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1994–95 Atlanta Hawks season

The 1994–95 NBA season was the 46th season for the Atlanta Hawks in the National Basketball Association, and their 27th season in Atlanta, Georgia.[1] This was the team's first season since 1981–82 without All-Star forward Dominique Wilkins, as he signed as a free agent with the Boston Celtics in the off-season.[2][3][4] During the off-season, the Hawks acquired Ken Norman from the Milwaukee Bucks,[5][6][7] and Tyrone Corbin from the Utah Jazz.[8][9][10] After the first two games of the regular season, the team traded Kevin Willis to the Miami Heat in exchange for Steve Smith and Grant Long.[11][12][13]

The Hawks struggled losing their first four games of the regular season, got off to a 12–19 start, and later on held a 22–26 record at the All-Star break.[14] However, head coach Lenny Wilkens made history by becoming the NBA's all-time winningest coach, surpassing Red Auerbach on January 6, 1995, with 939 wins in a 112–90 home win over the Washington Bullets.[15][16][17] The Hawks won seven of their final ten games of the season, finishing in fifth place in the Central Division with a mediocre 42–40 record, and earning the seventh seed in the Eastern Conference.[18]

Mookie Blaylock led the team with 17.2 points, 7.7 assists and 2.5 steals per game, and also led them 199 three-point field goals, which was tied in second in the league, and was named to the NBA All-Defensive First Team. In addition, Smith averaged 16.2 points per game and contributed 135 three-point field goals, while Stacey Augmon provided the team with 13.9 points and 1.3 steals per game, and Norman contributed 12.7 points and 4.9 rebounds per game. Meanwhile, Long provided with 11.7 points, 7.5 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game, and Andrew Lang averaged 9.7 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game, while off the bench, sixth man Craig Ehlo contributed 9.7 points per game, but only played just 49 games due to a knee injury,[19][20] and Corbin contributed 6.2 points per game.[21]

However, in the 1995 NBA playoffs, the Hawks would be eliminated by the Indiana Pacers for the second consecutive season, as they were swept in three straight games in the Eastern Conference First Round.[22][23][24] The Hawks finished 26th in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 504,807 at the Omni Coliseum, which was the second-lowest during the regular season.[21][25] Following the season, Corbin was traded to the Sacramento Kings,[26][27][28] and Jon Koncak signed as a free agent with the Orlando Magic.[29][30]

For the season, the Hawks added new black alternate road uniforms, which only lasted for just one season.[31]

Draft picks

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Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
2 34 Gaylon Nickerson (from L.A. Clippers) Guard  United States NW Oklahoma State

Roster

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1994–95 Atlanta Hawks roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
C 0 Greg Anderson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1964–06–22 Houston
F 2 Stacey Augmon 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1968–08–01 UNLV
G 10 Mookie Blaylock 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1967–03–20 Oklahoma
G/F 33 Tyrone Corbin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1962–12–31 DePaul
F 34 Doug Edwards 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1971–01–21 Florida State
G 3 Craig Ehlo 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1961–08–11 Washington State
C 32 Jon Koncak 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1963–05–17 SMU
C 28 Andrew Lang 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1966–06–28 Arkansas
G 14 Jim Les Injured 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1963–08–18 Bradley
F 43 Grant Long 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1966–03–12 Eastern Michigan
F 5 Ken Norman 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1964–09–05 Illinois
G 8 Steve Smith 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1969–03–31 Michigan State
G 1 Ennis Whatley 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 177 lb (80 kg) 1962–08–11 Alabama
Head coach
Assistant(s)

Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (IN) Inactive
  • Injured Injured

Roster

Roster Notes

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Regular season

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Season standings

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W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Indiana Pacers 52 30 .634 33–8 19–22 18–10
x-Charlotte Hornets 50 32 .610 2 29–12 21–20 17–11
x-Chicago Bulls 47 35 .573 5 28–13 19–22 16–12
x-Cleveland Cavaliers 43 39 .524 9 26–15 17–24 17–11
x-Atlanta Hawks 42 40 .512 10 24–17 18–23 9–19
Milwaukee Bucks 34 48 .415 18 22–19 12–29 13–15
Detroit Pistons 28 54 .341 24 22–19 6–35 8–20
#
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

