1994–95 Washington Bullets season

The 1994–95 NBA season was the Bullets' 34th season in the National Basketball Association.[1] In the 1994 NBA draft, the Bullets selected Juwan Howard from the University of Michigan with the fifth overall pick.[2] In the off-season, the team acquired Scott Skiles from the Orlando Magic and hired Jim Lynam as head coach. During the first month of the regular season, the Bullets traded Tom Gugliotta to the Golden State Warriors for Howard's former "Fab Five" teammate at Michigan, second-year star Chris Webber.[3] However, after a 4–1 start to the season, the Bullets struggled losing 25 of their next 28 games, which included a ten-game losing streak. At midseason, things got worse as Kevin Duckworth dealt with continuing weight problems, and was suspended indefinitely after 40 games for not staying in physical condition, where he weighed over 310lbs.[4] The Bullets posted a 13-game losing streak between March and April, and finished last place in the Atlantic Division with a 21–61 record.[5]

1994–95 Washington Bullets season
Head coachJim Lynam
General managerJohn Nash
Owner(s)Abe Pollin
ArenaUS Airways Arena (37 games)
Baltimore Arena (4 games)
Results
Record21–61 (.256)
PlaceDivision: 7th (Atlantic)
Conference: 14th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWDCA
Home Team Sports
RadioWTOP

Webber averaged 20.1 points, 9.6 rebounds, 4.7 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.6 blocks per game in 54 games, while Howard averaged 17.0 points and 8.4 rebounds per game, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team, and second-year guard Calbert Cheaney provided the team with 16.6 points per game. Rex Chapman contributed 16.2 points per game, while Skiles provided with 13.0 points and 7.3 assists per game, Don MacLean contributed 11.0 points per game, but only played just 39 games due to injury, and second-year center Gheorghe Mureșan averaged 10.0 points, 6.7 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game.[6] Muresan also finished tied in third place in Most Improved Player voting.[7]

Following the season, Chapman was traded to the Miami Heat,[8] while Skiles signed as a free agent with the Philadelphia 76ers, Duckworth was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks, MacLean and Doug Overton were both dealt to the Denver Nuggets,[9] and Larry Stewart left in the 1995 NBA Expansion Draft.[10]

Draft picks
Main article: 1994 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
15Juwan HowardSF/PF United StatesMichigan
232Jim McIlvaineC United StatesMarquette

Roster
1994–95 Washington Bullets roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
G 32 Butler, Mitchell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) –– UCLA
G 3 Chapman, Rex 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) –– Kentucky
G 40 Cheaney, Calbert 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 209 lb (95 kg) –– Indiana
C 00 Duckworth, Kevin  (S) 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 275 lb (125 kg) –– Eastern Illinois
F 5 Howard, Juwan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) –– Michigan
F 34 MacLean, Don 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) –– UCLA
C 22 McIlvaine, Jim 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 240 lb (109 kg) –– Marquette
C 77 Mureșan, Gheorghe 7 ft 7 in (2.31 m) 303 lb (137 kg) –– Romania
G 14 Overton, Doug 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) –– La Salle
G 20 Price, Brent  (IN) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) –– Oklahoma
G 4 Skiles, Scott  6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) –– Michigan State
F 33 Stewart, Larry 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) –– Coppin State
F 15 Walker, Kenny 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) –– Kentucky
F 2 Webber, Chris 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) –– Michigan
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (IN) Inactive
  • Injured

Roster

Roster Notes
  • Center Kevin Duckworth was suspended indefinitely after playing 40 games, due to weight problems and not maintaining playing shape.
  • Point guard Brent Price missed the entire season due to a knee injury, and was waived on April 19.
  • Rookie small forward Anthony Tucker was waived on April 19.

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
# 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
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—

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

Regular season
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Mitchell Butler 76520.4.421.326.6652.21.2.8.17.9
Rex Chapman 452932.6.397.314.8622.52.81.5.316.2
Calbert Cheaney 787134.0.453.339.8124.12.31.0.316.6
Kevin Duckworth 402220.5.442.200.6434.9.5.5.67.1
Tom Gugliottaa 6637.7.398.500.7888.83.03.51.816.0
Juwan Howard 655236.1.489.000.6648.42.5.8.217.0
Don MacLean 392027.0.438.250.7654.21.3.4.111.0
Jim McIlvaine 5509.7.479.000.6831.9.2.21.81.7
Gheorghe Mureșan 735823.6.560.000.7096.7.5.71.710.0
Brian Olivera 607.0.444.000.750.7.7.0.02.3
Doug Overton 822020.8.416.424.8721.73.0.6.07.0
Scott Skiles 626233.5.455.421.8862.67.31.1.113.0
Larry Stewart 4008.7.461.000.6671.7.5.4.22.6
Anthony Tuckera 621315.8.457.000.6142.71.1.7.23.9
Kenny Walker 302411.1.429.000.7502.00.30.20.22.4
Chris Webber 545238.3.495.276.5029.64.71.51.620.1

a Statistics with the Washington Bullets.

Awards and records

Transactions

Overview
Players Added

Via draft

Via free agency

Via trade

 Players Lost

Via trade

Via free agency

Via waivers

  • a Later waived.
  • b Signed for the rest of the season after a 10-day contract.

Trades
July 29, 1994 To Washington Bullets
Scott Skiles
Conditional 1996 first round pick
Conditional 1998 first round pick		 To Orlando Magic
Conditional 1996 second round pick
Conditional 1998 first round pick
August 2, 1994 To Washington Bullets
Conditional 1996 second round pick
Conditional 1997 second round pick		 To Charlotte Hornets
Michael Adams
November 17, 1994 To Washington Bullets
Chris Webber		 To Golden State Warriors
Tom Gugliotta
Conditional 1996 first round pick
Conditional 1998 first round pick
Conditional 2000 first round pick

Free agents

Waivings
PlayerLeft
Brian OliverNovember 18, 1994
Anthony TuckerApril 19, 1995
Brent PriceApril 19, 1995

Player Transactions Citation:[11]

References
  1. 1994-95 Washington Bullets
  2. "BASKETBALL; The Bucks Go With Robinson As No. 1 Pick". New York Times. June 30, 1994. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  3. "Bullets' Fab Day Nets Howard, Webber". Washington Post. November 18, 1994. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
  4. "Duckworth Suspended". The Washington Post. February 4, 1995. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
  5. "1994–95 Washington Bullets Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  6. "1994–95 Washington Bullets Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  7. "1994–95 NBA Awards Voting". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
  8. "Bullets Select UNC's Wallace". Washington Post. June 29, 1995. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  9. "PRO BASKETBALL; The Bullets Pick Up Pack". New York Times. January 18, 2022. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  10. "1995 NBA Expansion Draft". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  11. "1994–95 Washington Bullets Transactions". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved July 14, 2021.

See also
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