1994–95 Milwaukee Bucks season

The 1994–95 Milwaukee Bucks season was the 27th season for the Milwaukee Bucks in the National Basketball Association.

Season summary

Off-season After finishing with a 20–62 record the previous season, the Bucks won the NBA draft lottery, and selected small forward Glenn Robinson out of Purdue University with the first overall pick in the 1994 NBA draft. During the off-season, the team signed free agents Marty Conlon, Johnny Newman, and Alton Lister, and acquired Ed Pinckney from the Boston Celtics on draft day.

Regular season With the addition of Robinson, Conlon and Newman, the Bucks got off to a 5–3 start to the regular season, but then struggled posting a nine-game losing streak between November and December afterwards, and falling below .500 in winning percentage. The team played .500 basketball with an 8–8 record in January, and later on held a 19–29 record at the All-Star break. Eric Murdock played half of the season off the bench, being replaced with Lee Mayberry as the team's starting point guard. The Bucks won six of their final nine games of the season, and finished in sixth place in the Central Division with a 34–48 record, missing the NBA playoffs by finishing just one game behind the 8th–seeded Boston Celtics.

Robinson had a stellar rookie season averaging 21.9 points, 6.4 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team, while second-year star Vin Baker averaged 17.7 points, 10.3 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.4 blocks per game, and Todd Day provided the team with 16.0 points per game, and led them with 163 three-point field goals. In addition, Murdock contributed 13.0 points, 6.4 assists and 1.5 steals per game, while Conlon averaged 9.9 points and 5.2 rebounds per game, Newman contributed 7.7 points per game, and Mayberry provided with 5.8 points and 3.4 assists per game.

During the NBA All-Star weekend at the America West Arena in Phoenix, Arizona, Baker was selected for the 1995 NBA All-Star Game, as a member of the Eastern Conference All-Star team; it was his first ever All-Star appearance. Meanwhile, Robinson was selected for the NBA Rookie Game, as a member of the White team; Robinson scored 21 points along with 3 steals, as the White team defeated the Green team in overtime, 83–79. Robinson also finished in third place in Rookie of the Year voting, behind co-winners Grant Hill of the Detroit Pistons, and Jason Kidd of the Dallas Mavericks.

The Bucks finished 14th in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 670,720 at the Bradley Center during the regular season.

Aftermath Following the season, Pinckney was left unprotected in the 1995 NBA expansion draft, where he was selected by the Toronto Raptors expansion team, and Jon Barry signed as a free agent with the Golden State Warriors.

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College 1 1 Glenn Robinson SF Purdue 1 18 Eric Mobley C Pittsburgh 2 46 Voshon Lenard SG Minnesota

Roster

Roster Notes Power forward Roy Hinson was on the injured reserve list due to a knee injury, missed the entire regular season, and never played for the Bucks.

Regular season

Season standings

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

Game log

| Gund Arena19,203 | 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | November 11, 1994 | Charlotte | L 115–123

| Bradley Center16,236 | 2–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 | November 15, 1994 | Indiana | W 82–81

| Bradley Center15,264 | 3–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 | November 19, 1994 | @ Atlanta | W 97–93

| The Omni11,862 | 4–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 7 | November 19, 1994 | Seattle | L 96–120

| Bradley Center18,633 | 4–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 8 | November 22, 1994 | @ Boston | W 116–94

| Hartford Civic Center12,829 | 5–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 9 | November 23, 1994 | @ Detroit | L 108–113

| The Palace of Auburn Hills21,454 | 5–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 10 | November 25, 1994 | @ Indiana | L 106–111

| Market Square Arena16,694 | 5–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 11 | November 26, 1994 | Orlando | L 105–113

| Bradley Center18,633 | 5–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 12 | November 29, 1994 | Phoenix | L 106–123

| Bradley Center14,564 | 5–7

| Bradley Center13,648 | 5–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 14 | December 3, 1994 | @ Seattle | L 108–111

| Tacoma Dome14,661 | 5–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 15 | December 4, 1994 | @ Portland | L 103–106

| Memorial Coliseum12,888 | 5–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 16 | December 6, 1994 | @ Sacramento | L 95–108

| ARCO Arena17,317 | 5–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 17 | December 7, 1994 | @ L. A. Clippers | L 94–96

| Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena6,433 | 5–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 18 | December 10, 1994 | Chicago | W 106–103

| Bradley Center18,633 | 6–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 19 | December 13, 1994 | @ Charlotte | L 101–107

