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1988–89 Dallas Mavericks Season
The 1988–89 NBA season was the ninth season for the Dallas Mavericks The Dallas Mavericks (often referred to as the Mavs) are an American professional basketball team based in Dallas. The Mavericks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Southwest Division (NBA), Southwest Divisi ... in the National Basketball Association. After reaching the Conference Finals last year, the Mavericks got off to a fast start by winning 9 of their first 12 games of the regular season, but after a 17–9 start, they went on a 7-game losing streak in January, and held a 24–21 record at the All-Star break. In January, sixth man Roy Tarpley was suspended indefinitely for violating the league's anti-drug policy; Tarpley was also out with a knee injury, only playing just 19 games. At mid-season, the team traded All-Star forward Mark Aguirre, who had several incidents with the team during the season, to the 1988–89 Detroit Pistons season, Detroit Pistons in exch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John MacLeod (basketball)
John Matthew MacLeod (October 3, 1937 – April 14, 2019) was an American basketball coach in the NCAA and the National Basketball Association, most notably with the Phoenix Suns. After coaching for the University of Oklahoma, MacLeod was hired to coach the Suns in 1973. In 1976, he led them to their second postseason in team history, which culminated with an appearance in the 1976 NBA Finals; he would lead the team to eight further postseason appearances in his tenure. In fourteen years, MacLeod led them to 579 wins, which is the most in franchise history. Career MacLeod was a star high school basketball player before playing at Bellarmine University, Bellarmine College. MacLeod coached the Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team for six years before being hired to coach the Phoenix Suns in 1973, a position he held until 1987. During this stint, MacLeod was named the head coach of the Western Conference All-Star Team in 1981. After his departure from Phoenix, MacLeod went on to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1988–89 Los Angeles Lakers Season
The 1988–89 NBA season was the 43rd season for the Los Angeles Lakers as a franchise, their 41st season in the National Basketball Association, and 29th in Los Angeles, California. This would also be the final season for All-Star center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. During the off-season, the Lakers signed free agent Orlando Woolridge. The Lakers entered the regular season as the 2-time defending NBA champions, winning 15 of their first 18 games, holding a 32–15 record at the All-Star break, finishing in first place in the Pacific Division with a 57–25 record, and earning the #1 seed in the Western Conference. Magic Johnson averaged 22.5 points, 7.9 rebounds, 12.8 assists and 1.8 steals per game, and was named the NBA Most Valuable Player of the Year, and was also named to the All-NBA First Team, while James Worthy averaged 20.5 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game, and Byron Scott provided the team with 19.6 points and 1.5 steals per game. In addition, A.C. Green provid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clifford Ray
Clifford Ray (born January 21, 1949) is an American former professional basketball coach and player. He played three of his ten seasons in the NBA with the Chicago Bulls from 1971 to 1974, and the other seven with the Golden State Warriors from 1974 to 1981. Career Ray played college basketball at the University of Oklahoma, graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree (he can play most woodwind instruments). Selected in the third round of the 1971 NBA draft by the Chicago Bulls, Ray was, from the start, a very effective defender and rebounder. Ray was named to the 1972 NBA All-Rookie Team, and led the NBA in rebounds per minute played in each of his first two seasons. He spent three seasons with the Bulls, his best being 1973–74 during which Ray averaged 9.3 points and 12.2 rebounds per game, and the Bulls reached the NBA Western Conference finals for the first time. Ray and $100,000 were sent to the Golden State Warriors for Nate Thurmond in an exchange of centers just ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garfield Heard
Garfield Heard (born May 3, 1948) is an American retired professional basketball player and coach. He played collegiately at the University of Oklahoma and was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics (now the Oklahoma City Thunder) in the third round of the 1970 NBA draft. He had a 15-year NBA career for four teams: the Sonics, the Buffalo Braves (now the Los Angeles Clippers), the Chicago Bulls, and the Phoenix Suns. Heard is best known for a buzzer beater he made to send Game 5 of the 1976 Phoenix–Boston championship series into a third overtime. This feat is commonly known as "The Shot", or "The Shot Heard 'Round the World", in reference to Ralph Waldo Emerson's poem "Concord Hymn", which was written about the Battle of Lexington. Early life Heard was born on May 3, 1948, in Hogansville, Georgia. He attended Ethel W. Kight High School in LaGrange, Georgia. College career In 1966, Heard chose to attend the University of Oklahoma (OU), over the University of Southern Ill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richie Adubato
Richard Adam Adubato (born November 23, 1937) is an American former basketball coach in the National Basketball Association. He has served as head coach for three NBA teams, the Detroit Pistons, the Dallas Mavericks, and the Orlando Magic. He was promoted from assistant to head coach of the 1979–80 Detroit Pistons season, Detroit Pistons on an interim basis upon the dismissal of Dick Vitale on November 8, 1979. His first game at the helm was a 106–98 Pistons win over the 1979–80 Philadelphia 76ers season, Philadelphia 76ers at the Pontiac Silverdome the following night on November 9. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Vargas (basketball)
José Luis Vargas, commonly known as "El Grillo" and “Jose Grillo Vargas” (born June 23, 1963), is a Dominican former professional basketball player who played collegiately at LSU. College career Vargas played college basketball for Louisiana State University. Professional career Vargas was drafted in the second round of the 1988 National Basketball Association draft by the Dallas Mavericks. He never played in the NBA, though, instead leaving to play in the Italian league. He played for Maccabi Tel Aviv from 1991 to 1993. He played with Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama (; English: Vasco da Gama Club of Rowing), commonly referred to as Vasco da Gama or simply Vasco, is a sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Although originally a rowing club and then a multi-sport club, Va .... References External linksItalian League (Serie A) statistics Puerto Rican League (Baloncesto Superior Nacional) statistics 1963 births Living people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morlon Wiley
