1991–92 Phoenix Suns season
1991–92 Phoenix Suns season | |
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Head coach | Cotton Fitzsimmons |
General manager | Jerry Colangelo |
Owners | Jerry Colangelo |
Arena | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum |
Results | |
Record | 53–29 (.646) |
Place | Division: 3rd (Pacific) Conference: 4th (Western) |
Playoff finish | West Conference Semifinals (eliminated 1-4) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | KUTP |
Radio | KTAR |
The 1991–92 Phoenix Suns season was the 24th for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association. The Suns were led by head coach Cotton Fitzsimmons, which would be the last of his four-season second stint as coach of the Suns. All home games were played at Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
Guard Jeff Hornacek led the Suns in scoring, averaging 20.1 points for the season. Fellow guard mates Kevin Johnson and Dan Majerle were second and third in scoring, with Johnson's 19.7 points and team-leading assist average, 10.7, to go with Majerle's 17.3 scoring average. Tom Chambers, at 32 years of age, appeared in 69 games and averaged 16.3 point per contest. Hornaceck finished the season third in three-point field goal percentage, while Johnson's assist average was good for second-best in the league.
Majerle was selected to appear in his first-career All-Star Game, while by season's end, Johnson was selected to the All-NBA Third Team.
Draft picks
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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2 | 32 | Chad Gallagher | Center | ![]() |
Creighton |
2 | 46 | Richard Dumas | Forward | ![]() |
Oklahoma State |
2 | 50 | Joey Wright | Guard | ![]() |
Texas |
Roster
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Depth chart
Pos. | Starter | Bench | Reserve | Inactive |
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C | Andrew Lang | Mark West | ||
PF | Tim Perry | Tom Chambers | Jerrod Mustaf | |
SF | Cedric Ceballos | Ed Nealy | Kurt Rambis | |
SG | Jeff Hornacek | Dan Majerle | ||
PG | Kevin Johnson | Steve Burtt | Negele Knight ![]() |
Regular season
Season standings
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y-Portland Trail Blazers | 57 | 25 | .695 | — | 33–8 | 24–17 | 21–9 |
x-Golden State Warriors | 55 | 27 | .671 | 2 | 31–10 | 24–17 | 19–11 |
x-Phoenix Suns | 53 | 29 | .646 | 4 | 36–5 | 17–24 | 17–13 |
x-Seattle SuperSonics | 47 | 35 | .573 | 10 | 28–13 | 19–22 | 16–14 |
x-Los Angeles Clippers | 45 | 37 | .549 | 12 | 29–12 | 16–25 | 13–17 |
x-Los Angeles Lakers | 43 | 39 | .524 | 14 | 24–17 | 19–22 | 13–17 |
Sacramento Kings | 29 | 53 | .354 | 28 | 21–20 | 8–33 | 6–24 |
- y - clinched division title
- x - clinched playoff spot
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | c-Portland Trail Blazers | 57 | 25 | .695 | – |
2 | y-Utah Jazz | 55 | 27 | .671 | 2 |
3 | x-Golden State Warriors | 55 | 27 | .671 | 2 |
4 | x-Phoenix Suns | 53 | 29 | .646 | 4 |
5 | x-San Antonio Spurs | 47 | 35 | .573 | 10 |
6 | x-Seattle SuperSonics | 47 | 35 | .573 | 10 |
7 | x-Los Angeles Clippers | 45 | 37 | .549 | 12 |
8 | x-Los Angeles Lakers | 43 | 39 | .524 | 14 |
9 | Houston Rockets | 42 | 40 | .512 | 15 |
10 | Sacramento Kings | 29 | 53 | .354 | 28 |
11 | Denver Nuggets | 24 | 58 | .293 | 33 |
12 | Dallas Mavericks | 22 | 60 | .268 | 35 |
13 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 15 | 67 | .183 | 42 |
- z - clinched division title
- y - clinched division title
- x - clinched playoff spot
Game log
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Playoffs
Game log
Awards and honors
Week/Month
- Jeff Hornacek was named Player of the Month for December.
- Cotton Fitzsimmons was named Coach of the Month for December.
All-Star
- Jeff Hornacek was selected as a reserve for the Western Conference in the All-Star Game. It was his first and only All-Star selection. Hornacek finished seventh in voting among Western Conference guards with 271,180 votes.
- Dan Majerle was selected as a reserve for the Western Conference in the All-Star Game. It was his first All-Star selection.
- Other Suns players receiving All-Star votes were Tom Chambers (406,185) and Kevin Johnson (309,820).
- Cedric Ceballos won the Slam Dunk Contest, winning the competition with the famous "Hocus Pocus" blindfolded dunk.
- Jeff Hornacek participated in the Three-Point Shootout, losing to champion and former Suns teammate Craig Hodges.
