1994–95 Seattle SuperSonics season

1994–95 Seattle SuperSonics season
Head coach	George Karl
General manager	Wally Walker
Arena	Tacoma Dome
Results
Record	57–25 (.695)
Place	Division: 2nd (Pacific) Conference: 4th (Western)
Playoff finish	West First Round (eliminated 1-3)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Prime Sports Northwest, KOMO-TV
Radio	KOMO-AM and FM

The 1994–95 Seattle SuperSonics season was the 27th season of the Seattle SuperSonics in the National Basketball Association (NBA).^[1] 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. The Sonics 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. 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. Following the season, Kendall Gill was traded back to the Charlotte Hornets.

Draft picks

Main article: 1994 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College / Team
1	11	Carlos Rogers	PF	United States	Tennessee State
2	37	Dontonio Wingfield	SF	United States	Cincinnati
2	54	Željko Rebrača	C	Yugoslavia	KK Partizan

Roster

Seattle SuperSonics roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)	From
2.0 !SG	17	USA !	Askew, Vincent	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1966–02–28	Memphis
6.0 !C	44	USA !	Cartwright, Bill	7000215899999999999♠7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	1957–07–30	San Francisco
2.0 !SG	13	USA !	Gill, Kendall	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1968–05–25	Illinois
3.0 !SF	21	USA !	Houston, Byron	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	1969–11–22	Oklahoma State
6.0 !C	50	USA !	Johnson, Ervin	7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	1967–12–21	New Orleans
4.5 !PF	40	USA !	Kemp, Shawn	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1969–11–26	Trinity Valley CC
6.0 !C	45	USA !	King, Rich	7000218440000000000♠7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	1969–04–04	Nebraska
2.0 !SG	30	LTU !	Marčiulionis, Šarūnas	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1964–06–13
1.0 !PG	10	USA !	McMillan, Nate	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1964–08–03	North Carolina State
1.0 !PG	20	USA !	Payton, Gary	7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1968–07–23	Oregon State
4.5 !PF	14	USA !	Perkins, Sam	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1961–06–14	North Carolina
6.0 !C	55	USA !	Scheffler, Steve	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	1967–09–03	Purdue
3.0 !SF	11	GER !	Schrempf, Detlef	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	214 lb (97 kg)	1963–01–21	Washington
3.0 !SF	34	USA !	Wingfield, Dontonio	7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	256 lb (116 kg)	1974–06–23	Cincinnati

Head coach

George Karl
(North Carolina)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Regular season