Morlon David Wiley (born September 24, 1966) is an American former professional basketball player and former assistant coach for the National Basketball Association's Orlando Magic. College career Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, Wiley played college basketball at Long Beach State, where he was a four-year starter for the 49ers. In 1988, he was an all-Big West Conference pick, and his leadership led to the school's first NIT appearance. In his college career, he scored 30 points on six occasions, is third on the all-time list in assists with 425, second in steals with 187, and fourth in free throw percentage with .780. He was inducted into the 49ers' Hall of Fame in 2005. Professional career Wiley was drafted in the second round, 46th overall, by the Dallas Mavericks in the 1988 NBA draft. He played a season for the Mavericks, playing in 51 games during the 1988–89 season. In the 1989 NBA Expansion Draft on June 15, Wiley became one of the 12 players chosen by the Orlando Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Donaldson (basketball)
James Lee Donaldson III (born August 16, 1957) is a British-American former professional basketball player who grew up in California and played 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association and several leagues across Europe. Born in Heacham, England, Donaldson played high school basketball for Luther Burbank High School in California before enrolling at Washington State University to play for the Cougars. Early life Donaldson was born as a military brat in Heacham, England, to a father who was stationed in the Air Force. Amateur career Donaldson, a 7'2" center, starred at Luther Burbank High School and Washington State in the late 1970s. In his 4 seasons at WSU he averaged 8.5 points per game and 8.1 rebounds per game in 84 games. As of April 2015 he was the all-time leader in career blocked shots (176), blocks average (2.1), single-season blocks (82 in 1977–78), single-season blocks average (3.0 in 1977–78) and single-game blocked shots (eight versus Stanford, January ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Perkins
Samuel Bruce Perkins (born June 14, 1961) is an American former professional basketball player and executive. Perkins was a three-time college All-American, was a member of the 1982 national champion North Carolina Tar Heels, and won a gold medal with the 1984 United States men's Olympic basketball team. Perkins played professionally in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for 17 seasons. Early life Born in Brooklyn, New York, Perkins attended Samuel J. Tilden High School. He later attended and graduated from Shaker High School in Latham, New York. He was named large-school player of the year (high school) by the New York State Sportswriters Association in 1980 and was also named to the 35 Greatest Boys McDonald's All Americans team. College career Perkins attended college at the University of North Carolina and played basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels from 1980 to 1984. He was named ACC Rookie of the Year in 1981 and starred alongside future NBA Hall of Fam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derek Harper
Derek Ricardo Harper (born October 13, 1961) is an American former professional basketball player. A second-team All-American at the University of Illinois, he was the 11th overall pick of the 1983 NBA draft and spent 16 seasons as a point guard in the National Basketball Association with the Dallas Mavericks, New York Knicks, Orlando Magic, and Los Angeles Lakers. Harper is widely regarded as one of the best players to never have been selected to an All-Star game. College After graduating from Roosevelt Junior High School and then North Shore High School in West Palm Beach, Harper played three seasons for the Fighting Illini and coach Lou Henson having his best season in 1982–1983, when he led the Fighting Illini in scoring with 15.4 points per game. Harper was named First-Team All-Big Ten and Second-Team All-American in 1983, and was Honorable Mention All-Big Ten in both 1981 and 1982. Harper averaged 4.7 assists per game for his collegiate career, and led the Big Ten in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rolando Blackman
Rolando Antonio Blackman (born February 26, 1959) is a Panamanian-American former professional basketball player who spent 13 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), most of it with the Dallas Mavericks. He was a four-time NBA All-Star, and he holds the Mavericks' franchise single-game record for free throws made (22). Blackman was born in Panama City, Panama, and raised in Brooklyn, New York, from the age of eight. Playing career College basketball After being raised in Brooklyn, Blackman attended Kansas State University where he played basketball under coach Jack Hartman. At Kansas State, Blackman had a number of noteworthy achievements: *In 1980, he was named the Big Eight Conference Player of the Year and All-American. *He was a three-time unanimous All-Big Eight selection. *He was three times named the Big Eight Defensive Player of the Year. *He scored 1,844 career points, the second-highest total in Kansas State history. *He had a career .517 Field Goal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1988–89 Portland Trail Blazers Season
The 1988–89 NBA season was the 19th season for the Portland Trail Blazers in the National Basketball Association. The Trail Blazers were racked with dissension, and posted a 25–22 record before head coach Mike Schuler was fired in mid-February; assistant coach Rick Adelman was promoted to replace him on an interim basis. After the regular season, Adelman was made the team's head coach on a full-time basis. At mid-season, the team traded Kiki Vandeweghe to the New York Knicks in exchange for a future first-round draft pick. After holding a 25–21 record at the All-Star break, the Trail Blazers played below .500 basketball for the remainder of the regular season, and finished in fifth place in the Pacific Division with a 39–43 record, earning the #8 seed in the Western Conference, and qualifying for the NBA playoffs for the seventh consecutive year. Clyde Drexler averaged 27.2 points, 7.9 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 2.7 steals per game, while last season's Most Improved ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |