1993–94 Cleveland Cavaliers season

The 1993–94 NBA season was the 24th season of the National Basketball Association franchise based in Cleveland, Ohio.[1] During the off-season, the Cavaliers acquired Tyrone Hill from the Golden State Warriors.[2] Under new head coach Mike Fratello,[3] the Cavaliers struggled playing below .500 with a 7–14 start, but soon recovered and held a 24–23 record during the first half of the season. The Cavs were bitten by the injury bug again as Brad Daugherty missed 32 games with a back injury,[4] and Larry Nance missed 49 games with a knee injury.[5][6] 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.[7]

1993–94 Cleveland Cavaliers season
Head coachMike Fratello
ArenaRichfield Coliseum
Results
Record47–35 (.573)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Central)
Conference: 6th (Eastern)
Playoff finishFirst round
(Lost to Bulls 0–3)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionSportsChannel Ohio · WOIO
RadioWWWE

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,[8] 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. First round draft pick Chris 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.[9]

However, during the final month of the regular season, Williams went down with a broken right thumb.[10] With the lack of big men on the team in the playoffs, the Cavaliers were swept by the Chicago Bulls in three straight games in the Eastern Conference First Round.[11] This was also the Cavaliers final season playing at The Coliseum in Richfield, Ohio. Following the season, Nance retired.[5] This was also Daugherty's final season of his career, as he missed all of the next two seasons due to back injuries.[12]

Offseason

Draft picks
Main article: 1993 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 22 Chris Mills Forward  United States Arizona

Roster
1993–94 Cleveland Cavaliers roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)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  (C) 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  (C) 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 (C) 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
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster
Last transaction: April 15, 1994

Regular season

Season standings
Central Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Atlanta Hawks 5725.695–36–521–2021–7
x-Chicago Bulls 5527.671231–1024–1721–7
x-Indiana Pacers 4735.5731029–1218–2315–13
x-Cleveland Cavaliers 4735.5731031–1016–2516–12
Charlotte Hornets 4141.5001628–1313–2812–16
Detroit Pistons 2062.2443710–3110–314–24
Milwaukee Bucks 2062.2443711–309–329–19
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

[13]

# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Atlanta Hawks5725.695–
2 y-New York Knicks5725.695–
3 x-Chicago Bulls5527.6712
4 x-Orlando Magic5032.6107
5 x-Indiana Pacers4735.57310
6 x-Cleveland Cavaliers4735.57310
7 x-New Jersey Nets4537.54912
8 x-Miami Heat4240.51215
9 Charlotte Hornets4141.50016
10 Boston Celtics3250.39025
11 Philadelphia 76ers2557.30532
12 Washington Bullets2458.29333
13t Milwaukee Bucks2062.24437
13t Detroit Pistons2062.24437
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
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 –4–04–12–33–12–01–14–00–21–13–21–11–13–15–02–01–32–23–14–01–11–12–01–11–11–14–0
Boston 0–4–0–42–21–32–01–13–11–11–10–41–11–12–33–11–11–40–42–24–11–11–11–10–20–20–23–2
Charlotte 1–44–0–1–41–41–11–14–00–21–12–21–12–01–33–22–02–23–12–23–12–00–21–10–20–21–12–2
Chicago 3–22–24–1–1–32–01–15–02–01–14–12–01–12–24–02–03–11–32–23–11–10–21–11–11–12–04–0
Cleveland 1–33–14–13–1–2–01–13–22–00–22–32–01–11–33–22–02–20–42–24–00–22–02–00–21–11–13–1
Dallas 0–20–21–10–20–2–1–41–10–41–40–20–40–40–20–25–10–20–20–20–20–41–32–20–50–40–51–1
Denver 1–11–11–11–11–14–1–2–01–33–21–13–13–11–12–04–11–11–11–10–21–31–32–22–42–21–41–1
Detroit 0–41–30–40–52–31–10–2–0–20–21–41–10–22–21–42–01–30–41–31–31–10–21–11–11–10–22–2
Golden State 2–01–12–00–20–24–03–12–0–0–41–14–15–02–02–02–20–21–11–11–12–33–24–12–21–43–12–0
Houston 1–11–11–11–12–04–12–32–04–0–1–14–03–12–01–14–12–02–01–12–02–24–04–02–32–23–31–1
Indiana 2–34–02–21–43–22–01–14–11–11–1–2–00–23–13–12–03–10–42–22–21–11–12–00–21–11–13–1
L.A. Clippers 1–11–11–10–20–24–01–31–11–40–40–2–2–31–11–11–31–10–21–11–10–52–33–21–31–41–31–1
L.A. Lakers 1–11–10–21–11–14–01–32–00–51–32–03–2–1–12–03–10–20–22–01–13–20–51–40–40–52–21–1
Miami 1–33–23–12–23–12–01–12–20–20–21–31–11–1–4–02–02–32–22–34–10–20–21–10–21–11–13–1
Milwaukee 0–51–32–30–42–32–00–24–10–21–11–31–10–20–4–0–21–30–41–31–30–21–11–10–20–20–21–3
Minnesota 0–21–10–20–20–21–51–40–22–21–40–23–11–30–22–0–1–10–21–12–00–40–42–21–40–41–40–2
New Jersey 3–14–12–21–32–22–01–13–12–00–21–31–12–03–23–11–1–4–10–53–10–20–21–11–11–11–13–1
New York 2–24–01–33–14–02–01–14–01–10–24–02–02–02–24–02–01–4–3–23–21–12–02–01–11–10–25–0
Orlando 1–32–22–22–22–22–01–13–11–11–12–21–10–23–23–11–15–02–3–4–01–12–02–00–21–12–04–1
Philadelphia 0–41–41–31–30–42–02–03–11–10–22–21–11–11–43–10–21–32–30–4–0–20–20–20–20–21–12–3
Phoenix 1–11–10–21–12–04–03–11–13–22–21–15–02–32–02–04–02–01–11–12–0–3–24–13–12–32–22–0
Portland 1–11–12–02–00–23–13–12–02–30–41–13–25–02–01–14–02–00–20–22–02–3–4–11–31–41–32–0
Sacramento 0–21–11–11–10–22–22–21–11–40–40–22–34–11–11–12–21–10–20–22–01–41–4–1–30–51–32–0
San Antonio 1–12–02–01–12–05–04–21–12–23–22–03–14–02–02–04–11–11–12–02–01–33–13–1–0–40–52–0
Seattle 1–12–02–01–11–14–02–21–14–12–21–14–15–01–12–04–01–11–11–12–03–24–15–04–0–3–12–0
Utah 1–12–01–10–21–15–04–12–01–33–31–13–12–21–12–04–11–12–00–21–12–23–13–15–01–3–2–0
Washington 0–42–32–20–41–31–11–12–20–21–11–31–11–11–33–12–01–30–51–43–20–20–20–20–20–20–2—

