1994–95 Dallas Mavericks season

The 1994–95 NBA season was the Mavericks' 15th season in the National Basketball Association.[1] With the hopes of repeating history, the Mavericks brought back original head coach Dick Motta to restore a team that had compiled an awful 24–140 record over the last two years. The Mavericks had the second overall pick in the 1994 NBA draft, and selected Jason Kidd from the University of California.[2] Meanwhile, former Sixth Man Roy Tarpley returned after being suspended by the NBA three years ago.[3] With the new trio of Kidd, second-year star Jamal Mashburn and Jim Jackson, the Mavericks had a formidable young foundation winning seven of their first eleven games. However, after a 16–17 start, they would lose eight straight games in January. At midseason, the team signed free agent George McCloud. Jackson averaged a career high of 25.7 points per game, but was out for the remainder of the season with an ankle injury after 51 games.[4] The Mavericks finished fifth in the Midwest Division with a 36–46 record, which was 23 more wins then their previous season, and 12 more wins then their previous two seasons combined.[5]

1994–95 Dallas Mavericks season
Head coachDick Motta
General managerNorm Sonju
Owner(s)Don Carter
ArenaReunion Arena
Results
Record36–46 (.439)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Midwest)
Conference: 10th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television
RadioWBAP

Kidd averaged 11.7 points, 5.4 rebounds, 7.7 assists and 1.9 steals per game, as he shared Rookie of The Year honors with Grant Hill of the Detroit Pistons, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team.[6] In addition, Mashburn had a stellar sophomore season finishing second on the team in scoring with 24.1 points per game, while Tarpley provided the team with 12.6 points and 8.2 rebounds per game off the bench, but only played 55 games due to foot and knee injuries,[7] second-year forward Popeye Jones contributed 10.3 points and led the team with 10.6 rebounds per game, and Lorenzo Williams provided with 8.4 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game.[8] Following the season, Doug Smith left in the 1995 NBA Expansion Draft.[9]

Offseason

Draft picks
Main article: 1994 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
12Jason KiddPG United StatesCalifornia
119Tony DumasSG United StatesMissouri–Kansas City
228Deon ThomasF United StatesIllinois

Roster
1994–95 Dallas Mavericks roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
G 1 Brooks, Scott 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1965–07–31 UC Irvine
F 43 Davis, Terry 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1967–06–17 Virginia Union
G 7 Dumas, Tony 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1972–08–25 UKMC
G 30 Harris, Lucious 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1970–12–18 Long Beach State
C 35 Hodge, Donald 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1969–02–25 Temple
G 24 Jackson, Jim  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1970–10–14 Ohio State
F 54 Jones, Popeye 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1970–06–17 Murray State
G 5 Kidd, Jason 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1973–03–23 California
F 32 Mashburn, Jamal 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1972–11–29 Kentucky
F 21 McCloud, George 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1967–05–27 Florida State
F 34 Smith, Doug 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1969–09–17 Missouri
C 42 Tarpley, Roy 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1964–11–28 Michigan
C 44 Williams, Lorenzo 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1969–07–15 Stetson
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (L) On leave from the team
  • Injured

Roster
Last transaction: February 23, 1995

Regular season

Season standings
Midwest Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-San Antonio Spurs 6220.756—33–829–1220–6
x-Utah Jazz 6022.732233–827–1417–9
x-Houston Rockets 4735.5731525–1622–1913–13
x-Denver Nuggets 4141.5002123–1818–2313–13
Dallas Mavericks 3646.4392619–2217–2411–15
Minnesota Timberwolves 2161.2564113–288–334–22
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-San Antonio Spurs6220.756–
2 y-Phoenix Suns5923.7203
3 x-Utah Jazz6022.7322
4 x-Seattle SuperSonics5725.6955
5 x-Los Angeles Lakers4834.58514
6 x-Houston Rockets4735.57315
7 x-Portland Trail Blazers4438.53718
8 x-Denver Nuggets4141.50021
9 Sacramento Kings3943.47623
10 Dallas Mavericks3646.43926
11 Golden State Warriors2656.31736
12 Minnesota Timberwolves2161.25641
13 Los Angeles Clippers1765.20745
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

