1995–96 Philadelphia 76ers season

1995–96 Philadelphia 76ers season
1995–96 Philadelphia 76ers season
Head coach	John Lucas
Arena	CoreStates Spectrum
Results
Record	18–64 (.220)
Place	Division: 7th (Atlantic); Conference: 15th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	WPSG; SportsChannel Philadelphia; PRISM
Radio	WIP
< 1994–95	1996–97 >

The 1995–96 NBA season was the 76ers 47th season in the National Basketball Association, and 33rd season in Philadelphia.^[1] The Sixers had the third overall pick in the 1995 NBA draft, and selected Jerry Stackhouse from the University of North Carolina.^[2] During the off-season, the team signed free agents Vernon Maxwell and Richard Dumas, then later on signed second-year guard Trevor Ruffin in December. Stackhouse and Clarence Weatherspoon both provided a nice young nucleus from which to build. However, finding talent to surround them was often difficult, as the Sixers suffered an 11-game losing streak after a 2–2 start. Early into the season, Shawn Bradley was traded to the New Jersey Nets for Derrick Coleman, who only played in just eleven games due to an irregular heartbeat.^[3] At midseason, second-year forward Sharone Wright was dealt to the expansion Toronto Raptors for Tony Massenburg and Ed Pinckney,^[4] while Jeff Malone was released to free agency, and later signed as a free agent with the Miami Heat.

The Sixers went on a nine-game losing streak in January, lost seven straight games in February, then lost eight straight in March, and had their worst season since the infamous 73-loss 1972–73 season, finishing last place in the Atlantic Division with an 18–64 record.^[5] Stackhouse led the team in scoring with 19.2 points per game and made the NBA All-Rookie First Team, while Weatherspoon averaged 16.7 points, 9.7 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game, Maxwell provided the team with 16.2 points per game, and Ruffin contributed 12.8 points and 4.4 assists per game.^[6] This would also be the final season the Sixers would play in The Spectrum. Following the season, Maxwell re-signed with his former team, the San Antonio Spurs, Massenburg signed with the New Jersey Nets, head coach John Lucas II was fired, and Ruffin, Dumas and Pinckney were all released to free agency.

Offseason[]

Draft picks[]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
1	3	Jerry Stackhouse	SG	United States	North Carolina

Roster[]

1995–96 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
PF	44	Coleman, Derrick	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	––	Syracuse
SF	7	Dumas, Richard	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	––	Oklahoma State
SF	9	Higgins, Sean	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	––	Michigan
PF	30	Massenburg, Tony	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	––	Maryland
PG	11	Maxwell, Vernon	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	––	Florida
PF	54	Pinckney, Ed	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	––	Villanova
PG	8	Ruffin, Trevor	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	––	Hawaiʻi
PG	5	Skiles, Scott	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	––	Michigan State
SG	42	Stackhouse, Jerry	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	––	North Carolina
PG	20	Sutton, Greg	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	––	Oral Roberts
C	41	Thompson, LaSalle	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	––	Texas
SG	23	Walters, Rex	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	––	Kansas
PF	35	Weatherspoon, Clarence	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	––	Southern Miss
C	55	Williams, Scott	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	––	North Carolina

Head coach

John Lucas II

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Roster

Roster Notes[]

Point guard Scott Skiles retired on January 6.

Regular season[]

Season standings[]

Atlantic Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
y – Orlando Magic	60	22	.732	12.0	37–4	23–18	21–3	82
x – New York Knicks	47	35	.573	25.0	26–15	21–20	16–8	82
x – Miami Heat	42	40	.512	30.0	26–15	16–25	13–12	82
Washington Bullets	39	43	.476	33.0	25–16	14–27	10–14	82
Boston Celtics	33	49	.402	39.0	18–23	15–26	12–12	82
New Jersey Nets	30	52	.366	42.0	20–21	10–31	8–17	82
Philadelphia 76ers	18	64	.220	54.0	11–30	7–34	5–19	82

Eastern Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	z – Chicago Bulls *	72	10	.878	–	82
2	y – Orlando Magic *	60	22	.732	12.0	82
3	x – Indiana Pacers	52	30	.634	20.0	82
4	x – Cleveland Cavaliers	47	35	.573	25.0	82
5	x – New York Knicks	47	35	.573	25.0	82
6	x – Atlanta Hawks	46	36	.561	26.0	82
7	x – Detroit Pistons	46	36	.561	26.0	82
8	x – Miami Heat	42	40	.512	30.0	82

9	Charlotte Hornets	41	41	.500	31.0	82
10	Washington Bullets	39	43	.476	33.0	82
11	Boston Celtics	33	49	.402	39.0	82
12	New Jersey Nets	30	52	.366	42.0	82
13	Milwaukee Bucks	25	57	.305	47.0	82
14	Toronto Raptors	21	61	.256	51.0	82
15	Philadelphia 76ers	18	64	.220	54.0	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	—

Awards and records[]

Jerry Stackhouse, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team

Transactions[]

References[]

^ 1995-96 Philadelphia 76ers
^ "PRO BASKETBALL; Underclassmen Rule Atop N.B.A. Draft Board". New York Times. June 29, 1995. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
^ "PRO BASKETBALL;Nets Grant Coleman's Wish With Trade to Sixers". New York Times. December 1, 1995. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
^ "Toronto Sends Pinckney and Massenburg To Philadelphia For Wright". AP News. February 22, 1996. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
^ "1995–96 Philadelphia 76ers Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
^ "1995–96 Philadelphia 76ers Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved July 1, 2021.

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