1994–95 San Antonio Spurs season

1994–95 San Antonio Spurs season
Division Champions
Head coach	Bob Hill
General manager	Gregg Popovich
Owner(s)	Peter Holt
Arena	Alamodome
Results
Record	62–20 (.756)
Place	Division: 1st (Midwest) Conference: 1st (Western)
Playoff finish	West Finals (eliminated 2–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Prime Sports Southwest, KABB
Radio	KRIO

The 1994–95 NBA season was the Spurs' 19th season in the NBA and 28th season as a franchise.^[1] In the offseason, the Spurs re-acquired Sean Elliott after playing one year with the Detroit Pistons, re-signed Avery Johnson after one season with the Golden State Warriors, and signed free agent Chuck Person. Along the way, they signed free agent Doc Rivers early into the season.

With Dennis Rodman serving a suspension at the start of the season, the Spurs struggled early in the season with a 7–9 start. However, they would soon go on a 15-game winning streak and win 21 of their final 23 games, finishing with the league's best record of 62–20. It was also their best regular season record in franchise history, surpassing the 56-win 1989–90 season. Center David Robinson won his second straight scoring title and was named Most Valuable Player of the Year. In the first round of the playoffs, the Spurs swept the Denver Nuggets in three straight games. In the semifinals, they defeated the Los Angeles Lakers in six games. However, in the Western Conference Finals, they would lose to the 6th-seeded Houston Rockets in six games.

Following the season, the Spurs traded Rodman to the Chicago Bulls, no longer being able to handle the distractions that came along with the NBA's top rebounder.^[2] Also following the season, Terry Cummings re-signed with the Milwaukee Bucks, and Moses Malone retired after playing 19 years in the NBA.

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	22	Bill Curley	Forward	United States	Boston College

Roster

San Antonio Spurs roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)
2.0 !SG	40	USA !	Anderson, Willie	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Georgia
4.5 !PF	34	USA !	Cummings, Terry	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	DePaul
2.0 !SG	15	USA !	Del Negro, Vinny	7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	North Carolina State
3.0 !SF	32	USA !	Elliott, Sean	7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Arizona
4.5 !PF	54	USA !	Haley, Jack	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	UCLA
1.0 !PG	6	USA !	Johnson, Avery	7000177800000000000♠5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Southern
6.0 !C	2	USA !	Malone, Moses	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Petersburg HS (VA)
6.0 !C	00	USA !	Nwosu, Julius	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Liberty
3.0 !SF	45	USA !	Person, Chuck	7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Auburn
4.5 !PF	7	USA !	Reid, J. R.	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	247 lb (112 kg)	North Carolina
1.0 !PG	25	USA !	Rivers, Doc	7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Marquette
6.0 !C	50	USA !	Robinson, David	7000215899999999999♠7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Navy
4.5 !PF	10	USA !	Rodman, Dennis	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	SE Oklahoma State
1.0 !PG	20	USA !	Whitney, Chris	7000182880000000000♠6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	168 lb (76 kg)	Clemson

Head coach

Bob Hill

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Midwest Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-San Antonio Spurs	62	20	.756	—	33–8	29–12	20–6
x-Utah Jazz	60	22	.732	2	33–8	27–14	17–9
x-Houston Rockets	47	35	.573	15	25–16	22–19	13–13
x-Denver Nuggets	41	41	.500	21	23–18	18–23	13–13
Dallas Mavericks	36	46	.439	26	19–22	17–24	11–15
Minnesota Timberwolves	21	61	.256	41	13–28	8–33	4–22

Dennis Rodman

Dennis Rodman helped San Antonio to their then-franchise best win-loss record of 62-20, and they made it to the Western Conference finals. However, his increasingly erratic off-court life, including a brief but heavily-publicized relationship with singer Madonna, and on-court antics, such as dyeing his hair and starting on-court arguments resulted in him being released from his contract after only two years with the Spurs.

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	—

Playoffs

West First Round

(1) San Antonio Spurs vs. (8) Denver Nuggets: Spurs win series 3-0

Game 1 @ Alamodome, San Antonio (April 28): San Antonio 104, Denver 88
Game 2 @ Alamodome, San Antonio (April 30): San Antonio 122, Denver 96
Game 3 @ McNichols Sports Arena, Denver (May 2): San Antonio 99, Denver 95

Last Playoff Meeting: 1990 Western Conference First Round (San Antonio won 3-0)

West Conference Semifinals

(1) San Antonio Spurs vs. (5) Los Angeles Lakers: Spurs win series 4-2

Game 1 @ Alamodome, San Antonio (May 6): San Antonio 110, Los Angeles 94
Game 2 @ Alamodome, San Antonio (May 8): San Antonio 97, Los Angeles 90 (OT)
Game 3 @ Great Western Forum, Los Angeles (May 12): Los Angeles 92, San Antonio 85
Game 4 @ Great Western Forum, Los Angeles (May 14): San Antonio 80, Los Angeles 71
Game 5 @ Alamodome, San Antonio (May 16): Los Angeles 98, San Antonio 96 (OT)
Game 6 @ Great Western Forum, Los Angeles (May 18): San Antonio 100, Los Angeles 88

