1993–94 Atlanta Hawks season

1993–94 Atlanta Hawks season
Division Champions
Head coach	Lenny Wilkens
Owner(s)	Ted Turner
Arena	The Omni
Results
Record	57–25 (.695)
Place	Division: 1st (Central) Conference: 1st (Eastern)
Playoff finish	East Conference Semifinals (eliminated 2-4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	SportSouth, WTBS, WATL
Radio	WCNN

The 1993–94 NBA season was the Hawks' 45th season in the NBA and 26th season in Atlanta.^[1] In the offseason, Michael Jordan shocked the NBA by announcing his retirement. This meant that various teams in the league had an opportunity to contend for a championship. The Hawks hired Hall of Famer Lenny Wilkens as their new head coach. Wilkens was a star guard for the franchise when it was based in St. Louis in the 1960's. Wilkens was quickly moving up the all-time coaching wins list after successful runs with the Seattle SuperSonics and Cleveland Cavaliers. Wilkens employed a defensive system which benefited several members of the team.

The Hawks would emerge in first place when the first half of the season was complete. Despite being in first place in February, the Hawks would trade franchise leading scorer Dominique Wilkins to the Los Angeles Clippers for Danny Manning. By the end of the season, the Hawks finished first overall in the Eastern Conference with a record of 57 wins and 25 losses. Guards Stacey Augmon and Mookie Blaylock were both named to the NBA All-Defensive team. Blaylock was selected for the 1994 NBA All-Star Game along with Wilkins, and Lenny Wilkens coaching the Eastern Conference.^[2]

In the playoffs, the Hawks defeated the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals in five games, but lost to the #5 seed Indiana Pacers four games to two in the semifinals.

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	15	Doug Edwards	Forward	United States	Florida State

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Roster

Atlanta Hawks roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From SG 2 Augmon, Stacey 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) UNLV PG 10 Blaylock, Mookie 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Oklahoma PF 34 Edwards, Doug 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Florida State SG 3 Ehlo, Craig 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Washington State SF 33 Ferrell, Duane 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 209 lb (95 kg) Georgia Tech SG 25 Graham, Paul 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Ohio PF 31 Keefe, Adam 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Stanford C 32 Koncak, Jon 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Southern Methodist C 28 Lang, Andrew 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Arkansas SF 5 Manning, Danny 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Kansas PG 1 Whatley, Ennis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 177 lb (80 kg) Alabama PF 42 Willis, Kevin 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Michigan State	Head coach Lenny Wilkens (Providence) Assistant coach(es) Dick Helm (Wheaton (IL)) Brian Winters (South Carolina) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Atlanta Hawks	57	25	.695	–	36–5	21–20	21–7
x-Chicago Bulls	55	27	.671	2	31–10	24–17	21–7
x-Cleveland Cavaliers	47	35	.573	10	31–10	16–25	16–12
x-Indiana Pacers	47	35	.573	10	29–12	18–23	15–13
Charlotte Hornets	41	41	.500	16	28–13	13–28	12–16
Detroit Pistons	20	62	.244	37	10–31	10–31	4–24
Milwaukee Bucks	20	62	.244	37	11–30	9–32	9–19

#	Eastern Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-Atlanta Hawks	57	25	.695	–
2	y-New York Knicks	57	25	.695	–
3	x-Chicago Bulls	55	27	.671	2
4	x-Orlando Magic	50	32	.610	7
5	x-Indiana Pacers	47	35	.573	10
6	x-Cleveland Cavaliers	47	35	.573	10
7	x-New Jersey Nets	45	37	.549	12
8	x-Miami Heat	42	40	.512	15
9	Charlotte Hornets	41	41	.500	16
10	Boston Celtics	32	50	.390	25
11	Philadelphia 76ers	25	57	.305	32
12	Washington Bullets	24	58	.293	33
13t	Milwaukee Bucks	20	62	.244	37
13t	Detroit Pistons	20	62	.244	37

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Game log

1993-94 Game log
November: Game Date Opponent Score Location/Attendance Record
December: Game Date Opponent Score Location/Attendance Record
January: Game Date Opponent Score Location/Attendance Record
February: Game Date Opponent Score Location/Attendance Record
March: Game Date Opponent Score Location/Attendance Record
April: Game Date Opponent Score Location/Attendance Record

Playoffs

Entering the playoffs, the Hawks struggled, as they needed the full five games to get past the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference quarterfinals. In the Eastern Conference semifinals, the Hawks were upset by the Indiana Pacers in 6 games.

