1993–94 Atlanta Hawks season

The 1993–94 NBA season was the Hawks' 45th season in the National Basketball Association, and 26th season in Atlanta.[1] In the off-season, Chicago Bulls All-Star guard Michael Jordan shocked the NBA by announcing his retirement.[2] This meant that various teams in the league had an opportunity to contend for a championship. The Hawks hired Hall of Famer Lenny Wilkens as their new head coach. Wilkens was a star guard for the franchise when it was based in St. Louis in the 1960s. He was quickly moving up the all-time coaching wins list after successful runs with the Seattle SuperSonics and Cleveland Cavaliers. Wilkens employed a defensive system which benefited several members of the team.[3] The team also signed free agents Craig Ehlo and Andrew Lang during the off-season.[4]

1993–94 Atlanta Hawks season
Division champions
Head coachLenny Wilkens
General managerPete Babcock
OwnersTed Turner / Turner Broadcasting System
ArenaOmni Coliseum
Results
Record57–25 (.695)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Central)
Conference: 1st (Eastern)
Playoff finishConference Semifinals
(Lost to Pacers 2–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionSportSouth
TBS
RadioWGST

The Hawks got off to a slow start losing four of their first five games, but then went on a 14-game winning streak between November and December, as they held a 34–13 record before the All-Star break. Despite being in first place in the East, the Hawks would trade All-Star forward Dominique Wilkins to the Los Angeles Clippers for All-Star forward Danny Manning on February 24.[5] By the end of the season, the Hawks finished first overall in the Eastern Conference with a record of 57 wins and 25 losses.[6] Kevin Willis led the team with 19.1 points and 12.0 rebounds per game, while Mookie Blaylock averaged 13.8 points, 9.7 assists and 2.6 steals per game, and was named to the NBA All-Defensive First Team. Stacey Augmon provided them with 14.8 points and 1.8 steals per game, while Ehlo contributed 10.0 points and 1.7 steals per game off the bench as the team's sixth man, and Jon Koncak led the team with 1.5 blocks per game.[7] Wilkins and Blaylock were both selected for the 1994 NBA All-Star Game, with Coach of The Year Lenny Wilkens coaching the Eastern Conference.[8][9]

In the playoffs, the Hawks defeated the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference First Round in five games after trailing 2–1,[10] but lost to the 5th-seeded Indiana Pacers four games to two in the Eastern Conference Semi-finals.[11] Following the season, Manning signed as a free agent with the Phoenix Suns,[12] Duane Ferrell signed with the Indiana Pacers, and second-year forward Adam Keefe was traded to the Utah Jazz.

Draft picks
Main article: 1993 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 15 Doug Edwards SF  United States Florida State

[13]

Roster
1993–94 Atlanta Hawks roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
SG 2 Augmon, Stacey 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1968–08–01 UNLV
PG 10 Blaylock, Mookie 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1967–03–20 Oklahoma
PF 34 Edwards, Doug 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1971–01–21 Florida State
SG 3 Ehlo, Craig 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1961–08–11 Washington State
SF 33 Ferrell, Duane 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 1965–02–28 Georgia Tech
SG 25 Graham, Paul 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1967–11–28 Ohio
PF 31 Keefe, Adam 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1970–02–22 Stanford
C 32 Koncak, Jon 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1963–05–17 SMU
C 28 Lang, Andrew 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1966–06–28 Arkansas
SF 5 Manning, Danny 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1966–05–17 Kansas
C 41 Rasmussen, Blair  (IN) 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1962–11–13 Oregon
PG 1 Whatley, Ennis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 177 lb (80 kg) 1962–08–11 Alabama
PF 42 Willis, Kevin 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1962–09–08 Michigan State
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster

Roster Notes

Regular season

Season standings
Central Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Atlanta Hawks 5725.695–36–521–2021–7
x-Chicago Bulls 5527.671231–1024–1721–7
x-Indiana Pacers 4735.5731029–1218–2315–13
x-Cleveland Cavaliers 4735.5731031–1016–2516–12
Charlotte Hornets 4141.5001628–1313–2812–16
Detroit Pistons 2062.2443710–3110–314–24
Milwaukee Bucks 2062.2443711–309–329–19
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Atlanta Hawks5725.695–
2 y-New York Knicks5725.695–
3 x-Chicago Bulls5527.6712
4 x-Orlando Magic5032.6107
5 x-Indiana Pacers4735.57310
6 x-Cleveland Cavaliers4735.57310
7 x-New Jersey Nets4537.54912
8 x-Miami Heat4240.51215
9 Charlotte Hornets4141.50016
10 Boston Celtics3250.39025
11 Philadelphia 76ers2557.30532
12 Washington Bullets2458.29333
13t Milwaukee Bucks2062.24437
13t Detroit Pistons2062.24437

[14]

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—

Game log
1993–94 game log
November
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
December
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
January
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
February
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
March
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
April
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1993–94 schedule

Playoffs

Entering the playoffs, the Hawks struggled, as they needed the full five games to get past the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference quarterfinals. In the Eastern Conference semifinals, the Hawks were upset by the Indiana Pacers in 6 games.

