1994–95 Charlotte Hornets season

The 1994–95 NBA season was the 7th season for the Charlotte Hornets in the National Basketball Association.[1] During the offseason, the Hornets signed unrestricted free agent Robert Parish, who won championships with the Boston Celtics in the 1980s. After falling one game short of the playoffs the previous season, the Hornets enjoyed their first 50-win season as they finished second in the Central Division with a solid 50–32 record, and qualified for their second playoff appearance. Alonzo Mourning and Larry Johnson were both selected for the 1995 NBA All-Star Game. In the first round of the playoffs, they faced the 5th-seeded Chicago Bulls, but were eliminated three games to one in the best-of-five series, losing by just one point in an 85–84 loss in Game 4.[2] The Hornets led the NBA in attendance for the sixth time in seven seasons.

1994–95 Charlotte Hornets season
Head coachAllan Bristow
OwnersGeorge Shinn
ArenaCharlotte Coliseum
Results
Record50–32 (.610)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Central)
Conference: 4th (Eastern)
Playoff finishFirst Round
(Lost to Bulls 1–3)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWJZY
SportSouth
RadioWBT

Despite the stellar season, Johnson and Mourning had trouble getting along as teammates. Following the season, Mourning was traded to the Miami Heat after three seasons with the franchise,[3] Hersey Hawkins was traded to the Seattle SuperSonics, and Kenny Gattison left in the 1995 NBA Expansion Draft.

For the season, the Hornets added navy/purple alternate road uniforms which lasted until 1997.

NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
238Darrin HancockSG/SF United StatesKansas

Roster
Roster listing
Charlotte Hornets roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
PG 23 Adams, Michael 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 162 lb (73 kg) Boston College
PG 25 Bennett, Tony  6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Green Bay
PG 1 Bogues, Muggsy 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) 136 lb (62 kg) Wake Forest
SF 24 Burrell, Scott  6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Connecticut
SG 30 Curry, Dell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Virginia Tech
PF 44 Gattison, Kenny 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Old Dominion
SF 4 Hancock, Darrin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Kansas
SG 3 Hawkins, Hersey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Bradley
PF 2 Johnson, Larry 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 250 lb (113 kg) UNLV
C 33 Mourning, Alonzo 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Georgetown
C 00 Parish, Robert 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Centenary College of Louisiana
PG 12 Sutton, Greg 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Oral Roberts
SF 55 Wingate, David 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Georgetown
C 43 Wolf, Joe 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) North Carolina
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Regular season

Standings
Central Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Indiana Pacers 5230.634–33–819–2218–10
x-Charlotte Hornets 5032.610229–1221–2017–11
x-Chicago Bulls 4735.573528–1319–2216–12
x-Cleveland Cavaliers 4339.524926–1517–2417–11
x-Atlanta Hawks 4240.5121024–1718–239–19
Milwaukee Bucks 3448.4151822–1912–2913–15
Detroit Pistons 2854.3412413–288–337–21
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Orlando Magic5725.695–
2 y-Indiana Pacers5230.6345
3 x-New York Knicks5527.6712
4 x-Charlotte Hornets5032.6107
5 x-Chicago Bulls4735.57310
6 x-Cleveland Cavaliers4339.52414
7 x-Atlanta Hawks4240.51215
8 x-Boston Celtics3547.42722
9 Milwaukee Bucks3448.41523
10 Miami Heat3250.39025
11 New Jersey Nets3052.36627
12 Detroit Pistons2854.34129
13 Philadelphia 76ers2458.29333
14 Washington Bullets2161.25636

