1991–92 Chicago Bulls season
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The Chicago Bulls
finished in first place in the Central Division and had the best record in the NBA. The Bulls would go on to beat the Portland Trail Blazers
in the 1992 NBA Finals
.
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! colspan="2" style="background-color: #D40026; color: white; text-align: center;" | 1991-92 Chicago Bulls roster
|- style="background-color: black; color: #D40026; text-align: center;"
! Players !! Coaches
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| valign="top" |
{| class="sortable" style="background:transparent; margin:0px; width:100%;"
! Pos. !! # !! Nat. !! Name !! Ht. !! Wt. !! From
|-
!width="40"|Pos.
!width="165"|Starter
!width="165"|Bench
!width="165"|Reserve
!width="165"|Inactive
|-style="height:40px; background:white; color:white"
! style="background:#C41E3A" | C
| Bill Cartwright || Will Perdue
|| Scott Williams
|| style="background:#C41E3A" |
|-style="height:40px; background:white; color:white"
! style="background:#C41E3A" | PF
| Horace Grant || Stacey King || || style="background:#C41E3A" |
|-style="height:40px; background:white; color:white"
! style="background:#C41E3A" | SF
| Scottie Pippen
|| Cliff Levingston
|| || style="background:#C41E3A" |
|-style="height:40px; background:white; color:red"
! style="background:#C41E3A" | SG
| Michael Jordan
|| Craig Hodges
|| Bobby Hansen
|| style="background:#C41E3A" |
|-style="height:40px; background:white; color:white"
! style="background:#C41E3A" | PG
| John Paxson
|| B. J. Armstrong
|| || style="background:#C41E3A" |
|}
|-
! style="background:#C41E3A;color:black;" width="10%" | Player
! style="background:#C41E3A;color:black;" width="6%" | GP
! style="background:#C41E3A;color:black;" width="6%" | GS
! style="background:#C41E3A;color:black;" width="6%" | MPG
! style="background:#C41E3A;color:black;" width="6%" | FG%
! style="background:#C41E3A;color:black;" width="6%" | 3P%
! style="background:#C41E3A;color:black;" width="6%" | FT%
! style="background:#C41E3A;color:black;" width="6%" | RPG
! style="background:#C41E3A;color:black;" width="6%" | APG
! style="background:#C41E3A;color:black;" width="6%" | SPG
! style="background:#C41E3A;color:black;" width="6%" | BPG
! style="background:#C41E3A;color:black;" width="6%" | PPG
|-
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| style="background:black;color:white;" | 82 || 3 || 22.9 || .481 || .402 || .806 || 1.8 || 3.2 || .56 || .06 || 9.9
|-
|
| 64 || 64 || 23.0 || .467 || .000 || .604 || 5.1 || 1.4 || .34 || .22 || 8.0
|-
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| 81 || 81 || 35.3 || style="background:black;color:white;" | .578 || .000 || .741 || style="background:black;color:white;" | 10.0 || 2.7 || 1.23 || style="background:black;color:white;" | 1.62 || 14.2
|-
|
| 66 || 0 || 11.7 || .444 || .280 || .364 || 1.1 || 1.0 || .39 || .05 || 2.5
|-
|
| 56 || 2 || 9.9 || .384 || .375 || style="background:black;color:white;" | .941 || .4 || 1.0 || .25 || .02 || 4.2
|-
|
| 2 || 0 || 5.0 || .500 || .000 || .000 || .0 || .0 || .50 || .00 || 1.0
|-
|
| 80 || 80 || style="background:black;color:white;" | 38.8 || .519 || .270 || .832 || 6.4 || 6.1 || style="background:black;color:white;" | 2.28 || .94 || style="background:black;color:white;" | 30.0
|-
|
| 79 || 12 || 16.1 || .506 || .400 || .753 || 2.6 || 1.0 || .27 || .32 || 7.0
|-
|
| 79 || 0 || 12.9 || .498 || .167 || .625 || 2.9 || .8 || .34 || .57 || 3.9
|-
|
| 4 || 0 || 2.2 || .333 || .000 || .000 || .2 || .2 || .00 || .00 || .5
|-
|
| 79 || 79 || 24.6 || .528 || .273 || .784 || 1.2 || 3.1 || .62 || .11 || 7.0
|-
|
| 77 || 7 || 13.1 || .547 || style="background:black;color:white;" | .500 || .495 || 4.1 || 1.0 || .21 || .56 || 4.5
|-
|
| style="background:black;color:white;" | 82 || style="background:black;color:white;" | 82 || 38.6 || .506 || .200 || .760 || 7.7 || style="background:black;color:white;" | 7.0 || 1.89 || 1.13 || 21.0
|-
|
| 15 || 0 || 4.5 || .455 || .000 || .750 || .6 || .5 || .00 || .00 || 1.7
|-
|
| 4 || 0 || 4.5 || .125 || style="background:black;color:white;" | .500 || .000 || .2 || 1.0 || .00 || .00 || .8
