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1989–90 Dallas Mavericks season

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The 1989–90 Dallas Mavericks season was the tenth season for the Dallas Mavericks in the National Basketball Association.[1] A year after missing the NBA playoffs, the Mavericks received the eighth overall pick in the 1989 NBA draft, and selected power forward Randy White out of Louisiana Tech University.[2][3][4] After a 5–6 start to the regular season, head coach John MacLeod was fired and replaced with assistant coach Richie Adubato.[5] In November, Roy Tarpley was arrested for driving under the influence of drugs, and only played just 45 games.[6][7]

1989–90 Dallas Mavericks season
Head coach
General managerNorm Sonju
OwnerDon Carter
ArenaReunion Arena
Results
Record47–35 (.573)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Midwest)
Conference: 6th (Western)
Playoff finishFirst round
(lost to Trail Blazers 0–3)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
Television
RadioWBAP
< 1988–89 1990–91 >

The Mavericks played below .500 in winning percentage with a 17–20 start to the regular season, but then posted a seven-game winning streak in January, and later on held a 26–22 record at the All-Star break.[8] In January, the team released Adrian Dantley to free agency;[9][10] Dantley averaged 14.7 points per game in 45 games with the team. The Mavericks posted a six-game winning streak in March, and finished in third place in the Midwest Division with a 47–35 record, earning the sixth seed in the Western Conference, and returning to the NBA playoffs after a one-year absence.[11]

Rolando Blackman averaged 19.4 points and 3.6 assists per game, while Derek Harper averaged 18.0 points, 7.4 assists and 2.3 steals per game, and was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team, and Tarpley provided the team with 16.8 points, 13.1 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game. In addition, Sam Perkins contributed 15.9 points and 7.5 rebounds per game, and James Donaldson provided with 9.1 points and 8.6 rebounds per game. Off the bench, Herb Williams averaged 8.6 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game, while Brad Davis contributed 6.4 points and 3.3 assists per game, Bill Wennington provided with 4.5 points and 3.3 rebounds per game, and White averaged 4.3 points and 3.1 rebounds per game.[12]

During the NBA All-Star weekend at the Miami Arena in Miami, Florida, Blackman was selected for the 1990 NBA All-Star Game, as a member of the Western Conference All-Star team; it was his final All-Star appearance.[13][14][15] Harper finished tied in third place in Defensive Player of the Year voting,[16] while Tarpley finished tied in sixth place in Most Improved Player voting.[16]

In the Western Conference First Round of the 1990 NBA playoffs, the Mavericks faced off against the 3rd–seeded Portland Trail Blazers, who were led by the quartet of All-Star guard Clyde Drexler, Terry Porter, All-Star center Kevin Duckworth and Jerome Kersey. The Mavericks lost the first two games to the Trail Blazers on the road at the Memorial Coliseum, before losing Game 3 at home, 106–92 at the Reunion Arena, thus losing the series in a three-game sweep; this would be the Mavericks' final NBA playoff appearance until the 2000–01 season, as what would follow was a ten-year playoff drought.[17][18][19] The Trail Blazers would advance to the NBA Finals, but would lose to the defending NBA champion Detroit Pistons in five games in the 1990 NBA Finals.[20][21][22]

The Mavericks finished ninth in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 691,490 at the Reunion Arena during the regular season.[12][23] Following the season, Perkins signed as a free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers after six seasons with the Mavericks.[24][25][26]

Draft picks

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Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
18Randy WhitePF United StatesLouisiana Tech
235Pat DurhamF United StatesColorado State
253Jeff Hodge United StatesSouth Alabama

