1989–90 Dallas Mavericks season

The 1989–90 NBA season was the Mavericks' 10th season in the National Basketball Association. A year after missing the playoffs, the Mavericks received the eighth overall pick in the 1989 NBA draft, and selected Randy White out of Louisiana Tech, and later on fired head coach John MacLeod at the end of November, replacing with him Richie Adubato. However, things would not all go smoothly for the Mavericks as Roy Tarpley found himself in hot water again, as he was arrested in November for driving under the influence of drugs. The Mavericks played above .500 for the first half of the season, holding a 26–22 record at the All-Star break. As the season progressed, the team released Adrian Dantley to free agency; Dantley averaged 14.7 points per game in 45 games with the team. The Mavericks finished third in the Midwest Division with a 47–35 record.

Rolando Blackman led the team in scoring averaging 19.4 points per game, and was selected for the 1990 NBA All-Star 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. In addition, Tarpley provided the team with 16.8 points, 13.1 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game, despite only playing just 45 games, while 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.

In the Western Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Mavericks were swept by the Portland Trail Blazers in three straight games. This would be their final playoff appearance until 2001. The Blazers would lose to the defending champion Detroit Pistons in five games in the NBA Finals. Following the season, Perkins signed as a free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers.

Draft picks

Main article: 1989 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	8	Randy White	PF	United States	Louisiana Tech
2	35	Pat Durham	F	United States	Colorado State
2	53	Jeff Hodge		United States	South Alabama

Roster

1989–90 Dallas Mavericks roster

Players

Coaches

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

Head coach

Richie Adubato

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Roster Notes

Small forward Adrian Dantley was waived on April 2.
Center James Donaldson holds both American and British citizenship.

Regular season

Season standings

Midwest Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-San Antonio Spurs	56	26	.683	–	34–7	22–19	19–9
x-Utah Jazz	55	27	.671	1	36–5	19–22	21–7
x-Dallas Mavericks	47	35	.573	9	30–11	17–24	17–11
x-Denver Nuggets	43	39	.524	13	28–13	15–26	15–13
x-Houston Rockets	41	41	.500	15	31–10	10–31	13–15
Minnesota Timberwolves	22	60	.268	34	17–24	5–36	6–22
Charlotte Hornets	19	63	.232	37	13–28	6–35	7–21

#	Western Conference v t e
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Los Angeles Lakers	63	19	.768	–
2	y-San Antonio Spurs	56	26	.683	7
3	x-Portland Trail Blazers	59	23	.720	4
4	x-Utah Jazz	55	27	.671	8
5	x-Phoenix Suns	54	28	.659	9
6	x-Dallas Mavericks	47	35	.573	16
7	x-Denver Nuggets	43	39	.524	20
8	x-Houston Rockets	41	41	.500	22

9	Seattle SuperSonics	41	41	.500	22
10	Golden State Warriors	37	45	.451	26
11	Los Angeles Clippers	30	52	.366	33
12	Sacramento Kings	23	59	.280	40
13	Minnesota Timberwolves	22	60	.268	41
14	Charlotte Hornets	19	63	.232	44

