NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
The 1993–94 NBA season was the 24th season of the National Basketball Association franchise based in Cleveland, Ohio .[ 1] The Cavaliers had the 22nd overall pick in the 1993 NBA draft , and selected Chris Mills from the University of Arizona .[ 2] [ 3] [ 4] [ 5] During the off-season, the team acquired Tyrone Hill from the Golden State Warriors ,[ 6] [ 7] [ 8] [ 9] and signed free agent Rod Higgins in December.[ 10] Under new head coach Mike Fratello ,[ 11] [ 12] [ 13] the Cavaliers struggled playing below .500 with a 7–14 start, but soon recovered and held a 24–23 record at the All-Star break.[ 14] The Cavs were bitten by the injury bug again as Brad Daugherty missed 32 games with a back injury,[ 15] [ 16] [ 17] while Larry Nance missed 49 games with a knee injury,[ 18] [ 19] and Hill missed 25 games due to thumb and knee injuries.[ 19] [ 20] However, Mark Price , Hot Rod Williams and Gerald Wilkins would all step up, as the Cavaliers posted an 11-game winning streak between February and March, finishing 4th in the Central Division with a 47–35 record.[ 21]
Price led the team with 17.3 points, 7.8 assists and 1.4 steals per game, and was named to the All-NBA Third Team , and selected for the 1994 NBA All-Star Game ,[ 22] [ 23] [ 24] [ 25] [ 26] while Williams averaged 13.7 points, 7.6 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game, and Wilkins provided the team with 14.3 points per game. In addition, Daugherty averaged 17.0 points and 10.2 rebounds per game, while Nance provided with 11.2 points, 6.9 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game, and Hill contributed 10.6 points and 8.8 rebounds per game. Mills averaged 9.4 points and 5.1 rebounds per game off the bench, while Bobby Phills stepped into the lineup and contributed 8.3 points per game, and Terrell Brandon provided with 8.3 points and 3.8 assists per game off the bench.[ 27]
However, during the final month of the regular season, Williams went down with a broken right thumb.[ 28] [ 29] With the lack of big men on the team during the playoffs , the Cavaliers were swept by the Chicago Bulls in three straight games in the Eastern Conference First Round.[ 30] [ 31] [ 32] [ 33]
This was also the Cavaliers final season playing at The Coliseum in Richfield, Ohio . Following the season, Nance retired,[ 34] [ 18] and Higgins was released to free agency. This was also Daugherty's final season of his career, as he missed all of the next two seasons due to back injuries.[ 35] [ 36]
1993–94 Cleveland Cavaliers roster Players Coaches Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From F 16 Alexander, Gary 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1969–11–01 South Florida G 10 Battle, John 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1962–11–09 Rutgers G 11 Brandon, Terrell 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1970–05–20 Oregon C 43 Daugherty, Brad 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1965–10–19 North Carolina F 35 Ferry, Danny 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1966–10–17 Duke C 54 Guidinger, Jay 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1969–08–18 Minnesota Duluth F 23 Higgins, Rod 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1960–01–31 Fresno State F 32 Hill, Tyrone 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1968–03–19 Xavier F 8 Kempton, Tim 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1964–01–25 Notre Dame G 12 Madkins, Gerald 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1969–04–18 UCLA F 24 Mills, Chris 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1970–01–25 Arizona F 22 Nance, Larry 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1959–02–12 Clemson G 14 Phills, Bobby 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1969–12–20 Southern G 25 Price, Mark 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1964–02–15 Georgia Tech G/F 21 Wilkins, Gerald 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1963–09–11 Chattanooga F/C 18 Williams, Hot Rod 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1962–08–09 Tulane
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended Injured Roster Last transaction: April 15, 1994
y - clinched division title x - clinched playoff spot [ 37]
