1993–94 Cleveland Cavaliers season

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1993–94 Cleveland Cavaliers season
Head coachMike Fratello
ArenaRichfield Coliseum
Results
Record47–35 (.573)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Central)
Conference: 6th (Eastern)
Playoff finishFirst round
(Lost to Bulls 0–3)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionSportsChannel Ohio · WOIO
RadioWWWE
< 1992–93 1994–95 >

The 1993–94 NBA season was the 24th season of the National Basketball Association franchise based in Cleveland, Ohio.[1] During the off-season, the Cavaliers acquired Tyrone Hill from the Golden State Warriors.[2] Under new head coach Mike Fratello, the Cavaliers struggled playing below .500 with a 7–14 start, but soon recovered and held a 24–23 record during the first half of the season. The Cavs were bitten by the injury bug again as Brad Daugherty missed 32 games with a back injury, and Larry Nance missed 49 games with a knee injury.[3] However, Mark Price, Hot Rod Williams and Gerald Wilkins would all step up, as the Cavaliers posted an 11-game winning streak between February and March, finishing 4th in the Central Division with a 47–35 record.[4] Price led the team with 17.3 points, 7.8 assists and 1.4 steals per game, and was named to the All-NBA Third Team, and selected for the 1994 NBA All-Star Game,[5] while Williams averaged 13.7 points, 7.6 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game, and Wilkins provided the team with 14.3 points per game. Daugherty averaged 17.0 points and 10.2 rebounds per game, while Nance provided with 11.2 points, 6.9 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game, and Hill contributed 10.6 points and 8.8 rebounds per game.[6]

However, during the final month of the regular season, Williams went down with a broken right thumb.[7] With the lack of big men on the team in the playoffs, the Cavaliers were swept by the Chicago Bulls in three straight games in the Eastern Conference First Round.[8] This was also the Cavaliers final season playing at The Coliseum in Richfield, Ohio. Following the season, Nance retired.[9] This was also Daugherty's final season of his career, as he missed all of the next two seasons due to back injuries.

Offseason[]

Free Agents[]

Trades[]

Draft picks[]

Main article: 1993 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 22 Chris Mills Forward  United States Arizona

Roster[]

1993–94 Cleveland Cavaliers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
PF 16 Alexander, Gary 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1969–11–01 South Florida
SG 10 Battle, John 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1962–11–09 Rutgers
PG 11 Brandon, Terrell 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1970–05–20 Oregon
C 43 Daugherty, Brad Injured (C) 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1965–10–19 North Carolina
PF 35 Ferry, Danny 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1966–10–17 Duke
C 54 Guidinger, Jay 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1969–08–18 Minnesota-Duluth
SF 23 Higgins, Rod 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1960–01–31 Fresno State
PF 32 Hill, Tyrone 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1968–03–19 Xavier
PF 8 Kempton, Tim 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1964–01–25 Notre Dame
SG 12 Madkins, Gerald 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1969–04–18 UCLA
SF 24 Mills, Chris 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1970–01–25 Arizona
PF 22 Nance, Larry Injured (C) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1959–02–12 Clemson
SG 14 Phills, Bobby 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1969–12–20 Southern
PG 25 Price, Mark (C) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1964–02–15 Georgia Tech
SG 21 Wilkins, Gerald 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1963–09–11 Chattanooga
PF 18 Williams, Hot Rod Injured 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1962–08–09 Tulane
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: April 15, 1994

Regular season[]

Season standings[]

Central Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Atlanta Hawks 57 25 .695 – 36–5 21–20 21–7
x-Chicago Bulls 55 27 .671 2 31–10 24–17 21–7
x-Indiana Pacers 47 35 .573 10 29–12 18–23 15–13
x-Cleveland Cavaliers 47 35 .573 10 31–10 16–25 16–12
Charlotte Hornets 41 41 .500 16 28–13 13–28 12–16
Detroit Pistons 20 62 .244 37 10–31 10–31 4–24
Milwaukee Bucks 20 62 .244 37 11–30 9–32 9–19
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

[10]

# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Atlanta Hawks 57 25 .695 –
2 y-New York Knicks 57 25 .695 –
3 x-Chicago Bulls 55 27 .671 2
4 x-Orlando Magic 50 32 .610 7
5 x-Indiana Pacers 47 35 .573 10
6 x-Cleveland Cavaliers 47 35 .573 10
7 x-New Jersey Nets 45 37 .549 12
8 x-Miami Heat 42 40 .512 15
9 Charlotte Hornets 41 41 .500 16
10 Boston Celtics 32 50 .390 25
11 Philadelphia 76ers 25 57 .305 32
12 Washington Bullets 24 58 .293 33
13t Milwaukee Bucks 20 62 .244 37
13t Detroit Pistons 20 62 .244 37
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents[]

