1993–94 New Jersey Nets season

NBA professional basketball team season August 2023 March 2026 New Jersey Nets 1994 45 37 Atlantic 3 7 Chuck Daly Willis Reed Brendan Byrne Arena WWOR-TVSportsChannel New York WBBR/WPAT/WEVD First round(lost to Knicks 1–3) NJN The 1993–94 New Jersey Nets season was the Nets' 27th season in the National Basketball Association, and 18th season in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Brooklyn Nets Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/BRK/ August 8, 2026 Season summary Off-season After the tragic death of Croatian star guard Dražen Petrović in a car accident at the age of 28 on June 7, 1993, the Nets signed free agents Kevin Edwards, Freeman Mike Nets Eye Edwards of the Heat The New York Times February 20, 1993 https://www.nytimes.com/1993/02/20/sports/pro-basketball-nets-eye-edwards-of-the-heat.html November 10, 2022 Harvin Al Nets Get Edwards for Petrovic's Spot The New York Times July 9, 1993 https://www.nytimes.com/1993/07/09/sports/pro-basketball-nets-get-edwards-for-petrovic-s-spot.html October 13, 2021 Transactions The Madison Courier July 9, 1993 B2 https://books.google.com/books?id=TnJbAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA10&dq=1993+New+Jersey+Nets+signed+guard+kevin+edwards&article_id=6443,667517&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjEqL_-j8yNAxXmQzABHVKbGxoQ6AF6BAgHEAM#v=onepage&q=1993%20New%20Jersey%20Nets%20signed%20guard%20kevin%20edwards&f=false May 30, 2025 Armen Gilliam, Thomas Jr. Robert McG. Gilliam to Join the Nets, Filling the Dudley Gap The New York Times August 12, 1993 https://www.nytimes.com/1993/08/12/sports/pro-basketball-gilliam-to-join-the-nets-filling-the-dudley-gap.html October 12, 2021 Sheridan Chris National Basketball Association Eastern Conference Capsules Lewiston Morning Tribune November 1, 1993 3B https://books.google.com/books?id=QM5eAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA15&dq=1993+New+York+Knicks+signed+anthony+bonner&article_id=5989,128881&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwihopnh6suNAxVKibAFHTneFsAQ6AF6BAgEEAM#v=onepage&q&f=false May 30, 2025 Wang Gene 1993-94 NBA Previews The Washington Post November 4, 1993 https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1993/11/04/1993-94-nba-previews/92891e16-ab87-4c68-b8f0-57db28fca76b/ September 26, 2022 and undrafted rookie point guard David Wesley, and acquired Benoit Benjamin from the Los Angeles Lakers during the off-season. Lakers Trade Benjamin to Nets United Press International June 21, 1993 https://www.upi.com/Archives/1993/06/21/Lakers-trade-Benjamin-to-Nets/5850740635200/ May 19, 2023 Freeman Mike Nets Get Benjamin in Swap for Bowie The New York Times June 22, 1993 https://www.nytimes.com/1993/06/22/sports/pro-basketball-nets-get-benjamin-in-swap-for-bowie.html December 31, 2021 Elliott Helene Lakers Trade Benjamin to True Believer: Basketball: He Is Dealt to Nets for Bowie and Draft Choice and Will Be Reunited with College Coach, Willis Reed Los Angeles Times June 22, 1993 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-06-22-sp-5630-story.html September 26, 2022 Regular season With the addition of Edwards, Gilliam and Benjamin, the Nets struggled losing 10 of their first 14 games of the regular season, as Chris Morris only played just 50 games due to knee and thumb injuries. Harvin Al Injured Knee Puts Morris Out 1 to 2 Weeks The New York Times November 9, 1993 https://www.nytimes.com/1993/11/09/sports/pro-basketball-injured-knee-puts-morris-out-1-to-2-weeks.html November 10, 2022 Morris Out with Knee Injury United Press International November 9, 1993 https://www.upi.com/Archives/1993/11/09/Morris-out-with-knee-injury/2721752821200/ May 30, 2025 Harvin Al Basketball: Nets Put Morris on Injured List The New York Times March 9, 1994 https://www.nytimes.com/1994/03/09/sports/basketball-nets-put-morris-on-injured-list.html November 10, 2022 In December, the team traded Rumeal Robinson to the Charlotte Hornets in exchange for Johnny Newman. Hornets Deal Newman to Nets for Robinson United Press International December 10, 1993 https://www.upi.com/Archives/1993/12/10/Hornets-deal-Newman-to-Nets-for-Robinson/5071755499600/ December 24, 2022 Basketball: Robinson Dealt for Newman The New York Times December 11, 1993 https://www.nytimes.com/1993/12/11/sports/basketball-robinson-dealt-for-newman.html September 26, 2022 Associated Press Hornets Trade Newman to Nets for Robinson Los Angeles Times December 11, 1993 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-12-11-sp-787-story.html?