1994–95 Miami Heat season explained

The 1994–95 NBA season was the seventh season for the Miami Heat in the National Basketball Association (NBA).[1] The Heat had the twelfth overall pick in the 1994 NBA draft, and selected Khalid Reeves from the University of Arizona.[2] [3] [4] [5] During the off-season, the team signed free agents Kevin Gamble, Ledell Eackles and Brad Lohaus.[6] [7] Before the season started, Heat management decided to start pulling the plug on their core that dated back to the franchise's first season in 1988–89. It started by trading Rony Seikaly to the Golden State Warriors in exchange for Billy Owens.[8] [9] [10] [11] Miami then proceeded to trade Steve Smith and Grant Long to the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for Kevin Willis after the first two games.[12] [13] [14] [15] Despite the addition of Owens and Willis, the Heat stumbled out of the gate losing seven of their first eight games. After holding a 17–29 record at the All-Star break,[16] head coach Kevin Loughery was fired, and replaced with assistant Alvin Gentry,[17] [18] [19] as the Heat finished fourth in the Atlantic Division with a 32–50 record.[20]

Glen Rice led the team in scoring averaging 22.3 points per game, while Willis averaged 17.1 points and 10.7 rebounds per game, and Owens provided the team with 14.3 points and 7.2 rebounds per game. In addition, Bimbo Coles provided with 10.0 points, 6.1 assists and 1.5 steals per game, while Reeves contributed 9.2 points and 4.3 assists per game, Matt Geiger averaged 8.3 points and 5.6 rebounds per game, and John Salley contributed 7.3 points and 4.5 rebounds per game.[21]

This was Rice's final season with the Heat, as he was traded along with Geiger and Reeves to the Charlotte Hornets the following season.[22] [23] [24] [25] Meanwhile, Salley was left unprotected in the 1995 NBA Expansion Draft, where he was selected by the newly expansion Toronto Raptors,[26] [27] [28] [29] [30] while Harold Miner was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers,[31] [32] [33] Eackles re-signed as a free agent with his former team, the Washington Bullets,[34] Lohaus signed with the San Antonio Spurs,[35] and Gentry was fired as head coach and was replaced by Pat Riley, who resigned from coaching the New York Knicks.[36]

On April 15, 1995, Rice scored a career-high of 56 points in a 123–117 home win over the Orlando Magic,[37] [38] [39] [40] establishing a new franchise record that would stand until LeBron James's 61 points on March 3, 2014. During the All-Star Weekend in Phoenix, Arizona, Rice won the Three-Point Shootout, and Miner won the Slam Dunk Contest for the second time.[41] [42] [43]

Offseason

NBA draft

See main article: 1994 NBA draft.

Regular season

Record vs. opponents

1994–95 NBA records
width=100TeamATLBOSCHACHICLEDALDENDETGSWHOUINDLACLALMIAMILMINNJNNYKORLPHIPHOPORSACSASSEAUTAWAS
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
Boston1–3 – 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
Charlotte2–2 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
Chicago4–1 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
Cleveland4–1 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
Dallas0–2 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
Denver0–2 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
Detroit2–3 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 State0–2 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
Houston2–0 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
Indiana4–1 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. Clippers0–2 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. Lakers2–0 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
Miami2–2 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
Milwaukee3–1 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
Minnesota0–2 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 Jersey0–4 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 York2–2 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
Orlando3–1 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
Philadelphia1–3 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
Phoenix1–1 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
Portland1–1 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
Sacramento1–1 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 Antonio1–1 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
Seattle2–0 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
Utah2–0 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
Washington0–4 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 —

Game log

Regular season

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 24| December 26, 1994
7:30p.m. EST| Houston| L 88–101| Rice (20)| Rice, Willis (7)| Owens (6)| Miami Arena
15,200| 8–16|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 32| January 11, 1995
8:30p.m. EST| @ Houston| L 97–108| Miner (19)| Willis (9)| Coles, Reeves (5)| The Summit
12,424| 10–22|- align="center"|colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break|- style="background:#cfc;"|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"

