NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
The
1993β94 NBA season was the 24th season of the
National Basketball Association franchise based in
Cleveland, Ohio .
[1] The Cavaliers had the 22nd overall pick in the
1993 NBA draft , and selected
Chris Mills from the
University of Arizona .
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5] During the off-season, the team acquired
Tyrone Hill from the
Golden State Warriors ,
[6]
[7]
[8]
[9] and signed free agent
Rod Higgins in December.
[10] Under new head coach
Mike Fratello ,
[11]
[12]
[13] the Cavaliers struggled playing below .500 with a 7β14 start, but soon recovered and held a 24β23 record at the All-Star break.
[14] The Cavs were bitten by the injury bug again as
Brad Daugherty missed 32 games with a back injury,
[15]
[16]
[17] while
Larry Nance missed 49 games with a knee injury,
[18]
[19] and Hill missed 25 games due to thumb and knee injuries.
[19]
[20] However,
Mark Price ,
Hot Rod Williams and
Gerald Wilkins would all step up, as the Cavaliers posted an 11-game winning streak between February and March, finishing 4th in the Central Division with a 47β35 record.
[21]
Price led the team with 17.3 points, 7.8 assists and 1.4 steals per game, and was named to the
All-NBA Third Team , and selected for the
1994 NBA All-Star Game ,
[22]
[23]
[24]
[25]
[26] while Williams averaged 13.7 points, 7.6 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game, and Wilkins provided the team with 14.3 points per game. In addition, Daugherty averaged 17.0 points and 10.2 rebounds per game, while Nance provided with 11.2 points, 6.9 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game, and Hill contributed 10.6 points and 8.8 rebounds per game. Mills averaged 9.4 points and 5.1 rebounds per game off the bench, while
Bobby Phills stepped into the lineup and contributed 8.3 points per game, and
Terrell Brandon provided with 8.3 points and 3.8 assists per game off the bench.
[27]
However, during the final month of the regular season, Williams went down with a broken right thumb.
[28]
[29] With the lack of big men on the team during the
playoffs , the Cavaliers were swept by the
Chicago Bulls in three straight games in the Eastern Conference First Round.
[30]
[31]
[32]
[33]
This was also the Cavaliers final season playing at
The Coliseum in
Richfield, Ohio . Following the season, Nance retired,
[34]
[18] and Higgins was released to free agency. This was also Daugherty's final season of his career, as he missed all of the next two seasons due to back injuries.
[35]
[36]
Offseason
Free agents
Trades
Draft picks
Roster
1993β94 Cleveland Cavaliers roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
F
16
Alexander, Gary
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
1969β11β01
South Florida
G
10
Battle, John
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
1962β11β09
Rutgers
G
11
Brandon, Terrell
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
1970β05β20
Oregon
C
43
Daugherty, Brad
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
