1995–96 Miami Heat season

The 1995–96 NBA season was the eighth season for the Miami Heat in the National Basketball Association.[1] The Heat had the tenth overall pick in the 1995 NBA draft, and selected Kurt Thomas out of Texas Christian University.[2][3][4][5][6] Under new head coach Pat Riley, the Heat would be restructured.[7][8][9][10] On the first day of the regular season, which began on November 3, 1995, the team acquired All-Star center Alonzo Mourning from the Charlotte Hornets.[11][12][13][14][15][16] With the addition of Mourning, along with the off-season acquisition of Rex Chapman from the Washington Bullets,[17][18][19] the Heat won 11 of their first 14 games, but then lost 23 of their next 34 games, holding a 22–26 at the All-Star break.[20][16]

1995–96 Miami Heat season
Head coachPat Riley
General managerDave Wohl
PresidentPat Riley
Owner(s)Micky Arison
ArenaMiami Arena
Results
Record42–40 (.512)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Atlantic)
Conference: 8th (Eastern)
Playoff finishFirst round
(lost to Bulls 0–3)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWBFS-TV
Sunshine Network
RadioWINZ

Riley continued to make changes as he would make three more deals at the trading deadline. The club traded Kevin Willis and Bimbo Coles to the Golden State Warriors in exchange for All-Star guard Tim Hardaway and Chris Gatling,[21][22][23][24][25] while trading Billy Owens and Kevin Gamble to the Sacramento Kings in exchange for Walt Williams and Tyrone Corbin, and then trading rookie guard Terrence Rencher to the Phoenix Suns in exchange for Tony Smith.[21][23][26][25][16] The flurry of deadline deals led to one of the most remarkable wins of the season, as the Heat only had eight players available to face the Chicago Bulls at the Miami Arena on February 23, 1996, but won 113–104, thanks mainly to a 39-point game by Chapman (this was one of only 10 losses the Bulls suffered on their way to a then-record 72-win season).[27][28][29][30] The team also signed free agents Jeff Malone, who was previously released by the Philadelphia 76ers, and rookie guard Voshon Lenard, who previously played in the Continental Basketball Association.[31]

The Heat played above. 500 for the remainder of the season, and finished third in the Atlantic Division with a 42–40 record, which was good enough for the #8 seed in the Eastern Conference.[32] Mourning averaged 23.2 points, 10.4 rebounds and 2.7 blocks per game, while Chapman provided the team with 14.0 points per game, but only played 56 games due to a Achilles tendon injury,[33][34][35] rookie guard Sasha Danilovic contributed 13.4 points per game, but only played just 19 games due to a wrist injury,[36][37] and Thomas provided with 9.0 points and 5.9 rebounds per game.[38] Mourning also became the first Heat player to appear in an All-Star Game, as he was selected for the 1996 NBA All-Star Game in San Antonio, Texas.[39][40][41][42]

In the Eastern Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Heat lost in three straight games to the Bulls, who were led by Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen and Dennis Rodman.[43][44][45][46] The Bulls would defeat the Seattle SuperSonics in six games in the NBA Finals, winning their fourth championship in six years.[47][48][49][50][51] Following the season, Chapman signed as a free agent with the Phoenix Suns,[52][53][54] while Williams signed with the Toronto Raptors,[55][56][57] Gatling signed with the Dallas Mavericks,[58][59][60] Corbin signed with the Atlanta Hawks,[61][62] Smith signed with the Charlotte Hornets,[63] and Malone retired.

For the season, the Heat added new red alternate road uniforms, which remained in use until 1999.[64]

Offseason

NBA draft
Main article: 1995 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 10 Kurt Thomas PF/C  United States TCU
2 46 George Banks F  United States UTEP