Season standings

#	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

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	—	3–1	2–2	1–4	1–4	2–0	2–0	3–2	2–0	0–2	1–4	2–0	0–2	2–2	1–3	2–0	4–0	2–2	1–3	3–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	4–0
Boston	1–3	—	1–3	0–4	2–2	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–0	1–1	2–2	0–2	1–1	4–1	1–3	2–0	2–3	0–5	2–3	3–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	3–1
Charlotte	2–2	3–1	—	2–2	3–2	0–2	1–1	5–0	2–0	0–2	1–4	2–0	0–2	3–1	4–1	1–1	3–1	3–1	1–3	3–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	3–1
Chicago	4–1	4–0	2–2	—	2–3	1–1	1–1	5–0	2–0	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	3–1	1–4	2–0	2–2	3–1	1–3	4–0	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–2
Cleveland	4–1	2–2	2–3	3–2	—	0–2	1–1	2–2	2–0	0–2	2–3	1–1	1–1	1–3	4–0	1–1	4–0	2–2	1–3	3–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	3–1
Dallas	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	—	1–4	1–1	3–1	2–3	1–1	3–1	1–3	0–2	1–1	4–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–0	0–4	3–1	2–2	2–3	0–4	2–4	1–1
Denver	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–1	—	1–1	1–3	1–4	1–1	4–0	2–2	2–0	2–0	6–0	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–3	3–1	2–2	1–4	1–3	1–4	2–0
Detroit	2–3	1–3	0–5	0–5	2–2	1–1	1–1	—	1–1	0–2	2–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	2–3	1–1	2–2	1–3	1–3	4–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	3–1
Golden State	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–3	3–1	1–1	—	0–4	0–2	3–2	3–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	3–2	1–4	0–5	1–3	1–4	2–2	2–0
Houston	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	3–2	4–1	2–0	4–0	—	1–1	3–1	0–4	2–0	1–1	3–2	2–0	0–2	0–2	2–0	3–1	1–3	3–1	1–5	0–4	2–3	2–0
Indiana	4–1	2–2	4–1	2–2	3–2	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–0	1–1	—	2–0	1–1	2–2	3–2	2–0	3–1	1–3	2–2	4–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	0–2	3–1
L.A. Clippers	0–2	2–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–3	0–4	1–1	2–3	1–3	0–2	—	2–3	0–2	1–1	1–3	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–4	0–5	1–4	0–4	0–5	1–3	0–2
L.A. Lakers	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–2	2–0	2–3	4–0	1–1	3–2	—	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–4	2–3	3–2	1–3	4–1	2–2	2–0
Miami	2–2	1–4	1–3	1–3	3–1	2–0	0–2	3–1	1–1	0–2	2–2	2–0	1–1	—	4–0	1–1	1–3	1–4	1–3	1–4	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	4–1
Milwaukee	3–1	3–1	1–4	4–1	0–4	1–1	0–2	3–2	2–0	1–1	2–3	1–1	1–1	0–4	—	1–1	2–2	2–2	0–4	3–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	3–1
Minnesota	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–4	0–6	1–1	3–1	2–3	0–2	3–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	—	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–4	0–4	1–3	0–5	0–4	1–4	1–1
New Jersey	0–4	3–2	1–3	2–2	0–4	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	2–0	0–2	3–1	2–2	1–1	—	1–4	2–2	2–3	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	2–3
New York	2–2	5–0	1–3	1–3	2–2	2–0	2–0	3–1	1–1	2–0	3–1	2–0	2–0	4–1	2–2	2–0	4–1	—	2–3	4–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	0–2	0–2	4–0
Orlando	3–1	3–2	3–1	3–1	3–1	2–0	2–0	3–1	2–0	2–0	2–2	2–0	1–1	3–1	4–0	1–1	2–2	3–2	—	4–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	3–2
Philadelphia	1–3	1–3	1–3	0–4	1–3	0–2	1–1	0–4	1–1	0–2	0–4	1–1	1–1	4–1	1–3	1–1	3–2	0–4	1–4	—	0–2	2–0	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	3–2
Phoenix	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	4–0	3–1	1–1	2–3	1–3	1–1	4–1	4–1	2–0	2–0	4–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	—	5–0	4–1	2–2	4–1	2–2	2–0
Portland	1–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–3	1–3	2–0	4–1	3–1	1–1	5–0	3–2	2–0	2–0	4–0	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–5	—	3–2	1–3	2–3	1–3	2–0
Sacramento	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–2	2–2	1–1	5–0	1–3	0–2	4–1	2–3	2–0	1–1	3–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–4	2–3	—	0–4	3–2	0–4	1–1
San Antonio	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	3–2	4–1	2–0	3–1	5–1	0–2	4–0	3–1	2–0	2–0	5–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–2	3–1	4–0	—	2–2	3–2	2–0
Seattle	2–0	1–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	4–0	3–1	2–0	4–1	4–0	1–1	5–0	1–4	2–0	2–0	4–0	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–4	3–2	2–3	2–2	—	1–3	2–0
Utah	2–0	2–0	0–2	2–0	1–1	4–2	4–1	2–0	2–2	3–2	2–0	3–1	2–2	2–0	2–0	4–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–2	3–1	4–0	2–3	3–1	—	2–0
Washington	0–4	1–3	1–3	2–2	1–3	1–1	0–2	1–3	0–2	0–2	1–3	2–0	0–2	1–4	1–3	1–1	3–2	0–4	2–3	2–3	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	—

Playoffs

West First Round

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

Game 1 @ Tacoma Dome, Tacoma (April 27): Seattle 96, Los Angeles 71
Game 2 @ Tacoma Dome, Tacoma (April 29): Los Angeles 84, Seattle 82
Game 3 @ Great Western Forum, Los Angeles (May 1): Los Angeles 105, Seattle 101
Game 4 @ Great Western Forum, Los Angeles (May 4): Los Angeles 114, Seattle 110