z - clinched division title y - clinched division title x - clinched playoff spot Record vs. opponents [ edit ] 1993-94 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 – 4–0 4–1 2–3 3–1 2–0 1–1 4–0 0–2 1–1 3–2 1–1 1–1 3–1 5–0 2–0 1–3 2–2 3–1 4–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–0 Boston 0–4 – 0–4 2–2 1–3 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 0–4 1–1 1–1 2–3 3–1 1–1 1–4 0–4 2–2 4–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 3–2 Charlotte 1–4 4–0 – 1–4 1–4 1–1 1–1 4–0 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 2–0 1–3 3–2 2–0 2–2 3–1 2–2 3–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–2 Chicago 3–2 2–2 4–1 – 1–3 2–0 1–1 5–0 2–0 1–1 4–1 2–0 1–1 2–2 4–0 2–0 3–1 1–3 2–2 3–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 4–0 Cleveland 1–3 3–1 4–1 3–1 – 2–0 1–1 3–2 2–0 0–2 2–3 2–0 1–1 1–3 3–2 2–0 2–2 0–4 2–2 4–0 0–2 2–0 2–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 3–1 Dallas 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 – 1–4 1–1 0–4 1–4 0–2 0–4 0–4 0–2 0–2 5–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–4 1–3 2–2 0–5 0–4 0–5 1–1 Denver 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–1 – 2–0 1–3 3–2 1–1 3–1 3–1 1–1 2–0 4–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–3 1–3 2–2 2–4 2–2 1–4 1–1 Detroit 0–4 1–3 0–4 0–5 2–3 1–1 0–2 – 0–2 0–2 1–4 1–1 0–2 2–2 1–4 2–0 1–3 0–4 1–3 1–3 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–2 Golden State 2–0 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 4–0 3–1 2–0 – 0–4 1–1 4–1 5–0 2–0 2–0 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–3 3–2 4–1 2–2 1–4 3–1 2–0 Houston 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 4–1 2–3 2–0 4–0 – 1–1 4–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 4–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 4–0 4–0 2–3 2–2 3–3 1–1 Indiana 2–3 4–0 2–2 1–4 3–2 2–0 1–1 4–1 1–1 1–1 – 2–0 0–2 3–1 3–1 2–0 3–1 0–4 2–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 3–1 L.A. Clippers 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 4–0 1–3 1–1 1–4 0–4 0–2 – 2–3 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–5 2–3 3–2 1–3 1–4 1–3 1–1 L.A. Lakers 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 4–0 1–3 2–0 0–5 1–3 2–0 3–2 – 1–1 2–0 3–1 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–1 3–2 0–5 1–4 0–4 0–5 2–2 1–1 Miami 1–3 3–2 3–1 2–2 3–1 2–0 1–1 2–2 0–2 0–2 1–3 1–1 1–1 – 4–0 2–0 2–3 2–2 2–3 4–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 3–1 Milwaukee 0–5 1–3 2–3 0–4 2–3 2–0 0–2 4–1 0–2 1–1 1–3 1–1 0–2 0–4 – 0–2 1–3 0–4 1–3 1–3 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–3 Minnesota 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–5 1–4 0–2 2–2 1–4 0–2 3–1 1–3 0–2 2–0 – 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 0–4 0–4 2–2 1–4 0–4 1–4 0–2 New Jersey 3–1 4–1 2–2 1–3 2–2 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 0–2 1–3 1–1 2–0 3–2 3–1 1–1 – 4–1 0–5 3–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 New York 2–2 4–0 1–3 3–1 4–0 2–0 1–1 4–0 1–1 0–2 4–0 2–0 2–0 2–2 4–0 2–0 1–4 – 3–2 3–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 5–0 Orlando 1–3 2–2 2–2 2–2 2–2 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–2 3–2 3–1 1–1 5–0 2–3 – 4–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–0 4–1 Philadelphia 0–4 1–4 1–3 1–3 0–4 2–0 2–0 3–1 1–1 0–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–4 3–1 0–2 1–3 2–3 0–4 – 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–3 Phoenix 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 4–0 3–1 1–1 3–2 2–2 1–1 5–0 2–3 2–0 2–0 4–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 – 3–2 4–1 3–1 2–3 2–2 2–0 Portland 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–2 3–1 3–1 2–0 2–3 0–4 1–1 3–2 5–0 2–0 1–1 4–0 2–0 0–2 0–2 2–0 2–3 – 4–1 1–3 1–4 1–3 2–0 Sacramento 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–2 2–2 1–1 1–4 0–4 0–2 2–3 4–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–4 1–4 – 1–3 0–5 1–3 2–0 San Antonio 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 5–0 4–2 1–1 2–2 3–2 2–0 3–1 4–0 2–0 2–0 4–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–3 3–1 3–1 – 0–4 0–5 2–0 Seattle 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 4–0 2–2 1–1 4–1 2–2 1–1 4–1 5–0 1–1 2–0 4–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–2 4–1 5–0 4–0 – 3–1 2–0 Utah 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 5–0 4–1 2–0 1–3 3–3 1–1 3–1 2–2 1–1 2–0 4–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–2 3–1 3–1 5–0 1–3 – 2–0 Washington 0–4 2–3 2–2 0–4 1–3 1–1 1–1 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–3 3–1 2–0 1–3 0–5 1–4 3–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 —
