1994–95 Chicago Bulls season

1994–95 Chicago Bulls season
Michael Jordan returns
Head coach	Phil Jackson
Owner(s)	Jerry Reinsdorf
Arena	United Center
Results
Record	47–35 (.573)
Place	Division: 3rd (Central) Conference: 5th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	East Semifinals (eliminated 2–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	SportsChannel Chicago, WGN
Radio	WMAQ

The 1994–95 NBA season was the Bulls' 29th season in the NBA. The Bulls were 23-25 at the All-Star break, but they received a major boost upon the return of Michael Jordan, who came out of retirement to rejoin the team, faxing a memo that simply said "I'm back." Chicago finished the season with a 47-35 record, going 13-4 with Jordan back in the lineup. The Bulls finished third in the Central Division and fifth in the Eastern Conference. The Bulls defeated the fourth seeded Charlotte Hornets in the first round of the 1995 NBA Playoffs, but would eventually lose in the second round to the Conference champion Orlando Magic.

Offseason

NBA Draft

Main article: 1994 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
1	21	Dickey Simpkins	PF	United States	Providence
2	49	Kris Bruton	F	United States	Benedict

Roster

1994-95 Chicago Bulls roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. From PG 10 Armstrong, B.J. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Iowa PF 44 Blount, Corie 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Cincinnati SF 30 Buechler, Jud 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Arizona SG 3 English, Jo Jo 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) South Carolina C 35 Foster, Greg 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Texas–El Paso SG 9 Harper, Ron 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Miami (OH) SG 45 Jordan, Michael 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) North Carolina PG 25 Kerr, Steve 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Arizona PF 42 Krystkowiak, Larry 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Montana SF 7 Kukoč, Toni 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Croatia C 13 Longley, Luc 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 265 lb (120 kg) New Mexico SG 20 Myers, Pete 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Arkansas-Little Rock C 32 Perdue, Will 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Vanderbilt SF 33 Pippen, Scottie 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Central Arkansas PF 8 Simpkins, Dickey 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 248 lb (112 kg) Providence C 34 Wennington, Bill 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) St. John's	Head coach Phil Jackson (North Dakota) Assistant coach(es) Jim Cleamons (Ohio State) Jim Rodgers (Iowa) Tex Winter (Southern California) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Indiana Pacers	52	30	.634	–	33–8	19–22	18–10
x-Charlotte Hornets	50	32	.610	2	29–12	21–20	17–11
x-Chicago Bulls	47	35	.573	5	28–13	19–22	16–12
x-Cleveland Cavaliers	43	39	.524	9	26–15	17–24	17–11
x-Atlanta Hawks	42	40	.512	10	24–17	18–23	9–19
Milwaukee Bucks	34	48	.415	18	22–19	12–29	13–15
Detroit Pistons	28	54	.341	24	13–28	8–33	7–21

Player stats

Note: GP= Games played; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points; AVG = Average

	GP	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	AVG
B.J. Armstrong	82	186	244	84	8	1150	14.0
Corie Blount	68	240	60	26	33	238	3.5
Toni Kukoc	81	440	372	102	16	1271	15.7
Luc Longley	55	263	73	24	45	358	6.5
Will Perdue	78	522	90	26	56	621	8.0

Playoffs

East First Round

(4) Charlotte Hornets vs. (5) Chicago Bulls: Bulls win series 3-1

• Game 1 @ Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte (April 28): Chicago 108, Charlotte 100 (OT)
• Game 2 @ Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte (April 30): Charlotte 106, Chicago 89
• Game 3 @ United Center, Chicago (May 2): Chicago 103, Charlotte 80
• Game 4 @ United Center, Chicago (May 4): Chicago 85, Charlotte 84

East Conference Semifinals

(1) Orlando Magic vs. (5) Chicago Bulls: Magic win series 4-2

• Game 1 @ Orlando Arena, Orlando (May 7): Orlando 94, Chicago 91
• Game 2 @ Orlando Arena, Orlando (May 10): Chicago 104, Orlando 94
• Game 3 @ United Center, Chicago (May 12): Orlando 110, Chicago 101
• Game 4 @ United Center, Chicago (May 14): Chicago 106, Orlando 95
• Game 5 @ Orlando Arena, Orlando (May 16): Orlando 103, Chicago 95
• Game 6 @ United Center, Chicago (May 18): Orlando 108, Chicago 102

Last Playoff Meeting: Not available (first playoff series)

Awards and records

• Scottie Pippen, All-NBA First Team
• Scottie Pippen, NBA All-Defensive First Team

NBA All-Star Game

• Scottie Pippen

References

• Bulls on Database Basketball
• Bulls on Basketball Reference