|-
|
| 63 || 0 || 11.0 || .483 || .000 || .649 || 3.9 || .8 || .21 || .57 || 3.4
|}
|-
! style="background:#C41E3A;color:black;" width="10%" | Player
! style="background:#C41E3A;color:black;" width="6%" | GP
! style="background:#C41E3A;color:black;" width="6%" | GS
! style="background:#C41E3A;color:black;" width="6%" | MPG
! style="background:#C41E3A;color:black;" width="6%" | FG%
! style="background:#C41E3A;color:black;" width="6%" | 3P%
! style="background:#C41E3A;color:black;" width="6%" | FT%
! style="background:#C41E3A;color:black;" width="6%" | RPG
! style="background:#C41E3A;color:black;" width="6%" | APG
! style="background:#C41E3A;color:black;" width="6%" | SPG
! style="background:#C41E3A;color:black;" width="6%" | BPG
! style="background:#C41E3A;color:black;" width="6%" | PPG
|-
|
| style="background:black;color:white;" | 22 || || 19.7 || .453 || .294 || .789 || 1.1 || 2.1 || .64 || .00 || 7.3
|-
|
| style="background:black;color:white;" | 22 || || 27.8 || .474 || .000 || .419 || 4.5 || 1.7 || .50 || .18 || 5.6
|-
|
| style="background:black;color:white;" | 22 || || 38.9 || style="background:black;color:white;" | .541 || .000 || .671 || style="background:black;color:white;" | 8.8 || 3.0 || 1.09 || style="background:black;color:white;" | 1.77 || 11.3
|-
|
| 9 || || 7.7 || .409 || .500 || .333 || 1.0 || 1.1 || .11 || .00 || 2.4
|-
|
| 17 || || 8.1 || .390 || .450 || .500 || .2 || .3 || .29 || .00 || 2.5
|-
|
| style="background:black;color:white;" | 22 || || style="background:black;color:white;" | 41.8 || .499 || .386 || style="background:black;color:white;" | .857 || 6.2 || 5.8 || style="background:black;color:white;" | 2.00 || .73 || style="background:black;color:white;" | 34.5
|-
|
| 14 || || 7.9 || .450 || style="background:black;color:white;" | 1.000 || .652 || 1.4 || .4 || .36 || .14 || 3.8
|-
|
| style="background:black;color:white;" | 22 || || 8.7 || .439 || .000 || .500 || 1.9 || .4 || .18 || .27 || 2.9
|-
|
| style="background:black;color:white;" | 22 || || 27.2 || .525 || .444 || .842 || 1.0 || 2.8 || .64 || .05 || 7.9
|-
|
| 18 || || 8.7 || .486 || .000 || .450 || 2.2 || .5 || .17 || .56 || 2.5
|-
|
| style="background:black;color:white;" | 22 || || 40.9 || .468 || .250 || .761 || 8.8 || style="background:black;color:white;" | 6.7 || 1.86 || 1.14 || 19.5
|-
|
| style="background:black;color:white;" | 22 || || 14.6 || .486 || .000 || .714 || 4.3 || .3 || .27 || .82 || 4.0
|}
were in the Stanley Cup Finals
at the same time the Bulls won the NBA championship, but got swept by the Pittsburgh Penguins
(It would not be until when the Blackhawks won their first Stanley Cup since , when they beat the Philadelphia Flyers
, in-state rivals of the Flyers, winning in Philadelphia). This was the only year that both the Bulls and the Blackhawks reached their respective league's finals. However, the coach of the Blackhawks, Mike Keenan
, would see a concurrent finals series in basketball and hockey taking place in the same city again when he coached the New York Rangers
to their first Stanley Cup in 54 years
two years later
.
Chicago Bulls
The Chicago Bulls are an American professional basketball team based in Chicago, Illinois, playing in the Central Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was founded in 1966. They play their home games at the United Center...
finished in first place in the Central Division and had the best record in the NBA. The Bulls would go on to beat the Portland Trail Blazers
Portland Trail Blazers
The Portland Trail Blazers, commonly known as the Blazers, are an American professional basketball team based in Portland, Oregon. They play in the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association . The Trail Blazers originally played their home games in the...
in the 1992 NBA Finals
1992 NBA Finals
The 1992 NBA Finals was the championship round of the 1991–92 NBA season. The Chicago Bulls of the Eastern Conference took on the Portland Trail Blazers of the Western Conference for the title, with Chicago having home court advantage, as they had the best record in the NBA.The two teams appeared...
