1994–95 New Jersey Nets season

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1994–95 New Jersey Nets season
Head coachButch Beard
General managerWillis Reed
ArenaBrendan Byrne Arena
Results
Record30–52 (.366)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Atlantic)
Conference: 11th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWWOR-TV
SportsChannel New York
RadioWQEW
< 1993–94 1995–96 >

The 1994–95 New Jersey Nets season was the Nets' 28th season in the National Basketball Association, and 19th season in East Rutherford, New Jersey.[1] During the off-season, the Nets re-signed free agent Sleepy Floyd, and signed undrafted rookie guard Chris Childs. With new head coach Butch Beard, the Nets fell apart like a cheap suit losing five of their first six games, then after a 12–15 start, the team lost eight of their next nine games and played below .500 for the entire season. Derrick Coleman missed 26 games with assorted aches and pains, Kevin Edwards only played just 14 games before sitting out the remainder of the season with a partly torn Achilles tendon, and top draft pick Yinka Dare missed all but one game due to knee injuries.[2] Both Coleman and Kenny Anderson had a public feud with their new coach, as the Nets lost 15 of their final 19 games and missed the playoffs, finishing fifth in the Atlantic Division with a disappointing 30–52 record.[3]

Coleman led the team with 20.5 points, 10.6 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game, while Anderson averaged 17.6 points, 9.4 assists and 1.4 steals per game. Armen Gilliam provided the team with 14.8 points and 7.5 rebounds per game, while Chris Morris contributed 13.4 points and 5.7 rebounds per game, and Benoit Benjamin provided with 11.1 points and 7.2 rebounds per game.[4] Following the season, Morris signed as a free agent with the Utah Jazz,[5] Benjamin left in the 1995 NBA Expansion Draft,[6] and Floyd retired.

Draft picks[]

Main article: 1994 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 14 Yinka Dare C  Nigeria George Washington

Roster[]

1994–95 New Jersey Nets roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
PG 7 Anderson, Kenny 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 168 lb (76 kg) –– Georgia Tech
C 00 Benjamin, Benoit Injured 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) –– Creighton
PF 42 Brown, P. J. 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) –– Louisiana Tech
PG 1 Childs, Chris 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) –– Boise State
PF 44 Coleman, Derrick 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) –– Syracuse
C 33 Dare, Yinka Injured 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 265 lb (120 kg) –– George Washington
SG 21 Edwards, Kevin Injured 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) –– DePaul
SG 12 Floyd, Sleepy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) –– Georgetown
PF 43 Gilliam, Armen 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) –– UNLV
SF 9 Higgins, Sean 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) –– Michigan
PF 4 Mahorn, Rick 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) –– Hampton
SF 34 Morris, Chris 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) –– Auburn
C 33 Schintzius, Dwayne 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 260 lb (118 kg) –– Florida
SG 2 Walters, Rex 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) –– Kansas
PF 55 Williams, Jayson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) –– St. John's
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster

Regular season[]

Season standings[]

Atlantic Division
W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Orlando Magic 57 25 .695 — 39–2 18–23 18–10
x-New York Knicks 55 27 .671 2 29–12 26–15 23–5
x-Boston Celtics 35 47 .427 22 20–21 15–26 14–14
Miami Heat 32 50 .390 25 22–19 10–31 9–19
New Jersey Nets 30 52 .366 27 20–21 10–31 13–15
Philadelphia 76ers 24 58 .293 33 14–27 10–31 12–16
Washington Bullets 21 61 .256 36 13–28 8–33 9–19
# 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
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[]

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
Derrick Coleman 56 54 37.6 .424 .233 .767 10.6 3.3 0.6 1.7 20.5
Kenny Anderson 72 70 37.3 .399 .330 .841 3.5 9.4 1.4 0.2 17.6
Armen Gilliam 82 30 30.1 .503 .000 .770 7.5 1.2 0.8 1.1 14.8
Kevin Edwards 14 14 33.3 .448 .400 .952 2.6 1.9 1.4 0.4 14.0
Chris Morris 71 49 30.0 .410 .334 .728 5.7 2.1 1.2 0.7 13.4
Benoit Benjamin 61 57 26.2 .510 .760 7.2 0.6 0.4 1.0 11.1
P.J. Brown 80 63 30.8 .446 .167 .671 6.1 1.7 0.9 1.7 8.1
Rex Walters 80 30 17.9 .439 .362 .769 1.2 1.5 0.5 0.2 6.5
Chris Childs 53 11 19.3 .380 .328 .753 1.3 4.1 0.8 0.1 5.8
Jayson Williams 75 6 13.1 .461 .000 .533 5.7 0.5 0.3 0.4 4.8
Sean Higgins 57 7 12.9 .385 .295 .875 1.4 0.5 0.2 0.2 4.7
Sleepy Floyd 48 1 17.3 .335 .284 .698 1.1 2.6 0.3 0.1 4.1
Rick Mahorn 58 7 10.9 .523 .333 .796 2.8 0.4 0.2 0.2 3.4
Dwayne Schintzius 43 11 7.4 .380 .545 1.9 0.3 0.1 0.4 2.0
Yinka Dare 1 0 3.0 .000 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Player Statistics Citation:[4]

Awards and records[]

Transactions[]

References[]

  1. ^ 1994–95 New Jersey Nets
  2. ^ "PRO BASKETBALL;Bickering Ends, but Will Nets Be Better?". New York Times. November 3, 1995. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
  3. ^ "1994–95 New Jersey Nets Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  4. ^ a b "1994–95 New Jersey Nets Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  5. ^ "JAZZ BET MORRIS AIR WILL FLY RIGHT". Deseret News. October 20, 1995. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  6. ^ "1995 NBA Expansion Draft". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved October 13, 2021.

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