1993–94 San Antonio Spurs season

The 1993–94 NBA season was the Spurs' 18th season in the National Basketball Association, and 27th season as a franchise.[1] It was also their first season at the Alamodome. During the offseason, the Spurs acquired All-Star forward Dennis Rodman from the Detroit Pistons,[2] and signed free agent Sleepy Floyd. Rodman led the league with 17.6 rebounds per game as the Spurs went on an 8-game winning streak after a 4–5 start to the season. The team would then win 13 consecutive games between January and February, and finish second in the Midwest Division with a 55–27 record. David Robinson captured the scoring title leading the league with 29.8 points per game, and was selected for the 1994 NBA All-Star Game. However, in the first round of the playoffs, Rodman became a distraction as he scuffled with head coach John Lucas as the Spurs lost to the 5th-seeded Utah Jazz in four games.

1993–94 San Antonio Spurs season
Head coachJohn Lucas II
ArenaAlamodome
Results
Record55–27 (.671)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Midwest)
Conference: 4th (Western)
Playoff finishWest First Round
(Lost to Jazz 1–3)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionHome Sports Entertainment, KABB
RadioKRIO

Following the season, Lucas departed for a job with the Philadelphia 76ers, Dale Ellis signed as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets, Floyd re-signed with the New Jersey Nets, and Antoine Carr signed with the Utah Jazz.

Draft picks
Main article: 1993 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
247Chris WhitneyPG United StatesClemson

Roster
Roster listing
San Antonio Spurs roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
SG 40 Anderson, Willie 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Georgia
PF 35 Carr, Antoine 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Wichita State University
PF 34 Cummings, Terry 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) DePaul
SG 24 Daniels, Lloyd 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Mount San Antonio College
PG 15 Del Negro, Vinny 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) North Carolina State
SF 3 Ellis, Dale 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Tennessee
PG 21 Floyd, Sleepy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Georgetown
PF 54 Haley, Jack 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) UCLA
PG 32 Knight, Negele 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Dayton
C 52 Nevitt, Chuck 7 ft 5 in (2.26 m) 217 lb (98 kg) North Carolina State
PF 7 Reid, J. R. 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 247 lb (112 kg) North Carolina
C 50 Robinson, David 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Navy
PF 10 Rodman, Dennis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) SE Oklahoma State
PG 20 Whitney, Chris 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 168 lb (76 kg) Clemson
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster

Regular season

Season standings
Midwest Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Houston Rockets 5824.707—35–623–1815–11
x-San Antonio Spurs 5527.671332–923–1816–10
x-Utah Jazz 5329.646533–820–2121–5
x- Denver Nuggets 4240.5121628–1314–2714–12
Minnesota Timberwolves 2062.2443813–287–345–21
Dallas Mavericks 1369.159456–357–347–19
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Seattle SuperSonics6319.768–
2 y-Houston Rockets5824.7075
3 x-Phoenix Suns5626.6837
4 x-San Antonio Spurs5527.6718
5 x-Utah Jazz5329.64610
6 x-Golden State Warriors5032.61013
7 x-Portland Trail Blazers4735.57316
8 x-Denver Nuggets4240.51221
9 Los Angeles Lakers3349.40230
10 Sacramento Kings2854.34135
11 Los Angeles Clippers2755.32936
12 Minnesota Timberwolves2062.24443
13 Dallas Mavericks1369.15950
z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
1993-94 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 —4–04–12–33–12–01–14–00–21–13–21–11–13–15–02–01–32–23–14–01–11–12–01–11–11–14–0
Boston 0–4—0–42–21–32–01–13–11–11–10–41–11–12–33–11–11–40–42–24–11–11–11–10–20–20–23–2
Charlotte 1–44–0—1–41–41–11–14–00–21–12–21–12–01–33–22–02–23–12–23–12–00–21–10–20–21–12–2
Chicago 3–22–24–1—1–32–01–15–02–01–14–12–01–12–24–02–03–11–32–23–11–10–21–11–11–12–04–0
Cleveland 1–33–14–13–1—2–01–13–22–00–22–32–01–11–33–22–02–20–42–24–00–22–02–00–21–11–13–1
Dallas 0–20–21–10–20–2—1–41–10–41–40–20–40–40–20–25–10–20–20–20–20–41–32–20–50–40–51–1
Denver 1–11–11–11–11–14–1—2–01–33–21–13–13–11–12–04–11–11–11–10–21–31–32–22–42–21–41–1
Detroit 0–41–30–40–52–31–10–2—0–20–21–41–10–22–21–42–01–30–41–31–31–10–21–11–11–10–22–2
Golden State 2–01–12–00–20–24–03–12–0—0–41–14–15–02–02–02–20–21–11–11–12–33–24–12–21–43–12–0
Houston 1–11–11–11–12–04–12–32–04–0—1–14–03–12–01–14–12–02–01–12–02–24–04–02–32–23–31–1
Indiana 2–34–02–21–43–22–01–14–11–11–1—2–00–23–13–12–03–10–42–22–21–11–12–00–21–11–13–1
L.A. Clippers 1–11–11–10–20–24–01–31–11–40–40–2—2–31–11–11–31–10–21–11–10–52–33–21–31–41–31–1
L.A. Lakers 1–11–10–21–11–14–01–32–00–51–32–03–2—1–12–03–10–20–22–01–13–20–51–40–40–52–21–1
Miami 1–33–23–12–23–12–01–12–20–20–21–31–11–1—4–02–02–32–22–34–10–20–21–10–21–11–13–1
Milwaukee 0–51–32–30–42–32–00–24–10–21–11–31–10–20–4—0–21–30–41–31–30–21–11–10–20–20–21–3
Minnesota 0–21–10–20–20–21–51–40–22–21–40–23–11–30–22–0—1–10–21–12–00–40–42–21–40–41–40–2
New Jersey 3–14–12–21–32–22–01–13–12–00–21–31–12–03–23–11–1—4–10–53–10–20–21–11–11–11–13–1
New York 2–24–01–33–14–02–01–14–01–10–24–02–02–02–24–02–01–4—3–23–21–12–02–01–11–10–25–0
Orlando 1–32–22–22–22–22–01–13–11–11–12–21–10–23–23–11–15–02–3—4–01–12–02–00–21–12–04–1
Philadelphia 0–41–41–31–30–42–02–03–11–10–22–21–11–11–43–10–21–32–30–4—0–20–20–20–20–21–12–3
Phoenix 1–11–10–21–12–04–03–11–13–22–21–15–02–32–02–04–02–01–11–12–0—3–24–13–12–32–22–0
Portland 1–11–12–02–00–23–13–12–02–30–41–13–25–02–01–14–02–00–20–22–02–3—4–11–31–41–32–0
Sacramento 0–21–11–11–10–22–22–21–11–40–40–22–34–11–11–12–21–10–20–22–01–41–4—1–30–51–32–0
San Antonio 1–12–02–01–12–05–04–21–12–23–22–03–14–02–02–04–11–11–12–02–01–33–13–1—0–40–52–0
Seattle 1–12–02–01–11–14–02–21–14–12–21–14–15–01–12–04–01–11–11–12–03–24–15–04–0—3–12–0
Utah 1–12–01–10–21–15–04–12–01–33–31–13–12–21–12–04–11–12–00–21–12–23–13–15–01–3—2–0
Washington 0–42–32–20–41–31–11–12–20–21–11–31–11–11–33–12–01–30–51–43–20–20–20–20–20–20–2—

