1995–96 Philadelphia 76ers season

1995–96 Philadelphia 76ers season
Jerry Stackhouse's rookie season
Head coach	John Lucas
Arena	CoreStates Spectrum
Results
Record	18–64 (.220)
Place	Division: 7th (Atlantic) Conference: 15th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	DNQ
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1995-96 NBA season was the 76ers 47th season in the NBA and 33rd season in Philadelphia. Top draft pick Jerry Stackhouse and Clarence Weatherspoon provided a nice young nucleus from which to build. However, finding talent to surround them was often difficult. Along the way, Shawn Bradley was traded to the New Jersey Nets for Derrick Coleman, who struggled with injuries only playing eleven games. The Sixers had their worst season since the infamous 73-loss 1972-73 season, finishing last place in the Atlantic Division with a 18-64 record. This would also be the final season the Sixers would play in The Spectrum.

Offseason

Draft picks

Main article: 1995 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
1	3	Jerry Stackhouse	SG	United States	North Carolina

Roster

Philadelphia 76ers roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From C 21 Alston, Derrick 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Duquesne PF 44 Coleman, Derrick  6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Syracuse SF 7 Dumas, Richard 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Oklahoma State SF 9 Higgins, Sean 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Michigan PF 30 Massenburg, Tony 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Maryland PG 11 Maxwell, Vernon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Florida PF 54 Pinckney, Ed 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Villanova PG 8 Ruffin, Trevor 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Hawaiʻi PG 5 Skiles, Scott 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Michigan State SG 42 Stackhouse, Jerry 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 218 lb (99 kg) North Carolina PG 20 Sutton, Greg 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Oral Roberts C 41 Thompson, LaSalle 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Texas SG 23 Walters, Rex 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Kansas PF 35 Weatherspoon, Clarence 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Southern Mississippi C 55 Williams, Scott  6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) North Carolina	Head coach John Lucas (Maryland) Assistant coach(es) Ron Adams (Fresno Pacific) Maurice Cheeks (West Texas A&M) Tom Thibodeau (Salem State) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster • Transactions

Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Orlando Magic	60	22	.732	–	37–4	23–18	21–3
x-New York Knicks	47	35	.573	13	26–15	21–20	16–8
x-Miami Heat	42	40	.512	18	26–15	16–25	13–12
Washington Bullets	39	43	.476	21	25–16	14–27	10–14
Boston Celtics	33	49	.402	27	18–23	15–26	12–12
New Jersey Nets	30	52	.366	30	20–21	10–31	8–17
Philadelphia 76ers	18	64	.220	42	11–30	7–34	5–19

Eastern Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Chicago Bulls	72	10	.878	–
2	y-Orlando Magic	60	22	.732	12
3	x-Indiana Pacers	52	30	.634	20
4	x-Cleveland Cavaliers	47	35	.573	25
5	x-New York Knicks	47	35	.573	25
6	x-Atlanta Hawks	46	36	.561	26
7	x-Detroit Pistons	46	36	.561	26
8	x-Miami Heat	42	40	.512	30
9	Charlotte Hornets	41	41	.500	31
10	Washington Bullets	39	43	.476	33
11	Boston Celtics	33	49	.402	39
12	New Jersey Nets	30	52	.366	42
13	Milwaukee Bucks	25	57	.305	47
14	Toronto Raptors	21	61	.256	51
15	Philadelphia 76ers	18	64	.220	54

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

Awards and records

• Jerry Stackhouse, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team

See also

• 1995-96 NBA season