Philadelphia Sixers Regular Season Rosters

1989-1990 Philadelphia Sixers Regular Season Roster

Jersey Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
20 Ron Anderson GF 6-7 215 5 Fresno State 1984 Rnd 2 Pick 3 United States
34 Charles Barkley PF 6-6 252 5 Auburn 1984 Rnd 1 Pick 5 United States
1 Scott Brooks PG 5-11 165 2 UC Irvine 1987 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
7 Lanard Copeland G 6-6 190 0 Georgia State 1989 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States / Australia
12 Johnny Dawkins G 6-2 165 3 Duke 1986 Rnd 1 Pick 10 United States
8 Corey Gaines G 6-3 195 1 Loyola Marymount 1988 Rnd 3 Pick 15 United States
42 Mike Gminski C 6-11 250 9 Duke 1980 Rnd 1 Pick 7 United States
33 Hersey Hawkins SG 6-3 190 1 Bradley 1988 Rnd 1 Pick 6 United States
30 Lewis Lloyd GF 6-6 205 6 Drake 1981 Rnd 4 Pick 7 United States
44 Rick Mahorn C 6-10 240 9 Hampton 1980 Rnd 2 Pick 12 United States
40 Kurt Nimphius FC 6-10 218 8 Arizona State 1980 Rnd 3 Pick 1 United States
  Kenny Payne F 6-8 195 0 Louisville 1989 Rnd 1 Pick 19 United States
14 Dexter Shouse G 6-2 200 2 South Alabama 1985 Rnd 4 Pick 22 United States
21 Derek Smith SG 6-6 205 7 Louisville 1982 Rnd 2 Pick 12 United States
23 Bob Thornton C 6-10 225 4 UC Irvine 1984 Rnd 4 Pick 17 United States
31 Jay Vincent F 6-7 220 8 Michigan State 1981 Rnd 2 Pick 1 United States

1989-1990 Philadelphia Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters J. Dawkins H. Hawkins C. Barkley R. Mahorn M. Gminski
Rotation S. Brooks D. Smith R. Anderson K. Payne B. Thornton
Rotation         K. Nimphius
Lim PT     L. Copeland    

1989-1990 Atlantic Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Philadelphia Sixers53-29-
2Boston Celtics52-301
3New York Knicks45-378
4Washington Bullets31-5122
5Miami Heat18-6435
6New Jersey Nets17-6536

1989-1990 Philadelphia Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Charles Barkley All-NBA First Team (1990)
Charles Barkley Player Of The Week (04/08/90)
Rick Mahorn All-NBA Defensive Second Team (1990)
Charles Barkley Eastern All-Star Fan Vote Selection (1990)

1989-1990 Philadelphia Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Charles Barkley 79 39.0 25.2 11.5 3.9 1.9 0.6 3.1
Hersey Hawkins 82 34.8 18.5 3.7 3.2 1.6 0.3 2.3
Johnny Dawkins 81 35.4 14.3 3.0 7.4 1.5 0.1 2.6
Mike Gminski 81 32.8 13.7 8.5 1.6 0.5 1.3 1.2
Ron Anderson 78 26.8 11.9 3.8 1.8 0.9 0.2 1.0
Rick Mahorn 75 30.3 10.8 7.6 1.3 0.6 1.4 1.4
Derek Smith 75 18.7 8.9 2.3 1.5 0.5 0.3 1.1
Scott Brooks 72 13.5 4.4 0.9 2.9 0.7 0.0 0.5
Jay Vincent 17 15.2 7.3 2.1 0.5 0.6 0.1 0.8
Bob Thornton 56 10.6 2.2 2.4 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.6
Kenny Payne 35 6.2 3.3 0.7 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.6
Kurt Nimphius 38 8.3 2.4 1.6 0.2 0.1 0.5 0.3
Lanard Copeland 23 4.8 3.2 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.8
Corey Gaines 9 9.0 1.1 0.6 2.9 0.4 0.0 1.1
Lewis Lloyd 2 5.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0
Dexter Shouse 3 6.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.7

1989-1990 Philadelphia Sixers Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Charles Barkley was selected as the #5 pick in the First Round of the 1984 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia Sixers. Charles Barkley signed a multi-year contract with the Philadelphia Sixers on September 25, 1984. Charles Barkley re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Philadelphia Sixers on August 1, 1988.

Kenny Payne was selected as the #19 pick in the First Round of the 1989 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia Sixers. Kenny Payne signed a multi-year contract with the Philadelphia Sixers on September 26, 1989.

Acquired via Draft Rights Trade

Draft Rights to Hersey Hawkins, the #6 pick in the First Round of the 1988 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Philadelphia Sixers from the Los Angeles Clippers on June 28, 1988. Hersey Hawkins signed a multi-year contract with the Philadelphia Sixers on October 13, 1988.

Acquired via Trade

Ron Anderson was acquired in a trade by the Philadelphia Sixers from the Indiana Pacers on October 4, 1988.

Johnny Dawkins was acquired in a trade by the Philadelphia Sixers from the San Antonio Spurs on August 28, 1989.

Mike Gminski was acquired in a trade by the Philadelphia Sixers from the New Jersey Nets on January 17, 1988. Mike Gminski signed a multi-year extension with the Philadelphia Sixers on May 23, 1989.

Rick Mahorn was acquired in a trade by the Philadelphia Sixers from the Minnesota Timberwolves on October 27, 1989. Rick Mahorn signed a multi-year extension with the Philadelphia Sixers on November 4, 1989.

Acquired via Free Agency

Scott Brooks signed a contract with the Philadelphia Sixers on September 23, 1988. Scott Brooks re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Philadelphia Sixers on September 1, 1989.

Lanard Copeland signed a contract as a free agent with the Philadelphia Sixers on August 11, 1989.

Kurt Nimphius signed a contract as a free agent with the Philadelphia Sixers on October 23, 1989.

Derek Smith signed a contract with the Philadelphia Sixers on February 13, 1989. Derek Smith re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Philadelphia Sixers on September 19, 1989.

Bob Thornton signed a contract with the Philadelphia Sixers on December 19, 1987. Bob Thornton re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Philadelphia Sixers on August 1, 1988.

1989-1990 Philadelphia Sixers Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Harold Katz Owner 1981-1982 N/A
Jim Lynam Head Coach 1987-1988 Assistant Coach (Philadelphia Sixers, 1985 to 1988)
John Nash General Manager 1986-1987 N/A
Allen Lumpkin Equipment Manager 1988-1989 Box Office (Philadelphia Sixers, 1983 to 1988)