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1994–95 Miami Heat season

The 1994–95 Miami Heat season was the seventh season for the Miami Heat in the National Basketball Association.[1] The Heat had the twelfth overall pick in the 1994 NBA draft, and selected point guard Khalid Reeves from the University of Arizona.[2][3][4] During the off-season, the team signed free agents Kevin Gamble, Ledell Eackles and Brad Lohaus.[5][6] Before the start of the regular season, the Heat acquired Billy Owens from the Golden State Warriors,[7][8][9] then after the first two games of the season, the team traded Steve Smith, and Grant Long to the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for Kevin Willis.[10][11][12]

1994–95 Miami Heat season
Head coach
General managerLewis Schaffel
Owners
ArenaMiami Arena
Results
Record32–50 (.390)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Atlantic)
Conference: 11th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
TelevisionWBFS-TV
Sunshine Network
RadioWINZ
< 1993–94 1995–96 >

Despite the addition of Owens, Willis and Reeves, the Heat struggled losing seven of their first eight games of the regular season, on their way to a 10–23 start to the season. After holding a 17–29 record at the All-Star break,[13] head coach Kevin Loughery was fired, and replaced with assistant coach Alvin Gentry as an interim coach.[14][15][16] The Heat played above .500 in winning percentage posting a 7–5 record in February, but played below .500 for the remainder of the season, and finished in fourth place in the Atlantic Division with a disappointing 32–50 record.[17]

Glen Rice averaged 22.3 points and 1.4 steals per game, and led the Heat with 185 three-point field goals, while Willis averaged 17.1 points and 10.7 rebounds per game, and Owens provided the team with 14.3 points, 7.2 rebounds and 3.5 assists 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, and Matt Geiger averaged 8.3 points and 5.6 rebounds per game. Meanwhile, Gamble contributed 7.4 points per game, John Salley provided with 7.3 points and 4.5 rebounds per game, Eackles and Harold Miner both contributed 7.3 points per game each, and Keith Askins averaged 4.6 points and 4.0 rebounds per game.[18]

During the NBA All-Star weekend at the America West Arena in Phoenix, Arizona, Rice won the NBA Three-Point Shootout, while Miner won the NBA Slam Dunk Contest for the second time,[19][20][21] and Reeves was selected for the NBA Rookie Game, as a member of the White team.[22][23] The Heat finished 22nd in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 598,761 at the Miami Arena during the regular season.[18][24]

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.[25][26][27] Meanwhile, Salley was left unprotected in the 1995 NBA expansion draft, where he was selected by the Toronto Raptors expansion team,[28][29][30] while 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]

One notable highlight of the regular season occurred on April 15, 1995, in a home game against the Orlando Magic at the Miami Arena. Rice scored a career-high of 56 points, and made 7 out of 8 three-point field-goal attempts, as the Heat defeated the Magic by a score of 123–117;[37][38][39] Rice established a new franchise record that would stand until LeBron James's 61 points on March 3, 2014.[40]

Offseason

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NBA draft

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Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club team
1 12 Khalid Reeves PG  United States University of Arizona

Roster

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1994–95 Miami Heat roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
F 2 Keith Askins 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 197 lb (89 kg) 1967–12–15 Alabama
G 12 Bimbo Coles 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1968–04–22 Virginia Tech
G 21 Ledell Eackles 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1966–11–24 New Orleans
G/F 35 Kevin Gamble 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1965–11–13 Iowa
C 52 Matt Geiger 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 243 lb (110 kg) 1969–09–10 Georgia Tech
F 54 Brad Lohaus 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1964–09–29 Iowa
G 4 Harold Miner 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1971–05–05 USC
G/F 32 Billy Owens 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1969–05–01 Syracuse
G 14 Kevin Pritchard 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1967–07–17 Kansas
G 3 Khalid Reeves 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 199 lb (90 kg) 1972–07–15 Arizona
F 41 Glen Rice 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1967–05–28 Michigan
F/C 22 John Salley 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1964–05–16 Georgia Tech
F/C 42 Kevin Willis 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1962–09–06 Michigan State
Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Updated: April 18, 1995

