1994–95 Dallas Mavericks season

1994–95 Dallas Mavericks season
Head coachDick Motta
General managerNorm Sonju
OwnerDon Carter
ArenaReunion Arena
Results
Record36–46 (.439)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Midwest)
Conference: 10th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
Television
RadioWBAP

The 1994–95 Dallas Mavericks season was the 15th season for the Dallas Mavericks in the National Basketball Association.[1] With the hopes of repeating history, the Mavericks brought back original head coach Dick Motta to restore a team that had compiled an awful 24–140 record over the last two years.[2][3] The Mavericks received the second overall pick in the 1994 NBA draft, and selected point guard Jason Kidd from the University of California.[4][5][6] Meanwhile, former Sixth Man Roy Tarpley returned after being suspended by the NBA three years ago.[7][8][9]

With the new trio of Kidd, second-year star Jamal Mashburn and Jim Jackson, the Mavericks had a formidable young foundation,[10][11] winning seven of their first eleven games of the regular season. However, after a 16–17 start, they would lose eight straight games in January, and hold an 18–28 record at the All-Star break.[12] At mid-season, the team signed free agent George McCloud,[13][14][15] and acquired Scott Brooks from the Houston Rockets.[16] The Mavericks finished in fifth place in the Midwest Division with a 36–46 record, which was 23 more wins then their previous season, and 12 more wins then their previous two seasons combined.[17]

Kidd averaged 11.7 points, 5.4 rebounds, 7.7 assists and 1.9 steals per game, as he was named the co-NBA Rookie of the Year along with Grant Hill of the Detroit Pistons, and was also named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team.[18][19][20] In addition, Jackson averaged 25.7 points, 5.1 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game, but only played 51 games due to a season-ending ankle injury,[21][22][23] while Mashburn provided the team with 24.1 points and 3.7 assists per game, and also led them with 113 three-point field goals, and Tarpley contributed 12.6 points and 8.2 rebounds per game off the bench, but only played 55 games due to foot and knee injuries.[24][25] Meanwhile, second-year forward Popeye Jones averaged 10.3 points and 10.6 rebounds per game, McCloud contributed 9.6 points and 3.5 rebounds per game in 42 games, second-year guard Lucious Harris contributed 9.5 points per game, Brooks provided with 7.9 points and 3.0 assists per game in 30 games, and defensive center Lorenzo Williams averaged 4.0 points, 8.4 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game.[26]

During the NBA All-Star weekend at the America West Arena in Phoenix, Arizona, Kidd was selected for the NBA Rookie Game, as a member of the Green team,[27][28] while rookie shooting guard, and first-round draft pick Tony Dumas participated in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest.[27][29] Kidd also finished in 13th place in Most Valuable Player voting,[30][31] while Jones finished tied in seventh place in Most Improved Player voting, with Jackson finishing tied in ninth place,[32][31] and Motta finished in fifth place in Coach of the Year voting.[33][31]

Following the season, Doug Smith, who failed to live up to expectations as a top draft pick after four seasons with the Mavericks, was left unprotected in the 1995 NBA expansion draft, where he was selected by the Toronto Raptors expansion team.[34][35][36]

Offseason

Draft picks

Main article: 1994 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 2 Jason Kidd PG  United States California
1 19 Tony Dumas SG  United States Missouri–Kansas City
2 28 Deon Thomas F  United States Illinois

Roster

1994–95 Dallas Mavericks roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
G 1 Scott Brooks 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1965–07–31 UC Irvine
F 43 Terry Davis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1967–06–17 Virginia Union
G 7 Tony Dumas 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1972–08–25 UMKC
G 30 Lucious Harris 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1970–12–18 Long Beach State
C 35 Donald Hodge 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1969–02–25 Temple
G 24 Jim Jackson  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1970–10–14 Ohio State
F 54 Popeye Jones 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1970–06–17 Murray State
G 5 Jason Kidd 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1973–03–23 California
F 32 Jamal Mashburn 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1972–11–29 Kentucky
F 21 George McCloud 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1967–05–27 Florida State
F 34 Doug Smith 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1969–09–17 Missouri
C 42 Roy Tarpley 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1964–11–28 Michigan
C 44 Lorenzo Williams 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1969–07–15 Stetson
Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (L) On leave from the team
  • Injured

