1994–95 Philadelphia 76ers season

The 1994–95 NBA season was the 76ers 46th season in the National Basketball Association, and 32nd season in Philadelphia.^[1] The 76ers had the sixth overall pick in the 1994 NBA draft, and selected Sharone Wright out of Clemson University.^{[2][3][4][5][6]} During the off-season, the team signed free agents Scott Williams,^[7] Jeff Grayer, then signed Willie Burton during the first month of the regular season.^[8][9]

1994–95 Philadelphia 76ers season
Head coach	John Lucas
General manager	John Lucas
Owner(s)	Harold Katz
Arena	CoreStates Spectrum
Results
Record	24–58 (.293)
Place	Division: 6th (Atlantic) Conference: 13th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
Television	WPHL-TV SportsChannel Philadelphia PRISM
Radio	WIP
< 1993–94 1995–96 >

Under new head coach John Lucas,^[10][11] the 76ers struggled losing six of their first seven games of the regular season. After a 10–16 start, they went on a nine-game losing streak between December and January, as Jeff Malone only played just 19 games due to a sprained ankle, averaging 18.4 points per game.^[12][13] After holding a 14–34 record at the All-Star break,^[14] the 76ers posted an eight-game losing streak in March, and finished in sixth place in the Atlantic Division with a 24–58 record.^[15]

Dana Barros averaged 20.6 points, 7.5 assists and 1.8 steals per game, and led the 76ers with 197 three-point field goals while shooting .464 in three-point field goal percentage, and .899 in free throw percentage, and was named Most Improved Player of the Year;^{[16][17][18][19]} he was also selected for the 1995 NBA All-Star Game in Phoenix, Arizona.^[20][21][22] In addition, Clarence Weatherspoon averaged 18.1 points, 6.9 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game, while Burton contributed 15.3 points per game and 106 three-point field goals, Wright provided the team with 11.4 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team, and second-year star Shawn Bradley played a full season, averaging 9.5 points, 8.0 rebounds and 3.3 blocks per game. Grayer contributed 8.3 points per game in only just 47 games, and Williams provided with 6.4 points and 6.3 rebounds per game.^[23]

Following the season, Barros signed as a free agent with the Boston Celtics,^{[24][25][26][27]} while Burton and Grayer were both released to free agency, and first-round draft pick B.J. Tyler was left unprotected in the 1995 NBA Expansion Draft, where he was selected by the newly expansion Toronto Raptors.^{[28][29][30][31][32]}

For this season, the 76ers changed their uniforms, adding blue side panels to their jerseys and shorts, which remained in use until 1997.^[33][34]

Offseason

Draft picks

Main article: 1994 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
1	6	Sharone Wright	PF/C	United States	Clemson
1	20	B.J. Tyler	PG	United States	University of Texas at Austin

Roster

1994–95 Philadelphia 76ers roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From C 21 Derrick Alston 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) –– Duquesne G 3 Dana Barros 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 163 lb (74 kg) –– Boston College C 76 Shawn Bradley 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) 235 lb (107 kg) –– BYU F 9 Willie Burton  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) –– Minnesota G 5 Corey Gaines 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) –– Loyola Marymount G 20 Greg Graham 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 174 lb (79 kg) –– Indiana G 14 Jeff Grayer 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) –– Iowa State G 25 Jeff Malone  6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) –– Mississippi State F 23 Tim Perry 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) –– Temple G 1 B. J. Tyler 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) –– Texas F 35 Clarence Weatherspoon 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 240 lb (109 kg) –– Southern Miss C 42 Scott Williams 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) –– North Carolina F 4 Sharone Wright 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 260 lb (118 kg) –– Clemson

Head coach John Lucas II Assistant(s) Ron Adams Maurice Cheeks Tom Thibodeau Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster

Roster Notes

• Center Shawn Bradley was raised in the U.S., but played for Germany internationally.

Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
c-Orlando Magic	57	25	.695	—	39–2	18–23	18–10
x-New York Knicks	55	27	.671	2	29–12	26–15	23–5
x-Boston Celtics	35	47	.427	22	20–21	15–26	14–14
Miami Heat	32	50	.390	25	22–19	10–31	9–19
New Jersey Nets	30	52	.366	27	20–21	10–31	13–15
Philadelphia 76ers	24	58	.293	33	14–27	10–31	12–16
Washington Bullets	21	61	.256	36	13–28	8–33	9–19

#	Eastern Conference v t e
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-Orlando Magic	57	25	.695	–
2	y-Indiana Pacers	52	30	.634	5
3	x-New York Knicks	55	27	.671	2
4	x-Charlotte Hornets	50	32	.610	7
5	x-Chicago Bulls	47	35	.573	10
6	x-Cleveland Cavaliers	43	39	.524	14
7	x-Atlanta Hawks	42	40	.512	15
8	x-Boston Celtics	35	47	.427	22
9	Milwaukee Bucks	34	48	.415	23
10	Miami Heat	32	50	.390	25
11	New Jersey Nets	30	52	.366	27
12	Detroit Pistons	28	54	.341	29
13	Philadelphia 76ers	24	58	.293	33
14	Washington Bullets	21	61	.256	36

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1994-95 NBA Records
Team	ATL	BOS	CHA	CHI	CLE	DAL	DEN	DET	GSW	HOU	IND	LAC	LAL	MIA	MIL	MIN	NJN	NYK	ORL	PHI	PHO	POR	SAC	SAS	SEA	UTA	WAS
Atlanta	—	3–1	2–2	1–4	1–4	2–0	2–0	3–2	2–0	0–2	1–4	2–0	0–2	2–2	1–3	2–0	4–0	2–2	1–3	3–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	4–0
Boston	1–3	—	1–3	0–4	2–2	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–0	1–1	2–2	0–2	1–1	4–1	1–3	2–0	2–3	0–5	2–3	3–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	3–1
Charlotte	2–2	3–1	—	2–2	3–2	0–2	1–1	5–0	2–0	0–2	1–4	2–0	0–2	3–1	4–1	1–1	3–1	3–1	1–3	3–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	3–1
Chicago	4–1	4–0	2–2	—	2–3	1–1	1–1	5–0	2–0	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	3–1	1–4	2–0	2–2	3–1	1–3	4–0	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–2
Cleveland	4–1	2–2	2–3	3–2	—	0–2	1–1	2–2	2–0	0–2	2–3	1–1	1–1	1–3	4–0	1–1	4–0	2–2	1–3	3–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	3–1
Dallas	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	—	1–4	1–1	3–1	2–3	1–1	3–1	1–3	0–2	1–1	4–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–0	0–4	3–1	2–2	2–3	0–4	2–4	1–1
Denver	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–1	—	1–1	1–3	1–4	1–1	4–0	2–2	2–0	2–0	6–0	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–3	3–1	2–2	1–4	1–3	1–4	2–0
Detroit	2–3	1–3	0–5	0–5	2–2	1–1	1–1	—	1–1	0–2	2–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	2–3	1–1	2–2	1–3	1–3	4–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	3–1
Golden State	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–3	3–1	1–1	—	0–4	0–2	3–2	3–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	3–2	1–4	0–5	1–3	1–4	2–2	2–0
Houston	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	3–2	4–1	2–0	4–0	—	1–1	3–1	0–4	2–0	1–1	3–2	2–0	0–2	0–2	2–0	3–1	1–3	3–1	1–5	0–4	2–3	2–0
Indiana	4–1	2–2	4–1	2–2	3–2	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–0	1–1	—	2–0	1–1	2–2	3–2	2–0	3–1	1–3	2–2	4–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	0–2	3–1
L.A. Clippers	0–2	2–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–3	0–4	1–1	2–3	1–3	0–2	—	2–3	0–2	1–1	1–3	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–4	0–5	1–4	0–4	0–5	1–3	0–2
L.A. Lakers	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–2	2–0	2–3	4–0	1–1	3–2	—	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–4	2–3	3–2	1–3	4–1	2–2	2–0
Miami	2–2	1–4	1–3	1–3	3–1	2–0	0–2	3–1	1–1	0–2	2–2	2–0	1–1	—	4–0	1–1	1–3	1–4	1–3	1–4	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	4–1
Milwaukee	3–1	3–1	1–4	4–1	0–4	1–1	0–2	3–2	2–0	1–1	2–3	1–1	1–1	0–4	—	1–1	2–2	2–2	0–4	3–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	3–1
Minnesota	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–4	0–6	1–1	3–1	2–3	0–2	3–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	—	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–4	0–4	1–3	0–5	0–4	1–4	1–1
New Jersey	0–4	3–2	1–3	2–2	0–4	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	2–0	0–2	3–1	2–2	1–1	—	1–4	2–2	2–3	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	2–3
New York	2–2	5–0	1–3	1–3	2–2	2–0	2–0	3–1	1–1	2–0	3–1	2–0	2–0	4–1	2–2	2–0	4–1	—	2–3	4–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	0–2	0–2	4–0
Orlando	3–1	3–2	3–1	3–1	3–1	2–0	2–0	3–1	2–0	2–0	2–2	2–0	1–1	3–1	4–0	1–1	2–2	3–2	—	4–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	3–2
Philadelphia	1–3	1–3	1–3	0–4	1–3	0–2	1–1	0–4	1–1	0–2	0–4	1–1	1–1	4–1	1–3	1–1	3–2	0–4	1–4	—	0–2	2–0	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	3–2
Phoenix	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	4–0	3–1	1–1	2–3	1–3	1–1	4–1	4–1	2–0	2–0	4–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	—	5–0	4–1	2–2	4–1	2–2	2–0
Portland	1–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–3	1–3	2–0	4–1	3–1	1–1	5–0	3–2	2–0	2–0	4–0	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–5	—	3–2	1–3	2–3	1–3	2–0
Sacramento	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–2	2–2	1–1	5–0	1–3	0–2	4–1	2–3	2–0	1–1	3–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–4	2–3	—	0–4	3–2	0–4	1–1
San Antonio	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	3–2	4–1	2–0	3–1	5–1	0–2	4–0	3–1	2–0	2–0	5–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–2	3–1	4–0	—	2–2	3–2	2–0
Seattle	2–0	1–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	4–0	3–1	2–0	4–1	4–0	1–1	5–0	1–4	2–0	2–0	4–0	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–4	3–2	2–3	2–2	—	1–3	2–0
Utah	2–0	2–0	0–2	2–0	1–1	4–2	4–1	2–0	2–2	3–2	2–0	3–1	2–2	2–0	2–0	4–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–2	3–1	4–0	2–3	3–1	—	2–0
Washington	0–4	1–3	1–3	2–2	1–3	1–1	0–2	1–3	0–2	0–2	1–3	2–0	0–2	1–4	1–3	1–1	3–2	0–4	2–3	2–3	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	—

