1994–95 Los Angeles Clippers season

1994–95 Los Angeles Clippers season
Head coach	Bill Fitch
Owner(s)	Donald Sterling
Arena	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Arrowhead Pond
Results
Record	17–65 (.207)
Place	Division: 7th (Pacific) Conference: 13th (Western)
Playoff finish	DNQ
Local media
Television	Prime Sports West, KCOP, KDOC
Radio	KIIS, KPLS

The 1994–95 Los Angeles Clippers season was their 25th season in the NBA and their first in Anaheim.^[1] Already without Ron Harper, Dominique Wilkins and Mark Jackson, who was dealt to the Indiana Pacers for Pooh Richardson and Malik Sealy, the Clippers lost Stanley Roberts and Elmore Spencer to injuries as they sank before leaving harbor losing their first 16 games of the season, on their way finishing with the league's worst record of 17-65. Loy Vaught became the team's scoring leader and led the Clippers with 17.5 points per game.

Draft picks

Main article: 1994 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	7	Lamond Murray	SF	United States	California
1	25	Greg Minor	SF/SG	United States	Louisville

Roster

Los Angeles Clippers roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)
1.0 !PG	24	USA !	Dehere, Terry	7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Seton Hall
3.0 !SF	30	USA !	Ellis, Harold	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Morehouse
6.0 !C	50	USA !	Fish, Matt	7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	UNC Wilmington
1.0 !PG	23	USA !	Grant, Gary	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Michigan
4.5 !PF	9	USA !	Massenburg, Tony	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Maryland
3.0 !SF	7	USA !	Murray, Lamond	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	236 lb (107 kg)	California
4.5 !PF	45	USA !	Outlaw, Bo	7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Houston
2.0 !SG	52	USA !	Piatkowski, Eric	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Nebraska
1.0 !PG	2	USA !	Richardson, Pooh (C)	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	UCLA
6.0 !C	42	USA !	Riley, Eric	7000213360000000000♠7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Michigan
6.0 !C	53	USA !	Roberts, Stanley	7000213360000000000♠7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	285 lb (129 kg)	LSU
2.0 !SG	21	USA !	Sealy, Malik	7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	St. John's
4.5 !PF	4	USA !	Smith, Michael	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Brigham Young
6.0 !C	27	USA !	Spencer, Elmore	7000213360000000000♠7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	270 lb (122 kg)	UNLV
4.5 !PF	35	USA !	Vaught, Loy	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Michigan
1.0 !PG	14	USA !	Woods, Randy	7000177800000000000♠5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	La Salle

Head coach

Bill Fitch (Coe College)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Roster • Transactions
Last transaction: 2009-10-04

Roster Notes

Center Stanley Roberts missed the entire season due to an injury.
Center Bob Martin only played 1 game before being waived.
Forward Michael "Mike" Smith is currently a color analyst for the Clipper games partnered with the "Voice of the Clippers" Ralph Lawler since 1998.

Regular season

Season standings

Pacific Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Phoenix Suns	59	23	.720	—	32–9	27–14	23–7
x-Seattle SuperSonics	57	25	.695	2	32–9	25–16	16–14
x-Los Angeles Lakers	48	34	.585	11	29–12	19–22	15–15
x-Portland Trail Blazers	44	38	.537	15	26–15	18–23	17–13
Sacramento Kings	39	43	.476	20	27–14	12–29	17–13
Golden State Warriors	26	56	.317	33	15–26	11–30	11–19
Los Angeles Clippers	17	65	.207	42	13–28	4–37	6–24

#	Western Conference
#	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

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

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Dehere, Terry !Terry Dehere
Ellis, Harold !Harold Ellis
Fish, Matt !Matt Fish
Grant, Gary !Gary Grant
Martin, Bob !Bob Martin
Massenburg, Tony !Tony Massenburg
Murray, Lamond !Lamond Murray
Outlaw, Bo !Bo Outlaw
Piatkowski, Eric !Eric Piatkowski
Richardson, Pooh !Pooh Richardson
Riley, Eric !Eric Riley
Sealy, Malik !Malik Sealy
Smith, Michael !Michael Smith
Spencer, Elmore !Elmore Spencer
Vaught, Loy !Loy Vaught
Woods, Randy !Randy Woods

Transactions

The Clippers were involved in the following transactions during the 1994–95 season.

Trades

June 30, 1994

To Los Angeles Clippers

Pooh Richardson, Malik Sealy and draft rights to Eric Piatkowski

To Indiana Pacers

Mark Jackson and draft rights to Greg Minor

Free agents

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team
Tony Massenburg	June 27	FC Barcelona (Liga ACB)
Matt Fish	October 5	Portland Trail Blazers
Eric Riley	December 18	Houston Rockets
Michael Smith	February 20	CB Estudiantes Caja Postal (Liga ACB)

Subtractions

Player	Left	New team
John Williams	released, June 15	Indiana Pacers
Tom Tolbert	waived, June 29	Charlotte Hornets
Dominique Wilkins	free agency, July 25	Boston Celtics
Ron Harper	free agency, September 15	Chicago Bulls
Bob Martin	waived, December 14	Shreveport Crawdads (CBA)
Matt Fish	waived, January 5	New York Knicks

References

↑ 1994-95 Los Angeles Clippers

External links

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