.
NBA Draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 | Mark Randall | F | Kansas University of Kansas The University of Kansas is a public research university and the largest university in the state of Kansas. KU campuses are located in Lawrence, Wichita, Overland Park, and Kansas City, Kansas with the main campus being located in Lawrence on Mount Oread, the highest point in Lawrence. The... |
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Season standings
- y - clinched division title
- x - clinched playoff spot
- z - clinched division title
- y - clinched division title
- x - clinched playoff spot
Roster
{| class="toccolours" style="font-size: 95%;"|-
! colspan="2" style="background-color: #D40026; color: white; text-align: center;" | 1991-92 Chicago Bulls roster
|- style="background-color: black; color: #D40026; text-align: center;"
! Players !! Coaches
|-
| valign="top" |
{| class="sortable" style="background:transparent; margin:0px; width:100%;"
! Pos. !! # !! Nat. !! Name !! Ht. !! Wt. !! From
|-
Depth chart
{| style="text-align: center; background:black; color:white"!width="40"|Pos.
!width="165"|Starter
!width="165"|Bench
!width="165"|Reserve
!width="165"|Inactive
|-style="height:40px; background:white; color:white"
! style="background:#C41E3A" | C
Center (basketball)
The center, colloquially known as the five or the post, is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. The center is normally the tallest player on the team, and often has a great deal of strength and body mass as well...
| Bill Cartwright || Will Perdue
Will Perdue
William Edward Perdue is a retired American NBA basketball player who won four NBA Championships. Perdue is now an ESPN basketball commentator and analyst.Perdue attended Merritt Island High School, Merritt Island, Florida...
|| Scott Williams
Scott Williams (basketball)
Scott Christopher Williams is a retired American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association. Standing at 6' 10", he was capable of playing as a power forward or a center.-Early life / College career:...
|| style="background:#C41E3A" |
|-style="height:40px; background:white; color:white"
! style="background:#C41E3A" | PF
Power forward (basketball)
Power forward is a position in the sport of basketball. The position is referred to in playbook terms as the four position and is commonly abbreviated "PF". It has also been referred to as the "post" position. Power forwards play a role similar to that of center in what is called the "post" or "low...
| Horace Grant || Stacey King || || style="background:#C41E3A" |
|-style="height:40px; background:white; color:white"
! style="background:#C41E3A" | SF
Small forward
The small forward, or colloquially known as three, is one of the five positions in a regulation basketball game. Small forwards are typically somewhat shorter, quicker, and leaner than power forwards and centers, but on occasion are just as tall...
| Scottie Pippen
Scottie Pippen
Scottie Maurice Pippen is a retired American professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association . He is most remembered for his time with the Chicago Bulls, with whom he was instrumental in six NBA Championships and their record 1995–96 season of 72 wins...
|| Cliff Levingston
Cliff Levingston
Clifford Eugene Levingston is a retired American basketball player in the NBA. Levingston starred at Wichita State University before being drafted by the Detroit Pistons in 1982...
|| || style="background:#C41E3A" |
|-style="height:40px; background:white; color:red"
! style="background:#C41E3A" | SG
Shooting guard
The shooting guard , also known as the two or off guard, is one of five traditional positions on a basketball team. Players of the position are often shorter, leaner, and quicker than forwards. A shooting guard's main objective is to score points for his team...
| Michael Jordan
Michael Jordan
Michael Jeffrey Jordan is a former American professional basketball player, active entrepreneur, and majority owner of the Charlotte Bobcats...
|| Craig Hodges
Craig Hodges
Craig Anthony Hodges is a retired American professional basketball player who played in the NBA for 10 seasons and led the league in 3-point shooting percentage three times...
|| Bobby Hansen
Bob Hansen
Robert Louis Hansen II is an American former professional basketball player...
|| style="background:#C41E3A" |
|-style="height:40px; background:white; color:white"
! style="background:#C41E3A" | PG
Point guard
Point guard , also called the play maker or "the ball-handler", is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. A point guard has perhaps the most specialized role of any position – essentially, he is expected to run the team's offense by controlling the ball and making sure that...
| John Paxson
John Paxson
John MacBeth Paxson is a retired American basketball player. He is currently the VP of Basketball Operations of the National Basketball Association's Chicago Bulls.-High school career:...
|| B. J. Armstrong
B. J. Armstrong
Benjamin Roy "B. J." Armstrong, Jr. is a retired American professional basketball player. As a starting point guard, he was an integral part of the NBA's Chicago Bulls dynasty of the 1990s....
