1990–91 Orlando Magic season

NBA professional basketball team season March 2026 August 2023 Orlando Magic 1991 31 51 Midwest 4 9 Matt Guokas Pat Williams William du Pont III James Hewitt Robert Hewitt Orlando Arena Did not qualify ORL WKCF Sunshine Network WGTO The 1990–91 Orlando Magic season was the second season for the Orlando Magic in the National Basketball Association. Orlando Magic Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/ORL/ August 8, 2026 Season summary Off-season After finishing with an 18–64 record in their inaugural season, the Magic received the fourth overall pick in the 1990 NBA draft, and selected small forward Dennis Scott out of Georgia Tech University. Goldaper Sam Nets Make Coleman No. 1 Pick in N.B.A. Draft The New York Times June 28, 1990 https://www.nytimes.com/1990/06/28/sports/nets-make-coleman-no-1-pick-in-nba-draft.html July 10, 2025 Associated Press Clippers Go with Kimble: NBA Draft: Derrick Coleman, as Expected, Is No. 1 Overall with Nets. Clippers Also Grab Michigan's Vaught with 13th Pick Los Angeles Times June 28, 1990 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-06-28-sp-1194-story.html July 10, 2025 1990 NBA Draft Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1990.html July 10, 2025 During the off-season, the team signed free agent Greg Kite. Times Wire Services Sidelines: Orlando Magic Signs Kite Los Angeles Times August 15, 1990 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-08-15-sp-838-story.html December 18, 2025 Kite Signs Deal with Magic Deseret News August 15, 1990 https://www.deseret.com/1990/8/15/18876394/kite-signs-deal-with-magic/ December 18, 2025 After playing in the Central Division in the Eastern Conference the previous season, the Magic moved into the Western Conference, and settled into the Midwest Division this season. Regular season With the addition of Scott and Kite, the Magic continued to struggle in their second season, losing their first six games of the regular season. After a three-game winning streak, the team lost 16 of their next 18 games, which included a seven-game losing streak between November and December, and an eight-game losing streak in December, leading to a 5–22 start to the season. The Magic posted a six-game losing streak in January, and later on held a 14–33 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 December 18, 2025 However, the team won eight of their eleven games in February, and played around .500 in winning percentage for the remainder of the season, finishing in fourth place in the Midwest Division with a 31–51 record, which was a 13-game improvement over their inaugural season. 1990–91 Orlando Magic Schedule and Results Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/ORL/1991_games.html February 3, 2022 Scott Skiles averaged 17.2 points and 8.4 assists per game, and was named the NBA Most Improved Player of the Year, Sports People: Pro Basketball: Skiles Most Improved  The New York Times  May 3, 1991  https://www.nytimes.com/1991/05/03/sports/sports-people-pro-basketball-skiles-most-improved.html December 8, 2025 Cooper Barry It's No Dream: Skiles Is Named Most Improved Orlando Sentinel May 3, 1991 https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1991-05-03-9105031012-story.html November 22, 2022 NBA & ABA Most Improved Player Award Winners Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/awards/mip.html December 31, 2022 while Scott averaged 15.7 points per game, led the Magic with 125 three-point field goals, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team, and Terry Catledge provided the team with 14.6 points and 7.0 rebounds per game. In addition, second-year guard Nick Anderson provided with 14.1 points and 5.5 rebounds per game, while Otis Smith contributed 13.9 points and 5.2 rebounds per game, and Jerry Reynolds provided with 12.9 points and 1.2 steals per game. Meanwhile, Jeff Turner averaged 8.6 points and 5.1 rebounds per game, Sam Vincent contributed 8.3 points and 4.0 assists per game, and second-year forward Michael Ansley provided with 5.7 points and 3.8 rebounds per game. On the defensive side, Kite averaged 4.8 points and 7.2 rebounds per game, and Mark Acres contributed 4.2 points and 5.3 rebounds per game. 1990–91 Orlando Magic Roster and Stats Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/ORL/1991.html February 3, 2022 During the NBA All-Star weekend at the Charlotte Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina, Scott participated in the NBA Three-Point Shootout, while Smith participated in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest for the second time. Associated Press All-Star Saturday Participants The Hour February 9, 1991 22 