Season
- Kevin Johnson was named to the All-NBA Third Team. Johnson also finished 14th in MVP voting.
- Dan Majerle finished third in Sixth Man of the Year voting.
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 |
Season
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Steve Burtt | 31 | 2 | 11.5 | .463 | .167 | .704 | 1.1 | 1.9 | .5 | .1 | 6.0 |
Cedric Ceballos | 64 | 4 | 11.3 | .482 | .167 | .736 | 2.4 | 0.8 | .3 | .2 | 7.2 |
Tom Chambers | 69 | 66 | 28.2 | .431 | .367 | .830 | 5.8 | 2.1 | .8 | .5 | 16.3 |
Jeff Hornacek | 81 | 81 | 38.0 | .512 | .439 | .886 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 2.0 | .4 | 20.1 |
Kevin Johnson | 78 | 78 | 37.2 | .479 | .217 | .807 | 3.7 | 10.7 | 1.5 | .3 | 19.7 |
Negele Knight | 42 | 1 | 15.0 | .475 | .308 | .688 | 1.1 | 2.7 | .6 | .1 | 5.8 |
Andrew Lang | 81 | 71 | 24.3 | .522 | .000 | .768 | 6.7 | 0.5 | .6 | 2.5 | 7.7 |
Dan Majerle | 82 | 15 | 34.8 | .478 | .382 | .756 | 5.9 | 3.3 | 1.6 | .5 | 17.3 |
Jerrod Mustaf | 52 | 3 | 10.5 | .477 | . | .690 | 2.8 | 0.9 | .4 | .3 | 4.5 |
Ed Nealy | 52 | 4 | 9.7 | .512 | .400 | .667 | 2.1 | 0.7 | .3 | .0 | 3.1 |
Tim Perry | 80 | 69 | 31.0 | .523 | .375 | .712 | 6.9 | 1.7 | .6 | 1.5 | 12.3 |
Kurt Rambis | 28 | 5 | 13.6 | .463 | . | .778 | 3.8 | 1.3 | .4 | .5 | 3.2 |
Mark West | 82 | 11 | 17.5 | .632 | . | .637 | 4.5 | 0.3 | .2 | 1.0 | 6.1 |
Playoffs
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Steve Burtt | 8 | 0 | 13.0 | .421 | .000 | .857 | 1.5 | 1.8 | .6 | .0 | 6.3 |
Cedric Ceballos | 8 | 8 | 23.5 | .550 | . | .667 | 6.4 | 1.5 | .8 | .8 | 13.5 |
Tom Chambers | 7 | 0 | 27.7 | .459 | .571^ | .844 | 4.4 | 2.7 | .3 | .7 | 15.6 |
Jeff Hornacek | 8 | 8 | 42.9 | .484 | .471^ | .912 | 6.4 | 5.3 | 1.8 | .3 | 20.4 |
Kevin Johnson | 8 | 8 | 41.9 | .484 | .500^ | .861 | 4.1 | 11.6 | 1.5 | .3 | 23.6 |
Andrew Lang | 8 | 8 | 24.0 | .375 | . | .789 | 4.0 | 0.3 | .4 | 1.9 | 5.6 |
Dan Majerle | 7 | 0 | 38.0 | .432 | .273 | .962+ | 6.3 | 2.9 | 1.4 | .0 | 18.6 |
Ed Nealy | 8 | 0 | 8.4 | .389 | .385 | 1.000+ | 2.3 | 0.5 | .4 | .0 | 2.9 |
Tim Perry | 8 | 8 | 23.1 | .603† | . | .719 | 4.9 | 1.4 | .4 | .8 | 12.4 |
Mark West | 8 | 0 | 12.0 | .737† | . | .500 | 2.1 | 0.3 | .3 | .5 | 4.0 |
† - Minimum 20 field goals made.
^ - Minimum 5 three-pointers made.
+ - Minimum 10 free throws made.
Transactions
Trades
June 27, 1991 |
To Cleveland Cavaliers----
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To Phoenix Suns----
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October 1, 1991 |
To New York Knicks---- | To Phoenix Suns---- |
Free agents
Additions
Date | Player | Contract | Old Team |
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February 14, 1992 | Steve Burtt | Signed two 10-day contracts | Oklahoma City Cavalry (CBA) |
March 5, 1992 | Steve Burtt | Signed for rest of season | Phoenix Suns |
Subtractions
Date | Player | Reason Left | New Team |
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August 6, 1991 | Ian Lockhart | Free agent | Cholet Basket (France) |
October 29, 1991 | Joey Wright | Waived | Pensacola HotShots (GBA) |
October 30, 1991 | Joe Barry Carroll | Waived | |
November 15, 1991 | Trent Tucker | Waived | San Antonio Spurs |