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1994–95 New Jersey Nets season

NBA professional basketball team season

NBA professional basketball team season

SportsChannel New York The 1994–95 New Jersey Nets season was the Nets' 28th season in the National Basketball Association, and 19th season in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The Nets had the 14th overall pick in the 1994 NBA draft, and selected Nigerian center Yinka Dare out of George Washington University. During the off-season, the team re-signed free agent Sleepy Floyd, signed Sean Higgins, and undrafted rookie point guard Chris Childs, and hired Butch Beard as their new head coach.

Under Beard, the Nets lost five of their first six games of the regular season, but then won five of their next seven games, leading to a 6–7 start. However, after holding a 12–15 record as of December 21, 1994, the team struggled and lost eight of their next nine games, and played below .500 in winning percentage for the entire season, holding a 19–31 record at the All-Star break.

The team dealt with injuries as Derrick Coleman missed 26 games due to assorted aches and pains, and a wrist injury, while Kevin Edwards only played just 14 games before sitting out the remainder of the season due to a partly torn Achilles tendon, Benoit Benjamin missed 21 games due to a lower back injury, and Dare only played just one game due to knee injuries. Both Coleman and Kenny Anderson had a public feud with Beard, as the Nets lost 15 of their final 19 games and missed the NBA playoffs, finishing in fifth place in the Atlantic Division with a disappointing 30–52 record.

Coleman averaged 20.5 points, 10.6 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game, while Anderson averaged 17.6 points, 9.4 assists and 1.4 steals per game, and Armen Gilliam provided the team with 14.8 points and 7.5 rebounds per game, and finished in ninth place in Sixth Man of the Year voting. In addition, Edwards contributed 14.0 points and 1.4 steals per game, while Chris Morris provided with 13.4 points and 5.7 rebounds per game, and led the Nets with 106 three-point field goals, Benjamin averaged 11.1 points and 7.2 rebounds per game, and second-year forward P.J. Brown contributed 8.1 points, 6.1 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game. Off the bench, second-year guard Rex Walters contributed 6.5 points per game, while Childs provided with 5.8 points and 4.1 assists per game, Jayson Williams averaged 4.8 points and 5.7 rebounds per game, and Floyd contributed 4.1 points and 2.6 assists per game, but struggled as he shot just .335 in field-goal percentage.

The Nets finished twelfth in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 684,102 at the Brendan Byrne Arena during the regular season. Following the season, Morris signed as a free agent with the Utah Jazz, while Benjamin was left unprotected in the 1995 NBA expansion draft, where he was selected by the Vancouver Grizzlies expansion team, and Floyd retired.

Draft picks

Main article: 1994 NBA draft

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityCollege
114Yinka DareCGeorge Washington

Roster

  • Butch Beard
  • Jerry Eaves
  • Paul Silas
  • John Wetzel

Regular season

Season standings

:z – clinched division title :y – clinched division title :x – clinched playoff spot

Game log

Regular season

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | November 4, 1994 8:30p.m. EST | @ Houston | L 86–90 | Coleman (20) | Coleman (15) | Anderson (8) | The Summit 16,611 | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 6 | November 12, 1994 7:30p.m. EST | Houston | L 84–100 | Anderson (26) | Coleman (14) | Anderson (8) | Brendan Byrne Arena 20,049 | 1–5 |- align="center" |- style="background:#cfc;" |- bgcolor="#bbffbb"

Player statistics

Season

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Derrick Coleman565437.6.424.233.76710.63.30.61.720.5
Kenny Anderson727037.3.399.330.8413.59.41.40.217.6
Armen Gilliam823030.1.503.000.7707.51.20.81.114.8
Kevin Edwards141433.3.448.400.9522.61.91.40.414.0
Chris Morris714930.0.410.334.7285.72.11.20.713.4
Benoit Benjamin615726.2.510.7607.20.60.41.011.1
P.J. Brown806330.8.446.167.6716.11.70.91.78.1
Rex Walters803017.9.439.362.7691.21.50.50.26.5
Chris Childs531119.3.380.328.7531.34.10.80.15.8
Jayson Williams75613.1.461.000.5335.70.50.30.44.8
Sean Higgins57712.9.385.295.8751.40.50.20.24.7
Sleepy Floyd48117.3.335.284.6981.12.60.30.14.1
Rick Mahorn58710.9.523.333.7962.80.40.20.23.4
Dwayne Schintzius43117.4.380.5451.90.30.10.42.0
Yinka Dare103.0.0001.00.00.00.00.0

Player statistics citation:

References

References

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  7. Wise, Mike. (October 23, 1994). "PRO BASKETBALL; It's Payback Time for Nets' Higgins". The New York Times.
  8. (November 4, 1994). "Eastern Conference". The Washington Post.
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  11. (June 29, 1994). "Nets Hire Howard's Beard, 47". Los Angeles Times.
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  14. Wise, Mike. (March 31, 1995). "BASKETBALL; Add Insult to Injury: Coleman Is Hurt". The New York Times.
  15. (April 1, 1995). "BASKETBALL; Nets Are Reeling Once Again". The New York Times.
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  18. (March 8, 1995). "SPORTS PEOPLE: N.B.A.; Benjamin's Lower-Back Trouble Presents a Problem for the Nets". The New York Times.
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  20. (January 23, 1995). "PRO BASKETBALL; Dare May Need Knee Surgery". The New York Times.
  21. Willis, George. (November 3, 1995). "PRO BASKETBALL; Bickering Ends, But Will Nets Be Better?". The New York Times.
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  23. Araton, Harvey. (April 12, 1995). "ON PRO BASKETBALL; A Tuneup? The Nets Need an Overhaul". The New York Times.
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  25. (May 9, 1995). "NBA Sixth Man Voting". The Albany Herald.
  26. "1994–95 NBA Awards Voting". Basketball-Reference.
  27. "1994–95 New Jersey Nets Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference.
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  29. (October 6, 1995). "Ex-Net Chris Morris Joins Jazz". Deseret News.
  30. Wise, Mike. (October 20, 1995). "PRO BASKETBALL; Morris Finds the Grass Indeed Is Greener". The New York Times.
  31. Rock, Brad. (October 20, 1995). "Jazz Bet Morris Air Will Fly Right". Deseret News.
  32. Wise, Mike. (June 25, 1995). "PRO BASKETBALL; Anthony Is No. 2 of the Secaucus 27". The New York Times.
  33. Heisler, Mark. (June 25, 1995). "Armstrong Becomes Top Expansion Pick: NBA: Raptors Take Guard from Bulls. Massenburg Also Headed to Toronto, While Lakers Lose Harvey to Vancouver". Los Angeles Times.
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