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
1994–95 game log
Total: 36–46 (Home: 19–22; Road: 17–24)
November: 7–4 (Home: 4–2; Road: 3–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
December: 6–8 (Home: 3–5; Road: 3–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
January: 3–13 (Home: 2–7; Road: 1–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
26 January 3, 1995
7:30 p.m. CST		 Houston L 98–110 Jackson (27) Tarpley (12) Kidd (11) Reunion Arena
17,502		 13–13
27 January 5, 1995
7:30 p.m. CST		 @ Houston L 99–108 Jackson (26) Tarpley (13) Kidd (8) The Summit
16,611		 13–14
February: 5–7 (Home: 3–3; Road: 2–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
All-Star Break
53 February 28, 1995
7:30 p.m. CST		 Houston W 102–101 Mashburn (22) Williams (13) Kidd (7) Reunion Arena
17,502		 21–32
March: 10–6 (Home: 4–2; Road: 6–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
58 March 11, 1995
7:30 p.m. CST		 @ Houston L 102–109 Mashburn (33) Jones (14) Kidd (7) The Summit
16,611		 22–36
April: 5–8 (Home: 3–3; Road: 2–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
75 April 11, 1995
7:30 p.m. CDT		 @ Houston W 156–147 (2OT) Mashburn (42) Jones (21) Kidd (10) The Summit
16,431		 34–41
1994–95 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
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Jim Jackson 515138.947.231.880.55.13.70.50.225.7
Jamal Mashburn 80 80 37.3 43.6 32.8 73.9 4.1 3.7 1.0 0.1 24.1
Roy Tarpley 55 1 24.6 47.9 27.8 83.6 8.2 1.1 0.8 1.0 12.6
Jason Kidd 79 79 33.8 38.5 27.2 69.8 5.4 7.7 1.9 0.3 11.7
Popeye Jones 80 80 29.8 44.3 8.3 64.5 10.6 2.0 0.4 0.3 10.3
George McCloud 42 3 19.1 43.9 38.2 83.3 3.5 1.3 0.5 0.2 9.6
Lucious Harris 79 31 21.5 45.9 38.7 80.0 2.8 1.7 0.7 0.2 9.5
Scott Brooks 31 0 20.1 43.3 32.7 79.3 1.7 3.0 0.8 0.1 7.9
Doug Smith 63 0 13.1 41.7 8.3 76.0 2.3 0.7 0.5 0.4 5.1
Tony Dumas 58 0 10.6 38.4 30.1 64.9 1.1 1.0 0.2 0.1 4.6
Lorenzo Williams 82 81 29.1 47.7 0.0 37.6 8.4 1.5 0.6 1.8 4.0
Donald Hodge 54 0 11.7 40.7 28.6 76.5 2.3 0.8 0.2 0.3 3.9
Morlon Wiley 38 2 10.7 42.3 38.7 70.0 1.0 1.8 0.6 0.0 3.4
Terry Davis 46 2 12.6 43.4 0.0 63.6 3.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 3.0

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Awards and records

References
  1. "1994-95 Dallas Mavericks". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-05-29.
  2. "BASKETBALL; The Bucks Go With Robinson As No. 1 Pick". New York Times. June 30, 1994. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  3. "Tarpley Reinstated After Three-Year Ban". Los Angeles Times. October 1, 1994. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
  4. "Mavs Lose Jackson for the Season". Orlando Sentinel. February 27, 1995. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
  5. "1994–95 Dalas Mavericks Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  6. "Mavericks' Kidd, Pistons' Hill Share NBA Rookie-of-Year Award". Los Angeles Times. May 18, 1995. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
  7. "SPORTS PEOPLE: PRO BASKETBALL; Another Tarpley Problem". New York Times. February 15, 1995. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  8. "1994–95 Dallas Mavericks Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  9. "1995 NBA Expansion Draft". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved October 13, 2021.

See also
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