1992–93 Philadelphia 76ers season

The 1992–93 NBA season was the 76ers 44th season in the National Basketball Association, and 30th season in Philadelphia.^[1] The 76ers received the ninth overall pick in the 1992 NBA draft, and selected Clarence Weatherspoon from the University of Southern Mississippi.^{[2][3][4][5][6]} During the off-season, the team acquired Jeff Hornacek, Andrew Lang and Tim Perry from the Phoenix Suns,^{[7][8][9][10]} and hired Doug Moe as their new head coach.^[11][12][13]

1992–93 Philadelphia 76ers season
Head coach	Doug Moe Fred Carter
Arena	The Spectrum
Results
Record	26–56 (.317)
Place	Division: 6th (Atlantic) Conference: 13th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	WPHL-TV SportsChannel Philadelphia PRISM
Radio	WIP
< 1991–92 1993–94 >

The Sixers got off to a bad start, losing 11 of their first 14 games after a 7-game losing streak between November and December, and held an 18–31 record at the All-Star break.^[14] The team also suffered two defeats that were greater than 50 points (at Kings 154–98 on Jan. 2, and at Sonics 149–93 on Mar. 6).^[15] As the NBA in the 1990s emphasized more defensive play, Moe tried to implement an up-tempo attack offense similar to his former Denver Nuggets team of the 1980s, which failed miserably. With the team holding a 19–37 record in early March, he was fired and replaced with Fred Carter.^[15][16] Moe would return to coaching with the Denver Nuggets in his second stint under head coach George Karl from 2005 until retirement in 2008.

On March 28, 1993, during a nationally televised broadcast game between the Suns and the Sixers, former 76ers forward Charles Barkley received a standing ovation from his former home fans at The Spectrum. When the Sixers team was introduced, the crowd booed loudly at them; the Suns won the game, 110–100.^{[17][18][19][20]} In April, the 76ers signed undrafted free agent Thomas Jordan to a 10-day contract; Jordan previously played overseas in Spain. In the final four games of the regular season, Jordan played a sixth man role, averaging 11.0 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game off the bench.^{[21][22][23][24][25]} The Sixers lost 26 of 30 games between January 30 and April 2, 1993, and finished sixth in the Atlantic Division with a 26–56 record.^[26]

Hersey Hawkins led the team with 20.3 points and 1.7 steals per game, while Hornacek averaged 19.1 points, 6.9 assists and 1.7 steals per game, and Weatherspoon provided the team with 15.6 points and 7.2 rebounds per game, and was named the NBA All-Rookie Second Team. In addition, Armen Gilliam provided with 12.4 points and 5.9 rebounds per game, while Perry averaged 9.0 points and 5.0 rebounds per game, Johnny Dawkins contributed 8.9 points and 4.1 assists per game off the bench, Ron Anderson contributed 8.1 points per game also off the bench, and Manute Bol led the team with 2.1 blocks per game.^[27]

Following the season, Hawkins was traded to the Charlotte Hornets,^{[28][29][30][31]} while Gilliam and Anderson both left for free agency and signed with the New Jersey Nets,^[32][33][34] Lang signed with the Atlanta Hawks,^[35][36] Bol signed with the Miami Heat,^[37][38] and Jordan, Charles Shackleford and Greg Grant were all released. Jordan would return to playing basketball overseas, ending his short lived stint in the NBA.

NBA draft

Main article: 1992 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
1	9	Clarence Weatherspoon	PF	United States	Southern Miss

Roster

1992–93 Philadelphia 76ers roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From SF 20 Anderson, Ron 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) –– Fresno State C 11 Bol, Manute 7 ft 7 in (2.31 m) 200 lb (91 kg) –– Bridgeport PG 12 Dawkins, Johnny 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) –– Duke SF 35 Gilliam, Armen 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) –– UNLV PG 3 Grant, Greg 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 140 lb (64 kg) –– TCNJ SG 33 Hawkins, Hersey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) –– Bradley PG 14 Hornacek, Jeff 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) –– Iowa State PF 55 Jordan, Thomas 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) –– Oklahoma State C 28 Lang, Andrew 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) –– Arkansas SF 21 Payne, Kenny 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) –– Louisville PF 23 Perry, Tim 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) –– Temple C 17 Shackleford, Charles 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) –– NC State PF 30 Weatherspoon, Clarence 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 240 lb (109 kg) –– Southern Miss PF 45 Wilkins, Eddie Lee 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) –– Gardner–Webb

