1993–94 Washington Bullets season

1993–94 Washington Bullets season
Head coachWes Unseld
ArenaUSAir Arena (37 games)
Baltimore Arena (4 games)
Results
Record24–58 (.293)
PlaceDivision: 7th (Atlantic)
Conference: 12th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
TelevisionWDCA
Home Team Sports
RadioWTOP

The 1993–94 NBA season was the 33rd season for the Washington Bullets in the National Basketball Association, and their 21st season in Washington, D.C..[1] The Bullets received the sixth overall pick in the 1993 NBA draft, and selected shooting guard Calbert Cheaney out of Indiana University, and also selected 7' 7" Romanian center Gheorghe Mureșan with the 30th overall pick.[2][3][4][5][6] During the off-season, the team acquired former All-Star center Kevin Duckworth from the Portland Trail Blazers,[7][8][9][10] signed free agents Kenny Walker, and undrafted rookie shooting guard Mitchell Butler from the University of California, Los Angeles,[11] and released LaBradford Smith to free agency after seven games, as he later on signed with the Sacramento Kings.[12]

However, Duckworth never lived up to expectations as he struggled with weight problems, where he weighed up to 340 lbs during the regular season.[13][14] After a 6–6 start to the regular season, the Bullets' struggles continued losing ten straight games in December, holding a 15–32 record at the All-Star break,[15] then suffering a nine-game losing streak in March. The Bullets finished in last place in the Atlantic Division with a 24–58 record.[16]

Second-year forward Don MacLean averaged 18.2 points and 6.2 rebounds per game, and was named the NBA Most Improved Player of the Year,[17][18][19][20] while Rex Chapman averaged 18.2 points per game, and finished tied in seventh place in Most Improved Player voting,[18][21][22] and second-year star Tom Gugliotta provided the team with 17.1 points, 9.3 rebounds and 2.2 steals per game. In addition, Michael Adams provided with 12.1 points, 6.9 assists and 1.4 steals per game, while Cheaney contributed 12.0 points per game, and Pervis Ellison averaged 7.3 points and 5.1 rebounds per game, but only played just 47 games due to injury.

Meanwhile, Butler contributed 6.9 points per game off the bench, and Duckworth averaged 6.6 points and 4.7 rebounds per game; also off the bench, second-year guard Brent Price provided with 6.2 points and 3.3 assists per game, while Mureșan averaged 5.6 points and 3.6 rebounds per game, and Walker contributed 4.8 points and 4.0 rebounds per game.[23]

Following the season, Ellison signed as a free agent with the Boston Celtics,[24][25][26] while Adams was traded to the Charlotte Hornets,[27][28][29] and head coach Wes Unseld resigned after six in a half seasons coaching the Bullets;[30][31] 27 years later, Unseld's son, Wes Unseld Jr., became the head coach of the renamed Wizards team in 2021, one year after his father's death due to pneumonia at the age of 74 in 2020.[32][33]

On January 7, 1994, the Bullets nearly dealt with tragedy as forward Larry Stewart was gagged, shot in the neck, and stabbed in the right thigh by four intruders in his Baltimore county home; he was taken to Baltimore's shock trauma center, where the doctors found that the bullet had passed through his neck, narrowly missing his spinal cord. Stewart had only played just three games this season due to a foot injury.[34][35][36][37]

Draft picks

Main article: 1993 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 6 Calbert Cheaney SG/SF  United States Indiana
2 30 Gheorghe Mureșan C  Romania
2 38 Conrad McRae  United States Syracuse

