coach | Larry Brown |
General manager | Bob Bass |
Owner(s) | Red McCombs |
Arena | HemisFair Arena |
Results | |
Record | 21–61 (.256) |
Place | Division: 5th (Midwest) Conference: 12th (Western) |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | KSAT-TV KABB Home Sports Entertainment (Dave Barnett) |
Radio | WOAI (Dave Barnett) |
The 1988–89 NBA season was the Spurs' 13th season in the NBA and 22nd season as a franchise.[1] The Spurs had the tenth overall pick in the 1988 NBA draft, and selected Willie Anderson from the University of Georgia.[2][3][4][5][6] The team also acquired rookie guard Vernon Maxwell out of the University of Florida from the Denver Nuggets, and hired Larry Brown as their new head coach.[7][8][9][10] The Spurs struggled all season long, posting an 8-game losing streak in December, a 7-game losing streak in January, holding a 13–33 record at the All-Star break,[11] then posting a 13-game losing streak between February and March, and a 9-game losing streak to end their season, finishing fifth in the Midwest Division with an awful 21–61 record, missing the playoffs.[12]
Anderson averaged 18.6 points, 5.1 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 1.9 steals per game, was selected to the NBA All-Rookie First Team, and finished in second place in Rookie of the Year voting,[13][14][15] while Alvin Robertson averaged 17.3 points, 5.9 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 3.0 steals per game, and was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team, and Johnny Dawkins contributed 14.2 points, 7.0 assists and 1.7 steals per game, but only played just 32 games due to a leg injury.[16][17][18] In addition, second-year center Greg Anderson provided the team with 13.7 points, 8.2 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game, while Frank Brickowski provided with 13.7 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.6 steals per game, and Maxwell contributed 11.7 points and 3.8 assists per game.[19]
Following the season, Robertson and Greg Anderson were both traded to the Milwaukee Bucks,[20][21][22][23][24] and Dawkins was traded to the Philadelphia 76ers.[25][26][27][28]
Draft picks
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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1 | 10 | Willie Anderson | SF/SG | United States | Georgia |
2 | 27 | Shelton Jones | F | United States | St. John's |
3 | 56 | Barry Sumpter | PF/C | United States | Austin Peay State |
3 | 75 | Archie Marshall | SF | United States | Kansas |
Roster
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Regular season
Season standings
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y-Utah Jazz | 51 | 31 | .622 | – | 34–7 | 17–24 | 19–11 |
x-Houston Rockets | 45 | 37 | .549 | 6 | 31–10 | 14–27 | 19–11 |
x-Denver Nuggets | 44 | 38 | .537 | 7 | 35–6 | 9–32 | 18–12 |
Dallas Mavericks | 38 | 44 | .463 | 13 | 24–17 | 14–27 | 19–11 |
San Antonio Spurs | 21 | 61 | .256 | 30 | 18–23 | 3–38 | 9–21 |
Miami Heat | 15 | 67 | .183 | 36 | 12–29 | 3–38 | 6–24 |
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | c-Los Angeles Lakers | 57 | 25 | .695 | – |
2 | y-Utah Jazz | 51 | 31 | .622 | 6 |
3 | x-Phoenix Suns | 55 | 27 | .671 | 2 |
4 | x-Seattle SuperSonics | 47 | 35 | .573 | 10 |
5 | x-Houston Rockets | 45 | 37 | .549 | 12 |
6 | x-Denver Nuggets | 44 | 38 | .537 | 13 |
7 | x-Golden State Warriors | 43 | 39 | .524 | 14 |
8 | x-Portland Trail Blazers | 39 | 43 | .476 | 18 |
9 | Dallas Mavericks | 38 | 44 | .463 | 19 |
10 | Sacramento Kings | 27 | 55 | .329 | 30 |
11 | San Antonio Spurs | 21 | 61 | .256 | 36 |
12 | Los Angeles Clippers | 21 | 61 | .256 | 36 |
13 | Miami Heat | 15 | 67 | .183 | 42 |
- z - clinched division title
- y - clinched division title
- x - clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents
1988-89 NBA Records | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | ATL | BOS | CHA | CHI | CLE | DAL | DEN | DET | GSW | HOU | IND | LAC | LAL | MIA | MIL | NJN | NYK | PHI | PHO | POR | SAC | SAS | SEA | UTA | WAS |
Atlanta | — | 3–1 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
Boston | 1–3 | — | 6–0 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 |
Charlotte | 1–4 | 0–6 | — | 1–4 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–5 |
Chicago | 2–4 | 3–1 | 4–1 | — | 0–6 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–6 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 |
Cleveland | 2–4 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 6–0 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
Dallas | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — | 3–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 6–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 |
Denver | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–3 | — | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 |
Detroit | 5–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 6–0 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 4–0 | 0–4 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 |
Golden State | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | — | 1–3 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
Houston | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 3–1 | — | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 6–0 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 0–2 |
Indiana | 1–5 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 0–5 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 |
