1993–94 Charlotte Hornets season

The 1993–94 NBA season was the 6th season for the Charlotte Hornets in the National Basketball Association.[1] During the off-season, the Hornets acquired Hersey Hawkins from the Philadelphia 76ers,[2] and Eddie Johnson from the Seattle SuperSonics.[3] Coming off their first playoff appearance, the Hornets won six of their first eight games as they played around .500 for the first half of the season. In December, the team traded Johnny Newman to the New Jersey Nets for Rumeal Robinson.[4] However, the Hornets would soon struggle as Larry Johnson injured his back, and second-year star Alonzo Mourning was out with a torn calf muscle and sprained ankle.[5]

1993–94 Charlotte Hornets season
Head coachAllan Bristow
General managerDave Twardzik
Owner(s)George Shinn
ArenaCharlotte Coliseum
Results
Record41–41 (.500)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Central)
Conference: 9th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television
RadioWBT

Without their star players, the Hornets lost 16 of 17 games midway through the season, including two 8-game losing streaks between January and March. At midseason, the team traded Mike Gminski to the Milwaukee Bucks for Frank Brickowski.[6] With the return of Johnson and Mourning, they won 18 of their final 26 games, and finished the season fifth in the Central Division with a 41–41 record.[7] However, it was not enough as they narrowly missed out on a second straight playoff appearance. The Hornets led the NBA in attendance for the fifth time in six seasons.

Mourning averaged 21.5 points, 10.2 rebounds and 3.1 blocks per game in 60 games, and was selected for the 1994 NBA All-Star Game, but did not play due to being injured,[8] while Johnson averaged 16.4 points and 8.8 rebounds per game in 51 games, and Dell Curry was named Sixth Man of The Year, averaging 16.3 points per game off the bench, and leading the team with 152 three-point field goals.[9] In addition, Hawkins provided the team with 14.4 points and 1.6 steals per game, while Eddie Johnson contributed 11.5 points per game, and Muggsy Bogues provided with 10.8 points, 10.1 assists and 1.7 steals per game.[10] Following the season, Eddie Johnson left to play in Greece, while Brickowski signed as a free agent with the Sacramento Kings,[11] and Robinson was released to free agency.

Draft picks
Main article: 1993 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
117Greg GrahamSG United StatesIndiana
120Scott BurrellSG/SF United StatesConnecticut

Roster
1993–94 Charlotte Hornets roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
G 25 Bennett, Tony 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1969–06–01 Green Bay
G 1 Bogues, Muggsy (C) 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) 136 lb (62 kg) 1965–01–09 Wake Forest
C 40 Brickowski, Frank 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1959–08–14 Penn State
F 24 Burrell, Scott 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1971–01–12 Connecticut
G 30 Curry, Dell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1964–06–25 Virginia Tech
C 43 Ellis, LeRon 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1969–04–28 Syracuse
F 44 Gattison, Kenny 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1964–05–23 Old Dominion
G 32 Hawkins, Hersey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1966–09–29 Bradley
G 12 Henson, Steve 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 177 lb (80 kg) 1968–02–02 Kansas State
F 8 Johnson, Eddie 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1959–05–01 Illinois
F 2 Johnson, Larry (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1969–03–14 UNLV
C 33 Mourning, Alonzo (C) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1970–02–08 Georgetown
G 20 Robinson, Rumeal 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1966–11–13 Michigan
F 55 Wingate, David 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1963–12–15 Georgetown
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster
Last transaction: March 24, 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
# 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—

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
Tony Bennett 74513.3.399.360.7331.22.20.50.03.4
Muggsy Bogues 777735.7.471.167.8064.110.11.70.010.8
Frank Brickowski 28623.3.502.500.7464.52.01.00.410.1
Scott Burrell 511615.0.419.333.6572.61.20.70.34.8
Marty Conlon 16823.6.606.000.8165.61.80.30.410.2
Dell Curry 82026.5.455.402.8733.22.71.20.316.3
LeRon Ellis 50113.6.484.6623.80.50.30.54.4
Kenny Gattison 771821.4.524.6464.61.20.80.67.7
Mike Gminski 21612.1.392.7862.80.50.60.63.5
Hersey Hawkins 828232.3.460.332.8624.62.61.60.314.4
Steve Henson 305.7.5001.0000.31.70.00.01.0
Eddie Johnson 732720.0.459.393.7803.11.70.50.111.5
Larry Johnson 515134.5.515.238.6958.83.60.60.316.4
Tim Kempton 9011.4.346.7001.20.70.40.12.8
Alonzo Mourning 605933.6.505.000.76210.21.40.53.121.5
Johnny Newman 181823.8.523.250.8143.21.61.00.313.0
Rumeal Robinson 1406.8.394.200.3330.61.30.20.02.1
Lorenzo Williams 1019.0.000.0004.00.01.02.00.0
David Wingate 503620.1.481.333.6672.72.10.80.16.2

Awards and records

Transactions
  • September 1, 1993

Traded Kendall Gill and a 1994 1st round draft pick (Carlos Rogers was later selected) to the Seattle SuperSonics for Dana Barros, Eddie Johnson and a 1994 1st round draft pick (Sharone Wright was later selected).

  • September 3, 1993

Traded Dana Barros, Greg Graham, Sidney Green and a 1994 1st round draft pick (Sharone Wright was later selected) to the Philadelphia 76ers for Hersey Hawkins.

  • September 23, 1993

Signed LeRon Ellis as a free agent.

  • November 6, 1993

Signed Steve Henson as a free agent.

  • December 10, 1993

Traded Johnny Newman to the New Jersey Nets for Rumeal Robinson.

  • January 1, 1994

Signed Lorenzo Williams as a free agent.

  • January 5, 1994

Waived Lorenzo Williams.

  • February 2, 1994

Signed Marty Conlon to the first of two 10-day contracts.

  • February 16, 1994

Signed Tim Kempton to the first of two 10-day contracts.

  • February 24, 1994

Traded Mike Gminski and a 1997 1st round draft pick (Paul Grant was later selected) to the Milwaukee Bucks for Frank Brickowski.

  • February 25, 1994

Signed Marty Conlon to a contract for the rest of the season.

  • March 22, 1994

Waived Marty Conlon.

  • March 24, 1994

Marty Conlon claimed on waivers by the Washington Bullets.

Player Transactions Citation:[12]

References
  1. 1993-94 Charlotte Hornets
  2. "SPORTS PEOPLE: BASKETBALL; Musical Chairs: Hornets Get Hawkins". New York Times. September 4, 1993. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  3. "SPORTS PEOPLE: BASKETBALL; Sonics Send Two to the Hornets for Gill". New York Times. September 2, 1993. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
  4. "Hornets Trade Newman to Nets for Robinson". Los Angeles Times. December 11, 1993. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  5. "Carolina Dreaming : Great Things Are Expected of the Hornets, Who Find Potential Can Be a Burden". Los Angeles Times. February 1, 1994. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
  6. "Bucks clear house, deal Brickowski, Schayes". The Journal Times. February 25, 1994. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  7. "1993–94 Charlotte Hornets Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
  8. "1994 NBA All-Star Game: East 127, West 118". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
  9. "SPORTS PEOPLE: BASKETBALL; Hornets' Curry Wins Sixth Man Award". New York Times. May 13, 1994. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  10. "1993–94 Charlotte Hornets Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
  11. "Kings Brickowski out for season". UPI Archives. January 23, 1995. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  12. "1993–94 Charlotte Hornets Transactions". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved July 3, 2021.

See also
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