1994–95 Charlotte Hornets season

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1994–95 Charlotte Hornets season
Head coachAllan Bristow
General managerDave Twardzik
Owner(s)George Shinn
ArenaCharlotte Coliseum
Results
Record50–32 (.610)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Central)
Conference: 4th (Eastern)
Playoff finishFirst Round
(Lost to Bulls 1–3)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television
RadioWBT
< 1993–94 1995–96 >

The 1994–95 NBA season was the 7th season for the Charlotte Hornets in the National Basketball Association.[1] During the off-season, the Hornets signed free agent All-Star center Robert Parish, who won three championships with the Boston Celtics in the 1980s,[2] and acquired Michael Adams from the Washington Bullets.[3] After falling one game short of the playoffs the previous season, the Hornets lost their first three games, but then went on an 8-game winning streak between December and January, holding a 31–17 record at the All-Star break. The Hornets finished second in the Central Division with a solid 50–32 record, and qualified for their second playoff appearance.[4]

Alonzo Mourning led the team with 21.3 points, 9.9 rebounds and 2.9 blocks per game, while Larry Johnson averaged 18.8 points, 7.2 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game. Mourning and Johnson were both selected for the 1995 NBA All-Star Game.[5] In addition, Hersey Hawkins provided the team with 14.3 points and 1.5 steals per game, while sixth man Dell Curry averaged 13.6 points per game off the bench, second-year forward Scott Burrell contributed 11.5 points and 5.7 rebounds per game, and Muggsy Bogues provided with 11.1 points, 8.7 assists and 1.3 steals per game.[6] Curry also finished in second place in Sixth Man of the Year voting, while Burrell finished tied in third place in Most Improved Player voting.[7]

In the Eastern Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Hornets faced the 5th-seeded Chicago Bulls. Michael Jordan recently came out of his retirement and returned to play for the Bulls,[8] as the Hornets were eliminated three games to one in the best-of-five series, losing by just one point in an 85–84 road loss in Game 4.[9] The Hornets led the NBA in attendance for the sixth time in seven seasons. Despite the stellar season, Johnson and Mourning had trouble getting along as teammates. Following the season, Mourning was traded to the Miami Heat after three seasons with the franchise,[10] while Hawkins and David Wingate were both traded to the Seattle SuperSonics,[11] and Kenny Gattison left in the 1995 NBA Expansion Draft.[12]

For the season, the Hornets added new dark navy alternate road uniforms, which remained in use until 1997.[13]

NBA Draft[]

Main article: 1994 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
2 38 Darrin Hancock SF  United States Kansas

Roster[]

1994–95 Charlotte Hornets roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
G 23 Adams, Michael 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 162 lb (73 kg) 1963–01–19 Boston College
G 25 Bennett, Tony Injured 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1969–06–01 Green Bay
G 1 Bogues, Muggsy (C) 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) 136 lb (62 kg) 1965–01–09 Wake Forest
F 24 Burrell, Scott Injured 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1971–01–12 Connecticut
G 30 Curry, Dell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1964–06–25 Virginia Tech
F 44 Gattison, Kenny 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1964–05–23 Old Dominion
F 4 Hancock, Darrin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1971–11–03 Kansas
G 3 Hawkins, Hersey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1966–09–29 Bradley
F 2 Johnson, Larry (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1969–03–14 UNLV
C 33 Mourning, Alonzo (C) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1970–02–08 Georgetown
C 00 Parish, Robert 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1953–08–30 Centenary College of Louisiana
G 12 Sutton, Greg 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1967–12–03 Oral Roberts
G 55 Wingate, David 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1963–12–15 Georgetown
F 43 Wolf, Joe 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1964–12–17 North Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (IN) Inactive
  • Injured Injured

Roster

Regular 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

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[]

Playoffs[]

