Miami Heat Regular Season Rosters

1989-1990 Miami Heat Regular Season Roster

Jersey Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
42 Pat Cummings FC 6-9 230 11 Cincinnati 1978 Rnd 3 Pick 15 United States
44 Terry Davis F 6-9 225 0 Virginia Union 1989 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
11 Sherman Douglas PG 6-0 180 0 Syracuse 1989 Rnd 2 Pick 1 United States
21 Kevin Edwards PG 6-3 190 1 DePaul 1988 Rnd 1 Pick 20 United States
32 Tellis Frank FC 6-10 225 2 Western Kentucky 1987 Rnd 1 Pick 14 United States
3 Scott Haffner G 6-3 180 0 Evansville 1989 Rnd 2 Pick 18 United States
43 Grant Long PF 6-8 225 1 Eastern Michigan 1988 Rnd 2 Pick 8 United States
41 Glen Rice SF 6-8 228 0 Michigan 1989 Rnd 1 Pick 4 United States
50 Jim Rowinski FC 6-8 250 2 Purdue 1984 Rnd 4 Pick 16 United States
4 Rony Seikaly C 6-11 230 1 Syracuse 1988 Rnd 1 Pick 9 United States / Lebanon
2 Rory Sparrow G 6-2 175 9 Villanova 1980 Rnd 4 Pick 6 United States
20 Jon Sundvold G 6-2 170 6 Missouri 1983 Rnd 1 Pick 16 United States
  Billy Thompson F 6-7 195 3 Louisville 1986 Rnd 1 Pick 19 United States

1989-1990 Miami Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters S. Douglas K. Edwards B. Thompson G. Rice R. Seikaly
Rotation R. Sparrow S. Haffner   G. Long T. Davis
Rotation J. Sundvold     T. Frank  
Rotation       J. Rowinski  

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 Miami Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Rony Seikaly Player Of The Week (03/11/90)
Rony Seikaly George Mikan Most Improved Player (1990)
Sherman Douglas All-Rookie First Team (1990)
Glen Rice All-Rookie Second Team (1990)
Billy Thompson Slam Dunk Contest Participant (1990)
Jon Sundvold Three Point Shootout Participant (1990)

1989-1990 Miami Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Rony Seikaly 74 32.5 16.6 10.4 1.1 1.1 1.7 3.2
Sherman Douglas 81 30.5 14.3 2.5 7.6 1.8 0.1 3.0
Glen Rice 77 30.0 13.6 4.6 1.8 0.9 0.4 1.5
Kevin Edwards 78 28.4 12.0 3.6 3.2 1.6 0.4 2.3
Billy Thompson 79 27.1 11.0 7.0 2.1 0.7 1.1 2.0
Tellis Frank 77 22.9 9.5 5.0 1.1 0.7 0.4 1.7
Grant Long 81 22.9 8.5 5.0 1.2 1.1 0.5 1.7
Rory Sparrow 82 21.5 5.9 1.7 3.6 0.6 0.0 1.2
Jon Sundvold 63 13.7 6.1 1.1 1.6 0.4 0.0 0.8
Terry Davis 63 14.0 4.7 3.6 0.4 0.4 0.4 1.1
Scott Haffner 43 13.0 4.6 1.2 1.9 0.3 0.0 0.8
Pat Cummings 37 10.6 4.7 2.5 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.9
Jim Rowinski 14 8.0 3.6 2.1 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.7

1989-1990 Miami Heat Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Sherman Douglas was selected as the #1 pick in the Second Round of the 1989 NBA Draft by the Miami Heat. Sherman Douglas signed a multi-year contract with the Miami Heat on October 8, 1989.

Kevin Edwards was selected as the #20 pick in the First Round of the 1988 NBA Draft by the Miami Heat. Kevin Edwards signed a multi-year contract with the Miami Heat on July 29, 1988.

Scott Haffner was selected as the #18 pick in the Second Round of the 1989 NBA Draft by the Miami Heat. Scott Haffner signed a multi-year contract with the Miami Heat on October 7, 1989.

Grant Long was selected as the #8 pick in the Second Round of the 1988 NBA Draft by the Miami Heat. Grant Long signed a contract with the Miami Heat on August 31, 1988. Grant Long signed a multi-year extension with the Miami Heat on June 20, 1989.

Glen Rice was selected as the #4 pick in the First Round of the 1989 NBA Draft by the Miami Heat. Glen Rice signed a multi-year contract with the Miami Heat on October 5, 1989.

Rony Seikaly was selected as the #9 pick in the First Round of the 1988 NBA Draft by the Miami Heat. Rony Seikaly signed a multi-year contract with the Miami Heat on September 7, 1988.

Acquired via Trade

Tellis Frank was acquired in a trade by the Miami Heat from the Golden State Warriors on October 2, 1989.

Acquired via Expansion Draft

Jon Sundvold was taken in the 1988 Expansion Draft by the Miami Heat from the San Antonio Spurs on June 23, 1988.

Billy Thompson was taken in the 1988 Expansion Draft by the Miami Heat from the Los Angeles Lakers on June 23, 1988.

Acquired via Free Agency

Terry Davis signed a contract as a free agent with the Miami Heat on September 28, 1989.

Jim Rowinski signed a contract as a free agent with the Miami Heat on March 8, 1990.

Rory Sparrow signed a multi-year contract with the Miami Heat on November 3, 1988. Rory Sparrow re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Miami Heat on April 13, 1990.

1989-1990 Miami Heat Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Billy Cunningham Owner 1987-1988 Head Coach (Philadelphia Sixers, 1977 to 1985)
Ron Rothstein Head Coach 1988-1989 Assistant Coach (Detroit Pistons, 1986 to 1988)
Dave Wohl Assistant Coach 1989-1990 Head Coach (Brooklyn Nets, 1985 to 1988)
Lewis Schaffel Owner, General Manager 1987-1988 General Manager (Brooklyn Nets, 1983 to 1986)
Sammy Schulman Chief Financial Officer, Executive VP 1987-1988 N/A
Bill Foran Strength and Conditioning Coach 1989-1990 Strength and Conditioning Consultant (Miami Heat, 1988 to 1989)
Dr. Allan Herskowitz Team Physician 1988-1989 N/A
Dr. Angelo Thrower Team Physician 1988-1989 N/A
Dr. Edward Neff Team Physician 1988-1989 N/A
Dr. Harlan Selesnick Team Physician 1988-1989 N/A
Dr. Jim Losito Team Physician 1988-1989 N/A
Dr. Richard Mariani Team Physician 1988-1989 N/A
Dr. Steve Tarkan Team Physician 1988-1989 N/A