1988–89 Miami Heat season

NBA season

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team = Miami Heat
end_year = 1989
wins = 15
losses = 67
division_place = 7th
conf_place = 13th
coach = Ron Rothstein
arena = Miami Arena
playoffs = Did not qualify
no_prevseason = 1The 1988-89 Miami Heat season was Miami's inaugural season in the NBA. The Miami Heat were the first of 2 expansion teams to play in the state of Florida over a two year period. The expansion would include two other expansion franchises in Charlotte and Minnesota. The expansion Heat were able to select Syracuse star center Rony Seikaly in the NBA Draft. The Heat would make their debut on November 5th in a losing effort to the Los Angeles Clippers by a score of 111-91 at the Miami Arena. The Heat lost a NBA record 17 games to start their inaugural season. [ [http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nba/miami/heat.html Miami Heat (1988-Present) ] ] On December 14th, the Heat got their first win of the season by beating the Clippers in Los Angeles by a score of 89-88. Five games later, the Heat would win their first game ever at home when they beat the Utah Jazz 101-80. The Heat would finish their first season with a 15-67 record. The club's leading was scorer Kevin Edwards, who average 13.8 points per game. [ [http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nba/miami/heat.html Miami Heat (1988-Present) ] ]

Offseason

Expansion Draft

Roster

Awards, records, and honors

Player stats

"Note: GP= Games played; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points; AVG = Average"

Transactions

Postseason

References

* [http://www.databasebasketball.com/teams/teamyear.htm?yr=1988&tm=MIA&lg=N Heat on Database Basketball]
* [http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/MIA/1989.html Heat on Basketball Reference]