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1989–90 Atlanta Hawks season

1989–90 Atlanta Hawks season
Head coachMike Fratello
General managerPete Babcock
OwnersTed Turner / Turner Broadcasting System
ArenaOmni Coliseum
Results
Record41–41 (.500)
PlaceDivision: 6th (Central)
Conference: 9th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
Television
Radio
< 1988–89 1990–91 >

The 1989–90 NBA season was the 41st season for the Atlanta Hawks in the National Basketball Association, and their 22nd season in Atlanta, Georgia.[1] Injuries would hamper the Hawks again, as Doc Rivers only played just 48 games due to a herniated disk in his back.[2][3][4] Despite the injuries, the team posted a 7-game winning streak in December with a 13–6 record. However, in January they lost six consecutive games falling below .500, holding a 22–24 record at the All-Star break,[5] and endangering their playoff chances.

At mid-season, the team traded Antoine Carr to the Sacramento Kings in exchange for Kenny Smith.[6][7][8] The Hawks would close out the season on a strong note, winning ten of their final 15 games of the regular season, finishing in sixth place in the Central Division with a 41–41 record; however, they missed the NBA playoffs by only just one game.[9]

Dominique Wilkins averaged 26.7 points, 6.5 rebounds and 1.6 steals per game, but was not selected to an All-NBA Team at season's end, while Moses Malone averaged 18.9 points and 10.0 rebounds per game, and Rivers provided the team with 12.5 points, 5.5 assists and 2.4 steals per game. In addition, Kevin Willis averaged 12.4 points and 8.0 rebounds per game, while John Battle contributed 10.9 points per game, and Spud Webb provided with 9.2 points, 5.8 assists and 1.3 steals per game. Meanwhile, John Long contributed 8.4 points per game, Cliff Levingston averaged 6.9 points and 4.3 rebounds per game, rookie small forward Alexander Volkov contributed 5.0 points per game, and Jon Koncak provided with 3.7 points and 4.2 rebounds per game.[10]

During the NBA All-Star weekend in Miami, Florida, Wilkins was selected for the 1990 NBA All-Star Game,[11][12][13] and also won the NBA Slam Dunk Contest, with Smith, then with the Kings, finishing second behind him.[14][12][15]

The Hawks finished 18th in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 573,711 at the Omni Coliseum during the regular season.[10][16] Following the season, Smith was traded to the Houston Rockets,[17][18][19] while Levingston signed as a free agent with the Chicago Bulls,[20][21] and head coach Mike Fratello resigned after coaching the Hawks for seven seasons.[22][23][24]

Draft picks

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Main article: 1989 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 23 Roy Marble SG/SF  United States Iowa
2 49 Haywoode Workman PG  United States Oral Roberts

Roster

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1989–90 Atlanta Hawks roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
G 10 John Battle 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1962–11–09 Rutgers
F 33 Duane Ferrell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 208 lb (94 kg) 1965–02–28 Georgia Tech
C 32 Jon Koncak 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1963–05–17 SMU
F 53 Cliff Levingston 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1961–01–04 Wichita State
G 34 John Long 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1956–08–28 Detroit Mercy
F/C 2 Moses Malone 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1955–02–23 Petersburg HS (VA)
G 22 Roy Marble 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1966–12–13 Iowa
G 25 Doc Rivers 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1961–10–13 Marquette
G 31 Kenny Smith 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1965–03–08 North Carolina
C 8 Alexander Volkov 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1964–03–28 Ukraine
G 4 Spud Webb 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) 133 lb (60 kg) 1963–07–13 NC State
F 21 Dominique Wilkins 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1960–01–12 Georgia
F/C 42 Kevin Willis 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1962–09–06 Michigan State
Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Updated: March 15, 1990

Regular season

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Season standings

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Central Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Detroit Pistons 59 23 .720 – 35–6 24–17 22–8
x-Chicago Bulls 55 27 .671 4 36–5 19–22 20–10
x-Milwaukee Bucks 44 38 .537 15 27–14 17–24 14–16
x-Cleveland Cavaliers 42 40 .512 17 27–14 15–26 14–16
x-Indiana Pacers 42 40 .512 17 28–13 14–27 16–14
Atlanta Hawks 41 41 .500 18 25–16 16–25 15–15
Orlando Magic 18 64 .220 41 12–29 6–35 4–26
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Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Detroit Pistons 59 23 .720 –
2 y-Philadelphia 76ers 53 29 .646 6
3 x-Chicago Bulls 55 27 .671 4
4 x-Boston Celtics 52 30 .634 7
5 x-New York Knicks 45 37 .549 14
6 x-Milwaukee Bucks 44 38 .537 15
7 x-Cleveland Cavaliers 42 40 .512 17
8 x-Indiana Pacers 42 40 .512 17
9 Atlanta Hawks 41 41 .500 18
10 Washington Bullets 31 51 .378 28
11 Miami Heat 18 64 .220 41
12 Orlando Magic 18 64 .220 41
13 New Jersey Nets 17 65 .207 42
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

