1993–94 New Jersey Nets season

The 1993–94 New Jersey Nets season was the Nets' 27th season in the National Basketball Association, and 18th season in East Rutherford, New Jersey.[1] During the off-season, the Nets signed free agents Kevin Edwards,[2][3] Armen Gilliam,[4][5] and undrafted rookie guard David Wesley, and acquired Benoit Benjamin from the Los Angeles Lakers.[6][7][8] After the tragic death of star guard Dražen Petrović, who died in a car accident during the off-season on June 7, 1993; Derrick Coleman and Kenny Anderson would both step it up, having All-Star seasons being selected for the 1994 NBA All-Star Game.[9][10][11][12][13] The Nets got off to a rough start losing 10 of their first 14 games, as Chris Morris only played just 50 games due to knee and thumb injuries.[14][15] In December, the team traded Rumeal Robinson to the Charlotte Hornets in exchange for Johnny Newman.[16][17][18] However, after holding a 22–24 at the All-Star break,[19] the Nets would win 8 of their final 11 games finishing third in the Atlantic Division with a 45–37 record.[20]

1993–94 New Jersey Nets season
Head coachChuck Daly
General managerWillis Reed
ArenaBrendan Byrne Arena
Results
Record45–37 (.549)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Atlantic)
Conference: 7th (Eastern)
Playoff finishFirst round
(lost to Knicks 1–3)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWWOR-TV
SportsChannel New York
(Spencer Ross, Bill Raftery)
RadioWBBR/WPAT/WEVD
(Howard David, Mike O'Koren)

Coleman averaged 20.2 points, 11.3 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game, and was named to the All-NBA Third Team, while Anderson averaged 18.8 points, 9.6 assists and 1.9 steals per game. In addition, Edwards provided the team with 14.0 points and 1.5 steals per game, while Gilliam contributed 11.8 points and 6.1 rebounds per game off the bench, and Morris provided with 10.9 points per game.[21]

However, in the Eastern Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Nets would lose in four games to the New York Knicks.[22][23][24][25] The Knicks would reach the NBA Finals, but would lose in seven games to the Houston Rockets.[26][27][28][29][30]

Following the season, a frustrated Chuck Daly stepped down as head coach,[31][32][33] while Newman signed as a free agent with the Milwaukee Bucks,[34][35] and Wesley signed with the Boston Celtics.

Draft picks
Main article: 1993 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
116Rex WaltersSG United StatesKansas
236John BestPF United StatesTennessee Tech

Roster
1993–94 New Jersey Nets roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
G 7 Anderson, Kenny 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 168 lb (76 kg) 1970-10-09 Georgia Tech
C 00 Benjamin, Benoit 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1964-11-22 Creighton
F 42 Brown, P. J. 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1969-10-14 Louisiana Tech
F 44 Coleman, Derrick 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1967-06-21 Syracuse
G 21 Edwards, Kevin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1965-10-30 DePaul
F 43 Gilliam, Armen 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1964-05-28 UNLV
F 4 Mahorn, Rick 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1958-09-21 Hampton
F 34 Morris, Chris 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1966-01-20 Auburn
G 20 Newman, Johnny 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1963-11-28 Richmond
C 33 Schintzius, Dwayne 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1968-10-14 Florida
G 2 Walters, Rex 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1970-03-12 Kansas
G 1 Wesley, David 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1970-11-14 Baylor
F 55 Williams, Jayson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1968-02-22 St. John's
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
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Regular season