| Bradley Center16,624 | 7–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 22 | December 20, 1994 | @ Atlanta | L 97–115

| The Omni8,818 | 7–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 23 | December 21, 1994 | @ Miami | L 112–122

| Miami Arena14,402 | 7–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 24 | December 23, 1994 | @ Orlando | L 91–123

| Orlando Arena16,010 | 7–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 25 | December 26, 1994 | New Jersey | W 101–97

| Bradley Center16,475 | 8–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 26 | December 27, 1994 | @ Detroit | W 98–88

| The Palace of Auburn Hills18,209 | 9–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 27 | December 30, 1994 | Charlotte | L 94–101

| Bradley Center18,026 | 9–18

| Delta Center18,701 | 9–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 29 | January 5, 1995 | @ Golden State | W 111–103

| Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena15,025 | 10–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 30 | January 6, 1995 | @ L.A. Lakers | L 98–111

| The Forum13,227 | 10–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 31 | January 8, 1995 | @ Denver | L 96–102

| McNichols Sports Arena17,171 | 10–21 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 32 | January 9, 1995 | @ Phoenix | L 102–119

| American West Arena19,023 | 10–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 33 | January 11, 1995 | Sacramento | W 97–88

| Bradley Center13,279 | 11–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 34 | January 13, 1995 | New York | L 88–91

| Bradley Center17,909 | 11–23 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 35 | January 14, 1995 | @ Indiana | W 97–95

| Market Square Arena16,716 | 12–23 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 36 | January 18, 1995 | @ Chicago | W 97–93

| United Center22,191 | 13–23 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 37 | January 19, 1995 | Washington | W 120–115

| Bradley Center13,311 | 14–23 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 38 | January 21, 1995 | Detroit | W 120–100

| CoreStates Spectrum8,384 | 16–24 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 41 | January 27, 1995 | Miami | L 87–96

| Bradley Center18,171 | 16–25 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 42 | January 28, 1995 | @ Orlando | L 103–107

| Orlando Arena16,010 | 16–26 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 43 | January 31, 1995 | Dallas | W 107–105

| Bradley Center15,398 | 17–26

Player statistics

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG Glenn Robinson 80 76 37.0 45.1 32.1 79.6 6.4 2.5 1.4 0.3 21.9 Vin Baker 82 82 41.0 48.3 29.2 59.3 10.3 3.6 1.0 1.4 17.7 Todd Day 82 81 33.1 42.4 39.0 75.4 3.9 1.6 1.3 0.8 16.0 Eric Murdock 75 32 28.8 41.5 37.5 79.0 2.9 6.4 1.5 0.2 13.0 Marty Conlon 82 3 25.2 53.2 27.6 61.3 5.2 1.3 0.5 0.2 9.9 Johnny Newman 82 11 23.1 46.3 35.2 80.1 2.1 1.1 0.8 0.2 7.7 82 50 21.3 42.2 40.7 69.9 1.0 3.4 0.6 0.0 5.8 46 26 12.8 59.1 100.0 48.9 3.3 0.5 0.2 0.6 3.9 Jon Barry 52 0 11.6 42.5 33.3 76.3 0.9 1.6 0.6 0.1 3.7 Danny Young 7 0 11.0 52.9 41.7 100.0 0.7 1.7 0.6 0.0 3.4 Alton Lister 60 32 12.9 49.3 0.0 50.0 3.9 0.2 0.3 1.0 2.8 Ed Pinckney 62 17 13.5 49.5 0.0 71.0 3.4 0.3 0.5 0.3 2.3 15 0 4.8 33.3 0.0 66.7 1.3 0.0 0.1 0.4 1.6 Tate George 3 0 2.7 33.3 0.0 100.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.3 Player statistics citation:

Awards and records Glenn Robinson, NBA All-Rookie Team First Team

Transactions

Trades June 22, 1994 To Milwaukee Bucks---- Roy Hinson To Atlanta Hawks---- Ken Norman June 29, 1994 To Milwaukee Bucks---- Andrei Fetisov Ed Pinckney To Boston Celtics---- Blue Edwards Derek Strong

Free agents Player Signed Former teamMarty ConlonAugust 3, 1994Washington BulletsAlton ListerOctober 6, 1994Golden State WarriorsJohnny NewmanOctober 7, 1994New Jersey Nets

Player Transactions Citation:

1994–95 Milwaukee Bucks season

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