1992–93 Washington Bullets season

1992–93 Washington Bullets season
Head coach	Wes Unseld
Arena	Capital Centre
Results
Record	22–60 (.268)
Place	Division: 7th (Atlantic) Conference: 14th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Home Team Sports, WDCA
Radio	WNTR

The 1992-93 NBA season was the Bullets' 32nd season in the NBA. A year after being named Most Improved Player, Pervis Ellison, who had a history of injuries played only 49 games. The Bullets struggled and finished last place in the Atlantic Division with a 22-60 record. Rookie Tom Gugliotta made the All-Rookie First Team averaging 14.7 points and 9.6 rebounds per game. On March 19, 1993 against the Chicago Bulls, shooting guard LaBradford Smith scored a career high of 37 points against Michael Jordan. Following the season, Harvey Grant was traded to the Portland TrailBlazers.

NBA Draft

Main article: 1992 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	6	Tom Gugliotta	PF	United States	North Carolina State
2	32	Brent Price	PG	United States	Oklahoma

Roster

Washington Bullets roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From C 42 Acres, Mark 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Oral Roberts PG 10 Adams, Michael 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 162 lb (73 kg) Boston College SG 3 Chapman, Rex 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Kentucky C 43 Ellison, Pervis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Louisville SF 44 Grant, Harvey 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Oklahoma PF 24 Gugliotta, Tom 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) North Carolina State SF 2 Johnson, Buck 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Alabama C 23 Jones, Charles 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Albany State PF 34 MacLean, Don 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) UCLA PG 14 Overton, Doug 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) La Salle PG 20 Price, Brent 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Oklahoma SG 22 Smith, LaBradford 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Louisville SF 33 Stewart, Larry 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Coppin State	Head coach Wes Unseld (Louisville) Assistant coach(es) Bill Blair (VMI) Jeff Bzdelik (UIC) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster • Transactions

Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-New York Knicks	60	22	.732	—	37–4	23–18	23–5
x-Boston Celtics	48	34	.585	12	28–13	20–21	19–9
x-New Jersey Nets	43	39	.524	17	26–15	17–24	14–14
Orlando Magic	41	41	.500	19	27–14	14–27	15–13
Miami Heat	36	46	.439	24	26–15	10–31	9–19
Philadelphia 76ers	26	56	.317	34	15–26	11–30	11–17
Washington Bullets	22	60	.268	38	15–26	7–34	7–21

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

#	Eastern Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-New York Knicks	60	22	.732	–
2	y-Chicago Bulls	57	25	.695	3
3	x-Cleveland Cavaliers	54	28	.659	6
4	x-Boston Celtics	48	34	.585	12
5	x-Charlotte Hornets	44	38	.537	16
6	x-New Jersey Nets	43	39	.524	17
7	x-Atlanta Hawks	43	39	.524	17
8	x-Indiana Pacers	41	41	.500	19
9	Orlando Magic	41	41	.500	19
10	Detroit Pistons	40	42	.488	20
11	Miami Heat	36	46	.439	24
12	Milwaukee Bucks	28	54	.341	32
13	Philadelphia 76ers	26	56	.317	36
14	Washington Bullets	22	60	.268	38

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

• Tom Gugliotta, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team

See also

• 1992–93 NBA season