1993–94 Detroit Pistons season

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1993–94 Detroit Pistons season
Head coachDon Chaney
OwnersWilliam Davidson
ArenaThe Palace of Auburn Hills
Results
Record20–62 (.244)
PlaceDivision: 6th (Central)
Conference: 13th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid Not Qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWKBD-TV
PASS Sports
RadioWWJ
< 1992–93 1994–95 >

The 1993–94 NBA season was the Pistons' 46th season in the National Basketball Association, and 37th season in the city of Detroit.[1] In the 1993 NBA draft, the Pistons selected Lindsey Hunter out of Jackson State with the tenth pick,[2] and selected Allan Houston from the University of Tennessee with the eleventh pick. During the offseason, the Pistons acquired Sean Elliott from the San Antonio Spurs, signed free agent Greg "Cadillac" Anderson and hired Don Chaney as head coach. Although the Pistons started out 5–4 without Alvin Robertson, who was out with a back injury and then traded to the Denver Nuggets in November.[3] The Pistons continued to struggle as Bill Laimbeer retired after playing just eleven games after an ugly practice scuffle with Isiah Thomas.[4] Things got worse as the team suffered a 14-game losing streak between December and January. At midseason, Olden Polynice was traded to the Sacramento Kings for Pete Chilcutt as the Pistons lost their final 13 games of the season, finishing last place in the Central Division with a 20–62 record,[5] their worst record since 1979–80. Joe Dumars led the team in scoring with 20.4 points per game, while Terry Mills provided the team with 17.3 points and 8.4 rebounds per game, and Hunter was named the NBA All-Rookie Second Team.[6]

This season marked an end of an era as Thomas retired, ending his thirteen-year career with the Pistons.[7] In his final season, Thomas averaged 14.8 points and 6.9 assists per game in 58 games. His final game was a 132–104 home loss to the Orlando Magic on April 19, 1994, where he ruptured his Achilles tendon, which forced him to retire.[8] Also following the season, Elliott would return to his former team, the San Antonio Spurs after playing just one season with the Pistons, Anderson signed with the Atlanta Hawks, and Chilcutt signed with the Houston Rockets.

Draft picks[]

Main article: 1993 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 10 Lindsey Hunter PG  United States Jackson State
1 11 Allan Houston SG  United States Tennessee

Roster[]

1993–94 Detroit Pistons roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
PF 33 Anderson, Greg 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) –– Houston
PF 34 Chilcutt, Pete 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) –– North Carolina
PF 51 Coleman, Ben 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) –– Maryland
SG 4 Dumars, Joe 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) –– McNeese State
SF 32 Elliott, Sean 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) –– Arizona
SG 20 Houston, Allan 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) –– Tennessee
PG 1 Hunter, Lindsey 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) –– Jackson State
C 23 Jones, Charles 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) –– Albany State
C 40 Laimbeer, Bill 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) –– Notre Dame
SF 30 Liberty, Marcus 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) –– Illinois
SG 2 Macon, Mark 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) –– Temple
PF 6 Mills, Terry 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) –– Michigan
SG 23 Moore, Tracy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) –– Tulsa
PG 11 Thomas, Isiah Injured 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) –– Indiana
PF 12 Wood, David 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 227 lb (103 kg) –– Nevada
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster Notes[]

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
# 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[]

Player statistics[]

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
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Joe Dumars 69 69 37.6 .452 .388 .836 2.2 3.8 0.9 0.1 20.4
Terry Mills 80 74 34.7 .511 .329 .797 8.4 2.2 0.8 0.8 17.3
Isiah Thomas 58 56 30.2 .417 .310 .702 2.7 6.9 1.2 0.1 14.8
Olden Polynice 37 36 36.5 .547 .000 .457 12.3 0.6 0.6 1.0 13.1
Sean Elliott 73 73 33.0 .455 .299 .803 3.6 2.7 0.7 0.4 12.1
Lindsey Hunter 82 26 26.5 .375 .333 .732 2.3 4.8 1.5 0.1 10.3
Bill Laimbeer 11 5 22.5 .522 .333 .846 5.1 1.3 0.5 0.4 9.8
Allan Houston 79 20 19.2 .405 .299 .824 1.5 1.3 0.4 0.2 8.5
Greg Anderson 77 47 21.1 .543 .333 .571 7.4 0.7 0.7 0.9 6.4
David Wood 78 3 15.2 .459 .449 .756 3.1 0.7 0.5 0.2 4.1
Pete Chilcutt 30 0 13.0 .425 .214 .769 3.3 0.5 0.3 0.4 3.8
Mark Macon 35 1 10.6 .396 .286 .625 1.0 1.1 0.9 0.0 3.6
Ben Coleman 9 0 8.6 .480 .500 2.9 0.0 0.2 0.2 3.1
Marcus Liberty 35 0 7.8 .310 .370 .486 1.6 0.4 0.3 0.1 2.9
Charles Jones 42 0 20.9 .462 .000 .559 5.6 0.7 0.3 1.0 2.2
Tod Murphy 7 0 8.1 .500 .500 1.3 0.4 0.3 0.0 2.1
Tracy Moore 3 0 3.3 .667 1.000 0.3 0.0 0.7 0.0 2.0
Dan O'Sullivan 13 0 4.3 .333 .750 0.8 0.2 0.0 0.0 1.3

Player Statistics Citation:[6]

Awards and records[]

Transactions[]

References[]

  1. ^ 1993-94 Detroit Pistons
  2. ^ "PRO BASKETBALL; Pick and Troll: Magic Trades No. 1 Choice Webber". New York Times. July 1, 1993. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  3. ^ "Transactions". New York Times. November 20, 1993. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  4. ^ "'Sensitive' Laimbeer Mulled Retiring After Fighting Isiah". Chicago Tribune. November 21, 1993. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
  5. ^ "1993–94 Detroit Pistons Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
  6. ^ a b "1993–94 Detroit Pistons Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
  7. ^ "Isiah Thomas Bids Farewell". New York Times. May 12, 1994. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
  8. ^ "SPORTS PEOPLE: BASKETBALL; Thomas Ends on Injury". New York Times. April 20, 1994. Retrieved October 13, 2021.

See also[]

  • 1993-94 NBA season
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