1994–95 Miami Heat season

The 1994–95 NBA season was the seventh season for the Miami Heat in the National Basketball Association (NBA).[1] During the offseason, the Heat signed free agent Kevin Gamble. 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 for Billy Owens. Miami then proceeded to trade Steve Smith and Grant Long to the Atlanta Hawks for Kevin Willis after the first two games. Midway through the season, head coach Kevin Loughery was fired and replaced with assistant Alvin Gentry, as the Heat finished fourth in the Atlantic Division with a 32–50 record.

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 @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWBFS-TV
Sunshine Network
RadioWINZ

This was also Glen Rice's final year with the Heat, as he was traded along with Matt Geiger, and rookie Khalid Reeves to the Charlotte Hornets the following season.[2] Meanwhile, John Salley left in the 1995 NBA Expansion Draft, Harold Miner was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers, and Gentry was fired as coach and replaced by Pat Riley, who was resigned by the New York Knicks after he lost to the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

On April 15, 1995, Rice scored 56 points against the Orlando Magic,[3][4] establishing a new franchise record that would stand until LeBron James's 61 points on March 3, 2014.[5] During the 1995 NBA All-Star Weekend in Phoenix, Rice won the Three-Point Shootout, and Miner won the Slam Dunk Contest for the second time.

Offseason

NBA Draft
Main article: 1994 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 12 Khalid Reeves PG  United States University of Arizona

Roster
Roster listing
1994–95 Miami Heat roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
SF 2 Askins, Keith 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 197 lb (89 kg) 1967-12-15 Alabama
PG 12 Coles, Bimbo (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1968-04-22 Virginia Tech
SG 21 Eackles, Ledell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1966-11-24 New Orleans
G/F 35 Gamble, Kevin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1965-11-13 Iowa
C 52 Geiger, Matt 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 243 lb (110 kg) 1969-09-10 Georgia Tech
C 52 Geiger, Matt 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 243 lb (110 kg) 1969-09-10 Georgia Tech
PF 54 Lohaus, Brad 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1964-09-29 Iowa
SG 32 Miner, Harold 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1971-05-05 Southern California
G/F 30 Owens, Billy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1969-05-01 Syracuse
PG 14 Pritchard, Kevin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1967-07-17 Kansas
PG 3 Reeves, Khalid 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 199 lb (90 kg) 1972-07-15 Arizona
SF 41 Rice, Glen (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1967-05-28 Michigan
F/C 22 Salley, John 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1964-05-16 Georgia Tech
F/C 42 Willis, Kevin 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1962-09-06 Michigan State
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster
Last transaction: April 18, 1995

Regular season

Season standings
Atlantic Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-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
# 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

Record vs. opponents
1994–95 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 —3–12–21–41–42–02–03–22–00–21–42–00–22–21–32–04–02–21–33–11–11–11–11–10–20–24–0
Boston 1–3—1–30–42–21–11–13–12–01–12–20–21–14–11–32–02–30–52–33–11–10–21–10–21–10–23–1
Charlotte 2–23–1—2–23–20–21–15–02–00–21–42–00–23–14–11–13–13–11–33–10–22–01–11–12–02–03–1
Chicago 4–14–02–2—2–31–11–15–02–01–12–21–11–13–11–42–02–23–11–34–01–11–10–21–10–20–22–2
Cleveland 4–12–22–33–2—0–21–12–22–00–22–31–11–11–34–01–14–02–21–33–11–11–11–10–20–21–13–1
Dallas 0–21–12–01–12–0—1–41–13–12–31–13–11–30–21–14–11–10–20–22–00–43–12–22–30–42–41–1
Denver 0–21–11–11–11–14–1—1–11–31–41–14–02–22–02–06–01–10–20–21–11–33–12–21–41–31–42–0
Detroit 2–31–30–50–52–21–11–1—1–10–22–21–10–21–32–31–12–21–31–34–01–10–21–10–20–20–23–1
Golden State 0–20–20–20–20–21–33–11–1—0–40–23–23–21–10–21–31–11–10–21–13–21–40–51–31–42–22–0
Houston 2–01–12–01–12–03–24–12–04–0—1–13–10–42–01–13–22–00–20–22–03–11–33–11–50–42–32–0
Indiana 4–12–24–12–23–21–11–12–22–01–1—2–01–12–23–22–03–11–32–24–01–11–12–02–01–10–23–1
L.A. Clippers 0–22–00–21–11–11–30–41–12–31–30–2—2–30–21–11–30–20–20–21–11–40–51–40–40–51–30–2
L.A. Lakers 2–01–12–01–11–13–12–22–02–34–01–13–2—1–11–13–12–00–21–11–11–42–33–21–34–12–22–0
Miami 2–21–41–31–33–12–00–23–11–10–22–22–01–1—4–01–11–31–41–31–40–20–20–20–20–20–24–1
Milwaukee 3–13–11–44–10–41–10–23–22–01–12–31–11–10–4—1–12–22–20–43–10–20–21–10–20–20–23–1
Minnesota 0–20–21–10–21–11–40–61–13–12–30–23–11–31–11–1—1–10–21–11–10–40–41–30–50–41–41–1
New Jersey 0–43–21–32–20–41–11–12–21–10–21–32–00–23–12–21–1—1–42–22–30–21–11–10–21–10–22–3
New York 2–25–01–31–32–22–02–03–11–12–03–12–02–04–12–22–04–1—2–34–01–11–12–01–10–20–24–0
Orlando 3–13–23–13–13–12–02–03–12–02–02–22–01–13–14–01–12–23–2—4–11–12–01–11–10–21–13–2
Philadelphia 1–31–31–30–41–30–21–10–41–10–20–41–11–14–11–31–13–20–41–4—0–22–01–10–20–20–23–2
Phoenix 1–11–12–01–11–14–03–11–12–31–31–14–14–12–02–04–02–01–11–12–0—5–04–12–24–12–22–0
Portland 1–12–00–21–11–11–31–32–04–13–11–15–03–22–02–04–01–11–10–20–20–5—3–21–32–31–32–0
Sacramento 1–11–11–12–01–12–22–21–15–01–30–24–12–32–01–13–11–10–21–11–11–42–3—0–43–20–41–1
San Antonio 1–12–01–11–12–03–24–12–03–15–10–24–03–12–02–05–02–01–11–12–02–23–14–0—2–23–22–0
Seattle 2–01–10–22–02–04–03–12–04–14–01–15–01–42–02–04–01–12–02–02–01–43–22–32–2—1–32–0
Utah 2–02–00–22–01–14–24–12–02–23–22–03–12–22–02–04–12–02–01–12–02–23–14–02–33–1—2–0
Washington 0–41–31–32–21–31–10–21–30–20–21–32–00–21–41–31–13–20–42–32–30–20–21–10–20–20–2—

Player stats
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

Transactions

Trades
November 2, 1994
November 7, 1994

References
  1. 1994-95 Miami Heat
  2. "PRO BASKETBALL;For Riley and the Heat, It Is Mourning in Miami". New York Times. November 4, 1995. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
  3. "Rice Scores 56 To Beat Magic". The New York Times. April 16, 1995.
  4. 25th Anniversary Moments: Glen Rice 56 points
  5. LeBron Scores a Career-High 61! Watch Every Made Field Goal! on YouTube
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