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1992–93 Dallas Mavericks season

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1992–93 Dallas Mavericks season
Head coach
General managerNorm Sonju
Owner(s)Don Carter
ArenaReunion Arena
Results
Record11–71 (.134)
PlaceDivision: 6th (Midwest)
Conference: 13th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television
RadioWBAP
< 1991–92 1993–94 >

The 1992–93 NBA season was the Mavericks' thirteenth season in the National Basketball Association.[1] In the 1992 NBA draft, the Mavericks selected Jim Jackson out of Ohio State University with the fourth overall pick.[2][3][4][5][6] However, Jackson held out most of his rookie season due to a contract dispute, and refused to play for the Mavericks.[7][8][9][10] The dismantling of the 1980s Mavericks continued as Fat Lever missed the entire season with a knee injury.[11][12][13]

After a 1–3 start to the season, the Mavericks went on a 12-game losing streak between November and December, posted a 15-game losing streak between December and January, lost eight consecutive games between January and February, and then suffered a dreadful 19-game losing streak between February and March, which left them with the worst record in NBA history as they stood 4–57 through 61 games.[14] Head coach Richie Adubato was fired after a 2–27 start, and was replaced with assistant Gar Heard as an interim coach.[15][16][17] The team held a 4–45 record at the All-Star break during their 19-game losing streak.[18]

However, Jackson finally signed with the Mavericks in early March,[19][20][21] and played in the final 28 games of the season, averaging 16.3 points, 4.7 assists and 1.4 steals per game, although he was not selected to an NBA All-Rookie Team at season's end. In the final 21 games, Jackson helped the team to seven wins, including two straight to close out the year,[22][23] but the Mavericks still finished with a franchise worst 11–71 (.134) record.[14][24]

Derek Harper led the team with 18.2 points and 5.4 assists per game, while second round draft pick Sean Rooks averaged 13.5 points and 7.4 rebounds per game, and Terry Davis provided the team with 12.7 points and 9.3 rebounds per game. In addition, second-year forward Doug Smith provided with 10.4 points and 5.4 rebounds per game, while Randy White averaged 9.7 points and 5.8 rebounds per game, second-year guard Mike Iuzzolino contributed 8.7 points and 4.7 assists per game, and rookie guard Walter Bond contributed 8.0 points per game.[25]

The 1992–93 Mavericks also had by far the worst average point differential in the history of the NBA at -15.2 points per game – over three points worse than the 1972–73 76ers who won only nine games, and over five points worse than the 2015–16 76ers who won ten.[26] For this reason, NBA historian Kyle Wright declared in 2007 that the 1992–93 Mavericks must rank as, at least relative to their opponents, the worst team in the history of the NBA.[26] Following the season, Heard was fired as head coach, and Iuzzolino signed as a free agent with the Orlando Magic, but was later on released to free agency.[27][28]

For the season, the Mavericks changed the wordmark of the city and team name on their primary logo,[29] slightly redesigned their home uniforms,[30] and sported new blue road uniforms.[31] The redesigned logo and uniforms both remained in use until 2001.

Draft picks

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Main article: 1992 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 4 Jim Jackson SG/SF  United States Ohio State
2 30 Sean Rooks PF/C  United States Arizona

Roster

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1992–93 Dallas Mavericks roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
G 40 Bond, Walter 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1968–04–05 Minnesota
F 30 Cambridge, Dexter 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 224 lb (102 kg) 1970–01–29 Texas
C 44 Ćurčić, Radisav 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 275 lb (125 kg) 1965–09–26 Serbia
F 43 Davis, Terry 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1967–06–17 Virginia Union
G 12 Harper, Derek 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1961–10–13 Illinois
C 35 Hodge, Donald 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1969–02–25 Temple
F 41 Howard, Brian 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 204 lb (93 kg) 1967–10–19 NC State
G 13 Iuzzolino, Mike 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1968–01–22 Saint Francis (PA)
F 24 Jackson, Jim 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1970–10–14 Ohio State
G 23 Legler, Tim 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1966–12–26 La Salle
G 21 Lever, Fat Injured (IN) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1960–08–18 Arizona State
C 45 Rooks, Sean 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1969–09–09 Arizona
F 34 Smith, Doug 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1969–09–17 Missouri
F 52 White, Randy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1967–11–04 Louisiana Tech
G 20 Wiley, Morlon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1966–09–24 Long Beach State
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (IN) Inactive
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: March 22, 1993

Roster Notes

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  • Shooting guard Fat Lever missed the entire season due to a knee injury.

