1994–95 Atlanta Hawks season

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1994–95 Atlanta Hawks season
Head coachLenny Wilkens
General managerPete Babcock
OwnersTed Turner / Turner Broadcasting System
ArenaOmni Coliseum
Results
Record42–40 (.512)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Central)
Conference: 7th (Eastern)
Playoff finishFirst Round
(Lost to Pacers 0–3)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television
  • WATL
  • SportSouth
RadioWCNN
< 1993–94 1995–96 >

The 1994–95 NBA season was the Hawks' 46th season in the National Basketball Association, and 27th season in Atlanta.[1] During the off-season, the Hawks acquired Ken Norman from the Milwaukee Bucks, and Tyrone Corbin from the Utah Jazz. Early into the season, they traded Kevin Willis to the Miami Heat for Steve Smith and Grant Long after the first two games.[2] Without All-Star forward Dominique Wilkins, who signed as a free agent with the Boston Celtics in the off-season,[3] the Hawks struggled losing their first four games and held a 12–19 record as of January 4. However, Lenny Wilkens made history by becoming the NBA's all-time winningest coach, surpassing Red Auerbach on January 6 with 939 wins in a 112–90 home win over the Washington Bullets.[4] The Hawks won seven of their final ten games, finishing fifth in the Central Division with a mediocre 42–40 record.[5]

Mookie Blaylock led the team with 17.2 points, 7.7 assists, 2.5 steals per game and 199 three-point field goals, which was tied in second in the league, and was named to the NBA All-Defensive First Team. Smith finished second on the team in scoring averaging 16.2 points per game, while Stacey Augmon provided the team with 13.9 points per game. Norman contributed 12.7 points per game, while Long provided them with 11.7 points and 7.5 rebounds per game, and Andrew Lang averaged 9.7 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game.[6] However, in the playoffs, the Hawks would be eliminated by the Indiana Pacers for the second consecutive season, as they were swept in three straight games in the Eastern Conference First Round.[7] Following the season, Corbin was traded to the Sacramento Kings, and Jon Koncak signed as a free agent with the Orlando Magic.

For the season, the Hawks added new black alternate road uniforms which only lasted for just one season.[8]

Draft picks[]

Main article: 1994 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
2 34 Gaylon Nickerson (from L.A. Clippers) Guard  United States NW Oklahoma State

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Roster[]

1994–95 Atlanta Hawks roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
C 0 Anderson, Greg 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1964–06–22 Houston
SF 2 Augmon, Stacey 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1968–08–01 UNLV
PG 10 Blaylock, Mookie 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1967–03–20 Oklahoma
SF 33 Corbin, Tyrone 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1962–12–31 DePaul
PF 34 Edwards, Doug 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1971–01–21 Florida State
SG 3 Ehlo, Craig 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1961–08–11 Washington State
C 32 Koncak, Jon 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1963–05–17 SMU
C 28 Lang, Andrew 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1966–06–28 Arkansas
PG 14 Les, Jim Injured 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1963–08–18 Bradley
PF 43 Long, Grant 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1966–03–12 Eastern Michigan
SF 5 Norman, Ken 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1964–09–05 Illinois
C 41 Rasmussen, Blair Injured (IN) 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1962–11–03 Oregon
SG 8 Smith, Steve 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1969–03–31 Michigan State
PG 1 Whatley, Ennis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 177 lb (80 kg) 1962–08–11 Alabama
Head coach
  • Lenny Wilkens
Assistant coach(es)
  • Dick Helm
  • Brian Winters
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster

Roster Notes[]

Regular season[]

Season standings[]

Central Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Indiana Pacers 52 30 .634 – 33–8 19–22 18–10
x-Charlotte Hornets 50 32 .610 2 29–12 21–20 17–11
x-Chicago Bulls 47 35 .573 5 28–13 19–22 16–12
x-Cleveland Cavaliers 43 39 .524 9 26–15 17–24 17–11
x-Atlanta Hawks 42 40 .512 10 24–17 18–23 9–19
Milwaukee Bucks 34 48 .415 18 22–19 12–29 13–15
Detroit Pistons 28 54 .341 24 22–19 6–35 8–20
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Orlando Magic 57 25 .695 –
2 y-Indiana Pacers 52 30 .634 5
3 x-New York Knicks 55 27 .671 2
4 x-Charlotte Hornets 50 32 .610 7
5 x-Chicago Bulls 47 35 .573 10
6 x-Cleveland Cavaliers 43 39 .524 14
7 x-Atlanta Hawks 42 40 .512 15
8 x-Boston Celtics 35 47 .427 22
9 Milwaukee Bucks 34 48 .415 23
10 Miami Heat 32 50 .390 25
11 New Jersey Nets 30 52 .366 27
12 Detroit Pistons 28 54 .341 29
13 Philadelphia 76ers 24 58 .293 33
14 Washington Bullets 21 61 .256 36

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Record vs. opponents[]

