Dallas Mavericks Regular Season Rosters

1989-1990 Dallas Mavericks Regular Season Roster

Jersey Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
2 Steve Alford G 6-2 183 2 Indiana 1987 Rnd 2 Pick 3 United States
22 Rolando Blackman G 6-6 190 8 Kansas State 1981 Rnd 1 Pick 9 Panama / United States
4 Adrian Dantley SF 6-5 208 13 Notre Dame 1976 Rnd 1 Pick 6 United States
15 Brad Davis G 6-3 180 12 Maryland 1977 Rnd 1 Pick 15 United States
40 James Donaldson C 7-2 275 9 Washington State 1979 Rnd 4 Pick 7 England
12 Derek Harper PG 6-4 185 6 Illinois 1983 Rnd 1 Pick 11 United States
21 Anthony Jones GF 6-6 195 3 UNLV 1986 Rnd 1 Pick 21 United States
  Fat Lever PG 6-3 170 7 Arizona State 1982 Rnd 1 Pick 11 United States
7 Bob McCann SF 6-6 244 2 Morehead State 1987 Rnd 2 Pick 9 United States
44 Sam Perkins PF 6-9 235 5 North Carolina 1984 Rnd 1 Pick 4 United States
42 Roy Tarpley PF 6-11 230 3 Michigan 1986 Rnd 1 Pick 7 United States
5 Kelvin Upshaw G 6-2 180 1 Utah 1986 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
10 Mark Wade G 5-11 160 1 UNLV 1987 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
23 Bill Wennington C 7-0 245 4 St. John's 1985 Rnd 1 Pick 16 Canada
33 Randy White PF 6-8 240 0 Louisiana Tech 1989 Rnd 1 Pick 8 United States
32 Herb Williams C 6-10 242 8 Ohio State 1981 Rnd 1 Pick 14 United States
  Micheal Williams PG 6-2 175 1 Baylor 1988 Rnd 2 Pick 23 United States

1989-1990 Dallas Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters D. Harper R. Blackman R. Tarpley S. Perkins J. Donaldson
Rotation S. Alford       H. Williams
Rotation         B. Wennington
Lim PT   B. Davis A. Jones R. White  
Lim PT     A. Dantley    
Lim PT     B. McCann    

1989-1990 Midwest Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1San Antonio Spurs56-26-
2Utah Jazz55-271
3Dallas Mavericks47-359
4Denver Nuggets43-3913
5Houston Rockets41-4115
6Minnesota Timberwolves22-6034
7Charlotte Hornets19-6337

1989-1990 Dallas Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Derek Harper All-NBA Defensive Second Team (1990)
Rolando Blackman Western All-Star Replacement Selection (1990)

1989-1990 Dallas Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Rolando Blackman 80 36.7 19.4 3.5 3.6 1.0 0.3 2.2
Derek Harper 82 36.7 18.0 3.0 7.4 2.3 0.3 2.5
Sam Perkins 76 35.1 15.9 7.5 2.3 1.2 0.8 1.9
Roy Tarpley 45 36.6 16.8 13.1 1.5 1.8 1.6 2.6
Herb Williams 81 27.1 8.6 4.8 1.5 0.6 1.3 1.3
James Donaldson 73 31.0 9.1 8.6 0.8 0.3 0.6 1.6
Adrian Dantley 45 28.9 14.7 3.8 1.8 0.4 0.2 1.7
Brad Davis 73 17.7 6.4 1.3 3.3 0.6 0.1 1.2
Bill Wennington 60 13.6 4.5 3.3 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.8
Randy White 55 12.9 4.3 3.1 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.9
Anthony Jones 66 9.8 3.0 1.2 0.4 0.5 0.2 0.6
Steve Alford 41 7.4 4.1 0.6 1.0 0.4 0.1 0.4
Bob McCann 10 6.2 2.6 1.2 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.6
Kelvin Upshaw 3 1.3 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Mark Wade 1 3.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

1989-1990 Dallas Mavericks Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Rolando Blackman was selected as the #9 pick in the First Round of the 1981 NBA Draft by the Dallas Mavericks. Rolando Blackman signed a multi-year contract with the Dallas Mavericks on June 24, 1981. Rolando Blackman signed a multi-year extension with the Dallas Mavericks on November 1, 1984. Rolando Blackman signed a multi-year extension with the Dallas Mavericks on April 8, 1989.

