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1991–92 Orlando Magic Season
The 1991–92 NBA season was the third season for the Orlando Magic in the National Basketball Association. The Magic received the tenth overall pick in the 1991 NBA draft, and selected center Brian Williams from the University of Arizona, and also selected center Stanley Roberts out of Louisiana State University with the 23rd overall pick. The city of Orlando, Florida hosted the 1992 NBA All-Star Game at the Orlando Arena, where Nick Anderson participated in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest during the NBA All-Star weekend, losing in the Semi-final round. During the off-season, the Magic signed free agent Anthony Bowie, and returned to the Eastern Conference, settling into the Atlantic Division. After winning their first three games leading them to a 6–8 start to the regular season, the Magic suffered a winless month in December losing all 15 games, plus a 17-game losing streak in early January. Second-year star Dennis Scott only played just 18 games due to a leg injury, whil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Guokas
Matthew George Guokas Jr. ( ; born February 25, 1944) is an American former professional basketball player and coach. His father, Matt Guokas Sr., Matt Sr. and uncle, Al Guokas, Al, have also played in the NBA. Guokas and his father, Matt Sr., were the first List of second-generation National Basketball Association players, father-son duo to both win NBA Finals, NBA championships as players; this feat has since been repeated by the Barrys (Rick Barry, Rick and Brent Barry, Brent), the Waltons (Bill Walton, Bill and Luke Walton, Luke), the Thompsons (Mychal Thompson, Mychal and Klay Thompson, Klay), and the Paytons (Gary Payton and Gary Payton II). Biography Playing career Guokas played college basketball for hometown Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball, Saint Joseph's University, where he set many school records in assists and steals. He was an All-American as a junior in 1966, and graduated in 1967. After SJU, Guokas was selected in the first round by the 1966–67 Philadel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orlando, Florida
Orlando ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Orange County, Florida, United States. The city proper had a population of 307,573 at the 2020 census, making it the fourth-most populous city in Florida behind Jacksonville, Florida, Jacksonville, Miami, and Tampa, Florida, Tampa and the state's most populous inland city. Part of Central Florida, it is the center of the Greater Orlando, Orlando metropolitan area, which had a population of 2.67 million in 2020. It is the sixth-largest metropolitan area in the Southern United States and the third-largest metropolitan area in Florida behind Miami metropolitan area, Miami and Tampa Bay area, Tampa Bay. Orlando is one of the most-visited cities in the world primarily due to tourism, major events, and convention traffic. It is the fourth-most visited city in the U.S. after New York City, Miami, and Los Angeles, with over 3.5 million visitors as of 2023. Orlando International Airport is the List of the busiest airports in the United Stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Corchiani
Christopher Corchiani Sr. (born March 28, 1968) is an American-Italian former professional basketball player who played at the point guard position. He played briefly in the National Basketball Association after a college career at NC State. Corchiani was the first college player to amass 1,000 career assists and as of 2024 is one of only four players in history to achieve the milestone. High school Born in Coral Gables, Florida, Corchiani attended Miami's Kendall Acres Academy, and Hialeah-Miami Lakes High School, in Hialeah, Florida. College career Corchiani's college basketball career lasted from 1988 to 1991, at North Carolina State University, where he played with the NC State Wolfpack. Corchiani was the first NCAA Division I player to record 1,000 assists in a career. In the 1990–91 season, he led the nation in assists per game average, at 9.7 per game. At the time he finished his career, he was in 5th place on the NCAA's all-time steals list. Professional career Cor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