Player statistics

Ragular season

Player
SF82 82 3,014 378 192 112 14 1,831 36.8 4.6 2.3 1.4 .2 22.3
SF77 0 1,223 122 119 52 10 566 15.9 1.6 1.5 .7 .1 7.4
C75 50 1,955 336 123 47 85 547 26.1 4.5 1.6 .6 1.1 7.3
C74 43 1,712 413 55 41 51 617 23.1 5.6 .7 .6 .7 8.3
SG70 60 2,296 502 246 80 30 1,002 32.8 7.2 3.5 1.1 .4 14.3
PG68 65 2,207 191 416 99 13 679 32.5 2.8 6.1 1.5 .2 10.0
PG67 17 1,462 186 288 77 10 619 21.8 2.8 4.3 1.1 .1 9.2
†PF65 61 2,301 696 83 59 33 1,112 35.4 10.7 1.3 .9 .5 17.1
PF61 1 730 102 43 20 25 267 12.0 1.7 .7 .3 .4 4.4
SG54 6 898 95 72 19 2 395 16.6 1.8 1.3 .4 .0 7.3
SF50 5 854 198 39 35 17 229 17.1 4.0 .8 .7 .3 4.6
SG45 16 871 117 69 15 6 329 19.4 2.6 1.5 .3 .1 7.3
†PG14 0 158 11 23 2 1 43 11.3 .8 1.6 .1 .1 3.1
†SG2 2 62 6 7 2 1 41 31.0 3.0 3.5 1.0 .5 20.5
†PF2 2 62 11 4 2 0 16 31.0 5.5 2.0 1.0 .0 8.0

Transactions

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

Trades

November 2, 1994To Miami Heat
Sasha Danilović
Billy Owens		To Golden State Warriors
Rony Seikaly
November 7, 1994To Miami Heat
Kevin Willis
1996 first-round pick		To Atlanta Hawks
Grant Long
Steve Smith
1996 second-round pick

Free agents

Additions

Player Signed Former team
September 30 Rapid City Thrillers (CBA)
October 4 Unsigned
October 4 Quad City Thunder (CBA)
October 4 Yakima Sun Kings (CBA)
October 4 Mexico Aztecas (CBA)
October 7 Boston Celtics
October 7 Milwaukee Bucks
March 6 Philadelphia 76ers
March 24 Miami Heat

Subtractions

Player Left New team
free agency, September 22 Orlando Magic
waived, October 17 Philadelphia 76ers
waived, November 1 Portland Trail Blazers
waived, November 1 Houston Rockets
waived, November 1 Philadelphia 76ers
waived, November 2 Olimpia Stefanel Milano (Lega Basket Serie A)
waived, November 3 Philadelphia 76ers
waived, March 19 Miami Heat

Player Transactions Citation:[44]

