Phoenix Suns Regular Season Rosters

1989-1990 Phoenix Suns Regular Season Roster

Jersey Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
  Kenny Battle SF 6-6 210 0 Illinois 1989 Rnd 1 Pick 27 United States
  Ricky Blanton F 6-7 215 0 LSU 1989 Rnd 2 Pick 19 United States
24 Tom Chambers PF 6-10 220 8 Utah 1981 Rnd 1 Pick 8 United States
35 Armen Gilliam PF 6-9 230 2 UNLV 1987 Rnd 1 Pick 2 United States
10 Greg Grant PG 5-7 140 0 The College of New Jersey 1989 Rnd 2 Pick 25 United States
14 Jeff Hornacek SG 6-3 190 3 Iowa State 1986 Rnd 2 Pick 22 United States
8 Eddie Johnson SF 6-7 215 8 Illinois 1981 Rnd 2 Pick 6 United States
7 Kevin Johnson PG 6-1 180 2 California 1987 Rnd 1 Pick 7 United States
28 Andrew Lang C 6-11 245 1 Arkansas 1988 Rnd 2 Pick 3 United States
23 Tim Legler G 6-4 200 0 La Salle 1988 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
9 Dan Majerle SG 6-6 215 1 Central Michigan 1988 Rnd 1 Pick 14 United States
40 Mike McGee GF 6-5 190 8 Michigan 1981 Rnd 1 Pick 19 United States
32 Mike Morrison GF 6-4 195 0 Loyola Marymount 1989 Rnd 2 Pick 24 United States
34 Tim Perry FC 6-9 200 1 Temple 1988 Rnd 1 Pick 7 United States
31 Kurt Rambis F 6-8 213 9 Santa Clara 1980 Rnd 3 Pick 12 United States
41 Mark West C 6-10 230 6 Old Dominion 1983 Rnd 2 Pick 6 United States
21 Micheal Williams PG 6-2 175 1 Baylor 1988 Rnd 2 Pick 23 United States

1989-1990 Phoenix Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters K. Johnson J. Hornacek K. Rambis T. Chambers M. West
Rotation G. Grant D. Majerle E. Johnson T. Perry A. Lang
Rotation   M. McGee K. Battle    
Lim PT   M. Morrison      

1989-1990 Pacific Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Los Angeles Lakers63-19-
2Portland Trail Blazers59-234
3Phoenix Suns54-289
4Seattle SuperSonics41-4122
5Golden State Warriors37-4526
6Los Angeles Clippers30-5233
7Sacramento Kings23-5940

1989-1990 Phoenix Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Tom Chambers All-NBA Second Team (1990)
Kevin Johnson All-NBA Second Team (1990)
Kevin Johnson Player Of The Week (03/18/90)
Tom Chambers Player Of The Week (02/18/90)
Tom Chambers Western All-Star Coaches Selection (1990)
Kevin Johnson Western All-Star Coaches Selection (1990)
Kenny Battle Slam Dunk Contest Participant (1990)

1989-1990 Phoenix Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Tom Chambers 81 37.6 27.2 7.0 2.3 1.1 0.6 2.7
Kevin Johnson 74 37.6 22.5 3.6 11.4 1.3 0.2 3.6
Jeff Hornacek 67 34.0 17.6 4.7 5.0 1.7 0.2 1.9
Eddie Johnson 64 28.3 16.9 3.8 1.7 0.5 0.2 1.7
Mark West 82 29.3 10.5 8.9 0.5 0.4 2.2 1.5
Dan Majerle 73 30.8 11.1 5.9 2.6 1.4 0.4 1.1
Kurt Rambis 58 25.1 5.4 7.0 1.8 1.2 0.5 1.3
Andrew Lang 74 13.7 3.5 3.7 0.3 0.3 1.8 0.6
Tim Perry 60 10.2 4.2 2.5 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.8
Kenny Battle 59 12.4 4.1 2.1 0.6 0.6 0.2 0.5
Greg Grant 67 10.1 3.1 0.9 2.5 0.5 0.0 1.1
Armen Gilliam 16 16.7 8.9 4.4 0.5 0.4 0.3 1.1
Mike McGee 14 20.0 7.3 2.6 1.1 0.6 0.1 1.0
Mike Morrison 36 4.2 2.0 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.6
Tim Legler 11 7.5 2.5 0.7 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.4
Micheal Williams 6 4.3 0.8 0.2 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.8

1989-1990 Phoenix Suns Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Greg Grant was selected as the #25 pick in the Second Round of the 1989 NBA Draft by the Phoenix Suns. Greg Grant signed a multi-year contract with the Phoenix Suns on September 2, 1989.

Jeff Hornacek was selected as the #22 pick in the Second Round of the 1986 NBA Draft by the Phoenix Suns. Jeff Hornacek signed a multi-year contract with the Phoenix Suns on August 1, 1986. Jeff Hornacek re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Phoenix Suns on July 15, 1988.

Andrew Lang was selected as the #3 pick in the Second Round of the 1988 NBA Draft by the Phoenix Suns. Andrew Lang signed a multi-year contract with the Phoenix Suns on July 29, 1988.

Dan Majerle was selected as the #14 pick in the First Round of the 1988 NBA Draft by the Phoenix Suns. Dan Majerle signed a multi-year contract with the Phoenix Suns on August 1, 1988.

Mike Morrison was selected as the #24 pick in the Second Round of the 1989 NBA Draft by the Phoenix Suns. Mike Morrison signed a multi-year contract with the Phoenix Suns on September 2, 1989.

Tim Perry was selected as the #7 pick in the First Round of the 1988 NBA Draft by the Phoenix Suns. Tim Perry signed a multi-year contract with the Phoenix Suns on August 19, 1988.

Acquired via Draft Rights Trade

Draft Rights to Kenny Battle, the #27 pick in the First Round of the 1989 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Phoenix Suns from the Detroit Pistons on June 27, 1989. Kenny Battle signed a multi-year contract with the Phoenix Suns on August 29, 1989.

Acquired via Trade

Eddie Johnson was acquired in a trade by the Phoenix Suns from the Sacramento Kings on June 19, 1987. Eddie Johnson signed a multi-year extension with the Phoenix Suns on April 14, 1989.

Kevin Johnson was acquired in a trade by the Phoenix Suns from the Cleveland Cavaliers on February 25, 1988. Kevin Johnson re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Phoenix Suns on September 14, 1989.

Kurt Rambis was acquired in a trade by the Phoenix Suns from the Charlotte Hornets (1988) on December 13, 1989.

Mark West was acquired in a trade by the Phoenix Suns from the Cleveland Cavaliers on February 25, 1988. Mark West signed a multi-year extension with the Phoenix Suns on April 15, 1989.

Acquired via Free Agency

Tom Chambers signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Phoenix Suns on July 5, 1988.

Mike McGee signed a contract as a free agent with the Phoenix Suns on March 26, 1990.

1989-1990 Phoenix Suns Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Cotton Fitzsimmons Head Coach 1995-1996 Head Coach (Phoenix Suns, 1988 to 1992)
Lionel Hollins Assistant Coach 1988-1989 Assistant Coach (Arizona State, 1985 to 1988)
Paul Westphal Assistant Coach 1988-1989 Head Coach (Grand Canyon, 1986 to 1988)
Jerry Colangelo Owner, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, General Manager 1968-1969 N/A
Todd Quinter Video Coordinator 1986-1987 N/A
Joe Proski Head Athletic Trainer 1968-1969 Athletic Trainer (Chicago Bulls, 1967 to 1968)
Al McCoy Radio Broadcaster 1972-1973 N/A