1988–89 Dallas Mavericks season

1988–89 Dallas Mavericks season
Head coach	John MacLeod
Arena	Reunion Arena
Results
Record	38–44 (.463)
Place	Division: 4th (Midwest) Conference: 9th (Western)
Playoff finish	DNQ
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

A ticket for a November 1988 game between the Mavericks and the season's eventual champions Detroit Pistons.

The 1988-89 NBA season was the Mavericks' 9th season in the NBA.

Draft picks

Main article: 1988 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
2	46	Morlon Wiley	SG	United States	Long Beach State
2	49	Jose Vargas	C	Dominican Republic	LSU
3	70	Jerry Johnson		United States	Florida Southern

Roster

1988-89 Dallas Mavericks roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From G/F 24 Aguirre, Mark 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 232 lb (105 kg) 1959-12-10 DePaul G 2 Alford, Steve 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 1964-11-23 Indiana C 33 Blab, Uwe 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 252 lb (114 kg) 1962-03-26 Indiana G 22 Blackman, Rolando 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1959-02-26 Kansas State G/F 4 Dantley, Adrian 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 208 lb (94 kg) 1955-02-28 Notre Dame 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/F 21 Jones, Anthony 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1962-09-13 UNLV F/C 44 Perkins, Sam 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 239 lb (108 kg) 1961-06-14 North Carolina F/C 32 Schrempf, Detlef 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 214 lb (97 kg) 1963-01-21 Washington F/C 42 Tarpley, Roy 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1964-11-28 Michigan G/F 41 Tyler, Terry 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1956-10-30 Detroit Mercy C 23 Wennington, Bill 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1963-12-26 St. John's G 20 Wiley, Morlon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1966-09-24 Long Beach State F/C 32 Williams, Herb 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 242 lb (110 kg) 1958-02-16 Ohio State

Head coach John MacLeod Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Regular season

Season standings

#	Western Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-Los Angeles Lakers	57	25	.695	–
2	y-Utah Jazz	51	31	.622	6
3	x-Phoenix Suns	55	27	.671	2
4	x-Seattle SuperSonics	47	35	.573	10
5	x-Houston Rockets	45	37	.549	12
6	x-Denver Nuggets	44	38	.537	13
7	x-Golden State Warriors	43	39	.524	14
8	x-Portland Trail Blazers	39	43	.476	18
9	Dallas Mavericks	38	44	.463	19
10	Sacramento Kings	27	55	.329	30
11	San Antonio Spurs	21	61	.256	36
12	Los Angeles Clippers	21	61	.256	36
13	Miami Heat	15	67	.183	42

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

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

Dallas Mavericks statistics

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Mark Aguirre	44	44	34.8	.450	.239	.730	5.3	4.3	0.7	0.7	21.7
Steve Alford	9	0	4.2	.273	.000	.500	0.3	1.0	0.1	0.0	0.8
Uwe Blab	37	0	5.6	.462		.800	1.2	0.3	0.1	0.4	1.8
Rolando Blackman	78	78	37.8	.476	.353	.854	3.5	3.7	0.8	0.3	19.7
Adrian Dantley	31	25	34.9	.462	.000	.776	4.9	2.5	0.6	0.2	20.3
Brad Davis	78	4	17.9	.483	.314	.805	1.4	3.1	0.6	0.2	6.4
James Donaldson	53	53	32.9	.573		.766	10.8	0.7	0.5	1.5	9.1
Derek Harper	81	81	36.6	.477	.356	.806	2.8	7.0	2.1	0.5	17.3
Anthony Jones	25	0	5.2	.375	.267	.857	0.8	0.5	0.4	0.1	2.6
Sam Perkins	78	77	36.5	.464	.184	.833	8.8	1.6	1.0	1.2	15.0
Detlef Schrempf	37	1	22.8	.426	.125	.789	4.5	2.3	0.6	0.2	9.5
Roy Tarpley	19	6	31.1	.541	.000	.688	11.5	0.9	1.5	1.6	17.3
Terry Tyler	70	11	15.1	.469	.111	.758	3.0	0.6	0.3	0.6	5.5
Bill Wennington	65	9	16.5	.433	.111	.744	4.4	0.7	0.2	0.5	4.6
Morlon Wiley	51	1	8.0	.404	.250	.813	0.9	1.5	0.5	0.1	2.2
Herb Williams	30	20	30.1	.396	.000	.632	6.6	1.2	0.5	1.8	6.6

See also

• 1988-89 NBA season