Head coach Fred Carter Assistant coach(es) Tony DiLeo David Moe Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-New York Knicks	60	22	.732	—	37–4	23–18	23–5
x-Boston Celtics	48	34	.585	12	28–13	20–21	19–9
x-New Jersey Nets	43	39	.524	17	26–15	17–24	14–14
Orlando Magic	41	41	.500	19	27–14	14–27	15–13
Miami Heat	36	46	.439	24	26–15	10–31	9–19
Philadelphia 76ers	26	56	.317	34	15–26	11–30	11–17
Washington Bullets	22	60	.268	38	15–26	7–34	7–21

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

#	Eastern Conference v t e
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-New York Knicks	60	22	.732	–
2	y-Chicago Bulls	57	25	.695	3
3	x-Cleveland Cavaliers	54	28	.659	6
4	x-Boston Celtics	48	34	.585	12
5	x-Charlotte Hornets	44	38	.537	16
6	x-New Jersey Nets	43	39	.524	17
7	x-Atlanta Hawks	43	39	.524	17
8	x-Indiana Pacers	41	41	.500	19
9	Orlando Magic	41	41	.500	19
10	Detroit Pistons	40	42	.488	20
11	Miami Heat	36	46	.439	24
12	Milwaukee Bucks	28	54	.341	32
13	Philadelphia 76ers	26	56	.317	36
14	Washington Bullets	22	60	.268	38

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1992-93 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	—	2–2	3–2	2–2	0–5	1–1	2–0	2–3	2–0	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	3–1	3–2	2–0	1–3	2–2	1–3	3–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–2
Boston	2–2	—	3–1	1–3	3–1	2–0	2–0	1–3	2–0	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–2	2–0	4–0	1–4	3–2	4–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	4–1
Charlotte	2–3	1–3	—	2–3	1–3	2–0	1–1	4–1	2–0	0–2	0–5	1–1	1–1	2–2	3–1	2–0	2–2	1–3	3–1	4–0	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–0
Chicago	2–2	3–1	3–2	—	2–3	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–0	0–2	5–0	2–0	0–2	3–1	4–1	2–0	4–0	1–3	3–1	2–2	1–1	2–0	2–0	0–2	2–0	2–0	4–0
Cleveland	5–0	1–3	3–1	3–2	—	2–0	1–1	3–2	2–0	1–1	4–0	1–1	2–0	2–2	4–1	2–0	2–2	1–3	2–2	4–0	2–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–1
Dallas	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	—	1–5	1–1	0–4	1–4	1–1	0–4	1–3	0–2	0–2	1–4	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–4	0–4	0–4	0–5	1–3	0–5	1–1
Denver	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	5–1	—	1–1	3–1	2–3	1–1	2–2	1–3	0–2	1–1	3–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–3	1–3	3–1	1–4	1–3	2–3	2–0
Detroit	3–2	3–1	1–4	1–3	2–3	1–1	1–1	—	0–2	1–1	3–2	1–1	1–1	1–3	2–2	1–1	3–1	2–2	3–1	3–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	0–2	0–2	0–2	4–0
Golden State	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	4–0	1–3	2–0	—	2–2	0–2	2–3	1–4	2–0	1–1	3–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–4	0–5	4–1	3–1	1–4	3–1	1–1
Houston	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	4–1	3–2	1–1	2–2	—	2–0	4–0	3–1	2–0	1–1	4–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–2	1–3	4–0	4–1	1–3	4–1	1–1
Indiana	2–2	2–2	5–0	0–5	0–4	1–1	1–1	2–3	2–0	0–2	—	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–3	1–1	3–1	1–3	2–2	3–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	0–2	3–1
L.A. Clippers	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	4–0	2–2	1–1	3–2	0–4	1–1	—	3–2	0–2	2–0	4–0	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	3–2	2–3	3–2	0–4	1–4	2–2	2–0
L.A. Lakers	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	3–1	3–1	1–1	4–1	1–3	1–1	2–3	—	0–2	1–1	3–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	2–0	0–5	3–2	3–2	2–2	1–4	1–3	2–0
Miami	1–3	1–3	2–2	1–3	2–2	2–0	2–0	3–1	0–2	0–2	2–2	2–0	2–0	—	2–2	2–0	2–3	0–5	3–2	1–3	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–3
Milwaukee	2–3	2–2	1–3	1–4	1–4	2–0	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	3–2	0–2	1–1	2–2	—	1–1	0–4	1–3	2–2	2–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–3
Minnesota	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	4–1	2–3	1–1	1–3	2–4	1–1	0–4	1–3	0–2	1–1	—	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–4	1–3	1–3	1–4	0–4	1–4	1–1
New Jersey	3–1	0–4	2–2	0–4	2–2	2–0	1–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	1–3	2–0	2–0	3–2	4–0	1–1	—	1–3	3–2	3–2	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–1
New York	2–2	4–1	3–1	3–1	3–1	2–0	1–1	2–2	2–0	1–1	3–1	0–2	2–0	5–0	3–1	2–0	3–1	—	2–2	5–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	4–1
Orlando	3–1	2–3	1–3	1–3	2–2	1–1	2–0	1–3	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	2–3	2–2	2–0	2–3	2–2	—	3–2	0–2	2–0	2–0	0–2	0–2	1–1	4–0
Philadelphia	1–3	1–4	0–4	2–2	0–4	1–1	1–1	1–3	1–1	0–2	1–3	1–1	0–2	3–1	2–2	2–0	2–3	0–5	2–3	—	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	3–1
Phoenix	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	0–2	4–0	3–1	2–0	4–1	2–2	1–1	2–3	5–0	2–0	2–0	4–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	—	3–2	5–0	3–1	2–3	3–1	2–0
Portland	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	2–0	4–0	3–1	1–1	5–0	3–1	1–1	3–2	2–3	1–1	2–0	3–1	2–0	1–1	0–2	2–0	2–3	—	5–0	2–2	2–3	2–2	1–1
Sacramento	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	4–0	1–3	0–2	1–4	0–4	0–2	2–3	2–3	1–1	1–1	3–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–5	0–5	—	2–2	1–4	2–2	1–1
San Antonio	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	5–0	4–1	2–0	1–3	1–4	1–1	4–0	2–2	1–1	2–0	4–1	1–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	1–3	2–2	2–2	—	3–1	3–3	1–1
Seattle	1–1	2–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	3–1	3–1	2–0	4–1	3–1	0–2	4–1	4–1	1–1	2–0	4–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	3–2	3–2	4–1	1–3	—	2–2	2–0
Utah	0–2	2–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	5–0	3–2	2–0	1–3	1–4	2–0	2–2	3–1	2–0	2–0	4–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–3	2–2	2–2	3–3	2–2	—	1–1
Washington	2–2	1–4	0–4	0–4	1–3	1–1	0–2	0–4	1–1	1–1	1–3	0–2	0–2	3–2	3–1	1–1	1–4	1–4	0–4	1–3	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	—

