1989–90 San Antonio Spurs season
The 1989–90 NBA season was the Spurs' 14th season in the National Basketball Association, and 23rd season as a franchise.[1] This marked the first NBA season for David Robinson, who was selected by the Spurs as the first overall pick in the 1987 NBA draft.[2] In the 1989 NBA draft, the team had the third overall pick, and selected Sean Elliott from the University of Arizona,[3] and acquired All-Star forward Terry Cummings from the Milwaukee Bucks,[4] and All-Star guard Maurice Cheeks from the Philadelphia 76ers during the off-season.[5] The Spurs finished with a franchise-best 56–26 regular season record,[6] first place in the Midwest Division, and surpassing the 53-win season of 1982–83.
1989–90 San Antonio Spurs season | |
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Division champions | |
Head coach | Larry Brown |
General manager | Bob Bass |
Owner(s) | Red McCombs |
Arena | HemisFair Arena |
Results | |
Record | 56–26 (.683) |
Place | Division: 1st (Midwest) Conference: 2nd (Western) |
Playoff finish | Conference Semifinals (Lost to Trail Blazers 3–4) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | KSAT-TV (Dave Barnett, Greg Simmons) Home Sports Entertainment (Dave Barnett, Greg Simmons) |
Radio | WOAI (Jay Howard) |
As the 1980s ended, the 1989–90 season proved to be the rebirth of the Spurs franchise. With his tour of duty at the Navy over, Robinson arrived to the Spurs along with Elliott, Cummings and Cheeks, who only spent half the season in San Antonio, and was traded at midseason to the New York Knicks for second-year guard Rod Strickland.[7] This season would mark a turning point for the franchise, the Spurs would miss the playoffs only once between 1990 and 2019 (that coming in 1996–97).
Although there was speculation that Robinson might choose not to sign with the Spurs and to become a free agent once his Navy commitment ended,[8][9] Robinson decided to play in San Antonio. Robinson joined the Spurs for the 1989-90 season, and he helped the team produce the second greatest single season turnaround in NBA history.[10] Robinson had one of the most successful rookie seasons for a center in NBA history, finishing the season as the Rookie of the Year, averaging 24.3 points, 12.0 rebounds and 3.9 blocks per game, earning All-NBA Third Team, NBA All-Rookie First Team, and NBA All-Defensive Second Team honors, while being selected for the 1990 NBA All-Star Game, which was his first All-Star appearance.[11] He also finished in sixth place in Most Valuable Player voting.[12] In addition, Cummings averaged 22.4 points and 8.4 rebounds per game, while second-year guard Willie Anderson provided the team with 15.7 points, 4.4 assists and 1.4 steals per game, and Elliott contributed 10.0 points per game, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team.[13]
In the Western Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Spurs swept the Denver Nuggets in three straight games.[14] However, they would lose in a full seven game series to the Portland Trail Blazers in the Western Conference Semi-finals.[15]
For the season, the Spurs introduced a new primary logo, which featured the fiesta colors of turquoise, fuchsia and orange.[16] The uniforms remained silver and black, although starting this season, the team name "Spurs" replaced the city name "San Antonio" on the road jerseys.[17][18] The "fiesta" logo and the new uniforms both remained in use until 2002.
Draft picks
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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1 | 3 | Sean Elliott | SF | ![]() |
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Roster
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Roster Notes
- Small forward Mike Mitchell was signed by the Spurs before the playoffs began. He did not play during the regular season.
Regular season
The Spurs went from 21–61[19] in the 1988–89 NBA season to 56–26 in 1989–90, for a remarkable 35-game improvement. They advanced to the second round of the Western Conference playoffs where they lost in seven games to the eventual western conference champions, the Portland Trail Blazers. Following the 1989–90 season, David Robinson was unanimously named the NBA Rookie of the Year, and subsequently SEGA produced a game featuring him entitled David Robinson's Supreme Court.
Season standings
Midwest Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
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y-San Antonio Spurs | 56 | 26 | .683 | – | 34–7 | 22–19 | 19–9 |
x-Utah Jazz | 55 | 27 | .671 | 1 | 36–5 | 19–22 | 21–7 |
x-Dallas Mavericks | 47 | 35 | .573 | 9 | 30–11 | 17–24 | 17–11 |
x-Denver Nuggets | 43 | 39 | .524 | 13 | 28–13 | 15–26 | 15–13 |
x-Houston Rockets | 41 | 41 | .500 | 15 | 31–10 | 10–31 | 13–15 |
Minnesota Timberwolves | 22 | 60 | .268 | 34 | 17–24 | 5–36 | 6–22 |
Charlotte Hornets | 19 | 63 | .232 | 37 | 13–28 | 6–35 | 7–21 |
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | z-Los Angeles Lakers | 63 | 19 | .768 | – |
2 | y-San Antonio Spurs | 56 | 26 | .683 | 7 |
3 | x-Portland Trail Blazers | 59 | 23 | .720 | 4 |
4 | x-Utah Jazz | 55 | 27 | .671 | 8 |
5 | x-Phoenix Suns | 54 | 28 | .659 | 9 |
6 | x-Dallas Mavericks | 47 | 35 | .573 | 16 |
7 | x-Denver Nuggets | 43 | 39 | .524 | 20 |
8 | x-Houston Rockets | 41 | 41 | .500 | 22 |
9 | Seattle SuperSonics | 41 | 41 | .500 | 22 |
10 | Golden State Warriors | 37 | 45 | .451 | 26 |
11 | Los Angeles Clippers | 30 | 52 | .366 | 33 |
12 | Sacramento Kings | 23 | 59 | .280 | 40 |
13 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 22 | 60 | .268 | 41 |
14 | Charlotte Hornets | 19 | 63 | .232 | 44 |
Record vs. opponents
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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 | — | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–5 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
Boston | 3–1 | — | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 |
