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1994–95 Philadelphia 76ers season

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

The 1994–95 Philadelphia 76ers season was the 46th season for the Philadelphia 76ers in the National Basketball Association, and their 32nd season in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[1] The 76ers received the sixth overall pick in the 1994 NBA draft, and selected power forward Sharone Wright out of Clemson University.[2][3][4] During the off-season, the team signed free agents Scott Williams,[5] Jeff Grayer, then signed Willie Burton during the first month of the regular season.[6][7][8]

Under new head coach John Lucas,[9][10] the 76ers struggled by losing six of their first seven games of the regular season. After a 10–16 start, they went on a nine-game losing streak between December and January, as Jeff Malone only played just 19 games due to a sprained ankle, averaging 18.4 points per game.[11][12] After holding a 14–34 record at the All-Star break,[13] the 76ers posted an eight-game losing streak in March, and finished in sixth place in the Atlantic Division with a 24–58 record.[14]

Dana Barros averaged 20.6 points, 7.5 assists and 1.8 steals per game, and led the 76ers with 197 three-point field goals while shooting .464 in three-point field-goal percentage, and .899 in free throw percentage, and was named the NBA Most Improved Player of the Year.[15][16][17] In addition, Clarence Weatherspoon averaged 18.1 points, 6.9 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game, while Burton contributed 15.3 points per game and 106 three-point field goals, Wright provided the team with 11.4 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game, and was named 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. Meanwhile, Grayer contributed 8.3 points per game in only just 47 games, and Williams provided with 6.4 points and 6.3 rebounds per game.[18]

During the NBA All-Star weekend at the America West Arena in Phoenix, Arizona, Barros was selected for the 1995 NBA All-Star Game, as a member of the Eastern Conference All-Star team; it was his first and only All-Star appearance.[19][20][21] In addition, Barros also participated in the NBA Three-Point Shootout for the third consecutive year,[22][23] while Wright was selected for the NBA Rookie Game, as a member of the Green team,[22][24] and Tim Perry participated in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest for the third time.[22][23]

The 76ers finished 25th in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 507,806 at the CoreStates Spectrum during the regular season, which was the third-lowest in the league.[18][25] Following the season, Barros signed as a free agent with the Boston Celtics,[26][27][28] while Burton and Grayer were both released to free agency, and first-round draft pick B.J. Tyler was left unprotected in the 1995 NBA expansion draft, where he was selected by the Toronto Raptors expansion team.[29][30][31]

For this season, the 76ers changed their uniforms, adding blue side panels to their jerseys and shorts, which would remain in use until 1997.[32][33]

Offseason

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Draft picks

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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

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

Roster

Roster Notes

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

Regular season

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Season standings

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Atlantic Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
c-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

Game log

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Regular season

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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, 1994 @ Orlando L 107–122 Orlando Arena 0–2
6 November 12, 1994 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, 1994 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, 1995 @ Orlando L 70–91 Orlando Arena 10–24
42 January 28, 1995 @ 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
All-Star Break
50 February 17, 1995 @ 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, 1995 San Antonio L 94–100 CoreStates Spectrum 17–43
62 March 14, 1995
7:30 p.m. EST 		Houston L 107–136 Barros (50) Weatherspoon (8) Barros (8) CoreStates Spectrum
11,484 		17–45
63 March 16, 1995 @ San Antonio L 86–112 Alamodome 17–46
65 March 19, 1995
3:30 p.m. EST 		@ Houston L 103–114 Weatherspoon (25) Bradley (12) Barros (10) The Summit
16,611 		17–48
68 March 25, 1995 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, 1995 Orlando W 109–99 CoreStates Spectrum 21–54
80 April 19, 1995 @ Indiana L 91–103 Market Square Arena 23–57
1994–95 schedule

Player statistics

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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

Regular season

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Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Alaa Abdelnaby† 3 0 10.0 .091 2.7 .0 .0 .0 .7
Derrick Alston 64 1 16.1 .465 .000 .492 3.4 .5 .6 .5 4.7
Dana Barros 82 82 40.5 .490 .464 .899 3.3 7.5 1.8 .0 20.6
Shawn Bradley 82 59 28.8 .455 .000 .638 8.0 .6 .7 3.3 9.5
Willie Burton 53 31 29.5 .401 .385 .824 3.1 1.8 .6 .4 15.3
Lloyd Daniels† 5 0 12.6 .333 .214 1.000 1.4 .8 .4 .0 4.6
Alphonso Ford 5 0 19.6 .231 .000 .500 4.0 1.8 .2 .0 3.8
Corey Gaines 11 8 25.5 .471 .133 .455 1.6 3.0 .7 .1 5.0
Greg Graham 50 7 15.5 .426 .214 .753 1.2 1.3 .6 .1 5.0
Jeff Grayer 47 25 23.4 .428 .333 .699 3.2 1.6 .6 .1 8.3
Jerome Harmon 10 0 15.8 .396 1.000 .500 2.3 1.2 .9 .0 4.6
Jaren Jackson 21 1 12.2 .368 .267 .667 2.0 .9 .4 .2 3.3
Jeff Malone 19 19 34.7 .507 .393 .864 2.9 1.5 .8 .0 18.4
Tim Perry 42 1 10.6 .346 .000 .550 2.1 .3 .2 .4 1.8
Kevin Pritchard† 5 0 7.2 .000 .000 .250 .2 2.2 .0 .0 .2
B. J. Tyler 55 8 14.7 .381 .314 .700 1.1 3.2 .7 .0 3.5
Clarence Weatherspoon 76 76 39.4 .439 .190 .751 6.9 2.8 1.5 .9 18.1
Scott Williams 77 43 23.1 .475 .000 .738 6.3 .8 .9 .5 6.4
Sharone Wright 79 49 25.9 .465 .000 .645 6.0 .6 .5 1.3 11.4
  • † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the 7ers only.

Player statistics citation:[18]

Awards and honors

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Transactions

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

Trades

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

Free agents

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Player Transactions Citation:[34]

References

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  28. ^ Greenberg, Alan (September 24, 1995). "Carr Still Not on the Money". Hartford Courant. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
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  30. ^ Heisler, Mark (June 25, 1995). "Armstrong Becomes Top Expansion Pick: NBA: Raptors Take Guard from Bulls. Massenburg Also Headed to Toronto, While Lakers Lose Harvey to Vancouver". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
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  34. ^ "1994–95 Philadelphia 76ers Transactions". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved August 16, 2021.

See also

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