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1989-90 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MIA MIL MIN NJN NYK ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA UTA WAS
Atlanta – 1–3 2–0 0–5 2–3 0–2 1–1 3–2 2–0 2–0 2–3 1–1 0–2 4–0 3–2 1–1 2–2 1–3 5–0 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–2
Boston 3–1 – 2–0 2–2 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 2–0 1–3 1–1 0–2 5–0 2–2 1–1 5–1 4–1 4–0 3–2 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–3
Charlotte 0–2 0–2 – 0–2 1–1 1–3 3–2 0–2 2–2 1–4 1–1 2–2 0–4 1–1 0–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–3 0–4 1–3 0–5 0–4 0–5 0–2
Chicago 5–0 2–2 2–0 – 5–0 2–0 1–1 1–4 2–0 1–1 2–3 1–1 1–1 4–0 4–1 2–0 3–1 3–1 3–2 2–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 3–1
Cleveland 3–2 1–3 1–1 0–5 – 0–2 0–2 1–4 1–1 0–2 3–2 1–1 1–1 4–0 3–2 1–1 4–0 2–2 4–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–1
Dallas 2–0 1–1 3–1 0–2 2–0 – 2–3 1–1 3–1 4–1 2–0 3–1 0–4 2–0 1–1 4–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–3 0–4 3–1 3–2 2–2 1–3 1–1
Denver 1–1 1–1 2–3 1–1 2–0 3–2 – 0–2 2–2 4–1 0–2 2–2 0–4 2–0 1–1 5–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–3 2–2 4–0 1–3 2–2 0–4 1–1
Detroit 2–3 2–2 2–0 4–1 4–1 1–1 2–0 – 1–1 1–1 4–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 3–2 2–0 4–0 4–0 5–0 1–3 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–0
Golden State 0–2 1–1 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–3 2–2 1–1 – 2–2 1–1 3–1 1–4 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–5 2–2 3–2 1–3 2–3 2–2 1–1
Houston 0–2 0–2 4–1 1–1 2–0 1–4 1–4 1–1 2–2 – 1–1 2–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–3 4–0 2–2 2–2 3–2 1–1
Indiana 3–2 3–1 1–1 3–2 2–3 0–2 2–0 1–4 1–1 1–1 – 0–2 0–2 3–1 3–2 1–1 4–0 1–3 4–1 0–4 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–1
L.A. Clippers 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–2 1–1 1–3 2–2 2–0 – 1–4 0–2 1–1 3–1 2–0 0–2 2–0 0–2 0–4 0–5 2–3 0–4 3–2 0–4 1–1
L.A. Lakers 2–0 2–0 4–0 1–1 1–1 4–0 4–0 1–1 4–1 2–2 2–0 4–1 – 2–0 1–1 4–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–3 5–0 2–2 4–0 2–2 1–1
Miami 0–4 0–5 1–1 0–4 0–4 0–2 0–2 1–3 0–2 1–1 1–3 2–0 0–2 – 2–2 1–1 1–4 1–5 3–1 0–5 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–3
Milwaukee 2–3 2–2 2–0 1–4 2–3 1–1 1–1 2–3 1–1 1–1 2–3 1–1 1–1 2–2 – 2–0 4–0 2–2 5–0 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 3–1
Minnesota 1–1 1–1 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–4 0–5 0–2 1–3 2–2 1–1 1–3 0–4 1–1 0–2 – 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–4 1–3 2–2 1–4 1–3 0–5 1–1
New Jersey 2–2 1–5 1–1 1–3 0–4 0–2 0–2 0–4 0–2 1–1 0–4 0–2 0–2 4–1 0–4 1–1 – 1–4 1–3 1–4 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 2–3
New York 3–1 1–4 1–1 1–3 2–2 1–1 1–1 0–4 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 0–2 5–1 2–2 1–1 4–1 – 2–2 2–3 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 5–0
Orlando 0–5 0–4 1–1 2–3 1–4 0–2 0–2 0–5 0–2 0–2 1–4 0–2 1–1 1–3 0–5 1–1 3–1 2–2 – 2–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–4
Philadelphia 2–2 2–3 2–0 2–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 4–0 2–0 1–1 5–0 3–1 1–1 4–1 3–2 2–2 – 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 5–1
Phoenix 2–0 1–1 3–1 0–2 1–1 3–1 3–1 0–2 5–0 2–2 1–1 4–0 1–3 2–0 1–1 4–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 – 2–3 5–0 0–4 3–2 3–1 2–0
Portland 1–1 2–0 4–0 1–1 1–1 4–0 2–2 1–1 2–2 3–1 1–1 5–0 3–2 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 3–2 – 4–0 3–1 3–2 2–2 1–1
Sacramento 1–1 0–2 3–1 1–1 0–2 1–3 0–4 0–2 2–3 0–4 1–1 3–2 0–5 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–5 0–4 – 0–4 2–2 1–3 1–1
San Antonio 1–1 1–1 5–0 1–1 1–1 2–3 3–1 1–1 3–1 2–2 1–1 4–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 4–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–0 1–3 4–0 – 3–1 3–2 2–0
Seattle 1–1 0–2 4–0 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–2 1–1 3–2 2–2 1–1 2–3 0–4 2–0 0–2 3–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–3 2–3 2–2 1–3 – 1–3 2–0
Utah 1–1 1–1 5–0 2–0 1–1 3–1 4–0 1–1 2–2 2–3 1–1 4–0 2–2 1–1 2–0 5–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–2 3–1 2–3 3–1 – 2–0
Washington 2–2 3–2 2–0 1–3 1–3 1–1 1–1 0–4 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 3–2 1–3 1–1 3–2 0–5 4–0 1–5 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 —