Roster
1995–96 Miami Heat roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
F 2 Askins, Keith 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 197 lb (89 kg) 1967–12–15 Alabama
G 7 Chapman, Rex 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1967–10–05 Kentucky
F 23 Corbin, Tyrone 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1962–12–31 DePaul
G 5 Danilovic, Sasha 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1970–02–26 Serbia
F 15 Gatling, Chris 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1967–09–03 Old Dominion
G 10 Hardaway, Tim 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1966–09–01 UTEP
C 21 King, Stacey 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1967–01–29 Oklahoma
G 22 Lenard, Voshon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1973–05–14 Minnesota
G 25 Malone, Jeff Injured 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1961–06–28 Mississippi
C 33 Mourning, Alonzo 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1970–02–08 Georgetown
C 24 Schayes, Danny 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1959–05–10 Syracuse
G 14 Smith, Tony 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1968–06–14 Marquette
F 40 Thomas, Kurt 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1972–10–04 TCU
F 42 Williams, Walt 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 219 lb (99 kg) 1970–04–16 Maryland
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 DivisionWLPCTGBHomeRoadDivGP
y – Orlando Magic6022.73212.037–423–1821–382
x – New York Knicks4735.57325.026–1521–2016–882
x – Miami Heat4240.51230.026–1516–2513–1282
Washington Bullets3943.47633.025–1614–2710–1482
Boston Celtics3349.40239.018–2315–2612–1282
New Jersey Nets3052.36642.020–2110–318–1782
Philadelphia 76ers1864.22054.011–307–345–1982
Eastern Conference
#TeamWLPCTGBGP
1z – Chicago Bulls7210.878–82
2y – Orlando Magic6022.73212.082
3x – Indiana Pacers5230.63420.082
4x – Cleveland Cavaliers4735.57325.082
5x – New York Knicks4735.57325.082
6x – Atlanta Hawks4636.56126.082
7x – Detroit Pistons4636.56126.082
8x – Miami Heat4240.51230.082
9Charlotte Hornets4141.50031.082
10Washington Bullets3943.47633.082
11Boston Celtics3349.40239.082
12New Jersey Nets3052.36642.082
13Milwaukee Bucks2557.30547.082
14Toronto Raptors2161.25651.082
15Philadelphia 76ers1864.22054.082

Record vs. opponents
1995-96 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 TOR UTA VAN WAS
Atlanta –4–03–10–43–11–11–12–21–11–11–32–00–22–22–21–14–02–12–22–10–22–02–00–20–24–01–12–01–3
Boston 0–4–2–20–31–30–21–12–10–21–10–42–00–23–13–12–02–20–41–34–01–10–22–00–20–23–10–21–12–2
Charlotte 1–32–2–1–33–12–02–01–30–20–21–31–12–02–23–11–10–33–00–43–12–01–11–10–20–23–11–12–03–1
Chicago 4–03–03–1–4–02–01–14–02–02–02–22–02–03–14–02–03–03–13–14–01–12–02–02–01–13–12–02–04–0
Cleveland 1–33–11–30–4–2–01–12–22–01–12–22–02–01–34–02–01–23–11–24–02–01–11–10–20–23–10–22–03–1
Dallas 1–12–00–20–20–2–2–20–22–21–30–22–20–40–21–10–41–10–21–10–21–30–42–22–22–21–11–34–00–2
Denver 1–11–10–21–11–12–2–1–12–21–30–21–32–20–21–14–00–21–11–12–03–10–40–40–41–32–03–13–11–1
Detroit 2–21–23–10–42–22–01–1–2–01–12–22–00–21–32–21–14–00–41–34–02–02–01–12–01–14–00–22–01–2
Golden State 1–12–02–00–20–22–22–20–2–2–21–13–11–31–11–13–12–00–20–22–01–31–31–31–30–41–11–34–01–1
Houston 1–11–12–00–21–13–13–11–12–2–2–04–03–10–22–02–22–00–20–22–03–12–22–21–30–42–02–24–01–1
Indiana 3–14–03–12–22–22–02–02–21–10–2–2–01–13–03–11–11–31–32–23–11–11–10–21–12–04–00–22–03–0
L.A. Clippers 0–20–21–10–20–22–23–10–21–30–40–2–0–41–11–13–11–11–10–22–03–12–22–21–30–40–21–33–11–1
L.A. Lakers 2–02–00–20–20–24–02–22–03–11–31–14–0–2–02–03–12–01–11–11–13–12–23–11–32–22–02–24–01–1
Miami 2–21–32–21–33–12–02–03–11–12–00–31–10–2–3–01–15–01–31–33–11–10–21–11–10–22–10–21–12–2
Milwaukee 2–21–31–30–40–41–11–12–21–10–21–31–10–20–3–1–11–32–21–32–10–22–00–21–10–22–20–21–11–3
Minnesota 1–10–21–10–20–24–00–41–11–32–21–11–31–31–11–1–1–10–20–21–11–30–43–11–30–41–11–32–20–2
New Jersey 0–42–23–00–32–11–12–00–40–20–23–11–10–20–53–11–1–2–20–42–20–21–11–10–20–22–20–22–02–2
New York 1–24–00–31–31–32–01–14–02–02–03–11–11–13–12–22–02–2–1–33–10–20–20–21–11–14–01–11–13–1
Orlando 2–23–14–01–32–11–11–13–12–02–02–22–01–13–13–12–04–03–1–4–02–01–11–11–11–12–11–12–04–0
Philadelphia 1–20–41–30–40–42–00–20–40–20–21–30–21–11–31–21–12–21–30–4–0–20–20–20–20–23–11–11–11–3
Phoenix 2–01–10–21–10–23–11–30–23–11–31–11–31–31–12–03–12–02–00–22–0–2–22–21–30–42–01–34–02–0
Portland 0–22–01–10–21–14–04–00–23–12–21–12–22–22–00–24–01–12–01–12–02–2–1–31–31–32–01–32–20–2
Sacramento 0–20–21–10–21–12–24–01–13–12–22–02–21–31–12–01–31–12–01–12–02–23–1–1–30–42–00–42–20–2
San Antonio 2–02–02–00–22–02–24–00–23–13–11–13–13–11–11–13–12–01–11–12–03–13–13–1–2–22–03–14–01–1
Seattle 2–02–02–01–12–02–23–11–14–04–00–24–02–22–02–04–02–01–11–12–04–03–14–02–2–1–13–13–11–1
Toronto 0–41–31–31–31–31–10–20–41–10–20–42–00–21–22–21–12–20–41–21–30–20–20–20–21–1–0–21–13–1
Utah 1–12–01–10–22–03–11–32–03–12–22–03–12–22–02–03–12–01–11–11–13–13–14–01–31–32–0–4–01–1
Vancouver 0–21–10–20–20–20–41–30–20–40–40–21–30–41–11–12–20–21–10–21–10–42–22–20–41–31–10–4–0–2
Washington 3–12–21–30–41–32–01–12–11–11–10–31–11–12–23–12–02–21–30–43–10–22–02–01–11–11–31–12–0—

