1994–95 Dallas Mavericks season

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1994–95 Dallas Mavericks season
Head coachDick Motta
General managerNorm Sonju
Owner(s)Don Carter
ArenaReunion Arena
Results
Record36–46 (.439)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Midwest)
Conference: 10th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television
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< 1993–94 1995–96 >

The 1994–95 NBA season was the Mavericks' 15th season in the National Basketball Association.[1] With the hopes of repeating history, the Mavericks brought back original head coach Dick Motta to restore a team that had compiled an awful 24–140 record over the last two years. The Mavericks had the second overall pick in the 1994 NBA draft, and selected Jason Kidd from the University of California.[2] The team also signed free agent George McCloud, while former Sixth Man Roy Tarpley returned after being suspended by the NBA a few years ago.[3] With the new trio of Kidd, second-year star Jamal Mashburn and Jim Jackson, the Mavericks had a formidable young foundation winning seven of their first eleven games. However, after a 16–17 start, they would lose eight straight games in January. Jackson averaged a career high of 25.7 points per game, but was out for the remainder of the season with an ankle injury after 51 games.[4] The Mavericks finished fifth in the Midwest Division with a 36–46 record, which was 23 more wins then their previous season, and 12 more wins then their previous two seasons combined.[5]

Kidd averaged 11.7 points, 5.4 rebounds, 7.7 assists and 1.9 steals per game, as he shared Rookie of The Year honors with Grant Hill of the Detroit Pistons, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team.[6] In addition, Mashburn had a stellar sophomore season finishing second on the team in scoring with 24.1 points per game, while Tarpley provided the team with 12.6 points and 8.2 rebounds per game off the bench, but only played 55 games due to foot and knee injuries,[7] second-year forward Popeye Jones contributed 10.3 points and led the team with 10.6 rebounds per game, and Lorenzo Williams provided with 8.4 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game.[8] Following the season, Doug Smith left in the 1995 NBA Expansion Draft.[9]

Offseason[]

Draft picks[]

Main article: 1994 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 2 Jason Kidd PG  United States California
1 19 Tony Dumas SG  United States Missouri–Kansas City
2 28 Deon Thomas F  United States Illinois

Roster[]

1994–95 Dallas Mavericks roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
G 1 Brooks, Scott 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1965–07–31 UC Irvine
F 43 Davis, Terry 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1967–06–17 Virginia Union
G 7 Dumas, Tony 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1972–08–25 UKMC
G 30 Harris, Lucious 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1970–12–18 Long Beach State
C 35 Hodge, Donald 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1969–02–25 Temple
G 24 Jackson, Jim Injured 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1970–10–14 Ohio State
F 54 Jones, Popeye 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1970–06–17 Murray State
G 5 Kidd, Jason 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1973–03–23 California
F 32 Mashburn, Jamal 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1972–11–29 Kentucky
F 21 McCloud, George 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1967–05–27 Florida State
F 34 Smith, Doug 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1969–09–17 Missouri
C 42 Tarpley, Roy 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1964–11–28 Michigan
C 44 Williams, Lorenzo 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1969–07–15 Stetson
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (L) On leave from the team
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: February 23, 1995

Regular season[]

Season standings[]

Midwest Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-San Antonio Spurs 62 20 .756 — 33–8 29–12 20–6
x-Utah Jazz 60 22 .732 2 33–8 27–14 17–9
x-Houston Rockets 47 35 .573 15 25–16 22–19 13–13
x-Denver Nuggets 41 41 .500 21 23–18 18–23 13–13
Dallas Mavericks 36 46 .439 26 19–22 17–24 11–15
Minnesota Timberwolves 21 61 .256 41 13–28 8–33 4–22
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-San Antonio Spurs 62 20 .756 –
2 y-Phoenix Suns 59 23 .720 3
3 x-Utah Jazz 60 22 .732 2
4 x-Seattle SuperSonics 57 25 .695 5
5 x-Los Angeles Lakers 48 34 .585 14
6 x-Houston Rockets 47 35 .573 15
7 x-Portland Trail Blazers 44 38 .537 18
8 x-Denver Nuggets 41 41 .500 21
9 Sacramento Kings 39 43 .476 23
10 Dallas Mavericks 36 46 .439 26
11 Golden State Warriors 26 56 .317 36
12 Minnesota Timberwolves 21 61 .256 41
13 Los Angeles Clippers 17 65 .207 45


z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

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
Total: 36–46 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
November: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
December: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
January: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
February: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
March: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
April: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1994–95 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
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Jim Jackson 51 51 38.9 47.2 31.8 80.5 5.1 3.7 0.5 0.2 25.7
Jamal Mashburn 80 80 37.3 43.6 32.8 73.9 4.1 3.7 1.0 0.1 24.1
Roy Tarpley 55 1 24.6 47.9 27.8 83.6 8.2 1.1 0.8 1.0 12.6
Jason Kidd 79 79 33.8 38.5 27.2 69.8 5.4 7.7 1.9 0.3 11.7
Popeye Jones 80 80 29.8 44.3 8.3 64.5 10.6 2.0 0.4 0.3 10.3
George McCloud 42 3 19.1 43.9 38.2 83.3 3.5 1.3 0.5 0.2 9.6
Lucious Harris 79 31 21.5 45.9 38.7 80.0 2.8 1.7 0.7 0.2 9.5
Scott Brooks 31 0 20.1 43.3 32.7 79.3 1.7 3.0 0.8 0.1 7.9
Doug Smith 63 0 13.1 41.7 8.3 76.0 2.3 0.7 0.5 0.4 5.1
Tony Dumas 58 0 10.6 38.4 30.1 64.9 1.1 1.0 0.2 0.1 4.6
Lorenzo Williams 82 81 29.1 47.7 0.0 37.6 8.4 1.5 0.6 1.8 4.0
Donald Hodge 54 0 11.7 40.7 28.6 76.5 2.3 0.8 0.2 0.3 3.9
Morlon Wiley 38 2 10.7 42.3 38.7 70.0 1.0 1.8 0.6 0.0 3.4
Terry Davis 46 2 12.6 43.4 0.0 63.6 3.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 3.0

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Awards and records[]

Transactions[]

References[]

  1. ^ "1994-95 Dallas Mavericks". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-05-29.
  2. ^ "BASKETBALL; The Bucks Go With Robinson As No. 1 Pick". New York Times. June 30, 1994. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  3. ^ "Troubled Tarpley a Maverick Again". Los Angeles Times. October 7, 1994. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
  4. ^ "Mavs Lose Jackson for the Season". Orlando Sentinel. February 27, 1995. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
  5. ^ "1994–95 Dalas Mavericks Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  6. ^ "Mavericks' Kidd, Pistons' Hill Share NBA Rookie-of-Year Award". Los Angeles Times. May 18, 1995. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
  7. ^ "SPORTS PEOPLE: PRO BASKETBALL; Another Tarpley Problem". New York Times. February 15, 1995. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  8. ^ a b "1994–95 Dallas Mavericks Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  9. ^ "1995 NBA Expansion Draft". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved October 13, 2021.

See also[]

  • 1994–95 NBA season
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