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
Askew, VincentVincent Askew	71	1	24.2	.492	.330	.739	2.5	2.5	.7	.2	9.9
Cartwright, BillBill Cartwright	29	19	14.8	.391	.000	.625	3.0	.3	.2	.1	2.4
Gill, KendallKendall Gill	73	58	29.1	.457	.368	.742	4.0	2.6	1.6	.4	13.7
Houston, ByronByron Houston	39	0	6.6	.458	.273	.737	1.4	.2	.3	.1	3.4
Johnson, ErvinErvin Johnson	64	30	14.2	.443	.000	.630	4.5	.3	.3	1.0	3.1
Kemp, ShawnShawn Kemp	82	79	32.7	.547	.286	.749	10.9	1.8	1.2	1.5	18.7
King, RichRich King	2	0	3.0	.000	.000	.000	.0	.0	.0	.0	.0
Marčiulionis, ŠarūnasŠarūnas Marčiulionis	66	4	18.1	.473	.402	.732	1.0	1.7	1.1	.0	9.3
McMillan, NateNate McMillan	80	18	25.9	.418	.342	.586	3.8	5.3	2.1	.7	5.2
Payton, GaryGary Payton	82	82	36.8	.509	.302	.716	3.4	7.1	2.5	.2	20.6
Perkins, SamSam Perkins	82	37	28.7	.466	.397	.799	4.9	1.6	.9	.5	12.7
Scheffler, SteveSteve Scheffler	18	0	5.7	.522	.000	.833	1.3	.2	.1	.1	2.2
Schrempf, DetlefDetlef Schrempf	82	82	35.2	.523	.514	.839	6.2	3.8	1.1	.4	19.2
Wingfield, DontonioDontonio Wingfield	20	0	4.1	.353	.167	.800	1.5	.2	.3	.2	2.3

1.^ Statistics with the SuperSonics.

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Askew, VincentVincent Askew	4		23.3	.414	.800	.667	3.8	2.0	.8	.0	7.5
Gill, KendallKendall Gill	4		18.0	.360	.250	.625	1.0	2.5	1.0	.3	6.3
Houston, ByronByron Houston	1	0	1.0	.000	.000	.000	.0	.0	.0	.0	.0
Johnson, ErvinErvin Johnson	4		13.5	.286	.000	1.000	5.3	.0	.3	1.0	3.5
Kemp, ShawnShawn Kemp	4		40.0	.579	1.000	.821	12.0	2.8	2.0	1.8	24.8
McMillan, NateNate McMillan	4		28.3	.348	.125	1.000	4.5	7.3	2.5	.5	4.8
Payton, GaryGary Payton	4		43.0	.478	.200	.417	2.5	5.3	1.3	.0	17.8
Perkins, SamSam Perkins	4		35.3	.438	.455	1.000	7.8	3.3	.8	1.3	13.5
Scheffler, SteveSteve Scheffler	1		1.0	1.000	.000	.000	1.0	.0	.0	.0	2.0
Schrempf, DetlefDetlef Schrempf	4		38.3	.404	.556	.792	4.8	3.0	.8	.5	18.8

Awards and records

Awards

All-NBA Teams

Shawn Kemp – All-NBA Second Team
Gary Payton – All-NBA Second Team
Detlef Schrempf – All-NBA Third Team

NBA All-Defensive Teams

Gary Payton – All-Defensive First Team
Nate McMillan – All-Defensive Second Team

1995 NBA All-Star Game

Shawn Kemp (third participation, second as a starter)
Gary Payton (first participation)
Detlef Schrempf (second participation)

Transactions

Overview

Players Added

Via draft

Dontonio Wingfield

Via free agency

Bill Cartwright

Via trade

Players Lost

Via trade

Ricky Pierce

Via free agency

Michael Cage

Via waivers

Chris King

Trades

June 24, 1994	To Seattle SuperSonics Conditional 1996 second round pick	To Minnesota Timberwolves Draft rights to Željko Rebrača
July 18, 1994	To Seattle SuperSonics Šarūnas Marčiulionis Byron Houston	To Golden State Warriors Ricky Pierce Draft rights to Carlos Rogers Two conditional 1995 second round picks

Free agents

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team
Detlef Schrempf	July 25, 1994	Re-signed
Vincent Askew	August 22, 1994	Re-signed
Steve Scheffler	August 22, 1994	Re-signed
Bill Cartwright	September 9, 1994	Chicago Bulls

Subtractions

Player	Left	New team
Michael Cage	August 2, 1994	Cleveland Cavaliers

Waivings

Player	Left
Chris King	November 1, 1994

References

↑ "1994–95 Seattle SuperSonics Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-05-22.

1994–95 NBA season by team

Eastern

Atlantic	Boston Miami New Jersey New York Orlando Philadelphia Washington

Central	Atlanta Charlotte Chicago Cleveland Detroit Indiana Milwaukee

Western

Midwest	Dallas Denver Houston Minnesota San Antonio Utah

Pacific	Golden State L.A. Clippers L.A. Lakers Phoenix Portland Sacramento Seattle

Seattle SuperSonics seasons

1960s

1970s

1978–79

1980s

1990s

2000s

Bold indicates NBA Finals victory

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1994–95 Seattle SuperSonics season

Draft picks

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Playoffs

West First Round

Player statistics

Season

Playoffs

Awards and records

Awards

Transactions

Overview

Trades

Free agents

Additions

Subtractions

Waivings

See also

References