Regular season

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Season standings

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Atlantic Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
c-Orlando Magic 5725.695—39–218–2318–10
x-New York Knicks 5527.671229–1226–1523–5
x-Boston Celtics 3547.4272220–2115–2614–14
Miami Heat 3250.3902522–1910–319–19
New Jersey Nets 3052.3662720–2110–3113–15
Philadelphia 76ers 2458.2933314–2710–3112–16
Washington Bullets 2161.2563613–288–339–19
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Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Orlando Magic5725.695–
2 y-Indiana Pacers5230.6345
3 x-New York Knicks5527.6712
4 x-Charlotte Hornets5032.6107
5 x-Chicago Bulls4735.57310
6 x-Cleveland Cavaliers4339.52414
7 x-Atlanta Hawks4240.51215
8 x-Boston Celtics3547.42722
9 Milwaukee Bucks3448.41523
10 Miami Heat3250.39025
11 New Jersey Nets3052.36627
12 Detroit Pistons2854.34129
13 Philadelphia 76ers2458.29333
14 Washington Bullets2161.25636

Game log

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Regular season

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1994–95 game log
Total: 32–50 (Home: 22–19; Road: 10–31)
November: 3–9 (home: 2–3; road: 1–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
December: 6–9 (home: 5–4; road: 1–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
24 December 26, 1994
7:30 p.m. EST		 Houston L 88–101 Rice (20) Rice, Willis (7) Owens (6) Miami Arena
15,200		 8–16
January: 5–10 (home: 3–3; road: 2–7)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
32 January 11, 1995
8:30 p.m. EST		 @ Houston L 97–108 Miner (19) Willis (9) Coles, Reeves (5) The Summit
12,424		 10–22
February: 7–5 (home: 4–2; road: 3–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
All-Star Break
March: 7–11 (home: 4–5; road: 3–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
April: 4–6 (home: 4–2; road: 0–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1994–95 schedule

Player statistics

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Ragular season

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Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Glen RiceSF 82823,014378192112141,83136.84.62.31.4.222.3
Kevin GambleSF 7701,223122119521056615.91.61.5.7.17.4
John SalleyC 75501,955336123478554726.14.51.6.61.17.3
Matt GeigerC 74431,71241355415161723.15.6.7.6.78.3
Billy OwensSG 70602,29650224680301,00232.87.23.51.1.414.3
Bimbo ColesPG 68652,207191416991367932.52.86.11.5.210.0
Khalid ReevesPG 67171,462186288771061921.82.84.31.1.19.2
Kevin Willis†PF 65612,3016968359331,11235.410.71.3.9.517.1
Brad LohausPF 61173010243202526712.01.7.7.3.44.4
Ledell EacklesSG 546898957219239516.61.81.3.4.07.3
Keith AskinsSF 50585419839351722917.14.0.8.7.34.6
Harold MinerSG 45168711176915632919.42.61.5.3.17.3
Kevin Pritchard†PG 1401581123214311.3.81.6.1.13.1
Steve Smith†SG 226267214131.03.03.51.0.520.5
Grant Long†PF 2262114201631.05.52.01.0.08.0
  • † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Heat only.

Transactions

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

Trades

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Free agents

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Player Transactions Citation:[41]