East First Round

(1) Atlanta Hawks vs. (8) Miami Heat: Hawks win series 3-2

• Game 1 @ The Omni, Atlanta (April 28): Miami 93, Atlanta 88
• Game 2 @ The Omni, Atlanta (April 30): Atlanta 104, Miami 86
• Game 3 @ Miami Arena, Miami (May 3): Miami 90, Atlanta 86
• Game 4 @ Miami Arena, Miami (May 5): Atlanta 103, Miami 89
• Game 5 @ The Omni, Atlanta (May 8): Atlanta 102, Miami 91

Last Playoff Meeting: This is the first meeting between the Hawks and Heat.

East Conference Semifinals

(1) Atlanta Hawks vs. (5) Indiana Pacers: Pacers win series 4-2

• Game 1 @ The Omni, Atlanta (May 10): Indiana 96, Atlanta 85
• Game 2 @ The Omni, Atlanta (May 12): Atlanta 92, Indiana 69
• Game 3 @ Market Square Arena, Indianapolis (May 14): Indiana 101, Atlanta 81
• Game 4 @ Market Square Arena, Indianapolis (May 15): Indiana 102, Atlanta 86
• Game 5 @ The Omni, Atlanta (May 17): Atlanta 88, Indiana 76
• Game 6 @ Market Square Arena, Indianapolis (May 19): Indiana 98, Atlanta 79

Last Playoff Meeting: 1987 Eastern Conference First Round (Atlanta won 3-1)

Player statistics

Legend

• GP: Games played
• GS: Games started
• MPG: Minutes per game
• FG%: Field goal percentage
• 3FG%: 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
Stacey Augmon	82	82	31.8	.510	.143	.764	4.8	2.3	1.8	.5	14.8
John Bagley	3	0	4.3	.000	.	1.000	.3	1.0	.	.	.7
Mookie Blaylock	81	81	36.0	.411	.334	.730	5.2	9.7	2.6	.5	13.8
Doug Edwards	16	0	6.7	.347	.000	.563	1.1	.5	.1	.3	2.7
Craig Ehlo	82	0	26.2	.446	.348	.727	3.4	3.3	1.7	.3	10.0
Duane Ferrell	72	13	16.0	.485	.111	.783	1.8	.9	.6	.2	7.1
Ricky Grace	3	0	2.7	.667	.	.000	.3	.3	.	.	1.3
Paul Graham	21	0	6.1	.368	.231	.765	.6	.6	.2	.2	2.8
Adam Keefe	63	1	12.1	.451	.	.730	3.2	.5	.3	.1	4.3
Jon Koncak	82	78	22.2	.431	.000	.667	4.5	1.2	0.8	1.5	4.2
Andrew Lang	82	0	19.6	.469	.250	.689	3.8	.6	.5	1.1	6.1
Danny Manning	26	25	35.6	.476	.333	.651	6.5	3.3	1.8	1.0	15.7
Ennis Whatley	82	1	12.2	.508	.000	.788	1.2	2.2	.7	.	3.6
Dominique Wilkins	49	49	34.4	.432	.308	.854	6.2	2.3	1.3	.4	24.4
Kevin Willis	80	80	35.8	.499	.375	.713	12.0	1.9	1.0	.5	19.1

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Stacey Augmon
Mookie Blaylock
Doug Edwards
Craig Ehlo
Duane Ferrell
Paul Graham
Adam Keefe
Jon Koncak
Andrew Lang
Danny Manning
Ennis Whatley
Kevin Willis

Awards and records

Awards

• Lenny Wilkens, NBA Coach of the Year
• Mookie Blaylock, NBA All-Defensive First Team

Transactions

Trades

• February 24, 1994: Traded Dominique Wilkins and a 1994 first round draft pick to the Los Angeles Clippers for Danny Manning.

Free Agents

Additions Player Signed Former team

Subtractions Player Left New team

See also

• 1993-94 NBA season

References

1. 1993-94 Atlanta Hawks
2. Atlanta Hawks (1968-Present)
3. Atlanta Hawks (1949 - ) 1993 Stats, History, Awards and More
4. 1993-94 NBA Season Summary - Basketball-Reference.com