Charlotte | 0–2 | 0–2 | — | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–5 | 0–4 | 0–5 | 0–2 |
Chicago | 5–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | — | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 |
Cleveland | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–5 | — | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
Dallas | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | — | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 |
Denver | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | — | 0–2 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 |
Detroit | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 |
Golden State | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | — | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
Houston | 0–2 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 2–2 | — | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 |
Indiana | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
L.A. Clippers | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | — | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–5 | 2–3 | 0–4 | 3–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 |
L.A. Lakers | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
Miami | 0–4 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | — | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–5 | 3–1 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 |
Milwaukee | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | — | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 |
Minnesota | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 0–5 | 1–1 |
New Jersey | 2–2 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | — | 1–4 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–3 |
New York | 3–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | — | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 |
Orlando | 0–5 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | — | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 |
Philadelphia | 2–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 |
Phoenix | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 2–3 | 5–0 | 0–4 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
Portland | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | — | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
Sacramento | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 0–4 | — | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 |
San Antonio | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 4–0 | — | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 |
Seattle | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | — | 1–3 | 2–0 |
Utah | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | — | 2–0 |
Washington | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–5 | 4–0 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — |
Game log
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First Round: 3–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–0)
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Conference Semifinals: 3–4 (Home: 3–0; Road: 0–4)
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Player statistics
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% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Willie Anderson | 82 | 81 | 34.0 | .492 | .269 | .748 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 1.4 | .7 | 15.7 |
Uwe Blab | 7 | 0 | 7.1 | .545 | . | .500 | 1.3 | .1 | .0 | .0 | 2.1 |
Frank Brickowski | 78 | 12 | 18.4 | .545 | .000 | .674 | 4.2 | 1.3 | .8 | .5 | 6.6 |
Maurice Cheeks | 50 | 49 | 35.3 | .478 | .111 | .832 | 3.3 | 6.0 | 1.6 | .1 | 10.9 |
Terry Cummings | 81 | 78 | 34.8 | .475 | .322 | .780 | 8.4 | 2.7 | 1.4 | .6 | 22.4 |
Sean Elliott | 81 | 69 | 25.1 | .481 | .111 | .866 | 3.7 | 1.9 | .6 | .2 | 10.0 |
Caldwell Jones | 72 | 2 | 12.3 | .465 | .200 | .704 | 3.2 | .3 | .3 | .4 | 2.4 |
Jeff Lebo | 4 | 0 | 8.0 | .286 | . | 1.000 | 1.0 | .8 | .5 | .0 | 1.5 |
Vernon Maxwell | 49 | 2 | 22.8 | .435 | .288 | .621 | 2.9 | 3.0 | .9 | .1 | 6.9 |
Johnny Moore | 53 | 8 | 9.7 | .373 | .235 | .593 | 1.0 | 1.5 | .6 | .1 | 2.2 |
Zarko Paspalj | 28 | 1 | 6.5 | .342 | .000 | .818 | 1.1 | .4 | .1 | .3 | 2.6 |
David Robinson | 82 | 81 | 36.6 | .531 | .000 | .732 | 12.0 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 3.9 | 24.3 |
Rod Strickland | 31 | 24 | 36.2 | .468 | .222 | .615 | 4.3 | 8.0 | 1.8 | .2 | 14.2 |
Chris Welp | 13 | 1 | 4.3 | .304 | . | .500 | .9 | .4 | .1 | .0 | 1.2 |
Reggie Williams | 10 | 0 | 6.8 | .452 | .000 | .667 | .8 | .5 | .1 | .3 | 4.2 |
David Wingate | 78 | 2 | 23.8 | .448 | .000 | .777 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 1.1 | .2 | 6.8 |
Playoffs
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Willie Anderson | 10 | 10 | 37.5 | .518 | .400 | .806 | 5.4 | 5.2 | .9 | .4 | 20.5 |
Uwe Blab | 2 | 0 | 2.5 | .000 | . | .500 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 1.5 |
Frank Brickowski | 10 | 0 | 16.1 | .574 | . | .654 | 4.4 | 1.1 | .8 | .1 | 7.9 |
Terry Cummings | 10 | 10 | 37.5 | .528 | .200 | .808 | 9.4 | 2.2 | .7 | .4 | 24.9 |
Sean Elliott | 10 | 10 | 29.1 | .552 | .000 | .724 | 4.1 | 1.8 | .9 | .6 | 12.7 |
Caldwell Jones | 9 | 0 | 7.3 | .444 | . | .000 | 1.4 | .2 | .0 | .3 | .9 |
Mike Mitchell | 4 | 0 | 3.8 | .375 | . | . | .8 | .5 | .0 | .0 | 1.5 |
Johnny Moore | 9 | 0 | 9.6 | .250 | .000 | .500 | 1.2 | 2.3 | .8 | .1 | 1.8 |
David Robinson | 10 | 10 | 37.5 | .533 | . | .677 | 12.0 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 4.0 | 24.3 |
Rod Strickland | 10 | 10 | 38.4 | .425 | .000 | .556 | 5.3 | 11.2 | 1.4 | .0 | 12.3 |
Reggie Williams | 9 | 0 | 5.4 | .333 | .000 | 1.000 | 1.2 | .3 | .2 | .0 | 2.2 |
David Wingate | 10 | 0 | 29.3 | .519 | .667 | .750 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 1.8 | .3 | 9.1 |
Award winners
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