|| || style="background:#C41E3A" |
|}
Regular season
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;"|-
! style="background:#C41E3A;color:black;" width="10%" | Player
! style="background:#C41E3A;color:black;" width="6%" | GP
! style="background:#C41E3A;color:black;" width="6%" | GS
! style="background:#C41E3A;color:black;" width="6%" | MPG
! style="background:#C41E3A;color:black;" width="6%" | FG%
! style="background:#C41E3A;color:black;" width="6%" | 3P%
! style="background:#C41E3A;color:black;" width="6%" | FT%
! style="background:#C41E3A;color:black;" width="6%" | RPG
! style="background:#C41E3A;color:black;" width="6%" | APG
! style="background:#C41E3A;color:black;" width="6%" | SPG
! style="background:#C41E3A;color:black;" width="6%" | BPG
! style="background:#C41E3A;color:black;" width="6%" | PPG
|-
|
| style="background:black;color:white;" | 82 || 3 || 22.9 || .481 || .402 || .806 || 1.8 || 3.2 || .56 || .06 || 9.9
|-
|
| 64 || 64 || 23.0 || .467 || .000 || .604 || 5.1 || 1.4 || .34 || .22 || 8.0
|-
|
| 81 || 81 || 35.3 || style="background:black;color:white;" | .578 || .000 || .741 || style="background:black;color:white;" | 10.0 || 2.7 || 1.23 || style="background:black;color:white;" | 1.62 || 14.2
|-
|
| 66 || 0 || 11.7 || .444 || .280 || .364 || 1.1 || 1.0 || .39 || .05 || 2.5
|-
|
| 56 || 2 || 9.9 || .384 || .375 || style="background:black;color:white;" | .941 || .4 || 1.0 || .25 || .02 || 4.2
|-
|
| 2 || 0 || 5.0 || .500 || .000 || .000 || .0 || .0 || .50 || .00 || 1.0
|-
|
| 80 || 80 || style="background:black;color:white;" | 38.8 || .519 || .270 || .832 || 6.4 || 6.1 || style="background:black;color:white;" | 2.28 || .94 || style="background:black;color:white;" | 30.0
|-
|
| 79 || 12 || 16.1 || .506 || .400 || .753 || 2.6 || 1.0 || .27 || .32 || 7.0
|-
|
| 79 || 0 || 12.9 || .498 || .167 || .625 || 2.9 || .8 || .34 || .57 || 3.9
|-
|
| 4 || 0 || 2.2 || .333 || .000 || .000 || .2 || .2 || .00 || .00 || .5
|-
|
| 79 || 79 || 24.6 || .528 || .273 || .784 || 1.2 || 3.1 || .62 || .11 || 7.0
|-
|
| 77 || 7 || 13.1 || .547 || style="background:black;color:white;" | .500 || .495 || 4.1 || 1.0 || .21 || .56 || 4.5
|-
|
| style="background:black;color:white;" | 82 || style="background:black;color:white;" | 82 || 38.6 || .506 || .200 || .760 || 7.7 || style="background:black;color:white;" | 7.0 || 1.89 || 1.13 || 21.0
|-
|
| 15 || 0 || 4.5 || .455 || .000 || .750 || .6 || .5 || .00 || .00 || 1.7
|-
|
| 4 || 0 || 4.5 || .125 || style="background:black;color:white;" | .500 || .000 || .2 || 1.0 || .00 || .00 || .8
|-
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| 63 || 0 || 11.0 || .483 || .000 || .649 || 3.9 || .8 || .21 || .57 || 3.4
|}
Playoffs
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;"|-
! style="background:#C41E3A;color:black;" width="10%" | Player
! style="background:#C41E3A;color:black;" width="6%" | GP
! style="background:#C41E3A;color:black;" width="6%" | GS
! style="background:#C41E3A;color:black;" width="6%" | MPG
! style="background:#C41E3A;color:black;" width="6%" | FG%
! style="background:#C41E3A;color:black;" width="6%" | 3P%
! style="background:#C41E3A;color:black;" width="6%" | FT%
! style="background:#C41E3A;color:black;" width="6%" | RPG
! style="background:#C41E3A;color:black;" width="6%" | APG
! style="background:#C41E3A;color:black;" width="6%" | SPG
! style="background:#C41E3A;color:black;" width="6%" | BPG
! style="background:#C41E3A;color:black;" width="6%" | PPG
|-
|
| style="background:black;color:white;" | 22 || || 19.7 || .453 || .294 || .789 || 1.1 || 2.1 || .64 || .00 || 7.3
|-
|
| style="background:black;color:white;" | 22 || || 27.8 || .474 || .000 || .419 || 4.5 || 1.7 || .50 || .18 || 5.6
|-
|
| style="background:black;color:white;" | 22 || || 38.9 || style="background:black;color:white;" | .541 || .000 || .671 || style="background:black;color:white;" | 8.8 || 3.0 || 1.09 || style="background:black;color:white;" | 1.77 || 11.3
|-
|
| 9 || || 7.7 || .409 || .500 || .333 || 1.0 || 1.1 || .11 || .00 || 2.4
|-
|
| 17 || || 8.1 || .390 || .450 || .500 || .2 || .3 || .29 || .00 || 2.5
|-
|
