1995–96 Los Angeles Clippers season

The 1995–96 NBA season was the Clippers' 26th season in the National Basketball Association, and their 2nd second in Anaheim.[1] In the 1995 NBA draft, the Clippers selected Antonio McDyess from the University of Alabama with the second overall pick, but soon traded him to the Denver Nuggets for Brian Williams, Rodney Rogers and top draft pick Brent Barry.[2] With the continued development of Loy Vaught, the Clippers showed some improvement with a 7–5 start to the season, but then suffered a nine-game losing streak afterwards between November and December. The team would again lose nine straight games between January and February as they played without Williams, Rogers, Pooh Richardson, Malik Sealy and Stanley Roberts for long stretches during the season due to injuries.[3] The Clippers lost their final four games, and finished last place in the Pacific Division again with a 29–53 record.[4]

1995–96 Los Angeles Clippers season
Head coachBill Fitch
OwnersDonald Sterling
ArenaLos Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
Arrowhead Pond
Results
Record29–53 (.354)
PlaceDivision: 7th (Pacific)
Conference: 10th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Local media
TelevisionKCOP-TV
(Ralph Lawler, Bill Walton)
RadioKNNS
(Rory Markas)

Vaught led the team with 16.2 points and 10.1 rebounds per game, while Williams showed improvement averaging 15.8 points and 7.6 rebounds per game, and sixth man Terry Dehere provided scoring off the bench, averaging 12.4 points and 4.3 assists per game. In addition, Richardson averaged 11.7 points and 5.4 assists per game, while Rogers provided the team with 11.6 points per game, Sealy contributed 11.5 points per game, Barry provided with 10.1 points per game, and was selected to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team, and second-year forward Lamond Murray contributed 8.4 points per game.[5] Barry also won the Slam Dunk Contest during the All-Star Weekend in San Antonio.

Following the season, Williams was released to free agency after playing just one season with the Clippers, due to the team not being able to agree to his high demanded asking price of a $101 million seven-year contract from the team, who offered him $12 million for three years.[6][7]

Draft picks
Main article: 1995 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
12Antonio McDyessPF United StatesAlabama
253Constantin PopaC RomaniaMiami (FL)

Roster
1995–96 Los Angeles Clippers roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
G 31 Barry, Brent 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) –– Oregon State
G 24 Dehere, Terry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) –– Seton Hall
F/C 40 Harvey, Antonio 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) –– Pfeiffer College
F 7 Murray, Lamond 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 236 lb (107 kg) –– California
F 45 Outlaw, Bo 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) –– Houston
G 52 Piatkowski, Eric 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) –– Nebraska
G 2 Richardson, Pooh (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) –– UCLA
C 53 Roberts, Stanley 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 285 lb (129 kg) –– LSU
F 54 Rogers, Rodney 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 260 lb (118 kg) –– Wake Forest
G/F 21 Sealy, Malik 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) –– St. John's
C 51 Tower, Keith 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) –– Notre Dame
F 25 Vander Velden, Logan 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) –– Green Bay
F 35 Vaught, Loy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) –– Michigan
C 8 Williams, Brian  6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 260 lb (118 kg) –– Arizona
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster
Last transaction: 2009-10-04

Roster Notes
  • Forward/center Antonio Harvey became the 6th former Laker to play with the crosstown rival Clippers.