Game log

Regular season

1994–95 game log Total: 24–58 (Home: 12–29; Road: 12–29)
November: 4–8 (home: 1–6; road: 3–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 2 November 5, 1994 @ Orlando L 107–122 Orlando Arena 0–2 6 November 12, 1994 Orlando L 103–116 CoreStates Spectrum 1–5
December: 6–10 (home: 2–5; road: 4–5) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 17 December 9, 1994 Indiana L 88–94 CoreStates Spectrum 7–10
January: 2–13 (home: 1–6; road: 1–7) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 34 January 14, 1995 @ Orlando L 70–91 Orlando Arena 10–24 42 January 28, 1995 @ Indiana L 103–106 (OT) Market Square Arena 12–30
February: 4–9 (home: 2–3; road: 2–6) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record All-Star Break 50 February 17, 1995 @ Orlando L 83–129 Orlando Arena 14–36
March: 4–10 (home: 3–7; road: 1–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 60 March 10, 1995 San Antonio L 94–100 CoreStates Spectrum 17–43 62 March 14, 1995 7:30 p.m. EST Houston L 107–136 Barros (50) Weatherspoon (8) Barros (8) CoreStates Spectrum 11,484 17–45 63 March 16, 1995 @ San Antonio L 86–112 Alamodome 17–46 65 March 19, 1995 3:30 p.m. EST @ Houston L 103–114 Weatherspoon (25) Bradley (12) Barros (10) The Summit 16,611 17–48 68 March 25, 1995 Indiana L 75–84 CoreStates Spectrum 18–50
April: 4–8 (home: 3–2; road: 1–6) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 75 April 8, 1995 Orlando W 109–99 CoreStates Spectrum 21–54 80 April 19, 1995 @ Indiana L 91–103 Market Square Arena 23–57
1994–95 schedule