_amp=true December 31, 2021 The Nets played slightly below .500 in winning percentage as the season progressed, and held a 22–24 at the All-Star break. NBA Games Played on February 10, 1994 Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/?month=2&day=10&year=1994 July 22, 2022 The Nets won eight of their final eleven games of the season, and finished in third place in the Atlantic Division with a 45–37 record, earning the seventh seed in the Eastern Conference. 1993–94 New Jersey Nets Schedule and Results Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/NJN/1994_games.html June 23, 2021 Derrick Coleman averaged 20.2 points, 11.3 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game, and was named to the All-NBA Third Team, while Kenny Anderson averaged 18.8 points, 9.6 assists and 1.9 steals per game, and Edwards provided the team with 14.0 points and 1.5 steals per game. In addition, Gilliam played a sixth man role off the bench, averaging 11.8 points and 6.1 rebounds per game, while Morris provided with 10.9 points and 4.6 rebounds per game, Newman contributed 9.5 points per game in 63 games after the trade, Benjamin averaged 9.4 points, 6.5 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game, rookie power forward P.J. Brown contributed 5.7 points and 6.2 rebounds per game, and Jayson Williams provided with 4.6 points and 3.8 rebounds per game. 1993–94 New Jersey Nets Roster and Stats Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/NJN/1994.html June 23, 2021 During the NBA All-Star weekend at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Coleman and Anderson were both selected for the 1994 NBA All-Star Game, as members of the Eastern Conference All-Star team; it was the first and only All-Star appearance for both players. Taylor Phil The NBA Sports Illustrated Vault February 14, 1994 https://vault.si.com/vault/1994/02/14/the-nba January 8, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20210618120145/https://vault.si.com/vault/1994/02/14/the-nba June 18, 2021 dead NBA.com Staff 1994 NBA All-Star Recap NBA.com September 13, 2021 https://www.nba.com/news/history-all-star-recap-1994 May 19, 2023 1994 NBA All-Star Game: East 127, West 118 Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/allstar/NBA_1994.html November 26, 2021 Meanwhile, Brown was selected for the inaugural NBA Rookie Game, as a member of the Sensations team. Basketball Bangor Daily News February 12–13, 1994 14 https://books.google.com/books?id=EGo-AAAAIBAJ&pg=PA88&dq=1994+nba+rookie+game+rosters&article_id=5001,3411874&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjEu5mKu-CPAxWgkIkEHWNGB3YQ6AF6BAgOEAM#v=onepage&q=1994%20nba%20rookie%20game%20rosters&f=false September 18, 2025 1994 NBA Rising Stars: Phenoms 74, Sensations 68 Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/allstar/NBA_1994_rookie.html September 18, 2025 Gilliam finished in fifth place in Sixth Man of the Year voting, while Newman finished tied in sixth place, Associated Press Sixth Man Voting The Dispatch May 13, 1994 2B https://books.google.com/books?id=J-AhAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA54&dq=1994+NBA+Sixth+Man+curry+mcmillan+ehlo&article_id=3062,1145443&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj6pPaBjsiNAxWIRTABHdgRCEkQ6AF6BAgMEAM#v=onepage&q=1994%20NBA%20Sixth%20Man%20curry%20mcmillan%20ehlo&f=false May 30, 2025 1993–94 NBA Awards Voting Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/awards/awards_1994.html May 30, 2025 and head coach Chuck Daly finished tied in fifth place in Coach of the Year voting. Associated Press Wilkens Wins Coach of Year The Washington Post May 26, 1994 https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1994/05/27/wilkens-wins-coach-of-year/a177c243-b018-4010-b642-ece5020622f0/ May 30, 2025 The Nets finished twelfth in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 658,304 at the Brendan Byrne Arena during the regular season. 