1994–95 Philadelphia 76ers season

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1994–95 Philadelphia 76ers season
Head coachJohn Lucas
General managerJohn Lucas
Owner(s)Harold Katz
ArenaCoreStates Spectrum
Results
Record24–58 (.293)
PlaceDivision: 6th (Atlantic)
Conference: 13th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWPHL-TV
SportsChannel Philadelphia
PRISM
RadioWIP
< 1993–94 1995–96 >

The 1994–95 NBA season was the 76ers 46th season in the National Basketball Association, and 32nd season in Philadelphia.[1] The Sixers had the sixth pick in the 1994 NBA draft, and selected Sharone Wright out of Clemson University.[2] During the off-season, the team signed free agents Scott Williams, Jeff Grayer, then signed Willie Burton during the first month of the regular season. Under new head coach John Lucas, the Sixers struggled losing six of their first seven games. After a 10–16 start to the season, they went on a nine-game losing streak between December and January, as Jeff Malone only played just 19 games due to a foot injury, averaging 18.4 points per game. The Sixers posted an eight-game losing streak in March, and finished sixth in the Atlantic Division with a 24–58 record.[3]

Point guard Dana Barros was named Most Improved Player of The Year, averaging 20.6 points, 7.5 assists and 1.8 steals per game while shooting .464 from three-point range, and .899 from the free throw line. He was also selected for the 1995 NBA All-Star Game.[4] Clarence Weatherspoon provided the team with 18.1 points and 6.9 rebounds per game, while Burton contributed 15.3 points per game. Wright averaged 11.4 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game, and was selected to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team, and second-year star Shawn Bradley played a full season averaging 9.5 points, 8.0 rebounds and 3.3 blocks per game.[5] Following the season, Barros departed and signed as a free agent with the Boston Celtics,[6] Burton and Grayer were both released to free agency, and first round draft pick B.J. Tyler left in the 1995 NBA Expansion Draft.[7]

For this season, the 76ers changed their uniforms adding side panels to their jerseys and shorts, which remained in use until 1997.[8][9]

Offseason[]

Draft picks[]

Main article: 1994 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 6 Sharone Wright PF/C  United States Clemson
1 20 B.J. Tyler PG  United States University of Texas at Austin

Roster[]

1994–95 Philadelphia 76ers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
C 21 Alston, Derrick 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) –– Duquesne
PG 3 Barros, Dana 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 163 lb (74 kg) –– Boston College
C 76 Bradley, Shawn 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) 235 lb (107 kg) –– BYU
SF 9 Burton, Willie Injured 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) –– Minnesota
PG 5 Gaines, Corey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) –– Loyola Marymount
SG 20 Graham, Greg 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 174 lb (79 kg) –– Indiana
SG 14 Grayer, Jeff 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) –– Iowa State
SG 25 Malone, Jeff Injured 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) –– Mississippi State
PF 23 Perry, Tim 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) –– Temple
PG 1 Tyler, B. J. 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) –– Texas
SF 35 Weatherspoon, Clarence 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 240 lb (109 kg) –– Southern Miss
C 42 Williams, Scott 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) –– North Carolina
PF 4 Wright, Sharone 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 260 lb (118 kg) –– Clemson
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster

Roster Notes[]

  • Center Shawn Bradley was raised in the U.S., but played for Germany internationally.

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[]

Regular season[]

1994–95 game log
Total: 24–58 (Home: 12–29; Road: 12–29)
November: 4–8 (Home: 1–6; Road: 3–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
2 November 5 @ Orlando L 107–122 Orlando Arena 0–2
6 November 12 Orlando L 103–116 CoreStates Spectrum 1–5
December: 6–10 (Home: 2–5; Road: 4–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
17 December 9 Indiana L 88–94 CoreStates Spectrum 7–10
January: 2–13 (Home: 1–6; Road: 1–7)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
34 January 14 @ Orlando L 70–91 Orlando Arena 10–24
42 January 28 @ Indiana L 103–106 (OT) Market Square Arena 12–30
February: 4–9 (Home: 2–3; Road: 2–6)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
50 February 17 @ Orlando L 83–129 Orlando Arena 14–36
March: 4–10 (Home: 3–7; Road: 1–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
60 March 10 San Antonio L 94–100 CoreStates Spectrum 17–43
62 March 14 Houston L 107–136 CoreStates Spectrum 17–45
63 March 16 @ San Antonio L 86–112 Alamodome 17–46
65 March 19 @ Houston L 103–114 The Summit 17–48
68 March 25 Indiana L 75–84 CoreStates Spectrum 18–50
April: 4–8 (Home: 3–2; Road: 1–6)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
75 April 8 Orlando W 109–99 CoreStates Spectrum 21–54
80 April 19 @ Indiana L 91–103 Market Square Arena 23–57
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

Awards and honors[]

Transactions[]

The 76ers were involved in the following transactions during the 1994–95 season.

Trades[]

July 25, 1994 To Philadelphia 76ers
1996 second-round pick 		To Detroit Pistons
Eric Leckner

Free agents[]

[10]

References[]

  1. ^ 1994-95 Philadelphia 76ers
  2. ^ "BASKETBALL; The Bucks Go With Robinson As No. 1 Pick". New York Times. June 30, 1994. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  3. ^ "1994–95 Philadelphia 76ers Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  4. ^ "1995 NBA All-Star Game: West 139, East 112". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
  5. ^ "1994–95 Philadelphia 76ers Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  6. ^ "SPORTS PEOPLE: PRO BASKETBALL; Barros Follows Road Home to the Celtics". New York Times. September 23, 1995. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  7. ^ "1995 NBA Expansion Draft". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  8. ^ "Philadelphia 76ers Uniform". Chris Creamer's Sports Logos Page - SportsLogos.Net. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  9. ^ "Philadelphia 76ers Uniform". Chris Creamer's Sports Logos Page - SportsLogos.Net. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  10. ^ "1994–95 Philadelphia 76ers Transactions". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved August 16, 2021.

See also[]

  • 1994-95 NBA season
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