The Season in Brief
The 1988-89 Miami Heat went 15-67. Led by Kevin Edwards, Grant Long and Billy Thompson, they posted a -11.13 SRS and missed the playoffs.
Each segment is one player's share of the team's fame - Kevin Edwards leads at 17%.
Honors & Awards
No league honors this season.
Team Leaders
| Points | Kevin Edwards | 13.8 |
| Rebounds | Billy Thompson | 7.2 |
| Assists | Rory Sparrow | 5.4 |
| Steals | Kevin Edwards | 1.8 |
| Blocks | Billy Thompson | 1.3 |
| True Shooting | Grant Long | 56.1 |
| 3-Pointers | Jon Sundvold | 48 |
| Def. Win Shares | Grant Long | 2.7 |
The Roster, by Fame
Kevin Edwards★1902Grant Long1803Billy Thompson154Rony Seikaly115Rory Sparrow96John Shasky★77Scott Hastings68Sylvester Gray★69Jon Sundvold510Pat Cummings511Pearl Washington412Anthony Taylor★113Craig Neal★114Todd Mitchell★115Kelvin Upshaw016Clinton Wheeler017Dave Popson0
Full Stat Line
Tap a column to re-sort. ★ marks a career year.
| Player | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Edwards★ | 79 | 13.8 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 46.0 | 10 | 2.2 | 19 |
| Grant Long | 82 | 11.9 | 6.7 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 56.1 | 0 | 2.7 | 18 |
| Billy Thompson | 79 | 10.8 | 7.2 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 52.4 | 0 | 2.3 | 15 |
| Rony Seikaly | 78 | 10.9 | 7.0 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 47.1 | 1 | 2.2 | 11 |
| Rory Sparrow | 80 | 12.5 | 2.7 | 5.4 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 48.6 | 18 | 1.6 | 9 |
| John Shasky★ | 65 | 5.5 | 3.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 55.5 | 0 | 0.7 | 7 |
| Scott Hastings | 75 | 5.1 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 51.5 | 9 | 1.1 | 6 |
| Sylvester Gray★ | 55 | 8.0 | 5.2 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 47.1 | 1 | 1.1 | 6 |
| Jon Sundvold | 68 | 10.4 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 50.6 | 48 | 0.4 | 5 |
| Pat Cummings | 53 | 8.8 | 5.3 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 53.4 | 0 | 1.1 | 5 |
| Pearl Washington | 54 | 7.6 | 2.3 | 4.2 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 47.5 | 1 | 1.0 | 4 |
| Anthony Taylor★ | 21 | 6.9 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 43.6 | 0 | 0.3 | 1 |
| Craig Neal★ | 32 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 45.8 | 8 | 0.2 | 1 |
| Todd Mitchell★ | 22 | 5.4 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 51.6 | 0 | 0.3 | 1 |
| Kelvin Upshaw | 9 | 6.3 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 43.4 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Clinton Wheeler | 8 | 7.0 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 60.3 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Dave Popson | 7 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 34.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Roster Profile
- Avg age (minutes-weighted): 25.2
- Youngest: Sylvester Gray (21)
- Oldest: Pat Cummings (32)
Rookies & Newcomers
- Kevin Edwards - rookie
- Grant Long - rookie
- Rony Seikaly - rookie
- John Shasky - rookie
- Sylvester Gray - rookie
- Anthony Taylor - rookie
- Craig Neal - rookie
- Todd Mitchell - rookie
- Kelvin Upshaw - rookie
- Dave Popson - rookie
- Billy Thompson - new to the team
- Rory Sparrow - new to the team
- Scott Hastings - new to the team
- Jon Sundvold - new to the team
- Pat Cummings - new to the team
- Pearl Washington - new to the team
- Clinton Wheeler - new to the team
Draft Pedigree
- Kevin Edwards - pick #20 (1988)
- Grant Long - pick #33 (1988)
- Billy Thompson - pick #19 (1986)
- Rony Seikaly - pick #9 (1988)
- Rory Sparrow - pick #75 (1980)
The Playoff Run
Missed the playoffs this season.
Season fame across franchise history
Every season the Miami Heat fielded a roster, scored by the combined fame of that year's team. Click any season to lock it in the panel, then use its Full season page link.
1988-892012-132025-26
3 championship seasons marked above the arc.