1994–95 New Jersey Nets season

The 1994–95 New Jersey Nets season was the Nets' 28th season in the National Basketball Association, and 19th season in East Rutherford, New Jersey.[1] During the off-season, the Nets re-signed free agent Sleepy Floyd,[2][3] signed Sean Higgins,[4] and undrafted rookie guard Chris Childs.[3][5] Under new head coach Butch Beard,[6][7][8] the Nets fell apart like a cheap suit losing five of their first six games, then after a 12–15 start, the team lost eight of their next nine games and played below .500 for the entire season, holding a 19–31 record at the All-Star break.[9] Derrick Coleman missed 26 games with assorted aches and pains, and a wrist injury,[10][11][12] while Kevin Edwards only played just 14 games before sitting out the remainder of the season with a partly torn Achilles tendon,[13][14] Benoit Benjamin missed 21 games with a lower back injury,[15][16] and top draft pick Yinka Dare missed all but one game due to knee injuries.[17][18] Both Coleman and Kenny Anderson had a public feud with their new coach,[19][20] as the Nets lost 15 of their final 19 games and missed the playoffs, finishing fifth in the Atlantic Division with a disappointing 30–52 record.[21]

1994–95 New Jersey Nets season
Head coachButch Beard
General managerWillis Reed
ArenaBrendan Byrne Arena
Results
Record30–52 (.366)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Atlantic)
Conference: 11th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWWOR-TV
SportsChannel New York
RadioWQEW

Coleman led the team with 20.5 points, 10.6 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game, while Anderson averaged 17.6 points, 9.4 assists and 1.4 steals per game, and Armen Gilliam provided the team with 14.8 points and 7.5 rebounds per game. In addition, Edwards contributed 14.0 points and 1.4 steals per game, while Chris Morris provided with 13.4 points and 5.7 rebounds per game, Benjamin averaged 11.1 points and 7.2 rebounds per game, second-year forward P.J. Brown contributed 8.1 points, 6.1 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game, and second-year guard Rex Walters contributed 6.5 points per game.[22]

Following the season, Morris signed as a free agent with the Utah Jazz,[23][24][25] while Benjamin was left unprotected in the 1995 NBA Expansion Draft, where he was selected by the newly expansion Vancouver Grizzlies,[26][27][28][29][30] and Floyd retired.

Draft picks
Main article: 1994 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
114Yinka DareC NigeriaGeorge Washington

Roster
1994–95 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 Injured 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
G 1 Childs, Chris 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1970-11-20 Boise State
F 44 Coleman, Derrick 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1967-06-21 Syracuse
C 33 Dare, Yinka Injured 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1972-10-10 George Washington
G 21 Edwards, Kevin Injured 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1965-10-30 DePaul
G 12 Floyd, Sleepy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1960-03-06 Georgetown
F 43 Gilliam, Armen 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1964-05-28 UNLV
F 9 Higgins, Sean 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1968-12-30 Michigan
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
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
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-Orlando Magic 5725.695—39–218–2318–10
x-New York Knicks 5527.671229–1226–1523–5
x-Boston Celtics 3547.4272220–2115–2614–14
Miami Heat 3250.3902522–1910–319–19
New Jersey Nets 3052.3662720–2110–3113–15
Philadelphia 76ers 2458.2933314–2710–3112–16
Washington Bullets 2161.2563613–288–339–19
#
Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Orlando Magic5725.695–
2 y-Indiana Pacers5230.6345
3 x-New York Knicks5527.6712
4 x-Charlotte Hornets5032.6107
5 x-Chicago Bulls4735.57310
6 x-Cleveland Cavaliers4339.52414
7 x-Atlanta Hawks4240.51215
8 x-Boston Celtics3547.42722
9 Milwaukee Bucks3448.41523
10 Miami Heat3250.39025
11 New Jersey Nets3052.36627
12 Detroit Pistons2854.34129
13 Philadelphia 76ers2458.29333
14 Washington Bullets2161.25636
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 –3–12–21–41–42–02–03–22–00–21–42–00–22–21–32–04–02–21–33–11–11–11–11–10–20–24–0
Boston 1–3–1–30–42–21–11–13–12–01–12–20–21–14–11–32–02–30–52–33–11–10–21–10–21–10–23–1
Charlotte 2–23–1–2–23–20–21–15–02–00–21–42–00–23–14–11–13–13–11–33–10–22–01–11–12–02–03–1
Chicago 4–14–02–2–2–31–11–15–02–01–12–21–11–13–11–42–02–23–11–34–01–11–10–21–10–20–22–2
Cleveland 4–12–22–33–2–0–21–12–22–00–22–31–11–11–34–01–14–02–21–33–11–11–11–10–20–21–13–1
Dallas 0–21–12–01–12–0–1–41–13–12–31–13–11–30–21–14–11–10–20–22–00–43–12–22–30–42–41–1
Denver 0–21–11–11–11–14–1–1–11–31–41–14–02–22–02–06–01–10–20–21–11–33–12–21–41–31–42–0
Detroit 2–31–30–50–52–21–11–1–1–10–22–21–10–21–32–31–12–21–31–34–01–10–21–10–20–20–23–1
Golden State 0–20–20–20–20–21–33–11–1–0–40–23–23–21–10–21–31–11–10–21–13–21–40–51–31–42–22–0
Houston 2–01–12–01–12–03–24–12–04–0–1–13–10–42–01–13–22–00–20–22–03–11–33–11–50–42–32–0
Indiana 4–12–24–12–23–21–11–12–22–01–1–2–01–12–23–22–03–11–32–24–01–11–12–02–01–10–23–1
L.A. Clippers 0–22–00–21–11–11–30–41–12–31–30–2–2–30–21–11–30–20–20–21–11–40–51–40–40–51–30–2
L.A. Lakers 2–01–12–01–11–13–12–22–02–34–01–13–2–1–11–13–12–00–21–11–11–42–33–21–34–12–22–0
Miami 2–21–41–31–33–12–00–23–11–10–22–22–01–1–4–01–11–31–41–31–40–20–20–20–20–20–24–1
Milwaukee 3–13–11–44–10–41–10–23–22–01–12–31–11–10–4–1–12–22–20–43–10–20–21–10–20–20–23–1
Minnesota 0–20–21–10–21–11–40–61–13–12–30–23–11–31–11–1–1–10–21–11–10–40–41–30–50–41–41–1
New Jersey 0–43–21–32–20–41–11–12–21–10–21–32–00–23–12–21–1–1–42–22–30–21–11–10–21–10–22–3
New York 2–25–01–31–32–22–02–03–11–12–03–12–02–04–12–22–04–1–2–34–01–11–12–01–10–20–24–0
Orlando 3–13–23–13–13–12–02–03–12–02–02–22–01–13–14–01–12–23–2–4–11–12–01–11–10–21–13–2
Philadelphia 1–31–31–30–41–30–21–10–41–10–20–41–11–14–11–31–13–20–41–4–0–22–01–10–20–20–23–2
Phoenix 1–11–12–01–11–14–03–11–12–31–31–14–14–12–02–04–02–01–11–12–0–5–04–12–24–12–22–0
Portland 1–12–00–21–11–11–31–32–04–13–11–15–03–22–02–04–01–11–10–20–20–5–3–21–32–31–32–0
Sacramento 1–11–11–12–01–12–22–21–15–01–30–24–12–32–01–13–11–10–21–11–11–42–3–0–43–20–41–1
San Antonio 1–12–01–11–12–03–24–12–03–15–10–24–03–12–02–05–02–01–11–12–02–23–14–0–2–23–22–0
Seattle 2–01–10–22–02–04–03–12–04–14–01–15–01–42–02–04–01–12–02–02–01–43–22–32–2–1–32–0
Utah 2–02–00–22–01–14–24–12–02–23–22–03–12–22–02–04–12–02–01–12–02–23–14–02–33–1–2–0
Washington 0–41–31–32–21–31–10–21–30–20–21–32–00–21–41–31–13–20–42–32–30–20–21–10–20–20–2—

