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1989–90 Charlotte Hornets season

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1989–90 Charlotte Hornets season
Head coach
General manager
Owner(s)George Shinn
ArenaCharlotte Coliseum
Results
Record19–63 (.232)
PlaceDivision: 7th (Midwest)
Conference: 14th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWCCB
(Ted Robinson, Mike Pratt)
RadioWBT
(Steve Martin, Gil McGregor)
< 1988–89 1990–91 >

The 1989–90 NBA season was the Charlotte Hornets' second season in the National Basketball Association.[1] In the 1989 NBA draft, the Hornets selected J.R. Reid from the University of North Carolina with the fifth overall pick.[2][3][4][5] The Hornets moved from the Eastern Conference to the Western Conference, also switching from the Atlantic Division to the Midwest Division for the season. In December, the team traded Kurt Rambis to the Phoenix Suns for Armen Gilliam.[6] Gilliam would lead the Hornets in scoring averaging 18.8 points per game. Head Coach Dick Harter was replaced by Gene Littles at midseason, following a disappointing 8–32 start. The team finished the season with a record of 19 wins and 63 losses, one game worse than the previous year.[7] Reid was named to the All-Rookie Second Team. Despite the lack of success on the court, the Hornets sold out every home game, finishing second in the NBA in attendance during the season.

Draft picks

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Main article: 1989 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 5 J.R. Reid PF  United States North Carolina
2 29 Dyron Nix (traded to Indiana) SF/PF  United States Tennessee

Roster

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1989–90 Charlotte Hornets roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
F 35 Anderson, Richard 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1960-11-19 UC Santa Barbara
G 1 Bogues, Muggsy 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) 136 lb (62 kg) 1965-01-09 Wake Forest
G 3 Chapman, Rex 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1967-10-05 Kentucky
G 30 Curry, Dell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1964-06-25 Virginia Tech
F 33 Gattison, Kenny 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1964-05-23 Old Dominion
F 45 Gilliam, Armen 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1964-05-28 UNLV
G 6 Holton, Mike 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1961-08-04 California
C 42 Hoppen, Dave Injured 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1964-03-13 Nebraska
F 31 Keys, Randolph 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1966-04-19 Southern Miss
F 22 Lewis, Ralph 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1963-03-28 La Salle
C 34 Reid, J.R. 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 247 lb (112 kg) 1968-03-31 North Carolina
F 50 Reid, Robert 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1955-08-30 Saint Mary's
F 32 Rowsom, Brian 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1965-10-23 UNC Wilmington
F 7 Tripucka, Kelly 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1959-02-16 Notre Dame
G 24 Williams, Micheal 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1966-07-23 Baylor
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: April 14, 1990

Regular season

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Season standings

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Midwest Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
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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Western Conference
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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1989-90 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 — 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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Regular season

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1989–90 game log
Total: 19–63 (home: 13–28; road: 6–35)
November: 3–11 (home: 3–3; road: 0–8)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
December: 3–9 (home: 3–6; road: 0–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
17 December 7, 1989 Portland L 86–96 Charlotte Coliseum 3–14
21 December 16, 1989 @ Chicago L 104–115 Chicago Stadium 3–18
January: 2–13 (home: 1–5; road: 1–8)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
32 January 12, 1990 Chicago L 95–107 Charlotte Coliseum 7–25
33 January 15, 1990 @ Phoenix L 108–118 (OT) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 7–26
37 January 21, 1990 @ Portland L 100–115 Memorial Coliseum 8–29
39 January 25, 1990 Phoenix L 97–124 Charlotte Coliseum 8–31
February: 1–11 (home: 1–6; road: 0–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
All-Star Break
50 February 20, 1990 Portland L 94–104 Charlotte Coliseum 9–41
March: 6–12 (home: 3–4; road: 3–8)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
59 March 11, 1990 Detroit L 88–98 Charlotte Coliseum 10–49
62 March 16, 1990 @ Portland L 109–124 Memorial Coliseum 10–52
65 March 21, 1990 @ Phoenix W 115–114 (OT) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 12–53
69 March 28, 1990 @ Detroit L 97–106 The Palace of Auburn Hills 14–55
70 March 29, 1990 Phoenix L 92–105 Charlotte Coliseum 14–56
April: 4–7 (home: 2–4; road: 2–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1989–90 schedule