Roster
Updated: February 23, 1995

Regular season

Season standings

Midwest Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
z-San Antonio Spurs 62 20 .756 — 33–8 29–12 20–6
x-Utah Jazz 60 22 .732 2 33–8 27–14 17–9
x-Houston Rockets 47 35 .573 15 25–16 22–19 13–13
x-Denver Nuggets 41 41 .500 21 23–18 18–23 13–13
Dallas Mavericks 36 46 .439 26 19–22 17–24 11–15
Minnesota Timberwolves 21 61 .256 41 13–28 8–33 4–22
#
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

1994–95 game log
Total: 36–46 (Home: 19–22; Road: 17–24)
November: 7–4 (home: 4–2; road: 3–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
December: 6–8 (home: 3–5; road: 3–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
January: 3–13 (home: 2–7; road: 1–6)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
26 January 3, 1995
7:30 p.m. CST 		Houston L 98–110 Jackson (27) Tarpley (12) Kidd (11) Reunion Arena
17,502 		13–13
27 January 5, 1995
7:30 p.m. CST 		@ Houston L 99–108 Jackson (26) Tarpley (13) Kidd (8) The Summit
16,611 		13–14
February: 5–7 (home: 3–3; road: 2–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
All-Star Break
53 February 28, 1995
7:30 p.m. CST 		Houston W 102–101 Mashburn (22) Williams (13) Kidd (7) Reunion Arena
17,502 		21–32
March: 10–6 (home: 4–2; road: 6–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
58 March 11, 1995
7:30 p.m. CST 		@ Houston L 102–109 Mashburn (33) Jones (14) Kidd (7) The Summit
16,611 		22–36
April: 5–8 (home: 3–3; road: 2–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
75 April 11, 1995
7:30 p.m. CDT 		@ Houston W 156–147 (2OT) Mashburn (42) Jones (21) Kidd (10) The Summit
16,431 		34–41
1994–95 schedule

Player statistics

Ragular season

Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Lorenzo Williams C 82 81 2,383 690 124 52 148 328 29.1 8.4 1.5 .6 1.8 4.0
Jamal Mashburn SF 80 80 2,980 331 298 82 8 1,926 37.3 4.1 3.7 1.0 .1 24.1
Popeye Jones PF 80 80 2,385 844 163 35 27 825 29.8 10.6 2.0 .4 .3 10.3
Jason Kidd PG 79 79 2,668 430 607 151 24 922 33.8 5.4 7.7 1.9 .3 11.7
Lucious Harris SG 79 31 1,695 220 132 58 14 751 21.5 2.8 1.7 .7 .2 9.5
Doug Smith PF 63 0 826 144 44 29 26 320 13.1 2.3 .7 .5 .4 5.1
Tony Dumas SG 58 0 613 62 57 13 4 264 10.6 1.1 1.0 .2 .1 4.6
Roy Tarpley C 55 1 1,354 449 58 45 55 691 24.6 8.2 1.1 .8 1.0 12.6
Donald Hodge C 54 0 633 122 41 10 14 209 11.7 2.3 .8 .2 .3 3.9
Jim Jackson SG 51 51 1,982 260 191 28 12 1,309 38.9 5.1 3.7 .5 .2 25.7
Terry Davis PF 46 2 580 156 10 6 3 140 12.6 3.4 .2 .1 .1 3.0
George McCloud SF 42 3 802 147 53 23 9 402 19.1 3.5 1.3 .5 .2 9.6
Morlon Wiley† PG 38 2 407 39 69 21 1 130 10.7 1.0 1.8 .6 .0 3.4
Scott Brooks† PG 31 0 622 53 94 26 3 245 20.1 1.7 3.0 .8 .1 7.9
  • † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Mavericks only.

Awards and records

Transactions

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