1994–95 Atlanta Hawks season

1994–95 Atlanta Hawks season
Head coach	Lenny Wilkens
Owner(s)	Ted Turner
Arena	The Omni
Results
Record	42–40 (.512)
Place	Division: 5th (Central) Conference: 7th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	East First Round (eliminated 0-3)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	SportSouth, WTBS, WATL
Radio	WCNN

The 1994–95 NBA season was the Hawks' 46th season in the NBA and 27th season in Atlanta.^[1] After Danny Manning left for free agency, the Hawks traded Kevin Willis to the Miami Heat for Steve Smith and Grant Long at the beginning of the season. Along the way, Lenny Wilkens made history by becoming the NBA's all-time winningest coach surpassing Red Auerbach on January 6th with 939 wins. The Hawks finished fifth in the Central Division with a 42-40 record. In the first round of the playoffs, the Hawks would be eliminated by the Indiana Pacers for the second consecutive season as they were swept in three straight games.

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
2	34	Gaylon Nickerson(from L.A. Clippers)	Guard	United States	NW Oklahoma State

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Roster

Atlanta Hawks roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From PF 22 Anderson, Greg 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Houston SF 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 SF 33 Corbin, Tyrone 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) DePaul 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 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 PG 14 Les, Jim 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Bradley PF 43 Long, Grant 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Eastern Michigan SF 4 Norman, Ken 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Illinois SG 8 Smith, Steve 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Michigan State PG 1 Whatley, Ennis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 177 lb (80 kg) Alabama PG 11 Wiley, Morlon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Long Beach 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 • Transactions

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Indiana Pacers	52	30	.634	–	33–8	19–22	18–10
x-Charlotte Hornets	50	32	.610	2	29–12	21–20	17–11
x-Chicago Bulls	47	35	.573	5	28–13	19–22	16–12
x-Cleveland Cavaliers	43	39	.524	9	26–15	17–24	17–11
x-Atlanta Hawks	42	40	.512	10	24–17	18–23	9–19
Milwaukee Bucks	34	48	.415	18	22–19	12–29	13–15
Detroit Pistons	28	54	.341	24	13–28	8–33	7–21

#	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

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Game log

1994-95 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

East First Round

(2) Indiana Pacers vs. (7) Atlanta Hawks: Pacers win series 3-0

• Game 1 @ Market Square Arena, Indianapolis (April 27): Indiana 90, Atlanta 82
• Game 2 @ Market Square Arena, Indianapolis (April 29): Indiana 105, Atlanta 97
• Game 3 @ The Omni, Atlanta (May 2): Indiana 105, Atlanta 89

Last Playoff Meeting: 1994 Eastern Conference Semifinals (Indiana won 4-2)

Player statistics

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

Season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Greg Anderson	51	0	12.2	.548	N/A	.479	3.7	0.3	0.5	0.6	2.9
Stacey Augmon	76	76	31.1	.453	.269	.728	4.8	2.6	1.3	0.6	13.9
Sergei Bazarevich	10	0	7.4	.500	.167	.778	0.7	1.4	0.1	0.1	3.0
Mookie Blaylock	80	80	38.4	.425	.359	.729	4.9	7.7	2.5	0.3	17.2
Tyrone Corbin	81	4	17.1	.442	.250	.684	3.2	0.8	0.7	0.2	6.2
Doug Edwards	38	0	5.6	.458	.000	.719	1.3	0.3	0.1	0.1	1.8
Craig Ehlo	49	0	23.8	.453	.381	.620	3.0	2.3	0.9	0.1	9.7
Tom Hovasse	2	0	2.0	.000	.000	N/A	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0
Jon Koncak	62	20	15.2	.412	.333	.542	3.0	0.8	0.6	0.7	2.9
Andrew Lang	82	63	28.5	.473	.667	.809	5.6	0.9	0.5	1.8	9.7
Jim Les	24	0	7.8	.289	.217	.852	1.1	1.8	0.2	0.0	2.1
Grant Long	79	77	32.6	.479	.355	.756	7.5	1.6	1.4	0.4	11.7
Ken Norman	74	27	25.4	.453	.344	.457	4.9	1.3	0.5	0.3	12.7
Steve Smith	78	59	33.4	.427	.334	.845	3.5	3.4	0.8	0.4	16.2
Fred Vinson	5	0	5.4	.143	.167	1.000	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.8
Ennis Whatley	27	2	10.8	.453	.250	.625	1.1	2.0	0.7	0.0	2.8
Morlon Wiley	5	0	3.4	.500	.250	N/A	0.8	1.2	0.2	0.2	1.4
Kevin Willis	2	2	44.5	.390	.000	.667	18.0	1.5	0.5	1.5	21.0

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Greg Anderson
Stacey Augmon
Mookie Blaylock
Tyrone Corbin
Craig Ehlo
Andrew Lang
Grant Long
Ken Norman
Steve Smith
Ennis Whatley

Awards and records

Awards

• Mookie Blaylock, NBA All-Defensive First Team

Trades

November 7, 1994

• Traded Kevin Willis, and a 1996 first round draft pick to the Miami Heat for Grant Long, Steve Smith, and a 1996 second round draft pick.

See also

• 1994–95 NBA season

References

1. 1994-95 Atlanta Hawks
2. Atlanta Hawks (1949 - ) 1994 Stats, History, Awards and More
3. 1994–95 NBA season Summary - Basketball-Reference.com