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1994–95 Charlotte Hornets season

NBA professional basketball team season

NBA professional basketball team season

FieldValue
teamCharlotte Hornets
end_year1995
wins50
losses32
division_place2
divisionCentral
conf_place4
coachAllan Bristow
gmDave Twardzik
ownerGeorge Shinn
arenaCharlotte Coliseum
playoffs[First round](1995-nba-playoffs-bracket)
(lost to [Bulls](1994-95-chicago-bulls-season) 1–3)
bbr_teamCHH
radioWBT

(lost to Bulls 1–3)

  • WJZY
  • SportSouth

The 1994–95 Charlotte Hornets season was the seventh season for the Charlotte Hornets in the National Basketball Association. During the off-season, the Hornets signed free agent All-Star center Robert Parish, who won three NBA championships with the Boston Celtics in the 1980s, and acquired Michael Adams from the Washington Bullets.

After falling one game short of the playoffs the previous season, the Hornets lost their first three games of the regular season, but then posted an 8-game winning streak between December and January, holding a 31–17 record at the All-Star break. The Hornets finished in second place in the Central Division with a solid 50–32 record, earning the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference, and qualifying for their second NBA playoff appearance.

Alonzo Mourning led the team with 21.3 points, 9.9 rebounds and 2.9 blocks per game, while Larry Johnson averaged 18.8 points, 7.2 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game, and Hersey Hawkins provided the team with 14.3 points and 1.5 steals per game, along with 131 three-point field goals. In addition, sixth man Dell Curry contributed 13.6 points per game, and led the Hornets with 154 three-point field goals off the bench, while second-year forward Scott Burrell provided with 11.5 points and 5.7 rebounds per game, Muggsy Bogues contributed 11.1 points, 8.7 assists and 1.3 steals per game, and Parish averaged 4.8 points and 4.3 rebounds per game.

During the NBA All-Star weekend at the America West Arena in Phoenix, Arizona, Mourning and Johnson were both selected for the 1995 NBA All-Star Game, as members of the Eastern Conference All-Star team; it was Johnson's second and final All-Star appearance. Meanwhile, Burrell participated in the NBA Three-Point Shootout. Mourning also finished tied in sixth place in Defensive Player of the Year voting, while Curry finished in second place in Sixth Man of the Year voting, behind Anthony Mason of the New York Knicks, and Burrell finished tied in third place in Most Improved Player voting.

In the Eastern Conference First Round of the 1995 NBA playoffs, the Hornets faced off against the 5th–seeded Chicago Bulls, who were led by All-Star guard Michael Jordan, All-Star forward Scottie Pippen, and second-year star Toni Kukoč; Jordan recently came out of his retirement and returned to play for the Bulls after an unsuccessful baseball career. The Hornets lost Game 1 to the Bulls at home in overtime, 108–100 at the Charlotte Coliseum, but then won Game 2 at home, 106–89 to even the series. However, the Hornets lost the next two games to the Bulls on the road, including a Game 4 loss at the United Center, 85–84, thus losing the series in four games.

The Hornets led the NBA in home-game attendance for the sixth time in seven seasons, with an attendance of 971,618 at the Charlotte Coliseum during the regular season. Despite the stellar season, Johnson and Mourning had trouble getting along as teammates. Following the season, Mourning was traded to the Miami Heat after three seasons with the franchise, while Hawkins and David Wingate were both traded to the Seattle SuperSonics, and Kenny Gattison was left unprotected in the 1995 NBA expansion draft, where he was selected by the Vancouver Grizzlies expansion team.

For the season, the Hornets added new purple pinstripe alternate road uniforms, which would remain in use until 1997.

NBA draft

Main article: 1994 NBA draft

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityCollege
238Darrin HancockSFUnited StatesKansas

Roster

  • Allan Bristow
  • Johnny Bach
  • T. R. Dunn
  • Bill Hanzlik

Regular season

Standings

Game log

Regular season

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 17 | December 8, 1994 8:30p.m. EST | @ Houston | L 95–101 | Burrell (23) | Mourning (13) | Bogues (9) | The Summit 12,792 | 9–8 |- align="center" |- style="background:#cfc;" |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 50 | February 16, 1995 8:00p.m. EST | Houston | L 89–105 | Johnson (18) | Mourning (11) | Bogues (12) | Charlotte Coliseum 23,698 | 31–19

Playoffs

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | April 28 | Chicago | L 100–108 (OT) | Alonzo Mourning (32) | Alonzo Mourning (13) | Muggsy Bogues (10) | Charlotte Coliseum 23,859 | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | April 30 | Chicago | W 106–89 | Larry Johnson (25) | Alonzo Mourning (20) | Muggsy Bogues (7) | Charlotte Coliseum 23,859 | 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | May 2 | @ Chicago | L 80–103 | Larry Johnson (22) | Alonzo Mourning (7) | four players tied (3) | United Center 24,114 | 1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | May 4 | @ Chicago | L 84–85 | Alonzo Mourning (20) | Alonzo Mourning (13) | Bogues, Wingate (5) | United Center 24,221 | 1–3

Player statistics

Ragular season

PlayerPOSGPGSMPREBASTSTLBLKPTSMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
SG**82****82**2,731314262**122**181,17233.33.83.2**1.5**.214.3
PF8181**3,234**58536978281,525**39.9**7.24.61.0.318.8
C8141,35235044273638916.74.3.5.3.44.8
PG78782,629257**675**103086233.73.3**8.7**1.3.011.1
C77772,941**761**11149**225****1,643**38.2**9.9**1.4.6**2.9****21.3**
SG6901,718168113551893524.92.41.6.8.313.6
SF65622,014368161754075031.05.72.51.2.611.5
PF6365831293796909.32.0.6.1.11.4
PG534690569133226313.01.11.7.6.05.0
SG52951560561961229.91.21.1.4.12.3
SF46742453301941539.21.2.7.4.13.3
PG290443299523118815.31.03.3.8.06.5
PF210409751771512519.53.6.8.3.76.0
PF1005717200145.71.7.2.0.01.4
†PG4019351044.8.81.3.3.01.0
PG304624001415.3.71.3.0.04.7
  • † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Hornets only.

Playoffs

PlayerPOSGPGSMPREBASTSTLBLKPTSMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
C**4****4****174****53**113**13****88****43.5****13.3**2.8.8**3.3****22.0**
PF**4****4**1722311428343.05.82.81.0.520.8
PG**4****4**1456**25**403436.31.5**6.3**1.0.08.5
SG**4****4**130218**6**24532.55.32.0**1.5**.511.3
SG**4****4**73615403218.31.53.81.0.08.0
SG**4**010796005126.82.31.5.0.012.8
C**4**07191031417.82.3.3.0.83.5
PF**4**058122201514.53.0.5.5.03.8
PG3023530007.71.71.0.0.0.0
SF3018411046.01.3.3.3.01.3
PG10111200411.01.02.0.0.04.0
PF103000003.0.0.0.0.0.0

Transactions

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

Trades

August 2, [1995](1994-95-nba-season)To **Charlotte Hornets**Michael AdamsTo **Washington Bullets**1996 second-round pick
1997 second-round pick

Free agents

Additions

James BlackwellNovember 30Pittsburgh Piranhas (CBA)

Subtractions

Tom Tolbertwaived, April 15Retired

Player Transactions Citation:

References

References

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