1995–96 Los Angeles Clippers season

1995–96 Los Angeles Clippers season
Head coach	Bill Fitch
Owner(s)	Donald Sterling
Arena	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Arrowhead Pond
Results
Record	29–53 (.354)
Place	Division: 7th (Pacific) Conference: 10th (Western)
Playoff finish	DNQ
Local media
Television	Prime Sports West, KCOP, KDOC
Radio	KIIS, KPLS

The 1995-96 Los Angeles Clippers season was their 26th season in the NBA their 2nd in Anaheim.^[1] The Clippers selected Antonio McDyess with their second pick of the 1995 NBA Draft, but soon traded him to the Denver Nuggets for rookie Brent Barry. With the addition of Brian Williams, Rodney Rogers, and the continued development of Loy Vaught, the Clippers showed some improvement despite continuing to finish last place in the Atlantic Division with a 29-53 record. Barry won the Slam Dunk Contest during the All-Star Weekend in San Antonio.

Draft Picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	2	Antonio McDyess	PF	United States	Alabama
2	53	Constantin Popa	C	Romania	Miami (FL)

Roster

Los Angeles Clippers roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From SG 31 Barry, Brent 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Oregon State PG 24 Dehere, Terry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Seton Hall C 40 Harvey, Antonio 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Pfeiffer College SF 7 Murray, Lamond 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 236 lb (107 kg) California PF 45 Outlaw, Bo 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Houston SG 52 Piatkowski, Eric 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Nebraska PG 2 Richardson, Pooh (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) UCLA C 53 Roberts, Stanley  7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 285 lb (129 kg) LSU SF 54 Rogers, Rodney 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Wake Forest SG 21 Sealy, Malik 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) St. John's C 51 Tower, Keith 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Notre Dame SG 25 Vander Velden, Logan 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Green Bay PF 35 Vaught, Loy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Michigan C 8 Williams, Brian 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Arizona	Head coach Bill Fitch (Coe College) Assistant coach(es) Jim Brewer (Minnesota) Bob Ociepka (Quincy College) Barry Hecker (Frostburg State) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster • Transactions Last transaction: 2009-10-04

Roster Notes

• Forward/center Antonio Harvey becomes the 6th former Laker to play with the crosstown rival Clippers.

Regular season

Season standings

Pacific Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Seattle SuperSonics	64	18	.780	–	38–3	26–15	21–3
x-Los Angeles Lakers	53	29	.646	11	30–11	23–18	17–7
x-Portland Trail Blazers	44	38	.537	20	26–15	18–23	11–13
x-Phoenix Suns	41	41	.500	23	25–16	16–25	9–15
x-Sacramento Kings	39	43	.476	25	26–15	13–28	11–13
Golden State Warriors	36	46	.439	28	23–18	13–28	7–17
Los Angeles Clippers	29	53	.354	35	19–22	10–31	7–17

Western Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-Seattle SuperSonics	64	18	.780	–
2	y-San Antonio Spurs	59	23	.720	5
3	x-Utah Jazz	55	27	.671	9
4	x-Los Angeles Lakers	53	29	.646	11
5	x-Houston Rockets	48	34	.585	16
6	x-Portland Trail Blazers	44	38	.537	20
7	x-Phoenix Suns	41	41	.500	23
8	x-Sacramento Kings	39	43	.476	25
9	Golden State Warriors	36	46	.439	28
10	Denver Nuggets	35	47	.427	29
11	Los Angeles Clippers	29	53	.354	35
12	Dallas Mavericks	26	56	.317	38
13	Minnesota Timberwolves	26	56	.317	38
14	Vancouver Grizzlies	15	67	.183	49

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
Brent Barry
Terry Dehere
Bison Dele
Antonio Harvey
Lamond Murray
Bo Outlaw
Eric Piatkowski
Pooh Richardson
Stanley Roberts
Rodney Rogers
Malik Sealy
Keith Tower
Logan Vander Velden
Loy Vaught

Awards, records and milestones

Awards

• Forward/guard Brent Barry won the NBA Slam Dunk Contest. He is the first Clipper to participate in and win the contest.

All-Star

• Aside from NBA Slam Dunk Contest, Brent Barry also played in The Rookie Game on the Western Conference Rookies team during NBA All Star Weekend.

Milestones

• Brent Barry is the only caucasian to win the NBA Slam Dunk Contest.

Transactions

The Clippers have been involved in the following transactions during the 1995-96 season.

Re-signed

Player	Signed	Contract
Bo Outlaw	October 4, 1995	Two-year deal

Trades

June 28, 1995	To Los Angeles Clippers Rodney Rogers & draft rights to Brent Barry	To Denver Nuggets Randy Woods & draft rights to Antonio McDyess
September 19, 1995	To Los Angeles Clippers Brian Williams	To Denver Nuggets Elmore Spencer

Free Agents

Additions Player Signed Former team Logan Vander Velden October 1 Memphis Fire (USBL) Keith Tower October 4 Orlando Magic Antonio Harvey January 3 Vancouver Grizzlies

Subtractions Player Left New team Tony Massenburg expansion draft, June 24 Toronto Raptors Michael Smith released, September 19 Gijón Baloncesto (Liga ACB) Harold Ellis renounced, September 19 Aris BC (GBL) Gary Grant renounced, September 29 New York Knicks Eric Riley free agency, October 14 Minnesota Timberwolves Logan Vander Velden waived, January 4 Connecticut Pride (CBA)

See also

• 1995-96 NBA season

References

1. 1995-96 Los Angeles Clippers