Game log
1993–94 game log
Total: 47–35 (Home: 31–10; Road: 16–25)
November: 6–6 (Home: 4–2; Road: 2–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1November 5, 1993Milwaukee
2November 7, 1993New York
3November 9, 1993Charlotte
4November 11, 1993@ Seattle
5November 12, 1993@ Golden State
6November 14, 1993@ L.A. Lakers
7November 16, 1993@ Portland
8November 18, 1993@ Denver
9November 20, 1993@ Phoenix
10November 24, 1993Washington
11November 27, 1993Seattle
12November 30, 1993Detroit
December: 6–9 (Home: 6–3; Road: 0–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
13December 1, 1993@ New Jersey
14December 4, 1993Orlando
15December 5, 1993Houston
16December 7, 1993Portland
17December 9, 1993@ Charlotte
18December 11, 1993@ Chicago
19December 14, 1993
7:30 pm EST		Atlanta L 92–103 Williams (18) Daugherty (14) Brandon (7) Richfield Coliseum
17,022		 7–12
20December 16, 1993@ Miami
21December 18, 1993@ Detroit
22December 19, 1993L.A. Lakers
23December 21, 1993Utah
24December 23, 1993Milwaukee
25December 26, 1993Indiana
26December 28, 1993Charlotte
27December 30, 1993@ Milwaukee
January: 9–6 (Home: 4–2; Road: 5–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
28January 4, 1994@ Indiana
29January 5, 1994Boston
30January 7, 1994@ Boston
31January 8, 1994
7:30 pm EST		@ Atlanta L 89–102 Wilkins (19) Daugherty,
Nance (10)		 Price (9) The Omni
16,368		 13–18
32January 12, 1994@ Orlando
33January 13, 1994New Jersey
34January 15, 1994Philadelphia
35January 17, 1994Orlando
36January 19, 1994@ Utah
37January 21, 1994@ L.A. Clippers
38January 22, 1994@ Sacramento
39January 25, 1994@ Houston
40January 27, 1994Chicago
41January 29, 1994Miami
42January 31, 1994@ Detroit
February: 11–3 (Home: 6–2; Road: 5–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
43February 2, 1994@ Philadelphia
44February 3, 1994San Antonio
45February 5, 1994
7:30 pm EST		Atlanta W 109–93 Williams (19) Nance (13) Price (13) Richfield Coliseum
20,273		 23–22
46February 8, 1994New Jersey
47February 9, 1994@ New Jersey
48February 15, 1994Denver
49February 17, 1994New York
50February 18, 1994@ Minnesota
51February 20, 1994@ Charlotte
52February 22, 1994Minnesota
53February 23, 1994@ Washington
54February 25, 1994Golden State
55February 26, 1994Dallas
56February 28, 1994@ Chicago
March: 8–7 (Home: 6–1; Road: 2–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
57March 2, 1994@ Boston
58March 3, 1994Philadelphia
59March 6, 1994Chicago
60March 8, 1994Sacramento
61March 11, 1994@ Detroit
62March 12, 1994@ New York
63March 15, 1994Phoenix
64March 18, 1994@ Orlando
65March 19, 1994@ Miami
66March 22, 1994Indiana
67March 23, 1994@ Indiana
68March 25, 1994@ Philadelphia
69March 27, 1994Detroit
70March 29, 1994L.A. Clippers
71March 31, 1994@ San Antonio
April: 7–4 (Home: 5–0; Road: 2–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
72April 2, 1994@ Dallas
73April 5, 1994Charlotte
74April 7, 1994@ New York
75April 8, 1994@ Washington
76April 12, 1994Milwaukee
77April 13, 1994
7:30 pm EDT		@ Atlanta L 95–110 Brandon (16) Phills (8) Brandon (5) The Omni
13,675		 43–34
78April 15, 1994Miami
79April 16, 1994@ Milwaukee
80April 20, 1994@ Indiana
81April 22, 1994Washington
82April 24, 1994Boston
1993–94 schedule

