1994–95 Miami Heat season

1994–95 Miami Heat season
Head coach Alvin Gentry
Arena Miami Arena
Results
Record 32–50 (.390)
Place Division: 4th (Atlantic)
Conference: 11th (Eastern)
Playoff finish Did Not Qualify
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television WBFS-TV
Sunshine Network
Radio WINZ

The 1994–95 NBA season was the seventh season for the Miami Heat in the National Basketball Association (NBA).[1] During the offseason, the Heat signed free agent Kevin Gamble. Before the season started, Heat management decided to start pulling the plug on their core that dated back to the franchise's first season in 1988–89. It started by trading Rony Seikaly to the Golden State Warriors for Billy Owens. Miami then proceeded to trade Steve Smith and Grant Long to the Atlanta Hawks for Kevin Willis after the first two games. Midway through the season, head coach Kevin Loughery was fired and replaced with assistant Alvin Gentry, as the Heat finished fourth in the Atlantic Division with a 32–50 record.

This was also Glen Rice's final year with the Heat, as he was traded along with Matt Geiger, and rookie Khalid Reeves to the Charlotte Hornets the following season.[2] Meanwhile, John Salley left in the 1995 NBA Expansion Draft, Harold Miner was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers, and Gentry was fired as coach.

On April 15, 1995, Rice scored 56 points against the Orlando Magic,[3][4] establishing a new franchise record that would stand until LeBron James's 61 points on March 3, 2014.[5] During the 1995 NBA All-Star Weekend in Phoenix, Rice won the Three-Point Shootout, and Miner won the Slam Dunk Contest for the second time.

Offseason

NBA Draft

Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 12 Khalid Reeves PG  United States University of Arizona

Roster

Miami Heat roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
SF 2 United States Askins, Keith 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Alabama
PG 12 United States Coles, Bimbo  6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Virginia Tech
SG 21 United States Eackles, Ledell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) New Orleans
SF 35 United States Gamble, Kevin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Iowa
C 52 United States Geiger, Matt 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 243 lb (110 kg) Georgia Tech
PF 54 United States Lohaus, Brad 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Iowa
SG 4 United States Miner, Harold 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Southern California
SG 32 United States Owens, Billy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Syracuse
PG 3 United States Reeves, Khalid 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 199 lb (90 kg) Arizona
SF 41 United States Rice, Glen 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Michigan
C 22 United States Salley, John 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Georgia Tech
PF 42 United States Willis, Kevin 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Michigan State
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Orlando Magic 5725.695—39-218-2318-10
x-New York Knicks 5527.671229-1226-1523-5
x-Boston Celtics 3547.4272220-2115-2614-14
Miami Heat 3250.3902522-1910-319-19
New Jersey Nets 3052.3662720-2110-3113-15
Philadelphia 76ers 2458.2933314-2710-3112-16
Washington Bullets 2161.2563613-288-339-19

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 —3–12–21–41–42–02–03–22–00–21–42–00–22–21–32–04–02–21–33–11–11–11–11–10–20–24–0
Boston 1–3—1–30–42–21–11–13–12–01–12–20–21–14–11–32–02–30–52–33–11–10–21–10–21–10–23–1
Charlotte 2–23–1—2–23–20–21–15–02–00–21–42–00–23–14–11–13–13–11–33–10–22–01–11–12–02–03–1
Chicago 4–14–02–2—2–31–11–15–02–01–12–21–11–13–11–42–02–23–11–34–01–11–10–21–10–20–22–2
Cleveland 4–12–22–33–2—0–21–12–22–00–22–31–11–11–34–01–14–02–21–33–11–11–11–10–20–21–13–1
Dallas 0–21–12–01–12–0—1–41–13–12–31–13–11–30–21–14–11–10–20–22–00–43–12–22–30–42–41–1
Denver 0–21–11–11–11–14–1—1–11–31–41–14–02–22–02–06–01–10–20–21–11–33–12–21–41–31–42–0
Detroit 2–31–30–50–52–21–11–1—1–10–22–21–10–21–32–31–12–21–31–34–01–10–21–10–20–20–23–1
Golden State 0–20–20–20–20–21–33–11–1—0–40–23–23–21–10–21–31–11–10–21–13–21–40–51–31–42–22–0
Houston 2–01–12–01–12–03–24–12–04–0—1–13–10–42–01–13–22–00–20–22–03–11–33–11–50–42–32–0
Indiana 4–12–24–12–23–21–11–12–22–01–1—2–01–12–23–22–03–11–32–24–01–11–12–02–01–10–23–1
L.A. Clippers 0–22–00–21–11–11–30–41–12–31–30–2—2–30–21–11–30–20–20–21–11–40–51–40–40–51–30–2
L.A. Lakers 2–01–12–01–11–13–12–22–02–34–01–13–2—1–11–13–12–00–21–11–11–42–33–21–34–12–22–0
Miami 2–21–41–31–33–12–00–23–11–10–22–22–01–1—4–01–11–31–41–31–40–20–20–20–20–20–24–1
Milwaukee 3–13–11–44–10–41–10–23–22–01–12–31–11–10–4—1–12–22–20–43–10–20–21–10–20–20–23–1
Minnesota 0–20–21–10–21–11–40–61–13–12–30–23–11–31–11–1—1–10–21–11–10–40–41–30–50–41–41–1
New Jersey 0–43–21–32–20–41–11–12–21–10–21–32–00–23–12–21–1—1–42–22–30–21–11–10–21–10–22–3
New York 2–25–01–31–32–22–02–03–11–12–03–12–02–04–12–22–04–1—2–34–01–11–12–01–10–20–24–0
Orlando 3–13–23–13–13–12–02–03–12–02–02–22–01–13–14–01–12–23–2—4–11–12–01–11–10–21–13–2
Philadelphia 1–31–31–30–41–30–21–10–41–10–20–41–11–14–11–31–13–20–41–4—0–22–01–10–20–20–23–2
Phoenix 1–11–12–01–11–14–03–11–12–31–31–14–14–12–02–04–02–01–11–12–0—5–04–12–24–12–22–0
Portland 1–12–00–21–11–11–31–32–04–13–11–15–03–22–02–04–01–11–10–20–20–5—3–21–32–31–32–0
Sacramento 1–11–11–12–01–12–22–21–15–01–30–24–12–32–01–13–11–10–21–11–11–42–3—0–43–20–41–1
San Antonio 1–12–01–11–12–03–24–12–03–15–10–24–03–12–02–05–02–01–11–12–02–23–14–0—2–23–22–0
Seattle 2–01–10–22–02–04–03–12–04–14–01–15–01–42–02–04–01–12–02–02–01–43–22–32–2—1–32–0
Utah 2–02–00–22–01–14–24–12–02–23–22–03–12–22–02–04–12–02–01–12–02–23–14–02–33–1—2–0
Washington 0–41–31–32–21–31–10–21–30–20–21–32–00–21–41–31–13–20–42–32–30–20–21–10–20–20–2—

Player stats

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

Transactions

Trades

November 2, 1994
November 7, 1994

References

  1. ↑ 1994-95 Miami Heat
  2. ↑ "PRO BASKETBALL;For Riley and the Heat, It Is Mourning in Miami". New York Times. November 4, 1995. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Rice Scores 56 To Beat Magic". The New York Times. April 16, 1995.
  4. ↑ 25th Anniversary Moments: Glen Rice 56 points
  5. ↑ LeBron Scores a Career-High 61! Watch Every Made Field Goal! on YouTube
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