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1994–95 Philadelphia 76ers season

The 1994–95 Philadelphia 76ers season was the 46th season for the Philadelphia 76ers in the National Basketball Association, and their 32nd season in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[1] The 76ers received the sixth overall pick in the 1994 NBA draft, and selected power forward Sharone Wright out of Clemson University.[2][3][4] During the off-season, the team signed free agents Scott Williams,[5] Jeff Grayer, undrafted rookie power forward Derrick Alston, and then signed Willie Burton during the first month of the regular season.[6][7][8] The 76ers also hired John Lucas as their new head coach and General Manager.[9][10]

1994–95 Philadelphia 76ers season
Head coachJohn Lucas
General managerJohn Lucas
OwnerHarold Katz
ArenaCoreStates Spectrum
Results
Record24–58 (.293)
PlaceDivision: 6th (Atlantic)
Conference: 13th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
TelevisionWPHL-TV
SportsChannel Philadelphia
PRISM
RadioWIP
< 1993–94 1995–96 >

Under Lucas and with the addition of Wright, Burton and Williams, the 76ers struggled losing six of their first seven games of the regular season. After a 10–16 start to the season, the team posted a nine-game losing streak between December and January, as Jeff Malone only played just 19 games due to a sprained ankle, and was out for the remainder of the season.[11][12] After holding a 14–34 record at the All-Star break,[13] the 76ers posted an eight-game losing streak in March, and finished in sixth place in the Atlantic Division with a 24–58 record.[14]

Dana Barros averaged 20.6 points, 7.5 assists and 1.8 steals per game, and led the 76ers with 197 three-point field goals; he shot .464 in three-point field-goal percentage, shot .899 in free-throw percentage, and was named the NBA Most Improved Player of the Year.[15][16][17] In addition, Malone averaged 18.4 points per game, while Clarence Weatherspoon provided the team with 18.1 points, 6.9 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game, and Burton contributed 15.3 points per game and 106 three-point field goals. Meanwhile, Wright provided with 11.4 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team, and second-year star Shawn Bradley played a full season, averaging 9.5 points, 8.0 rebounds and 3.3 blocks per game. Grayer contributed 8.3 points per game in only just 47 games, Williams provided with 6.4 points and 6.3 rebounds per game, and Alston averaged 4.7 points and 3.4 rebounds per game.[18]

During the NBA All-Star weekend at the America West Arena in Phoenix, Arizona, Barros was selected for the 1995 NBA All-Star Game, as a member of the Eastern Conference All-Star team; it was his first and only All-Star appearance.[19][20][21] In addition, Barros also participated in the NBA Three-Point Shootout for the third consecutive year,[22][23] while Wright was selected for the NBA Rookie Game, as a member of the Green team,[22][24] and Tim Perry participated in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest for the third time.[22][23]

The 76ers finished 25th in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 507,806 at the CoreStates Spectrum during the regular season, which was the third-lowest in the league.[18][25] Following the season, Barros signed as a free agent with the Boston Celtics,[26][27][28] while Burton and Grayer were both released to free agency, and first-round draft pick B.J. Tyler was left unprotected in the 1995 NBA expansion draft, where he was selected by the Toronto Raptors expansion team.[29][30][31]

For this season, the 76ers changed their uniforms, adding blue side panels to their jerseys and shorts, which would remain in use until 1997.[32][33]

Offseason

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Draft picks

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Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club team
1 6 Sharone Wright PF/C  United States Clemson
1 20 B.J. Tyler PG  United States University of Texas at Austin

Roster

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1994–95 Philadelphia 76ers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
C 21 Derrick Alston 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) –– Duquesne
G 3 Dana Barros 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 163 lb (74 kg) –– Boston College
C 76 Shawn Bradley 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) 235 lb (107 kg) –– BYU
F 9 Willie Burton Injured 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) –– Minnesota
G 5 Corey Gaines 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) –– Loyola Marymount
G 20 Greg Graham 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 174 lb (79 kg) –– Indiana
G 14 Jeff Grayer 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) –– Iowa State
G 25 Jeff Malone Injured 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) –– Mississippi State
F 23 Tim Perry 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) –– Temple
G 1 B. J. Tyler 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) –– Texas
F 35 Clarence Weatherspoon 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 240 lb (109 kg) –– Southern Miss
C 42 Scott Williams 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) –– North Carolina
F 4 Sharone Wright 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 260 lb (118 kg) –– Clemson
Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster

Roster Notes

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  • Center Shawn Bradley was raised in the U.S., but played for Germany internationally.

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
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Game log

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Regular season

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1994–95 game log
Total: 24–58 (Home: 12–29; Road: 12–29)
November: 4–8 (home: 1–6; road: 3–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
2 November 5, 1994 @ Orlando L 107–122 Orlando Arena 0–2
6 November 12, 1994 Orlando L 103–116 CoreStates Spectrum 1–5
December: 6–10 (home: 2–5; road: 4–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
17 December 9, 1994 Indiana L 88–94 CoreStates Spectrum 7–10
January: 2–13 (home: 1–6; road: 1–7)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
34 January 14, 1995 @ Orlando L 70–91 Orlando Arena 10–24
42 January 28, 1995 @ Indiana L 103–106 (OT) Market Square Arena 12–30
February: 4–9 (home: 2–3; road: 2–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
All-Star Break
50 February 17, 1995 @ Orlando L 83–129 Orlando Arena 14–36
March: 4–10 (home: 3–7; road: 1–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
60 March 10, 1995 San Antonio L 94–100 CoreStates Spectrum 17–43
62 March 14, 1995
7:30 p.m. EST		 Houston L 107–136 Barros (50) Weatherspoon (8) Barros (8) CoreStates Spectrum
11,484		 17–45
63 March 16, 1995 @ San Antonio L 86–112 Alamodome 17–46
65 March 19, 1995
3:30 p.m. EST		 @ Houston L 103–114 Weatherspoon (25) Bradley (12) Barros (10) The Summit
16,611		 17–48
68 March 25, 1995 Indiana L 75–84 CoreStates Spectrum 18–50
April: 4–8 (home: 3–2; road: 1–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
75 April 8, 1995 Orlando W 109–99 CoreStates Spectrum 21–54
80 April 19, 1995 @ Indiana L 91–103 Market Square Arena 23–57
1994–95 schedule