L.A. Clippers | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 2–2 | 1–1 | — | 1–5 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 1–5 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 |
L.A. Lakers | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | — | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 5–0 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 |
Miami | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–6 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–4 | — | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 0–4 | 1–5 | 0–2 |
Milwaukee | 0–6 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 0–6 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | 4–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 |
New Jersey | 1–4 | 1–5 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | — | 2–4 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–5 |
New York | 2–2 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–2 | — | 2–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 |
Philadelphia | 2–2 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 5–1 | 4–2 | — | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 |
Phoenix | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | 2–3 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 |
Portland | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 5–1 | 0–5 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | — | 3–3 | 4–0 | 2–4 | 0–4 | 1–1 |
Sacramento | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–5 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 3–3 | — | 2–2 | 1–5 | 1–3 | 0–2 |
San Antonio | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–6 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 2–2 | — | 0–4 | 1–5 | 1–1 |
Seattle | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–4 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 4–0 | — | 3–1 | 1–1 |
Utah | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 1–3 | — | 2–0 |
Washington | 1–3 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 5–1 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | — |
Game log
Regular season
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November: 5–8 (home: 4–3; road: 1–5)
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December: 2–12 (home: 2–5; road: 0–7)
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January: 5–10 (home: 4–4; road: 1–6)
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February: 1–12 (home: 0–3; road: 1–9)
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April: 2–9 (home: 2–6; road: 0–3)
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1988–89 schedule |
Player statistics
Ragular season
Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Cadillac Anderson | PF | 82 | 56 | 2,401 | 676 | 61 | 102 | 103 | 1,127 | 29.3 | 8.2 | .7 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 13.7 |
Willie Anderson | SF | 81 | 79 | 2,738 | 417 | 372 | 150 | 62 | 1,508 | 33.8 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 1.9 | .8 | 18.6 |
Vernon Maxwell | SG | 79 | 36 | 2,065 | 202 | 301 | 86 | 8 | 927 | 26.1 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 1.1 | .1 | 11.7 |
Dallas Comegys | PF | 67 | 10 | 1,119 | 234 | 30 | 42 | 63 | 438 | 16.7 | 3.5 | .4 | .6 | .9 | 6.5 |
Alvin Robertson | SG | 65 | 65 | 2,287 | 384 | 393 | 197 | 36 | 1,122 | 35.2 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 3.0 | .6 | 17.3 |
Frank Brickowski | C | 64 | 60 | 1,822 | 406 | 131 | 102 | 35 | 875 | 28.5 | 6.3 | 2.0 | 1.6 | .5 | 13.7 |
Jerome Whitehead† | C | 52 | 4 | 580 | 129 | 17 | 22 | 4 | 168 | 11.2 | 2.5 | .3 | .4 | .1 | 3.2 |
Scott Roth† | SF | 47 | 3 | 464 | 56 | 48 | 19 | 4 | 158 | 9.9 | 1.2 | 1.0 | .4 | .1 | 3.4 |
Albert King | SF | 46 | 11 | 791 | 140 | 79 | 27 | 7 | 327 | 17.2 | 3.0 | 1.7 | .6 | .2 | 7.1 |
Mike Smrek | PF | 43 | 18 | 623 | 129 | 12 | 13 | 58 | 193 | 14.5 | 3.0 | .3 | .3 | 1.3 | 4.5 |
David Greenwood† | PF | 38 | 15 | 912 | 238 | 55 | 30 | 24 | 294 | 24.0 | 6.3 | 1.4 | .8 | .6 | 7.7 |
Michael Anderson | PG | 36 | 12 | 730 | 89 | 153 | 44 | 3 | 204 | 20.3 | 2.5 | 4.3 | 1.2 | .1 | 5.7 |
Darwin Cook† | SG | 36 | 0 | 757 | 59 | 84 | 43 | 4 | 346 | 21.0 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 1.2 | .1 | 9.6 |
Johnny Dawkins | PG | 32 | 30 | 1,083 | 101 | 224 | 55 | 0 | 454 | 33.8 | 3.2 | 7.0 | 1.7 | .0 | 14.2 |
Jay Vincent† | SF | 24 | 3 | 551 | 92 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 217 | 23.0 | 3.8 | .9 | .2 | .1 | 9.0 |
Anthony Bowie | SG | 18 | 5 | 438 | 56 | 29 | 18 | 4 | 155 | 24.3 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 1.0 | .2 | 8.6 |
Calvin Natt† | SF | 10 | 0 | 185 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 85 | 18.5 | 3.2 | 1.1 | .2 | .2 | 8.5 |
Shelton Jones† | SF | 7 | 0 | 92 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 13.1 | 2.3 | 1.0 | .3 | .3 | 3.7 |
Pétur Guðmundsson | C | 5 | 3 | 70 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 14.0 | 3.2 | 1.0 | .2 | .2 | 4.2 |
Todd Mitchell† | SF | 2 | 0 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 16.5 | 1.5 | .5 | .5 | .0 | 2.5 |
Keith Smart | PG | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.0 | .5 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | 1.0 |
John Stroeder† | PF | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
- † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Spurs only.
Awards and records
Transactions
References
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