1989–90 Dallas Mavericks season

The 1989–90 NBA season was the Mavericks' 10th season in the National Basketball Association.[1] A year after missing the playoffs, the Mavericks received the eighth pick in the 1989 NBA draft, and selected Randy White out of Louisiana Tech,[2][3][4][5] and later on fired head coach John MacLeod at the end of November, replacing with him Richie Adubato.[6] However, things would not all go smoothly for the Mavericks as Roy Tarpley found himself in hot water again, as he was arrested in November for driving under the influence of drugs.[7][8] The Mavericks played above .500 for the first half of the season, holding a 26–22 record at the All-Star break.[9] As the season progressed, the team released Adrian Dantley to free agency;[10][11] Dantley averaged 14.7 points per game in 45 games with the team. The Mavericks finished third in the Midwest Division with a 47–35 record.[12]

1989–90 Dallas Mavericks season
Head coach
General managerNorm Sonju
Owner(s)Don Carter
ArenaReunion Arena
Results
Record47–35 (.573)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Midwest)
Conference: 6th (Western)
Playoff finishFirst round
(lost to Trail Blazers 0–3)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television
RadioWBAP

Rolando Blackman led the team in scoring averaging 19.4 points per game, and was selected for the 1990 NBA All-Star Game,[13][14] while Derek Harper averaged 18.0 points, 7.4 assists and 2.3 steals per game, and was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team. In addition, Tarpley provided the team with 16.8 points, 13.1 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game, despite only playing just 45 games, while Sam Perkins contributed 15.9 points and 7.5 rebounds per game, and James Donaldson provided with 9.1 points and 8.6 rebounds per game.[15]

In the Western Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Mavericks were swept by the Portland Trail Blazers in three straight games.[16][17][18][19] This would be their final playoff appearance until 2001. The Blazers would lose to the defending champion Detroit Pistons in five games in the NBA Finals.[20][21][22][23][24] Following the season, Perkins signed as a free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers.[25][26][27]

Draft picks
Main article: 1989 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
18Randy WhitePF United StatesLouisiana Tech
235Pat DurhamF United StatesColorado State
253Jeff Hodge United StatesSouth Alabama

Roster
1989–90 Dallas Mavericks roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
G 2 Alford, Steve 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 1964–11–23 Indiana
G/F 22 Blackman, Rolando 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1959–02–26 Kansas State
G 15 Davis, Brad 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1955–12–17 Maryland
C 40 Donaldson, James 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 275 lb (125 kg) 1957–08–16 Washington State
G 12 Harper, Derek 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1961–10–13 Illinois
G 21 Jones, Anthony 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1962–09–13 UNLV
F 7 McCann, Bob 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 244 lb (111 kg) 1964–04–22 Morehead State
F/C 44 Perkins, Sam 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1961–06–14 North Carolina
F/C 42 Tarpley, Roy 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1964–11–28 Michigan
C 23 Wennington, Bill 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1963–04–26 St. John's
F 33 White, Randy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1967–11–04 Louisiana Tech
C 32 Williams, Herb 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 242 lb (110 kg) 1958–02–16 Ohio State
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster Notes