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1989-90 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	–	1–3	2–0	0–5	2–3	0–2	1–1	3–2	2–0	2–0	2–3	1–1	0–2	4–0	3–2	1–1	2–2	1–3	5–0	2–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–2
Boston	3–1	–	2–0	2–2	3–1	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	2–0	1–3	1–1	0–2	5–0	2–2	1–1	5–1	4–1	4–0	3–2	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–3
Charlotte	0–2	0–2	–	0–2	1–1	1–3	3–2	0–2	2–2	1–4	1–1	2–2	0–4	1–1	0–2	2–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–3	0–4	1–3	0–5	0–4	0–5	0–2
Chicago	5–0	2–2	2–0	–	5–0	2–0	1–1	1–4	2–0	1–1	2–3	1–1	1–1	4–0	4–1	2–0	3–1	3–1	3–2	2–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	3–1
Cleveland	3–2	1–3	1–1	0–5	–	0–2	0–2	1–4	1–1	0–2	3–2	1–1	1–1	4–0	3–2	1–1	4–0	2–2	4–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–1
Dallas	2–0	1–1	3–1	0–2	2–0	–	2–3	1–1	3–1	4–1	2–0	3–1	0–4	2–0	1–1	4–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–3	0–4	3–1	3–2	2–2	1–3	1–1
Denver	1–1	1–1	2–3	1–1	2–0	3–2	–	0–2	2–2	4–1	0–2	2–2	0–4	2–0	1–1	5–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–3	2–2	4–0	1–3	2–2	0–4	1–1
Detroit	2–3	2–2	2–0	4–1	4–1	1–1	2–0	–	1–1	1–1	4–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	3–2	2–0	4–0	4–0	5–0	1–3	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–0
Golden State	0–2	1–1	2–2	0–2	1–1	1–3	2–2	1–1	–	2–2	1–1	3–1	1–4	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–0	0–2	2–0	1–1	0–5	2–2	3–2	1–3	2–3	2–2	1–1
Houston	0–2	0–2	4–1	1–1	2–0	1–4	1–4	1–1	2–2	–	1–1	2–2	2–2	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–2	1–3	4–0	2–2	2–2	3–2	1–1
Indiana	3–2	3–1	1–1	3–2	2–3	0–2	2–0	1–4	1–1	1–1	–	0–2	0–2	3–1	3–2	1–1	4–0	1–3	4–1	0–4	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–1
L.A. Clippers	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	1–3	2–2	1–1	1–3	2–2	2–0	–	1–4	0–2	1–1	3–1	2–0	0–2	2–0	0–2	0–4	0–5	2–3	0–4	3–2	0–4	1–1
L.A. Lakers	2–0	2–0	4–0	1–1	1–1	4–0	4–0	1–1	4–1	2–2	2–0	4–1	–	2–0	1–1	4–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–3	5–0	2–2	4–0	2–2	1–1
Miami	0–4	0–5	1–1	0–4	0–4	0–2	0–2	1–3	0–2	1–1	1–3	2–0	0–2	–	2–2	1–1	1–4	1–5	3–1	0–5	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	2–3
Milwaukee	2–3	2–2	2–0	1–4	2–3	1–1	1–1	2–3	1–1	1–1	2–3	1–1	1–1	2–2	–	2–0	4–0	2–2	5–0	1–3	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	3–1
Minnesota	1–1	1–1	2–2	0–2	1–1	1–4	0–5	0–2	1–3	2–2	1–1	1–3	0–4	1–1	0–2	–	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–4	1–3	2–2	1–4	1–3	0–5	1–1
New Jersey	2–2	1–5	1–1	1–3	0–4	0–2	0–2	0–4	0–2	1–1	0–4	0–2	0–2	4–1	0–4	1–1	–	1–4	1–3	1–4	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	2–3
New York	3–1	1–4	1–1	1–3	2–2	1–1	1–1	0–4	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–0	0–2	5–1	2–2	1–1	4–1	–	2–2	2–3	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	5–0
Orlando	0–5	0–4	1–1	2–3	1–4	0–2	0–2	0–5	0–2	0–2	1–4	0–2	1–1	1–3	0–5	1–1	3–1	2–2	–	2–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–4
Philadelphia	2–2	2–3	2–0	2–2	2–2	1–1	1–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	4–0	2–0	1–1	5–0	3–1	1–1	4–1	3–2	2–2	–	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	5–1
Phoenix	2–0	1–1	3–1	0–2	1–1	3–1	3–1	0–2	5–0	2–2	1–1	4–0	1–3	2–0	1–1	4–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	–	2–3	5–0	0–4	3–2	3–1	2–0
Portland	1–1	2–0	4–0	1–1	1–1	4–0	2–2	1–1	2–2	3–1	1–1	5–0	3–2	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	3–2	–	4–0	3–1	3–2	2–2	1–1
Sacramento	1–1	0–2	3–1	1–1	0–2	1–3	0–4	0–2	2–3	0–4	1–1	3–2	0–5	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–5	0–4	–	0–4	2–2	1–3	1–1
San Antonio	1–1	1–1	5–0	1–1	1–1	2–3	3–1	1–1	3–1	2–2	1–1	4–0	2–2	2–0	1–1	4–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–0	1–3	4–0	–	3–1	3–2	2–0
Seattle	1–1	0–2	4–0	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–2	1–1	3–2	2–2	1–1	2–3	0–4	2–0	0–2	3–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–3	2–3	2–2	1–3	–	1–3	2–0
Utah	1–1	1–1	5–0	2–0	1–1	3–1	4–0	1–1	2–2	2–3	1–1	4–0	2–2	1–1	2–0	5–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–3	2–2	3–1	2–3	3–1	–	2–0
Washington	2–2	3–2	2–0	1–3	1–3	1–1	1–1	0–4	1–1	1–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	3–2	1–3	1–1	3–2	0–5	4–0	1–5	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	—

