1994–95 Golden State Warriors season

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1994–95 Golden State Warriors season
Head coach
General manager
Owner(s)Chris Cohan
ArenaOakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
Results
Record26–56 (.317)
PlaceDivision: 6th (Pacific)
Conference: 11th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKPIX-TV
KICU-TV
SportsChannel Pacific
RadioKNBR
< 1993–94 1995–96 >

The 1994–95 NBA season was the Warriors’ 49th season in the National Basketball Association, and 33rd in the San Francisco Bay Area.[1] During the off-season, the Warriors acquired Ricky Pierce and top draft pick Carlos Rogers from the Seattle SuperSonics.[2] After having finished 50–32 the previous season, the Warriors made a number of deals to toughen the team in the middle by trading Billy Owens to the Miami Heat for Rony Seikaly.[3] Before the season even started, second-year star Chris Webber began the season by exercising his option to become a restricted free agent, claiming irreconcilable differences with head coach Don Nelson. He asked to be traded, and the Warriors obliged, sending him to the Washington Bullets for Tom Gugliotta,[4] who would later on be traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves for top draft pick Donyell Marshall midway through the season.[5]

With the return of All-Star guard Tim Hardaway, who missed all of last season with a knee injury, the Warriors won their first five games of the season, winning 8 of their 13 games in November. However, they soon fell apart and struggled losing 18 of their next 20 games, posting ten and eight-game losing streaks respectively, as Pierce, Seikaly and Chris Mullin all missed large parts of the season due to injuries. All of this led to the resignation of Nelson after a 14–31 start.[6] Under replacement Bob Lanier, the team finished sixth in the Pacific Division with a 26–56 record.[7]

Latrell Sprewell led the team in scoring averaging 20.6 points per game and was selected for the 1995 NBA All-Star Game,[8] while Hardaway averaged 20.1 points, 9.3 assists and 1.4 steals per game. Mullin averaged 19.0 points per game in 25 games, while Seikaly provided the team with 12.1 points and 7.4 rebounds per game in 36 games, and Pierce contributed 12.5 points per game off the bench in 27 games. Chris Gatling provided with 13.7 points, 7.6 rebounds per game and .633 field-goal percentage, and Marshall was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team.[9] Following the season, Pierce signed as a free agent with the Indiana Pacers, while Rogers was traded to the newly expansion Toronto Raptors, and Lanier was fired as head coach.

Draft picks[]

Main article: 1994 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College / Team
1 16 Clifford Rozier C  United States Louisville
2 39 Anthony Miller PF  United States Michigan State
2 45 Dwayne Morton SG  United States Louisville

Roster[]

1994–95 Golden State Warriors roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
C 52 Alexander, Victor Injured 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1969–08–31 Iowa State
F 25 Gatling, Chris 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1967–09–03 Old Dominion
G 10 Hardaway, Tim Injured 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1966–09–01 UTEP
G 2 Jennings, Keith 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1968–11–02 East Tennessee State
G 20 Legler, Tim 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1966–12–26 La Salle
G 9 Lorthridge, Ryan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1972–07–27 Jackson State
F 3 Marshall, Donyell 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1973–04–18 Connecticut
G 50 Morton, Dwayne 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1971–08–08 Louisville
F 17 Mullin, Chris 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1963–07–30 St. John's
G 22 Pierce, Ricky Injured 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1959–08–19 Rice
F 34 Rogers, Carlos 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1971–02–06 Tennessee State
C 44 Rozier, Clifford 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1972–10–31 Louisville
C 4 Seikaly, Rony 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1965–05–10 Syracuse
G 15 Sprewell, Latrell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1970–09–08 Alabama
F 12 Wood, David 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 227 lb (103 kg) 1964–11–30 Nevada
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Regular season[]

Season standings[]