1965β10β19
North Carolina
F
35
Ferry, Danny
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
1966β10β17
Duke
C
54
Guidinger, Jay
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
255 lb (116 kg)
1969β08β18
Minnesota Duluth
F
23
Higgins, Rod
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1960β01β31
Fresno State
F
32
Hill, Tyrone
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
1968β03β19
Xavier
F
8
Kempton, Tim
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
1964β01β25
Notre Dame
G
12
Madkins, Gerald
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1969β04β18
UCLA
F
24
Mills, Chris
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
1970β01β25
Arizona
F
22
Nance, Larry
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
1959β02β12
Clemson
G
14
Phills, Bobby
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
1969β12β20
Southern
G
25
Price, Mark
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
1964β02β15
Georgia Tech
G/F
21
Wilkins, Gerald
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1963β09β11
Chattanooga
F/C
18
Williams, Hot Rod
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
1962β08β09
Tulane
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended Injured
Roster Last transaction: April 15, 1994
Regular season
Season standings
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot
[37]
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
β
4β0
4β1
2β3
3β1
2β0
1β1
4β0
0β2
1β1
3β2
1β1
1β1
3β1
5β0
2β0
1β3
2β2
3β1
4β0
1β1
1β1
2β0
1β1
1β1
1β1
4β0
Boston
0β4
β
0β4
2β2
1β3
2β0
1β1
3β1
1β1
1β1
0β4
1β1
1β1
2β3
3β1
1β1
1β4
0β4
2β2
4β1
1β1
1β1
1β1
0β2
0β2
0β2
3β2
Charlotte
1β4
4β0
β
1β4
1β4
1β1
1β1
4β0
0β2
1β1
2β2
1β1
2β0
1β3
3β2
2β0
2β2
3β1
2β2
3β1
2β0
0β2
1β1
0β2
0β2
1β1
2β2
Chicago
3β2
2β2
4β1
β
1β3
2β0
1β1
5β0
2β0
1β1
4β1
2β0
1β1
2β2
4β0
2β0
3β1
1β3
2β2
3β1
1β1
0β2
1β1
1β1
1β1
2β0
4β0
Cleveland
1β3
3β1
4β1
3β1
β
2β0
1β1
3β2
2β0
0β2
2β3
2β0
1β1
1β3
3β2
2β0
2β2
0β4
2β2
4β0
0β2
2β0
2β0
0β2
1β1
1β1
3β1
Dallas
0β2
0β2
1β1
0β2
0β2
β
1β4
1β1
0β4
1β4
0β2
0β4
0β4
0β2
0β2
5β1
0β2
0β2
0β2
0β2
0β4
1β3
2β2
0β5
0β4
0β5
1β1
Denver
1β1
1β1
1β1
1β1
1β1
4β1
β
2β0
1β3
3β2
1β1
3β1
3β1
1β1
2β0
4β1
1β1
1β1
1β1
0β2
1β3
1β3
2β2
2β4
2β2
1β4
1β1
Detroit
0β4
1β3
0β4
0β5
2β3
1β1
0β2
β
0β2
0β2
1β4
1β1
0β2
2β2
1β4
2β0
1β3
0β4
1β3
1β3
1β1
0β2
1β1
1β1
1β1
0β2
2β2
Golden State
2β0
1β1
2β0
0β2
0β2
4β0
3β1
2β0
β
0β4
1β1
4β1
5β0
2β0
2β0
2β2
0β2
1β1
1β1
1β1
2β3
3β2
4β1
2β2
1β4
3β1
2β0
Houston
1β1
1β1
1β1
1β1
2β0
4β1
2β3
2β0
4β0
β
1β1
4β0
3β1
2β0
1β1
4β1
2β0
2β0
1β1
2β0
2β2
4β0
4β0
2β3
2β2
3β3
1β1
Indiana
2β3
4β0
2β2
1β4
3β2
2β0
1β1
4β1
1β1
1β1
β
2β0
0β2
3β1
3β1
2β0
3β1
0β4
2β2
2β2
1β1
1β1
2β0
0β2
1β1
1β1
3β1
L.A. Clippers
1β1
1β1
1β1
0β2
0β2
4β0
1β3
1β1
1β4
0β4
0β2
β
2β3
1β1
1β1
1β3
1β1
0β2
1β1
1β1
0β5
2β3
3β2
1β3
1β4
1β3
1β1
L.A. Lakers
1β1
1β1
0β2
1β1
1β1
4β0
1β3
2β0
0β5
1β3
2β0
3β2
β
1β1
2β0
3β1
0β2
0β2
2β0
1β1
3β2
0β5
1β4
0β4
0β5
2β2
1β1
Miami
1β3
3β2
3β1
2β2
3β1
2β0
1β1
2β2
0β2
0β2
1β3
1β1
1β1
β
4β0
2β0
2β3
2β2
2β3
4β1
0β2
0β2
1β1
0β2
1β1
1β1
3β1
Milwaukee
0β5
1β3
2β3
0β4
