1990–91 Washington Bullets season

The 1990–91 NBA season was the Bullets' 30th season in the National Basketball Association.^[1] In the off-season, the Bullets acquired second-year forward Pervis Ellison from the Sacramento Kings.^[2][3] The team struggled with a 4–10 start in November, but played around .500 afterwards and held a 21–27 record at the All-Star break.^[4] However, with a nine-game losing streak between February and March, the Bullets' struggles continued as they finished fourth in the Atlantic Division with a 30–52 record.^[5]

1990–91 Washington Bullets season
Head coach	Wes Unseld
General manager	John Nash
Owner(s)	Abe Pollin
Arena	Capital Centre (37 games) Baltimore Arena (4 games)
Results
Record	30–52 (.366)
Place	Division: 4th (Atlantic) Conference: 10th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	WDCA Home Team Sports
Radio	WTOP
< 1989–90 1991–92 >

Bernard King averaged 28.4 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game, and was named to the All-NBA Third Team, and selected for the 1991 NBA All-Star Game.^[6][7] In addition, Harvey Grant showed improvement averaging 18.2 points and 7.2 rebounds per game, while Ledell Eackles contributed 13.0 points per game, Hot Plate Williams provided with 12.5 points and 5.4 rebounds per game, but only played just 33 games due to a knee injury and weight problems, where he weighed up to 302 lbs.^[8][9] and Ellison averaged 10.4 points, 7.7 rebounds and 2.1 blocks per game. Darrell Walker averaged 7.8 points, 7.0 rebounds and 6.5 assists per game, while rookie guard A.J. English contributed 8.8 points per game off the bench, and Charles Jones provided with 5.8 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game.^[10] Grant also finished in fourth place in Most Improved Player voting.^[11] Following the season, Walker was traded to the Detroit Pistons.^[12][13]

On April 4, 1991, during a home game against the Portland Trail Blazers, Walker, Ellison, head coach Wes Unseld, and the Bullets' mascot "Hoops", were all ejected out of the game by referee Steve Javie, as the Bullets lost to the Blazers, 105–96.^[14][15][16]

NBA draft

Main article: 1990 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
2	35	Greg Foster	PF/C	United States	UTEP
2	37	A. J. English	G	United States	Virginia Union

Roster

1990–91 Washington Bullets roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From F 31 Alarie, Mark 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 217 lb (98 kg) 1963–12–11 Duke G 21 Eackles, Ledell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1966–11–24 New Orleans C 43 Ellison, Pervis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1967–04–03 Louisville G 14 English, A. J. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1967–07–11 Virginia Union F/C 42 Foster, Greg 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1968–10–03 UTEP F 44 Grant, Harvey 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1965–07–04 Oklahoma F 12 Hammonds, Tom 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1967–03–27 Georgia Tech G 32 Irvin, Byron 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1966–12–02 Missouri F/C 23 Jones, Charles 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1957–04–03 Albany State F 30 King, Bernard 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1956–12–04 Tennessee G 2 Robinson, Larry 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1968–01–11 Centenary G 22 Smith, Clinton 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1964–01–19 Cleveland State G 5 Walker, Darrell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1961–03–09 Arkansas F 34 Williams, John 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1966–10–26 LSU G 3 Workman, Haywoode 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1966–01–23 Oral Roberts

Head coach Wes Unseld Assistant coach(es) Bill Blair Jeff Bzdelik Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (L) On leave from the team Injured Roster Last transaction: April 18, 1991

Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Boston Celtics	56	26	.683	—	35–6	21–20	20-6
x-Philadelphia 76ers	44	38	.537	12	29-12	15-26	14-12
x-New York Knicks	39	43	.476	17	21-20	18-23	17–9
Washington Bullets	30	52	.366	26	21-20	9-32	10-16
New Jersey Nets	26	56	.317	30	20-21	6–35	8-18
Miami Heat	24	58	.293	32	18-23	6-35	9-17

#	Eastern Conference v t e
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-Chicago Bulls	61	21	.744	–
2	y-Boston Celtics	56	26	.683	5
3	x-Detroit Pistons	50	32	.610	11
4	x-Milwaukee Bucks	48	34	.585	13
5	x-Philadelphia 76ers	44	38	.537	17
6	x-Atlanta Hawks	43	39	.524	18
7	x-Indiana Pacers	41	41	.500	20
8	x-New York Knicks	39	43	.476	22
9	Cleveland Cavaliers	33	49	.402	28
10	Washington Bullets	30	52	.366	31
11	New Jersey Nets	26	56	.317	35
12	Charlotte Hornets	26	56	.317	35
13	Miami Heat	24	58	.293	37

