1994–95 Dallas Mavericks season

The 1994–95 NBA season was the Mavericks' 15th season in the National Basketball Association. With the hopes of repeating history, the Mavericks brought back original head coach Dick Motta to restore a team that had compiled an awful 24–140 record over the last two years. The Mavericks had the second overall pick in the 1994 NBA draft, and selected Jason Kidd from the University of California. Meanwhile, former Sixth Man Roy Tarpley returned after being suspended by the NBA three years ago.

With the new trio of Kidd, second-year star Jamal Mashburn and Jim Jackson, the Mavericks had a formidable young foundation, winning seven of their first eleven games. However, after a 16–17 start, they would lose eight straight games in January, and hold an 18–28 record at the All-Star break. At mid-season, the team signed free agent George McCloud, and acquired Scott Brooks from the Houston Rockets. The Mavericks finished in fifth place in the Midwest Division with a 36–46 record, which was 23 more wins then their previous season, and 12 more wins then their previous two seasons combined.

Kidd averaged 11.7 points, 5.4 rebounds, 7.7 assists and 1.9 steals per game, as he shared Rookie of the Year honors with Grant Hill of the Detroit Pistons, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team. In addition, Jackson averaged a career-high of 25.7 points per game, but only played 51 games due to an ankle injury, while Mashburn had a stellar sophomore season, finishing second on the team in scoring with 24.1 points per game, and Tarpley provided the team with 12.6 points and 8.2 rebounds per game off the bench, but only played 55 games due to foot and knee injuries. Second-year forward Popeye Jones averaged 10.3 points and led the team with 10.6 rebounds per game, while McCloud contributed 9.6 points per game in 42 games, second-year guard Lucious Harris contributed 9.5 points per game, and defensive center Lorenzo Williams provided with 8.4 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game.

Following the season, Doug Smith, who failed to live up to expectations as a top draft pick after four seasons with the Mavericks, was left unprotected in the 1995 NBA Expansion Draft, where he was selected by the newly expansion Toronto Raptors.

Offseason

Draft picks

Main article: 1994 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	2	Jason Kidd	PG	United States	California
1	19	Tony Dumas	SG	United States	Missouri–Kansas City
2	28	Deon Thomas	F	United States	Illinois

Roster

1994–95 Dallas Mavericks roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB	From
G	1	Brooks, Scott	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	1965–07–31	UC Irvine
F	43	Davis, Terry	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1967–06–17	Virginia Union
G	7	Dumas, Tony	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1972–08–25	UMKC
G	30	Harris, Lucious	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1970–12–18	Long Beach State
C	35	Hodge, Donald	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1969–02–25	Temple
G	24	Jackson, Jim	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1970–10–14	Ohio State
F	54	Jones, Popeye	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	1970–06–17	Murray State
G	5	Kidd, Jason	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1973–03–23	California
F	32	Mashburn, Jamal	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	1972–11–29	Kentucky
F	21	McCloud, George	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1967–05–27	Florida State
F	34	Smith, Doug	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1969–09–17	Missouri
C	42	Tarpley, Roy	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1964–11–28	Michigan
C	44	Williams, Lorenzo	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1969–07–15	Stetson

Head coach

Dick Motta

Assistant coach(es)

Brad Davis
Kip Motta

Legend

(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
(L) On leave from the team
Injured

Roster
Last transaction: February 23, 1995

Regular season

Season standings

Midwest Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
z-San Antonio Spurs	62	20	.756	—	33–8	29–12	20–6
x-Utah Jazz	60	22	.732	2	33–8	27–14	17–9
x-Houston Rockets	47	35	.573	15	25–16	22–19	13–13
x-Denver Nuggets	41	41	.500	21	23–18	18–23	13–13
Dallas Mavericks	36	46	.439	26	19–22	17–24	11–15
Minnesota Timberwolves	21	61	.256	41	13–28	8–33	4–22

#	Western Conference v t e
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-San Antonio Spurs	62	20	.756	–
2	y-Phoenix Suns	59	23	.720	3
3	x-Utah Jazz	60	22	.732	2
4	x-Seattle SuperSonics	57	25	.695	5
5	x-Los Angeles Lakers	48	34	.585	14
6	x-Houston Rockets	47	35	.573	15
7	x-Portland Trail Blazers	44	38	.537	18
8	x-Denver Nuggets	41	41	.500	21

9	Sacramento Kings	39	43	.476	23
10	Dallas Mavericks	36	46	.439	26
11	Golden State Warriors	26	56	.317	36
12	Minnesota Timberwolves	21	61	.256	41
13	Los Angeles Clippers	17	65	.207	45

