1993–94 Miami Heat season

1993–94 Miami Heat season
Head coachKevin Loughery
General managerLewis Schaffel
Owners
ArenaMiami Arena
Results
Record42–40 (.512)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Atlantic)
Conference: 8th (Eastern)
Playoff finishFirst round
(lost to Hawks 2–3)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWBFS-TV
Sunshine Network
RadioWINZ
< 1992–93 1994–95 >

The 1993–94 NBA season was the sixth season for the Miami Heat in the National Basketball Association (NBA).[1] During the off-season, the Heat signed free agent 7' 7" center Manute Bol, but released him to free agency after only just eight games.[2][3][4] Led by the scoring and shooting of Glen Rice and Steve Smith, and the rebounding of Rony Seikaly, the Heat got off to a 16–13 start before losing seven straight games afterward in January and held a 23–24 record at the All-Star break.[5] However, they would post a 7-game winning streak between February and March, but would then lose 13 of their final 18 games, finishing the regular season fourth in the Atlantic Division with their first winning record at 42–40.[6] The Heat went on to make their second playoff appearance earning the #8 seed in the Eastern Conference.

Rice led the team in scoring with 21.1 points per game, while Smith averaged 17.3 points and 5.1 assists per game, and Seikaly provided the team with 15.1 points, 10.3 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game. In addition, Grant Long provided with 11.4 points and 7.2 rebounds per game, while second-year guard Harold Miner contributed 10.5 points per game, but only played 63 games due to a knee injury,[7][8][9] and Brian Shaw contributed 9.0 points and 5.0 assists per game.[10]

In the Eastern Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Heat faced off against the top-seeded Atlanta Hawks; Miami would win their first ever playoff game in franchise history, 93–88 in Game 1 on April 28, 1994.[11][12][13] However, in Game 2 at The Omni, a brawl occurred which involved Long choking Hawks forward Duane Ferrell after fouling him; Long was suspended for one game while Heat forward Keith Askins, and Hawks reserve Doug Edwards were also both suspended for their altercation off the bench; Askins was suspended for 3 games, and Edwards was suspended for 2 games.[14][15][16][17][18] After taking a 2–1 series lead,[19][20][21] the Heat would lose to the Hawks in five games.[22][23][24][25]

Following the season, Shaw signed as a free agent with the Orlando Magic,[26][27][28] and Willie Burton signed with the Philadelphia 76ers.[29][30]

NBA draft

Main article: 1993 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
2 35 Ed Stokes Center  United States Arizona

Roster

1993–94 Miami Heat roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
F 2 Askins, Keith 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 197 lb (89 kg) 1967–12–15 Alabama
F 34 Burton, Willie 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1968–05–26 Minnesota
G 12 Coles, Bimbo 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1968–04–22 Virginia Tech
C 52 Geiger, Matt 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 243 lb (110 kg) 1969–09–10 Georgia Tech
C 33 Kessler, Alec 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1967–01–13 Georgia
F 43 Long, Grant 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1966–03–12 Eastern Michigan
G 32 Miner, Harold 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1971–05–05 USC
F 41 Rice, Glen 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1967–05–28 Michigan
C 22 Salley, John 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1964–05–16 Georgia Tech
C 4 Seikaly, Rony 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1965–05–10 Syracuse
G 20 Shaw, Brian 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1966–03–22 UC Santa Barbara
G 3 Smith, Steve 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1969–03–31 Michigan State
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured 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
Washington Bullets 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 Washington Bullets 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

Regular season

1993–94 game log
Total: 42–40 (home: 22–19; road: 20–21)
November: 5–7 (home: 2–5; road: 3–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
December: 7–6 (home: 5–4; road: 2–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
January: 8–8 (home: 3–2; road: 5–6)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
February: 9–4 (home: 3–2; road: 6–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
All-Star Break
March: 8–8 (home: 5–3; road: 3–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
April: 5–7 (home: 4–3; road: 1–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1993–94 schedule