1993–94 NBA Season Summary Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_1994.html February 14, 2026 NBA playoffs In the Eastern Conference First Round of the 1994 NBA playoffs, the Nets faced off against the 2nd–seeded, and Atlantic Division champion New York Knicks, who were led by the All-Star trio of Patrick Ewing, John Starks and Charles Oakley. The Nets lost the first two games to the Knicks on the road at Madison Square Garden, but managed to win Game 3 at home in overtime, 93–92 at the Brendan Byrne Arena. 1994 NBA Eastern Conference First Round Game 3: New York Knicks at New Jersey Nets Box Score, May 4, 1994 Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/199405040NJN.html June 23, 2026 However, the Nets lost Game 4 to the Knicks at home, 102–92, thus losing the series in four games; the Nets struggled only shooting .357 in field-goal percentage during the series. Brown Clifton Basketball: Knicks Cancel Nets' Weekend Trip to City The New York Times May 7, 1994 https://www.nytimes.com/1994/05/07/sports/basketball-knicks-cancel-nets-weekend-trip-to-city.html July 26, 2021 Associated Press NBA Playoffs: Tune-up Over, Knicks Ready for Bulls Los Angeles Times May 7, 1994 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-05-07-sp-54780-story.html December 4, 2022 1994 NBA Eastern Conference First Round: Nets vs. Knicks Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/1994-nba-eastern-conference-first-round-nets-vs-knicks.html February 9, 2023 The Knicks would advance to the 1994 NBA Finals, but would lose to the Houston Rockets in a full seven-game series. Brown Clifton N.B.A. Finals: Rockets Hit the Heights as Champions The New York Times June 23, 1994 https://www.nytimes.com/1994/06/23/sports/nba-finals-rockets-hit-the-heights-as-champions.html September 26, 2022 Howard-Cooper Scott Rockets Follow Their Leader to First NBA Championship: Pro Basketball: Olajuwon Shows the Way, Leading Houston to 90-84 Victory over Knicks in Game 7 Los Angeles Times June 23, 1994 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-06-23-sp-7519-story.html September 26, 2022 1994 NBA Finals: Knicks vs. Rockets Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/1994-nba-finals-knicks-vs-rockets.html February 9, 2023 Aftermath Following the season, Daly resigned as head coach to pursue a broadcasting career, Araton Harvey Daly Quit to Avoid Really Turning Gray The New York Times May 27, 1994 https://www.nytimes.com/1994/05/27/sports/on-pro-basketball-daly-quit-to-avoid-really-turning-gray.html October 13, 2021 Staff and Wire Reports Daly Quits as Net Coach to Become TV Analyst Los Angeles Times May 27, 1994 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-05-27-sp-62699-story.html September 26, 2022 Howard Johnette Daly Departs as a Coach in the Classic Style The Washington Post May 29, 1994 https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1994/05/29/daly-departs-as-a-coach-in-the-classic-style/94a7f853-ed8d-4718-98f4-8d14d1991ac9/ December 4, 2022 while Newman signed as a free agent with the Milwaukee Bucks, Transactions The Daily Gazette October 7, 1994 C3 https://books.google.com/books?id=bnkhAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA64&dq=1994+Milwaukee+Bucks+signed+guard+johnny+newman&article_id=6245,2460625&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjgp8n00NiNAxWgQjABHZ0JDWUQ6AF6BAgLEAM#v=onepage&q=1994%20Milwaukee%20Bucks%20signed%20guard%20johnny%20newman&f=false June 4, 2025 Eastern Conference The Washington Post November 4, 1994 https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1994/11/04/eastern-conference/6a9f6bcb-fb82-4243-8284-36f7dc0be7ea/ November 10, 2022 and Wesley signed with the Boston Celtics. Draft picks 1993 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality College 1 16 Rex Walters SG United States Kansas 2 36 John Best PF United States Tennessee Tech Roster New Jersey Nets 1993–94 #0C479D #FFFFFF #EC0044 #FFFFFF 7 Kenny Anderson basketball G 6 0 168 1970-10-09 Georgia Tech 00 Benoit Benjamin C 7 0 250 1964-11-22 Creighton 42 P. J. Brown F 6 11 