Last Playoff Meeting: 1988 Western Conference First Round (Los Angeles won 3-0)

West Conference Finals

(1) San Antonio Spurs vs. (6) Houston Rockets: Rockets win series 4-2

Game 1 @ Alamodome, San Antonio (May 22): Houston 94, San Antonio 93
Game 2 @ Alamodome, San Antonio (May 24): Houston 106, San Antonio 96
Game 3 @ The Summit, Houston (May 26): San Antonio 107, Houston 102
Game 4 @ The Summit, Houston (May 28): San Antonio 103, Houston 81
Game 5 @ Alamodome, San Antonio (May 30): Houston 111, San Antonio 90
Game 6 @ The Summit, Houston (June 1): Houston 100, San Antonio 95

Last Playoff Meeting: 1981 Western Conference Semifinals (Houston won 4-2)

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
Anderson, Willie !Willie Anderson
Crowder, Corey !Corey Crowder
Cummings, Terry !Terry Cummings
Del Negro, Vinny !Vinny Del Negro
Eisley, Howard !Howard Eisley
Elliott, Sean !Sean Elliott
Haley, Jack !Jack Haley
Johnson, Avery !Avery Johnson
Malone, Moses !Moses Malone
Nwosu, Julius !Julius Nwosu
Person, Chuck !Chuck Person
Reid, J.R. !J.R. Reid
Rivers, Doc !Doc Rivers
Robinson, David !David Robinson
Rodman, Dennnis !Dennis Rodman
Whitney, Chris !Chris Whitney

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Anderson, Willie !Willie Anderson
Cummings, Terry !Terry Cummings
Del Negro, Vinny !Vinny Del Negro
Elliott, Sean !Sean Elliott
Haley, Jack !Jack Haley
Johnson, Avery !Avery Johnson
Nwosu, Julius !Julius Nwosu
Person, Chuck !Chuck Person
Reid, J.R. !J.R. Reid
Rivers, Doc !Doc Rivers
Robinson, David !David Robinson
Rodman, Dennnis !Dennis Rodman

Awards and records

Dennis Rodman, All-NBA First Defensive Team
Dennis Rodman, All-NBA Third Team

References

↑ 1994–95 San Antonio Spurs
↑ "Unhappy Rodman Is Dealt From Spurs to the Bulls". New York Times. October 3, 1995.

1994–95 NBA season by team

Eastern

Atlantic	Boston Miami New Jersey New York Orlando Philadelphia Washington

Central	Atlanta Charlotte Chicago Cleveland Detroit Indiana Milwaukee

Western

Midwest	Dallas Denver Houston Minnesota San Antonio Utah

Pacific	Golden State L.A. Clippers L.A. Lakers Phoenix Portland Sacramento Seattle

San Antonio Spurs

Founded in 1967 Formerly the Dallas Chaparrals (1967–1970, 1971–1973) and the Texas Chaparrals (1970–1971) Based in San Antonio, Texas

Franchise	Franchise ABA–NBA merger All-time roster Head coaches Seasons Draft history Current season

Arenas	State Fair Coliseum Moody Coliseum Tarrant County Coliseum Lubbock Municipal Coliseum HemisFair Arena Alamodome AT&T Center

D-League affiliate	Austin Spurs

Administration	Owner Peter Holt General Manager R. C. Buford Head Coach Gregg Popovich

Retired numbers	00 6 12 13 21 (To be retired December 18, 2016) 32 44 50

Hall of Famers	George Gervin Moses Malone Dominique Wilkins David Robinson Artis Gilmore Dennis Rodman

NBA Championships (5)	1999 2003 2005 2007 2014

Western Conference Championships (6)	1999 2003 2005 2007 2013 2014

Rivals	Houston Rockets Los Angeles Lakers Phoenix Suns

Mascot	The Coyote

Culture and lore	The Twin Towers The Big Three Memorial Day Miracle

Media	TV KENS KMYS Fox Sports Southwest Radio KCOR WOAI Announcers Bill Land Sean Elliott Bill Schoening Paul Castro

Dallas / Texas Chaparrals–San Antonio Spurs seasons

Franchise: Dallas Chaparrals (1967–1970, 1971–73); Texas Chaparrals (1970–71); San Antonio Spurs (1973–present)

1960s

1970s

1970s

1980s

1990s

1998–99

2000s

2002–03

2004–05

2006–07

2010s

2013–14

Bold indicates NBA Finals victory

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