Game log

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Player statistics

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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
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Dominique Wilkins 80 79 36.1 48.4 32.2 80.7 6.5 2.5 1.6 0.6 26.7
Moses Malone 81 81 33.8 48.0 11.1 78.1 10.0 1.6 0.6 1.0 18.9
Doc Rivers 48 44 31.8 45.4 36.4 81.2 4.2 5.5 2.4 0.5 12.5
Kevin Willis 81 51 28.1 51.9 28.6 68.3 8.0 0.7 0.8 0.6 12.4
John Battle 60 48 24.6 50.6 15.4 75.6 1.7 2.6 0.5 0.1 10.9
Spud Webb 82 46 26.6 47.7 5.3 87.1 2.5 5.8 1.3 0.1 9.2
John Long 48 19 21.5 45.3 34.5 83.6 1.7 1.8 0.9 0.1 8.4
Kenny Smith 33 5 20.4 48.0 16.7 84.6 1.1 4.3 0.7 0.0 7.7
Antoine Carr 44 0 18.3 51.6 0.0 77.5 3.4 1.2 0.3 0.8 7.6
Cliff Levingston 75 5 22.7 50.9 20.0 68.0 4.3 1.1 0.7 0.5 6.9
Alexander Volkov 72 4 13.0 48.2 38.2 58.3 1.7 1.2 0.5 0.3 5.0
Wes Matthews 1 0 13.0 33.3 0.0 100.0 0.0 5.0 0.0 0.0 4.0
Jon Koncak 54 28 18.1 61.4 0.0 53.2 4.2 0.4 0.7 0.6 3.7
Sedric Toney 32 0 8.9 41.7 53.8 84.0 0.4 1.6 0.3 0.0 2.8
Roy Marble 24 0 6.8 27.6 0.0 65.5 1.0 0.5 0.3 0.0 2.1
Haywoode Workman 6 0 2.7 66.7 0.0 100.0 0.5 0.3 0.5 0.0 1.0
Duane Ferrell 14 0 2.1 35.7 0.0 33.3 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.9
Mike Williams 5 0 2.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Player Statistics Citation:[10]

Awards and records

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Transactions

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References

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  21. ^ Smith, Sam (October 2, 1990). "Bulls Close in on Levingston". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
  22. ^ "Fratello Ends Poor Season by Resigning: Basketball: Coach Was Under Fire, Because Atlanta Hawks Failed to Make the NBA Playoffs". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. April 23, 1990. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
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  24. ^ "Fratello Steps Down as Coach of Hawks". The Washington Post. April 24, 1990. Retrieved December 31, 2022.

See also

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