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

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	–	3–1	2–2	1–4	1–4	2–0	2–0	3–2	2–0	0–2	1–4	2–0	0–2	2–2	1–3	2–0	4–0	2–2	1–3	3–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	4–0
Boston	1–3	–	1–3	0–4	2–2	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–0	1–1	2–2	0–2	1–1	4–1	1–3	2–0	2–3	0–5	2–3	3–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	3–1
Charlotte	2–2	3–1	–	2–2	3–2	0–2	1–1	5–0	2–0	0–2	1–4	2–0	0–2	3–1	4–1	1–1	3–1	3–1	1–3	3–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	3–1
Chicago	4–1	4–0	2–2	–	2–3	1–1	1–1	5–0	2–0	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	3–1	1–4	2–0	2–2	3–1	1–3	4–0	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–2
Cleveland	4–1	2–2	2–3	3–2	–	0–2	1–1	2–2	2–0	0–2	2–3	1–1	1–1	1–3	4–0	1–1	4–0	2–2	1–3	3–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	3–1
Dallas	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	–	1–4	1–1	3–1	2–3	1–1	3–1	1–3	0–2	1–1	4–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–0	0–4	3–1	2–2	2–3	0–4	2–4	1–1
Denver	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–1	–	1–1	1–3	1–4	1–1	4–0	2–2	2–0	2–0	6–0	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–3	3–1	2–2	1–4	1–3	1–4	2–0
Detroit	2–3	1–3	0–5	0–5	2–2	1–1	1–1	–	1–1	0–2	2–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	2–3	1–1	2–2	1–3	1–3	4–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	3–1
Golden State	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–3	3–1	1–1	–	0–4	0–2	3–2	3–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	3–2	1–4	0–5	1–3	1–4	2–2	2–0
Houston	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	3–2	4–1	2–0	4–0	–	1–1	3–1	0–4	2–0	1–1	3–2	2–0	0–2	0–2	2–0	3–1	1–3	3–1	1–5	0–4	2–3	2–0
Indiana	4–1	2–2	4–1	2–2	3–2	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–0	1–1	–	2–0	1–1	2–2	3–2	2–0	3–1	1–3	2–2	4–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	0–2	3–1
L.A. Clippers	0–2	2–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–3	0–4	1–1	2–3	1–3	0–2	–	2–3	0–2	1–1	1–3	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–4	0–5	1–4	0–4	0–5	1–3	0–2
L.A. Lakers	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–2	2–0	2–3	4–0	1–1	3–2	–	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–4	2–3	3–2	1–3	4–1	2–2	2–0
Miami	2–2	1–4	1–3	1–3	3–1	2–0	0–2	3–1	1–1	0–2	2–2	2–0	1–1	–	4–0	1–1	1–3	1–4	1–3	1–4	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	4–1
Milwaukee	3–1	3–1	1–4	4–1	0–4	1–1	0–2	3–2	2–0	1–1	2–3	1–1	1–1	0–4	–	1–1	2–2	2–2	0–4	3–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	3–1
Minnesota	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–4	0–6	1–1	3–1	2–3	0–2	3–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	–	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–4	0–4	1–3	0–5	0–4	1–4	1–1
New Jersey	0–4	3–2	1–3	2–2	0–4	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	2–0	0–2	3–1	2–2	1–1	–	1–4	2–2	2–3	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	2–3
New York	2–2	5–0	1–3	1–3	2–2	2–0	2–0	3–1	1–1	2–0	3–1	2–0	2–0	4–1	2–2	2–0	4–1	–	2–3	4–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	0–2	0–2	4–0
Orlando	3–1	3–2	3–1	3–1	3–1	2–0	2–0	3–1	2–0	2–0	2–2	2–0	1–1	3–1	4–0	1–1	2–2	3–2	–	4–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	3–2
Philadelphia	1–3	1–3	1–3	0–4	1–3	0–2	1–1	0–4	1–1	0–2	0–4	1–1	1–1	4–1	1–3	1–1	3–2	0–4	1–4	–	0–2	2–0	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	3–2
Phoenix	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	4–0	3–1	1–1	2–3	1–3	1–1	4–1	4–1	2–0	2–0	4–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	–	5–0	4–1	2–2	4–1	2–2	2–0
Portland	1–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–3	1–3	2–0	4–1	3–1	1–1	5–0	3–2	2–0	2–0	4–0	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–5	–	3–2	1–3	2–3	1–3	2–0
Sacramento	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–2	2–2	1–1	5–0	1–3	0–2	4–1	2–3	2–0	1–1	3–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–4	2–3	–	0–4	3–2	0–4	1–1
San Antonio	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	3–2	4–1	2–0	3–1	5–1	0–2	4–0	3–1	2–0	2–0	5–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–2	3–1	4–0	–	2–2	3–2	2–0
Seattle	2–0	1–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	4–0	3–1	2–0	4–1	4–0	1–1	5–0	1–4	2–0	2–0	4–0	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–4	3–2	2–3	2–2	–	1–3	2–0
Utah	2–0	2–0	0–2	2–0	1–1	4–2	4–1	2–0	2–2	3–2	2–0	3–1	2–2	2–0	2–0	4–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–2	3–1	4–0	2–3	3–1	–	2–0
Washington	0–4	1–3	1–3	2–2	1–3	1–1	0–2	1–3	0–2	0–2	1–3	2–0	0–2	1–4	1–3	1–1	3–2	0–4	2–3	2–3	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	—

