1994–95 Chicago Bulls season

1994–95 Chicago Bulls season
Michael Jordan returns
Head coach Phil Jackson
Owner(s) Jerry Reinsdorf
Arena United Center
Results
Record 47–35 (.573)
Place Division: 3rd (Central)
Conference: 5th (Eastern)
Playoff finish East Semifinals
(eliminated 2–4)

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

Local media
Television SportsChannel Chicago, WGN
Radio WMAQ

The 1994–95 NBA season was the Bulls' 29th season in the NBA. The Bulls were 23-25 at the All-Star break, but they received a major boost upon the return of Michael Jordan, who came out of retirement to rejoin the team, faxing a memo that simply said "I'm back." Chicago finished the season with a 47-35 record, going 13-4 with Jordan back in the lineup. The Bulls finished third in the Central Division and fifth in the Eastern Conference. The Bulls defeated the fourth seeded Charlotte Hornets in the first round of the 1995 NBA Playoffs, but would eventually lose in the second round to the Conference champion Orlando Magic. The Magic eventually went to the NBA Finals, but were unable to stop the sixth-seeded and eventual two-time NBA Champion Houston Rockets, as they were swept in four straight hard-fought games.

Offseason

NBA Draft

Main article: 1994 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 21 Dickey Simpkins PF  United States Providence
2 49 Kris Bruton F  United States Benedict

Roster

Chicago Bulls roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
PG 10 United States Armstrong, B.J. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Iowa
PF 44 United States Blount, Corie 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Cincinnati
SF 30 United States Buechler, Jud 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Arizona
SG 3 United States English, Jo Jo 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) South Carolina
C 35 United States Foster, Greg 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Texas–El Paso
SG 9 United States Harper, Ron 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Miami (OH)
SG 45 United States Jordan, Michael 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) North Carolina
PG 25 United States Kerr, Steve 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Arizona
PF 42 United States Krystkowiak, Larry 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Montana
SF 7 Croatia Kukoč, Toni 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Croatia
C 13 Australia Longley, Luc 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 265 lb (120 kg) New Mexico
SG 20 United States Myers, Pete 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Arkansas-Little Rock
C 32 United States Perdue, Will 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Vanderbilt
SF 33 United States Pippen, Scottie 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Central Arkansas
PF 8 United States Simpkins, Dickey 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 248 lb (112 kg) Providence
C 34 Canada Wennington, Bill 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) St. John's
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Depth Chart

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

Player stats

Note: GP= Games played; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points; AVG = Average

GP REB AST STL BLK PTS AVG
B.J. Armstrong 82 186 244 84 8 1150 14.0
Corie Blount 68 240 60 26 33 238 3.5
Toni Kukoc 81 440 372 102 16 1271 15.7
Luc Longley 55 263 73 24 45 358 6.5
Will Perdue 78 522 90 26 56 621 8.0

Playoffs

East First Round

(4) Charlotte Hornets vs. (5) Chicago Bulls: Bulls win series 3-1

East Conference Semifinals

(1) Orlando Magic vs. (5) Chicago Bulls: Magic win series 4-2

Last Playoff Meeting: Not available (first playoff series)

Awards and records

NBA All-Star Game

References

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