1991–92 Atlanta Hawks season

The 1991–92 NBA season was the Hawks' 43rd season in the National Basketball Association, and 24th season in Atlanta.[1] The Hawks had the ninth pick in the 1991 NBA draft, and selected Stacey Augmon out of UNLV.[2] During the off-season, the team acquired All-Star guard Maurice Cheeks from the New York Knicks,[3] acquired second-year guard Travis Mays from the Sacramento Kings, and acquired Blair Rasmussen from the Denver Nuggets. However, Mays only played just two games due to two ruptured tendons in his right ankle.[4] The Hawks got off to an 8–8 start and played .500 basketball for the first half of the season. However, with a 22–20 record as of January 28, Dominique Wilkins ruptured his Achilles tendon and was out for the remainder of the season after playing just 42 games, averaging 28.1 points and 7.0 rebounds per game.[5] Without Wilkins, the Hawks would struggle and lose 24 of their final 40 games, including a 7-game losing streak in March. The Hawks finished fifth in the Central Division with a 38–44 record,[6] missing the playoffs and losing a tie-breaker for the #8 seed in the Eastern Conference to the Miami Heat.

1991–92 Atlanta Hawks season
Head coachBob Weiss
OwnersTed Turner
ArenaThe Omni
Results
Record38–44 (.463)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Central)
Conference: 9th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid Not Qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionTBS
WGNX
SportSouth
RadioWGST

Wilkins and Kevin Willis were both selected for the 1992 NBA All-Star Game, but Wilkins did not participate due to injury.[7] Willis averaged 18.3 points and 15.5 rebounds per game, was named to the All-NBA Third Team, and finished in third place in Most Improved Player voting.[8] In addition, Augmon averaged 13.3 points and 1.5 steals per game, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team, while second-year guard Rumeal Robinson showed improvement averaging 13.0 points and 5.5 assists per game, and Rasmussen provided the team with 9.0 points and 4.9 rebounds per game. Off the bench, Duane Ferrell provided with 12.7 points per game, and rookie guard Paul Graham contributed 10.1 points per game.[9]

Following the season, Robinson was traded to the New Jersey Nets,[10] and Cheeks was released to free agency after just one season with the Hawks.

Draft picks
Main article: 1991 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
19Stacey AugmonSG/SF United StatesUNLV
115Anthony AventPF United StatesSeton Hall
230Rodney MonroeSG United StatesNC State

Roster
1991–92 Atlanta Hawks roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
G/F 2 Augmon, Stacey 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1968–08–01 UNLV
G 10 Cheeks, Maurice 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1956–09–08 West Texas A&M
F 33 Ferrell, Duane 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 208 lb (94 kg) 1965–02–28 Georgia Tech
G 25 Graham, Paul 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1967–11–28 Ohio
C 32 Koncak, Jon 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1963–05–17 SMU
G 1 Mays, Travis  6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1968–06–19 Texas
G 12 Monroe, Rodney 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1968–04–16 North Carolina State
C 41 Rasmussen, Blair 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1962–11–13 Oregon
G 22 Robinson, Rumeal 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1966–11–13 Michigan
F 34 Sanders, Jeff 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1966–01–14 Georgia Southern
F 8 Volkov, Alexander 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1964–03–28 Ukraine
G 11 Wiley, Morlon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1966–09–24 Long Beach State
F 21 Wilkins, Dominique  6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1960–01–12 Georgia
F/C 42 Willis, Kevin 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1962–09–06 Michigan State
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Regular season