Schedule
GameDateOpponentResultHeat pointsOpponentsRecordStreakOT
1November 4ClevelandWin85711-0Won 1
2November 8HoustonWin89822-0Won 2
3November 10New JerseyWin106803-0Won 3
4November 11@ OrlandoLoss93943-1Lost 1
5November 15IndianaLoss971033-2Lost 2
6November 17@ AtlantaWin91884-2Won 1
7November 18OrlandoWin93905-2Won 2
8November 22Golden StateWin103936-2Won 3
9November 24@ WashingtonLoss941106-3Lost 1
10November 25VancouverWin111917-3Won 1
11November 28DallasWin111898-3Won 2
12November 30@ DetroitWin1181079-3Won 3
13December 1CharlotteWin10810110-3Won 4OT
14December 3@ TorontoWin1129411-3Won 5
15December 4@ BostonLoss12012111-4Lost 12OT
16December 6BostonLoss10110511-5Lost 2
17December 9@ PhoenixWin949212-5Won 1
18December 10@ SacramentoLoss9011012-6Lost 1
19December 12@ Golden StateLoss8010512-7Lost 2
20December 14@ LA ClippersLoss848912-8Lost 3
21December 16UtahLoss748312-9Lost 4
22December 19@ New YorkLoss708912-10Lost 5
23December 20@ New JerseyWin11210413-10Won 1OT
24December 22DetroitLoss758413-11Lost 1
25December 23@ CharlotteLoss758713-12Lost 2
26December 26New JerseyWin969314-12Won 1
27December 28@ IndianaLoss779114-13Lost 1
28December 30LA ClippersWin1059615-13Won 1
29January 4SeattleLoss818415-14Lost 1
30January 6@ DenverWin888616-14Won 1
31January 8@ UtahLoss929416-15Lost 1
32January 10@ PortlandLoss899016-16Lost 2
33January 12@ SeattleLoss8111316-17Lost 3
34January 13@ VancouverLoss656916-18Lost 4
35January 15@ LA LakersLoss889616-19Lost 5
36January 17WashingtonWin968917-19Won 1
37January 19CharlotteLoss10611417-20Lost 1
38January 20@ AtlantaLoss789817-21Lost 2
39January 22San AntonioWin968918-21Won 1
40January 24New YorkLoss798818-22Lost 1
41January 26@ ChicagoLoss8010218-23Lost 2
42January 27@ ClevelandWin1028519-23Won 1
43January 29@ New YorkLoss859419-24Lost 1
44January 30PhoenixLoss9911419-25Lost 2
45February 1PhiladelphiaWin12410420-25Won 1
46February 3BostonLoss9910020-26Lost 1
47February 5SacramentoWin1039221-26Won 1
48February 7AtlantaWin1018922-26Won 2
49February 13TorontoLoss879822-27Lost 1
50February 15DenverWin979123-27Won 1
51February 17OrlandoLoss939523-28Lost 1
52February 19@ ClevelandLoss707323-29Lost 2
53February 21@ PhiladelphiaWin665724-29Won 1
54February 23ChicagoWin11310425-29Won 2
55February 25PhiladelphiaWin10810126-29Won 3
56February 27@ New JerseyWin939027-29Won 4
57February 28@ OrlandoLoss11211627-30Lost 1
58March 1PortlandLoss8810227-31Lost 2
59March 3@ MinnesotaLoss878927-32Lost 3
60March 5MinnesotaWin1137228-32Won 1
61March 8TorontoWin1097929-32Won 2
62March 10ClevelandWin888130-32Won 3
63March 12@ DallasWin12511831-32Won 4
64March 14@ San AntonioLoss10012031-33Lost 1
65March 16@ HoustonWin1219732-33Won 1
66March 20DetroitWin1029333-33Won 2
67March 22@ MilwaukeeWin12210634-33Won 3
68March 24@ BostonWin1119535-33Won 4
69March 27LA LakersLoss9510635-34Lost 1
70March 29WashingtonWin1129336-34Won 1
71March 30@ DetroitWin958537-34Won 2
72April 2ChicagoLoss9211037-35Lost 1
73April 4@ ChicagoLoss9210037-36Lost 2
74April 6@ IndianaLoss959937-37Lost 3
75April 8@ WashingtonLoss9911137-38Lost 4
76April 10@ CharlotteWin1169538-38Won 1
77April 11MilwaukeeWin11510539-38Won 2
78April 13New YorkWin1039540-38Won 3
79April 15New JerseyWin1109041-38Won 4
80April 17@ PhiladelphiaLoss869041-39Lost 1
81April 19@ MilwaukeeWin10610042-39Won 1
82April 21AtlantaLoss9210442-40Lost 1

