1994–95 Seattle SuperSonics season

The 1994–95 Seattle SuperSonics season was the 27th season for the Seattle SuperSonics in the National Basketball Association.[1] During the offseason, the Sonics acquired Šarūnas Marčiulionis from the Golden State Warriors. For the duration of the season, the Sonics switched venues and played their home games at the Tacoma Dome while their original stadium, the Seattle Center Coliseum, was being rebuilt to keep pace with NBA standards.[2] The Sonics posted a 10-game winning streak in January, which led them to a successful 33–12 start before the All-Star break. The team finished second in the Pacific Division with a 57–25 record. Three members of the team, Gary Payton, Shawn Kemp and Detlef Schrempf were all selected for the 1995 NBA All-Star Game.

1994–95 Seattle SuperSonics season
Head coachGeorge Karl
General managerWally Walker
ArenaTacoma Dome
Results
Record57–25 (.695)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Pacific)
Conference: 4th (Western)
Playoff finishWest First Round
(Lost to Lakers 1–3)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKSTW
Prime Sports Northwest
RadioKJR

However, after a shocking first round exit in the 1994 NBA Playoffs against the Denver Nuggets, the Seattle franchise would once again exit early in the 1995 Playoffs, losing in four games to the 5th-seeded Los Angeles Lakers in the first round after winning Game 1.[3] Following the season, Kendall Gill was traded back to the Charlotte Hornets, and Marčiulionis was dealt to the Sacramento Kings.

Draft picks
Main article: 1994 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School
111Carlos RogersPF United StatesTennessee State
237Dontonio WingfieldSF United StatesCincinnati
254Željko RebračaC FR YugoslaviaKK Partizan

Roster
Roster listing
1994–95 Seattle SuperSonics roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
SG 17 Askew, Vincent 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1966–02–28 Memphis
C 44 Cartwright, Bill 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1957–07–30 San Francisco
SG 13 Gill, Kendall 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1968–05–25 Illinois
SF 21 Houston, Byron 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1969–11–22 Oklahoma State
C 50 Johnson, Ervin 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1967–12–21 New Orleans
PF 40 Kemp, Shawn 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1969–11–26 Trinity Valley CC
C 45 King, Rich 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1969–04–04 Nebraska
SG 30 Marčiulionis, Šarūnas 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1964–06–13 Lithuania
PG 10 McMillan, Nate 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1964–08–03 North Carolina State
PG 20 Payton, Gary 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1968–07–23 Oregon State
PF 14 Perkins, Sam 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1961–06–14 North Carolina
C 55 Scheffler, Steve 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1967–09–03 Purdue
SF 11 Schrempf, Detlef 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 214 lb (97 kg) 1963–01–21 Washington
SF 34 Wingfield, Dontonio 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 256 lb (116 kg) 1974–06–23 Cincinnati
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Regular season

