1989–90 Sacramento Kings Season
The 1989–90 NBA season was the Kings' 41st season in the National Basketball Association, and fifth season in Sacramento. The Kings won the Draft Lottery and selected Pervis Ellison out of 1988–89 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team, Louisville with the first overall pick of the 1989 NBA draft, and acquired Ralph Sampson from the 1988–89 Golden State Warriors season, Golden State Warriors during the off-season. However, prior to the start of the season, the Kings were hit with tragedy as Ricky Berry, who had just completed a solid rookie season, committed suicide on August 14, 1989 at the age of 24; Berry died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head at his suburban home in Sacramento after an argument with his wife, Valerie. After a 7–21 start to the season, head coach Jerry Reynolds (basketball coach), Jerry Reynolds was fired and replaced with Dick Motta. At midseason, Kenny Smith was traded to the 1989–90 Atlanta Hawks season, Atlanta Hawks in exchange fo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jerry Reynolds (basketball Coach)
Jerry Owen Reynolds (born January 29, 1944) is an American former professional basketball coach and current executive in the National Basketball Association, NBA. He coached the Sacramento Kings for two different stretches; once in 1987 and from 1988 through 1989. He also served as the team's general manager. Jerry Reynolds served as general manager of the Sacramento Monarchs Women's National Basketball Association, WNBA team, a post from which he retired in 2003. Reynolds is from French Lick, Indiana, the same town as NBA legend Larry Bird. In 2005, Jerry Reynolds wrote a book about his 20 years of experiences with the Kings called ''Reynolds Remembers Tales from the Sacramento Kings''. As of the 2016–17 NBA season, Reynolds is a broadcaster for the Kings, alongside Grant Napear, and its director of player personnel. Prior to his NBA tenure, Reynolds enjoyed a successful coaching career in the college ranks; he was part of the staff at Vincennes University when the Trail ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1990–91 Washington Bullets Season
The 1990–91 NBA season was the Bullets' 30th season in the National Basketball Association. In the off-season, the Bullets acquired second-year forward Pervis Ellison from the Sacramento Kings. The team struggled with a 4–10 start in November, but played around .500 afterwards and held a 21–27 record at the All-Star break. However, with a nine-game losing streak between February and March, the Bullets' struggles continued as they finished fourth in the Atlantic Division with a 30–52 record. Bernard King averaged 28.4 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game, and was named to the All-NBA Third Team, and selected for the 1991 NBA All-Star Game. In addition, Harvey Grant showed improvement averaging 18.2 points and 7.2 rebounds per game, while Ledell Eackles contributed 13.0 points per game, Hot Plate Williams provided with 12.5 points and 5.4 rebounds per game, but only played just 33 games due to a knee injury and weight problems, where he weighed up to 302 lbs. and E ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1989–90 Detroit Pistons Season
The 1989–90 NBA season was the Detroit Pistons' 42nd season in the National Basketball Association, and 33rd season in the city of Detroit. The team played at the Palace of Auburn Hills in suburban Auburn Hills, Michigan. As the defending champions, the Pistons had another successful season winning 13 consecutive games around January and February, holding a 35–14 record at the All-Star break, then posting a 12-game winning streak in March, as they finished first place in the Eastern Conference with a 59–23 record. Isiah Thomas led the team with 18.4 points, 9.4 assists and 1.7 steals per game, while last year's Finals MVP Joe Dumars averaged 17.8 points and 4.9 assists per game, and was named to the All-NBA Third Team, and Dennis Rodman provided the team with 8.8 points and 9.7 rebounds per game, and was named Defensive Player of the Year. In addition, James Edwards provided with 14.5 points per game, while Mark Aguirre contributed 14.1 points per game, and Bill Laimbeer a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1989–90 Denver Nuggets Season
The 1989–90 NBA season was the Nuggets' 14th season in the National Basketball Association, and 23rd season as a franchise. The Nuggets got off to a fast start winning 11 of their first 15 games, on their way to a solid 19–9 start, and holding a 26–20 record at the All-Star break. At midseason, the team acquired Joe Barry Carroll from the New Jersey Nets. However, they began to show their age as they barely made the playoffs with a mediocre record of 43–39, fourth in the Midwest Division. Fat Lever averaged 18.3 points, 9.3 rebounds, 6.5 assists and 2.1 steals per game, and was selected for the 1990 NBA All-Star Game, while Alex English averaged 17.9 points per game, and sixth man Walter Davis provided the team with 17.5 points per game off the bench. In addition, Michael Adams contributed 15.5 points, 6.3 assists and 1.5 steals per game, while Blair Rasmussen provided with 12.4 points, 7.3 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game, and Danny Schayes averaged 10.4 points and ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1989–90 Dallas Mavericks Season
The 1989–90 NBA season was the Mavericks' 10th season in the National Basketball Association. 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, and later on fired head coach John MacLeod at the end of November, replacing with him Richie Adubato. 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. The Mavericks played above .500 for the first half of the season, holding a 26–22 record at the All-Star break. As the season progressed, the team released Adrian Dantley to free agency; 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. Rolando Blackman led the team in scoring averaging 19.4 points per game, and was selected for the 1990 NBA All-Star Game, while Derek H ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1989–90 Cleveland Cavaliers Season