Pacific Division
W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Phoenix Suns 59 23 .720 — 32–9 27–14 23–7
x-Seattle SuperSonics 57 25 .695 2 32–9 25–16 16–14
x-Los Angeles Lakers 48 34 .585 11 29–12 19–22 15–15
x-Portland Trail Blazers 44 38 .537 15 26–15 18–23 17–13
Sacramento Kings 39 43 .476 20 27–14 12–29 17–13
Golden State Warriors 26 56 .317 33 15–26 11–30 11–19
Los Angeles Clippers 17 65 .207 42 13–28 4–37 6–24
# 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: 26–56 (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
Victor Alexander 50 29 24.7 .515 .240 .600 5.8 1.2 .6 .6 10.0
Manute Bol1 5 2 16.2 .600 .600 .000 2.4 .0 .0 1.8 3.0
Chris Gatling 58 22 25.3 .633 .000 .592 7.6 .9 .7 .9 13.7
Tom Gugliotta1 40 40 33.1 .443 .311 .567 7.4 3.1 1.3 .6 10.9
Tim Hardaway 62 62 37.4 .427 .378 .760 3.1 9.3 1.4 .2 20.1
Rod Higgins1 5 2 9.2 .250 .167 .750 1.4 .6 .2 .2 2.0
Keith Jennings 80 24 21.5 .447 .368 .876 1.9 4.7 1.2 .0 7.4
Tim Legler 24 0 15.5 .522 .520 .882 1.7 1.1 .5 .0 7.3
Ryan Lorthridge 37 2 18.2 .475 .214 .648 1.9 2.7 .8 .0 7.4
Donyell Marshall1 32 23 32.8 .413 .270 .640 6.5 1.5 .6 1.2 14.8
Dwayne Morton 41 6 9.6 .388 .360 .682 1.4 .4 .3 .4 4.1
Chris Mullin 25 23 35.6 .489 .452 .879 4.6 5.0 1.5 .8 19.0
Ricky Pierce 27 6 24.9 .437 .329 .877 2.4 1.5 .8 .1 12.5
Carlos Rogers 49 18 20.8 .529 .143 .521 5.7 .8 .4 1.1 8.9
Clifford Rozier 66 34 22.6 .485 .286 .447 7.4 .7 .5 .6 6.8
Rony Seikaly 36 35 28.8 .516 .000 .694 7.4 1.3 .6 1.0 12.1
Latrell Sprewell 69 69 40.2 .418 .276 .781 3.7 4.0 1.6 .7 20.6
David Wood 78 13 17.1 .469 .341 .778 3.1 .8 .4 .2 5.5
1.^ Statistics with the Warriors.

Awards and records[]

Awards[]

NBA All-Rookie Teams
1995 NBA All-Star Game

Transactions[]

Trades[]

July 1, 1994 To Golden State Warriors
1995 second-round pick 		To Los Angeles Lakers
Anthony Miller
July 18, 1994 To Golden State Warriors
Ricky Pierce
Carlos Rogers
1995 second-round pick
1995 second-round pick 		To Seattle SuperSonics
Byron Houston
Šarūnas Marčiulionis
November 2, 1994 To Golden State Warriors
Rony Seikaly 		To Miami Heat
Sasha Danilović
Billy Owens
November 17, 1994 To Golden State Warriors
Tom Gugliotta
1996 first-round pick
1998 first-round pick
2000 first-round pick 		To Washington Bullets
Chris Webber
February 18, 1995 To Golden State Warriors
Donyell Marshall 		To Minnesota Timberwolves
Tom Gugliotta

Free agents[]

Additions
Player Date signed Former team
Bob McCann September 28 Aresium Milan (Italy)
Rod Higgins October 6 Cleveland Cavaliers
David Wood Detroit Pistons
Manute Bol October 18 Philadelphia 76ers
Ryan Lorthridge (10-day) January 12 none
Ryan Lorthridge (rest of season) January 22 Golden State Warriors
Tim Legler (10-day) March 7 Omaha Racers (CBA)
Tim Legler (rest of season) March 27 Golden State Warriors
Subtractions
Player Date signed New Team
Avery Johnson July 22 San Antonio Spurs
Bob McCann October 24 Rapid City Thrillers (CBA)
Rod Higgins November 16 none
Manute Bol February 15 Florida Beach Dogs (CBA)

Player Transactions Citation:[10]

References[]

  1. ^ 1994-95 Golden State Warriors
  2. ^ "Warriors acquire Pierce for Marciulionis". UPI Archives. July 18, 1994. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  3. ^ "ROUNDUP : Warriors Finally Get a Center in Seikaly". Los Angeles Times. November 3, 1994. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  4. ^ "Golden State Sends Webber to Washington : Pro basketball: Warriors get Gugliotta, three No. 1 picks in exchange for last season's rookie of the year". Los Angeles Times. November 8, 1994. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
  5. ^ "PRO BASKETBALL; Gugliotta Is Traded". New York Times. February 19, 1995. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  6. ^ "PRO BASKETBALL; One Blot on Nelson's Impressive Resume". New York Times. July 2, 1995. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  7. ^ "1994–95 Golden State Warriors Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  8. ^ "1995 NBA All-Star Game: West 139, East 112". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
  9. ^ "1994–95 Golden State Warriors Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  10. ^ "1994–95 Golden State Warriors Transactions". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved July 14, 2021.

See also[]

  • 1994-95 NBA season
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