1993–94 Phoenix Suns season

The 1993–94 NBA season was the 26th season for the Phoenix Suns in the National Basketball Association.[1] During the offseason, the Suns signed unrestricted free agent A.C. Green, who won two championships with the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1980s. The Suns were led by Paul Westphal, in his second year as head coach of the Suns. All home games were played at America West Arena. The team got off to a 15–3 start and won their final seven games of the season, finishing second in the Pacific Division with a 56–26 record. In the first round of the playoffs, they swept the Golden State Warriors in three straight games, but lost to the Houston Rockets four games to three in the semifinals.[2]

1993–94 Phoenix Suns season
Head coachPaul Westphal
General managerJerry Colangelo
OwnersJerry Colangelo
ArenaAmerica West Arena
Results
Record56–26 (.683)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Pacific)
Conference: 3rd (Western)
Playoff finishSemifinals
(Lost to Rockets 3–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKUTP
ASPN
RadioKTAR

All-Star Charles Barkley, coming off an MVP season, led a Phoenix offense that had five players average at least 15 points or more, with Barkley leading at 21.6 per game. Point guard Kevin Johnson was the other 20-point scorer, averaging right at the mark, while Cedric Ceballos averaged 19.1, Dan Majerle 16.5, and Green 14.7. Barkley led the team in rebounds with an 11.2 average and Johnson in assists with 9.5 a game, the fifth-highest assist average in the league for the season. Majerle connected on 192 three-point field goals, tops in the league.

Barkley and Johnson returned to the All-Star Game, Barkley's eighth and for Johnson, his third and final All-Star selection. However, Barkley was injured and did not play in the All-Star Game, which was held in Minneapolis. At season's end, both had earned All-NBA Second Team honors. Following the season, Ceballos was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers,[3] and second-year center Oliver Miller signed as a free agent with the Detroit Pistons, while Mark West was traded to the Pistons for a future draft pick.

Offseason

NBA Draft
Main article: 1993 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 27 Malcolm Mackey Forward  United States Georgia Tech
2 49 Mark Buford Center  United States Mississippi Valley State
2 54 Byron Wilson Guard  United States Utah

Roster
Phoenix Suns roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHeightWeightDOB (Y-M-D)From
SG 22 Ainge, Danny 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1959–03–17 BYU
PF 34 Barkley, Charles 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 252 lb (114 kg) 1963–02–20 Auburn
SF 23 Ceballos, Cedric 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1969–08–02 Cal State Fullerton
PG 10 Cooper, Duane 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1969–06–25 Southern California
SF 21 Dumas, Richard (S) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1969–05–19 Oklahoma State
PF 45 Green, A. C. 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1963–10–04 Oregon State
SG 4 Henry, Herman 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1967–12–08 Oklahoma
PG 3 Johnson, Frank 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1958–11–23 Wake Forest
PG 7 Johnson, Kevin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1966–03–04 California
C 35 Kleine, Joe 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1962–01–04 Arkansas
PF 27 Mackey, Malcolm 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 248 lb (112 kg) 1970–07–11 Georgia Tech
SG 9 Majerle, Dan 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1965–09–09 Central Michigan
C 25 Miller, Oliver 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 280 lb (127 kg) 1970–04–06 Arkansas
C 0 Mustaf, Jerrod 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 238 lb (108 kg) 1969–10–28 Maryland
PG 2 Perry, Elliot 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 150 lb (68 kg) 1969–03–28 Memphis
C 41 West, Mark 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1960–11–05 Old Dominion
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster Notes
  • Forward Richard Dumas was suspended indefinitely without pay by the NBA for refusing to cooperate in substance-abuse rehabilitation.

Regular season

Standings
Pacific Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Seattle SuperSonics 6319.768—37–426–1525–5
x-Phoenix Suns 5626.683736–520–2119–11
x-Golden State Warriors 5032.6101329–1221–2019–11
x-Portland Trail Blazers 4735.5731630–1117–2417–13
Los Angeles Lakers 3349.4023021–2012–297–23
Sacramento Kings 2854.3413520–218–339–21
Los Angeles Clippers 2755.3293617–2410–319–21
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Seattle SuperSonics6319.768–
2 y-Houston Rockets5824.7075
3 x-Phoenix Suns5626.6837
4 x-San Antonio Spurs5527.6718
5 x-Utah Jazz5329.64610
6 x-Golden State Warriors5032.61013
7 x-Portland Trail Blazers4735.57316
8 x-Denver Nuggets4240.51221
9 Los Angeles Lakers3349.40230
10 Sacramento Kings2854.34135
11 Los Angeles Clippers2755.32936
12 Minnesota Timberwolves2062.24443
13 Dallas Mavericks1369.15950