Player statistics

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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

Regular season

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Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Alaa Abdelnaby† 3010.0.0912.7.0.0.0.7
Derrick Alston 64116.1.465.000.4923.4.5.6.54.7
Dana Barros 828240.5.490.464.8993.37.51.8.020.6
Shawn Bradley 825928.8.455.000.6388.0.6.73.39.5
Willie Burton 533129.5.401.385.8243.11.8.6.415.3
Lloyd Daniels† 5012.6.333.2141.0001.4.8.4.04.6
Alphonso Ford 5019.6.231.000.5004.01.8.2.03.8
Corey Gaines 11825.5.471.133.4551.63.0.7.15.0
Greg Graham 50715.5.426.214.7531.21.3.6.15.0
Jeff Grayer 472523.4.428.333.6993.21.6.6.18.3
Jerome Harmon 10015.8.3961.000.5002.31.2.9.04.6
Jaren Jackson 21112.2.368.267.6672.0.9.4.23.3
Jeff Malone 191934.7.507.393.8642.91.5.8.018.4
Tim Perry 42110.6.346.000.5502.1.3.2.41.8
Kevin Pritchard† 507.2.000.000.250.22.2.0.0.2
B. J. Tyler 55814.7.381.314.7001.13.2.7.03.5
Clarence Weatherspoon 767639.4.439.190.7516.92.81.5.918.1
Scott Williams 774323.1.475.000.7386.3.8.9.56.4
Sharone Wright 794925.9.465.000.6456.0.6.51.311.4
  • † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the 7ers only.

Player statistics citation:[18]

Awards and honors

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Transactions

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The 76ers 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:[34]

References

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  1. ↑ 1994-95 Philadelphia 76ers
  2. ↑ Brown, Clifton (June 30, 1994). "BASKETBALL; The Bucks Go with Robinson as No. 1 Pick". The New York Times. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  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 December 1, 2022.
  5. ↑ Groller, Keith (July 29, 1994). "Signing of Williams Has Nice Ring to It". The Morning Call. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Transactions". The New York Times. November 9, 1994. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  7. ↑ "New York Knick Guard John Starks Signed..." Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. November 9, 1994. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Transactions". The Albany Herald. November 9, 1994. p. 2C. Retrieved June 4, 2025.
  9. ↑ Terry, Mike (June 15, 1994). "76ers Name John Lucas Coach, G.M." The Washington Post. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Sixers Hire Lucas as Coach and GM". Tampa Bay Times. June 15, 1994. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
  11. ↑ Long, Ernie (January 14, 1995). "Sixers Stumble Again, Lose to Nets". The Morning Call. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Baseball: Chicago White Sox -- Sent P Barry..." The Baltimore Sun. February 27, 1995. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
  13. ↑ "NBA Games Played on February 9, 1995". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
  14. ↑ "1994–95 Philadelphia 76ers Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  15. ↑ "SPORTS PEOPLE: PRO BASKETBALL; Barros Is Named Most Improved Player". The New York Times. May 11, 1995. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
  16. ↑ "Most Improved Player". The Telegraph-Herald. May 11, 1995. p. 2B. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
  17. ↑ "NBA & ABA Most Improved Player Award Winners". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  18. 1 2 3 "1994–95 Philadelphia 76ers Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  19. ↑ Cotton, Anthony (February 12, 1995). "New-Age NBA Reaches for the Stars". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  20. ↑ "1995 NBA All-Star Recap". NBA.com. NBA.com Staff. September 13, 2021. Retrieved August 16, 2025.
  21. ↑ "1995 NBA All-Star Game: West 139, East 112". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
  22. 1 2 3 "Basketball". The Tuscaloosa News. February 11, 1995. p. 2C. Retrieved September 18, 2025.
  23. 1 2 "NBA & ABA All-Star Game Contest Winners". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved September 18, 2025.
  24. ↑ "1995 NBA Rising Stars: White 83, Green 79 (OT)". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved September 18, 2025.
  25. ↑ "1994–95 NBA Season Summary". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved January 22, 2026.
  26. ↑ "SPORTS PEOPLE: PRO BASKETBALL; Barros Follows Road Home to the Celtics". The New York Times. September 23, 1995. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  27. ↑ "Former Sonic Barros Signs Contract with Celtics, Creating a Backcourt Log-Jam". The Spokesman-Review. Wire Services. September 23, 1995. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  28. ↑ Greenberg, Alan (September 24, 1995). "Carr Still Not on the Money". Hartford Courant. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  29. ↑ Wise, Mike (June 25, 1995). "PRO BASKETBALL; Anthony Is No. 2 of the Secaucus 27". The New York Times. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
  30. ↑ 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.
  31. ↑ "1995 NBA Expansion Draft". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  32. ↑ "Philadelphia 76ers Uniform". Chris Creamer's Sports Logos Page - SportsLogos.Net. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  33. ↑ "Philadelphia 76ers Uniform". Chris Creamer's Sports Logos Page - SportsLogos.Net. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  34. ↑ "1994–95 Philadelphia 76ers Transactions". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved August 16, 2021.

See also

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