1991–92 Orlando Magic season

NBA professional basketball team season March 2026 August 2023 Orlando Magic 1992 21 61 Atlantic 7 14 Matt Guokas Orlando Arena WKCFSunshine Network(Chip Caray, Jack Givens, Paul Kennedy) WWZN(David Steele) Did not qualify ORL The 1991–92 Orlando Magic season was the third season for the Orlando Magic in the National Basketball Association. Orlando Magic Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/ORL/ August 8, 2026 The city of Orlando, Florida hosted the NBA All-Star weekend at the Orlando Arena this season, which featured the 1992 NBA All-Star Game. City Gets 1992 NBA All-Stars; Big Basketball Weekend Set for Orlando Arena  Orlando Sentinel  December 13, 1990  https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1990/12/13/city-gets-1992-nba-all-stars-big-basketball-weekend-set-for-orlando-arena/ May 11, 2026 Season summary Off-season After playing in the Midwest Division in the Western Conference the previous season, the Magic returned to the Eastern Conference, and moved into the Atlantic Division this season. The team received the tenth overall pick in the 1991 NBA draft, and selected center Brian Williams from the University of Arizona, and also selected center Stanley Roberts out of Louisiana State University with the 23rd overall pick. Associated Press UNLV's Johnson Is No. 1: NBA Draft: Coaches' Attempts in Charlotte and New Jersey to Select Billy Owens Are Overruled. Three UNLV Players Are Taken in the First Round Los Angeles Times June 27, 1991 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-06-27-sp-1793-story.html July 10, 2025 Associated Press As Expected, Hornets Select Johnson No. 1 Deseret News June 27, 1991 https://www.deseret.com/1991/6/27/18928032/as-expected-hornets-select-johnson-no-1/ July 10, 2025 1991 NBA Draft Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1991.html July 1, 2025 In December, the team signed free agent Anthony Bowie, then later on signed Sean Higgins at mid-season. Regular season With the addition of Williams and Roberts, the Magic got off to a fast start by winning their first three games of the regular season, but then lost eight of their next eleven games, leading to a 6–8 start at the end of November. The team soon struggled by posting a dreadful 17-game losing streak between December and January, while suffering a winless month in December losing all 15 games that month, and later on held a 12–36 record at the All-Star break. NBA Games Played on February 6, 1992 Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/index.fcgi?month=2&day=6&year=1992 December 9, 2025 Second-year star Dennis Scott only played just 18 games due to a right leg injury, which included an inflamed tendon that stretched from his hip to his knee, as he later on underwent season-ending knee surgery. Scott Opts for Surgery Orlando Sentinel March 28, 1992 https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1992/03/28/scott-opts-for-surgery/ December 18, 2025 Scott's Surgery Goes Well Orlando Sentinel April 3, 1992 https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1992/04/03/scotts-surgery-goes-well/ December 18, 2025 Sports People: Basketball: Magic's Scott Undergoes Arthroscopy The New York Times June 19, 1992 https://www.nytimes.com/1992/06/19/sports/sports-people-basketball-magic-s-scott-undergoes-arthroscopy.html December 18, 2025 Meanwhile, Nick Anderson only played 60 games due to two broken bones near his right eye, after being punched at a rap concert at the Orlando Arena in February. Orlando's Nick Anderson Hurt in Rap Concert Incident United Press International February 14, 1992 https://www.upi.com/Archives/1992/02/14/Orlandos-Nick-Anderson-hurt-in-rap-concert-incident/2200698043600/ December 18, 2025 Nick Anderson Hurt in Scuffle Orlando Sentinel February 15, 1992 https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1992/02/15/nick-anderson-hurt-in-scuffle/ December 18, 2025 Charges Dropped Against Magic's Anderson Orlando Sentinel May 13, 1992 https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1992/05/13/charges-dropped-against-magics-anderson/ December 18, 2025 The Magic posted a seven-game losing streak between February and March, and finished in last place in the Atlantic Division with a 21–61 record. 