1992–93 Atlanta Hawks season

The 1992–93 NBA season was the 44th season for the Atlanta Hawks in the National Basketball Association, and their 25th season in Atlanta, Georgia.^[1] The Hawks received the tenth overall pick in the 1992 NBA draft, and selected power forward Adam Keefe out of Stanford University.^[2][3][4] During the off-season, the team acquired Mookie Blaylock and Roy Hinson from the New Jersey Nets; however, Hinson never played for the Hawks due to knee injuries he sustained with the Nets, in which he last played in the NBA during the 1990–91 season.^[5][6][7]

1992–93 Atlanta Hawks season
Head coach	Bob Weiss
General manager	Pete Babcock
Owners	Ted Turner / Turner Broadcasting System
Arena	Omni Coliseum
Results
Record	43–39 (.524)
Place	Division: 4th (Central) Conference: 7th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	First round (lost to Bulls 0–3)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
Television	WTBS WGNX SportSouth TBS
Radio	WCNN
< 1991–92 1993–94 >

Despite having Dominique Wilkins back after missing half of the previous season due to a ruptured Achilles tendon, the Hawks lost five of their first seven games of the regular season, but managed to defeat the 2-time defending NBA champion Chicago Bulls on the road, 100–99 at the Chicago Stadium on November 7, 1992.^[8][9][10] As the season progressed, the team continued to struggle playing below 500. basketball for the first half of the regular season, holding a 24–27 record at the All-Star break.^[11] However, after holding a 26–31 record as of March 4, 1993, the Hawks would win 12 of their next 13 games while posting a 12–3 record in March, finishing in fourth place in the Central Division with a 43–39 record, earning the seventh seed in the Eastern Conference, and returning to the NBA playoffs after a one-year absence.^[12]

Wilkins surpassed Bob Pettit as the Hawks all-time scoring leader, averaging 29.9 points and 6.8 rebounds per game, plus leading the team with 120 three-point field goals; he was also named to the All-NBA Second Team, and was selected for the 1993 NBA All-Star Game in Salt Lake City, Utah.^[13][14][15] In addition, Kevin Willis averaged 17.9 points and 12.9 rebounds per game, while second-year guard Stacey Augmon contributed 14.0 points per game, and Blaylock provided the team with 13.4 points, 8.4 assists and 2.5 steals per game, along with 118 three-point field goals. Off the bench, Duane Ferrell provided with 10.2 points per game, while second-year guard Paul Graham contributed 8.1 points per game, Keefe averaged 6.6 points and 5.3 rebounds per game, and starting center Jon Koncak provided with 3.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game.^[16]

Wilkins also finished in fifth place in Most Valuable Player voting,^[17][18] and Blaylock finished tied in eleventh place in Most Improved Player voting.^[18]

However, in the Eastern Conference First Round of the 1993 NBA playoffs, the Hawks were swept by the Bulls in three straight games.^[19][20][21] The Bulls would go on to defeat the Phoenix Suns in six games in the 1993 NBA Finals, winning their third consecutive NBA championship.^[22][23][24] The Hawks finished last in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 491,229 at the Omni Coliseum, which was 27th in the league.^[16][25]

This was also Wilkins' final full season with the Hawks before being traded to the Los Angeles Clippers midway through the following season.^[26][27][28] Also, following the season, head coach Bob Weiss was fired after three seasons with the Hawks,^[29][30][31] and Travis Mays was released to free agency.

For the season, the Hawks changed their uniforms, adding side panels to the right side of their jerseys and shorts, which remained in use until 1995.^[32][33]

Draft picks

Main article: 1992 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	10	Adam Keefe	PF/SF	United States	Stanford
2	38	Elmer Bennett	PG	United States	Notre Dame

Roster

1992–93 Atlanta Hawks roster

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Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From G/F 2 Stacey Augmon 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1968–08–01 UNLV G 10 Mookie Blaylock 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1967–03–20 Oklahoma C 45 Randy Breuer 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1960–10–11 Minnesota F 33 Duane Ferrell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 208 lb (94 kg) 1965–02–28 Georgia Tech C 44 Greg Foster 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1968–10–03 UTEP G 25 Paul Graham 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1967–11–28 Ohio G 12 Steve Henson 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 177 lb (80 kg) 1968–02–02 Kansas State F 31 Adam Keefe 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1970–02–22 Stanford C 32 Jon Koncak 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1963–05–17 SMU G 1 Travis Mays 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1968–06–19 Texas C 41 Blair Rasmussen  7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1962–11–13 Oregon 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) 1962–09–08 Michigan State

Head coach Bob Weiss Assistant(s) Johnny Davis Bob Weinhaur Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (IN) Inactive Injured

Roster Notes

• Power forward Roy Hinson was on the injured reserve list due to a knee injury, missed the entire regular season, and never played for the Hawks.