Regular season

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Season standings

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Midwest Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Houston Rockets 55 27 .671 — 31–10 24–17 19–7
x-San Antonio Spurs 49 33 .598 6 31–10 18–23 17–9
x-Utah Jazz 47 35 .573 8 28–13 19–22 16–10
Denver Nuggets 36 46 .439 19 28–13 8–33 13–13
Minnesota Timberwolves 19 63 .232 36 11–30 8–33 10–16
Dallas Mavericks 11 71 .134 44 7–34 4–37 3–23
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot
#
Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Phoenix Suns 62 20 .756 –
2 y-Houston Rockets 55 27 .671 7
3 x-Seattle SuperSonics 55 27 .671 7
4 x-Portland Trail Blazers 51 31 .622 11
5 x-San Antonio Spurs 49 33 .598 13
6 x-Utah Jazz 47 35 .573 15
7 x-Los Angeles Clippers 41 41 .500 21
8 x-Los Angeles Lakers 39 43 .476 23
9 Denver Nuggets 36 46 .439 26
10 Golden State Warriors 34 48 .415 28
11 Sacramento Kings 25 57 .305 37
12 Minnesota Timberwolves 19 63 .232 43
13 Dallas Mavericks 11 71 .134 51
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

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1992-93 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 – 2–2 3–2 2–2 0–5 1–1 2–0 2–3 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 3–1 3–2 2–0 1–3 2–2 1–3 3–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–2
Boston 2–2 – 3–1 1–3 3–1 2–0 2–0 1–3 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–2 2–0 4–0 1–4 3–2 4–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 4–1
Charlotte 2–3 1–3 – 2–3 1–3 2–0 1–1 4–1 2–0 0–2 0–5 1–1 1–1 2–2 3–1 2–0 2–2 1–3 3–1 4–0 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–0
Chicago 2–2 3–1 3–2 – 2–3 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 0–2 5–0 2–0 0–2 3–1 4–1 2–0 4–0 1–3 3–1 2–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–2 2–0 2–0 4–0
Cleveland 5–0 1–3 3–1 3–2 – 2–0 1–1 3–2 2–0 1–1 4–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 4–1 2–0 2–2 1–3 2–2 4–0 2–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–1
Dallas 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 – 1–5 1–1 0–4 1–4 1–1 0–4 1–3 0–2 0–2 1–4 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–4 0–4 0–4 0–5 1–3 0–5 1–1
Denver 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 5–1 – 1–1 3–1 2–3 1–1 2–2 1–3 0–2 1–1 3–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–3 1–3 3–1 1–4 1–3 2–3 2–0
Detroit 3–2 3–1 1–4 1–3 2–3 1–1 1–1 – 0–2 1–1 3–2 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–2 1–1 3–1 2–2 3–1 3–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–2 4–0
Golden State 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 4–0 1–3 2–0 – 2–2 0–2 2–3 1–4 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–4 0–5 4–1 3–1 1–4 3–1 1–1
Houston 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 4–1 3–2 1–1 2–2 – 2–0 4–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 4–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 1–3 4–0 4–1 1–3 4–1 1–1
Indiana 2–2 2–2 5–0 0–5 0–4 1–1 1–1 2–3 2–0 0–2 – 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–3 1–1 3–1 1–3 2–2 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 0–2 3–1
L.A. Clippers 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 4–0 2–2 1–1 3–2 0–4 1–1 – 3–2 0–2 2–0 4–0 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 3–2 2–3 3–2 0–4 1–4 2–2 2–0
L.A. Lakers 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 3–1 3–1 1–1 4–1 1–3 1–1 2–3 – 0–2 1–1 3–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–0 0–5 3–2 3–2 2–2 1–4 1–3 2–0
Miami 1–3 1–3 2–2 1–3 2–2 2–0 2–0 3–1 0–2 0–2 2–2 2–0 2–0 – 2–2 2–0 2–3 0–5 3–2 1–3 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–3
Milwaukee 2–3 2–2 1–3 1–4 1–4 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 3–2 0–2 1–1 2–2 – 1–1 0–4 1–3 2–2 2–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–3
Minnesota 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 4–1 2–3 1–1 1–3 2–4 1–1 0–4 1–3 0–2 1–1 – 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–4 1–3 1–3 1–4 0–4 1–4 1–1
New Jersey 3–1 0–4 2–2 0–4 2–2 2–0 1–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–0 2–0 3–2 4–0 1–1 – 1–3 3–2 3–2 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–1
New York 2–2 4–1 3–1 3–1 3–1 2–0 1–1 2–2 2–0 1–1 3–1 0–2 2–0 5–0 3–1 2–0 3–1 – 2–2 5–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 4–1
Orlando 3–1 2–3 1–3 1–3 2–2 1–1 2–0 1–3 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–3 2–2 2–0 2–3 2–2 – 3–2 0–2 2–0 2–0 0–2 0–2 1–1 4–0
Philadelphia 1–3 1–4 0–4 2–2 0–4 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–1 0–2 1–3 1–1 0–2 3–1 2–2 2–0 2–3 0–5 2–3 – 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 3–1
Phoenix 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 0–2 4–0 3–1 2–0 4–1 2–2 1–1 2–3 5–0 2–0 2–0 4–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 – 3–2 5–0 3–1 2–3 3–1 2–0
Portland 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–0 4–0 3–1 1–1 5–0 3–1 1–1 3–2 2–3 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–3 – 5–0 2–2 2–3 2–2 1–1
Sacramento 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 4–0 1–3 0–2 1–4 0–4 0–2 2–3 2–3 1–1 1–1 3–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–5 0–5 – 2–2 1–4 2–2 1–1
San Antonio 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 5–0 4–1 2–0 1–3 1–4 1–1 4–0 2–2 1–1 2–0 4–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 1–3 2–2 2–2 – 3–1 3–3 1–1
Seattle 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 3–1 3–1 2–0 4–1 3–1 0–2 4–1 4–1 1–1 2–0 4–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 3–2 3–2 4–1 1–3 – 2–2 2–0
Utah 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 5–0 3–2 2–0 1–3 1–4 2–0 2–2 3–1 2–0 2–0 4–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–3 2–2 2–2 3–3 2–2 – 1–1
Washington 2–2 1–4 0–4 0–4 1–3 1–1 0–2 0–4 1–1 1–1 1–3 0–2 0–2 3–2 3–1 1–1 1–4 1–4 0–4 1–3 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 —