1993-94 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MIA MIL MIN NJN NYK ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA UTA WAS
Atlanta – 4–0 4–1 2–3 3–1 2–0 1–1 4–0 0–2 1–1 3–2 1–1 1–1 3–1 5–0 2–0 1–3 2–2 3–1 4–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–0
Boston 0–4 – 0–4 2–2 1–3 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 0–4 1–1 1–1 2–3 3–1 1–1 1–4 0–4 2–2 4–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 3–2
Charlotte 1–4 4–0 – 1–4 1–4 1–1 1–1 4–0 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 2–0 1–3 3–2 2–0 2–2 3–1 2–2 3–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–2
Chicago 3–2 2–2 4–1 – 1–3 2–0 1–1 5–0 2–0 1–1 4–1 2–0 1–1 2–2 4–0 2–0 3–1 1–3 2–2 3–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 4–0
Cleveland 1–3 3–1 4–1 3–1 – 2–0 1–1 3–2 2–0 0–2 2–3 2–0 1–1 1–3 3–2 2–0 2–2 0–4 2–2 4–0 0–2 2–0 2–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 3–1
Dallas 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 – 1–4 1–1 0–4 1–4 0–2 0–4 0–4 0–2 0–2 5–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–4 1–3 2–2 0–5 0–4 0–5 1–1
Denver 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–1 – 2–0 1–3 3–2 1–1 3–1 3–1 1–1 2–0 4–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–3 1–3 2–2 2–4 2–2 1–4 1–1
Detroit 0–4 1–3 0–4 0–5 2–3 1–1 0–2 – 0–2 0–2 1–4 1–1 0–2 2–2 1–4 2–0 1–3 0–4 1–3 1–3 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–2
Golden State 2–0 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 4–0 3–1 2–0 – 0–4 1–1 4–1 5–0 2–0 2–0 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–3 3–2 4–1 2–2 1–4 3–1 2–0
Houston 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 4–1 2–3 2–0 4–0 – 1–1 4–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 4–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 4–0 4–0 2–3 2–2 3–3 1–1
Indiana 2–3 4–0 2–2 1–4 3–2 2–0 1–1 4–1 1–1 1–1 – 2–0 0–2 3–1 3–1 2–0 3–1 0–4 2–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 3–1
L.A. Clippers 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 4–0 1–3 1–1 1–4 0–4 0–2 – 2–3 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–5 2–3 3–2 1–3 1–4 1–3 1–1
L.A. Lakers 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 4–0 1–3 2–0 0–5 1–3 2–0 3–2 – 1–1 2–0 3–1 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–1 3–2 0–5 1–4 0–4 0–5 2–2 1–1
Miami 1–3 3–2 3–1 2–2 3–1 2–0 1–1 2–2 0–2 0–2 1–3 1–1 1–1 – 4–0 2–0 2–3 2–2 2–3 4–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 3–1
Milwaukee 0–5 1–3 2–3 0–4 2–3 2–0 0–2 4–1 0–2 1–1 1–3 1–1 0–2 0–4 – 0–2 1–3 0–4 1–3 1–3 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–3
Minnesota 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–5 1–4 0–2 2–2 1–4 0–2 3–1 1–3 0–2 2–0 – 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 0–4 0–4 2–2 1–4 0–4 1–4 0–2
New Jersey 3–1 4–1 2–2 1–3 2–2 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 0–2 1–3 1–1 2–0 3–2 3–1 1–1 – 4–1 0–5 3–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–1
New York 2–2 4–0 1–3 3–1 4–0 2–0 1–1 4–0 1–1 0–2 4–0 2–0 2–0 2–2 4–0 2–0 1–4 – 3–2 3–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 5–0
Orlando 1–3 2–2 2–2 2–2 2–2 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–2 3–2 3–1 1–1 5–0 2–3 – 4–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–0 4–1
Philadelphia 0–4 1–4 1–3 1–3 0–4 2–0 2–0 3–1 1–1 0–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–4 3–1 0–2 1–3 2–3 0–4 – 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–3
Phoenix 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 4–0 3–1 1–1 3–2 2–2 1–1 5–0 2–3 2–0 2–0 4–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 – 3–2 4–1 3–1 2–3 2–2 2–0
Portland 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–2 3–1 3–1 2–0 2–3 0–4 1–1 3–2 5–0 2–0 1–1 4–0 2–0 0–2 0–2 2–0 2–3 – 4–1 1–3 1–4 1–3 2–0
Sacramento 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–2 2–2 1–1 1–4 0–4 0–2 2–3 4–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–4 1–4 – 1–3 0–5 1–3 2–0
San Antonio 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 5–0 4–2 1–1 2–2 3–2 2–0 3–1 4–0 2–0 2–0 4–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–3 3–1 3–1 – 0–4 0–5 2–0
Seattle 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 4–0 2–2 1–1 4–1 2–2 1–1 4–1 5–0 1–1 2–0 4–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–2 4–1 5–0 4–0 – 3–1 2–0
Utah 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 5–0 4–1 2–0 1–3 3–3 1–1 3–1 2–2 1–1 2–0 4–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–2 3–1 3–1 5–0 1–3 – 2–0
Washington 0–4 2–3 2–2 0–4 1–3 1–1 1–1 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–3 3–1 2–0 1–3 0–5 1–4 3–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 —