Season standings
Pacific Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Phoenix Suns 5923.720—32–927–1423–7
x-Seattle SuperSonics 5725.695232–925–1616–14
x-Los Angeles Lakers 4834.5851129–1219–2215–15
x-Portland Trail Blazers 4438.5371526–1518–2317–13
Sacramento Kings 3943.4762027–1412–2917–13
Golden State Warriors 2656.3173315–2611–3011–19
Los Angeles Clippers 1765.2074213–284–376–24
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-San Antonio Spurs6220.756–
2 y-Phoenix Suns5923.7203
3 x-Utah Jazz6022.7322
4 x-Seattle SuperSonics5725.6955
5 x-Los Angeles Lakers4834.58514
6 x-Houston Rockets4735.57315
7 x-Portland Trail Blazers4438.53718
8 x-Denver Nuggets4141.50021
9 Sacramento Kings3943.47623
10 Dallas Mavericks3646.43926
11 Golden State Warriors2656.31736
12 Minnesota Timberwolves2161.25641
13 Los Angeles Clippers1765.20745
z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
1994–95 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 —3–12–21–41–42–02–03–22–00–21–42–00–22–21–32–04–02–21–33–11–11–11–11–10–20–24–0
Boston 1–3—1–30–42–21–11–13–12–01–12–20–21–14–11–32–02–30–52–33–11–10–21–10–21–10–23–1
Charlotte 2–23–1—2–23–20–21–15–02–00–21–42–00–23–14–11–13–13–11–33–10–22–01–11–12–02–03–1
Chicago 4–14–02–2—2–31–11–15–02–01–12–21–11–13–11–42–02–23–11–34–01–11–10–21–10–20–22–2
Cleveland 4–12–22–33–2—0–21–12–22–00–22–31–11–11–34–01–14–02–21–33–11–11–11–10–20–21–13–1
Dallas 0–21–12–01–12–0—1–41–13–12–31–13–11–30–21–14–11–10–20–22–00–43–12–22–30–42–41–1
Denver 0–21–11–11–11–14–1—1–11–31–41–14–02–22–02–06–01–10–20–21–11–33–12–21–41–31–42–0
Detroit 2–31–30–50–52–21–11–1—1–10–22–21–10–21–32–31–12–21–31–34–01–10–21–10–20–20–23–1
Golden State 0–20–20–20–20–21–33–11–1—0–40–23–23–21–10–21–31–11–10–21–13–21–40–51–31–42–22–0
Houston 2–01–12–01–12–03–24–12–04–0—1–13–10–42–01–13–22–00–20–22–03–11–33–11–50–42–32–0
Indiana 4–12–24–12–23–21–11–12–22–01–1—2–01–12–23–22–03–11–32–24–01–11–12–02–01–10–23–1
L.A. Clippers 0–22–00–21–11–11–30–41–12–31–30–2—2–30–21–11–30–20–20–21–11–40–51–40–40–51–30–2
L.A. Lakers 2–01–12–01–11–13–12–22–02–34–01–13–2—1–11–13–12–00–21–11–11–42–33–21–34–12–22–0
Miami 2–21–41–31–33–12–00–23–11–10–22–22–01–1—4–01–11–31–41–31–40–20–20–20–20–20–24–1
Milwaukee 3–13–11–44–10–41–10–23–22–01–12–31–11–10–4—1–12–22–20–43–10–20–21–10–20–20–23–1
Minnesota 0–20–21–10–21–11–40–61–13–12–30–23–11–31–11–1—1–10–21–11–10–40–41–30–50–41–41–1
New Jersey 0–43–21–32–20–41–11–12–21–10–21–32–00–23–12–21–1—1–42–22–30–21–11–10–21–10–22–3
New York 2–25–01–31–32–22–02–03–11–12–03–12–02–04–12–22–04–1—2–34–01–11–12–01–10–20–24–0
Orlando 3–13–23–13–13–12–02–03–12–02–02–22–01–13–14–01–12–23–2—4–11–12–01–11–10–21–13–2
Philadelphia 1–31–31–30–41–30–21–10–41–10–20–41–11–14–11–31–13–20–41–4—0–22–01–10–20–20–23–2
Phoenix 1–11–12–01–11–14–03–11–12–31–31–14–14–12–02–04–02–01–11–12–0—5–04–12–24–12–22–0
Portland 1–12–00–21–11–11–31–32–04–13–11–15–03–22–02–04–01–11–10–20–20–5—3–21–32–31–32–0
Sacramento 1–11–11–12–01–12–22–21–15–01–30–24–12–32–01–13–11–10–21–11–11–42–3—0–43–20–41–1
San Antonio 1–12–01–11–12–03–24–12–03–15–10–24–03–12–02–05–02–01–11–12–02–23–14–0—2–23–22–0
Seattle 2–01–10–22–02–04–03–12–04–14–01–15–01–42–02–04–01–12–02–02–01–43–22–32–2—1–32–0
Utah 2–02–00–22–01–14–24–12–02–23–22–03–12–22–02–04–12–02–01–12–02–23–14–02–33–1—2–0
Washington 0–41–31–32–21–31–10–21–30–20–21–32–00–21–41–31–13–20–42–32–30–20–21–10–20–20–2—

