1993–94 Golden State Warriors season

The 1993–94 NBA season was the Warriors' 48th season in the National Basketball Association, and their 31st in the San Francisco Bay Area.[1] In the 1993 NBA draft, the Warriors selected Anfernee Hardaway from the University of Memphis with the third overall pick, but soon traded him to the Orlando Magic for top draft pick Chris Webber from the University of Michigan.[2] During the off-season, the team signed free agent Avery Johnson.[3] Without All-Star guard Tim Hardaway and sixth man Šarūnas Marčiulionis, who both missed the entire season with knee injuries,[4][5] and with Chris Mullin missing the first 20 games with a hand injury,[6] the Warriors struggled losing three of their first four games, but soon recovered later holding a 27–20 record at the All-Star break. The team improved over the previous season as they posted an 8-game winning streak in April, finishing third in the Pacific Division with a solid 50–32 record.[7]

1993–94 Golden State Warriors season
Head coachDon Nelson
General managerDon Nelson
Owners
ArenaOakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
Results
Record50–32 (.610)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Pacific)
Conference: 6th (Western)
Playoff finishFirst Round
(Lost to Suns 0–3)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKPIX-TV
KICU-TV
SportsChannel Pacific
RadioKNBR

Webber averaged 17.5 points, 9.1 rebounds and 2.2. blocks per game, and was named Rookie of the Year, and was also named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team, while second-year star Latrell Sprewell averaged 21.0 points, 4.7 assists and 2.2 steals per game, and made the All-NBA First Team, NBA All-Defensive Second Team, and was selected for the 1994 NBA All-Star Game.[8] In addition, Mullin played half of the season off the bench, averaging 16.8 points and 5.6 rebounds per game, while Billy Owens provided the team with 15.0 points and 8.1 rebounds per game, and Johnson contributed 10.9 points and 5.3 assists per game.[9] Sprewell also finished in second place in Most Improved Player voting.[10]

However, in the Western Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Warriors were swept by the Phoenix Suns in three straight games.[11] This would be their final playoff appearance until 2007. Following the season, Marčiulionis was traded to the Seattle SuperSonics,[12] and Johnson re-signed as a free agent with his former team, the San Antonio Spurs.[13]

Offseason

Draft picks
Main article: 1993 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
13Anfernee HardawayPG/SG United StatesMemphis
234Darnell MeeSG United StatesWestern Kentucky

Roster
1993–94 Golden State Warriors roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
C 52 Alexander, Victor 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1969–08–31 Iowa State
F 35 Buechler, Jud 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1968–06–19 Arizona
C 25 Gatling, Chris 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1967–09–03 Old Dominion
F 11 Grant, Josh 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 223 lb (101 kg) 1967–08–07 Utah
G 44 Grayer, Jeff 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1965–12–17 Iowa State
G 10 Hardaway, Tim  (C & IN) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1966–09–01 UTEP
F 21 Houston, Byron 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1969–11–22 Oklahoma State
G 2 Jennings, Keith 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1968–11–02 East Tennessee State
G 6 Johnson, Avery 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1965–03–25 Southern
G 13 Marčiulionis, Šarūnas  (IN) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1964–06–13 Lithuania
F 17 Mullin, Chris (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1963–07–30 St. John's
F 30 Owens, Billy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1969–05–01 Syracuse
G 15 Sprewell, Latrell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1970–09–08 Alabama
C 4 Webber, Chris 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1973–03–01 Michigan
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (IN) Inactive
  • Injured

Roster
Last transaction: February 28, 1994

Roster Notes

Regular season

Season standings
Pacific Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Seattle SuperSonics 6319.768—37–426–1525–5
x-Phoenix Suns 5626.683736–520–2119–11
x-Golden State Warriors 5032.6101329–1221–2019–11
x-Portland Trail Blazers 4735.5731630–1117–2417–13
Los Angeles Lakers 3349.4023021–2012–297–23
Sacramento Kings 2854.3413520–218–339–21
Los Angeles Clippers 2755.3293617–2410–319–21
# 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
Main article: 1994 NBA Playoffs

Game log
1994 playoff game log
First round: 0–3 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 29 @ Phoenix L 104–111 Billy Owens (27) Billy Owens (17) Latrell Sprewell (10) America West Arena
19,023		 0–1
2 May 1 @ Phoenix L 111–117 Chris Mullin (32) Chris Webber (10) Chris Webber (9) America West Arena
19,023		 0–2
3 May 4 Phoenix L 133–140 Chris Mullin (30) Webber, Gatling (8) Chris Webber (13) Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
15,025		 0–3
1994 playoff 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

Awards and records
  • Chris Webber - Rookie of the Year, Player of the Week (Jan. 9), NBA All-Rookie First Team
  • Latrell Sprewell - League Leader (Mins. Played, MPG), All-NBA First Team, NBA All-Defensive Second Team, NBA All-Star

References
  1. 1993-94 Golden State Warriors
  2. "PRO BASKETBALL; Pick and Troll: Magic Trades No. 1 Choice Webber". New York Times. July 1, 1993. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  3. "WARRIORS SIGN AVERY JOHNSON, CUT GOODMAN". Deseret News. October 26, 1993. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  4. "Hardaway Injures Knee, Will Miss Season". Los Angeles Times. October 22, 1993. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
  5. "Warriors Lose Marciulionis". New York Times. September 29, 1993. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  6. "SPORTS PEOPLE: BASKETBALL; Mullin Ready to Play". New York Times. December 17, 1993. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
  7. "1993–94 Golden State Warriors 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. "1993–94 Golden State Warriors Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
  10. "1993–94 NBA Awards Voting". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
  11. "Barkley Scores 56 Points as Suns Sweep Warriors". Los Angeles Times. May 5, 1994. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  12. "Warriors acquire Pierce for Marciulionis". UPI Archives. July 18, 1994. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  13. "Spurs reportedly agree to terms with Person". UPI Archives. July 23, 1994. Retrieved January 17, 2022.

See also
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