Game log[]

1993–94 game log
Total: 47–35 (Home: 31–10; Road: 16–25)
November: 6–6 (Home: 4–2; Road: 2–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 November 5, 1993 Milwaukee
2 November 7, 1993 New York
3 November 9, 1993 Charlotte
4 November 11, 1993 @ Seattle
5 November 12, 1993 @ Golden State
6 November 14, 1993 @ L.A. Lakers
7 November 16, 1993 @ Portland
8 November 18, 1993 @ Denver
9 November 20, 1993 @ Phoenix
10 November 24, 1993 Washington
11 November 27, 1993 Seattle
12 November 30, 1993 Detroit
December: 6–9 (Home: 6–3; Road: 0–6)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
13 December 1, 1993 @ New Jersey
14 December 4, 1993 Orlando
15 December 5, 1993 Houston
16 December 7, 1993 Portland
17 December 9, 1993 @ Charlotte
18 December 11, 1993 @ Chicago
19 December 14, 1993
7:30 pm EST		 Atlanta L 92–103 Williams (18) Daugherty (14) Brandon (7) Richfield Coliseum
17,022 		7–12
20 December 16, 1993 @ Miami
21 December 18, 1993 @ Detroit
22 December 19, 1993 L.A. Lakers
23 December 21, 1993 Utah
24 December 23, 1993 Milwaukee
25 December 26, 1993 Indiana
26 December 28, 1993 Charlotte
27 December 30, 1993 @ Milwaukee
January: 9–6 (Home: 4–2; Road: 5–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
28 January 4, 1994 @ Indiana
29 January 5, 1994 Boston
30 January 7, 1994 @ Boston
31 January 8, 1994
7:30 pm EST		 @ Atlanta L 89–102 Wilkins (19) Daugherty,
Nance (10) 		Price (9) The Omni
16,368 		13–18
32 January 12, 1994 @ Orlando
33 January 13, 1994 New Jersey
34 January 15, 1994 Philadelphia
35 January 17, 1994 Orlando
36 January 19, 1994 @ Utah
37 January 21, 1994 @ L.A. Clippers
38 January 22, 1994 @ Sacramento
39 January 25, 1994 @ Houston
40 January 27, 1994 Chicago
41 January 29, 1994 Miami
42 January 31, 1994 @ Detroit
February: 11–3 (Home: 6–2; Road: 5–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
43 February 2, 1994 @ Philadelphia
44 February 3, 1994 San Antonio
45 February 5, 1994
7:30 pm EST		 Atlanta W 109–93 Williams (19) Nance (13) Price (13) Richfield Coliseum
20,273 		23–22
46 February 8, 1994 New Jersey
47 February 9, 1994 @ New Jersey
48 February 15, 1994 Denver
49 February 17, 1994 New York
50 February 18, 1994 @ Minnesota
51 February 20, 1994 @ Charlotte
52 February 22, 1994 Minnesota
53 February 23, 1994 @ Washington
54 February 25, 1994 Golden State
55 February 26, 1994 Dallas
56 February 28, 1994 @ Chicago
March: 8–7 (Home: 6–1; Road: 2–6)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
57 March 2, 1994 @ Boston
58 March 3, 1994 Philadelphia
59 March 6, 1994 Chicago
60 March 8, 1994 Sacramento
61 March 11, 1994 @ Detroit
62 March 12, 1994 @ New York
63 March 15, 1994 Phoenix
64 March 18, 1994 @ Orlando
65 March 19, 1994 @ Miami
66 March 22, 1994 Indiana
67 March 23, 1994 @ Indiana
68 March 25, 1994 @ Philadelphia
69 March 27, 1994 Detroit
70 March 29, 1994 L.A. Clippers
71 March 31, 1994 @ San Antonio
April: 7–4 (Home: 5–0; Road: 2–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
72 April 2, 1994 @ Dallas
73 April 5, 1994 Charlotte
74 April 7, 1994 @ New York
75 April 8, 1994 @ Washington
76 April 12, 1994 Milwaukee
77 April 13, 1994
7:30 pm EDT		 @ Atlanta L 95–110 Brandon (16) Phills (8) Brandon (5) The Omni
13,675 		43–34
78 April 15, 1994 Miami
79 April 16, 1994 @ Milwaukee
80 April 20, 1994 @ Indiana
81 April 22, 1994 Washington
82 April 24, 1994 Boston
1993–94 schedule