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Game log

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1994–95 game log
Total: 42–40 (home: 24–17; road: 18–23)
November: 4–9 (home: 2–5; road: 2–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
December: 8–8 (home: 5–2; road: 3–6)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
27 December 27, 1994
8:30 p.m. EST
@ Houston L 93–105 Norman (28) Norman (11) Ehlo (6) The Summit
16,394
11–16
January: 7–7 (home: 4–5; road: 3–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
February: 8–4 (home: 4–2; road: 4–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
All-Star Break
March: 8–8 (home: 5–3; road: 3–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
62 March 13, 1995
7:30 p.m. EST
Houston L 86–97 Blaylock (25) Norman (11) Smith (7) The Omni
11,746
31–31
April: 7–4 (home: 4–0; road: 3–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1994–95 schedule

Playoffs

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1995 playoff game log
First Round: 0–3 (home: 0–1; road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Series
1 April 27 @ Indiana L 82–90 Grant Long (18) Grant Long (11) Mookie Blaylock (9) Market Square Arena
16,445
0–1
2 April 29 @ Indiana L 97–105 Steve Smith (27) Grant Long (13) Smith, Blaylock (3) Market Square Arena
16,692
0–2
3 May 2 Indiana L 89–105 Mookie Blaylock (20) Grant Long (10) Mookie Blaylock (5) The Omni
12,106
0–3
1995 schedule

Player statistics

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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

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Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Greg Anderson 51 0 12.2 .548 N/A .479 3.7 0.3 0.5 0.6 2.9
Stacey Augmon 76 76 31.1 .453 .269 .728 4.8 2.6 1.3 0.6 13.9
Sergei Bazarevich 10 0 7.4 .500 .167 .778 0.7 1.4 0.1 0.1 3.0
Mookie Blaylock 80 80 38.4 .425 .359 .729 4.9 7.7 2.5 0.3 17.2
Tyrone Corbin 81 4 17.1 .442 .250 .684 3.2 0.8 0.7 0.2 6.2
Doug Edwards 38 0 5.6 .458 .000 .719 1.3 0.3 0.1 0.1 1.8
Craig Ehlo 49 0 23.8 .453 .381 .620 3.0 2.3 0.9 0.1 9.7
Tom Hovasse 2 0 2.0 .000 .000 N/A 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0
Jon Koncak 62 20 15.2 .412 .333 .542 3.0 0.8 0.6 0.7 2.9
Andrew Lang 82 63 28.5 .473 .667 .809 5.6 0.9 0.5 1.8 9.7
Jim Les 24 0 7.8 .289 .217 .852 1.1 1.8 0.2 0.0 2.1
Grant Long 79 77 32.6 .479 .355 .756 7.5 1.6 1.4 0.4 11.7
Ken Norman 74 27 25.4 .453 .344 .457 4.9 1.3 0.5 0.3 12.7
Steve Smith 78 59 33.4 .427 .334 .845 3.5 3.4 0.8 0.4 16.2
Fred Vinson 5 0 5.4 .143 .167 1.000 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.8
Ennis Whatley 27 2 10.8 .453 .250 .625 1.1 2.0 0.7 0.0 2.8
Morlon Wiley 5 0 3.4 .500 .250 N/A 0.8 1.2 0.2 0.2 1.4
Kevin Willis 2 2 44.5 .390 .000 .667 18.0 1.5 0.5 1.5 21.0

Playoffs

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Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Greg Anderson 3 0 13.0 .200 .000 .750 4.3 0.7 0.7 0.7 1.7
Stacey Augmon 3 1 17.3 .429 .000 .750 2.3 1.7 1.0 0.0 7.0
Mookie Blaylock 3 3 40.3 .367 .393 .636 4.3 5.7 1.3 0.0 18.0
Tyrone Corbin 3 2 26.3 .462 .333 .889 3.3 0.7 0.7 0.3 11.3
Craig Ehlo 3 0 16.3 .167 .167 1.000 2.3 1.0 0.7 0.0 3.0
Andrew Lang 3 3 33.7 .429 .000 .778 4.0 0.3 0.7 0.7 10.3
Grant Long 3 3 36.7 .500 .000 .722 11.3 1.3 1.3 0.3 13.7
Ken Norman 3 0 14.0 .389 .125 .143 3.0 1.0 0.0 0.3 5.3
Steve Smith 3 3 36.0 .395 .389 .842 2.7 2.0 2.0 0.3 19.0
Ennis Whatley 3 0 6.3 .000 .000 .000 1.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0

Player Statistics Citation:[21]

Awards and records

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Trades

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November 7, 1994

Player Transactions Citation:[33]

See also

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References

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