Roster

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1989–90 Dallas Mavericks roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
G 2 Steve Alford 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 1964–11–23 Indiana
G/F 22 Rolando Blackman 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1959–02–26 Kansas State
G 15 Brad Davis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1955–12–17 Maryland
C 40 James Donaldson 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 275 lb (125 kg) 1957–08–16 Washington State
G 12 Derek Harper 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1961–10–13 Illinois
G 21 Anthony Jones 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1962–09–13 UNLV
F 7 Bob McCann 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 244 lb (111 kg) 1964–04–22 Morehead State
F/C 44 Sam Perkins 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1961–06–14 North Carolina
F/C 42 Roy Tarpley 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1964–11–28 Michigan
C 23 Bill Wennington 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1963–04–26 St. John's
F 33 Randy White 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1967–11–04 Louisiana Tech
C 32 Herb Williams 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 242 lb (110 kg) 1958–02–16 Ohio State
Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster notes

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Regular season

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Season standings

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Midwest Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-San Antonio Spurs 5626.683–34–722–1919–9
x-Utah Jazz 5527.671136–519–2221–7
x-Dallas Mavericks 4735.573930–1117–2417–11
x-Denver Nuggets 4339.5241328–1315–2615–13
x-Houston Rockets 4141.5001531–1010–3113–15
Minnesota Timberwolves 2260.2683417–245–366–22
Charlotte Hornets 1963.2323713–286–357–21
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Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Los Angeles Lakers6319.768–
2 y-San Antonio Spurs5626.6837
3 x-Portland Trail Blazers5923.7204
4 x-Utah Jazz5527.6718
5 x-Phoenix Suns5428.6599
6 x-Dallas Mavericks4735.57316
7 x-Denver Nuggets4339.52420
8 x-Houston Rockets4141.50022
9 Seattle SuperSonics4141.50022
10 Golden State Warriors3745.45126
11 Los Angeles Clippers3052.36633
12 Sacramento Kings2359.28040
13 Minnesota Timberwolves2260.26841
14 Charlotte Hornets1963.23244
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Game log

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1989–90 game log
Total: 47–35 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
November: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
December: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
January: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
February: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
March: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
April: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1989–90 schedule

Playoffs

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1990 playoff game log
First round: 0–3 (home: 0–1; road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 26 @ Portland L 102–109 Derek Harper (24) Roy Tarpley (14) Derek Harper (7) Memorial Coliseum
12,884		 0–1
2 April 28 @ Portland L 107–114 Derek Harper (23) Roy Tarpley (17) Derek Harper (5) Memorial Coliseum
12,884		 0–2
3 May 1 Portland L 92–106 Rolando Blackman (23) Roy Tarpley (15) Derek Harper (12) Reunion Arena
17,007		 0–3
1990 schedule

Player statistics

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Ragular season

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Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Derek HarperPG 82823,007244609187261,47336.73.07.42.3.318.0
Herb WilliamsC 81192,1993911195110670027.14.81.5.61.38.6
Rolando BlackmanSG 80802,93428028977211,55236.73.53.61.0.319.4
Sam PerkinsSF 76702,66857217588641,20635.17.52.31.2.815.9
James DonaldsonC 73732,26563057224766531.08.6.8.3.69.1
Brad DavisPG 7321,2929324247947017.71.33.3.6.16.4
Anthony JonesSG 660650822932161959.81.2.4.5.23.0
Bill WenningtonC 60281419841202127013.63.3.7.3.44.5
Randy WhitePF 5527071732124623712.93.1.4.4.14.3
Adrian DantleySF 45451,3001728020766228.93.81.8.4.214.7
Roy TarpleyPF 45351,64858967797075836.613.11.51.81.616.8
Steve AlfordPG 41030225391531687.4.61.0.4.14.1
Bob McCannSF 1006212622266.21.2.6.2.22.6
Kelvin Upshaw†SG 304000021.3.0.0.0.0.7
Mark WadePG 103020003.0.02.0.0.0.0
  • † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Mavericks only.