Season standings
Central Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Chicago Bulls6715.817—36–531–1022–6
x-Cleveland Cavaliers5725.6951035–622–1921–7
x-Detroit Pistons4834.5851925–1623–1815–13
x-Indiana Pacers4042.4882726–1514–2713–15
Atlanta Hawks3844.4632923–1815–267–21
Milwaukee Bucks3151.3783625–166–3510–18
Charlotte Hornets3151.3783622–199–3210–18
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Chicago Bulls6715.817–
2 y-Boston Celtics5131.62216
3 x-Cleveland Cavaliers5725.69510
4 x-New York Knicks5131.62216
5 x-Detroit Pistons4834.58519
6 x-New Jersey Nets4042.48827
7 x-Indiana Pacers4042.48827
8 x-Miami Heat3844.46329
9 Atlanta Hawks3844.46329
10 Philadelphia 76ers3547.42732
11 Milwaukee Bucks3151.37836
12 Charlotte Hornets3151.37836
13 Washington Bullets2557.30542
14 Orlando Magic2161.25646
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 —3–12–20–50–52–02–01–41–12–01–41–10–22–23–12–03–12–22–22–22–00–21–10–21–11–12–2
Boston 1–3—3–11–33–11–11–14–01–11–12–22–02–03–22–20–22–33–25–03–11–11–12–01–12–01–13–1
Charlotte 2–21–3—0–42–31–11–11–41–10–23–20–21–11–32–31–11–30–43–13–11–10–21–12–01–10–22–2
Chicago 5–03–14–0—3–22–02–04–11–11–13–12–01–14–03–22–04–04–03–13–11–12–02–01–12–01–14–0
Cleveland 5–01–33–22–3—1–11–13–11–11–15–01–12–03–13–12–02–24–03–14–01–10–22–01–11–11–14–0
Dallas 0–21–11–10–21–1—3–20–20–44–21–11–30–41–11–13–20–20–21–10–22–20–41–30–50–41–40–2
Denver 0–21–11–10–21–12–3—0–20–42–30–20–41–30–21–12–31–10–22–02–01–31–32–21–41–31–51–1
Detroit 4–10–44–11–41–32–02–0—1–12–02–20–22–02–23–21–12–22–24–03–10–22–02–01–11–11–13–1
Golden State 1–11–11–11–11–14–04–01–1—2–22–03–23–21–12–04–02–01–12–01–13–22–35–02–23–21–32–0
Houston 0–21–12–01–11–12–43–20–22–2—1–12–22–22–01–13–21–11–12–01–11–33–13–13–21–31–42–0
Indiana 4–12–22–31–30–51–12–02–20–21–1—0–22–03–14–12–02–21–32–22–21–10–21–12–00–21–12–2
L.A. Clippers 1–10–22–00–21–13–14–02–02–32–22–0—2–32–02–04–01–10–22–01–13–22–32–32–22–31–30–2
L.A. Lakers 2–00–21–11–10–24–03–10–22–32–20–23–2—2–01–13–12–02–02–02–02–31–44–11–31–41–31–1
Miami 2–22–33–10–41–31–12–02–21–10–21–30–20–2—4–02–02–21–43–11–40–20–22–01–11–11–15–0
Milwaukee 1–32–23–22–31–31–11–12–30–21–11–40–21–10–4—2–00–41–33–13–10–20–20–21–11–11–13–1
Minnesota 0–22–01–10–20–22–33–21–10–42–30–20–41–30–20–2—0–20–20–20–20–40–41–30–60–42–30–2
New Jersey 1–33–23–10–42–22–01–12–20–21–12–21–10–22–24–02–0—2–33–13–21–11–11–11–10–20–22–3
New York 2–22–34–00–40–42–02–02–21–11–13–12–00–24–13–12–03–2—4–13–11–11–11–10–22–02–04–0
Orlando 2–20–51–31–31–31–10–20–40–20–22–20–20–21–31–32–01–31–4—3–20–20–20–21–11–10–22–3
Philadelphia 2–21–31–31–30–42–00–21–31–11–12–21–10–24–11–32–02–31–32–3—0–21–11–11–12–00–25–0
Phoenix 0–21–11–11–11–12–23–12–02–33–11–12–33–22–02–04–01–11–12–02–0—3–24–13–13–22–22–0
Portland 2–01–12–00–22–04–03–10–23–21–32–03–24–12–02–04–01–11–12–01–12–3—5–02–24–12–22–0
Sacramento 1–10–21–10–20–23–12–20–20–51–31–13–21–40–22–03–11–11–12–01–11–40–5—1–31–41–32–0
San Antonio 2–01–10–21–11–15–04–11–12–22–30–22–23–11–11–16–01–12–01–11–11–32–23–1—3–11–40–2
Seattle 1–10–21–10–21–14–03–11–12–33–12–03–24–11–11–14–02–00–21–10–22–31–44–11–3—3–12–0
Utah 1–11–12–01–11–14–15–11–13–14–11–13–13–11–11–13–22–00–22–02–02–22–23–14–11–3—2–0
Washington 2–21–32–20–40–42–01–11–30–20–22–22–01–10–51–32–03–20–43–20–50–20–20–22–00–20–2—

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

Season
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Dominique Wilkins424238.146.428.983.57.03.81.20.628.1
Kevin Willis818036.648.316.280.415.52.10.90.718.3
Stacey Augmon828230.548.916.766.65.12.51.50.313.3
Rumeal Robinson816427.445.632.763.62.75.51.30.313.0
Duane Ferrell661224.252.433.376.13.21.40.70.312.7
Paul Graham78922.044.739.074.13.02.21.20.310.1
Blair Rasmussen816124.347.821.775.04.91.30.40.69.0
Alexander Volkov772719.744.131.863.13.43.20.90.48.6
Travis Mays2016.042.950.0100.01.00.50.00.08.5
Maurice Cheeks56019.446.250.060.51.73.31.50.04.6
Morlon Wiley411918.744.436.870.01.84.01.00.14.3
Jeff Sanders1209.844.40.077.82.20.80.40.33.9
Rodney Monroe3808.236.822.282.60.90.70.30.13.4
Jon Koncak771419.339.10.065.53.41.70.60.93.1
Gary Leonard502.666.70.0100.01.00.20.20.02.0

Player Statistics Citation:[9]

Awards

References
  1. 1991-92 Atlanta Hawks
  2. "BASKETBALL; Hornets Make Johnson No. 1 Pick in the Draft". New York Times. June 27, 1991. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
  3. "BASKETBALL; Knicks Send Cheeks to Hawks for McCormick". New York Times. October 3, 1991. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
  4. "SPORTS PEOPLE: PRO BASKETBALL; Mays Out for Season". New York Times. November 13, 1991. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
  5. "PRO BASKETBALL; Achilles' Tendon Injury Ends Wilkins's Season". New York Times. January 29, 1992. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
  6. "1991–92 Atlanta Hawks Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
  7. "1992 NBA All-Star Game: West 153, East 113". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
  8. "1991–92 NBA Awards Voting". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
  9. "1991–92 Atlanta Hawks Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
  10. "BASKETBALL; Nets Reduce Logjam by Trading Blaylock to Hawks". New York Times. November 4, 1992. Retrieved October 14, 2021.

See also
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