Game log

1994–95 game log
Total: 36–46 (Home: 19–22; Road: 17–24)

November: 7–4 (home: 4–2; road: 3–2)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record

December: 6–8 (home: 3–5; road: 3–3)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record

January: 3–13 (home: 2–7; road: 1–6)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
26	January 3, 1995 7:30 p.m. CST	Houston	L 98–110	Jackson (27)	Tarpley (12)	Kidd (11)	Reunion Arena 17,502	13–13
27	January 5, 1995 7:30 p.m. CST	@ Houston	L 99–108	Jackson (26)	Tarpley (13)	Kidd (8)	The Summit 16,611	13–14

February: 5–7 (home: 3–3; road: 2–4)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
All-Star Break
53	February 28, 1995 7:30 p.m. CST	Houston	W 102–101	Mashburn (22)	Williams (13)	Kidd (7)	Reunion Arena 17,502	21–32

March: 10–6 (home: 4–2; road: 6–4)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
58	March 11, 1995 7:30 p.m. CST	@ Houston	L 102–109	Mashburn (33)	Jones (14)	Kidd (7)	The Summit 16,611	22–36

April: 5–8 (home: 3–3; road: 2–5)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
75	April 11, 1995 7:30 p.m. CDT	@ Houston	W 156–147 (2OT)	Mashburn (42)	Jones (21)	Kidd (10)	The Summit 16,431	34–41

1994–95 schedule

Player statistics

Ragular season

Player	POS	GP	GS	MP	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Lorenzo Williams	C	82	81	2,383	690	124	52	148	328	29.1	8.4	1.5	.6	1.8	4.0
Jamal Mashburn	SF	80	80	2,980	331	298	82	8	1,926	37.3	4.1	3.7	1.0	.1	24.1
Popeye Jones	PF	80	80	2,385	844	163	35	27	825	29.8	10.6	2.0	.4	.3	10.3
Jason Kidd	PG	79	79	2,668	430	607	151	24	922	33.8	5.4	7.7	1.9	.3	11.7
Lucious Harris	SG	79	31	1,695	220	132	58	14	751	21.5	2.8	1.7	.7	.2	9.5
Doug Smith	PF	63	0	826	144	44	29	26	320	13.1	2.3	.7	.5	.4	5.1
Tony Dumas	SG	58	0	613	62	57	13	4	264	10.6	1.1	1.0	.2	.1	4.6
Roy Tarpley	C	55	1	1,354	449	58	45	55	691	24.6	8.2	1.1	.8	1.0	12.6
Donald Hodge	C	54	0	633	122	41	10	14	209	11.7	2.3	.8	.2	.3	3.9
Jim Jackson	SG	51	51	1,982	260	191	28	12	1,309	38.9	5.1	3.7	.5	.2	25.7
Terry Davis	PF	46	2	580	156	10	6	3	140	12.6	3.4	.2	.1	.1	3.0
George McCloud	SF	42	3	802	147	53	23	9	402	19.1	3.5	1.3	.5	.2	9.6
Morlon Wiley	PG	38	2	407	39	69	21	1	130	10.7	1.0	1.8	.6	.0	3.4
Scott Brooks	PG	31	0	622	53	94	26	3	245	20.1	1.7	3.0	.8	.1	7.9

Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Mavericks only.

Awards and records

Jason Kidd, NBA Rookie of the Year Award
Jason Kidd, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team

Transactions

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v t e Dallas Mavericks
Founded in 1980 Based in Dallas, Texas
Franchise	History All-time roster Draft history 1980 Head coaches Seasons Current season
Arenas	Reunion Arena (1980-2001) American Airlines Center (2001-present)
Personnel	Owner(s) Miriam Adelson and Patrick Dumont President Nico Harrison General manager Nico Harrison Head coach Jason Kidd CEO Cynt Marshall
G League affiliate	Texas Legends
Retired numbers	12 15 22 41
NBA championships	2011
Rivalries	Houston Rockets San Antonio Spurs
Culture and lore	Don Carter Mark Cuban Nellie Ball Moody Madness Miki, Milane German Wunderkind The Jet "Eminence Front"

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