https://books.google.com/books?id=dwchAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA12&dq=1991+NBA+slam+dunk+roster&article_id=1433,1155810&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj00tPUuZyQAxXfnCYFHVURH0AQ6AF6BAgLEAM#v=onepage&q=1991%20NBA%20slam%20dunk%20roster&f=false October 11, 2025 NBA & ABA All-Star Game Contest Winners Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/allstar/contest.html October 11, 2025 Scott also finished in third place in Rookie of the Year voting, Bondy Filip  Basketball: With Rookie Award Won, Marketing of Coleman Begins  The New York Times  May 7, 1991  https://www.nytimes.com/1991/05/07/sports/basketball-with-rookie-award-won-marketing-of-coleman-begins.html December 8, 2025 1990–91 NBA Awards Voting Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/awards/awards_1991.html December 7, 2025 while Reynolds finished tied in sixth place in Sixth Man of the Year voting. The Magic finished 13th in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 617,668 at the Orlando Arena during the regular season. 1990–91 NBA Season Summary Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_1991.html February 16, 2026 Notable highlights One notable highlight of the regular season occurred on December 30, 1990, in a home game against the Denver Nuggets at the Orlando Arena. Skiles scored 22 points, and also set an NBA record of 30 assists in a single game, as the Magic defeated the Nuggets, 155–116. Associated Press Magic's Skiles Sets Assists Record The New York Times December 31, 1990 https://www.nytimes.com/1990/12/31/sports/magic-s-skiles-sets-assists-record.html March 10, 2022 Magic 155, Nuggets 116 United Press International December 31, 1990 https://www.upi.com/Archives/1990/12/31/Magic-155-Nuggets-116/3365662619600/ December 18, 2025 Denver Nuggets at Orlando Magic Box Score, December 30, 1990 Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/199012300ORL.html December 18, 2025 Aftermath Following the season, Ansley was released to free agency. Draft picks 1990 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club team 1 4 Dennis Scott SF United States Georgia Tech Roster Orlando Magic 1990–91 #010101 #FFFFFF #007FC5 #010101 42 Mark Acres C 6 11 220 1962–11–15 Oral Roberts 25 Nick Anderson basketball GF 6 6 205 1968–01–20 Illinois 45 Michael Ansley F 6 7 225 1967–02–08 Alabama 33 Terry Catledge F 6 8 220 1963–08–22 South Alabama 34 Greg Kite C 6 11 250 1961–08–05 Brigham Young 35 Jerry Reynolds basketball, born 1962 GF 6 8 200 1962–12–23 LSU 3 Dennis Scott basketball GF 6 8 229 1968–09–05 Georgia Tech 4 Scott Skiles G 6 1 180 1964–03–05 Michigan State 32 Otis Smith basketball GF 6 5 210 1964–01–30 Jacksonville 31 Jeff Turner F 6 9 230 1962–04–09 Vanderbilt 11 Sam Vincent basketball G 6 2 185 1963–05–18 Michigan State 20 Morlon Wiley G 6 4 185 1966–09–24 Long Beach State Matt Guokas John Gabriel Brian Hill https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/ORL/1991.html December 12, 1990 Regular season Season standings ORL y – clinched division title x – clinched playoff spot ORL z – clinched division title y – clinched division title x – clinched playoff spot Game log January 2011 Player statistics Regular season Player POS Position GP Games played GS Games starter MP Minutes played REB Rebounds AST Assists STL Steals BLK Blocks PTS Points MPG Minutes per game RPG Rebounds per game APG Assists per game SPG Steals per game BPG Blocks per game PPG Points per gameGreg KiteC82 82 2,225 588 59 25 81 395 27.1 7.2 .7 .3 1.0 4.8Dennis Scott basketballSG82 73 2,336 235 134 62 25 1,284 28.5 2.9 1.6 .8 .3 15.7Jerry Reynolds basketball, born 1962SG 80 9 1,843 299 203 95 56 1,034 23.0 3.7 2.5 1.2 .7 12.9Scott SkilesPG 79 66 2,714 270 660 89 4 1,357 34.4 3.4 8.4 1.1 .1 17.2Otis Smith basketballSF 75 39 1,885 389 169 85 35 1,044 25.1 5.2 2.3 1.1 .5 13.9Jeff TurnerPF 71 43 1,683 363 97 29 10 609 23.7 5.1 1.4 .4 .1 8.6Nick Anderson basketballSG 70 42 1,971 386 106 74 44 990 28.2 5.5 1.5 1.1 .6 14.1Mark AcresC 68 0 1,313 359 25 25 25 285 19.3 5.3 .4 .4 .4 4.2Michael AnsleySF 67 1 877 253 25 27 7 379 13.1 3.8 .4 .4 .1 5.7Terry CatledgePF 51 38 1,459 355 58 34 9 745 28.6 7.0 1.1 .7 .2 14.6Sam VincentPG 49 17 975 107 197 30 5 406 19.9 2.2 4.0 .6 .1 8.3Morlon WileyPG 34 0 350 17 73 24 0 113 10.3 .5 2.1 .7 .0 3.3Howard Wright basketball†PF 8 0 136 37 3 3 5 43 17.0 4.6 .4 .4 .6 5.4Mark McNamaraC 2 0 13 4 0 0 0 0 6.5 2.0 .0 .0 .0 .0 † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Magic only. Awards and records Scott Skiles – Most Improved Player Dennis Scott – All-Rookie 1st Team References External links 1990-91 Orlando Magic Statistics Category:Orlando Magic seasons Orlando Category:1990 in sports in Florida Category:1991 in sports in Florida