1993–94 Orlando Magic season

1993–94 Orlando Magic season
Anfernee Hardaway's rookie season First playoff appearance
Head coach	Brian Hill
Arena	Orlando Arena
Results
Record	50–32 (.610)
Place	Division: 2nd (Atlantic) Conference: 4th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	East First Round (eliminated 0–3)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	SportsChannel Florida, Sunshine Network, WKCF
Radio	WDBO

The 1993–94 season was the Magic's fifth season in the NBA.^[1] The team narrowly missed the playoffs the previous season, but as a result, received unexpected good fortune. Despite having the worst odds, the Magic won the NBA Draft Lottery for the second consecutive season. The Magic drafted Chris Webber out of the University of Michigan with the first pick overall. They would eventually swap Webber to the Golden State Warriors for the rights to guard Anfernee Hardaway. Hardaway was selected 3rd overall by the Warriors, but the Magic acquired 3 future first round picks so the Warriors could have the rights to Chris Webber.^[2]

With the addition of Hardaway, the Magic acquired a guard who could get Shaquille O'Neal the ball more often. O'Neal continued to dominate the league in scoring as he averaged 29.3 points per game. The Magic had qualified for the playoffs for the first time in franchise history. The club finished with a record of 50 wins and 32 losses, which was good enough for 2nd place in the Atlantic Division.^[2] In the playoffs, the Magic would struggle. The Magic lost their first 2 games at home by a total of 3 points as Shaq's weakness at the free throw line was exposed. In the end, the Magic were swept by the 5th-seeded Indiana Pacers in 3 straight.^[2] Following the season, Scott Skiles was traded to the Washington Bullets.

Offseason

Chris Webber was selected by the Orlando Magic with the first pick of the 1993 NBA draft, becoming the first sophomore since Magic Johnson to be a #1 overall draft pick. The Magic immediately traded him to the Golden State Warriors in exchange for Anfernee Hardaway and three future first round draft picks.

Draft picks

Main article: 1993 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
1	1	Chris Webber	PF/C	United States	Michigan
1	26	Geert Hammink	C	Netherlands	LSU

Roster

Orlando Magic roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)
2.0 !SG	25	USA !	Anderson, Nick	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Illinois
4.5 !PF	00	USA !	Avent, Anthony	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Seton Hall
2.0 !SG	14	USA !	Bowie, Anthony	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Oklahoma
1.0 !PG	11	USA !	Green, Litterial	7000185420000000000♠6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Georgia
6.0 !C	43	NED !	Hammink, Geert	7000213360000000000♠7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	262 lb (119 kg)	LSU
1.0 !PG	1	USA !	Hardaway, Anfernee	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Memphis
6.0 !C	34	USA !	Kite, Greg	7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Brigham Young
4.5 !PF	42	USA !	Krystkowiak, Larry	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Montana
6.0 !C	32	USA !	O'Neal, Shaquille	7000215899999999999♠7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	325 lb (147 kg)	LSU
6.0 !C	30	USA !	Rollins, Tree	7000215899999999999♠7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Clemson
3.0 !SF	5	USA !	Royal, Donald	7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Notre Dame
3.0 !SF	3	USA !	Scott, Dennis	7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	229 lb (104 kg)	Georgia Tech
1.0 !PG	4	USA !	Skiles, Scott	7000185420000000000♠6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Michigan State
6.0 !C	55	USA !	Tower, Keith	7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Notre Dame
4.5 !PF	31	USA !	Turner, Jeff	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Vanderbilt

Head coach

Brian Hill (JFK College)

Assistant coach(es)

Bob Hill (Bowling Green)
Tree Rollins (Clemson)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Roster

Roster Notes

Center Tree Rollins was a player/coach during the season.

Regular season

Penny Hardaway started out the season at the shooting guard position while he learned the point guard position from veteran Scott Skiles. By mid-season he took over point guard duties from Skiles. He immediately made an impact on the league, winning the MVP award at the inaugural Schick Rookie Game. Hardaway helped the Magic to their first playoff berth and first fifty-win season. He averaged 16 points, 6.6 assists, 5.4 rebounds per game while his 190 steals ranked 6th in the league. He recorded his first career triple double on April 15 when he registered 14 points, 12 assists, and 11 rebounds against the Boston Celtics. For his efforts he was named to the NBA All-Rookie first team and was the runner-up for Rookie of the Year to the aforementioned Webber.

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

^[3]

#	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	—

Playoffs

East First Round

(4) Orlando Magic vs. (5) Indiana Pacers: Pacers win series 3-0

Game 1 @ Orlando Arena, Orlando (April 28): Indiana 89, Orlando 88
Game 2 @ Orlando Arena, Orlando (April 30): Indiana 103, Orlando 101
Game 3 @ Market Square Arena, Indianapolis (May 2): Indiana 99, Orlando 86

Last Playoff Meeting: This is the first meeting between the Pacers and Magic.

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
Nick Anderson	81	81	34.7
Anthony Avent
Anthony Bowie
Anthony Cook
Litterial Green
Geert Hammink
Anfernee Hardaway
Greg Kite
Larry Krystkowiak
Todd Lichti
Tree Rollins
Donald Royal
Dennis Scott
Scott Skiles
Keith Tower
Jeff Turner
Lorenzo Williams

Awards and honors

Penny Hardaway, MVP, Schick Rookie Game
Penny Hardaway, NBA All-Rookie First Team

References

1993–94 NBA season by team

Eastern

Atlantic	Boston Miami New Jersey New York Orlando Philadelphia Washington

Central	Atlanta Charlotte Chicago Cleveland Detroit Indiana Milwaukee

Western

Midwest	Dallas Denver Houston Minnesota San Antonio Utah

Pacific	Golden State L.A. Clippers L.A. Lakers Phoenix Portland Sacramento Seattle

Orlando Magic

Founded in 1989 Based in Orlando, Florida

Franchise	Franchise Summer League Expansion Draft All-time roster Draft history Records Seasons Current season

Arenas	Amway Arena Amway Center

General managers	Williams Gabriel Weisbrod Smith Hennigan

D-League affiliate	Erie BayHawks

Administration	RDV Sports, Inc. (Rich DeVos, Owner & Chairman) Alex Martins (President) Rob Hennigan (General Manager) Frank Vogel (Head Coach)

Retired numbers	6

Hall of Famers	Chuck Daly Patrick Ewing Shaquille O'Neal Dominique Wilkins

Conference Championships (2)	1995 2009

Division Championships (5)	1995 1996 2008 2009 2010

Culture and lore	"Get Ready for This" (2 Unlimited song) Paul Porter Rudy D'Amico Stuff the Magic Dragon

Media	TV Fox Sports Sun Fox Sports Florida Radio WDBO Announcers David Steele Jeff Turner Dennis Neumann Richie Adubato

Orlando Magic seasons

1990s

2000s

2010s

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