DOUNOBALL NBA Archive
1988-89 Miami Heat
15–67 · #25 in the league · Missed playoffs
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Miami Heat went 15–67 in the regular season, good for the #25 record in the league, and finished as missed playoffs.
League rank
#25
Net rating
-11.2
Home floor
Miami Arena
Roster
17 players
Record
15–67
18.3% win rate
League rank
#25
Regular season
Net rating
-11.2
SRS -11.1
Finish
Missed playoffs
Did not reach the playoffs.
The squad
Season roster
| Player | Pos | No. | GP | GS | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rory Sparrow | G | 2 | 80 | 79 | 12.5 | 2.7 | 5.4 |
| Grant Long | F | 43 | 82 | 73 | 11.9 | 6.7 | 1.8 |
| Kevin Edwards | G | 21 | 79 | 62 | 13.8 | 3.3 | 4.4 |
| Rony Seikaly | C | 4 | 78 | 62 | 10.9 | 7.0 | 0.7 |
| Billy Thompson | F | 55 | 79 | 58 | 10.8 | 7.2 | 2.2 |
| Pat Cummings | F-C | 44 | 53 | 28 | 8.8 | 5.3 | 0.9 |
| Sylvester Gray | F | 40 | 55 | 15 | 8.0 | 5.2 | 2.1 |
| Jon Sundvold | G | 20 | 68 | 8 | 10.4 | 1.3 | 2.0 |
| Pearl Washington | G | 31 | 54 | 8 | 7.6 | 2.3 | 4.2 |
| Anthony Taylor | G | 3 | 21 | 7 | 6.9 | 1.6 | 2.0 |
| Scott Hastings | F-C | 44 | 75 | 6 | 5.1 | 3.1 | 0.8 |
| John Shasky | C | 45 | 65 | 4 | 5.5 | 3.6 | 0.3 |
| Craig Neal | G | 11 | 32 | 0 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 2.7 |
| Todd Mitchell | F | 34 | 22 | 0 | 5.4 | 2.1 | 0.9 |
| Kelvin Upshaw | G | 10 | 9 | 0 | 6.3 | 1.4 | 2.2 |
| Clinton Wheeler | G | 10 | 8 | 0 | 7.0 | 1.5 | 2.6 |
| Dave Popson | F-C | 41 | 7 | 0 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.3 |
Team stats
Season profile
97.8
ORtg
109.0
DRtg
99.1
Pace
-11.1
SRS
-11.2
MOV
49.8%
TS%
45.9%
eFG%
25.2
Avg age
Sideline
Coaching staff
Ron Rothstein
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Did not reach the playoffs.
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Miami Arena
14,945 average attendance
Then and now
Miami Heat
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17 players