1994–95 Seattle SuperSonics season
1994–95 Seattle SuperSonics season | |
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Head coach | George Karl |
General manager | Wally Walker |
Arena | Tacoma Dome |
Results | |
Record | 57–25 (.695) |
Place |
Division: 2nd (Pacific) Conference: 4th (Western) |
Playoff finish |
West First Round (eliminated 1-3) |
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | Prime Sports Northwest, KOMO-TV |
Radio | KOMO-AM and FM |
The 1994–95 Seattle SuperSonics season was the 27th season of the Seattle SuperSonics in the National Basketball Association (NBA).[1] For the duration of the season, the Sonics switched venues and played their home games at the Tacoma Dome while their original stadium, the Seattle Center Coliseum, was being rebuilt to keep pace with NBA standards. The Sonics finished second in the Pacific Division with a 57–25 record. Three members of the team, Gary Payton, Shawn Kemp and Detlef Schrempf were all selected for the 1995 NBA All-Star Game. However, after a shocking first round exit in the 1994 NBA Playoffs against the Denver Nuggets, the Seattle franchise would once again exit early in the 1995 Playoffs, losing in four games to the 5th-seeded Los Angeles Lakers in the first round. Following the season, Kendall Gill was traded back to the Charlotte Hornets.
Draft picks
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College / Team |
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1 | 11 | Carlos Rogers | PF | United States | Tennessee State |
2 | 37 | Dontonio Wingfield | SF | United States | Cincinnati |
2 | 54 | Željko Rebrača | C | Yugoslavia | KK Partizan |
Roster
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Regular season
Season standings
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | z-San Antonio Spurs | 62 | 20 | .756 | – |
2 | y-Phoenix Suns | 59 | 23 | .720 | 3 |
3 | x-Utah Jazz | 60 | 22 | .732 | 2 |
4 | x-Seattle SuperSonics | 57 | 25 | .695 | 5 |
5 | x-Los Angeles Lakers | 48 | 34 | .585 | 14 |
6 | x-Houston Rockets | 47 | 35 | .573 | 15 |
7 | x-Portland Trail Blazers | 44 | 38 | .537 | 18 |
8 | x-Denver Nuggets | 41 | 41 | .500 | 21 |
9 | Sacramento Kings | 39 | 43 | .476 | 23 |
10 | Dallas Mavericks | 36 | 46 | .439 | 26 |
11 | Golden State Warriors | 26 | 56 | .317 | 36 |
12 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 21 | 61 | .256 | 41 |
13 | Los Angeles Clippers | 17 | 65 | .207 | 45 |
- z – clinched division title
- y – clinched division title
- x – clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents
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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 | — |
Playoffs
West First Round
(4) Seattle SuperSonics vs. (5) Los Angeles Lakers: Lakers win series 3-1
- Game 1 @ Tacoma Dome, Tacoma (April 27): Seattle 96, Los Angeles 71
- Game 2 @ Tacoma Dome, Tacoma (April 29): Los Angeles 84, Seattle 82
- Game 3 @ Great Western Forum, Los Angeles (May 1): Los Angeles 105, Seattle 101
- Game 4 @ Great Western Forum, Los Angeles (May 4): Los Angeles 114, Seattle 110
Last Playoff Meeting: 1989 Western Conference Semifinals (Los Angeles won 4-0)
Player statistics
Legend | |||||
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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 |
Season
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Askew, VincentVincent Askew | 71 | 1 | 24.2 | .492 | .330 | .739 | 2.5 | 2.5 | .7 | .2 | 9.9 |
Cartwright, BillBill Cartwright | 29 | 19 | 14.8 | .391 | .000 | .625 | 3.0 | .3 | .2 | .1 | 2.4 |