Playoffs

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Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Roy TarpleyPF 331294617105043.015.3.32.33.316.7
Rolando BlackmanSG 33127913626042.33.04.32.0.720.0
Derek HarperPG 33119823405839.72.77.71.3.019.3
Sam PerkinsSF 33118228324539.37.32.71.0.715.0
James DonaldsonC 3374162202224.75.3.7.7.07.3
Herb WilliamsC 3081135124127.04.31.7.3.713.7
Steve AlfordPG 304238102314.01.02.7.3.07.7
Bill WenningtonC 3025310128.31.0.3.0.3.7
Anthony JonesSG 103000003.0.0.0.0.0.0
Randy WhitePF 102000002.0.0.0.0.0.0

Awards and records

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Transactions

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Trades

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October 26, 1989 To Dallas Mavericks---- To Milwaukee Bucks----

Free agents

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PlayerSignedFormer team
John Long October 3, 1989 Detroit Pistons
Steve Alford October 5, 1989 Golden State Warriors
Subtractions
Player Date signed New team
Morlon Wiley Expansion Draft June 15, 1989 Orlando Magic

References

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  1. ↑ 1989-90 Dallas Mavericks
  2. ↑ Goldaper, Sam (June 28, 1989). "Kings Take Ellison First in N.B.A. Draft; Clippers Pick Ferry". The New York Times. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  3. ↑ McManis, Sam (June 28, 1989). "THE NBA DRAFT: The Other Teams: Sacramento's Secret Is Out: It's Ellison". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
  4. ↑ "1989 NBA Draft". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
  5. ↑ "MacLeod Fired as Mavericks Coach". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. November 29, 1989. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Tarpley Cleared for Mavericks". The New York Times. Associated Press. January 23, 1990. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Forward Roy Tarpley of the Dallas Mavericks..." Los Angeles Times. September 7, 1990. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
  8. ↑ "NBA Games Played on February 8, 1990". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
  9. ↑ Goldaper, Sam (January 19, 1990). "Mavericks Bracing for Knicks". The New York Times. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Adrian Dantley, Rejecting a Guaranteed $1.2 Million..." Los Angeles Times. January 22, 1990. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
  11. ↑ "1989–90 Dallas Mavericks Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
  12. 1 2 "1989–90 Dallas Mavericks Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
  13. ↑ Howard-Cooper, Scott (February 11, 1990). "NBA ALL-STAR GAME: Entire Family Is Back Together--Almost". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
  14. ↑ "1990 NBA All-Star Recap". NBA.com. NBA.com Staff. September 13, 2021. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
  15. ↑ "1990 NBA All-Star Game: East 130, West 113". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
  16. 1 2 "1989–90 NBA Awards Voting". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved December 7, 2025.
  17. ↑ Rabun, Mike (May 1, 1990). "Trail Blazers 106, Mavericks 92". United Press International. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  18. ↑ Hafner, Dan (May 2, 1990). "Portland Victory Could Prove Costly: NBA Playoffs: Trail Blazers Win at Dallas, But Williams and Duckworth Are Injured. The Pistons and Spurs Also Sweep Their Series". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  19. ↑ "1990 NBA Western Conference First Round: Mavericks vs. Trail Blazers". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
  20. ↑ Brown, Clifton (June 15, 1990). "Pistons Rally to Repeat as N.B.A. Champions". The New York Times. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
  21. ↑ McManis, Sam (June 15, 1990). "Vinnie, Vidi, Vici: Pistons Repeat Feat: NBA Finals: Johnson Hits Game-Winner in Last Second as Detroit Rallies from Seven-Point Deficit for a 92-90 Victory. Thomas Is the Unanimous Choice as MVP". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
  22. ↑ "1990 NBA Finals: Trail Blazers vs. Pistons". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
  23. ↑ "1989–90 NBA Season Summary". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved February 24, 2026.
  24. ↑ "Free-Agent Forward Perkins Leaves Mavs, Signs with Lakers". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. August 6, 1990. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
  25. ↑ "SPORTS PEOPLE: PRO BASKETBALL; Lakers Sign Perkins". The New York Times. August 7, 1990. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  26. ↑ "Mavericks' Perkins Signs with Lakers". The Washington Post. August 7, 1990. Retrieved December 31, 2022.

See also

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