2β3
2β0
0β2
4β1
0β2
1β1
1β3
1β1
0β2
0β4
β
0β2
1β3
0β4
1β3
1β3
0β2
1β1
1β1
0β2
0β2
0β2
1β3
Minnesota
0β2
1β1
0β2
0β2
0β2
1β5
1β4
0β2
2β2
1β4
0β2
3β1
1β3
0β2
2β0
β
1β1
0β2
1β1
2β0
0β4
0β4
2β2
1β4
0β4
1β4
0β2
New Jersey
3β1
4β1
2β2
1β3
2β2
2β0
1β1
3β1
2β0
0β2
1β3
1β1
2β0
3β2
3β1
1β1
β
4β1
0β5
3β1
0β2
0β2
1β1
1β1
1β1
1β1
3β1
New York
2β2
4β0
1β3
3β1
4β0
2β0
1β1
4β0
1β1
0β2
4β0
2β0
2β0
2β2
4β0
2β0
1β4
β
3β2
3β2
1β1
2β0
2β0
1β1
1β1
0β2
5β0
Orlando
1β3
2β2
2β2
2β2
2β2
2β0
1β1
3β1
1β1
1β1
2β2
1β1
0β2
3β2
3β1
1β1
5β0
2β3
β
4β0
1β1
2β0
2β0
0β2
1β1
2β0
4β1
Philadelphia
0β4
1β4
1β3
1β3
0β4
2β0
2β0
3β1
1β1
0β2
2β2
1β1
1β1
1β4
3β1
0β2
1β3
2β3
0β4
β
0β2
0β2
0β2
0β2
0β2
1β1
2β3
Phoenix
1β1
1β1
0β2
1β1
2β0
4β0
3β1
1β1
3β2
2β2
1β1
5β0
2β3
2β0
2β0
4β0
2β0
1β1
1β1
2β0
β
3β2
4β1
3β1
2β3
2β2
2β0
Portland
1β1
1β1
2β0
2β0
0β2
3β1
3β1
2β0
2β3
0β4
1β1
3β2
5β0
2β0
1β1
4β0
2β0
0β2
0β2
2β0
2β3
β
4β1
1β3
1β4
1β3
2β0
Sacramento
0β2
1β1
1β1
1β1
0β2
2β2
2β2
1β1
1β4
0β4
0β2
2β3
4β1
1β1
1β1
2β2
1β1
0β2
0β2
2β0
1β4
1β4
β
1β3
0β5
1β3
2β0
San Antonio
1β1
2β0
2β0
1β1
2β0
5β0
4β2
1β1
2β2
3β2
2β0
3β1
4β0
2β0
2β0
4β1
1β1
1β1
2β0
2β0
1β3
3β1
3β1
β
0β4
0β5
2β0
Seattle
1β1
2β0
2β0
1β1
1β1
4β0
2β2
1β1
4β1
2β2
1β1
4β1
5β0
1β1
2β0
4β0
1β1
1β1
1β1
2β0
3β2
4β1
5β0
4β0
β
3β1
2β0
Utah
1β1
2β0
1β1
0β2
1β1
5β0
4β1
2β0
1β3
3β3
1β1
3β1
2β2
1β1
2β0
4β1
1β1
2β0
0β2
1β1
2β2
3β1
3β1
5β0
1β3
β
2β0
Washington
0β4
2β3
2β2
0β4
1β3
1β1
1β1
2β2
0β2
1β1
1β3
1β1
1β1
1β3
3β1
2β0
1β3
0β5
1β4
3β2
0β2
0β2
0β2
0β2
0β2
0β2
β
Game log
1993β94 game log Total: 47β35 (home: 31β10; road: 16β25)
November: 6β6 (home: 4β2; road: 2β4)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
1
November 5, 1993
Milwaukee
2
November 7, 1993
New York
3
November 9, 1993
Charlotte
4
November 11, 1993
@
Seattle
5
November 12, 1993
@
Golden State
6
November 14, 1993
@
L.A. Lakers
7
November 16, 1993
@
Portland
8
November 18, 1993
@
Denver
9
November 20, 1993
@
Phoenix
10
November 24, 1993
Washington
11
November 27, 1993
Seattle
12
November 30, 1993
Detroit
December: 6β9 (home: 6β3; road: 0β6)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
13
December 1, 1993
@
New Jersey
14
December 4, 1993
Orlando
15
December 5, 1993
Houston
16
December 7, 1993
Portland
17
December 9, 1993
@
Charlotte
18
December 11, 1993
@
Chicago
19
December 14, 1993 7:30 pm
EST
Atlanta
L 92β103
Williams (18)
Daugherty (14)
Brandon (7)
Richfield Coliseum 17,022
7β12
20
December 16, 1993
@
Miami
21
December 18, 1993
@
Detroit
22
December 19, 1993
L.A. Lakers
23
December 21, 1993
Utah
24
December 23, 1993
Milwaukee
25
December 26, 1993
Indiana
26
December 28, 1993
Charlotte
27
December 30, 1993
@
Milwaukee
January: 9β6 (home: 4β2; road: 5β4)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
28
January 4, 1994
@
Indiana
29
January 5, 1994
Boston
30
January 7, 1994
@
Boston
31
January 8, 1994 7:30 pm
EST
@
Atlanta
L 89β102
Wilkins (19)
Daugherty ,
Nance (10)
Price (9)
The Omni 16,368
13β18
32
January 12, 1994
@
Orlando
33
January 13, 1994
New Jersey
34
January 15, 1994
Philadelphia
35
January 17, 1994
Orlando
36
January 19, 1994
