1991–92 Miami Heat season

1991–92 Miami Heat season
Head coach	Kevin Loughery
Arena	Miami Arena
Results
Record	38–44 (.463)
Place	Division: 3rd (Atlantic) Conference: 8th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	East First Round (eliminated 0-3)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	SportsChannel Florida, Sunshine Network, WBFS
Radio	WQAM

The 1991-92 Miami Heat season was Miami's fourth season in the NBA. The Heat selected Steve Smith as their fifth pick in the 1991 NBA Draft. They also had a new coach in Kevin Loughery. As the new coach, Loughery would help the Heat reach their first postseason appearance in the team's franchise history. They sneaked into the playoffs on the final day of the season by finishing in 4th place with a 38-44 record. The Heat were very successful at home as they posted a 28-13 record at Miami Arena. Glen Rice led the way with 22.3 points per game. In the Eastern Conference First Round, the Heat were swept by the Chicago Bulls.

Draft picks

Main article: 1991 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
1	5	Steve Smith	SG	United States	Michigan State
2	29	George Ackles	C/PF	United States	UNLV

Roster

Miami Heat 1991-92 roster
Players	Coaches

Pos.	#	Nat.	Name	Ht.	Wt.	From
G/F	2		Askins, Keith	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	197 lb (89 kg)		Alabama
F/C	00		Babić, Miloš (waived)	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	240 lb (109 kg)		Tennessee Tech
F	30		Bennett, Winston	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)		Kentucky
G/F	34		Burton, Willie	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)		Minnesota
G	12		Coles, Bimbo	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)		Virginia Tech
G	11		Douglas, Sherman (to BOS)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)		Syracuse
G	21		Edwards, Kevin	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)		DePaul
F/C	33		Kessler, Alec	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	230 lb (104 kg)		Georgia
F	43		Long, Grant	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)		Eastern Michigan
G	23		Morton, John	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)		Seton Hall
C	53		Ogg, Alan	7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)	240 lb (109 kg)		Alabama–Birmingham
F	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
G	22		Shaw, Brian (from BOS)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)		UC Santa Barbara
G	3		Smith, Steve	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)		Michigan State
G	20		Sundvold, Jon	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)		Missouri

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Head coach

• Kevin Loughery (St. John's)

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Legend

• (C) Team captain
• (DP) Unsigned draft pick
• (FA) Free agent
• (S) Suspended
• Injured

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Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic Division	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
	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
11t	Milwaukee Bucks	31	51	.378	36
11t	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

Playoffs

East First Round

(1) Chicago Bulls vs. (8) Miami Heat: Bulls win series 3-0

• Game 1 @ Chicago Stadium, Chicago (April 24): Chicago 113, Miami 94
• Game 2 @ Chicago Stadium, Chicago (April 26): Chicago 120, Miami 90
• Game 3 @ Miami Arena, Miami (April 29): Chicago 119, Miami 114

Last Playoff Meeting: Not available (first playoff series)

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

• Steve Smith, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team

References

• Heat on Database Basketball