Season standings
Atlantic Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-New York Knicks 5725.695—32–925–1618–10
x-Orlando Magic 5032.610731–1019–2220–8
x-New Jersey Nets 4537.5491229–1216–2517–11
x-Miami Heat 4240.5121522–1920–2116–12
Boston Celtics 3250.3902518–2314–2712–16
Philadelphia 76ers 2557.3053215–2610–317–21
Washington Bullets 2458.2933317–247–348–20
#
Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Atlanta Hawks5725.695–
2 y-New York Knicks5725.695–
3 x-Chicago Bulls5527.6712
4 x-Orlando Magic5032.6107
5 x-Indiana Pacers4735.57310
6 x-Cleveland Cavaliers4735.57310
7 x-New Jersey Nets4537.54912
8 x-Miami Heat4240.51215
9 Charlotte Hornets4141.50016
10 Boston Celtics3250.39025
11 Philadelphia 76ers2557.30532
12 Washington Bullets2458.29333
13t Milwaukee Bucks2062.24437
13t Detroit Pistons2062.24437
z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
1993-94 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 –4–04–12–33–12–01–14–00–21–13–21–11–13–15–02–01–32–23–14–01–11–12–01–11–11–14–0
Boston 0–4–0–42–21–32–01–13–11–11–10–41–11–12–33–11–11–40–42–24–11–11–11–10–20–20–23–2
Charlotte 1–44–0–1–41–41–11–14–00–21–12–21–12–01–33–22–02–23–12–23–12–00–21–10–20–21–12–2
Chicago 3–22–24–1–1–32–01–15–02–01–14–12–01–12–24–02–03–11–32–23–11–10–21–11–11–12–04–0
Cleveland 1–33–14–13–1–2–01–13–22–00–22–32–01–11–33–22–02–20–42–24–00–22–02–00–21–11–13–1
Dallas 0–20–21–10–20–2–1–41–10–41–40–20–40–40–20–25–10–20–20–20–20–41–32–20–50–40–51–1
Denver 1–11–11–11–11–14–1–2–01–33–21–13–13–11–12–04–11–11–11–10–21–31–32–22–42–21–41–1
Detroit 0–41–30–40–52–31–10–2–0–20–21–41–10–22–21–42–01–30–41–31–31–10–21–11–11–10–22–2
Golden State 2–01–12–00–20–24–03–12–0–0–41–14–15–02–02–02–20–21–11–11–12–33–24–12–21–43–12–0
Houston 1–11–11–11–12–04–12–32–04–0–1–14–03–12–01–14–12–02–01–12–02–24–04–02–32–23–31–1
Indiana 2–34–02–21–43–22–01–14–11–11–1–2–00–23–13–12–03–10–42–22–21–11–12–00–21–11–13–1
L.A. Clippers 1–11–11–10–20–24–01–31–11–40–40–2–2–31–11–11–31–10–21–11–10–52–33–21–31–41–31–1
L.A. Lakers 1–11–10–21–11–14–01–32–00–51–32–03–2–1–12–03–10–20–22–01–13–20–51–40–40–52–21–1
Miami 1–33–23–12–23–12–01–12–20–20–21–31–11–1–4–02–02–32–22–34–10–20–21–10–21–11–13–1
Milwaukee 0–51–32–30–42–32–00–24–10–21–11–31–10–20–4–0–21–30–41–31–30–21–11–10–20–20–21–3
Minnesota 0–21–10–20–20–21–51–40–22–21–40–23–11–30–22–0–1–10–21–12–00–40–42–21–40–41–40–2
New Jersey 3–14–12–21–32–22–01–13–12–00–21–31–12–03–23–11–1–4–10–53–10–20–21–11–11–11–13–1
New York 2–24–01–33–14–02–01–14–01–10–24–02–02–02–24–02–01–4–3–23–21–12–02–01–11–10–25–0
Orlando 1–32–22–22–22–22–01–13–11–11–12–21–10–23–23–11–15–02–3–4–01–12–02–00–21–12–04–1
Philadelphia 0–41–41–31–30–42–02–03–11–10–22–21–11–11–43–10–21–32–30–4–0–20–20–20–20–21–12–3
Phoenix 1–11–10–21–12–04–03–11–13–22–21–15–02–32–02–04–02–01–11–12–0–3–24–13–12–32–22–0
Portland 1–11–12–02–00–23–13–12–02–30–41–13–25–02–01–14–02–00–20–22–02–3–4–11–31–41–32–0
Sacramento 0–21–11–11–10–22–22–21–11–40–40–22–34–11–11–12–21–10–20–22–01–41–4–1–30–51–32–0
San Antonio 1–12–02–01–12–05–04–21–12–23–22–03–14–02–02–04–11–11–12–02–01–33–13–1–0–40–52–0
Seattle 1–12–02–01–11–14–02–21–14–12–21–14–15–01–12–04–01–11–11–12–03–24–15–04–0–3–12–0
Utah 1–12–01–10–21–15–04–12–01–33–31–13–12–21–12–04–11–12–00–21–12–23–13–15–01–3–2–0
Washington 0–42–32–20–41–31–11–12–20–21–11–31–11–11–33–12–01–30–51–43–20–20–20–20–20–20–2—