Game log

Regular season
1994–95 game log
Total: 30–52 (Home: 20–21; Road: 10–31)
November: 6–9 (home: 4–2; road: 2–7)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 November 4, 1994
8:30 p.m. EST		 @ Houston L 86–90 Coleman (20) Coleman (15) Anderson (8) The Summit
16,611		 0–1
6 November 12, 1994
7:30 p.m. EST		 Houston L 84–100 Anderson (26) Coleman (14) Anderson (8) Brendan Byrne Arena
20,049		 1–5
December: 6–10 (home: 4–5; road: 2–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
January: 5–10 (home: 2–2; road: 3–8)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
February: 5–6 (home: 5–3; road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
All-Star Break
March: 5–9 (home: 2–5; road: 3–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
April: 3–8 (home: 3–4; road: 0–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
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

Season
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Derrick Coleman 56 54 37.6 .424 .233 .767 10.6 3.3 0.6 1.7 20.5
Kenny Anderson 72 70 37.3 .399 .330 .841 3.5 9.4 1.4 0.2 17.6
Armen Gilliam 82 30 30.1 .503 .000 .770 7.5 1.2 0.8 1.1 14.8
Kevin Edwards 14 14 33.3 .448 .400 .952 2.6 1.9 1.4 0.4 14.0
Chris Morris 71 49 30.0 .410 .334 .728 5.7 2.1 1.2 0.7 13.4
Benoit Benjamin 61 57 26.2 .510 .760 7.2 0.6 0.4 1.0 11.1
P.J. Brown 80 63 30.8 .446 .167 .671 6.1 1.7 0.9 1.7 8.1
Rex Walters 80 30 17.9 .439 .362 .769 1.2 1.5 0.5 0.2 6.5
Chris Childs 53 11 19.3 .380 .328 .753 1.3 4.1 0.8 0.1 5.8
Jayson Williams 75 6 13.1 .461 .000 .533 5.7 0.5 0.3 0.4 4.8
Sean Higgins 57 7 12.9 .385 .295 .875 1.4 0.5 0.2 0.2 4.7
Sleepy Floyd 48 1 17.3 .335 .284 .698 1.1 2.6 0.3 0.1 4.1
Rick Mahorn 58 7 10.9 .523 .333 .796 2.8 0.4 0.2 0.2 3.4
Dwayne Schintzius 43 11 7.4 .380 .545 1.9 0.3 0.1 0.4 2.0
Yinka Dare 1 0 3.0 .000 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Player Statistics Citation:[22]

Awards and records

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