Derek Harper was selected as the #11 pick in the First Round of the 1983 NBA Draft by the Dallas Mavericks. Derek Harper signed a multi-year contract with the Dallas Mavericks on August 1, 1983. Derek Harper signed a multi-year extension with the Dallas Mavericks on January 26, 1987. Derek Harper signed a multi-year extension with the Dallas Mavericks on April 8, 1989.

Sam Perkins was selected as the #4 pick in the First Round of the 1984 NBA Draft by the Dallas Mavericks. Sam Perkins signed a multi-year contract with the Dallas Mavericks on October 9, 1984. Sam Perkins re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Dallas Mavericks on October 12, 1989.

Roy Tarpley was selected as the #7 pick in the First Round of the 1986 NBA Draft by the Dallas Mavericks. Roy Tarpley signed a multi-year contract with the Dallas Mavericks on October 2, 1986.

Bill Wennington was selected as the #16 pick in the First Round of the 1985 NBA Draft by the Dallas Mavericks. Bill Wennington signed a multi-year contract with the Dallas Mavericks on September 11, 1985. Bill Wennington re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Dallas Mavericks on October 6, 1989.

Randy White was selected as the #8 pick in the First Round of the 1989 NBA Draft by the Dallas Mavericks. Randy White signed a multi-year contract with the Dallas Mavericks on August 23, 1989.

Acquired via Trade

Adrian Dantley was acquired in a trade by the Dallas Mavericks from the Detroit Pistons on February 15, 1989.

James Donaldson was acquired in a trade by the Dallas Mavericks from the Los Angeles Clippers on November 25, 1985. James Donaldson signed a multi-year extension with the Dallas Mavericks on March 14, 1987.

Herb Williams was acquired in a trade by the Dallas Mavericks from the Indiana Pacers on February 21, 1989.

Acquired via Free Agency

Steve Alford signed a contract as a free agent with the Dallas Mavericks on October 5, 1989.

Brad Davis signed a contract with the Dallas Mavericks on December 2, 1980. Brad Davis signed a multi-year extension with the Dallas Mavericks on March 27, 1981. Brad Davis signed a multi-year extension with the Dallas Mavericks on June 23, 1983. Brad Davis signed an extension with the Dallas Mavericks on October 16, 1986. Brad Davis signed an extension with the Dallas Mavericks on June 28, 1988. Brad Davis re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Dallas Mavericks on August 9, 1989.

Anthony Jones signed a contract with the Dallas Mavericks on January 22, 1989. Anthony Jones re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Dallas Mavericks on February 1, 1989. Anthony Jones re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Dallas Mavericks on February 14, 1989. Anthony Jones re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Dallas Mavericks on July 5, 1989.

Bob McCann signed a contract with the Dallas Mavericks on February 12, 1990. Bob McCann re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Dallas Mavericks on February 22, 1990. Bob McCann re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Dallas Mavericks on March 5, 1990.

1989-1990 Dallas Mavericks Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Don Carter Owner 1980-1981 N/A
John MacLeod Head Coach 1987-1988 Head Coach (Phoenix Suns, 1973 to 1987)
Richie Adubato Head Coach 1989-1990 Head Coach (Detroit Pistons, 1979 to 1980)
Garfield Heard Assistant Coach 1987-1988 N/A
Rick Sund General Manager 1979-1980 Basketball Operations Intern (Milwaukee Bucks, 1974 to 1979)
Norm Sonju General Manager 1980-1981 General Manager (Los Angeles Clippers, 1977 to 1978)
Keith Grant Scout, Advance Scout 1986-1987 Administrative Assistant (Dallas Mavericks, 1984 to 1990)