1993–94 San Antonio Spurs season

The 1993–94 NBA season was the Spurs' 18th season in the National Basketball Association, and 27th season as a franchise.[1] It was also their first season playing at the Alamodome. During the off-season, the Spurs acquired controversial All-Star forward and rebound specialist Dennis Rodman from the Detroit Pistons,[2] signed free agent Sleepy Floyd,[3] and acquired Negele Knight from the Phoenix Suns during the first month of the regular season. The Spurs went on an 8-game winning streak between November and December after a 4–5 start to the season. The team would then win 13 consecutive games between January and February, but then lose seven of their final ten games, finishing second in the Midwest Division with a 55–27 record.[4]

1993–94 San Antonio Spurs season
Head coachJohn Lucas II
General managerBob Bass
Owner(s)Peter Holt
ArenaAlamodome
Results
Record55–27 (.671)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Midwest)
Conference: 4th (Western)
Playoff finishFirst Round
(Lost to Jazz 1–3)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKSAT-TV
KABB
Home Sports Entertainment
RadioWOAI

David Robinson captured the scoring title leading the league with 29.8 points, and contributed 10.7 rebounds, 4.8 assists, 1.7 steals and 3.3 blocks per game, and was named to the All-NBA Second Team, NBA All-Defensive First Team, and was selected for the 1994 NBA All-Star Game.[5] He also finished in second place in both Most Valuable Player, and Defensive Player of the Year voting.[6] In addition, Rodman led the league with 17.3 rebounds per game, and was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team, while Dale Ellis finished second on the team in scoring with 15.2 points per game, Willie Anderson provided with 11.9 points and 4.3 assists per game, and Vinny Del Negro contributed 10.0 points and 4.2 assists per game. Off the bench, Knight averaged 9.3 points and 3.1 assists per game, and J.R. Reid contributed 9.0 points per game.[7]

However, in the Western Conference First Round of the playoffs, Rodman became a distraction as he scuffled with head coach John Lucas as the Spurs lost to the 5th-seeded Utah Jazz in four games.[8] Rodman had committed a flagrant foul on Jazz guard John Stockton in Game 2, and was suspended for Game 3.[9] Following the season, Lucas departed for a job with the Philadelphia 76ers, while Ellis signed as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets,[10] Floyd re-signed with the New Jersey Nets,[11] and Antoine Carr signed with the Utah Jazz.[12]

Draft picks
Main article: 1993 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
247Chris WhitneyPG United StatesClemson

Roster
1993–94 San Antonio Spurs roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
G 40 Anderson, Willie 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1967–01–08 Georgia
F 35 Carr, Antoine 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1961–07–23 Wichita State University
F 34 Cummings, Terry 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1961–03–15 DePaul
G 24 Daniels, Lloyd 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1967–09–04 Mount San Antonio College
G 15 Del Negro, Vinny 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1966–08–09 North Carolina State
F 3 Ellis, Dale 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1960–08–06 Tennessee
G 21 Floyd, Sleepy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1960–03–06 Georgetown
F 54 Haley, Jack 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1964–01–27 UCLA
G 32 Knight, Negele 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1967–03–06 Dayton
C 52 Nevitt, Chuck 7 ft 5 in (2.26 m) 217 lb (98 kg) 1959–06–13 North Carolina State
F 7 Reid, J. R. 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 247 lb (112 kg) 1968–03–31 North Carolina
C 50 Robinson, David 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1965–08–06 Navy
F 10 Rodman, Dennis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1961–05–13 SE Oklahoma State
G 20 Whitney, Chris 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 168 lb (76 kg) 1971–10–05 Clemson
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster

Regular season

Season standings
Midwest Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Houston Rockets 5824.707—35–623–1815–11
x-San Antonio Spurs 5527.671332–923–1816–10
x-Utah Jazz 5329.646533–820–2121–5
x-Denver Nuggets 4240.5121628–1314–2714–12
Minnesota Timberwolves 2062.2443813–287–345–21
Dallas Mavericks 1369.159456–357–347–19
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Seattle SuperSonics6319.768–
2 y-Houston Rockets5824.7075
3 x-Phoenix Suns5626.6837
4 x-San Antonio Spurs5527.6718
5 x-Utah Jazz5329.64610
6 x-Golden State Warriors5032.61013
7 x-Portland Trail Blazers4735.57316
8 x-Denver Nuggets4240.51221
9 Los Angeles Lakers3349.40230
10 Sacramento Kings2854.34135
11 Los Angeles Clippers2755.32936
12 Minnesota Timberwolves2062.24443
13 Dallas Mavericks1369.15950
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—

