Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The 1991 NBA draft took place on June 26, 1991, in New York City, New York. Larry Johnson was selected first overall; he won the 1992 NBA Rookie of the Year award and as a two-time All-Star, was the first player to represent the Charlotte Hornets franchise at an All-Star game.
The NBA becomes the first major professional sports league to play outside North America, as the Phoenix Suns and Utah Jazz open the season against each other in Tokyo, Japan. On March 9, 1991, the Houston Rockets' Akeem Olajuwon officially changed the spelling of his first name to Hakeem.
The National Basketball Association's Rookie of the Year is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) award given to the top rookie(s) of the regular season. Initiated following the 1952–53 NBA season , it confers the Eddie Gottlieb Trophy, named after the former Philadelphia Warriors head coach.
NBA All-Rookie First Team (1985) NBA Rookie of the Year (1985) 10× NBA Season Scoring Title (all-time record)(1987–1993, 1996–1998) 3× NBA Season Steals Leader (1988, 1990, 1993) NCAA Men's Basketball Champion (1982) Naismith Award (1984) 2× Summer Olympics Gold: 1984, 1992 FIBA Americas Championship Gold: 1992 Pan American Games Gold: 1983
NBA Awards. Michael Jordan won the MVP award, earning 891 of 960 points possible. [2] Magic Johnson of the Los Angeles Lakers finished 2nd in voting. Derrick Coleman won Rookie of the Year. Dennis Rodman won Defensive Player of the Year, Detlef Schrempf won Sixth Man of the Year and Scott Skiles won Most Improved Player. NBA Playoffs
The 1991–92 NBA season was the 46th season of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The season ended with the Chicago Bulls winning their second straight NBA Championship, beating the Portland Trail Blazers 4 games to 2 in the NBA Finals. This was Larry Bird's final season as a player in the NBA.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 5 February 2025. LeBron James, a high school draftee, was one of the most anticipated first overall draft picks. The first overall pick in the National Basketball Association (NBA) is the player who is selected first among all eligible draftees by a team during the league's annual draft. The first pick ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 2 February 2025. American basketball player (born 1965) This article is about the American basketball player. For other people, see David Robinson (disambiguation). David Robinson Robinson in 2017 Personal information Born (1965-08-06) August 6, 1965 (age 59) Key West, Florida, U.S. Listed height 7 ft 1 ...