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/MIA/1995.html 1994-95 Miami Heat
  2. News: Associated Press . Huge Contract, Big Expectations Await No. 1 Draft Pick Robinson . Deseret News . June 30, 1994 . June 3, 2023.
  3. News: Baker . Chris . NBA DRAFT: Clippers Select Murray: Pro Basketball: Cal Forward Drafted Amid Rumors of Impending Mark Jackson Trade . Los Angeles Times . June 30, 1994 . June 3, 2023.
  4. News: Howard-Cooper . Scott . NBA DRAFT: Lakers Recall the Past: Pro Basketball: Temple Guard Jones Reminiscent of Former Great Michael Cooper . Los Angeles Times . June 30, 1994 . June 3, 2023.
  5. Web site: 1994 NBA Draft . Basketball-Reference . June 3, 2023.
  6. News: Winderman . Ira . New Motivation in Heat's Camp . Sun Sentinel . October 8, 1994 . December 21, 2022.
  7. News: Eastern Conference . The Washington Post . November 4, 1994 . July 25, 2022.
  8. News: Associated Press . PRO BASKETBALL; Seikaly Is Traded for Owens . The New York Times . November 3, 1994 . July 30, 2021.
  9. News: Associated Press . ROUNDUP: Warriors Finally Get a Center in Seikaly . Los Angeles Times . November 3, 1994 . September 22, 2022.
  10. News: Winderman . Ira . Seikaly Sent to Warriors . Sun Sentinel . November 3, 1994 . December 20, 2022.
  11. News: Smith . Sam . Seikaly's Trade Has Heat Cool . Chicago Tribune . November 6, 1994 . June 22, 2023.
  12. News: Associated Press . PRO BASKETBALL; Hawks Trade Willis to Heat . The New York Times . November 8, 1994 . July 30, 2021.
  13. News: Associated Press . Hawks Trade All-Star Forward Willis to Miami: Pro Basketball: Atlanta Reportedly Acquires Guard Steve Smith and Forward Grant Long . Los Angeles Times . November 8, 1994 . July 10, 2022.
  14. News: Hawks Trade Willis to Heat . The Washington Post . November 8, 1994 . June 21, 2023.
  15. News: Winderman . Ira . Heat Acquires Willis . Sun Sentinel . November 8, 1994 . November 19, 2022.
  16. News: NBA Games Played on February 9, 1995 . Basketball-Reference . January 3, 2023.
  17. News: Associated Press . PRO BASKETBALL; Loughery Fired, But Heat Wins . The New York Times . February 15, 1995 . November 8, 2022.
  18. News: Loughery Fired After 3 1/2 Years with Heat . Los Angeles Times . February 15, 1995 . April 7, 2023.
  19. News: Loughery Fired . The Washington Post . February 15, 1995 . April 7, 2023.
  20. Web site: 1994–95 Miami Heat Schedule and Results. Basketball-Reference. July 1, 2021.
  21. Web site: 1994–95 Miami Heat Roster and Stats. Basketball-Reference. July 1, 2021.
  22. News: Brown . Clifton . PRO BASKETBALL; For Riley and the Heat, It Is Mourning in Miami . The New York Times . November 4, 1995 . July 20, 2017.
  23. News: Heisler . Mark . Mourning Turns Up with Heat: Pro Basketball: Center Is Traded for Rice, Reeves and Geiger After Turning Down Hornets . Los Angeles Times . November 4, 1995 . June 6, 2022.
  24. News: Winderman . Ira . A New Mourning . Sun Sentinel . November 4, 1995 . December 3, 2022.
  25. News: Mourning News . The Washington Post . November 3, 1995 . July 10, 2022.
  26. News: Wise . Mike . PRO BASKETBALL; Anthony Is No. 2 of the Secaucus 27 . The New York Times . June 25, 1995 . October 5, 2022.
  27. News: Heisler . Mark . 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 . June 25, 1995 . December 20, 2022.
  28. News: Smith . Sam . Toronto Picks Armstrong; May Not Trade Him . Chicago Tribune . June 25, 1995 . July 8, 2023.
  29. News: Associated Press . NBA Expansion Draft -- Point Guards Are Top Priority for Young Raptors, Grizzlies . The Seattle Times . June 25, 1995 . January 31, 2023.
  30. Web site: 1995 NBA Expansion Draft . Basketball-Reference . July 8, 2023.
  31. News: SPORTS PEOPLE: BASKETBALL; Cavaliers Acquire Miner from Heat . The New York Times . June 16, 1995 . January 30, 2023.
  32. News: Staff and Wire Reports . Heat’s Miner Gets New Life with Cavaliers . Los Angeles Times . June 16, 1995 . January 1, 2022.
  33. News: Patton . Robes . Heat Give Up on Miner, Trade Guard to Cavaliers . Orlando Sentinel . June 16, 1995 . November 8, 2022.
  34. News: Wilbon . Michael . Eackles Gets Chance to Rebound . The Washington Post . December 14, 1995 . July 25, 2022.
  35. News: Wire Services . San Antonio Spurs Sign Five; Dennis Rodman Still in Limbo . The Spokesman-Review . September 30, 1995 . January 29, 2023.
  36. News: Winderman . Ira . 129-105 Win, Heat's Through; Now About Gentry... . Sun Sentinel . April 24, 1995 . November 19, 2022.
  37. News: Associated Press . PRO BASKETBALL; Rice Scores 56 to Beat Magic . The New York Times . April 16, 1995 . October 5, 2022.
  38. News: Associated Press . NBA ROUNDUP: Heat's Rice Has the Magic Touch with 56 . Los Angeles Times . April 16, 1995 . February 5, 2023.
  39. News: Patton . Robes . Magic Has No Defense for Rice . Sun Sentinel . April 16, 1995 . October 5, 2022.
  40. http://www.nba.com/heat/video/2013/03/25/20130325115829650849968mpeg4mp4-2424387/ 25th Anniversary Moments: Glen Rice 56 points
  41. News: Baker . Chris . Lakers' Eddie Jones Given MVP Award Despite Team's Loss: Pro Basketball: He Wins the Honor Over Glenn Robinson After Scoring a Game-High 25 Points at the Rookie All-Star Game . Los Angeles Times . February 12, 1995 . January 30, 2023.
  42. News: NBA.com Staff . 1995 NBA All-Star Recap . NBA.com . September 13, 2021 . May 17, 2023.
  43. News: Eide . Paul . Today in NBA History 1995: Heat Sweep Slam Dunk Contest, Three Point Contest . 180 Sports Blog . September 30, 2022.
  44. Web site: 1994–95 Miami Heat Transactions. Basketball-Reference. July 14, 2021.

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