1994–95 San Antonio Spurs season

1994–95 San Antonio Spurs season
Midwest 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
< 1993–94 1995–96 >

The 1994-95 NBA season was the Spurs' 19th season in the NBA and 28th season as a franchise.[1] The Spurs finished the season with the best record in the league (62-20). In the first round of the playoffs, they swept the Denver Nuggets, then defeated the Los Angeles Lakers in the semifinals, but lost to the sixth-seeded Houston Rockets in the Western Conference Finals. It was also Moses Malone's final year of his career.

Draft picks

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

Roster

Starter

Backup

Reserves

Inactive

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.

Playoffs

West First Round

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

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

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

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

Playoffs

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

Awards and records

References

  1. ↑ 1994-95 San Antonio Spurs