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 —4–04–12–33–12–01–14–00–21–13–21–11–13–15–02–01–32–23–14–01–11–12–01–11–11–14–0
Boston 0–4—0–42–21–32–01–13–11–11–10–41–11–12–33–11–11–40–42–24–11–11–11–10–20–20–23–2
Charlotte 1–44–0—1–41–41–11–14–00–21–12–21–12–01–33–22–02–23–12–23–12–00–21–10–20–21–12–2
Chicago 3–22–24–1—1–32–01–15–02–01–14–12–01–12–24–02–03–11–32–23–11–10–21–11–11–12–04–0
Cleveland 1–33–14–13–1—2–01–13–22–00–22–32–01–11–33–22–02–20–42–24–00–22–02–00–21–11–13–1
Dallas 0–20–21–10–20–2—1–41–10–41–40–20–40–40–20–25–10–20–20–20–20–41–32–20–50–40–51–1
Denver 1–11–11–11–11–14–1—2–01–33–21–13–13–11–12–04–11–11–11–10–21–31–32–22–42–21–41–1
Detroit 0–41–30–40–52–31–10–2—0–20–21–41–10–22–21–42–01–30–41–31–31–10–21–11–11–10–22–2
Golden State 2–01–12–00–20–24–03–12–0—0–41–14–15–02–02–02–20–21–11–11–12–33–24–12–21–43–12–0
Houston 1–11–11–11–12–04–12–32–04–0—1–14–03–12–01–14–12–02–01–12–02–24–04–02–32–23–31–1
Indiana 2–34–02–21–43–22–01–14–11–11–1—2–00–23–13–12–03–10–42–22–21–11–12–00–21–11–13–1
L.A. Clippers 1–11–11–10–20–24–01–31–11–40–40–2—2–31–11–11–31–10–21–11–10–52–33–21–31–41–31–1
L.A. Lakers 1–11–10–21–11–14–01–32–00–51–32–03–2—1–12–03–10–20–22–01–13–20–51–40–40–52–21–1
Miami 1–33–23–12–23–12–01–12–20–20–21–31–11–1—4–02–02–32–22–34–10–20–21–10–21–11–13–1
Milwaukee 0–51–32–30–42–32–00–24–10–21–11–31–10–20–4—0–21–30–41–31–30–21–11–10–20–20–21–3
Minnesota 0–21–10–20–20–21–51–40–22–21–40–23–11–30–22–0—1–10–21–12–00–40–42–21–40–41–40–2
New Jersey 3–14–12–21–32–22–01–13–12–00–21–31–12–03–23–11–1—4–10–53–10–20–21–11–11–11–13–1
New York 2–24–01–33–14–02–01–14–01–10–24–02–02–02–24–02–01–4—3–23–21–12–02–01–11–10–25–0
Orlando 1–32–22–22–22–22–01–13–11–11–12–21–10–23–23–11–15–02–3—4–01–12–02–00–21–12–04–1
Philadelphia 0–41–41–31–30–42–02–03–11–10–22–21–11–11–43–10–21–32–30–4—0–20–20–20–20–21–12–3
Phoenix 1–11–10–21–12–04–03–11–13–22–21–15–02–32–02–04–02–01–11–12–0—3–24–13–12–32–22–0
Portland 1–11–12–02–00–23–13–12–02–30–41–13–25–02–01–14–02–00–20–22–02–3—4–11–31–41–32–0
Sacramento 0–21–11–11–10–22–22–21–11–40–40–22–34–11–11–12–21–10–20–22–01–41–4—1–30–51–32–0
San Antonio 1–12–02–01–12–05–04–21–12–23–22–03–14–02–02–04–11–11–12–02–01–33–13–1—0–40–52–0
Seattle 1–12–02–01–11–14–02–21–14–12–21–14–15–01–12–04–01–11–11–12–03–24–15–04–0—3–12–0
Utah 1–12–01–10–21–15–04–12–01–33–31–13–12–21–12–04–11–12–00–21–12–23–13–15–01–3—2–0
Washington 0–42–32–20–41–31–11–12–20–21–11–31–11–11–33–12–01–30–51–43–20–20–20–20–20–20–2—

Playoffs

Game log
1994 playoff game log
First Round: 3–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–0)
Conference Semifinals: 3–4 (Home: 1–2; Road: 2–2)
1994 playoff schedule

Awards and honors

Week/Month
  • Charles Barkley was named Player of the Week for games played November 15 through November 21.
  • Oliver Miller was named Player of the Week for games played December 27 through January 2.