1993–94 game log Total: 47–35 (home: 31–10; road: 16–25) November: 6–6 (home: 4–2; road: 2–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 November 5, 1993 Milwaukee 2 November 7, 1993 New York 3 November 9, 1993 Charlotte 4 November 11, 1993 @ Seattle 5 November 12, 1993 @ Golden State 6 November 14, 1993 @ L.A. Lakers 7 November 16, 1993 @ Portland 8 November 18, 1993 @ Denver 9 November 20, 1993 @ Phoenix 10 November 24, 1993 Washington 11 November 27, 1993 Seattle 12 November 30, 1993 Detroit
December: 6–9 (home: 6–3; road: 0–6)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 13 December 1, 1993 @ New Jersey 14 December 4, 1993 Orlando 15 December 5, 1993 Houston 16 December 7, 1993 Portland 17 December 9, 1993 @ Charlotte 18 December 11, 1993 @ Chicago 19 December 14, 1993 7:30 pm EST Atlanta L 92–103 Williams (18) Daugherty (14) Brandon (7) Richfield Coliseum 17,022 7–12 20 December 16, 1993 @ Miami 21 December 18, 1993 @ Detroit 22 December 19, 1993 L.A. Lakers 23 December 21, 1993 Utah 24 December 23, 1993 Milwaukee 25 December 26, 1993 Indiana 26 December 28, 1993 Charlotte 27 December 30, 1993 @ Milwaukee
January: 9–6 (home: 4–2; road: 5–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 28 January 4, 1994 @ Indiana 29 January 5, 1994 Boston 30 January 7, 1994 @ Boston 31 January 8, 1994 7:30 pm EST @ Atlanta L 89–102 Wilkins (19) Daugherty ,Nance (10) Price (9) The Omni 16,368 13–18 32 January 12, 1994 @ Orlando 33 January 13, 1994 New Jersey 34 January 15, 1994 Philadelphia 35 January 17, 1994 Orlando 36 January 19, 1994 @ Utah 37 January 21, 1994 @ L.A. Clippers 38 January 22, 1994 @ Sacramento 39 January 25, 1994 @ Houston 40 January 27, 1994 Chicago 41 January 29, 1994 Miami 42 January 31, 1994 @ Detroit
February: 11–3 (home: 6–2; road: 5–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 43 February 2, 1994 @ Philadelphia 44 February 3, 1994 San Antonio 45 February 5, 1994 7:30 pm EST Atlanta W 109–93 Williams (19) Nance (13) Price (13) Richfield Coliseum 20,273 23–22 46 February 8, 1994 New Jersey 47 February 9, 1994 @ New Jersey 48 February 15, 1994 Denver 49 February 17, 1994 New York 50 February 18, 1994 @ Minnesota 51 February 20, 1994 @ Charlotte 52 February 22, 1994 Minnesota 53 February 23, 1994 @ Washington 54 February 25, 1994 Golden State 55 February 26, 1994 Dallas 56 February 28, 1994 @ Chicago
March: 8–7 (home: 6–1; road: 2–6)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 57 March 2, 1994 @ Boston 58 March 3, 1994 Philadelphia 59 March 6, 1994 Chicago 60 March 8, 1994 Sacramento 61 March 11, 1994 @ Detroit 62 March 12, 1994 @ New York 63 March 15, 1994 Phoenix 64 March 18, 1994 @ Orlando 65 March 19, 1994 @ Miami 66 March 22, 1994 Indiana 67 March 23, 1994 @ Indiana 68 March 25, 1994 @ Philadelphia 69 March 27, 1994 Detroit 70 March 29, 1994 L.A. Clippers 71 March 31, 1994 @ San Antonio
April: 7–4 (home: 5–0; road: 2–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 72 April 2, 1994 @ Dallas 73 April 5, 1994 Charlotte 74 April 7, 1994 @ New York 75 April 8, 1994 @ Washington 76 April 12, 1994 Milwaukee 77 April 13, 1994 7:30 pm EDT @ Atlanta L 95–110 Brandon (16) Phills (8) Brandon (5) The Omni 13,675 43–34 78 April 15, 1994 Miami 79 April 16, 1994 @ Milwaukee 80 April 20, 1994 @ Indiana 81 April 22, 1994 Washington 82 April 24, 1994 Boston
1993–94 schedule
1994 playoff game log First round: 0–3 (home: 0–1; road: 0–2)
1994 schedule
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG Gerald Wilkins 3 3 42.0 44.4 43.8 87.5 4.3 3.3 1.0 0.0 20.3 Chris Mills 3 1 37.3 50.0 80.0 81.8 7.7 2.7 2.3 0.3 17.0 Mark Price 3 3 34.0 34.9 22.2 92.9 2.0 4.7 1.3 0.0 15.0 Tyrone Hill 3 3 41.0 40.7 0.0 54.1 10.3 1.3 0.3 0.3 14.0 Tim Kempton 3 1 29.7 40.0 0.0 100.0 5.3 2.7 1.0 0.0 8.7 Terrell Brandon 3 0 18.7 63.2 0.0 66.7 1.3 1.7 0.3 0.0 8.7 Bobby Phills 3 2 22.7 37.5 100.0 50.0 4.7 2.3 0.7 0.0 6.7 Rod Higgins 3 2 19.0 36.4 28.6 50.0 1.3 1.3 0.3 0.3 3.7 John Battle 1 0 8.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 Danny Ferry 1 0 4.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Player Statistics Citation:[ 27]
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