1995–96 Los Angeles Clippers season

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1995–96 Los Angeles Clippers season
Head coachBill Fitch
OwnersDonald Sterling
ArenaLos Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
Arrowhead Pond
Results
Record29–53 (.354)
PlaceDivision: 7th (Pacific)
Conference: 10th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Local media
TelevisionKCOP-TV
(Ralph Lawler, Bill Walton)
RadioKNNS
(Rory Markas)
< 1994–95 1996–97 >

The 1995–96 NBA season was the Clippers' 26th season in the National Basketball Association, and their 2nd second in Anaheim.[1] In the 1995 NBA draft, the Clippers selected Antonio McDyess from the University of Alabama with the second overall pick, but soon traded him to the Denver Nuggets for Brian Williams, Rodney Rogers and top draft pick Brent Barry.[2] With the continued development of Loy Vaught, the Clippers showed some improvement with a 7–5 start to the season, but then suffered a nine-game losing streak afterwards between November and December. The team would again lose nine straight games between January and February as they played without Williams, Rogers, Pooh Richardson, Malik Sealy and Stanley Roberts for long stretches during the season due to injuries.[3] The Clippers lost their final four games, and finished last place in the Pacific Division again with a 29–53 record.[4]

Vaught led the team with 16.2 points and 10.1 rebounds per game, while Williams showed improvement averaging 15.8 points and 7.6 rebounds per game, and sixth man Terry Dehere provided scoring off the bench, averaging 12.4 points and 4.3 assists per game. In addition, Richardson averaged 11.7 points and 5.4 assists per game, while Rogers provided the team with 11.6 points per game, Sealy contributed 11.5 points per game, Barry provided with 10.1 points per game, and was selected to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team, and second-year forward Lamond Murray contributed 8.4 points per game.[5] Barry also won the Slam Dunk Contest during the All-Star Weekend in San Antonio.

Following the season, Williams was released to free agency after playing just one season with the Clippers.[6]

Draft picks[]

Main article: 1995 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 2 Antonio McDyess PF  United States Alabama
2 53 Constantin Popa C  Romania Miami (FL)

Roster[]

1995–96 Los Angeles Clippers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
G 31 Barry, Brent 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) –– Oregon State
G 24 Dehere, Terry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) –– Seton Hall
F/C 40 Harvey, Antonio 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) –– Pfeiffer College
F 7 Murray, Lamond 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 236 lb (107 kg) –– California
F 45 Outlaw, Bo 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) –– Houston
G 52 Piatkowski, Eric 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) –– Nebraska
G 2 Richardson, Pooh (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) –– UCLA
C 53 Roberts, Stanley 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 285 lb (129 kg) –– LSU
F 54 Rogers, Rodney 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 260 lb (118 kg) –– Wake Forest
G/F 21 Sealy, Malik 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) –– St. John's
C 51 Tower, Keith 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) –– Notre Dame
F 25 Vander Velden, Logan 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) –– Green Bay
F 35 Vaught, Loy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) –– Michigan
C 8 Williams, Brian Injured 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 260 lb (118 kg) –– Arizona
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: 2009-10-04

Roster Notes[]

  • Forward/center Antonio Harvey became the 6th former Laker to play with the crosstown rival Clippers.

Regular season[]

Season standings[]

Pacific Division
W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Seattle SuperSonics 64 18 .780 – 38–3 26–15 21–3
x-Los Angeles Lakers 53 29 .646 11 30–11 23���18 17–7
x-Portland Trail Blazers 44 38 .537 20 26–15 18–23 11–13
x-Phoenix Suns 41 41 .500 23 25–16 16–25 9–15
x-Sacramento Kings 39 43 .476 25 26–15 13–28 11–13
Golden State Warriors 36 46 .439 28 23–18 13–28 7–17
Los Angeles Clippers 29 53 .354 35 19–22 10–31 7–17


Western Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 c-Seattle SuperSonics * 64 18 .780 – 82
2 y-San Antonio Spurs * 59 23 .720 5 82
3 x-Utah Jazz 55 27 .671 9 82
4 x-Los Angeles Lakers 53 29 .646 11 82
5 x-Houston Rockets 48 34 .585 16 82
6 x-Portland Trail Blazers 44 38 .537 20 82
7 x-Phoenix Suns 41 41 .500 23 82
8 x-Sacramento Kings 39 43 .476 25 82
9 Golden State Warriors 36 46 .439 28 82
10 Denver Nuggets 35 47 .427 29 82
11 Los Angeles Clippers 29 53 .354 35 82
12 Minnesota Timberwolves 26 56 .317 38 82
13 Dallas Mavericks 26 56 .317 38 82
14 Vancouver Grizzlies 15 67 .183 49 82


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

Record vs. opponents[]

