1994–95 Sacramento Kings season

1994–95 Sacramento Kings season
Head coach	Garry St. Jean
Arena	ARCO Arena
Results
Record	39–43 (.476)
Place	Division: 5th (Pacific) Conference: 9th (Western)
Playoff finish	DNQ
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1994-95 NBA season was the Kings' 46th season in the NBA and 10th in Sacramento. With the arrivals of rookies Brian Grant and Michael Smith, the Kings had an improved defense which held opponents at 99.2 points per game (8th best in the NBA). On the offensive side, the Kings were led by Mitch Richmond, who averaged 22.8 points per game while winning the All-Star MVP award in the 1995 NBA All-Star Game. On the final day of regular season, the Kings faced the Denver Nuggets at McNichols Sports Arena for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference. The Nuggets would win 102-89 as the Kings went home with a 39-43 record, missing the playoffs for the ninth consecutive season.

This season, the Kings changed their logo and added purple to their uniforms. The jerseys lasted until 2002, while the logo lasted until 2016.

Draft picks

Main article: 1994 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	8	Brian Grant	PF	United States	Xavier
2	35	Michael Smith	PF	United States	Providence College
2	51	Lawrence Funderburke	PF	United States	Ohio State

Roster

Sacramento Kings roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From PF — Brickowski, Frank  6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Penn State SG 3 Brown, Randy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) New Mexico State C 31 Causwell, Duane 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Temple PF 33 Grant, Brian 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 254 lb (115 kg) Xavier PG 7 Hurley, Bobby 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Duke SG 20 Lee, Doug 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Purdue PG 5 Phelps, Derrick 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 181 lb (82 kg) North Carolina C 0 Polynice, Olden 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Virginia SG 2 Richmond, Mitch 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Kansas State SF 22 Simmons, Lionel 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) La Salle PF 34 Smith, Michael 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Providence PF 9 Turner, Henry 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Cal State Fullerton PG 4 Webb, Spud 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) 133 lb (60 kg) North Carolina State SF 42 Williams, Walt 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 219 lb (99 kg) Maryland	Head coach Garry St. Jean Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster

Roster Notes

• Forward Frank Brickowski missed the entire season due to an injury.

Regular season

Season standings

Pacific Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Phoenix Suns	59	23	.720	—	32–9	27–14	23–7
x-Seattle SuperSonics	57	25	.695	2	32–9	25–16	16–14
x-Los Angeles Lakers	48	34	.585	11	29–12	19–22	15–15
x-Portland Trail Blazers	44	38	.537	15	26–15	18–23	17–13
Sacramento Kings	39	43	.476	20	27–14	12–29	17–13
Golden State Warriors	26	56	.317	33	15–26	11–30	11–19
Los Angeles Clippers	17	65	.207	42	13–28	4–37	6–24

#	Western Conference
	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

Player statistics

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

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG

Awards and records

• Mitch Richmond, All-NBA Second Team
• Brian Grant, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team

See also

• 1994-95 NBA season