1990–91 Washington Bullets season

NBA professional basketball team season March 2026 August 2023 Washington Bullets 1991 30 52 Atlantic 4 10 Wes Unseld John Nash Abe Pollin Capital Centre (37 games)Baltimore Arena (4 games) Did not qualify WSB WDCA Home Team Sports WTOP The 1990–91 Washington Bullets season was the 30th season for the Washington Bullets in the National Basketball Association, and their 18th season in Washington, D.C.. Washington Wizards Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/WAS/ August 10, 2026 Season summary Off-season During the off-season, the Bullets acquired second-year forward Pervis Ellison from the Sacramento Kings in a three-team trade. Brady Jim Bullets, Jazz, Kings Make Three-Way Deal United Press International June 25, 1990 https://www.upi.com/Archives/1990/06/25/Bullets-Jazz-Kings-make-three-way-deal/7287646286400/ December 17, 2025 Associated Press Bullets Get Pervis Ellison in Three-Way Trade: Pro Basketball: Jeff Malone Goes to Jazz, with Hansen and Leckner Going to Sacramento. Nets Deal for Theus, Meaning They Will Probably Pick Coleman Los Angeles Times June 26, 1990 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-06-26-sp-595-story.html December 15, 2021 Aldridge David Bullets Trade Malone in 3-Team Deal for Ellison The Washington Post June 26, 1990 https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1990/06/26/bullets-trade-malone-in-3-team-deal-for-ellison/dca3921a-84f4-47c9-97d8-eb065716ba18/ November 22, 2022 Regular season With the addition of Ellison, the Bullets struggled with a 4–10 start to the regular season in November, but later on posted a 9–7 record in January, and held a 21–27 record at the All-Star break. NBA Games Played on February 7, 1991 Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/index.fcgi?month=2&day=7&year=1991 November 22, 2022 However, the team struggled posting a nine-game losing streak between February and March, and losing ten of their twelve games in February. The Bullets finished in fourth place in the Atlantic Division with a 30–52 record. 1990–91 Washington Bullets Schedule and Results Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/WSB/1991_games.html February 3, 2022 Bernard King averaged 28.4 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game, and was named to the All-NBA Third Team. In addition, Harvey Grant showed improvement averaging 18.2 points and 7.2 rebounds per game, while Ledell Eackles contributed 13.0 points per game, Hot Plate Williams provided with 12.5 points and 5.4 rebounds per game, but only played just 33 games due to a knee injury and weight problems, where he weighed up to 302 lbs. Kornheiser Tony Scaling the Mountain Williams Says He's Hungry for Basketball Now The Washington Post January 16, 1991 https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1991/01/16/scaling-the-mountain-williams-says-hes-hungry-for-basketball-now/09755385-2c9b-4333-a322-235a21538ffe/ November 22, 2022 Aldridge David Banged Up and Bandaged, Bullets Prepare to Put Lid on a Painful Season The Washington Post April 21, 1991 https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1991/04/21/banged-up-and-bandaged-bullets-prepare-to-put-lid-on-a-painful-season/31bae127-4060-4a89-85ce-4825987a7b91/ November 22, 2022 and Ellison averaged 10.4 points, 7.7 rebounds and 2.1 blocks per game. Meanwhile, Darrell Walker averaged 7.8 points, 7.0 rebounds and 6.5 assists per game, while rookie shooting guard A.J. English contributed 8.8 points per game off the bench, and defensive center Charles Jones provided with 2.6 points, 5.8 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game. 1990–91 Washington Bullets Roster and Stats Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/WSB/1991.html February 3, 2022 During the NBA All-Star weekend at the Charlotte Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina, King was selected for the 1991 NBA All-Star Game, as a member of the Eastern Conference All-Star team; it was his fourth and final All-Star appearance. Barnard Bill The Show of Shows for Magic: NBA: For Laker Guard, Making His 10th Appearance, Each and Every All-Star Game Is a Special Occasion Los Angeles Times February 10, 1991 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-10-sp-1467-story.html July 10, 2025 NBA.com Staff 1991 NBA All-Star Recap NBA.com September 13, 2021 https://www.nba.com/news/history-all-star-recap-1991 July 10, 2025 1991 NBA All-Star Game: East 116, West 114 Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/allstar/NBA_1991.html December 15, 2021 King finished in 16th place in Most Valuable Player voting, 1990–91 NBA Awards Voting Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/awards/awards_1991.html December 7, 2025 while Grant finished in fourth place in Most Improved Player voting, and with King finishing tied in eighth place. The Bullets finished 26th in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 443,683 at the Capital Centre during the regular season, which was the second-lowest in the league. 