1994–95 Portland Trail Blazers season

1994–95 Portland Trail Blazers season
Head coach	P.J. Carlesimo
Arena	Memorial Coliseum
Results
Record	44–38 (.537)
Place	Division: 4th (Pacific) Conference: 7th (Western)
Playoff finish	West First Round (eliminated 0–3)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1994–95 season was the 25th season of the Portland Trail Blazers in the National Basketball Association (NBA).^[1] The Blazers 25th season was marked by change as they played their final season at the Memorial Coliseum with new head coach P.J. Carlesimo. On February 14th, with the Blazers out of serious contention for the championship, the team honored Clyde Drexler's request to be traded to a contender, sending him to the defending NBA champion Houston Rockets in exchange for forward Otis Thorpe. The Rockets went on to win their second straight title, and Drexler's first championship ever.

The Blazers finished the season with a 44–38 record, fourth in the Pacific Division and seventh in the Western Conference. It was their 13th straight trip to the postseason. In the playoffs, the Blazers were knocked out of the playoffs in the first round by a 3–0 margin against the Phoenix Suns.

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
1	17	Aaron McKie	SG	United States	Temple
2	43	Shawnelle Scott	C	United States	St. John's

Roster

Portland TrailBlazers roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From PF 2 Bryant, Mark 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Seton Hall C 24 Dudley, Chris 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Yale C 53 Edwards, James 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Washington PF 44 Grant, Harvey 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Oklahoma PG 12 Henson, Steve 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 177 lb (80 kg) Kansas State SF 25 Kersey, Jerome 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Longwood SG 23 McKie, Aaron 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 209 lb (95 kg) Temple PG 30 Porter, Terry 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) UW-Stevens Point SF 3 Robinson, Clifford 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Connecticut PG 26 Robinson, James 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Alabama PG 1 Strickland, Rod 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) DePaul PF 33 Thorpe, Otis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Providence PF 52 Williams, Buck 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Maryland	Head coach P. J. Carlesimo (Fordham) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster

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

Playoffs

West First Round

(2) Phoenix Suns vs. (7) Portland Trail Blazers: Suns win series 3-0

• Game 1 @ America West Arena, Phoenix (April 28): Phoenix 129, Portland 102
• Game 2 @ America West Arena, Phoenix (April 30): Phoenix 103, Portland 94
• Game 3 @ Memorial Coliseum, Portland (May 2): Phoenix 117, Portland 109

Last Playoff Meeting: 1992 Western Conference Semifinals (Portland won 4-1)

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

References

1. 1994-95 Portland Trail Blazers