Regular season

Season standings
Midwest Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-San Antonio Spurs 5626.683–34–722–1919–9
x-Utah Jazz 5527.671136–519–2221–7
x-Dallas Mavericks 4735.573930–1117–2417–11
x-Denver Nuggets 4339.5241328–1315–2615–13
x-Houston Rockets 4141.5001531–1010–3113–15
Minnesota Timberwolves 2260.2683417–245–366–22
Charlotte Hornets 1963.2323713–286–357–21
#
Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Los Angeles Lakers6319.768–
2 y-San Antonio Spurs5626.6837
3 x-Portland Trail Blazers5923.7204
4 x-Utah Jazz5527.6718
5 x-Phoenix Suns5428.6599
6 x-Dallas Mavericks4735.57316
7 x-Denver Nuggets4339.52420
8 x-Houston Rockets4141.50022
9 Seattle SuperSonics4141.50022
10 Golden State Warriors3745.45126
11 Los Angeles Clippers3052.36633
12 Sacramento Kings2359.28040
13 Minnesota Timberwolves2260.26841
14 Charlotte Hornets1963.23244
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
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 –1–32–00–52–30–21–13–22–02–02–31–10–24–03–21–12–21–35–02–20–21–11–11–11–11–12–2
Boston 3–1–2–02–23–11–11–12–21–12–01–31–10–25–02–21–15–14–14–03–21–10–22–01–12–01–12–3
Charlotte 0–20–2–0–21–11–33–20–22–21–41–12–20–41–10–22–21–11–11–10–21–30–41–30–50–40–50–2
Chicago 5–02–22–0–5–02–01–11–42–01–12–31–11–14–04–12–03–13–13–22–22–01–11–11–11–10–23–1
Cleveland 3–21–31–10–5–0–20–21–41–10–23–21–11–14–03–21–14–02–24–12–21–11–12–01–11–11–13–1
Dallas 2–01–13–10–22–0–2–31–13–14–12–03–10–42–01–14–12–01–12–01–11–30–43–13–22–21–31–1
Denver 1–11–12–31–12–03–2–0–22–24–10–22–20–42–01–15–02–01–12–01–11–32–24–01–32–20–41–1
Detroit 2–32–22–04–14–11–12–0–1–11–14–11–11–13–13–22–04–04–05–01–32–01–12–01–11–11–14–0
Golden State 0–21–12–20–21–11–32–21–1–2–21–13–11–42–01–13–12–00–22–01–10–52–23–21–32–32–21–1
Houston 0–20–24–11–12–01–41–41–12–2–1–12–22–21–11–12–21–11–12–01–12–21–34–02–22–23–21–1
Indiana 3–23–11–13–22–30–22–01–41–11–1–0–20–23–13–21–14–01–34–10–41–11–11–11–11–11–13–1
L.A. Clippers 1–11–12–21–11–11–32–21–11–32–22–0–1–40–21–13–12–00–22–00–20–40–52–30–43–20–41–1
L.A. Lakers 2–02–04–01–11–14–04–01–14–12–22–04–1–2–01–14–02–02–01–11–13–12–35–02–24–02–21–1
Miami 0–40–51–10–40–40–20–21–30–21–11–32–00–2–2–21–11–41–53–10–50–20–21–10–20–21–12–3
Milwaukee 2–32–22–01–42–31–11–12–31–11–12–31–11–12–2–2–04–02–25–01–31–11–11–11–12–00–23–1
Minnesota 1–11–12–20–21–11–40–50–21–32–21–11–30–41–10–2–1–11–11–11–10–41–32–21–41–30–51–1
New Jersey 2–21–51–11–30–40–20–20–40–21–10–40–20–24–10–41–1–1–41–31–40–20–21–10–20–20–22–3
New York 3–11–41–11–32–21–11–10–42–01–13–12–00–25–12–21–14–1–2–22–31–10–22–01–11–11–15–0
Orlando 0–50–41–12–31–40–20–20–50–20–21–40–21–11–30–51–13–12–2–2–20–20–21–11–10–21–10–4
Philadelphia 2–22–32–02–22–21–11–13–11–11–14–02–01–15–03–11–14–13–22–2–1–11–11–11–11–11–15–1
Phoenix 2–01–13–10–21–13–13–10–25–02–21–14–01–32–01–14–02–01–12–01–1–2–35–00–43–23–12–0
Portland 1–12–04–01–11–14–02–21–12–23–11–15–03–22–01–13–12–02–02–01–13–2–4–03–13–22–21–1
Sacramento 1–10–23–11–10–21–30–40–22–30–41–13–20–51–11–12–21–10–21–11–10–50–4–0–42–21–31–1
San Antonio 1–11–15–01–11–12–33–11–13–12–21–14–02–22–01–14–12–01–11–11–14–01–34–0–3–13–22–0
Seattle 1–10–24–01–11–12–22–21–13–22–21–12–30–42–00–23–12–01–12–01–12–32–32–21–3–1–32–0
Utah 1–11–15–02–01–13–14–01–12–22–31–14–02–21–12–05–02–01–11–11–11–32–23–12–33–1–2–0
Washington 2–23–22–01–31–31–11–10–41–11–11–31–11–13–21–31–13–20–54–01–50–21–11–10–20–20–2—

Game log
1989–90 game log
Total: 47–35 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
November: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
December: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
January: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
February: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
March: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
April: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1989–90 schedule

Playoffs
1990 playoff game log
First round: 0–3 (home: 0–1; road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 26 @ Portland L 102–109 Derek Harper (24) Roy Tarpley (14) Derek Harper (7) Memorial Coliseum
12,884		 0–1
2 April 28 @ Portland L 107–114 Derek Harper (23) Roy Tarpley (17) Derek Harper (5) Memorial Coliseum
12,884		 0–2
3 May 1 Portland L 92–106 Rolando Blackman (23) Roy Tarpley (15) Derek Harper (12) Reunion Arena
17,007		 0–3
1990 schedule

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

Season
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
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Steve Alford 4107.4.457.318.9460.61.00.40.14.1
Rolando Blackman 808036.7.498.302.8443.53.61.00.319.4
Adrian Dantley 454528.9.477.000.7873.81.80.40.214.7
Brad Davis 73217.7.490.337.7701.33.30.60.16.4
James Donaldson 737331.0.539.7008.60.80.30.69.1
Derek Harper 828236.7.488.371.7943.07.42.30.318.0
Anthony Jones 6609.8.371.308.6811.20.40.50.23.0
Bob McCann 1006.2.333.8571.20.60.20.22.6
Sam Perkins 767035.1.493.214.7787.52.31.20.815.9
Roy Tarpley 453536.6.451.000.75613.11.51.81.616.8
Kelvin Upshaw 301.3.333.0000.00.00.00.00.7
Mark Wade 103.00.00.00.00.00.0
Bill Wennington 60213.6.449.000.8003.30.70.30.44.5
Randy White 55212.9.369.071.5623.10.40.40.14.3
Herb Williams 811927.1.444.222.6794.81.50.61.38.6

Playoffs
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
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Steve Alford 3014.0.444.3331.0001.02.70.30.07.7
Rolando Blackman 3342.3.444.4001.0003.04.22.00.720.0
James Donaldson 3324.7.692.8005.30.70.70.07.3
Derek Harper 3339.7.438.313.6882.77.71.30.019.3
Anthony Jones 1000.00.00.00.00.0
Sam Perkins 3339.3.444.000.7657.32.71.00.715.0
Roy Tarpley 3343.0.478.000.50015.30.32.33.316.7
Bill Wennington 308.3.2001.00.30.00.30.7
Randy White 102.00.00.00.00.00.0
Herb Williams 3027.0.609.8134.31.70.30.713.7

Awards and records

Transactions

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