1995-96 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 TOR UTA VAN WAS
Atlanta – 4–0 3–1 0–4 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–0 0–2 2–2 2–2 1–1 4–0 2–1 2–2 2–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 0–2 0–2 4–0 1–1 2–0 1–3
Boston 0–4 – 2–2 0–3 1–3 0–2 1–1 2–1 0–2 1–1 0–4 2–0 0–2 3–1 3–1 2–0 2–2 0–4 1–3 4–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 0–2 0–2 3–1 0–2 1–1 2–2
Charlotte 1–3 2–2 – 1–3 3–1 2–0 2–0 1–3 0–2 0–2 1–3 1–1 2–0 2–2 3–1 1–1 0–3 3–0 0–4 3–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 3–1 1–1 2–0 3–1
Chicago 4–0 3–0 3–1 – 4–0 2–0 1–1 4–0 2–0 2–0 2–2 2–0 2–0 3–1 4–0 2–0 3–0 3–1 3–1 4–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 2–0 4–0
Cleveland 1–3 3–1 1–3 0–4 – 2–0 1–1 2–2 2–0 1–1 2–2 2–0 2–0 1–3 4–0 2–0 1–2 3–1 1–2 4–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 3–1 0–2 2–0 3–1
Dallas 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–2 – 2–2 0–2 2–2 1–3 0–2 2–2 0–4 0–2 1–1 0–4 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–3 0–4 2–2 2–2 2–2 1–1 1–3 4–0 0–2
Denver 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–2 – 1–1 2–2 1–3 0–2 1–3 2–2 0–2 1–1 4–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–1 0–4 0–4 0–4 1–3 2–0 3–1 3–1 1–1
Detroit 2–2 1–2 3–1 0–4 2–2 2–0 1–1 – 2–0 1–1 2–2 2–0 0–2 1–3 2–2 1–1 4–0 0–4 1–3 4–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 4–0 0–2 2–0 1–2
Golden State 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–2 0–2 2–2 2–2 0–2 – 2–2 1–1 3–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–3 1–3 1–3 1–3 0–4 1–1 1–3 4–0 1–1
Houston 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 3–1 3–1 1–1 2–2 – 2–0 4–0 3–1 0–2 2–0 2–2 2–0 0–2 0–2 2–0 3–1 2–2 2–2 1–3 0–4 2–0 2–2 4–0 1–1
Indiana 3–1 4–0 3–1 2–2 2–2 2–0 2–0 2–2 1–1 0–2 – 2–0 1–1 3–0 3–1 1–1 1–3 1–3 2–2 3–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 4–0 0–2 2–0 3–0
L.A. Clippers 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–2 3–1 0–2 1–3 0–4 0–2 – 0–4 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 3–1 2–2 2–2 1–3 0–4 0–2 1–3 3–1 1–1
L.A. Lakers 2–0 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–2 4–0 2–2 2–0 3–1 1–3 1–1 4–0 – 2–0 2–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–2 3–1 1–3 2–2 2–0 2–2 4–0 1–1
Miami 2–2 1–3 2–2 1–3 3–1 2–0 2–0 3–1 1–1 2–0 0–3 1–1 0–2 – 3–0 1–1 5–0 1–3 1–3 3–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–1 0–2 1–1 2–2
Milwaukee 2–2 1–3 1–3 0–4 0–4 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–2 1–3 1–1 0–2 0–3 – 1–1 1–3 2–2 1–3 2–1 0–2 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–3
Minnesota 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 4–0 0–4 1–1 1–3 2–2 1–1 1–3 1–3 1–1 1–1 – 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–3 0–4 3–1 1–3 0–4 1–1 1–3 2–2 0–2
New Jersey 0–4 2–2 3–0 0–3 2–1 1–1 2–0 0–4 0–2 0–2 3–1 1–1 0–2 0–5 3–1 1–1 – 2–2 0–4 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–2 0–2 2–0 2–2
New York 1–2 4–0 0–3 1–3 1–3 2–0 1–1 4–0 2–0 2–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–2 2–0 2–2 – 1–3 3–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 4–0 1–1 1–1 3–1
Orlando 2–2 3–1 4–0 1–3 2–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 2–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 3–1 3–1 2–0 4–0 3–1 – 4–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–0 4–0
Philadelphia 1–2 0–4 1–3 0–4 0–4 2–0 0–2 0–4 0–2 0–2 1–3 0–2 1–1 1–3 1–2 1–1 2–2 1–3 0–4 – 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–3
Phoenix 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 3–1 1–3 0–2 3–1 1–3 1–1 1–3 1–3 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–0 2–0 0–2 2–0 – 2–2 2–2 1–3 0–4 2–0 1–3 4–0 2–0
Portland 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 4–0 4–0 0–2 3–1 2–2 1–1 2–2 2–2 2–0 0–2 4–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 – 1–3 1–3 1–3 2–0 1–3 2–2 0–2
Sacramento 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–2 4–0 1–1 3–1 2–2 2–0 2–2 1–3 1–1 2–0 1–3 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 3–1 – 1–3 0–4 2–0 0–4 2–2 0–2
San Antonio 2–0 2–0 2–0 0–2 2–0 2–2 4–0 0–2 3–1 3–1 1–1 3–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–1 3–1 3–1 – 2–2 2–0 3–1 4–0 1–1
Seattle 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 3–1 1–1 4–0 4–0 0–2 4–0 2–2 2–0 2–0 4–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 4–0 3–1 4–0 2–2 – 1–1 3–1 3–1 1–1
Toronto 0–4 1–3 1–3 1–3 1–3 1–1 0–2 0–4 1–1 0–2 0–4 2–0 0–2 1–2 2–2 1–1 2–2 0–4 1–2 1–3 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 – 0–2 1–1 3–1
Utah 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 3–1 1–3 2–0 3–1 2–2 2–0 3–1 2–2 2–0 2–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 3–1 4–0 1–3 1–3 2–0 – 4–0 1–1
Vancouver 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–4 1–3 0–2 0–4 0–4 0–2 1–3 0–4 1–1 1–1 2–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–4 2–2 2–2 0–4 1–3 1–1 0–4 – 0–2
Washington 3–1 2–2 1–3 0–4 1–3 2–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 0–3 1–1 1–1 2–2 3–1 2–0 2–2 1–3 0–4 3–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–1 2–0 —