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

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Ron Anderson	69	0	18.3	.414	.325	.809	2.7	1.3	.4	.1	8.1
Manute Bol	58	23	14.7	.409	.313	.632	3.3	.3	.2	2.1	2.2
Johnny Dawkins	74	10	21.6	.437	.310	.796	1.8	4.6	1.1	.1	8.9
Armen Gilliam	80	26	21.8	.464	.000	.843	5.9	1.5	.5	.7	12.4
Greg Grant	72	0	13.8	.350	.294	.645	.9	2.9	.6	.0	2.7
Hersey Hawkins	81	81	36.8	.470	.397	.860	4.3	3.9	1.7	.4	20.3
Jeff Hornacek	79	78	36.2	.470	.390	.865	4.3	6.9	1.7	.3	19.1
Thomas Jordan	4	0	26.5	.439		.471	4.8	.8	.8	1.3	11.0
Andrew Lang	73	59	25.5	.425	.200	.763	6.0	1.1	.6	1.9	5.3
Kenny Payne	13	0	11.8	.422	.222	1.000	1.8	1.4	.4	.2	6.5
Tim Perry	81	51	26.0	.468	.204	.710	5.0	1.6	.5	1.1	9.0
Charles Shackleford	48	0	11.8	.488	.000	.633	4.3	.5	.3	.5	4.0
Clarence Weatherspoon	82	82	32.4	.469	.250	.713	7.2	1.8	1.0	.8	15.6
Eddie Lee Wilkins	26	0	7.4	.567	.000	.615	1.5	.1	.3	.0	6.1

Awards and records

• Clarence Weatherspoon, NBA All-Rookie Team 2nd Team

See also

• 1992–93 NBA season

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