1995 playoff game log
First Round: 1–3 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 28 Chicago L 100–108 (OT) Alonzo Mourning (32) Alonzo Mourning (13) Muggsy Bogues (10) Charlotte Coliseum
23,859 		0–1
2 April 30 Chicago W 106–89 Larry Johnson (25) Alonzo Mourning (20) Muggsy Bogues (7) Charlotte Coliseum
23,859 		1–1
3 May 2 @ Chicago L 80–103 Larry Johnson (22) Alonzo Mourning (7) four players tied (3) United Center
24,114 		1–2
4 May 4 @ Chicago L 84–85 Alonzo Mourning (20) Alonzo Mourning (13) Bogues, Wingate (5) United Center
24,221 		1–3
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
Michael Adams 29 0 15.3 .453 .358 .833 1.0 3.3 0.8 0.0 6.5
Tony Bennett 3 0 15.3 .462 .222 0.7 1.3 0.0 0.0 4.7
James Blackwell 4 0 4.8 .667 .667 0.8 1.3 0.3 0.0 1.0
Muggsy Bogues 78 78 33.7 .477 .200 .889 3.3 8.7 1.3 0.0 11.1
Scott Burrell 65 62 31.0 .467 .409 .694 5.7 2.5 1.2 0.6 11.5
Dell Curry 69 0 24.9 .441 .427 .856 2.4 1.6 0.8 0.3 13.6
Kenny Gattison 21 0 19.5 .470 .000 .608 3.6 0.8 0.3 0.7 6.0
Darrin Hancock 46 7 9.2 .562 .333 .410 1.2 0.7 0.4 0.1 3.3
Hersey Hawkins 82 82 33.3 .482 .440 .867 3.8 3.2 1.5 0.2 14.3
Larry Johnson 81 81 39.9 .480 .386 .774 7.2 4.6 1.0 0.3 18.8
Alonzo Mourning 77 77 38.2 .519 .324 .761 9.9 1.4 0.6 2.9 21.3
Robert Parish 81 4 16.7 .427 .703 4.3 0.5 0.3 0.4 4.8
Greg Sutton 53 4 13.0 .409 .374 .711 1.1 1.7 0.6 0.0 5.0
Tom Tolbert 10 0 5.7 .333 .000 1.000 1.7 0.2 0.0 0.0 1.4
David Wingate 52 9 9.9 .410 .182 .750 1.2 1.1 0.4 0.1 2.3
Joe Wolf 63 6 9.3 .469 .333 .750 2.0 0.6 0.1 0.1 1.4

Playoffs[]

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Michael Adams 1 0 11.0 .400 .000 1.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 4.0
Muggsy Bogues 4 4 36.3 .311 .333 1.000 1.5 6.3 1.0 0.0 8.5
Dell Curry 4 0 26.8 .471 .429 .909 2.3 1.5 0.0 0.0 12.8
Kenny Gattison 4 0 14.5 .625 .625 3.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 3.8
Darrin Hancock 3 0 6.0 .333 1.3 0.3 0.3 0.0 1.3
Hersey Hawkins 4 4 32.5 .406 .308 .882 5.3 2.0 1.5 0.5 11.3
Larry Johnson 4 4 43.0 .477 .111 .800 5.8 2.8 1.0 0.5 20.8
Alonzo Mourning 4 4 43.5 .421 .500 .837 13.3 2.8 0.8 3.3 22.0
Robert Parish 4 0 17.8 .545 .400 2.3 0.3 0.0 0.8 3.5
Greg Sutton 3 0 7.7 .000 .000 1.7 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
David Wingate 4 4 18.3 .481 .333 .667 1.5 3.8 1.0 0.0 8.0
Joe Wolf 1 0 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Awards and records[]

Transactions[]

The Hornets were involved in the following transactions during the 1994–95 season.

Trades[]

August 2, 1995 To Charlotte Hornets
Michael Adams 		To Washington Bullets
1996 second-round pick
1997 second-round pick

Free agents[]

Player Transactions Citation:[14]

References[]

  1. ^ 1994-95 Charlotte Hornets
  2. ^ "SPORTS PEOPLE: BASKETBALL; Parish Signs Multiyear Deal With Hornets". New York Times. August 5, 1994. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
  3. ^ "SPORTS PEOPLE: BASKETBALL; Bullets Trade Away Adams And Open the Floor for Skiles". New York Times. August 3, 1994. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  4. ^ "1994–95 Charlotte Hornets Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
  5. ^ "1995 NBA All-Star Game: West 139, East 112". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
  6. ^ "1994–95 Charlotte Hornets Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
  7. ^ "1994–95 NBA Awards Voting". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
  8. ^ "PRO BASKETBALL; The Jordan Show Is Returning to the Air Today". New York Times. March 19, 1995. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
  9. ^ "1995 N.B.A. PLAYOFFS; Bulls Gain As Hornets Miss Twice At the End". New York Times. May 5, 1995. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
  10. ^ "Mourning Turns Up With Heat : Pro basketball: Center is traded for Rice, Reeves and Geiger after turning down Hornets". Los Angeles Times. November 4, 1995. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
  11. ^ "Sonics Kept Karl, So Gill Had To Go". Seattle Times. June 28, 1995. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  12. ^ "1995 NBA Expansion Draft". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  13. ^ "Charlotte Hornets Uniform". Chris Creamer's Sports Logos Page - SportsLogos.Net. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  14. ^ "1994–95 Charlotte Hornets Transactions". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved October 16, 2021.

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