Player statistics

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Ragular season

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Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
J. R. Reid C 82 82 2,757 691 101 92 54 908 33.6 8.4 1.2 1.1 .7 11.1
Muggsy Bogues PG 81 65 2,743 207 867 166 3 763 33.9 2.6 10.7 2.0 .0 9.4
Kelly Tripucka SF 79 73 2,404 322 224 75 16 1,232 30.4 4.1 2.8 .9 .2 15.6
Dell Curry SG 67 13 1,860 168 159 98 26 1,070 27.8 2.5 2.4 1.5 .4 16.0
Kenny Gattison PF 63 2 941 197 39 35 31 372 14.9 3.1 .6 .6 .5 5.9
Armen Gilliam† PF 60 59 2,159 529 91 63 46 1,128 36.0 8.8 1.5 1.1 .8 18.8
Robert Reid† SF 60 27 1,117 143 82 36 14 383 18.6 2.4 1.4 .6 .2 6.4
Rex Chapman SG 54 52 1,762 179 132 46 6 945 32.6 3.3 2.4 .9 .1 17.5
Richard Anderson PF 54 2 604 127 55 20 9 231 11.2 2.4 1.0 .4 .2 4.3
Brian Rowsom PF 44 2 559 131 22 18 11 225 12.7 3.0 .5 .4 .3 5.1
Stuart Gray† C 39 1 466 131 17 12 24 101 11.9 3.4 .4 .3 .6 2.6
Jerry Sichting† PG 34 8 469 19 92 16 2 118 13.8 .6 2.7 .5 .1 3.5
Randolph Keys† SF 32 5 723 116 49 30 6 336 22.6 3.6 1.5 .9 .2 10.5
Micheal Williams† PG 22 1 303 31 77 22 1 151 13.8 1.4 3.5 1.0 .0 6.9
Kurt Rambis† PF 16 16 448 120 28 32 10 146 28.0 7.5 1.8 2.0 .6 9.1
Michael Holton PG 16 0 109 2 16 1 0 29 6.8 .1 1.0 .1 .0 1.8
Dave Hoppen C 10 2 135 36 6 2 1 40 13.5 3.6 .6 .2 .1 4.0
Terry Dozier SF 9 0 92 15 3 6 2 22 10.2 1.7 .3 .7 .2 2.4
Andre Turner† PG 8 0 84 3 20 7 0 22 10.5 .4 2.5 .9 .0 2.8
Ralph Lewis† SF 3 0 20 6 0 1 0 10 6.7 2.0 .0 .3 .0 3.3
  • † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Hornets only.

Awards and records

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Transactions

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  • August 16, 1989

Signed Clifford Lett as a free agent.

  • September 11, 1989

Traded Tim Kempton to the Denver Nuggets for a 1991 2nd round draft pick (Kevin Lynch was later selected).

Signed Jerry Sichting as a free agent.

  • September 26, 1989

Signed Kenny Gattison as a free agent.

  • September 28, 1989

Signed Terry Dozier as a free agent.

  • October 5, 1989

Signed Andre Turner as a free agent.

  • October 17, 1989

Traded Robert Reid to the Portland Trail Blazers for Richard Anderson.

  • October 19, 1989

Waived Kenny Gattison.

  • October 23, 1989

Waived Clifford Lett.

  • October 31, 1989

Waived Andre Turner.

  • November 1, 1989

Andre Turner claimed on waivers by the Los Angeles Clippers.

  • November 23, 1989

Signed Andre Turner as a free agent.

  • November 25, 1989

Greg Kite signed as an unrestricted free agent with the Sacramento Kings.

  • November 27, 1989

Waived Terry Dozier.

  • December 2, 1989

Signed Kenny Gattison as a free agent.

  • December 3, 1989

Waived Andre Turner.

  • December 13, 1989

Traded Kurt Rambis, a 1990 2nd round draft pick (Negele Knight was later selected) and a 1991 2nd round draft pick (Chad Gallagher was later selected) to the Phoenix Suns for Armen Gilliam.

Signed Robert Reid as a free agent.

  • February 22, 1990

Traded Stuart Gray to the New York Knicks for a 1991 2nd round draft pick (Jimmy Oliver was later selected).

Traded a 1991 2nd round draft pick (Jimmy Oliver was later selected) to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Randolph Keys.

  • February 23, 1990

Waived Jerry Sichting.

  • March 13, 1990

Signed Micheal Williams to the first of two 10-day contracts.

  • April 2, 1990

Signed Micheal Williams to a contract for the rest of the season.

  • April 14, 1990

Signed Ralph Lewis to a 10-day contract.

Player Transactions Citation:[8]

References

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  1. ^ 1989-90 Charlotte Hornets
  2. ^ Goldaper, Sam (June 28, 1989). "Kings Take Ellison First in N.B.A. Draft; Clippers Pick Ferry". The New York Times. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  3. ^ McManis, Sam (June 28, 1989). "THE NBA DRAFT: The Other Teams: Sacramento's Secret Is Out: It's Ellison". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
  4. ^ Cotton, Anthony (June 28, 1989). "Bullets Draft Hammonds". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
  5. ^ "1989 NBA Draft". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
  6. ^ Smith, Sam (December 17, 1989). "PRO BASKETBALL". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
  7. ^ "1989–90 Charlotte Hornets Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  8. ^ "1989–90 Charlotte Hornets Transactions". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
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