1993–94 Washington Bullets season

The 1993–94 NBA season was the Bullets' 33rd season in the National Basketball Association.[1] The Bullets received the sixth pick in the 1993 NBA draft, and selected Calbert Cheaney out of Indiana University.[2] In the off-season, the team acquired Kevin Duckworth from the Portland Trail Blazers,[3] signed free agents Kenny Walker and undrafted rookie guard Mitchell Butler, and released LaBradford Smith to free agency after seven games, as he later on signed with the Sacramento Kings. However, Duckworth never lived up to expectations as he struggled with weight problems. After a 6–6 start to the season, the Bullets struggles continued losing ten straight games in December, then suffering a nine-game losing streak in March. Injuries continued to bite the team as key players like Cheaney, and Rex Chapman both missed significant stretches, and Pervis Ellison missed half of the season again, only playing just 47 games. The Bullets finished last place in the Atlantic Division with a 24–58 record.[4]

1993–94 Washington Bullets season
Head coachWes Unseld
ArenaUS Airways Arena (37 games)
Baltimore Arena (4 games)
Results
Record24–58 (.293)
PlaceDivision: 7th (Atlantic)
Conference: 12th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWDCA
Home Team Sports
RadioWTOP

Chapman and second-year forward Don MacLean both led the team in scoring with 18.2 points per game each, while MacLean was named Most Improved Player of The Year, and second-year star Tom Gugliotta averaged 17.1 points and 9.3 rebounds per game. Michael Adams provided the team with 12.1 points, 6.9 assists and 1.4 steals per game, while Cheaney contributed 12.0 points per game, and Ellison provided with 7.3 points and 5.1 rebounds per game.[5] Following the season, Ellison signed as a free agent with the Boston Celtics,[6] while Adams was traded to the Charlotte Hornets,[7] and head coach Wes Unseld was fired, 27 years later, his son, Wes Unseld Jr. became the head coach of the renamed Wizards team in 2021, one year after his father's death due to pneumonia at the age of 74 years old in 2020.[8][9]

On January 7, 1994, the Bullets nearly dealt with tragedy as forward Larry Stewart was gagged, shot in the neck, and stabbed in the right thigh by four intruders in his Baltimore county home. He was taken to Baltimore's shock trauma center, where the doctors found that the bullet had passed through his neck, narrowly missing his spinal cord. Stewart had only played just three games this season due to a foot injury.[10][11]

Draft picks
Main article: 1993 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
16Calbert CheaneySG/SF United StatesIndiana
230Gheorghe MureșanC Romania
238Conrad McRae United StatesSyracuse

Roster
1993–94 Washington Bullets roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
G 10 Adams, Michael 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 162 lb (73 kg) –– Boston College
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/F 40 Cheaney, Calbert 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 209 lb (95 kg) –– Indiana
C 50 Conlon, Marty 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 224 lb (102 kg) –– Providence
C 00 Duckworth, Kevin 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 275 lb (125 kg) –– Eastern Illinois
F 43 Ellison, Pervis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) –– Louisville
F 24 Gugliotta, Tom 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) –– North Carolina State
F 34 MacLean, Don 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) –– UCLA
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 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) –– Oklahoma
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
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster

Regular season

Season standings
Atlantic Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-New York Knicks 5725.695—32–925–1618–10
x-Orlando Magic 5032.610731–1019–2220–8
x-New Jersey Nets 4537.5491229–1216–2517–11
x-Miami Heat 4240.5121522–1920–2116–12
Boston Celtics 3250.3902518–2314–2712–16
Philadelphia 76ers 2557.3053215–2610–317–21
Washington Bullets 2458.2933317–247–348–20
# 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

NOTE: Please write the players statistics in alphabetical order by last name.

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG

Awards and records

References
  1. 1993-94 Washington Bullets
  2. "PRO BASKETBALL; Pick and Troll: Magic Trades No. 1 Choice Webber". New York Times. July 1, 1993. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  3. "BULLETS TRADE GRANT TO GET DUCKWORTH". Washington Post. June 25, 1993. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  4. "1993–94 Washington Bullets Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
  5. "1993–94 Washington Bullets Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
  6. "EX-BULLET ELLISON CLOSE TO SIGNING WITH CELTICS". Washington Post. July 28, 1994. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  7. "SPORTS PEOPLE: BASKETBALL; Bullets Trade Away Adams And Open the Floor for Skiles". New York Times. August 3, 1994. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  8. "Wizards name Wes Unseld Jr. head coach". NBA.com. July 17, 2021. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
  9. Wojnarowski, Adrian. "Washington Wizards hire Wes Unseld Jr. as new head coach". ESPN. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  10. "BULLETS PLAYER ATTACKED". Washington Post. January 8, 1994. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
  11. "STEWART FENDS OFF FEAR, BUT TREADS GINGERLY". Washington Post. January 21, 1994. Retrieved January 31, 2022.

See also
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