Roster

1993–94 Washington Bullets roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
G 10 Michael Adams 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 162 lb (73 kg) –– Boston College
G 32 Mitchell Butler 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) –– UCLA
G 3 Rex Chapman 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) –– Kentucky
G/F 40 Calbert Cheaney 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 209 lb (95 kg) –– Indiana
C 50 Marty Conlon 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 224 lb (102 kg) –– Providence
C 00 Kevin Duckworth 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 275 lb (125 kg) –– Eastern Illinois
F 43 Pervis Ellison 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) –– Louisville
F 24 Tom Gugliotta 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) –– NC State
F 34 Don MacLean 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) –– UCLA
C 77 Gheorghe Mureșan 7 ft 7 in (2.31 m) 303 lb (137 kg) –– Romania
G 14 Doug Overton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) –– La Salle
G 20 Brent Price 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) –– Oklahoma
F 33 Larry Stewart  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) –– Coppin State
F 15 Kenny Walker 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) –– Kentucky
Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-New York Knicks 57 25 .695 — 32–9 25–16 18–10
x-Orlando Magic 50 32 .610 7 31–10 19–22 20–8
x-New Jersey Nets 45 37 .549 12 29–12 16–25 17–11
x-Miami Heat 42 40 .512 15 22–19 20–21 16–12
Boston Celtics 32 50 .390 25 18–23 14–27 12–16
Philadelphia 76ers 25 57 .305 32 15–26 10–31 7–21
24 58 .293 33 17–24 7–34 8–20
#
Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Atlanta Hawks 57 25 .695 –
2 y-New York Knicks 57 25 .695 –
3 x-Chicago Bulls 55 27 .671 2
4 x-Orlando Magic 50 32 .610 7
5 x-Indiana Pacers 47 35 .573 10
6 x-Cleveland Cavaliers 47 35 .573 10
7 x-New Jersey Nets 45 37 .549 12
8 x-Miami Heat 42 40 .512 15
9 Charlotte Hornets 41 41 .500 16
10 Boston Celtics 32 50 .390 25
11 Philadelphia 76ers 25 57 .305 32
12 24 58 .293 33
13t Milwaukee Bucks 20 62 .244 37
13t Detroit Pistons 20 62 .244 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 — 4–0 4–1 2–3 3–1 2–0 1–1 4–0 0–2 1–1 3–2 1–1 1–1 3–1 5–0 2–0 1–3 2–2 3–1 4–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–0
Boston 0–4 — 0–4 2–2 1–3 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 0–4 1–1 1–1 2–3 3–1 1–1 1–4 0–4 2–2 4–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 3–2
Charlotte 1–4 4–0 — 1–4 1–4 1–1 1–1 4–0 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 2–0 1–3 3–2 2–0 2–2 3–1 2–2 3–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–2
Chicago 3–2 2–2 4–1 — 1–3 2–0 1–1 5–0 2–0 1–1 4–1 2–0 1–1 2–2 4–0 2–0 3–1 1–3 2–2 3–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 4–0
Cleveland 1–3 3–1 4–1 3–1 — 2–0 1–1 3–2 2–0 0–2 2–3 2–0 1–1 1–3 3–2 2–0 2–2 0–4 2–2 4–0 0–2 2–0 2–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 3–1
Dallas 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 — 1–4 1–1 0–4 1–4 0–2 0–4 0–4 0–2 0–2 5–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–4 1–3 2–2 0–5 0–4 0–5 1–1
Denver 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–1 — 2–0 1–3 3–2 1–1 3–1 3–1 1–1 2–0 4–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–3 1–3 2–2 2–4 2–2 1–4 1–1
Detroit 0–4 1–3 0–4 0–5 2–3 1–1 0–2 — 0–2 0–2 1–4 1–1 0–2 2–2 1–4 2–0 1–3 0–4 1–3 1–3 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–2
Golden State 2–0 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 4–0 3–1 2–0 — 0–4 1–1 4–1 5–0 2–0 2–0 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–3 3–2 4–1 2–2 1–4 3–1 2–0
Houston 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 4–1 2–3 2–0 4–0 — 1–1 4–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 4–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 4–0 4–0 2–3 2–2 3–3 1–1
Indiana 2–3 4–0 2–2 1–4 3–2 2–0 1–1 4–1 1–1 1–1 — 2–0 0–2 3–1 3–1 2–0 3–1 0–4 2–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 3–1
L.A. Clippers 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 4–0 1–3 1–1 1–4 0–4 0–2 — 2–3 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–5 2–3 3–2 1–3 1–4 1–3 1–1
L.A. Lakers 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 4–0 1–3 2–0 0–5 1–3 2–0 3–2 — 1–1 2–0 3–1 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–1 3–2 0–5 1–4 0–4 0–5 2–2 1–1
Miami 1–3 3–2 3–1 2–2 3–1 2–0 1–1 2–2 0–2 0–2 1–3 1–1 1–1 — 4–0 2–0 2–3 2–2 2–3 4–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 3–1
Milwaukee 0–5 1–3 2–3 0–4 2–3 2–0 0–2 4–1 0–2 1–1 1–3 1–1 0–2 0–4 — 0–2 1–3 0–4 1–3 1–3 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–3
Minnesota 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–5 1–4 0–2 2–2 1–4 0–2 3–1 1–3 0–2 2–0 — 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 0–4 0–4 2–2 1–4 0–4 1–4 0–2
New Jersey 3–1 4–1 2–2 1–3 2–2 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 0–2 1–3 1–1 2–0 3–2 3–1 1–1 — 4–1 0–5 3–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–1
New York 2–2 4–0 1–3 3–1 4–0 2–0 1–1 4–0 1–1 0–2 4–0 2–0 2–0 2–2 4–0 2–0 1–4 — 3–2 3–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 5–0
Orlando 1–3 2–2 2–2 2–2 2–2 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–2 3–2 3–1 1–1 5–0 2–3 — 4–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–0 4–1
Philadelphia 0–4 1–4 1–3 1–3 0–4 2–0 2–0 3–1 1–1 0–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–4 3–1 0–2 1–3 2–3 0–4 — 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–3
Phoenix 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 4–0 3–1 1–1 3–2 2–2 1–1 5–0 2–3 2–0 2–0 4–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 — 3–2 4–1 3–1 2–3 2–2 2–0
Portland 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–2 3–1 3–1 2–0 2–3 0–4 1–1 3–2 5–0 2–0 1–1 4–0 2–0 0–2 0–2 2–0 2–3 — 4–1 1–3 1–4 1–3 2–0
Sacramento 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–2 2–2 1–1 1–4 0–4 0–2 2–3 4–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–4 1–4 — 1–3 0–5 1–3 2–0
San Antonio 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 5–0 4–2 1–1 2–2 3–2 2–0 3–1 4–0 2–0 2–0 4–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–3 3–1 3–1 — 0–4 0–5 2–0
Seattle 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 4–0 2–2 1–1 4–1 2–2 1–1 4–1 5–0 1–1 2–0 4–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–2 4–1 5–0 4–0 — 3–1 2–0
Utah 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 5–0 4–1 2–0 1–3 3–3 1–1 3–1 2–2 1–1 2–0 4–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–2 3–1 3–1 5–0 1–3 — 2–0
Washington 0–4 2–3 2–2 0–4 1–3 1–1 1–1 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–3 3–1 2–0 1–3 0–5 1–4 3–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 —