Playoffs
1996 playoff game log
First round: 0–3 (home: 0–1; road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 26 @ Chicago L 85–102 Tim Hardaway (30) Chris Gatling (9) Tim Hardaway (7) United Center
24,104		 0–1
2 April 28 @ Chicago L 75–106 Sasha Danilovic (15) Chris Gatling (11) Tim Hardaway (4) United Center
24,202		 0–2
3 May 1 Chicago L 91–112 Alonzo Mourning (30) Mourning, Thomas (8) Tim Hardaway (6) Miami Arena
15,200		 0–3
1996 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

NOTE: Please write the players statistics in alphabetical order by last name.

Season
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG

Playoffs
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG

Transactions

July 1, 1995

September 1, 1995

September 29, 1995

October 5, 1995

October 13, 1995

  • Waived Bruce Bowen.

November 3, 1995

December 12, 1995

December 27, 1995

  • Waived LeRon Ellis.

December 29, 1995

January 5, 1996

  • Waived Ron Grandison.

February 12, 1996

  • Signed Jeff Malone to a 10-day contract.
  • Waived Pete Myers.

February 22, 1996

March 3, 1996

  • Signed Jeff Malone to a contract for remainder of season.

June 26, 1996

Player Transactions Citation:[65]

Postseason

The Heat would qualify for the playoffs by beating out the Charlotte Hornets by 1 game for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference with a record of 42 wins and 40 losses. In the playoffs, the Heat were swept in 3 straight games. The Heat would lose by double digits in each game to the eventual World Champion Chicago Bulls.[16]

Awards, records, and honors

Pat Riley led the Heat to a 42-40 record which tying the franchise record for best record. Alonzo Mourning was voted by fans to be in the All-Star Game.[66]

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