1990–91 NBA Season Summary Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_1991.html February 24, 2026 Notable incidents One notable incident of the regular season occurred on April 4, 1991, during a home game against the Portland Trail Blazers at the Capital Centre. Walker, Ellison, head coach Wes Unseld, and the Bullets' mascot "Hoops", were all ejected out of the game by referee Steve Javie, as the Bullets lost to the Trail Blazers, 105–96. Aldridge David Bullets Left Dejected and Ejected The Washington Post April 5, 1991 https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1991/04/05/bullets-left-dejected-and-ejected/3deab3b8-6b51-4501-b4a3-7283b13c4f99/ November 22, 2022 Goldstein Alan Trail Blazers Foul Up Bullets, 105–96 Walker, Ellison, Unseld Ejected The Baltimore Sun April 5, 1991 https://www.baltimoresun.com/1991/04/05/trail-blazers-foul-up-bullets-105-96-walker-ellison-unseld-ejected/ November 22, 2022 Portland Trail Blazers at Washington Bullets Box Score, April 4, 1991 Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/199104040WSB.html May 29, 2026 Aftermath Following the season, Walker was traded to the Detroit Pistons. Sports People: Pro Basketball: Remaking the Pistons The New York Times September 6, 1991 https://www.nytimes.com/1991/09/06/sports/sports-people-pro-basketball-remaking-the-pistons.html January 31, 2022 Aldridge David Bullets Trade Walker to Pistons for Picks The Washington Post September 6, 1991 https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1991/09/06/bullets-trade-walker-to-pistons-for-picks/8023f97a-1d45-4a8b-83b3-5d77ae45527c/ November 22, 2022 NBA draft 1990 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality College 2 35 Greg Foster PF/C UTEP 2 37 A. J. English G Virginia Union Roster Washington Bullets 1990–91 31 Mark Alarie F 6 8 217 1963–12–11 Duke 21 Ledell Eackles G 6 5 220 1966–11–24 New Orleans 43 Pervis Ellison C 6 9 210 1967–04–03 Louisville 14 A. J. English G 6 3 175 1967–07–11 Virginia Union 42 Greg Foster basketball FC 6 11 240 1968–10–03 Texas-El Paso 44 Harvey Grant F 6 8 195 1965–07–04 Oklahoma 12 Tom Hammonds F 6 9 215 1967–03–27 Georgia Tech 32 Byron Irvin G 6 5 190 1966–12–02 Missouri 23 Charles Jones basketball, born 1957 FC 6 9 215 1957–04–03 Albany State 30 Bernard King F 6 7 205 1956–12–04 Tennessee 2 Larry Robinson basketball, born 1968 G 6 3 180 1968–01–11 Centenary 22 Clinton Smith basketball G 6 6 210 1964–01–19 Cleveland State 5 Darrell Walker G 6 4 180 1961–03–09 Arkansas 34 John Williams basketball, born 1966 F 6 8 235 1966–10–26 LSU 3 Haywoode Workman G 6 2 180 1966–01–23 Oral Roberts Wes Unseld Bill Blair Jeff Bzdelik (L) On leave from the team https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/WSB/1991.html April 18, 1991 Regular season Season standings WAS WAS z - clinched division title y - clinched division title x - clinched playoff spot Game log January 2011 Player statistics Regular season Washington Bullets |- | style="text-align:left;"|Mark Alarie | 42 || 1 || 14.0 || .440 || .238 || .854 || 2.8 || 1.1 || .4 || .2 || 5.8 |- | style="text-align:left;"|Ledell Eackles | 67 || 17 || 24.1 || .453 || .237 || .739 || 1.9 || 2.0 || .7 || .1 || 13.0 |- | style="text-align:left;"|Pervis Ellison | 76 || 30 || 25.6 || .513 || .000 || .650 || 7.7 || 1.3 || .6 || 2.1 || 10.4 |- | style="text-align:left;"|A. J. English | 70 || 12 || 20.6 || .439 || .097 || .707 || 2.1 || 2.5 || .4 || .2 || 8.8 |- | style="text-align:left;"|Greg Foster basketball | 54 || 3 || 11.2 || .460 || .000 || .689 || 2.8 || .7 || .2 || .4 || 4.4 |- | style="text-align:left;"|Harvey Grant | 77 || 76 || 36.9 || .498 || .133 || .743 || 7.2 || 2.6 || 1.2 || .8 || 18.2 |- | style="text-align:left;"|Tom Hammonds | 70 || 7 || 14.6 || .461 || .000 || .722 || 2.9 || .6 || .2 || .1 || 5.2 |- | style="text-align:left;"|Byron Irvin | 33 || 4 || 9.6 || .465 || .200 || .820 || 1.4 || .7 || .5 || .1 || 5.2 |- | style="text-align:left;"|Charles Jones basketball, born 1957 | 62 || 54 || 24.2 || .540 || || .580 || 5.8 || .8 || .8 || 2.0 || 2.6 |- | style="text-align:left;"|Bernard King | 64 || 64 || 37.5 || .472 || .216 || .790 || 5.0 || 4.6 || .9 || .3 || 28.4 |- | style="text-align:left;"|Larry Robinson basketball, born 1968† | 12 || 10 || 21.3 || .418 || .000 || .583 || 2.3 || 2.0 || .6 || .0 || 6.9 |- | style="text-align:left;"|Clinton Smith basketball | 5 || 0 || 9.0 || .500 || || .500 || .8 || .8 || .2 || .0 || 1.4 |- | style="text-align:left;"|Darrell Walker | 71 || 65 || 32.5 || .430 || .000 || .604 || 7.0 || 6.5 || 1.1 || .5 || 7.8 |- | style="text-align:left;"|John Williams basketball, born 1966 | 33 || 11 || 28.5 || .417 || .244 || .753 || 5.4 || 4.0 || 1.2 || .2 || 12.5 |- | style="text-align:left;"|Haywoode Workman | 73 || 56 || 27.9 || .454 || .240 || .759 || 3.3 || 4.8 || 1.2 || .1 || 8.0 |} † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Bullets only. Player statistics citation: Awards and records Bernard King, All-NBA Third Team See also 1990–91 NBA season References External links 1990-91 Washington Bullets Statistics Category:Washington Wizards seasons Wash Wiz Wiz