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1990-91 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	1–4	1–4	3–2	2–0	1–1	0–5	1–1	1–1	4–1	2–0	1–1	4–0	2–3	1–1	3–1	3–1	1–1	0–4	0–2	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–2
Boston	1–3	—	3–1	2–2	3–1	2–0	2–0	2–2	1–1	2–0	2–2	2–0	1–1	4–1	2–2	2–0	4–1	5–0	1–1	2–3	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	5–1
Charlotte	4–1	1–3	—	0–5	1–4	1–1	0–2	1–4	1–1	0–2	0–5	1–1	0–2	2–2	2–3	1–1	2–2	0–4	2–0	2–2	0–2	0–2	2–0	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–2
Chicago	4–1	2–2	5–0	—	5–0	2–0	2–0	3–2	1–1	0–2	4–1	2–0	1–1	4–0	4–1	2–0	3–1	4–0	2–0	1–3	1–1	0–2	2–0	0–2	2–0	2–0	3–1
Cleveland	2–3	1–3	4–1	0–5	—	2–0	1–1	2–3	0–2	0–2	1–4	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–3	1–1	2–2	3–1	2–0	2–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–3
Dallas	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	—	3–1	0–2	2–2	1–3	2–0	1–3	2–2	0–2	1–1	1–4	2–0	2–0	1–4	1–1	0–4	1–3	2–2	1–4	2–2	0–5	2–0
Denver	1–1	0–2	2–0	0–2	1–1	1–3	—	0–2	1–3	0–5	0–2	0–4	0–4	0–2	1–1	3–2	1–1	1–1	2–3	0–2	0–4	0–4	3–1	1–4	0–4	1–3	1–1
Detroit	5–0	2–2	4–1	2–3	3–2	2–0	2–0	—	1–1	2–0	3–2	2–0	0–2	3–1	2–3	2–0	3–1	1–3	2–0	2–2	0–2	1–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	0–2	3–1
Golden State	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–2	3–1	1–1	—	2–2	1–1	3–2	2–3	2–0	1–1	3–1	1–1	2–0	2–2	2–0	1–3	2–3	2–3	2–2	3–1	1–3	0–2
Houston	1–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	2–0	3–1	5–0	0–2	2–2	—	1–1	2–2	1–3	2–0	2–0	5–0	2–0	2–0	3–2	2–0	3–1	0–4	3–1	2–3	2–2	2–2	1–1
Indiana	1–4	2–2	5–0	1–4	4–1	0–2	2–0	2–3	1–1	1–1	—	1–1	0–2	2–2	2–3	1–1	3–1	2–2	1–1	1–3	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–2
L.A. Clippers	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	3–1	4–0	0–2	2–3	2–2	1–1	—	0–4	0–2	1–1	3–1	1–1	0–2	1–3	0–2	2–3	1–3	3–2	2–2	2–3	1–3	0–2
L.A. Lakers	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–2	4–0	2–0	3–2	3–1	2–0	4–0	—	2–0	0–2	3–1	2–0	1–1	4–0	1–1	3–2	2–3	4–0	3–1	3–2	2–2	2–0
Miami	0–4	1–4	2–2	0–4	1–3	2–0	2–0	1–3	0–2	0–2	2–2	2–0	0–2	—	0–4	0–2	3–3	1–4	1–1	1–4	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	3–2
Milwaukee	3–2	2–2	3–2	1–4	3–2	1–1	1–1	3–2	1–1	0–2	3–2	1–1	2–0	4–0	—	1–1	2–2	4–0	2–0	2–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–1
Minnesota	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	4–1	2–3	0–2	1–3	0–5	1–1	1–3	1–3	2–0	1–1	—	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–0	0–4	0–4	3–1	0–4	2–2	1–4	1–1
New Jersey	1–3	1–4	2–2	1–3	2–2	0–2	1–1	1–3	1–1	0–2	1–3	1–1	0–2	3–3	2–2	1–1	—	0–5	1–1	2–3	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	2–3
New York	1–3	0–5	4–0	0–4	1–3	0–2	1–1	3–1	0–2	0–2	2–2	2–0	1–1	4–1	0–4	1–1	5–0	—	0–2	5–1	0–2	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	3–2
Orlando	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	4–1	3–2	0–2	2–2	2–3	1–1	3–1	0–4	1–1	0–2	2–2	1–1	2–0	—	0–2	2–2	0–4	2–2	1–3	1–3	1–4	1–1
Philadelphia	4–0	3–2	2–2	3–1	2–2	1–1	2–0	2–2	0–2	0–2	3–1	2–0	1–1	4–1	2–2	0–2	3–2	1–5	2–0	—	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	3–2
Phoenix	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	4–0	4–0	2–0	3–1	1–3	1–1	3–2	2–3	2–0	1–1	4–0	1–1	2–0	2–2	1–1	—	3–2	3–1	1–3	3–2	2–2	2–0
Portland	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	3–1	4–0	1–1	3–2	4–0	2–0	3–1	3–2	2–0	1–1	4–0	2–0	2–0	4–0	1–1	2–3	—	3–2	2–2	4–0	3–1	2–0
Sacramento	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	2–2	1–3	0–2	3–2	1–3	0–2	2–3	0–4	1–1	1–1	1–3	1–1	0–2	2–2	1–1	1–3	2–3	—	1–3	1–4	1–3	2–0
San Antonio	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	4–1	4–1	2–0	2–2	3–2	1–1	2–2	1–3	2–0	1–1	4–0	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–0	3–1	2–2	3–1	—	3–1	2–3	2–0
Seattle	1–1	0–2	2–0	0–2	1–1	2–2	4–0	1–1	1–3	2–2	1–1	3–2	2–3	2–0	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	3–1	1–1	2–3	0–4	4–1	1–3	—	1–3	2–0
Utah	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	2–0	5–0	3–1	2–0	3–1	2–2	0–2	3–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	4–1	2–0	0–2	4–1	2–0	2–2	1–3	3–1	3–2	3–1	—	2–0
Washington	2–2	1–5	2–2	1–3	3–1	0–2	1–1	1–3	2–0	1–1	2–2	2–0	0–2	2–3	1–3	1–1	3–2	2–3	1–1	2–3	0–2	0–2	0–2	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