All-Star
  • Charles Barkley was voted as a starter for the Western Conference in the All-Star Game. It was his eighth consecutive All-Star selection. Barkley led all players in voting with 794,936 votes. Barkley was unable to play due to injury and was replaced by Gary Payton.
  • Kevin Johnson was selected as a reserve for the Western Conference in the All-Star Game. It was his third All-Star selection. Johnson finished third in voting among Western Conference guards with 431,885 votes.
  • Other Suns players receiving All-Star votes were A. C. Green (368,601) and Dan Majerle (329,618).

Season

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

Season
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Danny Ainge68122.9.417.328.830^1.92.6.8.18.9
Charles Barkley656535.4.495.270.70411.24.61.6.621.6
Cedric Ceballos534330.2.535.000.7246.51.71.1.419.1
Duane Cooper2325.9.439.143.7330.41.2.1.02.1
Joe Courtney*3315.1.513..7190.80.3.1.23.1
A. C. Green825534.5.502.229.7359.21.7.9.514.7
Skeeter Henry403.8.200.000.5000.51.0.0.01.0
Frank Johnson70512.5.448.167.7831.22.1.6.04.6
Kevin Johnson676736.6.487.222.819^2.59.51.9.120.0
Joe Kleine74411.5.488.455†.7692.60.6.2.33.9
Negele Knight*108.0.250..0.00.0.01.02.0
Malcolm Mackey2203.1.378.000.5001.10.0.0.11.5
Dan Majerle807640.1.418.382†.7394.43.41.6.516.5
Oliver Miller693025.9.609.222.5846.93.51.22.39.2
Jerrod Mustaf3325.9.357..5911.70.2.1.22.2
Elliot Perry27916.0.372.000.7501.44.6.9.03.9
Mark West825015.1.566..5003.60.4.41.34.7

* – Stats with the Suns.
† – Minimum 50 three-pointers made.
^ – Minimum 125 free-throws made.

Playoffs
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Danny Ainge10023.0.458.425.7142.32.1.6.18.6
Charles Barkley101042.5.509†.350.76413.04.82.5.927.6
Cedric Ceballos10821.2.462.000.8334.40.8.8.210.1
A. C. Green10235.0.482.412.6138.41.31.0.212.5
Skeeter Henry305.3.167.000.1.01.0.0.00.7
Frank Johnson706.6.083.000.5000.60.7.3.00.4
Kevin Johnson101042.7.458.300.8523.59.61.0.126.6
Joe Kleine8010.1.429..6672.10.4.1.53.5
Dan Majerle101041.0.362.339.6884.32.41.1.412.3
Oliver Miller10414.6.593†..4294.41.3.61.23.5
Elliot Perry403.3.143..0.00.3.3.00.5
Mark West769.9.333..7002.90.0.01.02.4

† – Minimum 20 field goals made.

Transactions

Trades
November 8, 1993
 To San Antonio Spurs---- To Phoenix Suns----

Additions
Date Player Contract Old Team
July 23, 1993 Richard Dumas Re-signed to multi-year contract Phoenix Suns
July 28, 1993 Frank Johnson Re-signed to 1-year contract for $500,000 Phoenix Suns
August 13, 1993 Joe Kleine Signed to 4-year contract for $3.8 million Boston Celtics
August 26, 1993 Cedric Ceballos Re-signed to 5-year contract for $11 million Phoenix Suns
September 3, 1993 Joe Courtney Signed to 1-year contract for $150,000 Golden State Warriors
September 28, 1993 A. C. Green Signed to 5-year contract for $15.1 million Los Angeles Lakers
October 7, 1993 Rod Higgins Undisclosed Sacramento Kings
November 10, 1993 Duane Cooper Signed to 1-year contract for $150,000 Los Angeles Lakers
January 22, 1994 Elliot Perry Signed to two 10-day contracts Grand Rapids Hoops (CBA)
February 11, 1994 Elliot Perry Signed for rest of season Phoenix Suns
April 15, 1994 Skeeter Henry Signed for rest of season Dijon (France)

Subtractions
Date Player Reason Left New Team
June 25, 1993 Tom Chambers Free agent Utah Jazz
October 16, 1993 Byron Wilson Waived Oklahoma City Cavalry (CBA)
November 2, 1993 Rod Higgins Waived Cleveland Cavaliers
January 21, 1994 Tim Kempton Waived Charlotte Hornets
February 26, 1994 Joe Courtney Waived Milwaukee Bucks

References
  1. https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/PHO/1994.html
  2. "The Future Is Now for Barkley, 104-94 : Pro basketball: After Rockets eliminate Suns, he says he will retire if doctors say he needs major back surgery to keep playing". Los Angeles Times. May 22, 1994. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  3. "Deal to Bring Ceballos to Lakers Nearly Done". Los Angeles Times. September 22, 1994. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
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