1993–94 Detroit Pistons season
The 1993–94 NBA season was the Pistons' 46th season in the NBA and 37th season in the city of Detroit.[1] Already playing without Dennis Rodman, who was dealt to the San Antonio Spurs for Sean Elliott, the Pistons continued to struggle as Bill Laimbeer retired in early December after an ugly practice scuffle with Isiah Thomas. At midseason, Olden Polynice was traded to the Sacramento Kings for Pete Chilcutt. The Pistons went on to lose their final 13 games of the season finishing last place in the Central Division with a 20–62 record, their worst record since 1979–80. This season marked an end of an era as Thomas retired. Also following the season, Elliott would return to San Antonio after playing just one season with the Pistons.
Draft picks
Roster
Detroit Pistons roster |
Players | Coaches |
Pos. | No. | Name | Height | Weight | DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) | From |
4.5 !PF |
33 |
USA !![United States](../I/m/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png) |
Anderson, Greg |
7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
230 lb (104 kg) |
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Houston |
4.5 !PF |
34 |
USA !![United States](../I/m/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png) |
Chilcutt, Pete |
7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
230 lb (104 kg) |
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North Carolina |
4.5 !PF |
51 |
USA !![United States](../I/m/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png) |
Coleman, Ben |
7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
235 lb (107 kg) |
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Maryland |
2.0 !SG |
4 |
USA !![United States](../I/m/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png) |
Dumars, Joe |
7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
190 lb (86 kg) |
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McNeese State |
3.0 !SF |
32 |
USA !![United States](../I/m/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png) |
Elliott, Sean |
7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
205 lb (93 kg) |
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Arizona |
2.0 !SG |
20 |
USA !![United States](../I/m/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png) |
Houston, Allan |
7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
200 lb (91 kg) |
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Tennessee |
1.0 !PG |
1 |
USA !![United States](../I/m/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png) |
Hunter, Lindsey |
7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
170 lb (77 kg) |
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Jackson State |
6.0 !C |
23 |
USA !![United States](../I/m/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png) |
Jones, Charles |
7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
215 lb (98 kg) |
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Albany State |
6.0 !C |
40 |
USA !![United States](../I/m/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png) |
Laimbeer, Bill |
7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) |
245 lb (111 kg) |
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Notre Dame |
3.0 !SF |
30 |
USA !![United States](../I/m/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png) |
Liberty, Marcus |
7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
205 lb (93 kg) |
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Illinois |
2.0 !SG |
2 |
USA !![United States](../I/m/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png) |
Macon, Mark |
7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
185 lb (84 kg) |
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Temple |
4.5 !PF |
6 |
USA !![United States](../I/m/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png) |
Mills, Terry |
7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
230 lb (104 kg) |
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Michigan |
2.0 !SG |
23 |
USA !![United States](../I/m/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png) |
Moore, Tracy |
7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
200 lb (91 kg) |
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Tulsa |
1.0 !PG |
11 |
USA !![United States](../I/m/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png) |
Thomas, Isiah |
7000185420000000000♠6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
180 lb (82 kg) |
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Indiana |
4.5 !PF |
12 |
USA !![United States](../I/m/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png) |
Wood, David |
7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
227 lb (103 kg) |
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Nevada |
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- Head coach
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (DP) Unsigned draft pick
- (FA) Free agent
- (S) Suspended
Injured
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Roster Notes
Regular season
Season standings
- z - clinched division title
- y - clinched division title
- x - clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents
1993-94 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 |
— | 4–0 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 |
Boston |
0–4 | — | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 |
Charlotte |
1–4 | 4–0 | — | 1–4 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
Chicago |
3–2 | 2–2 | 4–1 | — | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 |
Cleveland |
1–3 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
Dallas |
0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–5 | 0–4 | 0–5 | 1–1 |
Denver |
1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 |
Detroit |
0–4 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–5 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 |
Golden State |
2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | — | 0–4 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
Houston |
1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 4–0 | — | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 |
Indiana |
2–3 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
L.A. Clippers |
1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 0–2 | — | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 1–1 |
L.A. Lakers |
1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–5 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–2 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–5 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 0–5 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
Miami |
1–3 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
Milwaukee |
0–5 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 0–4 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | — | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 |
Minnesota |
0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 1–4 | 0–2 |
New Jersey |
3–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | — | 4–1 | 0–5 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
New York |
2–2 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–4 | — | 3–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 5–0 |
Orlando |
1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 2–3 | — | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 |
Philadelphia |
0–4 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 0–4 | — | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 |
Phoenix |
1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | 3–2 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 |
Portland |
1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–3 | — | 4–1 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 2–0 |
Sacramento |
0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 1–4 | — | 1–3 | 0–5 | 1–3 | 2–0 |
San Antonio |
1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | — | 0–4 | 0–5 | 2–0 |
Seattle |
1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 4–0 | — | 3–1 | 2–0 |
Utah |
1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 1–3 | — | 2–0 |
Washington |
0–4 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–5 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — |
Player statistics
Player |
GP |
GS |
MPG |
FG% |
3FG% |
FT% |
RPG |
APG |
SPG |
BPG |
PPG |
Anderson, Greg !Greg Anderson |
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Chilcutt, Pete !Pete Chilcutt |
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Coleman, Ben !Ben Coleman |
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Dumars, Joe !Joe Dumars |
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Elliott, Sean !Sean Elliott |
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Houston, Allan !Allan Houston |
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Hunter, Lindsey !Lindsey Hunter |
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Jones, Charles !Charles Jones |
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Laimbeer, Bill !Bill Laimbeer |
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Liberty, Marcus !Marcus Liberty |
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Macon, Mark !Mark Macon |
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Mills, Terry !Terry Mills |
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Moore, Tracy !Tracy Moore |
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Murphy, Tod !Tod Murphy |
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O'Sullivan, Dan !Dan O'Sullivan |
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Polynice, Olden !Olden Polynice |
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Thomas, Isiah !Isiah Thomas |
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Wood, David !David Wood |
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Awards and records
References
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- Founded in 1941
- Formerly the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons (1941–1948) and the Fort Wayne Pistons (1948–1957)
- Based in Auburn Hills, Michigan
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