1994–95 Detroit Pistons season

1994–95 Detroit Pistons season
Grant Hill's rookie season
Head coach	Don Chaney
General manager	Billy McKinney
Owner(s)	William Davidson
Arena	The Palace of Auburn Hills
Results
Record	28–54 (.341)
Place	Division: 7th (Central) Conference: 12th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	DNQ
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1994–95 NBA season was the Pistons' 47th season in the NBA and 38th season in the city of Detroit. After losing 60 plus games and the retirement of Isiah Thomas, the Pistons started a new era by drafting Grant Hill out of Duke University with their third pick in the 1994 NBA Draft. Hill became an immediate fan favorite leading the team with 19.9 points per game as he was selected for the 1995 NBA All-Star Game along with Joe Dumars. Hill went on to share the Rookie of The Year honors with Jason Kidd of the Dallas Mavericks. However, the Pistons did not do much better on the court finishing last place in the Central Division with a 28-54 record.

Draft picks

Main article: 1994 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	3	Grant Hill	SF	United States	Duke
2	48	Jevon Crudup	PF	United States	Missouri

Roster

Detroit Pistons roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From PF 17 Curley, Bill 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Boston College PG 12 Dawkins, Johnny 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Duke SG 4 Dumars, Joe 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) McNeese State SF 33 Hill, Grant 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Duke SG 20 Houston, Allan 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Tennessee PG 1 Hunter, Lindsey 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jackson State PG 32 Knight, Negele 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Dayton C 45 Leckner, Eric 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Wyoming SG 2 Macon, Mark 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Temple PF 25 Miller, Oliver 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 280 lb (127 kg) Arkansas PF 6 Mills, Terry 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Michigan C 54 Peplowski, Mike 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Michigan State C 41 West, Mark 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Old Dominion	Head coach Don Chaney Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster • Transactions

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Indiana Pacers	52	30	.634	–	33–8	19–22	18–10
x-Charlotte Hornets	50	32	.610	2	29–12	21–20	17–11
x-Chicago Bulls	47	35	.573	5	28–13	19–22	16–12
x-Cleveland Cavaliers	43	39	.524	9	26–15	17–24	17–11
x-Atlanta Hawks	42	40	.512	10	24–17	18–23	9–19
Milwaukee Bucks	34	48	.415	18	22–19	12–29	13–15
Detroit Pistons	28	54	.341	24	13–28	8–33	7–21

• Detroit Pistons W-L: 28-54 Home: 22-19 Road: 6-35

#	Eastern Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-Orlando Magic	57	25	.695	–
2	y-Indiana Pacers	52	30	.634	5
3	x-New York Knicks	55	27	.671	2
4	x-Charlotte Hornets	50	32	.610	7
5	x-Chicago Bulls	47	35	.573	10
6	x-Cleveland Cavaliers	43	39	.524	14
7	x-Atlanta Hawks	42	40	.512	15
8	x-Boston Celtics	35	47	.427	22
9	Milwaukee Bucks	34	48	.415	23
10	Miami Heat	32	50	.390	25
11	New Jersey Nets	30	52	.366	27
12	Detroit Pistons	28	54	.341	29
13	Philadelphia 76ers	24	58	.293	33
14	Washington Bullets	21	61	.256	36

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
Rafael Addison
Walter Bond
Bill Curley
Johnny Dawkins
Joe Dumars
Grant Hill
Allan Houston
Lindsey Hunter
Negele Knight
Eric Leckner
Mark Macon
Oliver Miller
Terry Mills
Ivano Newbill
Mike Peplowski
Mark West

Awards and records

• Grant Hill, NBA Rookie of the Year Award
• Grant Hill, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team

See also

• 1994-95 NBA season