Game log

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1992–93 game log
Total: 11–71 (Home: 7–34; Road: 4–37)
November: 1–9 (home: 1–5; road: 0–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 November 7 Utah L 106–122 Derek Harper (26) Mike Iuzzolino (6) Derek Harper (9) Reunion Arena
12,514 		0–1
2 November 10 @ Minnesota L 104–118 Walter Bond (25) Smith, Moore, & Hodge (6) Mike Iuzzolino (6) Target Center
18,202 		0–2
3 November 11 Milwaukee L 116–124 Derek Harper (21) Terry Davis (11) Mike Iuzzolino (5) Reunion Arena
11,276 		0–3
4 November 14 Atlanta W 113–105 Terry Davis (35) Terry Davis (17) Derek Harper (7) Reunion Arena
13,488 		1–3
December: 1–13 (home: 1–5; road: 0–8)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
January: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
February: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
March: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
April: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1992–93 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
Donald Hodge C 79 8 1,267 294 75 33 37 393 16.0 3.7 .9 .4 .5 5.0
Terry Davis PF 75 74 2,462 701 68 36 28 955 32.8 9.3 .9 .5 .4 12.7
Walter Bond SG 74 38 1,578 196 122 75 18 590 21.3 2.6 1.6 1.0 .2 8.0
Sean Rooks C 72 68 2,087 536 95 38 81 970 29.0 7.4 1.3 .5 1.1 13.5
Mike Iuzzolino PG 70 23 1,769 140 328 49 6 610 25.3 2.0 4.7 .7 .1 8.7
Brian Howard SF 68 22 1,295 212 67 55 34 439 19.0 3.1 1.0 .8 .5 6.5
Randy White PF 64 20 1,433 370 49 63 45 618 22.4 5.8 .8 1.0 .7 9.7
Derek Harper SG 62 60 2,108 123 334 80 16 1,126 34.0 2.0 5.4 1.3 .3 18.2
Doug Smith PF 61 42 1,524 328 104 48 52 634 25.0 5.4 1.7 .8 .9 10.4
Dexter Cambridge SF 53 13 885 167 58 24 6 370 16.7 3.2 1.1 .5 .1 7.0
Tracy Moore SG 39 1 510 52 47 21 4 282 13.1 1.3 1.2 .5 .1 7.2
Morlon Wiley† PG 33 13 641 56 100 39 1 191 19.4 1.7 3.0 1.2 .0 5.8
Tim Legler† SG 30 0 630 58 46 24 6 287 21.0 1.9 1.5 .8 .2 9.6
Jim Jackson SF 28 28 938 122 131 40 11 457 33.5 4.4 4.7 1.4 .4 16.3
Stephen Bardo SG 23 0 175 37 29 8 3 51 7.6 1.6 1.3 .3 .1 2.2
Radisav Ćurčić C 20 0 166 49 12 7 2 58 8.3 2.5 .6 .4 .1 2.9
Walter Palmer C 20 0 124 44 5 1 5 60 6.2 2.2 .3 .1 .3 3.0
Lamont Strothers SG 9 0 138 14 13 8 0 50 15.3 1.6 1.4 .9 .0 5.6
  • † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Mavericks only.

Awards and records

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Transactions

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References

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See also

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