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

Regular season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Alaa Abdelnaby†	3	0	10.0	.091			2.7	.0	.0	.0	.7
Derrick Alston	64	1	16.1	.465	.000	.492	3.4	.5	.6	.5	4.7
Dana Barros	82	82	40.5	.490	.464	.899	3.3	7.5	1.8	.0	20.6
Shawn Bradley	82	59	28.8	.455	.000	.638	8.0	.6	.7	3.3	9.5
Willie Burton	53	31	29.5	.401	.385	.824	3.1	1.8	.6	.4	15.3
Lloyd Daniels†	5	0	12.6	.333	.214	1.000	1.4	.8	.4	.0	4.6
Alphonso Ford	5	0	19.6	.231	.000	.500	4.0	1.8	.2	.0	3.8
Corey Gaines	11	8	25.5	.471	.133	.455	1.6	3.0	.7	.1	5.0
Greg Graham	50	7	15.5	.426	.214	.753	1.2	1.3	.6	.1	5.0
Jeff Grayer	47	25	23.4	.428	.333	.699	3.2	1.6	.6	.1	8.3
Jerome Harmon	10	0	15.8	.396	1.000	.500	2.3	1.2	.9	.0	4.6
Jaren Jackson	21	1	12.2	.368	.267	.667	2.0	.9	.4	.2	3.3
Jeff Malone	19	19	34.7	.507	.393	.864	2.9	1.5	.8	.0	18.4
Tim Perry	42	1	10.6	.346	.000	.550	2.1	.3	.2	.4	1.8
Kevin Pritchard†	5	0	7.2	.000	.000	.250	.2	2.2	.0	.0	.2
B. J. Tyler	55	8	14.7	.381	.314	.700	1.1	3.2	.7	.0	3.5
Clarence Weatherspoon	76	76	39.4	.439	.190	.751	6.9	2.8	1.5	.9	18.1
Scott Williams	77	43	23.1	.475	.000	.738	6.3	.8	.9	.5	6.4
Sharone Wright	79	49	25.9	.465	.000	.645	6.0	.6	.5	1.3	11.4

• ^† Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the 7ers only.

Player Statistics Citation:^[23]

Awards and honors

• Dana Barros, Most Improved Player of the Year
• Sharone Wright, NBA All-Rookie Team, Second Team

Transactions

The 76ers were involved in the following transactions during the 1994–95 season.

Trades

July 25, 1994

To Philadelphia 76ers 1996 second-round pick

To Detroit Pistons Eric Leckner

Free agents

Additions Player Signed Former team Scott Williams July 28 Chicago Bulls Tate George October 5 Quad City Thunder (CBA) Steve Bardo October 6 Wichita Falls Texans (CBA) Lloyd Daniels October 8 San Antonio Spurs Willie Burton November 8 Miami Heat Jaren Jackson November 15 Portland Trail Blazers Jeff Grayer January 5 Golden State Warriors Kevin Pritchard February 15 Quad City Thunder (CBA) Jerome Harmon February 17 Unsigned Alaa Abdelnaby March 24 Sacramento Kings Alphonso Ford March 27 Tri-City Chinook (CBA) Corey Gaines April 4 Scavolini Pesaro (LBA)

Subtractions Player Left New team Moses Malone waived, June 17 San Antonio Spurs Isaac Austin released, July 28 CRO Lyon (France) Johnny Dawkins waived, October 6 Detroit Pistons Steve Bardo waived, October 27 Chicago Rockers (CBA) Tate George waived, November 7 Milwaukee Bucks Lloyd Daniels waived, November 14 Limoges CSP (LNB Pro A) Jaren Jackson waived, January 4 Pittsburgh Piranhas (CBA) Alaa Abdelnaby waived, April 12 Papagou B.C. (Greece) Alphonso Ford waived, April 14 Grupo AGB Huesca (LEB Oro)

Player Transactions Citation:^[35]