Playoffs
1994 playoff game log
First round: 0–3 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 29 @ Chicago L 96–104 Gerald Wilkins (23) Tyrone Hill (8) Mark Price (5) Chicago Stadium
18,676		 0–1
2 May 1 @ Chicago L 96–105 Gerald Wilkins (28) Tyrone Hill (10) Price, Phills (4) Chicago Stadium
18,676		 0–2
3 May 3 Chicago L 92–95 (OT) Chris Mills (25) Tyrone Hill (13) Gerald Wilkins (7) Richfield Coliseum
17,778		 0–3
1994 schedule

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

Regular season
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Mark Price 76 73 31.4 47.8 39.7 88.8 3.0 7.8 1.4 0.1 17.3
Brad Daugherty 50 50 36.8 48.8 0.0 78.5 10.2 3.0 0.8 0.7 17.0
Gerald Wilkins 82 82 33.8 45.7 39.6 77.6 3.7 3.1 1.3 0.5 14.3
Hot Rod Williams 76 72 35.0 47.8 0.0 72.8 7.6 2.5 1.0 1.7 13.7
Larry Nance 33 19 27.5 48.7 0.0 75.3 6.9 1.5 0.8 1.7 11.2
Tyrone Hill 57 20 25.4 54.3 0.0 66.8 8.8 0.8 0.9 0.6 10.6
Chris Mills 79 18 25.6 41.9 31.1 77.8 5.1 1.6 0.7 0.6 9.4
Bobby Phills 72 53 21.3 47.1 8.3 72.0 2.9 1.8 0.9 0.2 8.3
Terrell Brandon 73 10 21.2 42.0 21.9 85.8 2.2 3.8 1.2 0.2 8.3
John Battle 51 1 16.0 47.6 26.3 75.3 0.8 1.6 0.4 0.0 6.6
Rod Higgins 36 11 15.2 43.6 44.0 73.8 2.3 1.0 0.7 0.4 5.4
Danny Ferry 70 1 13.8 44.6 27.5 88.4 2.0 1.1 0.4 0.3 5.0
Tim Kempton 4 0 8.3 50.0 0.0 33.3 2.5 0.8 0.5 0.3 3.5
Gary Alexander 7 0 6.1 58.3 0.0 42.9 1.7 0.1 0.4 0.0 2.4
Gerald Madkins 22 0 6.8 35.5 33.3 80.0 0.5 0.9 0.4 0.0 1.6
Jay Guidinger 32 0 4.1 50.0 0.0 71.4 1.0 0.1 0.1 0.2 1.5
Sedric Toney 12 0 5.3 16.7 0.0 100.0 0.3 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.5

Playoffs
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% 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:[9]

Awards and records

Transactions

References
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  2. "Warriors send Tyrone Hill to Cavs". UPI Archives. July 15, 1993. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
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  5. "Bad Knee Forces Nance to Quit". Los Angeles Times. September 28, 1994. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  6. "CAVALIERS PUTTING ON A (HOSPITAL) CLINIC". Sun Sentinel. March 20, 1994. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
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  11. "GOODBYE CAVS, RICHFIELD". Chicago Tribune. May 4, 1994. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
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