NBA team season
The 1994–95 NBA season was the Pistons' 47th season in the National Basketball Association , and 38th season in the city of Detroit .[1] After losing 60 plus games and the retirements of Bill Laimbeer and Isiah Thomas , the Pistons started a new era by drafting Grant Hill out of Duke University with the third overall pick in the 1994 NBA draft .[2] The team also signed free agents Oliver Miller and Johnny Dawkins , and acquired Mark West from the Phoenix Suns during the off-season. Hill became an immediate fan favorite averaging 19.9 points, 6.4 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 1.8 steals per game, as he and Joe Dumars were both selected for the 1995 NBA All-Star Game .[3] Hill also became the first rookie ever to lead in All-Star voting.[4] However, after an 8–7 start to the season, the Pistons lost 13 of their next 14 games, which included an 8-game losing streak, as second-year guard Lindsey Hunter only played just 42 games due to an ankle injury. They continued to struggle losing eight of their final nine games, finishing last place in the Central Division with a 28–54 record.[5]
Hill was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team, and went on to share the Rookie of The Year honors with Jason Kidd of the Dallas Mavericks .[6] Dumars finished second on the team in scoring averaging 18.0 points per game, while Terry Mills provided them with 15.5 points and 7.8 rebounds per game, second-year guard Allan Houston showed improvement averaging 14.5 points per game, and Miller contributed 8.5 points, 7.4 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game.[7] Following the season, Miller left in the 1995 NBA Expansion Draft ,[8] Dawkins retired and head coach Don Chaney was fired.
For the season, the Pistons added new red alternate road uniforms with blue side panels, which lasted until the franchise's 1996 rebrand.[9]
Draft picks [ ]
Main article: 1994 NBA Draft
Round
Pick
Player
Position
Nationality
College
1
3
Grant Hill
SF
United States
Duke
2
48
Jevon Crudup
PF
United States
Missouri
Roster [ ]
1994–95 Detroit Pistons roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB (YYYY-MM-DD)
From
PF
17
Curley, Bill
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
1972–05–29
Boston College
PG
12
Dawkins, Johnny
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
1963–09–28
Duke
SG
4
Dumars, Joe (C)
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1963–05–24
McNeese State
SF
33
Hill, Grant (C)
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
1972–10–05
Duke
SG
20
Houston, Allan
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1971–04–20
Tennessee
PG
1
Hunter, Lindsey
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
1970–12–03
Jackson State
PG
32
Knight, Negele
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
1967–03–06
Dayton
C
45
Leckner, Eric
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
265 lb (120 kg)
1966–05–27
Wyoming
SG
2
Macon, Mark
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1969–04–14
Temple
PF
25
Miller, Oliver
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
280 lb (127 kg)
1970–04–06
Arkansas
PF
6
Mills, Terry
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
1967–12–21
Michigan
C
41
West, Mark
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
1960–11–05
Old Dominion
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended Injured
Roster Last transaction: April 19, 1995
Roster Notes [ ]
Regular season [ ]
Season standings [ ]
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 [ ]
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Player statistics [ ]
Regular Season [ ]
Player
GP
GS
MPG
FG%
3FG%
FT%
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
PPG
Grant Hill
70
69
38.3
.477
.148
.732
6.4
5.0
1.8
0.9
19.9
Joe Dumars
67
67
38.0
.430
.305
.805
2.4
5.5
1.1
0.1
18.1
Terry Mills
72
69
34.9
.447
.382
.799
7.8
2.2
0.9
0.5
15.5
Allan Houston
76
39
26.3
.463
.424
.860
2.2
2.2
0.8
0.2
14.5
Oliver Miller
64
22
24.3
.555
.231
.629
7.4
1.5
0.9
1.8
8.5
Rafael Addison
79
16
22.5
.476
.289
.747
3.1
1.4
0.7
0.3
8.3
Mark West
67
58
23.0
.556
.478
6.1
0.3
0.4
1.5
7.5
Lindsey Hunter
42
26
22.5
.374
.333
.727
1.8
3.8
1.2
0.2
7.5
Johnny Dawkins
50
9
23.4
.463
.342
.909
2.3
4.1
1.0
0.0
6.5
Mark Macon
55
6
13.1
.381
.323
.794
1.4
1.1
1.2
0.0
5.0
Negele Knight
44
17
15.1
.392
.393
.667
1.3
2.6
0.5
0.1
4.1
Eric Leckner
57
11
10.9
.527
.000
.708
3.1
0.2
0.3
0.3
3.9
Bill Curley
53
1
11.2
.433
.750
2.3
0.5
0.4
0.4
2.7
Walter Bond
5
0
10.2
.250
.250
.750
1.0
1.4
0.2
0.0
2.0
Mike Peplowski
6
0
3.5
1.000
.500
0.5
0.2
0.2
0.0
1.8
Ivano Newbill
34
0
9.7
.356
.364
2.4
0.5
0.4
0.3
1.2
Player Statistics Citation:[7]
Awards and records [ ]
Transactions [ ]
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References [ ]
^ 1994-95 Detroit Pistons
^ "BASKETBALL; The Bucks Go With Robinson As No. 1 Pick" . New York Times . June 30, 1994. Retrieved July 30, 2021 .
^ "1995 NBA All-Star Game: West 139, East 112" . Basketball-Reference . Retrieved November 23, 2021 .
^ "SPORTS PEOPLE: BASKETBALL; Hill Is Top Vote-Getter" . New York Times . January 27, 1995. Retrieved October 13, 2021 .
^ "1994–95 Detroit Pistons Schedule and Results" . Basketball-Reference. Retrieved July 1, 2021 .
^ "Mavericks' Kidd, Pistons' Hill Share NBA Rookie-of-Year Award" . Los Angeles Times . May 18, 1995. Retrieved July 24, 2017 .
^ a b "1994–95 Detroit Pistons Roster and Stats" . Basketball-Reference. Retrieved July 1, 2021 .
^ "1995 NBA Expansion Draft" . Basketball-Reference. Retrieved October 13, 2021 .
^ "Detroit Pistons Uniform" . Chris Creamer's Sports Logos Page - SportsLogos.Net . Retrieved July 8, 2021 .
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