Regular season

Washington Bullets statistics

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Mark Alarie	42	1	14.0	.440	.238	.854	2.8	1.1	.4	.2	5.8
Ledell Eackles	67	17	24.1	.453	.237	.739	1.9	2.0	.7	.1	13.0
Pervis Ellison	76	30	25.6	.513	.000	.650	7.7	1.3	.6	2.1	10.4
A. J. English	70	12	20.6	.439	.097	.707	2.1	2.5	.4	.2	8.8
Greg Foster	54	3	11.2	.460	.000	.689	2.8	.7	.2	.4	4.4
Harvey Grant	77	76	36.9	.498	.133	.743	7.2	2.6	1.2	.8	18.2
Tom Hammonds	70	7	14.6	.461	.000	.722	2.9	.6	.2	.1	5.2
Byron Irvin	33	4	9.6	.465	.200	.820	1.4	.7	.5	.1	5.2
Charles Jones	62	54	24.2	.540		.580	5.8	.8	.8	2.0	2.6
Bernard King	64	64	37.5	.472	.216	.790	5.0	4.6	.9	.3	28.4
Larry Robinson†	12	10	21.3	.418	.000	.583	2.3	2.0	.6	.0	6.9
Clinton Smith	5	0	9.0	.500		.500	.8	.8	.2	.0	1.4
Darrell Walker	71	65	32.5	.430	.000	.604	7.0	6.5	1.1	.5	7.8
John Williams	33	11	28.5	.417	.244	.753	5.4	4.0	1.2	.2	12.5
Haywoode Workman	73	56	27.9	.454	.240	.759	3.3	4.8	1.2	.1	8.0

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

Awards and records

• Bernard King, All-NBA Third Team

Transactions

See also

• 1990–91 NBA season

References

1. 1990-91 Washington Bullets
2. "Bullets Get Pervis Ellison in Three-Way Trade: Pro Basketball: Jeff Malone Goes to Jazz, with Hansen and Leckner Going to Sacramento. Nets Deal for Theus, Meaning They Will Probably Pick Coleman". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. June 26, 1990. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
3. Aldridge, David (June 26, 1990). "Bullets Trade Malone in 3-Team Deal for Ellison". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
4. "NBA Games Played on February 7, 1991". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
5. "1990–91 Washington Bullets Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
6. Smith, Sam (January 30, 1991). "Pippen Bypassed for All-Star Team". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
7. "1991 NBA All-Star Game: East 116, West 114". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
8. Kornheiser, Tony (January 16, 1991). "Scaling the Mountain Williams Says He's Hungry for Basketball Now". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
9. Aldridge, David (April 21, 1991). "Banged Up and Bandaged, Bullets Prepare to Put Lid on a Painful Season". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
10. "1990–91 Washington Bullets Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
11. "1990–91 NBA Awards Voting". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
12. "SPORTS PEOPLE: PRO BASKETBALL; Remaking the Pistons". The New York Times. September 6, 1991. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
13. Aldridge, David (September 6, 1991). "Bullets Trade Walker to Pistons for Picks". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
14. Aldridge, David (April 5, 1991). "Bullets Left Dejected and Ejected". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
15. "NBA ROUNDUP: Technically, Trail Blazers Earn 105-96 Win". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. April 5, 1991. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
16. Goldstein, Alan (April 5, 1991). "Trail Blazers Foul Up Bullets, 105–96 Walker, Ellison, Unseld Ejected". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved November 22, 2022.

External links

• 1990-91 Washington Bullets Statistics