Playoffs

West First Round

(4) San Antonio Spurs vs. (5) Utah Jazz: Jazz win series 3-1

  • Game 1 @ Alamodome, San Antonio (April 28): San Antonio 106, Utah 89
  • Game 2 @ Alamodome, San Antonio (April 30): Utah 96, San Antonio 84
  • Game 3 @ Delta Center, Salt Lake City (May 3): Utah 105, San Antonio 72
  • Game 4 @ Delta Center, Salt Lake City (May 5): Utah 95, San Antonio 90

Last Playoff Meeting: This is the first meeting between the Spurs and Jazz.

Player statistics

[1]

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
Willie Anderson 8079 31.1 .471 .324 .848 3.0 4.3 .9 .6 11.9
Antoine Carr 34 0 13.7 .488 .000 .724 1.5 .4 .3 .6 5.8
Terry Cummings 59 29 19.2 .428.000.589 5.0 .8 .5 .2 7.3
Lloyd Daniels 65 5 15.1 .376 .389 .719 1.7 1.4 .4 .2 5.7
Vinny Del Negro 77 56 25.3 .487 .349 .824 2.1 4.2 .8 .0 10.0
Dale Ellis 77 75 33.6 .494 .395 .776 3.3 1.0 .9 .1 15.2
Sleepy Floyd 53 2 13.9 .335 .222 .667 1.3 1.9 .2 .2 3.8
Jack Haley 28 0 3.4 .438 .000 .810 .9 .0 .0 .0 2.1
Negele Knight 64 18 22.3 .476 .190 .810 1.6 3.1 .5 .2 9.3
Chuck Nevitt 1 0 1.0 .000 .000 .500 1.0 .0 .0 .0 3.0
J.R. Reid 70 11 19.2 .491 .000 .699 3.1 1.0 .6 .4 9.0
David Robinson 80 80 40.5 .507 .345 .749 10.7 4.8 1.7 3.3 29.8
Dennis Rodman 79 51 37.8 .534 .208 .520 17.3 2.3 .7 .4 4.7
Chris Whitney 40 4 8.5 .305 .333 .800 .7 1.3 .3 .0 1.8

Playoffs
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Willie Anderson 4 4 26.5 .378 1.000 .571 2.0 3.0 1.3 .5 8.3
Antoine Carr 3 0 12.3 .455 . .889 .3 1.0 .3 .7 6.0
Terry Cummings 4 1 18.0 .500 . .833 6.3 .5 1.3 .8 8.0
Lloyd Daniels 4 0 16.5 .400 .500 1.000 2.3 .8 .0 .3 5.5
Vinny Del Negro 4 4 23.3 .444 .500 .600 1.8 4.5 .3 .0 7.3
Dale Ellis 4 428.5.395 .294 .600 2.5 .3 .8 .0 10.5
Sleepy Floyd 4 0 9.3 .250 . .500 .3 .3 .0 .0 1.5
Jack Haley 3 0 3.7.500 . .833 2.3 .7 .0 .0 4.3
Negele Knight 4 0 27.0 .317 .000 .917 1.5 3.0 .8 .0 9.3
J.R. Reid 4 0 14.0 .286 . .600 3.0 .8 .3 .5 3.8
David Robinson 4 4 36.5 .411 .000 .741 10.0 3.5 .8 2.5 20.0
Dennis Rodman 3 3 38.0 .500 .000 .167 16.0 .7 2.0 1.3 8.3

Awards and records

References
  1. 1993-94 San Antonio Spurs
  2. "Spurs Give Rodman Fresh Start : Pro basketball: Pistons get Sean Elliott in trade for the NBA leader in rebounds and problems". Los Angeles Times. October 2, 1993. Retrieved July 19, 2017.

See also
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