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
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Loy Vaught 80 78 37.1 52.5 36.8 72.7 10.1 1.4 1.1 0.5 16.2
Bison Dele 65 65 33.2 54.3 16.7 73.4 7.6 1.9 1.1 0.8 15.8
Terry Dehere 82 10 24.6 45.9 44.0 75.5 1.7 4.3 0.7 0.2 12.4
Pooh Richardson 63 61 32.0 42.3 38.4 74.3 2.5 5.4 1.2 0.2 11.7
Rodney Rogers 67 51 29.1 47.7 32.0 62.8 4.3 2.5 1.1 0.5 11.6
Malik Sealy 62 48 25.8 41.5 21.0 79.9 3.9 1.9 1.4 0.5 11.5
Brent Barry 79 44 24.0 47.4 41.6 81.0 2.1 2.9 1.2 0.3 10.1
Lamond Murray 77 32 23.6 44.7 31.9 75.0 3.2 1.1 0.8 0.3 8.4
Stanley Roberts 51 7 15.6 46.4 0.0 55.6 3.2 0.8 0.3 0.8 7.0
Eric Piatkowski 65 1 12.1 40.5 33.3 81.7 1.6 0.7 0.4 0.2 4.6
Bo Outlaw 80 3 12.3 57.5 0.0 44.4 2.5 0.6 0.6 1.1 3.6
Antonio Harvey 37 9 11.1 34.1 0.0 45.0 2.9 0.2 0.4 0.7 2.9
Keith Tower 34 1 9.0 44.4 0.0 69.2 1.5 0.1 0.1 0.3 2.4
Logan Vander Velden 15 0 2.1 21.4 0.0 75.0 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.6

Player Statistics Citation:[5]

Awards, records and milestones[]

Awards[]

  • Forward/guard Brent Barry won the NBA Slam Dunk Contest. He is the first Clipper to participate in and win the contest.

Week/Month[]

All-Star[]

  • Aside from NBA Slam Dunk Contest, Brent Barry also played in The Rookie Game on the Western Conference Rookies team during NBA All Star Weekend.

Season[]

Records[]

Milestones[]

Transactions[]

The Clippers have been involved in the following transactions during the 1995-96 season.

Re-signed[]

Player Signed Contract
Bo Outlaw October 4, 1995 Two-year deal

Trades[]

June 28, 1995 To Los Angeles Clippers
 To Denver Nuggets
September 19, 1995 To Los Angeles Clippers
 To Denver Nuggets

Free Agents[]

Player Transactions Citation:[7]

See also[]

  • 1995-96 NBA season

References[]

  1. ^ 1995-96 Los Angeles Clippers
  2. ^ "PRO BASKETBALL; Underclassmen Rule Atop N.B.A. Draft Board". New York Times. June 29, 1995. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
  3. ^ "Clipper Comeback Falls a Little Short". Los Angeles Times. January 14, 1996. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  4. ^ "1995–96 Los Angeles Clippers Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  5. ^ a b "1995–96 Los Angeles Clippers Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  6. ^ "Clippers' Loss Becomes Bulls' Gain". Los Angeles Times. April 3, 1997. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  7. ^ "1995–96 Los Angeles Clippers Transactions". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
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