Game log

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

Regular season

Washington Bullets statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Michael Adams 70 67 33.4 .408 .288 .830 2.6 6.9 1.4 .1 12.1
Ron Anderson† 10 0 18.0 .465 .214 .818 2.7 1.1 .3 .1 5.2
Manute Bol† 2 0 3.0 .5 .5 .0 .5 .0
Mitchell Butler 75 19 17.6 .495 .000 .578 3.0 1.0 .7 .3 6.9
Rex Chapman 60 59 33.8 .498 .388 .816 2.4 3.1 1.0 .1 18.2
Calbert Cheaney 65 21 24.7 .470 .043 .770 2.9 1.9 1.0 .2 12.0
Marty Conlon† 14 1 14.4 .518 .000 .800 3.6 .4 .3 .1 5.0
Kevin Duckworth 69 52 21.5 .417 .667 4.7 .8 .5 .5 6.6
Pervis Ellison 47 24 25.1 .469 .000 .722 5.1 1.5 .5 1.1 7.3
Andrew Gaze 7 0 10.0 .471 .500 1.000 1.0 .7 .3 .1 3.1
Tom Gugliotta 78 78 35.8 .466 .270 .685 9.3 3.5 2.2 .7 17.1
Tito Horford 3 0 9.3 .000 1.0 .0 .3 1.0 .0
Don MacLean 75 69 33.2 .502 .143 .824 6.2 2.1 .6 .3 18.2
Gheorghe Mureșan 54 2 12.0 .545 .676 3.6 .3 .5 .9 5.6
Doug Overton 61 1 12.3 .403 .091 .827 1.1 1.5 .3 .0 3.6
Gerald Paddio† 8 0 9.3 .344 .000 .571 1.4 .9 .4 .0 3.8
Brent Price 65 13 15.9 .433 .333 .782 1.4 3.3 .8 .0 6.2
LaBradford Smith† 7 0 6.9 .444 .750 1.1 .7 .4 .1 4.4
Larry Stewart 3 0 11.7 .375 .700 2.3 .7 .7 .3 4.3
Kenny Walker 73 4 19.1 .482 .000 .696 4.0 .5 .4 .8 4.8
  • † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Bullets only.

Player Statistics Citation:[23]

Awards and records

Transactions

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