| style="background:black;color:white;" | 22 || || style="background:black;color:white;" | 41.8 || .499 || .386 || style="background:black;color:white;" | .857 || 6.2 || 5.8 || style="background:black;color:white;" | 2.00 || .73 || style="background:black;color:white;" | 34.5
|-
|
| 14 || || 7.9 || .450 || style="background:black;color:white;" | 1.000 || .652 || 1.4 || .4 || .36 || .14 || 3.8
|-
|
| style="background:black;color:white;" | 22 || || 8.7 || .439 || .000 || .500 || 1.9 || .4 || .18 || .27 || 2.9
|-
|
| style="background:black;color:white;" | 22 || || 27.2 || .525 || .444 || .842 || 1.0 || 2.8 || .64 || .05 || 7.9
|-
|
| 18 || || 8.7 || .486 || .000 || .450 || 2.2 || .5 || .17 || .56 || 2.5
|-
|
| style="background:black;color:white;" | 22 || || 40.9 || .468 || .250 || .761 || 8.8 || style="background:black;color:white;" | 6.7 || 1.86 || 1.14 || 19.5
|-
|
| style="background:black;color:white;" | 22 || || 14.6 || .486 || .000 || .714 || 4.3 || .3 || .27 || .82 || 4.0
|}
Impact of the Stanley Cup Finals
The Chicago BlackhawksChicago Blackhawks
The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They have won four Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926, most recently coming in 2009-10...
were in the Stanley Cup Finals
1992 Stanley Cup Finals
The 1992 Stanley Cup Final NHL championship series was contested by the Prince of Wales Conference and defending Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins and the Clarence Campbell Conference champion Chicago Blackhawks. The Blackhawks were making their first appearance in the Final since...
at the same time the Bulls won the NBA championship, but got swept by the Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh Penguins
The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the first expansion teams during the league's original...
(It would not be until when the Blackhawks won their first Stanley Cup since , when they beat the Philadelphia Flyers
Philadelphia Flyers
The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
, in-state rivals of the Flyers, winning in Philadelphia). This was the only year that both the Bulls and the Blackhawks reached their respective league's finals. However, the coach of the Blackhawks, Mike Keenan
Mike Keenan
Michael Edward Keenan is a former head coach in the National Hockey League , most recently with the Calgary Flames, and former General Manager of the Florida Panthers. He is currently working as an analyst for the New York Rangers on MSG Network.Keenan was a player for the St...
, would see a concurrent finals series in basketball and hockey taking place in the same city again when he coached the New York Rangers
New York Rangers
The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...
to their first Stanley Cup in 54 years
Curse of 1940
The Curse of 1940, also called Dutton's Curse, was a superstitious explanation for why the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League did not win the league's championship trophy, the Stanley Cup, from 1940 to 1994.-Popular theories:...
two years later
1994 Stanley Cup Finals
The 1994 Stanley Cup Final was a best-of-seven playoff series contested between the Eastern Conference champion New York Rangers and Western Conference champion Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League...
.
Award winners
- Michael Jordan, Associated Press Athlete of the YearAssociated Press Athlete of the YearThe first Athlete of the Year award in the United States was initiated by the Associated Press in 1931. At a time when women in sports were never given the same recognition as men, the AP offered a male and a female athlete of the year award to either a professional or amateur athlete...
- Michael JordanMichael JordanMichael Jeffrey Jordan is a former American professional basketball player, active entrepreneur, and majority owner of the Charlotte Bobcats...
, All-NBA Team, First Team - Michael JordanMichael JordanMichael Jeffrey Jordan is a former American professional basketball player, active entrepreneur, and majority owner of the Charlotte Bobcats...
, Guard, NBA Finals MVP - Michael JordanMichael JordanMichael Jeffrey Jordan is a former American professional basketball player, active entrepreneur, and majority owner of the Charlotte Bobcats...
, NBA All-Defensive First Team