1994–95 Los Angeles Clippers season

1994–95 Los Angeles Clippers season
Head coachBill Fitch
OwnersDonald Sterling
ArenaLos Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
Arrowhead Pond
Results
Record17–65 (.207)
PlaceDivision: 7th (Pacific)
Conference: 13th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Local media
TelevisionKCOP-TV
(Ralph Lawler, Bill Walton)
RadioKMPC
(Rory Markas)

The 1994–95 Los Angeles Clippers season was the 25th season for the Los Angeles Clippers in the National Basketball Association, their eleventh season in Los Angeles, California, and their first season in which they played occasional home games in Anaheim, California.[1] The Clippers received the seventh overall pick in the 1994 NBA draft, and selected small forward Lamond Murray from the University of California.[2][3][4] During the off-season, the team acquired Pooh Richardson, Malik Sealy, and rookie shooting guard, and top draft pick Eric Piatkowski out of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln from the Indiana Pacers,[5][6][7] signed free agent Tony Massenburg,[8] and hired Bill Fitch as their new head coach.[9][10]

Early into the regular season, the Clippers traveled overseas to Yokohama, Japan to play two games against the Portland Trail Blazers at the Yokohama Arena.[11] In the first game on November 4, 1994, the Clippers were the home team and lost to the Trail Blazers by a score of 121–100, in front of 14,229 fans in attendance; second-year guard Terry Dehere led the team with 19 points and 6 assists, while Loy Vaught finished with 16 points, and Massenburg posted a double-double of 13 points and 12 rebounds.[12][13][14] In the second game on November 5, the Clippers were the road team and lost to the Trail Blazers by a score of 112–95, in front of 14,239 fans in attendance; Massenburg finished with a double-double of 16 points and 13 rebounds, while Dehere also added 16 points.[15][16][17]

Under Fitch, and with the addition of Murray, Richardson, Sealy and Massenburg, the Clippers struggled losing their first 16 games of the regular season, as Stanley Roberts missed the entire season due to a ruptured Achilles tendon.[18][19] The team posted two six-game losing streaks between January and February, and held an 8–40 record at the All-Star break.[20] The Clippers posted an eight-game losing streak in March, and another six-game losing streak in April, losing 15 of their final 18 games of the season, and finishing in last place in the Pacific Division with a league-worst 17–65 record.[21]

Vaught showed improvement averaging 17.5 points, 9.7 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game, while Murray averaged 14.1 points and 4.4 rebounds per game, but was not named to an NBA All-Rookie Team at season's end, and Richardson provided the team with 10.9 points, 7.9 assists and 1.6 steals per game. In addition, Sealy contributed 13.0 points per game, while Dehere provided with 10.4 points per game, Massenburg averaged 9.3 points and 5.7 rebounds per game, Piatkowski contributed 7.0 points per game, and second-year forward Bo Outlaw provided with 5.2 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game.[22]

During the NBA All-Star weekend at the America West Arena in Phoenix, Arizona, Murray was selected for the NBA Rookie Game, as a member of the White team.[23][24] The only highlight of the regular season occurred on December 9, 1994, in which the Clippers defeated their crosstown rival, the Los Angeles Lakers on the road, 109–84 at the Great Western Forum. The Clippers held a 63–35 lead over the Lakers at halftime, as Richardson finished the game with 20 points, 10 assists and 5 steals, while Sealy led the team with 25 points, and Vaught posted a double-double of 19 points and 15 rebounds. It was the Clippers' second win of the season, which led to a 2–16 record.[25][26][27]

The Clippers finished last in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 438,244 at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena during the regular season, which was 27th in the league.[22][28] Following the season, Gary Grant was released to free agency, and signed as a free agent with the New York Knicks during the next season,[29][30] while Massenburg was left unprotected in the 1995 NBA expansion draft, where he was selected by the Toronto Raptors expansion team,[31][32][33] and Elmore Spencer was traded to the Denver Nuggets.

Draft

Main article: 1994 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 7 Lamond Murray SF  United States California
1 25 Greg Minor SG/SF  United States Louisville

Roster

1994–95 Los Angeles Clippers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
G 24 Terry Dehere 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1971–09–12 Seton Hall
G/F 30 Harold Ellis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1970–10–07 Morehouse
G 23 Gary Grant 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1965–04–21 Michigan
C 9 Tony Massenburg 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1967–07–31 Maryland
F 7 Lamond Murray 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 236 lb (107 kg) 1973–04–20 California
F 45 Bo Outlaw 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1971–04–13 Houston
G 52 Eric Piatkowski 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1970–09–30 Nebraska
G 2 Pooh Richardson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1966–05–14 UCLA
C 42 Eric Riley 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1970–06–02 Michigan
C 53 Stanley Roberts (IN) 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 285 lb (129 kg) 1970–02–07 LSU
G/F 21 Malik Sealy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1970–02–01 St. John's
F 4 Michael Smith 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1965–05–19 BYU
C 27 Elmore Spencer 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 270 lb (122 kg) 1969–12–06 UNLV
F 35 Loy Vaught 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1968–02–27 Michigan
G 14 Randy Woods 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1970–09–23 La Salle
Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (IN) Inactive
  • Injured