@
Utah
37
January 21, 1994
@
L.A. Clippers
38
January 22, 1994
@
Sacramento
39
January 25, 1994
@
Houston
40
January 27, 1994
Chicago
41
January 29, 1994
Miami
42
January 31, 1994
@
Detroit
February: 11β3 (home: 6β2; road: 5β1)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
43
February 2, 1994
@
Philadelphia
44
February 3, 1994
San Antonio
45
February 5, 1994 7:30 pm
EST
Atlanta
W 109β93
Williams (19)
Nance (13)
Price (13)
Richfield Coliseum 20,273
23β22
46
February 8, 1994
New Jersey
47
February 9, 1994
@
New Jersey
48
February 15, 1994
Denver
49
February 17, 1994
New York
50
February 18, 1994
@
Minnesota
51
February 20, 1994
@
Charlotte
52
February 22, 1994
Minnesota
53
February 23, 1994
@
Washington
54
February 25, 1994
Golden State
55
February 26, 1994
Dallas
56
February 28, 1994
@
Chicago
March: 8β7 (home: 6β1; road: 2β6)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
57
March 2, 1994
@
Boston
58
March 3, 1994
Philadelphia
59
March 6, 1994
Chicago
60
March 8, 1994
Sacramento
61
March 11, 1994
@
Detroit
62
March 12, 1994
@
New York
63
March 15, 1994
Phoenix
64
March 18, 1994
@
Orlando
65
March 19, 1994
@
Miami
66
March 22, 1994
Indiana
67
March 23, 1994
@
Indiana
68
March 25, 1994
@
Philadelphia
69
March 27, 1994
Detroit
70
March 29, 1994
L.A. Clippers
71
March 31, 1994
@
San Antonio
April: 7β4 (home: 5β0; road: 2β4)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
72
April 2, 1994
@
Dallas
73
April 5, 1994
Charlotte
74
April 7, 1994
@
New York
75
April 8, 1994
@
Washington
76
April 12, 1994
Milwaukee
77
April 13, 1994 7:30 pm
EDT
@
Atlanta
L 95β110
Brandon (16)
Phills (8)
Brandon (5)
The Omni 13,675
43β34
78
April 15, 1994
Miami
79
April 16, 1994
@
Milwaukee
80
April 20, 1994
@
Indiana
81
April 22, 1994
Washington
82
April 24, 1994
Boston
1993β94 schedule
Playoffs
1994 playoff game log
First round: 0β3 (home: 0β1; road: 0β2)
1994 schedule
Player stats
Regular season
Playoffs
Player
GP
GS
MPG
FG%
3FG%
FT%
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
PPG
Gerald Wilkins
3
3
42.0
44.4
43.8
87.5
4.3
3.3
1.0
0.0
20.3
Chris Mills
3
1
37.3
50.0
80.0
81.8
7.7
2.7
2.3
0.3
17.0
Mark Price
3
3
34.0
34.9
22.2
92.9
2.0
4.7
1.3
0.0
15.0
Tyrone Hill
3
3
41.0
40.7
0.0
54.1
10.3
1.3
0.3
0.3
14.0
Tim Kempton
3
1
29.7
40.0
0.0
100.0
5.3
2.7
1.0
0.0
8.7
Terrell Brandon
3
0
18.7
63.2
0.0
66.7
1.3
1.7
0.3
0.0
8.7
Bobby Phills
3
2
22.7
37.5
100.0
50.0
4.7
2.3
0.7
0.0
6.7
Rod Higgins
3
2
19.0
36.4
28.6
50.0
1.3
1.3
0.3
0.3
3.7
John Battle
1
0
8.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
2.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.0
Danny Ferry
1
0
4.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Player Statistics Citation:
[27]
Awards and records
Awards
Records
Milestones
All-Star
Transactions
Trades
Free agents
Development League
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"Magic Picks Up a "Penny" " . Tampa Bay Times . Retrieved June 4, 2023 .
^
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"Team-by-Team Look at the NBA for the 1993-94 Season" . Los Angeles Times . Associated Press. October 31, 1993. Retrieved June 22, 2023 .
