1991–92 Orlando Magic season

The 1991–92 NBA season was the Magic's 3rd season in the National Basketball Association.^[1] Orlando hosted the 1992 NBA All-Star Game and All-star weekend, where Nick Anderson participated in the Slam Dunk Contest (losing in the semi-final round).

1991–92 Orlando Magic season
Head coach	Matt Guokas
Arena	Orlando Arena
Results
Record	21–61 (.256)
Place	Division: 7th (Atlantic) Conference: 14th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	WKCF Sunshine Network (Chip Caray, Jack Givens, Paul Kennedy)
Radio	WWZN (David Steele)
< 1990–91 1992–93 >

During the offseason, the Magic signed free agent Anthony Bowie. Finally returning to the Eastern Conference and settling into the Atlantic Division, the Magic had a disappointing third season. After winning their first three games leading them to a 6–8 start, the team suffered a winless month in December losing all 15 games, plus a 17-game losing streak in early January. Second-year star Dennis Scott played just 18 games due to a leg injury, while leading scorer Nick Anderson, who averaged 19.9 points per game missed 22 games.

The Magic finished last place in the Atlantic Division with a 21–61 record,^[2] which landed them with the number one overall pick in the 1992 NBA draft.^[3] Following the season, rookie Stanley Roberts was traded to the Los Angeles Clippers.

Draft picks

Main article: 1991 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
1	10	Brian Williams	PF/C	United States	Arizona
1	23	Stanley Roberts	C	United States	LSU
2	36	Chris Corchiani	PG	United States	North Carolina State

Roster

1991–92 Orlando Magic roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From C 42 Acres, Mark 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1962–11–15 Oral Roberts SG 25 Anderson, Nick 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1968–01–20 Illinois SG 14 Bowie, Anthony 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1963–11–09 Oklahoma PF 33 Catledge, Terry 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1963–08–22 South Alabama PG 13 Corchiani, Chris 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1968–03–28 NC State SF 15 Higgins, Sean 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1968–12–30 Michigan C 34 Kite, Greg 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1961–08–05 BYU SF 35 Reynolds, Jerry 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1962–12–23 LSU C 53 Roberts, Stanley 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 285 lb (129 kg) 1970–02–07 LSU SF 3 Scott, Dennis  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 229 lb (104 kg) 1968–09–05 Georgia Tech PG 4 Skiles, Scott 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1964–03–05 Michigan State SG 32 Smith, Otis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1964–01–30 Jacksonville PF 31 Turner, Jeff 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1962–04–09 Vanderbilt PF 8 Williams, Brian 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1969–04–06 Arizona PG 11 Vincent, Sam 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1963–05–18 Michigan State

Head coach Matt Guokas Assistant coach(es) John Gabriel Brian Hill Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster Last transaction: April 18, 1992

Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Boston Celtics	51	31	.622	—	34–7	17–24	19–9
x-New York Knicks	51	31	.622	—	30–11	21–20	20–8
x-New Jersey Nets	40	42	.488	11	25–16	15–26	15–13
x-Miami Heat	38	44	.463	13	28–13	10–31	14–14
Philadelphia 76ers	35	47	.427	16	23–18	12–29	15–13
Washington Bullets	25	57	.305	26	14–27	11–30	7–21
Orlando Magic	21	61	.256	30	13–28	8–33	8–20

y – clinched division title

x – clinched playoff spot

#	Eastern Conference v t e
	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

Regular season

Player	POS	GP	GS	MP	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Terry Catledge	PF	78	67	2,430	549	109	58	16	1,154	31.2	7.0	1.4	.7	.2	14.8
Scott Skiles	PG	75	63	2,377	202	544	74	5	1,057	31.7	2.7	7.3	1.0	.1	14.1
Jeff Turner	SF	75	42	1,591	246	92	24	16	530	21.2	3.3	1.2	.3	.2	7.1
Greg Kite	C	72	44	1,479	402	44	30	57	228	20.5	5.6	.6	.4	.8	3.2
Mark Acres	C	68	6	926	252	22	25	15	208	13.6	3.7	.3	.4	.2	3.1
Nick Anderson	SG	60	59	2,203	384	163	97	33	1,196	36.7	6.4	2.7	1.6	.6	19.9
Stanley Roberts	C	55	34	1,118	336	39	22	83	573	20.3	6.1	.7	.4	1.5	10.4
Otis Smith	SG	55	5	877	116	57	36	13	310	15.9	2.1	1.0	.7	.2	5.6
Anthony Bowie	SG	52	26	1,721	245	163	55	38	758	33.1	4.7	3.1	1.1	.7	14.6
Chris Corchiani	PG	51	1	741	78	141	45	2	255	14.5	1.5	2.8	.9	.0	5.0
Bison Dele	PF	48	2	905	272	33	41	53	437	18.9	5.7	.7	.9	1.1	9.1
Jerry Reynolds	SG	46	16	1,159	149	151	63	17	555	25.2	3.2	3.3	1.4	.4	12.1
Sam Vincent	PG	39	18	885	101	148	35	4	411	22.7	2.6	3.8	.9	.1	10.5
Sean Higgins†	PF	32	12	580	94	37	14	6	276	18.1	2.9	1.2	.4	.2	8.6
Dennis Scott	SF	18	15	608	66	35	20	9	359	33.8	3.7	1.9	1.1	.5	19.9
Morlon Wiley†	PG	9	0	90	7	13	4	0	21	10.0	.8	1.4	.4	.0	2.3
Stephen Thompson†	SG	1	0	15	1	1	0	0	2	15.0	1.0	1.0	.0	.0	2.0

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

Awards and records

• Stanley Roberts – All-Rookie 2nd Team

Transactions

Date	Type	Transaction
9/26/1991	Signing	Signed Donald Royal as a free agent.
10/28/1991	Waiver	Waived Donald Royal.
12/4/1991	Waiver	Waived Morlon Wiley.
12/31/1991	Signing	Signed Anthony Bowie as a free agent.
1/2/1992	Signing	Signed Stephen Thompson as a free agent.
1/7/2010	Waiver	Waived Stephen Thompson.
1/10/1992	Signing	Signed Sean Higgins to 10-day contract.
1/30/1992	Signing	Signed Sean Higgins to 10-day contract.
4/18/1992	Signing	Signed Howard Wright as a free agent.

Player Transactions Citation:^[4]

References

1. 1991-92 Orlando Magic
2. "1991–92 Orlando Magic Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
3. "Orlando gets first pick in talent-studded NBA draft". Indiana Gazette. May 18, 1992. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "1991–92 Orlando Magic Transactions". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.

External links

• 1991-92 Orlando Magic Statistics