1991–92 Orlando Magic Schedule and Results Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/ORL/1992_games.html December 31, 2021 Anderson averaged 19.9 points, 6.4 rebounds and 1.6 steals per game, while Scott also averaged 19.9 points per game, and Terry Catledge provided the team with 14.8 points and 7.0 rebounds per game. In addition, Bowie contributed 14.6 points per game, while Scott Skiles provided with 12.1 points and 7.3 assists per game, Jerry Reynolds averaged 12.1 points per game in 46 games, and Sam Vincent contributed 10.5 points and 3.8 assists per game in 39 games. Meanwhile, Roberts averaged 10.4 points, 6.1 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game in 55 games, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team, Williams provided with 9.1 points and 5.7 rebounds per game in 49 games, Higgins contributed 8.6 points per game in 32 games, Jeff Turner averaged 7.1 points and 3.3 rebounds per game, and Otis Smith contributed 5.6 points per game. On the defensive side, Greg Kite averaged 3.2 points and 5.6 rebounds per game, and Mark Acres provided with 3.1 points and 3.7 rebounds per game. 1991–92 Orlando Magic Roster and Stats Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/ORL/1992.html December 9, 2025 During the NBA All-Star weekend at the Orlando Arena in Orlando, Anderson participated in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest. Pro Basketball Gadsden Times February 8, 1992 D2 https://books.google.com/books?id=H3EfAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA10&dq=1992+NBA+slam+dunk+roster&article_id=7135,868277&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiTgMOr2p2QAxVfLtAFHVQuNtIQ6AF6BAgGEAM#v=onepage&q=1992%20NBA%20slam%20dunk%20roster&f=false October 12, 2025 NBA & ABA All-Star Game Contest Winners Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/allstar/contest.html October 12, 2025 The Magic finished 13th in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 621,191 at the Orlando Arena during the regular season. 1991–92 NBA Season Summary Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_1992.html February 16, 2026 Aftermath Following the season, Roberts was traded to the Los Angeles Clippers in a three-team trade, Magic's Roberts Is Key to Possible 3-Way Trade The Washington Post September 1, 1992 https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1992/09/01/magics-roberts-is-key-to-possible-3-way-trade/5a48890a-3b38-40b3-a0f9-91f91e8fa66c/ December 9, 2025 Brown Clifton Basketball: Will the Magic's Center Make a Trade Disappear? The New York Times September 2, 1992 https://www.nytimes.com/1992/09/02/sports/basketball-will-the-magic-s-center-make-a-trade-disappear.html December 9, 2025 Howard-Cooper Scott Big Man, Big Deal: Roberts a Clipper: Pro Basketball: But They Have to Give Up a Lot to Acquire the Heavyweight Center, and Mark Jackson in Three-Team Deal with New York and Orlando Los Angeles Times September 23, 1992 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-09-23-sp-1257-story.html December 9, 2025 while Vincent was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks, Sports People: Pro Basketball: Bucks' Vincent Sidelined The New York Times October 