1994-95 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 — 3–1 2–2 1–4 1–4 2–0 2–0 3–2 2–0 0–2 1–4 2–0 0–2 2–2 1–3 2–0 4–0 2–2 1–3 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 4–0
Boston 1–3 — 1–3 0–4 2–2 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 1–1 2–2 0–2 1–1 4–1 1–3 2–0 2–3 0–5 2–3 3–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 3–1
Charlotte 2–2 3–1 — 2–2 3–2 0–2 1–1 5–0 2–0 0–2 1–4 2–0 0–2 3–1 4–1 1–1 3–1 3–1 1–3 3–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 3–1
Chicago 4–1 4–0 2–2 — 2–3 1–1 1–1 5–0 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–4 2–0 2–2 3–1 1–3 4–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–2
Cleveland 4–1 2–2 2–3 3–2 — 0–2 1–1 2–2 2–0 0–2 2–3 1–1 1–1 1–3 4–0 1–1 4–0 2–2 1–3 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 3–1
Dallas 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 — 1–4 1–1 3–1 2–3 1–1 3–1 1–3 0–2 1–1 4–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–0 0–4 3–1 2–2 2–3 0–4 2–4 1–1
Denver 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–1 — 1–1 1–3 1–4 1–1 4–0 2–2 2–0 2–0 6–0 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–3 3–1 2–2 1–4 1–3 1–4 2–0
Detroit 2–3 1–3 0–5 0–5 2–2 1–1 1–1 — 1–1 0–2 2–2 1–1 0–2 1–3 2–3 1–1 2–2 1–3 1–3 4–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 3–1
Golden State 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–3 3–1 1–1 — 0–4 0–2 3–2 3–2 1–1 0–2 1–3 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 3–2 1–4 0–5 1–3 1–4 2–2 2–0
Houston 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 3–2 4–1 2–0 4–0 — 1–1 3–1 0–4 2–0 1–1 3–2 2–0 0–2 0–2 2–0 3–1 1–3 3–1 1–5 0–4 2–3 2–0
Indiana 4–1 2–2 4–1 2–2 3–2 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–0 1–1 — 2–0 1–1 2–2 3–2 2–0 3–1 1–3 2–2 4–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 0–2 3–1
L.A. Clippers 0–2 2–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–3 0–4 1–1 2–3 1–3 0–2 — 2–3 0–2 1–1 1–3 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–4 0–5 1–4 0–4 0–5 1–3 0–2
L.A. Lakers 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–2 2–0 2–3 4–0 1–1 3–2 — 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–4 2–3 3–2 1–3 4–1 2–2 2–0
Miami 2–2 1–4 1–3 1–3 3–1 2–0 0–2 3–1 1–1 0–2 2–2 2–0 1–1 — 4–0 1–1 1–3 1–4 1–3 1–4 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 4–1
Milwaukee 3–1 3–1 1–4 4–1 0–4 1–1 0–2 3–2 2–0 1–1 2–3 1–1 1–1 0–4 — 1–1 2–2 2–2 0–4 3–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 3–1
Minnesota 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–4 0–6 1–1 3–1 2–3 0–2 3–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 — 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–4 0–4 1–3 0–5 0–4 1–4 1–1
New Jersey 0–4 3–2 1–3 2–2 0–4 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–2 1–3 2–0 0–2 3–1 2–2 1–1 — 1–4 2–2 2–3 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–3
New York 2–2 5–0 1–3 1–3 2–2 2–0 2–0 3–1 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–0 2–0 4–1 2–2 2–0 4–1 — 2–3 4–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 0–2 4–0
Orlando 3–1 3–2 3–1 3–1 3–1 2–0 2–0 3–1 2–0 2–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 3–1 4–0 1–1 2–2 3–2 — 4–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 3–2
Philadelphia 1–3 1–3 1–3 0–4 1–3 0–2 1–1 0–4 1–1 0–2 0–4 1–1 1–1 4–1 1–3 1–1 3–2 0–4 1–4 — 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 3–2
Phoenix 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 4–0 3–1 1–1 2–3 1–3 1–1 4–1 4–1 2–0 2–0 4–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 — 5–0 4–1 2–2 4–1 2–2 2–0
Portland 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–3 2–0 4–1 3–1 1–1 5–0 3–2 2–0 2–0 4–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–5 — 3–2 1–3 2–3 1–3 2–0
Sacramento 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–2 2–2 1–1 5–0 1–3 0–2 4–1 2–3 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–4 2–3 — 0–4 3–2 0–4 1–1
San Antonio 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–2 4–1 2–0 3–1 5–1 0–2 4–0 3–1 2–0 2–0 5–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 3–1 4–0 — 2–2 3–2 2–0
Seattle 2–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 4–0 3–1 2–0 4–1 4–0 1–1 5–0 1–4 2–0 2–0 4–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–4 3–2 2–3 2–2 — 1–3 2–0
Utah 2–0 2–0 0–2 2–0 1–1 4–2 4–1 2–0 2–2 3–2 2–0 3–1 2–2 2–0 2–0 4–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 3–1 4–0 2–3 3–1 — 2–0
Washington 0–4 1–3 1–3 2–2 1–3 1–1 0–2 1–3 0–2 0–2 1–3 2–0 0–2 1–4 1–3 1–1 3–2 0–4 2–3 2–3 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 —