Regular season

Season standings
Pacific Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Seattle SuperSonics6418.780–38–326–1521–3
x-Los Angeles Lakers5329.6461130–1123–1817–7
x-Portland Trail Blazers4438.5372026–1518–2311–13
x-Phoenix Suns4141.5002325–1616–259–15
x-Sacramento Kings3943.4762526–1513–2811–13
Golden State Warriors3646.4392823–1813–287–17
Los Angeles Clippers2953.3543519–2210–317–17
Western Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 c-Seattle SuperSonics *6418.780–82
2 y-San Antonio Spurs *5923.720582
3 x-Utah Jazz5527.671982
4 x-Los Angeles Lakers5329.6461182
5 x-Houston Rockets4834.5851682
6 x-Portland Trail Blazers4438.5372082
7 x-Phoenix Suns4141.5002382
8 x-Sacramento Kings3943.4762582
9 Golden State Warriors3646.4392882
10 Denver Nuggets3547.4272982
11 Los Angeles Clippers2953.3543582
12 Minnesota Timberwolves2656.3173882
13 Dallas Mavericks2656.3173882
14 Vancouver Grizzlies1567.1834982
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
1995-96 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 TOR UTA VAN WAS
Atlanta –4–03–10–43–11–11–12–21–11–11–32–00–22–22–21–14–02–12–22–10–22–02–00–20–24–01–12–01–3
Boston 0–4–2–20–31–30–21–12–10–21–10–42–00–23–13–12–02–20–41–34–01–10–22–00–20–23–10–21–12–2
Charlotte 1–32–2–1–33–12–02–01–30–20–21–31–12–02–23–11–10–33–00–43–12–01–11–10–20–23–11–12–03–1
Chicago 4–03–03–1–4–02–01–14–02–02–02–22–02–03–14–02–03–03–13–14–01–12–02–02–01–13–12–02–04–0
Cleveland 1–33–11–30–4–2–01–12–22–01–12–22–02–01–34–02–01–23–11–24–02–01–11–10–20–23–10–22–03–1
Dallas 1–12–00–20–20–2–2–20–22–21–30–22–20–40–21–10–41–10–21–10–21–30–42–22–22–21–11–34–00–2
Denver 1–11–10–21–11–12–2–1–12–21–30–21–32–20–21–14–00–21–11–12–03–10–40–40–41–32–03–13–11–1
Detroit 2–21–23–10–42–22–01–1–2–01–12–22–00–21–32–21–14–00–41–34–02–02–01–12–01–14–00–22–01–2
Golden State 1–12–02–00–20–22–22–20–2–2–21–13–11–31–11–13–12–00–20–22–01–31–31–31–30–41–11–34–01–1
Houston 1–11–12–00–21–13–13–11–12–2–2–04–03–10–22–02–22–00–20–22–03–12–22–21–30–42–02–24–01–1
Indiana 3–14–03–12–22–22–02–02–21–10–2–2–01–13–03–11–11–31–32–23–11–11–10–21–12–04–00–22–03–0
L.A. Clippers 0–20–21–10–20–22–23–10–21–30–40–2–0–41–11–13–11–11–10–22–03–12–22–21–30–40–21–33–11–1
L.A. Lakers 2–02–00–20–20–24–02–22–03–11–31–14–0–2–02–03–12–01–11–11–13–12–23–11–32–22–02–24–01–1
Miami 2–21–32–21–33–12–02–03–11–12–00–31–10–2–3–01–15–01–31–33–11–10–21–11–10–22–10–21–12–2
Milwaukee 2–21–31–30–40–41–11–12–21–10–21–31–10–20–3–1–11–32–21–32–10–22–00–21–10–22–20–21–11–3
Minnesota 1–10–21–10–20–24–00–41–11–32–21–11–31–31–11–1–1–10–20–21–11–30–43–11–30–41–11–32–20–2
New Jersey 0–42–23–00–32–11–12–00–40–20–23–11–10–20–53–11–1–2–20–42–20–21–11–10–20–22–20–22–02–2
New York 1–24–00–31–31–32–01–14–02–02–03–11–11–13–12–22–02–2–1–33–10–20–20–21–11–14–01–11–13–1
Orlando 2–23–14–01–32–11–11–13–12–02–02–22–01–13–13–12–04–03–1–4–02–01–11–11–11–12–11–12–04–0
Philadelphia 1–20–41–30–40–42–00–20–40–20–21–30–21–11–31–21–12–21–30–4–0–20–20–20–20–23–11–11–11–3
Phoenix 2–01–10–21–10–23–11–30–23–11–31–11–31–31–12–03–12–02–00–22–0–2–22–21–30–42–01–34–02–0
Portland 0–22–01–10–21–14–04–00–23–12–21–12–22–22–00–24–01–12–01–12–02–2–1–31–31–32–01–32–20–2
Sacramento 0–20–21–10–21–12–24–01–13–12–22–02–21–31–12–01–31–12–01–12–02–23–1–1–30–42–00–42–20–2
San Antonio 2–02–02–00–22–02–24–00–23–13–11–13–13–11–11–13–12–01–11–12–03–13–13–1–2–22–03–14–01–1
Seattle 2–02–02–01–12–02–23–11–14–04–00–24–02–22–02–04–02–01–11–12–04–03–14–02–2–1–13–13–11–1
Toronto 0–41–31–31–31–31–10–20–41–10–20–42–00–21–22–21–12–20–41–21–30–20–20–20–21–1–0–21–13–1
Utah 1–12–01–10–22–03–11–32–03–12–22–03–12–22–02–03–12–01–11–11–13–13–14–01–31–32–0–4–01–1
Vancouver 0–21–10–20–20–20–41–30–20–40–40–21–30–41–11–12–20–21–10–21–10–42–22–20–41–31–10–4–0–2
Washington 3–12–21–30–41–32–01–12–11–11–10–31–11–12–23–12–02–21–30–43–10–22–02–01–11–11–31–12–0—

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
Loy Vaught 807837.152.536.872.710.11.41.10.516.2
Bison Dele 656533.254.316.773.47.61.91.10.815.8
Terry Dehere 821024.645.944.075.51.74.30.70.212.4
Pooh Richardson 636132.042.338.474.32.55.41.20.211.7
Rodney Rogers 675129.147.732.062.84.32.51.10.511.6
Malik Sealy 624825.841.521.079.93.91.91.40.511.5
Brent Barry 794424.047.441.681.02.12.91.20.310.1
Lamond Murray 773223.644.731.975.03.21.10.80.38.4
Stanley Roberts 51715.646.40.055.63.20.80.30.87.0
Eric Piatkowski 65112.140.533.381.71.60.70.40.24.6
Bo Outlaw 80312.357.50.044.42.50.60.61.13.6
Antonio Harvey 37911.134.10.045.02.90.20.40.72.9
Keith Tower 3419.044.40.069.21.50.10.10.32.4
Logan Vander Velden 1502.121.40.075.00.40.10.00.00.6

Player Statistics Citation:[5]

Awards, records and milestones

Awards

All-Star

Milestones

Transactions

The Clippers have been involved in the following transactions during the 1995-96 season.

Re-signed
Player Signed Contract
Bo Outlaw October 4, 1995 Two-year deal

Trades
June 28, 1995 To Los Angeles Clippers
 To Denver Nuggets
September 19, 1995 To Los Angeles Clippers
 To Denver Nuggets

Free Agents

Player Transactions Citation:[8]

See also

References
  1. 1995-96 Los Angeles Clippers
  2. "PRO BASKETBALL; Underclassmen Rule Atop N.B.A. Draft Board". New York Times. June 29, 1995. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
  3. "Clipper Comeback Falls a Little Short". Los Angeles Times. January 14, 1996. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  4. "1995–96 Los Angeles Clippers Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  5. "1995–96 Los Angeles Clippers Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  6. "The Bucks Stop Here". Los Angeles Times. September 28, 1996. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
  7. "Clippers' Loss Becomes Bulls' Gain". Los Angeles Times. April 3, 1997. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  8. "1995–96 Los Angeles Clippers Transactions". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
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