21, 1992 https://www.nytimes.com/1992/10/21/sports/sports-people-pro-basketball-bucks-vincent-sidelined.html December 9, 2025 Bucks' Vincent May Miss Season Chicago Tribune October 21, 1992 https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1992-10-21-9204050211-story.html December 9, 2025 and Reynolds, Smith and Acres were all released to free agency. Draft picks 1991 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club team 1 10 Brian Williams PF/C United States Arizona 1 23 Stanley Roberts C United States LSU 2 36 Chris Corchiani PG United States North Carolina State Roster Orlando Magic 1991–92 #010101 #FFFFFF #007FC5 #010101 42 Mark Acres C 6 11 220 1962–11–15 Oral Roberts 25 Nick Anderson basketball SG 6 6 205 1968–01–20 Illinois 14 Anthony Bowie SG 6 6 190 1963–11–09 Oklahoma 33 Terry Catledge PF 6 8 220 1963–08–22 South Alabama 13 Chris Corchiani PG 6 0 185 1968–03–28 North Carolina State 15 Sean Higgins basketball SF 6 9 205 1968–12–30 Michigan 34 Greg Kite C 6 11 250 1961–08–05 Brigham Young 35 Jerry Reynolds basketball, born 1962 SF 6 8 200 1962–12–23 LSU 53 Stanley Roberts C 7 0 285 1970–02–07 LSU 3 Dennis Scott basketball SF 6 8 229 1968–09–05 Georgia Tech yes 4 Scott Skiles PG 6 1 180 1964–03–05 Michigan State 32 Otis Smith basketball SG 6 5 210 1964–01–30 Jacksonville 31 Jeff Turner PF 6 9 230 1962–04–09 Vanderbilt 8 Brian Williams basketball PF 6 11 260 1969–04–06 Arizona 11 Sam Vincent basketball PG 6 2 185 1963–05–18 Michigan State Matt Guokas John Gabriel Brian Hill https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/ORL/1992.html April 18, 1992 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 gameTerry CatledgePF78 67 2,430 549 109 58 16 1,154 31.2 7.0 1.4 .7 .2 14.8Scott SkilesPG 75 63 2,377 202 544 74 5 1,057 31.7 2.7 7.3 1.0 .1 14.1Jeff TurnerSF 75 42 1,591 246 92 24 16 530 21.2 3.3 1.2 .3 .2 7.1Greg KiteC 72 44 1,479 402 44 30 57 228 20.5 5.6 .6 .4 .8 3.2Mark AcresC 68 6 926 252 22 25 15 208 13.6 3.7 .3 .4 .2 3.1Nick Anderson basketballSG 60 59 2,203 384 163 97 33 1,196 36.7 6.4 2.7 1.6 .6 19.9Stanley RobertsC 55 34 1,118 336 39 22 83 573 20.3 6.1 .7 .4 1.5 10.4Otis Smith basketballSG 55 5 877 116 57 36 13 310 15.9 2.1 1.0 .7 .2 5.6Anthony BowieSG 52 26 1,721 245 163 55 38 758 33.1 4.7 3.1 1.1 .7 14.6Chris CorchianiPG 51 1 741 78 141 45 2 255 14.5 1.5 2.8 .9 .0 5.0Bison DelePF 48 2 905 272 33 41 53 437 18.9 5.7 .7 .9 1.1 9.1Jerry Reynolds basketball, born 1962SG 46 16 1,159 149 151 63 17 555 25.2 3.2 3.3 1.4 .4 12.1Sam VincentPG 39 18 885 101 148 35 4 411 22.7 2.6 3.8 .9 .1 10.5Sean Higgins basketball†PF 32 12 580 94 37 14 6 276 18.1 2.9 1.2 .4 .2 8.6Dennis Scott basketballSF 18 15 608 66 35 20 9 359 33.8 3.7 1.9 1.1 .5 19.9Morlon Wiley†PG 9 0 90 7 13 4 0 21 10.0 .8 1.4 .4 .0 2.3Stephen Thompson basketball†SG 1 0 15 1 1 0 0 2 15.0 1.0 1.0 .0 .0 2.0 † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Magic only. Awards and records Stanley Roberts – All-Rookie 2nd Team Transactions DateTypeTransaction9/26/1991SigningSigned Donald Royal as a free agent.10/28/1991WaiverWaived Donald Royal.12/4/1991WaiverWaived Morlon Wiley.12/31/1991SigningSigned Anthony Bowie as a free agent.1/2/1992SigningSigned Stephen Thompson as a free agent.1/7/2010WaiverWaived Stephen Thompson.1/10/1992SigningSigned Sean Higgins to 10-day contract.1/30/1992SigningSigned Sean Higgins to 10-day contract.4/18/1992SigningSigned Howard Wright as a free agent. Player Transactions Citation:1991–92 Orlando Magic Transactions Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/ORL/1992_transactions.html December 31, 2021 References External links 1991-92 Orlando Magic Statistics Category:Orlando Magic seasons Orlando Category:1991 in sports in Florida Category:1992 in sports in Florida