1994 playoff game log
First Round: 3–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 28 Miami L 88–93 Kevin Willis (17) Kevin Willis (16) Mookie Blaylock (9) Omni Coliseum
11,543		 0–1
2 April 30 Miami W 104–86 Danny Manning (20) Kevin Willis (14) Mookie Blaylock (8) Omni Coliseum
16,368		 1–1
3 May 3 @ Miami L 86–90 Craig Ehlo (20) Kevin Willis (13) Danny Manning (8) Miami Arena
15,200		 1–2
4 May 5 @ Miami W 103–89 Mookie Blaylock (29) Kevin Willis (14) Mookie Blaylock (7) Miami Arena
15,200		 2–2
5 May 8 Miami W 102–91 Kevin Willis (24) Kevin Willis (12) Mookie Blaylock (18) Omni Coliseum
14,472		 3–2
Conference Semifinals: 2–4 (Home: 2–1; Road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 May 10 Indiana L 85–96 Danny Manning (21) Kevin Willis (10) Mookie Blaylock (8) Omni Coliseum
13,190		 0–1
2 May 12 Indiana W 92–69 Manning, Willis (20) Kevin Willis (15) Mookie Blaylock (13) Omni Coliseum
15,854		 1–1
3 May 14 @ Indiana L 81–101 Kevin Willis (14) Willis, Manning (10) Mookie Blaylock (7) Market Square Arena
16,545		 1–2
4 May 15 @ Indiana L 86–102 Danny Manning (35) Andrew Lang (8) Blaylock, Ehlo (5) Market Square Arena
16,561		 1–3
5 May 17 Indiana W 88–76 Craig Ehlo (22) Mookie Blaylock (10) Mookie Blaylock (13) Omni Coliseum
14,849		 2–3
6 May 19 @ Indiana L 79–98 Mookie Blaylock (23) Danny Manning (10) three players tied (4) Market Square Arena 2–4
1994 schedule

Player statistics

Legend

Season
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Stacey Augmon 828231.8.510.143.7644.82.31.80.514.8
John Bagley304.3.000N/A1.0000.31.00.00.00.7
Mookie Blaylock818136.0.411.334.7305.29.72.60.513.8
Doug Edwards1606.7.347.000.5631.10.50.10.32.7
Craig Ehlo82026.2.446.348.7273.43.31.70.310.0
Duane Ferrell721316.0.485.111.7831.80.90.60.27.1
Ricky Grace302.7.667N/A.0000.30.30.00.01.3
Paul Graham2106.1.368.231.7650.60.60.20.22.8
Adam Keefe63112.1.451N/A.7303.20.50.30.14.3
Jon Koncak827822.2.431.000.6674.51.20.81.54.2
Andrew Lang82019.6.469.250.6893.80.60.51.16.1
Danny Manning262535.6.476.333.6516.53.31.81.015.7
Ennis Whatley82112.2.508.000.7881.22.20.70.03.6
Dominique Wilkins494934.4.432.308.8546.22.31.30.424.4
Kevin Willis808035.8.499.375.71312.01.91.00.519.1

Playoffs
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Stacey Augmon111129.5.517N/A.7112.62.50.60.210.8
Mookie Blaylock111137.7.340.344.8335.08.92.20.513.0
Doug Edwards103.0N/AN/AN/A0.00.00.01.00.0
Craig Ehlo11028.8.424.348.7082.73.61.00.011.4
Duane Ferrell11017.0.397.250.7502.81.50.50.37.1
Paul Graham102.0.500.000N/A0.00.00.00.02.0
Adam Keefe708.9.600N/A.4441.90.30.10.12.3
Jon Koncak111117.7.409N/A.4002.71.20.51.15.3
Andrew Lang11021.3.460.000.7734.30.50.51.86.8
Danny Manning111138.7.488N/A.7887.03.41.40.820.0
Ennis Whatley11010.3.321N/A.7501.31.10.60.02.2
Kevin Willis111132.9.457.000.76210.81.00.70.512.2

Awards and records

Awards

Transactions

Trades

Free Agents

[15]

See also

References
  1. 1993-94 Atlanta Hawks
  2. "PRO BASKETBALL; Jordan, N.B.A.'s Greatest Star, To Announce Retirement Today". New York Times. October 6, 1993. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  3. "Wilkens named head coach of Hawks". UPI Archives. June 1, 1993. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  4. "SPORTS PEOPLE: BASKETBALL; Free-Agent Ehlo to Atlanta". New York Times. July 4, 1993. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
  5. "PRO BASKETBALL; Clippers Deal Manning To Hawks for Wilkins". New York Times. February 25, 1994. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
  6. "1993–94 Atlanta Hawks Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  7. "1993–94 Atlanta Hawks Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  8. "1994 NBA All-Star Game: East 127, West 118". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  9. Atlanta Hawks (1968-Present)
  10. "PRO BASKETBALL; Hawks Cruise Into Round 2 With Blaylock at Throttle". New York Times. May 9, 1994. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  11. "Indiana Finishes Off Hawks, 98-79". Los Angeles Times. May 20, 1994. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  12. "Manning Set to Sign With Suns". New York Times. July 29, 1994. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  13. "Atlanta Hawks (1949 - ) 1993 Stats, History, Awards and More". Archived from the original on 2008-04-04. Retrieved 2008-07-12.
  14. 1993-94 NBA Season Summary - Basketball-Reference.com
  15. "1993–94 Atlanta Hawks Transactions". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.