Game log

1989–90 game log
Total: 47–35 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)

November: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record

December: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record

January: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record

February: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record

March: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record

April: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record

1989–90 schedule

Playoffs

1990 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 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

Ragular season

Player	POS	GP	GS	MP	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Derek Harper	PG	82	82	3,007	244	609	187	26	1,473	36.7	3.0	7.4	2.3	.3	18.0
Herb Williams	C	81	19	2,199	391	119	51	106	700	27.1	4.8	1.5	.6	1.3	8.6
Rolando Blackman	SG	80	80	2,934	280	289	77	21	1,552	36.7	3.5	3.6	1.0	.3	19.4
Sam Perkins	SF	76	70	2,668	572	175	88	64	1,206	35.1	7.5	2.3	1.2	.8	15.9
James Donaldson	C	73	73	2,265	630	57	22	47	665	31.0	8.6	.8	.3	.6	9.1
Brad Davis	PG	73	2	1,292	93	242	47	9	470	17.7	1.3	3.3	.6	.1	6.4
Anthony Jones	SG	66	0	650	82	29	32	16	195	9.8	1.2	.4	.5	.2	3.0
Bill Wennington	C	60	2	814	198	41	20	21	270	13.6	3.3	.7	.3	.4	4.5
Randy White	PF	55	2	707	173	21	24	6	237	12.9	3.1	.4	.4	.1	4.3
Adrian Dantley	SF	45	45	1,300	172	80	20	7	662	28.9	3.8	1.8	.4	.2	14.7
Roy Tarpley	PF	45	35	1,648	589	67	79	70	758	36.6	13.1	1.5	1.8	1.6	16.8
Steve Alford	PG	41	0	302	25	39	15	3	168	7.4	.6	1.0	.4	.1	4.1
Bob McCann	SF	10	0	62	12	6	2	2	26	6.2	1.2	.6	.2	.2	2.6
Kelvin Upshaw	SG	3	0	4	0	0	0	0	2	1.3	.0	.0	.0	.0	.7
Mark Wade	PG	1	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	3.0	.0	2.0	.0	.0	.0

Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Mavericks only.

Playoffs

Player	POS	GP	GS	MP	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Roy Tarpley	PF	3	3	129	46	1	7	10	50	43.0	15.3	.3	2.3	3.3	16.7
Rolando Blackman	SG	3	3	127	9	13	6	2	60	42.3	3.0	4.3	2.0	.7	20.0
Derek Harper	PG	3	3	119	8	23	4	0	58	39.7	2.7	7.7	1.3	.0	19.3
Sam Perkins	SF	3	3	118	22	8	3	2	45	39.3	7.3	2.7	1.0	.7	15.0
James Donaldson	C	3	3	74	16	2	2	0	22	24.7	5.3	.7	.7	.0	7.3
Herb Williams	C	3	0	81	13	5	1	2	41	27.0	4.3	1.7	.3	.7	13.7
Steve Alford	PG	3	0	42	3	8	1	0	23	14.0	1.0	2.7	.3	.0	7.7
Bill Wennington	C	3	0	25	3	1	0	1	2	8.3	1.0	.3	.0	.3	.7
Anthony Jones	SG	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3.0	.0	.0	.0	.0	.0
Randy White	PF	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2.0	.0	.0	.0	.0	.0

Awards and records

Transactions

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v t e Dallas Mavericks
Founded in 1980 Based in Dallas, Texas
Franchise	History All-time roster Draft history 1980 Head coaches Seasons Current season
Arenas	Reunion Arena (1980-2001) American Airlines Center (2001-present)
Personnel	Owner(s) Miriam Adelson and Patrick Dumont President Nico Harrison General manager Nico Harrison Head coach Jason Kidd CEO Cynt Marshall
G League affiliate	Texas Legends
Retired numbers	12 15 22 41
NBA championships	2011
Rivalries	Houston Rockets San Antonio Spurs
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