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"Transactions" . The New York Times . December 24, 1993. Retrieved September 26, 2022 .
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"SPORTS PEOPLE: BASKETBALL; A Serious Fratello Takes Cavaliers Job" . The New York Times . June 18, 1993. Retrieved December 31, 2021 .
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"Fratello Leaving NBC to Coach Cavaliers" . Los Angeles Times . Staff and Wire Reports. June 18, 1993. Retrieved November 10, 2022 .
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"Fratello Takes Over as Cavaliers Coach" . Tampa Bay Times . June 18, 1993. Retrieved May 2, 2023 .
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"NBA Games Played on February 10, 1994" . Basketball-Reference . Retrieved July 22, 2022 .
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"Cleveland's Brad Daugherty Sidelined with Herniated Disc" . United Press International . February 28, 1994. Retrieved December 24, 2022 .
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"Cavaliers Place Daugherty on Injured List" . United Press International . March 6, 1994. Retrieved September 26, 2022 .
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"Injured Cleveland Cavaliers Center Brad Daugherty Considers Retiring" . Associated Press . June 6, 1996. Retrieved January 18, 2022 .
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"All-Stars Are Short on Magic" . Orlando Sentinel . February 2, 1994. Retrieved May 19, 2023 .
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"All-Star Reserves Named" . Tampa Bay Times . February 2, 1994. Retrieved May 19, 2023 .
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"1994 NBA All-Star Recap" . NBA.com . NBA.com Staff. September 13, 2021. Retrieved May 19, 2023 .
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"SPORTS PEOPLE: BASKETBALL; A Hole in the Middle" . The New York Times . April 29, 1994. Retrieved September 26, 2022 .
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"Bulls Refuse to Celebrate Injury to Cavs' Williams" . Chicago Tribune . Retrieved June 23, 2021 .
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"PRO BASKETBALL; Bulls Eliminate Cavs and Look Ahead" . The New York Times . Associated Press. May 4, 1994. Retrieved July 22, 2022 .
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"NBA PLAYOFFS EASTERN CONFERENCE: Heat Closing In on a History-Making Feat" . Los Angeles Times . Associated Press. May 4, 1994. Retrieved December 4, 2022 .
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"SPORTS PEOPLE: PRO BASKETBALL; Cavaliers' Nance Retires After 13 Seasons" . The New York Times . September 28, 1993. Retrieved November 10, 2022 .
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"Injured Cleveland Cavaliers Center Brad Daugherty Considers Retiring" . Associated Press . June 6, 1996. Retrieved November 10, 2022 .
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