Roster

Roster notes

Regular season

Season standings

Pacific Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Phoenix Suns 59 23 .720 — 32–9 27–14 23–7
x-Seattle SuperSonics 57 25 .695 2 32–9 25–16 16–14
x-Los Angeles Lakers 48 34 .585 11 29–12 19–22 15–15
x-Portland Trail Blazers 44 38 .537 15 26–15 18–23 17–13
Sacramento Kings 39 43 .476 20 27–14 12–29 17–13
Golden State Warriors 26 56 .317 33 15–26 11–30 11–19
Los Angeles Clippers 17 65 .207 42 13–28 4–37 6–24
#
Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-San Antonio Spurs 62 20 .756 –
2 y-Phoenix Suns 59 23 .720 3
3 x-Utah Jazz 60 22 .732 2
4 x-Seattle SuperSonics 57 25 .695 5
5 x-Los Angeles Lakers 48 34 .585 14
6 x-Houston Rockets 47 35 .573 15
7 x-Portland Trail Blazers 44 38 .537 18
8 x-Denver Nuggets 41 41 .500 21
9 Sacramento Kings 39 43 .476 23
10 Dallas Mavericks 36 46 .439 26
11 Golden State Warriors 26 56 .317 36
12 Minnesota Timberwolves 21 61 .256 41
13 Los Angeles Clippers 17 65 .207 45
z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

Game log

Regular season

1994–95 game log
Total: 17–65 (Home: 13–28; Road: 4–37)
November: 0–13 (home: 0–6; road: 0–7)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
December: 4–12 (home: 2–7; road: 2–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
January: 3–12 (home: 2–4; road: 1–8)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
February: 4–9 (home: 4–2; road: 0–7)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
48 February 9, 1995
7:30 p.m. PST 		Houston W 122–107 Vaught (33) Vaught (13) Richardson (14) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
7,178 		8–40
All-Star Break
49 February 14, 1995
57:30 p.m. PST 		@ Houston L 104–124 Vaught (20) Outlaw (11) Woods (11) The Summit
15,071 		8–41
March: 3–12 (home: 3–6; road: 0–6)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
72 March 30, 1995
7:30 p.m. PST 		Houston L 96–108 Murray (26) Vaught (16) Richardson (8) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
11,561 		14–58
April: 3–7 (home: 2–3; road: 1–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
79 April 17, 1995
5:30 p.m. PDT 		@ Houston L 111–121 Dehere (23) Vaught (12) Dehere (10) The Summit
16,027 		16–63
1994–95 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
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Loy Vaught 80 79 37.1 51.4 21.2 71.0 9.7 1.7 1.3 0.4 17.5
Lamond Murray 81 61 31.6 40.2 29.8 75.4 4.4 1.6 0.9 0.7 14.1
Malik Sealy 60 41 26.7 43.5 30.1 78.0 3.6 1.8 1.2 0.4 13.0
Pooh Richardson 80 77 35.8 39.4 35.7 64.8 3.3 7.9 1.6 0.2 10.9
Terry Dehere 80 28 22.2 40.7 29.4 78.4 1.9 2.8 0.6 0.1 10.4
Tony Massenburg 80 50 26.6 46.9 0.0 75.3 5.7 0.8 0.6 0.7 9.3
Eric Piatkowski 81 11 14.9 44.1 37.4 78.3 1.6 1.0 0.5 0.2 7.0
Elmore Spencer 19 8 19.4 44.1 0.0 56.0 3.4 1.3 0.7 1.2 6.9
Gary Grant 33 2 14.2 47.0 25.0 81.8 1.1 2.8 0.9 0.1 6.2
Michael Smith 29 0 11.0 47.0 12.5 86.7 1.9 0.7 0.2 0.1 5.3
Bo Outlaw 81 31 20.4 52.3 0.0 44.1 3.9 1.0 1.1 1.9 5.2
Matt Fish 26 8 14.2 47.6 0.0 67.6 3.2 0.7 0.6 0.3 4.7
Eric Riley 40 4 10.9 44.8 0.0 73.4 2.8 0.3 0.4 0.9 4.4
Harold Ellis 69 7 9.5 48.1 7.7 59.0 1.3 0.6 1.0 0.2 3.7
Bob Martin 1 0 14.0 20.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 2.0
Randy Woods 62 3 8.0 31.6 29.7 73.7 0.7 2.2 0.7 0.0 2.0

Player statistics citation:[22]

Transactions

The Clippers were involved in the following transactions during the 1994–95 season.

Trades

June 30, 1994 To Los Angeles Clippers
 To Indiana Pacers

Free agents

Player Transactions Citation:[34]

See also

Other Anaheim–based teams in 1994–95

*Note: The Clippers played occasional games in Anaheim

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