1994–95 San Antonio Spurs season

1994–95 San Antonio Spurs season
Division Champions
Head coach Bob Hill
General manager Gregg Popovich
Owner(s) Peter Holt
Arena Alamodome
Results
Record 62–20 (.756)
Place Division: 1st (Midwest)
Conference: 1st (Western)
Playoff finish West Finals
(eliminated 2–4)

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

Local media
Television Prime Sports Southwest, KABB
Radio KRIO

The 1994-95 NBA season was the Spurs' 19th season in the NBA and 28th season as a franchise.[1] In the offseason, Sean Elliott returned to San Antonio after playing one year with the Detroit Pistons. With Dennis Rodman serving a suspension at the start of the season, the Spurs struggled early in the season with a 7-9 start. However, they would soon go on a 15 game winning streak and win 21 of their final 23 games, finishing with the league's best record of 62-20. David Robinson won his second straight scoring title and was named Most Valuable Player of The Year. In the first round of the playoffs, the Spurs swept the Denver Nuggets in three straight games. In the semifinals, they defeated the Los Angeles Lakers in six games. However, in the Western Conference Finals, they would lose to the #6 seed Houston Rockets in six games.

Following the season, the Spurs traded Rodman to the Chicago Bulls for Will Perdue, no longer being able to handle the distractions that came along with the NBA's top rebounder. After playing 19 years in the NBA, Moses Malone retired.

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 22 Bill Curley Forward  United States Boston College

Roster

San Antonio Spurs roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
SG 40 United States Anderson, Willie 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Georgia
PF 34 United States Cummings, Terry 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) DePaul
SG 15 United States Del Negro, Vinny 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) North Carolina State
SF 32 United States Elliott, Sean 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Arizona
PF 54 United States Haley, Jack 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) UCLA
PG 6 United States Johnson, Avery 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Southern
C 2 United States Malone, Moses 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Petersburg HS (VA)
C 00 United States Nwosu, Julius 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Liberty
SF 45 United States Person, Chuck 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Auburn
PF 7 United States Reid, J. R. 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 247 lb (112 kg) North Carolina
PG 25 United States Rivers, Doc 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Marquette
C 50 United States Robinson, David 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Navy
PF 10 United States Rodman, Dennis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) SE Oklahoma State
PG 20 United States Whitney, Chris 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 168 lb (76 kg) Clemson
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Midwest Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-San Antonio Spurs 62 20 .756 — 33–8 29–12 20–6
x-Utah Jazz 60 22 .732 2 33–8 27–14 17–9
x-Houston Rockets 47 35 .573 15 25–16 22–19 13–13
x-Denver Nuggets 41 41 .500 21 23–18 18–23 13–13
Dallas Mavericks 36 46 .439 26 19–22 17–24 11–15
Minnesota Timberwolves 21 61 .256 41 13–28 8–33 4–22

Dennis Rodman

Dennis Rodman helped San Antonio to their then-franchise best win-loss record of 62-20, and they made it to the Western Conference finals. However, his increasingly erratic off-court life, including a brief but heavily-publicized relationship with singer Madonna, and on-court antics, such as dyeing his hair and starting on-court arguments resulted in him being released from his contract after only two years with the Spurs.

Playoffs

West First Round

(1) San Antonio Spurs vs. (8) Denver Nuggets: Spurs win series 3-0

Last Playoff Meeting: 1990 Western Conference First Round (San Antonio won 3-0)

West Conference Semifinals

(1) San Antonio Spurs vs. (5) Los Angeles Lakers: Spurs win series 4-2

Last Playoff Meeting: 1988 Western Conference First Round (Los Angeles won 3-0)

West Conference Finals

(1) San Antonio Spurs vs. (6) Houston Rockets: Rockets win series 4-2

Last Playoff Meeting: 1981 Western Conference Semifinals (Houston 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
Willie Anderson
Corey Crowder
Terry Cummings
Vinny Del Negro
Howard Eisley
Sean Elliott
Jack Haley
Avery Johnson
Moses Malone
Julius Nwosu
Chuck Person
J.R. Reid
Doc Rivers
David Robinson
Dennis Rodman
Chris Whitney

Playoffs

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Willie Anderson
Terry Cummings
Vinny Del Negro
Sean Elliott
Jack Haley
Avery Johnson
Julius Nwosu
Chuck Person
J.R. Reid
Doc Rivers
David Robinson
Dennis Rodman

Awards and records

References

  1. ↑ 1994-95 San Antonio Spurs
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