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—

Game log

Playoffs
1995 playoff game log
First round: 1–3 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 28 Chicago L 100–108 (OT) Alonzo Mourning (32) Alonzo Mourning (13) Muggsy Bogues (10) Charlotte Coliseum
23,859		 0–1
2 April 30 Chicago W 106–89 Larry Johnson (25) Alonzo Mourning (20) Muggsy Bogues (7) Charlotte Coliseum
23,859		 1–1
3 May 2 @ Chicago L 80–103 Larry Johnson (22) Alonzo Mourning (7) 4-way tie (3) United Center
24,114		 1–2
4 May 4 @ Chicago L 84–85 Alonzo Mourning (20) Alonzo Mourning (13) Muggsy Bogues,
David Wingate (5)		 United Center
24,221		 1–3
1995 playoff schedule

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
Michael Adams 29015.3.453.358.8331.03.30.80.06.5
Tony Bennett 3015.3.462.2220.71.30.00.04.7
James Blackwell 404.8.667.6670.81.30.30.01.0
Muggsy Bogues 787833.7.477.200.8893.38.71.30.011.1
Scott Burrell 656231.0.467.409.6945.72.51.20.611.5
Dell Curry 69024.9.441.427.8562.41.60.80.313.6
Kenny Gattison 21019.5.470.000.6083.60.80.30.76.0
Darrin Hancock 4679.2.562.333.4101.20.70.40.13.3
Hersey Hawkins 828233.3.482.440.8673.83.21.50.214.3
Larry Johnson 818139.9.480.386.7747.24.61.00.318.8
Alonzo Mourning 777738.2.519.324.7619.91.40.62.921.3
Robert Parish 81416.7.427.7034.30.50.30.44.8
Greg Sutton 53413.0.409.374.7111.11.70.60.05.0
Tom Tolbert 1005.7.333.0001.0001.70.20.00.01.4
David Wingate 5299.9.410.182.7501.21.10.40.12.3
Joe Wolf 6369.3.469.333.7502.00.60.10.11.4

Playoffs
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Michael Adams 1011.0.400.0001.02.00.00.04.0
Muggsy Bogues 4436.3.311.3331.0001.56.31.00.08.5
Dell Curry 4026.8.471.429.9092.31.50.00.012.8
Kenny Gattison 4014.5.625.6253.00.50.50.03.8
Darrin Hancock 306.0.3331.30.30.30.01.3
Hersey Hawkins 4432.5.406.308.8825.32.01.50.511.3
Larry Johnson 4443.0.477.111.8005.82.81.00.520.8
Alonzo Mourning 4443.5.421.500.83713.32.80.83.322.0
Robert Parish 4017.8.545.4002.30.30.00.83.5
Greg Sutton 307.7.000.0001.71.00.00.00.0
David Wingate 4418.3.481.333.6671.53.81.00.08.0
Joe Wolf 103.00.00.00.00.00.0

Awards and records

Transactions
  • August 2, 1994

Traded a 1996 2nd round draft pick (Ronnie Henderson was later selected) and a 1997 2nd round draft pick (Predrag Drobnjak was later selected) to the Washington Bullets for Michael Adams.

  • August 4, 1994

Signed Robert Parish as an unrestricted free agent.

  • August 19, 1994

Frank Brickowski signed as an unrestricted free agent with the Sacramento Kings.

  • October 3, 1994

Signed James Blackwell as a free agent.

  • October 7, 1994

Signed Tom Tolbert as a free agent.

  • November 1, 1994

Waived James Blackwell.

  • November 2, 1994

Signed Joe Courtney as a free agent.

  • November 3, 1994

Signed Joe Wolf as a free agent.

  • November 16, 1994

Signed Greg Sutton as a free agent.

Waived Joe Courtney.

  • November 30, 1994

Signed James Blackwell as a free agent.

  • December 17, 1994

Waived James Blackwell.

  • April 15, 1995

Waived Tom Tolbert.

References
  1. 1994-95 Charlotte Hornets
  2. "1995 N.B.A. PLAYOFFS; Bulls Gain As Hornets Miss Twice At the End". New York Times. May 5, 1995. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
  3. "Mourning Turns Up With Heat : Pro basketball: Center is traded for Rice, Reeves and Geiger after turning down Hornets". Los Angeles Times. November 4, 1995. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
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