Playoffs[]

1994 playoff game log
First round: 0–3 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 29 @ Chicago L 96–104 Gerald Wilkins (23) Tyrone Hill (8) Mark Price (5) Chicago Stadium
18,676 		0–1
2 May 1 @ Chicago L 96–105 Gerald Wilkins (28) Tyrone Hill (10) Price, Phills (4) Chicago Stadium
18,676 		0–2
3 May 3 Chicago L 92–95 (OT) Chris Mills (25) Tyrone Hill (13) Gerald Wilkins (7) Richfield Coliseum
17,778 		0–3
1994 schedule

Player stats[]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Regular season[]

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Mark Price 76 73 31.4 47.8 39.7 88.8 3.0 7.8 1.4 0.1 17.3
Brad Daugherty 50 50 36.8 48.8 0.0 78.5 10.2 3.0 0.8 0.7 17.0
Gerald Wilkins 82 82 33.8 45.7 39.6 77.6 3.7 3.1 1.3 0.5 14.3
Hot Rod Williams 76 72 35.0 47.8 0.0 72.8 7.6 2.5 1.0 1.7 13.7
Larry Nance 33 19 27.5 48.7 0.0 75.3 6.9 1.5 0.8 1.7 11.2
Tyrone Hill 57 20 25.4 54.3 0.0 66.8 8.8 0.8 0.9 0.6 10.6
Chris Mills 79 18 25.6 41.9 31.1 77.8 5.1 1.6 0.7 0.6 9.4
Bobby Phills 72 53 21.3 47.1 8.3 72.0 2.9 1.8 0.9 0.2 8.3
Terrell Brandon 73 10 21.2 42.0 21.9 85.8 2.2 3.8 1.2 0.2 8.3
John Battle 51 1 16.0 47.6 26.3 75.3 0.8 1.6 0.4 0.0 6.6
Rod Higgins 36 11 15.2 43.6 44.0 73.8 2.3 1.0 0.7 0.4 5.4
Danny Ferry 70 1 13.8 44.6 27.5 88.4 2.0 1.1 0.4 0.3 5.0
Tim Kempton 4 0 8.3 50.0 0.0 33.3 2.5 0.8 0.5 0.3 3.5
Gary Alexander 7 0 6.1 58.3 0.0 42.9 1.7 0.1 0.4 0.0 2.4
Gerald Madkins 22 0 6.8 35.5 33.3 80.0 0.5 0.9 0.4 0.0 1.6
Jay Guidinger 32 0 4.1 50.0 0.0 71.4 1.0 0.1 0.1 0.2 1.5
Sedric Toney 12 0 5.3 16.7 0.0 100.0 0.3 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.5

Playoffs[]

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Gerald Wilkins 3 3 42.0 44.4 43.8 87.5 4.3 3.3 1.0 0.0 20.3
Chris Mills 3 1 37.3 50.0 80.0 81.8 7.7 2.7 2.3 0.3 17.0
Mark Price 3 3 34.0 34.9 22.2 92.9 2.0 4.7 1.3 0.0 15.0
Tyrone Hill 3 3 41.0 40.7 0.0 54.1 10.3 1.3 0.3 0.3 14.0
Tim Kempton 3 1 29.7 40.0 0.0 100.0 5.3 2.7 1.0 0.0 8.7
Terrell Brandon 3 0 18.7 63.2 0.0 66.7 1.3 1.7 0.3 0.0 8.7
Bobby Phills 3 2 22.7 37.5 100.0 50.0 4.7 2.3 0.7 0.0 6.7
Rod Higgins 3 2 19.0 36.4 28.6 50.0 1.3 1.3 0.3 0.3 3.7
John Battle 1 0 8.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0
Danny Ferry 1 0 4.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Player Statistics Citation:[1]

Awards and records[]

Awards[]

Records[]

Milestones[]

All-Star[]

Transactions[]

Trades[]

Free Agents[]

Development League[]

References[]

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  8. ^ "GOODBYE CAVS, RICHFIELD". Chicago Tribune. May 4, 1994. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
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