Game log[]

1994–95 game log
November
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
December
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
January
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
February
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
March
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
April
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1994–95 schedule

Playoffs[]

1995 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 27 @ Indiana L 82–90 Grant Long (18) Grant Long (11) Mookie Blaylock (9) Market Square Arena
16,445 		0–1
2 April 29 @ Indiana L 97–105 Steve Smith (27) Grant Long (13) Smith, Blaylock (3) Market Square Arena
16,692 		0–2
3 May 2 Indiana L 89–105 Mookie Blaylock (20) Grant Long (10) Mookie Blaylock (5) Omni Coliseum
12,106 		0–3
1995 schedule

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

Season[]

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Greg Anderson 51 0 12.2 .548 N/A .479 3.7 0.3 0.5 0.6 2.9
Stacey Augmon 76 76 31.1 .453 .269 .728 4.8 2.6 1.3 0.6 13.9
Sergei Bazarevich 10 0 7.4 .500 .167 .778 0.7 1.4 0.1 0.1 3.0
Mookie Blaylock 80 80 38.4 .425 .359 .729 4.9 7.7 2.5 0.3 17.2
Tyrone Corbin 81 4 17.1 .442 .250 .684 3.2 0.8 0.7 0.2 6.2
Doug Edwards 38 0 5.6 .458 .000 .719 1.3 0.3 0.1 0.1 1.8
Craig Ehlo 49 0 23.8 .453 .381 .620 3.0 2.3 0.9 0.1 9.7
Tom Hovasse 2 0 2.0 .000 .000 N/A 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0
Jon Koncak 62 20 15.2 .412 .333 .542 3.0 0.8 0.6 0.7 2.9
Andrew Lang 82 63 28.5 .473 .667 .809 5.6 0.9 0.5 1.8 9.7
Jim Les 24 0 7.8 .289 .217 .852 1.1 1.8 0.2 0.0 2.1
Grant Long 79 77 32.6 .479 .355 .756 7.5 1.6 1.4 0.4 11.7
Ken Norman 74 27 25.4 .453 .344 .457 4.9 1.3 0.5 0.3 12.7
Steve Smith 78 59 33.4 .427 .334 .845 3.5 3.4 0.8 0.4 16.2
Fred Vinson 5 0 5.4 .143 .167 1.000 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.8
Ennis Whatley 27 2 10.8 .453 .250 .625 1.1 2.0 0.7 0.0 2.8
Morlon Wiley 5 0 3.4 .500 .250 N/A 0.8 1.2 0.2 0.2 1.4
Kevin Willis 2 2 44.5 .390 .000 .667 18.0 1.5 0.5 1.5 21.0

Playoffs[]

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Greg Anderson 3 0 13.0 .200 .000 .750 4.3 0.7 0.7 0.7 1.7
Stacey Augmon 3 1 17.3 .429 .000 .750 2.3 1.7 1.0 0.0 7.0
Mookie Blaylock 3 3 40.3 .367 .393 .636 4.3 5.7 1.3 0.0 18.0
Tyrone Corbin 3 2 26.3 .462 .333 .889 3.3 0.7 0.7 0.3 11.3
Craig Ehlo 3 0 16.3 .167 .167 1.000 2.3 1.0 0.7 0.0 3.0
Andrew Lang 3 3 33.7 .429 .000 .778 4.0 0.3 0.7 0.7 10.3
Grant Long 3 3 36.7 .500 .000 .722 11.3 1.3 1.3 0.3 13.7
Ken Norman 3 0 14.0 .389 .125 .143 3.0 1.0 0.0 0.3 5.3
Steve Smith 3 3 36.0 .395 .389 .842 2.7 2.0 2.0 0.3 19.0
Ennis Whatley 3 0 6.3 .000 .000 .000 1.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0

Awards and records[]

Awards[]

  • Mookie Blaylock, NBA All-Defensive First Team

Trades[]

November 7, 1994

  • Traded Kevin Willis, and a 1996 first round draft pick to the Miami Heat for Grant Long, Steve Smith, and a 1996 second round draft pick.

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See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ 1994-95 Atlanta Hawks
  2. ^ "PRO BASKETBALL; Hawks Trade Willis to Heat". New York Times. November 8, 1994. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
  3. ^ "Dominique Wilkins a Celtic". New York Times. July 23, 1994. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  4. ^ "PRO BASKETBALL; After Three Attempts, Wilkens Gets His Cigar". New York Times. January 7, 1995. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
  5. ^ "1994–95 Atlanta Hawks Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  6. ^ "1994–95 Atlanta Hawks Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  7. ^ "Pacers 105, Hawks 89". UPI Archives. May 2, 1995. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
  8. ^ "Atlanta Hawks Uniform". Chris Creamer's Sports Logos Page - SportsLogos.Net. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  9. ^ "Atlanta Hawks (1949 - ) 1994 Stats, History, Awards and More". Archived from the original on 2009-03-10. Retrieved 2008-07-18.
  10. ^ 1994–95 NBA season Summary - Basketball-Reference.com
  11. ^ "1994–95 Atlanta Hawks Transactions". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
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