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Chicago Bulls	57	25	.695	—	31–10	26–15	19–9
x-Cleveland Cavaliers	54	28	.659	3	35–6	19–22	22–6
x-Charlotte Hornets	44	38	.537	13	22–19	22–19	12–16
x-Atlanta Hawks	43	39	.524	14	25–16	18–23	12–16
x-Indiana Pacers	41	41	.500	16	27–14	14–27	11–17
Detroit Pistons	40	42	.488	17	28–13	12–29	12–16
Milwaukee Bucks	28	54	.341	29	18–23	10–31	10–18

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

#	Eastern Conference v t e
	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

Record vs. opponents

1992-93 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	–	2–2	3–2	2–2	0–5	1–1	2–0	2–3	2–0	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	3–1	3–2	2–0	1–3	2–2	1–3	3–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–2
Boston	2–2	–	3–1	1–3	3–1	2–0	2–0	1–3	2–0	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–2	2–0	4–0	1–4	3–2	4–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	4–1
Charlotte	2–3	1–3	–	2–3	1–3	2–0	1–1	4–1	2–0	0–2	0–5	1–1	1–1	2–2	3–1	2–0	2–2	1–3	3–1	4–0	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–0
Chicago	2–2	3–1	3–2	–	2–3	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–0	0–2	5–0	2–0	0–2	3–1	4–1	2–0	4–0	1–3	3–1	2–2	1–1	2–0	2–0	0–2	2–0	2–0	4–0
Cleveland	5–0	1–3	3–1	3–2	–	2–0	1–1	3–2	2–0	1–1	4–0	1–1	2–0	2–2	4–1	2–0	2–2	1–3	2–2	4–0	2–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–1
Dallas	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	–	1–5	1–1	0–4	1–4	1–1	0–4	1–3	0–2	0–2	1–4	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–4	0–4	0–4	0–5	1–3	0–5	1–1
Denver	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	5–1	–	1–1	3–1	2–3	1–1	2–2	1–3	0–2	1–1	3–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–3	1–3	3–1	1–4	1–3	2–3	2–0
Detroit	3–2	3–1	1–4	1–3	2–3	1–1	1–1	–	0–2	1–1	3–2	1–1	1–1	1–3	2–2	1–1	3–1	2–2	3–1	3–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	0–2	0–2	0–2	4–0
Golden State	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	4–0	1–3	2–0	–	2–2	0–2	2–3	1–4	2–0	1–1	3–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–4	0–5	4–1	3–1	1–4	3–1	1–1
Houston	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	4–1	3–2	1–1	2–2	–	2–0	4–0	3–1	2–0	1–1	4–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–2	1–3	4–0	4–1	1–3	4–1	1–1
Indiana	2–2	2–2	5–0	0–5	0–4	1–1	1–1	2–3	2–0	0–2	–	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–3	1–1	3–1	1–3	2–2	3–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	0–2	3–1
L.A. Clippers	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	4–0	2–2	1–1	3–2	0–4	1–1	–	3–2	0–2	2–0	4–0	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	3–2	2–3	3–2	0–4	1–4	2–2	2–0
L.A. Lakers	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	3–1	3–1	1–1	4–1	1–3	1–1	2–3	–	0–2	1–1	3–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	2–0	0–5	3–2	3–2	2–2	1–4	1–3	2–0
Miami	1–3	1–3	2–2	1–3	2–2	2–0	2–0	3–1	0–2	0–2	2–2	2–0	2–0	–	2–2	2–0	2–3	0–5	3–2	1–3	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–3
Milwaukee	2–3	2–2	1–3	1–4	1–4	2–0	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	3–2	0–2	1–1	2–2	–	1–1	0–4	1–3	2–2	2–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–3
Minnesota	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	4–1	2–3	1–1	1–3	2–4	1–1	0–4	1–3	0–2	1–1	–	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–4	1–3	1–3	1–4	0–4	1–4	1–1
New Jersey	3–1	0–4	2–2	0–4	2–2	2–0	1–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	1–3	2–0	2–0	3–2	4–0	1–1	–	1–3	3–2	3–2	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–1
New York	2–2	4–1	3–1	3–1	3–1	2–0	1–1	2–2	2–0	1–1	3–1	0–2	2–0	5–0	3–1	2–0	3–1	–	2–2	5–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	4–1
Orlando	3–1	2–3	1–3	1–3	2–2	1–1	2–0	1–3	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	2–3	2–2	2–0	2–3	2–2	–	3–2	0–2	2–0	2–0	0–2	0–2	1–1	4–0
Philadelphia	1–3	1–4	0–4	2–2	0–4	1–1	1–1	1–3	1–1	0–2	1–3	1–1	0–2	3–1	2–2	2–0	2–3	0–5	2–3	–	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	3–1
Phoenix	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	0–2	4–0	3–1	2–0	4–1	2–2	1–1	2–3	5–0	2–0	2–0	4–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	–	3–2	5–0	3–1	2–3	3–1	2–0
Portland	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	2–0	4–0	3–1	1–1	5–0	3–1	1–1	3–2	2–3	1–1	2–0	3–1	2–0	1–1	0–2	2–0	2–3	–	5–0	2–2	2–3	2–2	1–1
Sacramento	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	4–0	1–3	0–2	1–4	0–4	0–2	2–3	2–3	1–1	1–1	3–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–5	0–5	–	2–2	1–4	2–2	1–1
San Antonio	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	5–0	4–1	2–0	1–3	1–4	1–1	4–0	2–2	1–1	2–0	4–1	1–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	1–3	2–2	2–2	–	3–1	3–3	1–1
Seattle	1–1	2–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	3–1	3–1	2–0	4–1	3–1	0–2	4–1	4–1	1–1	2–0	4–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	3–2	3–2	4–1	1–3	–	2–2	2–0
Utah	0–2	2–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	5–0	3–2	2–0	1–3	1–4	2–0	2–2	3–1	2–0	2–0	4–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–3	2–2	2–2	3–3	2–2	–	1–1
Washington	2–2	1–4	0–4	0–4	1–3	1–1	0–2	0–4	1–1	1–1	1–3	0–2	0–2	3–2	3–1	1–1	1–4	1–4	0–4	1–3	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	—