225 1969-10-14 Louisiana Tech 44 Derrick Coleman F 6 10 230 1967-06-21 Syracuse 21 Kevin Edwards G 6 3 190 1965-10-30 DePaul 43 Armen Gilliam F 6 9 230 1964-05-28 UNLV 4 Rick Mahorn F 6 10 240 1958-09-21 Hampton 34 Chris Morris basketball F 6 8 210 1966-01-20 Auburn 20 Johnny Newman G 6 7 190 1963-11-28 Richmond 33 Dwayne Schintzius C 7 1 260 1968-10-14 Florida 2 Rex Walters G 6 4 190 1970-03-12 Kansas 1 David Wesley G 6 0 190 1970-11-14 Baylor 55 Jayson Williams F 6 9 240 1968-02-22 St. John's Chuck Daly Rick Carlisle Paul Silas Brendan Suhr https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/NJN/1994.html Regular season Season standings NJN NJN z – clinched division title y – clinched division title x – clinched playoff spot Game log Regular season New Jersey Nets 1994 #DC143C #0000CD Total: 45–37 (Home: 29–12; Road: 16–25) New Jersey Nets November yes #0000CD #DC143C 2 4 2 6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | November 5, 19938:30p.m. EST | @ Houston | L 88–110 | Morris (20) | Coleman (13) | Anderson (7) | The Summit11,128 | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 7 | November 16, 19937:30p.m. EST | Houston | L 84–90 | Anderson (24) | Anderson (13) | Anderson (12) | Brendan Byrne Arena9,110 | 3–4 New Jersey Nets December #0000CD #DC143C 6 2 1 4 New Jersey Nets January #0000CD #DC143C 4 2 4 4 New Jersey Nets February #0000CD #DC143C 5 2 4 2 |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break |- style="background:#cfc;" |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" New Jersey Nets March #0000CD #DC143C 7 0 2 6 New Jersey Nets April #0000CD #DC143C 5 2 3 3 NJU 1994 Playoffs New Jersey Nets 1994 yes #DC143C #0000CD New Jersey Nets First round yes yes no #0000CD #DC143C 1 1 0 2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | April 29 | @ New York | L 80–91 | Derrick Coleman (27) | Derrick Coleman (10) | Kenny Anderson (6) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | May 1 | @ New York | L 81–90 | Kenny Anderson (21) | Derrick Coleman (21) | four players tied (3) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 0–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | May 4 | New York | W 93–92 (OT) | Derrick Coleman (25) | Derrick Coleman (17) | Kenny Anderson (11) | Brendan Byrne Arena20,049 | 1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | May 6 | New York | L 102–92 | Derrick Coleman (31) | Derrick Coleman (9) | Kenny Anderson (7) | Brendan Byrne Arena20,049 | 1–3 NJN 1994 yes Player statistics Season PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPGDerrick Coleman777736.1.447.314.77411.33.40.91.820.2Kenny Anderson828238.2.417.303.8183.99.61.90.218.8Kevin Edwards828233.3.458.354.7703.42.81.50.414.0Armen Gilliam82524.0.510.000.7596.10.80.50.711.8Chris Morris502727.0.447.361.7204.61.71.11.010.9Johnny Newman63020.1.453.270.8071.90.70.80.39.5Benoit Benjamin777423.6.480.7106.50.60.51.29.3Rumeal Robinson17017.7.353.467.5001.42.60.90.25.9P.J. Brown795424.7.415.167.7576.21.20.91.25.7Jayson Williams70012.5.427.6053.80.40.20.54.6Ron Anderson11216.0.349.333.8332.40.50.50.24.0Rex Walters4808.0.522.500.8240.81.50.30.13.4David Wesley6009.0.368.234.8300.72.10.60.13.1Dwayne Schintzius30710.6.345.5883.00.40.20.62.3Rick Mahorn2808.1.489.000.6501.90.20.10.22.1Dave Jamerson402.5.000.5000.80.30.00.00.3 Playoffs PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPGDerrick Coleman4443.3.397.556.78014.32.50.51.324.5Kenny Anderson4445.3.352.300.6673.06.82.30.015.8Kevin Edwards4437.0.360.000.9294.02.31.30.312.3Armen Gilliam4028.0.441.000.7506.30.30.51.810.5Chris Morris4324.5.279.1501.0005.51.81.31.39.3Benoit Benjamin4427.0.412.8755.30.30.52.05.3P.J. Brown4114.0.2221.0002.00.80.00.53.0Johnny Newman4013.5.231.250.7141.30.50.50.53.0David Wesley306.0.429.2501.0000.01.00.70.03.0Rex Walters101.01.0000.00.00.00.02.0Jayson Williams208.5.000.5001.50.00.00.00.5Rick Mahorn306.3.0001.30.00.00.30.0 Player statistics citation: Awards and records Derrick Coleman, All-NBA Third Team References See also 1993–94 NBA season New Jersey Nets season Category:New Jersey Nets seasons New Jersey Nets New Jersey Nets Category:20th century in East Rutherford, New Jersey Category:Meadowlands Sports Complex