Game log
1994–95 game log
Total: 57–25 (Home: 32–9; Road: 25–16)
November: 9–5 (Home: 6–1; Road: 3–4)
December: 9–4 (Home: 8–0; Road: 1–4)
January: 11–2 (Home: 4–2; Road: 7–0)
February: 8–5 (Home: 4–3; Road: 4–2)
March: 13–4 (Home: 7–1; Road: 6–3)
April: 7–5 (Home: 3–2; Road: 4–3)
1994–95 schedule

Playoffs

West First Round

(4) Seattle SuperSonics vs. (5) Los Angeles Lakers: Lakers win series 3-1

Last Playoff Meeting: 1989 Western Conference Semifinals (Los Angeles won 4-0)

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

Season
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Vincent Askew 71124.2.492.330.7392.52.5.7.29.9
Bill Cartwright 291914.8.391.000.6253.0.3.2.12.4
Kendall Gill 735829.1.457.368.7424.02.61.6.413.7
Byron Houston 3906.6.458.273.7371.4.2.3.13.4
Ervin Johnson 643014.2.443.000.6304.5.3.31.03.1
Shawn Kemp 827932.7.547.286.74910.91.81.21.518.7
Rich King 203.0.000.000.000.0.0.0.0.0
Šarūnas Marčiulionis 66418.1.473.402.7321.01.71.1.09.3
Nate McMillan 801825.9.418.342.5863.85.32.1.75.2
Gary Payton 828236.8.509.302.7163.47.12.5.220.6
Sam Perkins 823728.7.466.397.7994.91.6.9.512.7
Steve Scheffler 1805.7.522.000.8331.3.2.1.12.2
Detlef Schrempf 828235.2.523.514.8396.23.81.1.419.2
Dontonio Wingfield 2004.1.353.167.8001.5.2.3.22.3

Playoffs
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Vincent Askew 4023.3.414.800.6673.82.0.8.07.5
Kendall Gill 4018.0.360.250.6251.02.51.0.36.3
Byron Houston 101.0.000.000.000.0.0.0.0.0
Ervin Johnson 4213.5.286.0001.0005.3.0.31.03.5
Shawn Kemp 4440.0.5791.000.82112.02.82.01.824.8
Nate McMillan 4428.3.348.1251.0004.57.32.5.54.8
Gary Payton 4443.0.478.200.4172.55.31.3.017.8
Sam Perkins 4235.3.438.4551.0007.83.3.81.313.5
Steve Scheffler 101.01.000.000.0001.0.0.0.02.0
Detlef Schrempf 4438.3.404.556.7924.83.0.8.518.8

Awards and records

Awards
All-NBA Teams
NBA All-Defensive Teams
  • Gary Payton – All-Defensive First Team
  • Nate McMillan – All-Defensive Second Team
1995 NBA All-Star Game

Transactions

Trades
July 18, 1994 To Seattle SuperSonics
Byron Houston
Šarūnas Marčiulionis		 To Golden State Warriors
Ricky Pierce
Carlos Rogers
1995 second-round pick
1995 second-round pick

Free agents
Additions
Player Date signed Former team
Bill Cartwright September 9 Chicago Bulls
Carl Thomas October 3 Grand Rapids Hoops (CBA)
Subtractions
Player Date signed New Team
Michael Cage August 2 Cleveland Cavaliers
Carl Thomas October 14 Grand Rapids Mackers (CBA)
Chris King November 1 Aris (Greece)

See also

References
  1. "1994–95 Seattle SuperSonics Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-05-22.
  2. "SONICS: Brace yourselves for wild ride in Tacoma Dome". Kitsap Sun. November 4, 1994. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
  3. "1995 N.B.A. PLAYOFFS; This Year, It's Lakers' Turn To Quiet SuperSonics Early". New York Times. May 5, 1995. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
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