References

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  1. ↑ 1994-95 Miami Heat
  2. ↑ "Huge Contract, Big Expectations Await No. 1 Draft Pick Robinson". Deseret News. Associated Press. June 30, 1994. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  3. ↑ Baker, Chris (June 30, 1994). "NBA DRAFT: Clippers Select Murray: Pro Basketball: Cal Forward Drafted Amid Rumors of Impending Mark Jackson Trade". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  4. ↑ "1994 NBA Draft". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  5. ↑ Winderman, Ira (October 8, 1994). "New Motivation in Heat's Camp". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Eastern Conference". The Washington Post. November 4, 1994. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
  7. ↑ "PRO BASKETBALL; Seikaly Is Traded for Owens". The New York Times. Associated Press. November 3, 1994. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  8. ↑ "ROUNDUP: Warriors Finally Get a Center in Seikaly". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. November 3, 1994. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
  9. ↑ Winderman, Ira (November 3, 1994). "Seikaly Sent to Warriors". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  10. ↑ "PRO BASKETBALL; Hawks Trade Willis to Heat". The New York Times. Associated Press. November 8, 1994. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  11. ↑ "Hawks Trade All-Star Forward Willis to Miami: Pro Basketball: Atlanta Reportedly Acquires Guard Steve Smith and Forward Grant Long". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. November 8, 1994. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Hawks Trade Willis to Heat". The Washington Post. November 8, 1994. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
  13. ↑ "NBA Games Played on February 9, 1995". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
  14. ↑ "PRO BASKETBALL; Loughery Fired, But Heat Wins". The New York Times. Associated Press. February 15, 1995. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  15. ↑ "Loughery Fired After 3 1/2 Years with Heat". Los Angeles Times. February 15, 1995. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  16. ↑ "Loughery Fired". The Washington Post. February 15, 1995. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  17. ↑ "1994–95 Miami Heat Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  18. 1 2 "1994–95 Miami Heat Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  19. ↑ Baker, Chris (February 12, 1995). "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. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
  20. ↑ "1995 NBA All-Star Recap". NBA.com. NBA.com Staff. September 13, 2021. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
  21. ↑ "NBA & ABA All-Star Game Contest Winners". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved July 11, 2025.
  22. ↑ "Basketball". The Tuscaloosa News. February 11, 1995. p. 2C. Retrieved September 18, 2025.
  23. ↑ "1995 NBA Rising Stars: White 83, Green 79 (OT)". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved September 18, 2025.
  24. ↑ "1994–95 NBA Season Summary". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved January 22, 2026.
  25. ↑ Brown, Clifton (November 4, 1995). "PRO BASKETBALL; For Riley and the Heat, It Is Mourning in Miami". The New York Times. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
  26. ↑ Heisler, Mark (November 4, 1995). "Mourning Turns Up with Heat: Pro Basketball: Center Is Traded for Rice, Reeves and Geiger After Turning Down Hornets". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  27. ↑ Winderman, Ira (November 4, 1995). "A New Mourning". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
  28. ↑ Wise, Mike (June 25, 1995). "PRO BASKETBALL; Anthony Is No. 2 of the Secaucus 27". The New York Times. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
  29. ↑ 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. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  30. ↑ "1995 NBA Expansion Draft". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  31. ↑ "SPORTS PEOPLE: BASKETBALL; Cavaliers Acquire Miner from Heat". The New York Times. June 16, 1995. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
  32. ↑ "Heat's Miner Gets New Life with Cavaliers". Los Angeles Times. Staff and Wire Reports. June 16, 1995. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  33. ↑ Patton, Robes (June 16, 1995). "Heat Give Up on Miner, Trade Guard to Cavaliers". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  34. ↑ Wilbon, Michael (December 14, 1995). "Eackles Gets Chance to Rebound". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
  35. ↑ "San Antonio Spurs Sign Five; Dennis Rodman Still in Limbo". The Spokesman-Review. Wire Services. September 30, 1995. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
  36. ↑ Winderman, Ira (April 24, 1995). "129-105 Win, Heat's Through; Now About Gentry..." Sun Sentinel. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
  37. ↑ "PRO BASKETBALL; Rice Scores 56 to Beat Magic". The New York Times. Associated Press. April 16, 1995. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
  38. ↑ Patton, Robes (April 16, 1995). "Magic Has No Defense for Rice". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
  39. ↑ "Orlando Magic at Miami Heat Box Score, April 15, 1995". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved May 29, 2026.
  40. ↑ LeBron Scores a Career-High 61! Watch Every Made Field Goal! on YouTube
  41. ↑ "1994–95 Miami Heat Transactions". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
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