The 1989–90 NBA season was the 20th season of the National Basketball Association in Cleveland, Ohio. During the off-season, the Cavaliers acquired second-year guard Steve Kerr from the Phoenix Suns. The Cavaliers got off to a slow start losing their first four games, on their way to a mediocre 10–16 start. Early into the season, the team traded Ron Harper to the Los Angeles Clippers in exchange for top draft pick Danny Ferry and Reggie Williams; Ferry was selected by the Clippers as the second overall pick in the 1989 NBA draft, but refused to play for them as he went to play overseas in Italy. At midseason, the team traded Chris Dudley to the New Jersey Nets, and released Williams to free agency. The Cavaliers struggled playing below .500 for the first half of the season, holding a 21–25 record at the All-Star break, but finished it on a strong note winning their final six games. The team finished the season with a 42–40 record, finishing 4th in the Central Division, a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1989–90 Chicago Bulls Season
The 1989–90 NBA season was the Bulls' 24th season in the National Basketball Association. Despite their solid playoff run last year, the Bulls fired head coach Doug Collins and replaced him with Phil Jackson, and received the sixth pick in the 1989 NBA draft, which they used to select Stacey King from the University of Oklahoma. Under Jackson, the Bulls held a 28–19 record at the All-Star break, finished the regular season second in the Central Division with a 55–27 record, averaging 109.5 points per game. Michael Jordan averaged 33.6 points, 6.9 rebounds, 6.3 assists and 2.8 steals per game, was named to the All-NBA First Team, and NBA All-Defensive First Team, and finished in third place in Most Valuable Player voting, while Scottie Pippen continued to show improvement averaging 16.5 points, 6.7 rebounds, 5.4 assists and 2.6 steals per game. Jordan and Pippen were both selected for the 1990 NBA All-Star Game, which was Pippen's first All-Star appearance. In addition, Hor ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1989–90 Charlotte Hornets Season
The 1989–90 NBA season was the Charlotte Hornets' second season in the National Basketball Association. In the 1989 NBA draft, the Hornets selected J.R. Reid from the University of North Carolina with the fifth overall pick. 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. 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. 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 Roster Regular ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1989–90 Boston Celtics Season
The 1989–90 NBA season was the 44th season for the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association. With Larry Bird returning after only playing just six games in the 1988–89 Boston Celtics season, 1988–89 season due to heel injuries, and with last year's first round draft pick Brian Shaw (basketball), Brian Shaw leaving the team to play overseas in Italy, the Celtics struggled around .500 during the first month of the season, but would win 11 of their next 15 games, holding a 28–18 record at the All-Star break, finishing second in the Atlantic Division with a solid 52–30 record. The Celtics also qualified for the playoffs for the eleventh consecutive season. Bird led the way averaging 24.3 points, 9.5 rebounds and 7.5 assists per game, while being named to the All-NBA Second Team, while sixth man Kevin McHale (basketball), Kevin McHale averaged 20.9 points, 8.3 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game, while being named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team, and Robert Par ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Herman Kull
Herman Frederick Kull (March 4, 1930 – September 16, 1998) was an American basketball coach. He served as assistant coach in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and head coach in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA). Biography Kull was born on March 4, 1930, in Newark, New Jersey. He attended Montclair State University in Montclair, New Jersey and played on the men's basketball team for three seasons (1952–53, 1955–56, 1956–57). He played 31 games during his three seasons and averaged 4.5 points per game. Kull was the team's assistant coach in 1958. He was also on the school's football team and coached the baseball team in 1959. Kull coached high school basketball in New Jersey after college. In 1979, the Detroit Pistons hired Kull as an assistant coach. He joined the coaching staff of the New Jersey Nets as an assistant to head coach Stan Albeck in 1983. Kull was hospitalized after suffering chest pains while jogging in 1984. In 1985, the Cleveland Cava ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ed Gregory
Eddie J. Gregory (born October 28, 1931- August 31, 2022 age 90) was an American former basketball scout, coach, and executive. In the 1960s he was the head men's basketball coach at Fresno State University; he also coached at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). He served as interim head coach of the Golden State Warriors for the final 18 games of the 1987–88 season, after George Karl departed. Gregory served as "Basketball GM and Scouting" instructor for the online sports career training school, Sports Management Worldwide in Portland, Oregon Portland (, ) is a port city in the Pacific Northwest and the largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon. Situated at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers, Portland is the county seat of Multnomah County, the most populous co .... References External links BasketballReference.com: Ed Gregory 1931 births 2022 deaths Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball coaches Golden State Warriors head coaches ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1990–91 Dallas Mavericks Season
The 1990–91 NBA season was the Mavericks' 11th season in the National Basketball Association. During the off-season, the Mavericks signed free agent All-Star forward Alex English, while acquiring his teammate All-Star guard Fat Lever from the Denver Nuggets, and Rodney McCray from the Sacramento Kings. However, the Mavericks troubles would start early as Lever, and Roy Tarpley were both lost early in the season with season ending knee injuries. While on the injured list, Tarpley would again be suspended for substance abuse by the NBA. Despite winning four of their first five games, the Mavericks struggled and lost 10 of their next 13 games. Their struggles continued as they lost eight consecutive games near the end of the season, finishing sixth in the Midwest Division with a 28–54 record. Rolando Blackman led the team in scoring with 19.9 points per game, while Derek Harper averaged 19.7 points, 7.1 assists and 1.9 steals per game, and Herb Williams provided the team with 12 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |