San Antonio Spurs Regular Season Rosters

1989-1990 San Antonio Spurs Regular Season Roster

Jersey Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
40 Willie Anderson SF 6-7 190 1 Georgia 1988 Rnd 1 Pick 10 United States
  Uwe Blab C 7-2 243 4 Indiana 1985 Rnd 1 Pick 17 Germany
43 Frank Brickowski PF 6-9 240 5 Penn State 1981 Rnd 3 Pick 11 United States
10 Mo Cheeks PG 6-1 180 11 West Texas A&M 1978 Rnd 2 Pick 14 United States
34 Terry Cummings PF 6-9 220 7 DePaul 1982 Rnd 1 Pick 2 United States
32 Sean Elliott SF 6-8 205 0 Arizona 1989 Rnd 1 Pick 3 United States
27 Caldwell Jones FC 6-11 216 15 Albany State (GA) 1973 Rnd 2 Pick 14 United States
12 Jeff Lebo G 6-2 180 0 North Carolina 1989 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
11 Vernon Maxwell G 6-4 180 1 Florida 1988 Rnd 2 Pick 22 United States
34 Mike Mitchell F 6-7 215 10 Auburn 1978 Rnd 1 Pick 15 United States
00 Johnny Moore G 6-1 175 9 Texas 1979 Rnd 2 Pick 21 United States
  Zarko Paspalj PF 6-9 223 0 KK Partizan (Serbia) 1988 NBA Draft, Undrafted Montenegro
50 David Robinson C 7-1 250 0 Navy 1987 Rnd 1 Pick 1 United States
1 Rod Strickland PG 6-3 175 1 DePaul 1988 Rnd 1 Pick 19 United States
42 Chris Welp C 7-0 245 2 Washington 1987 Rnd 1 Pick 16 Germany
2 Reggie Williams GF 6-7 190 2 Georgetown 1987 Rnd 1 Pick 4 United States
25 David Wingate GF 6-5 185 3 Georgetown 1986 Rnd 2 Pick 20 United States

1989-1990 San Antonio Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters R. Strickland W. Anderson S. Elliott T. Cummings D. Robinson
Rotation J. Moore D. Wingate R. Williams F. Brickowski C. Jones
Rotation     M. Mitchell    
Lim PT         U. Blab

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 San Antonio Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
David Robinson All-NBA Third Team (1990)
David Robinson Player Of The Week (02/25/90, 03/25/90, 04/22/90)
Terry Cummings Player Of The Week (12/24/89)
David Robinson All-NBA Defensive Second Team (1990)
David Robinson Wilt Chamberlain Rookie Of The Year (1990)
David Robinson All-Rookie First Team (1990)
Sean Elliott All-Rookie Second Team (1990)
David Robinson Rookie Of The Month (Nov 89, Dec 89, Jan 90, Feb 90, Mar 90, Apr 90)
David Robinson Western All-Star Coaches Selection (1990)
David Robinson IBM Award (1990)

1989-1990 San Antonio Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
David Robinson 82 36.6 24.3 12.0 2.0 1.7 3.9 3.1
Terry Cummings 81 34.9 22.4 8.4 2.7 1.4 0.6 2.5
Willie Anderson 82 34.0 15.7 4.5 4.4 1.4 0.7 2.4
Sean Elliott 81 25.1 10.0 3.7 1.9 0.6 0.2 1.4
Mo Cheeks 50 35.3 10.9 3.3 6.0 1.6 0.1 1.7
David Wingate 78 23.8 6.8 2.5 2.7 1.1 0.2 1.6
Frank Brickowski 78 18.4 6.6 4.2 1.3 0.8 0.5 1.2
Rod Strickland 31 36.3 14.2 4.3 8.0 1.8 0.2 2.7
Vernon Maxwell 49 22.8 6.9 2.9 3.0 0.9 0.1 1.4
Caldwell Jones 72 12.3 2.4 3.2 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.7
Johnny Moore 53 9.7 2.2 1.0 1.5 0.6 0.1 0.7
Zarko Paspalj 28 6.5 2.6 1.1 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.8
Reggie Williams 10 6.8 4.2 0.8 0.5 0.1 0.3 0.4
Uwe Blab 7 7.1 2.1 1.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.7
Chris Welp 13 4.3 1.2 0.9 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.5
Jeff Lebo 4 8.0 1.5 1.0 0.8 0.5 0.0 0.2

1989-1990 San Antonio Spurs Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Willie Anderson was selected as the #10 pick in the First Round of the 1988 NBA Draft by the San Antonio Spurs. Willie Anderson signed a multi-year contract with the San Antonio Spurs on August 1, 1988.

Sean Elliott was selected as the #3 pick in the First Round of the 1989 NBA Draft by the San Antonio Spurs. Sean Elliott signed a multi-year contract with the San Antonio Spurs on October 12, 1989.

David Robinson was selected as the #1 pick in the First Round of the 1987 NBA Draft by the San Antonio Spurs. David Robinson signed a multi-year contract with the San Antonio Spurs on October 1, 1987.

Acquired via Trade

Uwe Blab was acquired in a trade by the San Antonio Spurs from the Golden State Warriors on February 22, 1990.

Frank Brickowski was acquired in a trade by the San Antonio Spurs from the Los Angeles Lakers on February 13, 1987. Frank Brickowski re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the San Antonio Spurs on October 1, 1987. Frank Brickowski re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the San Antonio Spurs on November 25, 1988.

Terry Cummings was acquired in a trade by the San Antonio Spurs from the Milwaukee Bucks on May 28, 1989.

Mike Mitchell was acquired in a trade by the San Antonio Spurs from the Cleveland Cavaliers on December 24, 1981. Mike Mitchell re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the San Antonio Spurs on July 1, 1983. Mike Mitchell re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the San Antonio Spurs on April 23, 1990.

Rod Strickland was acquired in a trade by the San Antonio Spurs from the New York Knicks on February 21, 1990.

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

Acquired via Free Agency

Caldwell Jones signed a contract as a free agent with the San Antonio Spurs on July 20, 1989.

Johnny Moore signed a contract as a free agent with the San Antonio Spurs on November 22, 1989.

Reggie Williams signed a contract as a free agent with the San Antonio Spurs on March 5, 1990.

1989-1990 San Antonio Spurs Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Red McCombs Owner 1988-1989 Owner (Denver Nuggets, 1978 to 1985)
Larry Brown Head Coach 1988-1989 Head Coach (Brooklyn Nets, 1981 to 1983)
Gregg Popovich Assistant Coach 1988-1989 Head Coach (Pomona-Pitzer, 1979 to 1988)
R.C. Buford Assistant Coach 1988-1989 N/A
Alvin Gentry Assistant Coach 1999-2000 Head Coach (Detroit Pistons, 1998 to 2000)
Bob Bass General Manager 1979-1980 Head Coach (San Antonio Spurs, 1974 to 1976)
Lawrence Payne Executive VP 1976-1977 N/A