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]
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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2 | 34 | Gaylon Nickerson (from L.A. Clippers) | Guard | ![]() |
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W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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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 |
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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 |
1994–95 game log Total: 42–40 (home: 24–17; road: 18–23) | ||||||||||||||||||
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November: 4–9 (home: 2–5; road: 2–4)
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January: 7–7 (home: 4–5; road: 3–2)
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February: 8–4 (home: 4–2; road: 4–2)
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April: 7–4 (home: 4–0; road: 3–4)
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1994–95 schedule |
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First Round: 0–3 (home: 0–1; road: 0–2)
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1995 schedule |
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 |
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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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 |
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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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]
November 7, 1994
Player Transactions Citation:[33]