Game log

Playoffs
1994 playoff game log
First round: 1–3 (home: 1–1; road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 29 @ New York L 80–91 Derrick Coleman (27) Derrick Coleman (10) Kenny Anderson (6) Madison Square Garden
19,763		 0–1
2 May 1 @ New York L 81–90 Kenny Anderson (21) Derrick Coleman (21) four players tied (3) Madison Square Garden
19,763		 0–2
3 May 4 New York W 93–92 (OT) Derrick Coleman (25) Derrick Coleman (17) Kenny Anderson (11) Brendan Byrne Arena
20,049		 1–2
4 May 6 New York L 102–92 Derrick Coleman (31) Derrick Coleman (9) Kenny Anderson (7) Brendan Byrne Arena
20,049		 1–3
1994 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

Season
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Derrick Coleman 77 77 36.1 .447 .314 .774 11.3 3.4 0.9 1.8 20.2
Kenny Anderson 82 82 38.2 .417 .303 .818 3.9 9.6 1.9 0.2 18.8
Kevin Edwards 82 82 33.3 .458 .354 .770 3.4 2.8 1.5 0.4 14.0
Armen Gilliam 82 5 24.0 .510 .000 .759 6.1 0.8 0.5 0.7 11.8
Chris Morris 50 27 27.0 .447 .361 .720 4.6 1.7 1.1 1.0 10.9
Johnny Newman 63 0 20.1 .453 .270 .807 1.9 0.7 0.8 0.3 9.5
Benoit Benjamin 77 74 23.6 .480 .710 6.5 0.6 0.5 1.2 9.3
Rumeal Robinson 17 0 17.7 .353 .467 .500 1.4 2.6 0.9 0.2 5.9
P.J. Brown 79 54 24.7 .415 .167 .757 6.2 1.2 0.9 1.2 5.7
Jayson Williams 70 0 12.5 .427 .605 3.8 0.4 0.2 0.5 4.6
Ron Anderson 11 2 16.0 .349 .333 .833 2.4 0.5 0.5 0.2 4.0
Rex Walters 48 0 8.0 .522 .500 .824 0.8 1.5 0.3 0.1 3.4
David Wesley 60 0 9.0 .368 .234 .830 0.7 2.1 0.6 0.1 3.1
Dwayne Schintzius 30 7 10.6 .345 .588 3.0 0.4 0.2 0.6 2.3
Rick Mahorn 28 0 8.1 .489 .000 .650 1.9 0.2 0.1 0.2 2.1
Dave Jamerson 4 0 2.5 .000 .500 0.8 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3

Playoffs
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Derrick Coleman 4 4 43.3 .397 .556 .780 14.3 2.5 0.5 1.3 24.5
Kenny Anderson 4 4 45.3 .352 .300 .667 3.0 6.8 2.3 0.0 15.8
Kevin Edwards 4 4 37.0 .360 .000 .929 4.0 2.3 1.3 0.3 12.3
Armen Gilliam 4 0 28.0 .441 .000 .750 6.3 0.3 0.5 1.8 10.5
Chris Morris 4 3 24.5 .279 .150 1.000 5.5 1.8 1.3 1.3 9.3
Benoit Benjamin 4 4 27.0 .412 .875 5.3 0.3 0.5 2.0 5.3
P.J. Brown 4 1 14.0 .222 1.000 2.0 0.8 0.0 0.5 3.0
Johnny Newman 4 0 13.5 .231 .250 .714 1.3 0.5 0.5 0.5 3.0
David Wesley 3 0 6.0 .429 .250 1.000 0.0 1.0 0.7 0.0 3.0
Rex Walters 1 0 1.0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0
Jayson Williams 2 0 8.5 .000 .500 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5
Rick Mahorn 3 0 6.3 .000 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0

Player Statistics Citation:[21]

Awards and records

Transactions

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