1991–92 Washington Bullets season

1991–92 Washington Bullets season
Head coach	Wes Unseld
Arena	Capital Centre
Results
Record	25–57 (.305)
Place	Division: 6th (Atlantic) Conference: 12th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	DNQ
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Home Team Sports, WDCA
Radio	WNTR

The 1991-92 NBA season was the Bullets' 31st season in the NBA. The Bullets endured prolonged losing streaks in almost every month as they finished sixth in the Atlantic Division with a 25-57 record. Former #1 draft pick Pervis Ellison was named Most Improved Player of The Year. Along the way, Michael Adams was selected for the 1992 NBA All-Star Game, and rookie Larry Stewart became the first undrafted player to make an All-Rookie Team, being selected to the 2nd Team.

Draft picks

Main article: 1991 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	19	LaBradford Smith	SG	United States	Louisville

Roster

Washington Bullets roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From PG 10 Adams, Michael 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 162 lb (73 kg) Boston University SG 3 Chapman, Rex 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Kentucky SG 21 Eackles, Ledell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) New Orleans C 43 Ellison, Pervis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Louisville SG 14 English, A. J. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Virginia Union PF 42 Foster, Greg 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Texas–El Paso SF 44 Grant, Harvey 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Oklahoma SG 32 Irvin, Byron 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Missouri C 23 Jones, Charles 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Albany State SG 22 Smith, LaBradford 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Louisville PF 33 Stewart, Larry 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Coppin State PF 35 Strong, Derek 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Xavier PG 1 Turner, Andre 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Memphis SF 55 Wingate, David 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Georgetown	Head coach Wes Unseld (Louisville) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Boston Celtics	51	31	.622	—	34–7	17–24	19–9
x-New York Knicks	51	31	.622	—	30–11	21–20	20–8
x-New Jersey Nets	40	42	.488	11	25–16	15–26	15–13
x-Miami Heat	38	44	.463	13	28–13	10–31	14–14
Philadelphia 76ers	35	47	.427	16	23–18	12–29	15–13
Washington Bullets	25	57	.305	26	14–27	11–30	7–21
Orlando Magic	21	61	.256	30	13–28	8–33	8–20

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

#	Eastern Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Chicago Bulls	67	15	.817	–
2	y-Boston Celtics	51	31	.622	16
3	x-Cleveland Cavaliers	57	25	.695	10
4	x-New York Knicks	51	31	.622	16
5	x-Detroit Pistons	48	34	.585	19
6	x-New Jersey Nets	40	42	.488	27
7	x-Indiana Pacers	40	42	.488	27
8	x-Miami Heat	38	44	.463	29
9	Atlanta Hawks	38	44	.463	29
10	Philadelphia 76ers	35	47	.427	32
11t	Milwaukee Bucks	31	51	.378	36
11t	Charlotte Hornets	31	51	.378	36
13	Washington Bullets	25	57	.305	42
14	Orlando Magic	21	61	.256	46

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

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

Awards and Records

• Pervis Ellison, NBA Most Improved Player Award
• Larry Stewart, NBA All-Rookie Team 2nd Team

See also

• 1991–92 NBA season