Playoffs

1994 playoff game log
First Round: 2–3 (home: 1–1; road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 28 @ Atlanta W 93–88 Steve Smith (22) Glen Rice (10) Bimbo Coles (5) The Omni
11,543 		1–0
2 April 30 @ Atlanta L 86–104 Steve Smith (24) Steve Smith (9) four players tied (2) The Omni
16,368 		1–1
3 May 3 Atlanta W 90–86 Steve Smith (25) Rony Seikaly (20) Brian Shaw (4) Miami Arena
15,200 		2–1
4 May 5 Atlanta L 89–103 Bimbo Coles (18) Rony Seikaly (8) Bimbo Coles (7) Miami Arena
15,200 		2–2
5 May 8 @ Atlanta L 91–102 Grant Long (22) Grant Long (10) Rony Seikaly (4) The Omni
14,472 		2–3
1994 schedule

Player statistics

Ragular season

Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Glen Rice SF 81 81 2,999 434 184 110 32 1,708 37.0 5.4 2.3 1.4 .4 21.1
Steve Smith SG 78 77 2,776 352 394 84 35 1,346 35.6 4.5 5.1 1.1 .4 17.3
Brian Shaw SG 77 52 2,037 350 385 71 21 693 26.5 4.5 5.0 .9 .3 9.0
John Salley PF 76 45 1,910 407 135 56 78 582 25.1 5.4 1.8 .7 1.0 7.7
Bimbo Coles PG 76 4 1,726 159 263 75 12 588 22.7 2.1 3.5 1.0 .2 7.7
Rony Seikaly C 72 60 2,410 740 136 59 100 1,088 33.5 10.3 1.9 .8 1.4 15.1
Matt Geiger C 72 0 1,199 303 32 36 29 521 16.7 4.2 .4 .5 .4 7.2
Grant Long PF 69 59 2,201 495 170 89 26 788 31.9 7.2 2.5 1.3 .4 11.4
Harold Miner SG 63 31 1,358 156 95 31 13 661 21.6 2.5 1.5 .5 .2 10.5
Willie Burton SF 53 1 697 136 39 18 20 371 13.2 2.6 .7 .3 .4 7.0
Keith Askins SF 37 0 319 82 13 11 1 85 8.6 2.2 .4 .3 .0 2.3
Alec Kessler PF 15 0 66 10 2 1 1 33 4.4 .7 .1 .1 .1 2.2
Manute Bol† C 8 0 61 11 0 0 6 2 7.6 1.4 .0 .0 .8 .3
Morlon Wiley† PG 4 0 34 4 7 2 0 7 8.5 1.0 1.8 .5 .0 1.8
Gary Alexander† PF 4 0 12 3 1 0 0 2 3.0 .8 .3 .0 .0 .5
  • † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Heat only.

Playoffs

Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
John Salley PF 5 5 201 40 8 2 5 55 40.2 8.0 1.6 .4 1.0 11.0
Glen Rice SF 5 5 195 36 10 11 2 65 39.0 7.2 2.0 2.2 .4 13.0
Steve Smith SG 5 5 192 30 11 4 2 96 38.4 6.0 2.2 .8 .4 19.2
Brian Shaw SG 5 5 112 20 9 4 1 39 22.4 4.0 1.8 .8 .2 7.8
Rony Seikaly C 5 3 165 47 8 4 7 41 33.0 9.4 1.6 .8 1.4 8.2
Bimbo Coles PG 5 0 140 14 17 7 1 69 28.0 2.8 3.4 1.4 .2 13.8
Grant Long PF 4 2 110 18 7 3 2 49 27.5 4.5 1.8 .8 .5 12.3
Harold Miner SG 4 0 57 8 2 1 0 32 14.3 2.0 .5 .3 .0 8.0
Willie Burton SF 2 0 11 0 0 0 0 2 5.5 .0 .0 .0 .0 1.0
Matt Geiger C 2 0 11 4 0 0 0 1 5.5 2.0 .0 .0 .0 .5
Keith Askins SF 1 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 6.0 1.0 .0 .0 .0 .0

Awards and records

Transactions

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