Playoffs
1994 playoff game log
First Round: 1–3 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 28 Utah W 106–89 David Robinson (25) Dennis Rodman (11) David Robinson (7) Alamodome
18,257		 1–0
2 April 30 Utah L 84–96 Negele Knight (16) Dennis Rodman (17) Vinny Del Negro (5) Alamodome 1–1
3 May 3 @ Utah L 72–105 Robinson, Carr (16) Robinson, Cummings (11) Del Negro, Knight (4) Delta Center
19,911		 1–2
4 May 5 @ Utah L 90–95 David Robinson (27) Dennis Rodman (20) Willie Anderson (7) Delta Center
19,911		 1–3
1994 schedule

Player statistics

[1]

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 8079 31.1 .471 .324 .848 3.0 4.3 .9 .6 11.9
Antoine Carr 34 0 13.7 .488 .000 .724 1.5 .4 .3 .6 5.8
Terry Cummings 59 29 19.2 .428.000.589 5.0 .8 .5 .2 7.3
Lloyd Daniels 65 5 15.1 .376 .389 .719 1.7 1.4 .4 .2 5.7
Vinny Del Negro 77 56 25.3 .487 .349 .824 2.1 4.2 .8 .0 10.0
Dale Ellis 77 75 33.6 .494 .395 .776 3.3 1.0 .9 .1 15.2
Sleepy Floyd 53 2 13.9 .335 .222 .667 1.3 1.9 .2 .2 3.8
Jack Haley 28 0 3.4 .438 .000 .810 .9 .0 .0 .0 2.1
Negele Knight 64 18 22.3 .476 .190 .810 1.6 3.1 .5 .2 9.3
Chuck Nevitt 1 0 1.0 .000 .000 .500 1.0 .0 .0 .0 3.0
J.R. Reid 70 11 19.2 .491 .000 .699 3.1 1.0 .6 .4 9.0
David Robinson 80 80 40.5 .507 .345 .749 10.7 4.8 1.7 3.3 29.8
Dennis Rodman 79 51 37.8 .534 .208 .520 17.3 2.3 .7 .4 4.7
Chris Whitney 40 4 8.5 .305 .333 .800 .7 1.3 .3 .0 1.8

Playoffs
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Willie Anderson 4 4 26.5 .378 1.000 .571 2.0 3.0 1.3 .5 8.3
Antoine Carr 3 0 12.3 .455 . .889 .3 1.0 .3 .7 6.0
Terry Cummings 4 1 18.0 .500 . .833 6.3 .5 1.3 .8 8.0
Lloyd Daniels 4 0 16.5 .400 .500 1.000 2.3 .8 .0 .3 5.5
Vinny Del Negro 4 4 23.3 .444 .500 .600 1.8 4.5 .3 .0 7.3
Dale Ellis 4 428.5.395 .294 .600 2.5 .3 .8 .0 10.5
Sleepy Floyd 4 0 9.3 .250 . .500 .3 .3 .0 .0 1.5
Jack Haley 3 0 3.7.500 . .833 2.3 .7 .0 .0 4.3
Negele Knight 4 0 27.0 .317 .000 .917 1.5 3.0 .8 .0 9.3
J.R. Reid 4 0 14.0 .286 . .600 3.0 .8 .3 .5 3.8
David Robinson 4 4 36.5 .411 .000 .741 10.0 3.5 .8 2.5 20.0
Dennis Rodman 3 3 38.0 .500 .000 .167 16.0 .7 2.0 1.3 8.3

Awards and records

References
  1. 1993-94 San Antonio Spurs
  2. "PRO BASKETBALL; Detroit Trades Rodman To San Antonio for Elliott". New York Times. October 2, 1993. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
  3. "``SLEEPY' FLOYD SIGNS WITH SPURS". Greensboro. August 13, 1993. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  4. "1993–94 San Antonio Spurs Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
  5. "1994 NBA All-Star Game: East 127, West 118". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
  6. "1993–94 NBA Awards Voting". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
  7. "1993–94 San Antonio Spurs Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
  8. "SPURS CRY FOUL BUT APPLAUD JAZZ". Deseret News. May 6, 1994. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  9. "PRO BASKETBALL; N.B.A. Socks It to Brawlers". New York Times. May 3, 1994. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  10. "NUGGETS SIGN ELLIS". Orlando Sentinel. October 5, 1994. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  11. "BASKETBALL; Nets' Floyd Looking for Just a Few More Minutes". New York Times. October 19, 1994. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  12. "TRANSACTIONS". New York Times. October 31, 1994. Retrieved December 30, 2021.

See also
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