1993–94 Cleveland Cavaliers season

1993–94 Cleveland Cavaliers season
Head coach	Mike Fratello
Arena	Richfield Coliseum
Results
Record	47–35 (.573)
Place	Division: 4th (Central) Conference: 6th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	East First Round (eliminated 0–3)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	SportsChannel Ohio · WOIO
Radio	WWWE

The 1993–94 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 24th season of NBA basketball franchise based in Cleveland, Ohio. The Cavaliers finished the season, their last at The Coliseum in Richfield, Ohio, with a 47–35 record, finishing 4th in the Central Division. Mark Price led the team in assists and was named an All-Star and All-NBA 3rd team. They were swept by the Chicago Bulls in three straight games in the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals. The Cavaliers would move their home games to the Gund Arena, the following season. Larry Nance played his final season and retired. This was also Brad Daugherty's final year of his career as he missed all of next season due to injuries.

Key Dates:

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
1	22	Chris Mills	Forward	United States	Arizona

Roster

Cleveland Cavaliers roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From PF 16 Alexander, Gary 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) South Florida SG 10 Battle, John 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Rutgers PG 11 Brandon, Terrell 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Oregon C 43 Daugherty, Brad 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) North Carolina PF 35 Ferry, Danny 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Duke C 54 Guidinger, Jay 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Minnesota-Duluth SF 23 Higgins, Rod 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fresno State PF 32 Hill, Tyrone 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Xavier PF 8 Kempton, Tim 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Notre Dame SG 12 Madkins, Gerald 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) UCLA SF 24 Mills, Chris 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Arizona PF 22 Nance, Larry 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Clemson SG 14 Phills, Bobby 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Southern PG 25 Price, Mark 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Georgia Tech SF 21 Wilkins, Gerald 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Chattanooga C 18 Williams, Hot Rod 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Tulane	Head coach Mike Fratello (Montclair State) Assistant coach(es) Richie Adubato (William Paterson) Jim Boylan (Marquette) Ron Rothstein (Rhode Island) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster • Transactions

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

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

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#	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

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Game log

1993–94 Game Log Total: 47–35 (Home: 31–10; Road: 16–25)
November: 6–6 (Home: 4–2; Road: 2–4) 1 November 5, 1993 Milwaukee 2 November 7, 1993 New York 3 November 9, 1993 Charlotte 4 November 11, 1993 @ Seattle 5 November 12, 1993 @ Golden State 6 November 14, 1993 @ L.A. Lakers 7 November 16, 1993 @ Portland 8 November 18, 1993 @ Denver 9 November 20, 1993 @ Phoenix 10 November 24, 1993 Washington 11 November 27, 1993 Seattle 12 November 30, 1993 Detroit
December: 6–9 (Home: 6–3; Road: 0–6) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 13 December 1, 1993 @ New Jersey 14 December 4, 1993 Orlando 15 December 5, 1993 Houston 16 December 7, 1993 Portland 17 December 9, 1993 @ Charlotte 18 December 11, 1993 @ Chicago 19 December 14, 1993 7:30 PM EST Atlanta L 92–103 Williams (18) Daugherty (14) Brandon (7) Richfield Coliseum 17,022 7–12 20 December 16, 1993 @ Miami 21 December 18, 1993 @ Detroit 22 December 19, 1993 L.A. Lakers 23 December 21, 1993 Utah 24 December 23, 1993 Milwaukee 25 December 26, 1993 Indiana 26 December 28, 1993 Charlotte 27 December 30, 1993 @ Milwaukee
January: 9–6 (Home: 4–2; Road: 5–4) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 28 January 4, 1994 @ Indiana 29 January 5, 1994 Boston 30 January 7, 1994 @ Boston 31 January 8, 1994 7:30 PM EST @ Atlanta L 89–102 Wilkins (19) Daugherty, Nance (10) Price (9) The Omni 16,368 13–18 32 January 12, 1994 @ Orlando 33 January 13, 1994 New Jersey 34 January 15, 1994 Philadelphia 35 January 17, 1994 Orlando 36 January 19, 1994 @ Utah 37 January 21, 1994 @ L.A. Clippers 38 January 22, 1994 @ Sacramento 39 January 25, 1994 @ Houston 40 January 27, 1994 Chicago 41 January 29, 1994 Miami 42 January 31, 1994 @ Detroit
February: 11–3 (Home: 6–2; Road: 5–1) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 43 February 2, 1994 @ Philadelphia 44 February 3, 1994 San Antonio 45 February 5, 1994 7:30 PM EST Atlanta W 109–93 Williams (19) Nance (13) Price (13) Richfield Coliseum 20,273 23–22 46 February 8, 1994 New Jersey 47 February 9, 1994 @ New Jersey 48 February 15, 1994 Denver 49 February 17, 1994 New York 50 February 18, 1994 @ Minnesota 51 February 20, 1994 @ Charlotte 52 February 22, 1994 Minnesota 53 February 23, 1994 @ Washington 54 February 25, 1994 Golden State 55 February 26, 1994 Dallas 56 February 28, 1994 @ Chicago
March: 8–7 (Home: 6–1; Road: 2–6) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 57 March 2, 1994 @ Boston 58 March 3, 1994 Philadelphia 59 March 6, 1994 Chicago 60 March 8, 1994 Sacramento 61 March 11, 1994 @ Detroit 62 March 12, 1994 @ New York 63 March 15, 1994 Phoenix 64 March 18, 1994 @ Orlando 65 March 19, 1994 @ Miami 66 March 22, 1994 Indiana 67 March 23, 1994 @ Indiana 68 March 25, 1994 @ Philadelphia 69 March 27, 1994 Detroit 70 March 29, 1994 L.A. Clippers 71 March 31, 1994 @ San Antonio
April: 7–4 (Home: 5–0; Road: 2–4) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 72 April 2, 1994 @ Dallas 73 April 5, 1994 Charlotte 74 April 7, 1994 @ New York 75 April 8, 1994 @ Washington 76 April 12, 1994 Milwaukee 77 April 13, 1994 7:30 PM EDT @ Atlanta L 95–110 Brandon (16) Phills (8) Brandon (5) The Omni 13,675 43–34 78 April 15, 1994 Miami 79 April 16, 1994 @ Milwaukee 80 April 20, 1994 @ Indiana 81 April 22, 1994 Washington 82 April 24, 1994 Boston
1993–94 season schedule

Playoffs

East First Round

(3) Chicago Bulls vs. (6) Cleveland Cavaliers: Bulls win series 3–0

• Game 1 @ Chicago Stadium, Chicago (April 29): Chicago 104, Cleveland 96
• Game 2 @ Chicago Stadium, Chicago (May 1): Chicago 105, Cleveland 96
• Game 3 @ The Coliseum, Richfield (May 3): Chicago 95, Cleveland 92 (OT)

Last Playoff Meeting: 1993 Eastern Conference Semifinals (Chicago won 4–0)

Player stats

Note: GP= Games played; GS = Games started; MIN= Minutes; FG% = field goal %, FT% = free throw %, 3FG% = 3 point % STL= Steals; BLK = Blocks; AST = Assists; REB = Rebounds; PTS = Points

Regular Season

Playoffs

References

1. 1993-94 NBA Season Summary - Basketball-Reference.com

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