Gill, KendallKendall Gill | 73 | 58 | 29.1 | .457 | .368 | .742 | 4.0 | 2.6 | 1.6 | .4 | 13.7 |
Houston, ByronByron Houston | 39 | 0 | 6.6 | .458 | .273 | .737 | 1.4 | .2 | .3 | .1 | 3.4 |
Johnson, ErvinErvin Johnson | 64 | 30 | 14.2 | .443 | .000 | .630 | 4.5 | .3 | .3 | 1.0 | 3.1 |
Kemp, ShawnShawn Kemp | 82 | 79 | 32.7 | .547 | .286 | .749 | 10.9 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 18.7 |
King, RichRich King | 2 | 0 | 3.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
Marčiulionis, ŠarūnasŠarūnas Marčiulionis | 66 | 4 | 18.1 | .473 | .402 | .732 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 1.1 | .0 | 9.3 |
McMillan, NateNate McMillan | 80 | 18 | 25.9 | .418 | .342 | .586 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 2.1 | .7 | 5.2 |
Payton, GaryGary Payton | 82 | 82 | 36.8 | .509 | .302 | .716 | 3.4 | 7.1 | 2.5 | .2 | 20.6 |
Perkins, SamSam Perkins | 82 | 37 | 28.7 | .466 | .397 | .799 | 4.9 | 1.6 | .9 | .5 | 12.7 |
Scheffler, SteveSteve Scheffler | 18 | 0 | 5.7 | .522 | .000 | .833 | 1.3 | .2 | .1 | .1 | 2.2 |
Schrempf, DetlefDetlef Schrempf | 82 | 82 | 35.2 | .523 | .514 | .839 | 6.2 | 3.8 | 1.1 | .4 | 19.2 |
Wingfield, DontonioDontonio Wingfield | 20 | 0 | 4.1 | .353 | .167 | .800 | 1.5 | .2 | .3 | .2 | 2.3 |
- 1.^ Statistics with the SuperSonics.
Playoffs
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Askew, VincentVincent Askew | 4 | 23.3 | .414 | .800 | .667 | 3.8 | 2.0 | .8 | .0 | 7.5 | |
Gill, KendallKendall Gill | 4 | 18.0 | .360 | .250 | .625 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 1.0 | .3 | 6.3 | |
Houston, ByronByron Houston | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
Johnson, ErvinErvin Johnson | 4 | 13.5 | .286 | .000 | 1.000 | 5.3 | .0 | .3 | 1.0 | 3.5 | |
Kemp, ShawnShawn Kemp | 4 | 40.0 | .579 | 1.000 | .821 | 12.0 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 24.8 | |
McMillan, NateNate McMillan | 4 | 28.3 | .348 | .125 | 1.000 | 4.5 | 7.3 | 2.5 | .5 | 4.8 | |
Payton, GaryGary Payton | 4 | 43.0 | .478 | .200 | .417 | 2.5 | 5.3 | 1.3 | .0 | 17.8 | |
Perkins, SamSam Perkins | 4 | 35.3 | .438 | .455 | 1.000 | 7.8 | 3.3 | .8 | 1.3 | 13.5 | |
Scheffler, SteveSteve Scheffler | 1 | 1.0 | 1.000 | .000 | .000 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 2.0 | |
Schrempf, DetlefDetlef Schrempf | 4 | 38.3 | .404 | .556 | .792 | 4.8 | 3.0 | .8 | .5 | 18.8 |
Awards and records
Awards
- Shawn Kemp – All-NBA Second Team
- Gary Payton – All-NBA Second Team
- Detlef Schrempf – All-NBA Third Team
- Gary Payton – All-Defensive First Team
- Nate McMillan – All-Defensive Second Team
- Shawn Kemp (third participation, second as a starter)
- Gary Payton (first participation)
- Detlef Schrempf (second participation)
Transactions
Overview
Players Added Via draft Via free agency Via trade |
Players Lost Via trade Via free agency Via waivers |
Trades
June 24, 1994 | To Seattle SuperSonics Conditional 1996 second round pick |
To Minnesota Timberwolves Draft rights to Željko Rebrača |
July 18, 1994 | To Seattle SuperSonics Šarūnas Marčiulionis Byron Houston |
To Golden State Warriors Ricky Pierce Draft rights to Carlos Rogers Two conditional 1995 second round picks |
Free agents
Additions
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Subtractions
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Waivings
Player | Left |
Chris King | November 1, 1994 |
See also
References
- ↑ "1994–95 Seattle SuperSonics Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-05-22.