1990–91 Miami Heat season

1990–91 Miami Heat season
Head coach	Ron Rothstein
Arena	Miami Arena
Results
Record	24–58 (.293)
Place	Division: 7th (Atlantic) Conference: 15th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	DNQ
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	SportsChannel Florida, Sunshine Network, WBFS
Radio	WQAM

The 1990-91 Miami Heat season was the 3rd season of the Miami Heat in the National Basketball Association (NBA).^[1] In his second year, point guard Sherman Douglas led the Heat in scoring with 18.5 points per game. Second year star Glen Rice, and last season's Most Improved Player Rony Seikaly also had solid seasons as the Heat continued to show improvement despite finishing last place in the Atlantic Division with a 24-58 record.

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
1	9	Willie Burton	SG	United States	Minnesota
1	15	Dave Jamerson	SG	United States	Ohio
2	30	Carl Herrera	PF	Venezuela	Houston

Roster

Miami Heat roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From SF 2 Askins, Keith 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Alabama SF 34 Burton, Willie 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Minnesota PG 12 Coles, Bimbo 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Virginia Tech PF 44 Davis, Terry 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Virginia Union PG 11 Douglas, Sherman 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Syracuse SG 21 Edwards, Kevin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) DePaul C 33 Kessler, Alec 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Georgia PF 43 Long, Grant 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Eastern Michigan C 53 Ogg, Alan 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Alabama–Birmingham SF 41 Rice, Glen 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Michigan C 4 Seikaly, Rony 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Syracuse SG 20 Sundvold, Jon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Missouri SF 55 Thompson, Billy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Louisville SG 25 Wagner, Milt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Louisville	Head coach Ron Rothstein (Rhode Island) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic Division	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

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

#	Eastern Conference
	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

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

Awards and records

• Willie Burton, NBA All-Rookie Team 2nd Team

References

1. "1990-91 Miami Heat". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 2012-06-01.