Game log

1992–93 game log
November Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
December Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
January Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
February Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
March Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
April Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
1992–93 schedule

Playoffs

1993 playoff game log
First round: 0–3 (home: 0–1; road: 0–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 30 @ Chicago L 90–114 Dominique Wilkins (24) three players tied (5) Mookie Blaylock (5) Chicago Stadium 18,676 0–1 2 May 2 @ Chicago L 102–117 Dominique Wilkins (37) Kevin Willis (13) Dominique Wilkins (5) Chicago Stadium 18,676 0–2 3 May 4 Chicago L 88–98 Dominique Wilkins (29) Jon Koncak (9) Mookie Blaylock (6) Omni Coliseum 15,141 0–3
1993 schedule

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

Season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Dominique Wilkins	71	70	37.3	46.8	38.0	82.8	6.8	3.2	1.0	0.4	29.9
Kevin Willis	80	80	36.0	50.6	24.1	65.3	12.9	2.1	0.9	0.5	17.9
Stacey Augmon	73	66	28.9	50.1	0.0	73.9	3.9	2.3	1.2	0.2	14.0
Mookie Blaylock	80	78	35.3	42.9	37.5	72.8	3.5	8.4	2.5	0.3	13.4
Duane Ferrell	82	15	21.2	47.0	25.0	77.9	2.3	1.6	0.7	0.2	10.2
Paul Graham	80	11	18.9	45.7	29.8	73.3	2.4	2.1	1.1	0.1	8.1
Travis Mays	49	9	16.1	41.7	34.5	65.9	1.1	1.5	0.4	0.1	7.0
Adam Keefe	82	6	18.9	50.0	0.0	70.0	5.3	1.0	0.7	0.2	6.6
Steve Henson	53	2	13.6	39.0	46.3	85.0	1.0	2.9	0.6	0.0	4.0
Jon Koncak	78	65	25.3	46.4	37.5	48.0	5.5	1.8	1.0	1.3	3.5
Blair Rasmussen	22	6	12.9	37.5	33.3	69.2	2.5	0.2	0.2	0.5	3.2
Greg Foster	33	0	6.2	46.3	0.0	72.2	1.7	0.3	0.1	0.3	3.1
Morlon Wiley	25	2	14.2	32.1	29.4	62.5	1.4	3.2	1.0	0.1	2.9
Jeff Sanders	9	0	13.3	40.0	0.0	50.0	3.2	0.7	0.9	0.1	2.7
Randy Breuer	12	0	8.9	48.4	0.0	40.0	2.3	0.5	0.2	0.3	2.7
Alex Stivrins	5	0	3.0	44.4	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	1.6
Andre Spencer	3	0	5.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.7	0.0	0.0

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Dominique Wilkins	3	3	37.7	42.7	25.0	76.7	5.3	3.0	1.0	0.3	30.0
Kevin Willis	3	3	34.3	46.7	0.0	57.1	8.7	1.0	0.7	0.0	16.7
Stacey Augmon	3	3	31.0	45.2	0.0	66.7	2.7	1.7	1.3	0.0	12.0
Duane Ferrell	3	0	18.0	60.9	33.3	80.0	1.7	0.3	0.0	0.0	11.0
Mookie Blaylock	3	3	33.0	36.0	33.3	83.3	4.3	4.3	1.0	1.3	9.0
Adam Keefe	3	0	17.7	53.8	0.0	66.7	4.3	2.0	0.3	0.0	6.0
Greg Foster	1	0	5.0	33.3	0.0	75.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.0
Travis Mays	1	0	20.0	50.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.0
Steve Henson	3	0	15.7	33.3	40.0	0.0	1.3	1.7	1.3	0.0	2.7
Randy Breuer	1	0	17.0	25.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	2.0
Paul Graham	2	0	13.5	25.0	0.0	0.0	1.5	1.0	2.0	0.0	2.0
Jon Koncak	3	3	29.7	10.0	0.0	50.0	8.0	1.3	1.0	1.7	1.0

Player Statistics Citation:^[16]

Awards

• Dominique Wilkins, All-NBA Second Team

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