1995–96 Washington Bullets season

1995–96 Washington Bullets season
Rasheed Wallace's rookie season
Head coach	Jim Lynam
Arena	US Airways Arena
Results
Record	39–43 (.476)
Place	Division: 4th (Atlantic) Conference: 10th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	DNQ
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1995-96 NBA season was the Bullets' 35th season in the NBA.^[1] During the offseason, the Bullets acquired Mark Price from the Cleveland Cavaliers and Robert Pack from the Denver Nuggets. In his second season, Juwan Howard emerged as a star on the court an in the community averaging 22.1 points per game while being selected to the 1996 NBA All-Star Game. However, Injuries would be an issue as his teammate Chris Webber would be limited to 15 games following the lingering effect to his injured shoulder, Price only appeared in just seven games due to a sore left heel, and Pack who played in 31 games was out with nerve damage in his right leg.

The Bullets finished fourth in the Atlantic Division with a 39–43 record, which was an impressive 18-game improvement over their previous season. However, they missed the playoffs for the eighth consecutive season. 7'7" center Gheorghe Muresan was named Most Improved Player of The Year, and top draft pick Rasheed Wallace made the All-Rookie Second Team. Following the season, Wallace was traded to the Portland Trail Blazers, Pack was dealt to the New Jersey Nets, Price signed as a free agent with the Golden State Warriors, and Jim McIlvaine signed with the Seattle SuperSonics.

Offseason

Draft picks

Main article: 1995 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	4	Rasheed Wallace	Forward	United States	North Carolina
2	32	Terrence Rencher	Guard	United States	Texas

Roster

Washington Bullets roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)
2.0 !SG	32	USA !	Butler, Mitchell	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	UCLA
2.0 !SG	40	USA !	Cheaney, Calbert	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	Indiana
2.0 !SG	21	USA !	Eackles, Ledell	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	New Orleans
3.0 !SF	5	USA !	Howard, Juwan	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Michigan
2.0 !SG	23	USA !	Legler, Tim	7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	La Salle
6.0 !C	42	USA !	Lewis, Cedric	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Maryland
4.5 !PF	55	USA !	McCann, Bob	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	244 lb (111 kg)	Morehead State
6.0 !C	22	USA !	McIlvaine, Jim	7000215899999999999♠7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Marquette
6.0 !C	77	ROM !	Mureșan, Gheorghe	7000231140000000000♠7 ft 7 in (2.31 m)	303 lb (137 kg)	Romania
1.0 !PG	14	USA !	Pack, Robert	7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Southern California
1.0 !PG	20	USA !	Price, Brent	7000185420000000000♠6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Oklahoma
1.0 !PG	15	USA !	Price, Mark	7000182880000000000♠6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Georgia Tech
4.5 !PF	34	USA !	Thornton, Bob	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	UC Irvine
4.5 !PF	30	USA !	Wallace, Rasheed	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	North Carolina
4.5 !PF	4	USA !	Webber, Chris	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Michigan
1.0 !PG	12	USA !	Whitney, Chris	7000182880000000000♠6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	168 lb (76 kg)	Clemson

Head coach

Jim Lynam (Saint Joseph's)

Assistant coach(es)

Derek Smith (Louisville)
Bob Staak (Connecticut)

Legend

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

Roster • Transactions

Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Orlando Magic	60	22	.732	–	37–4	23–18	21–3
x-New York Knicks	47	35	.573	13	26–15	21–20	16–8
x-Miami Heat	42	40	.512	18	26–15	16–25	13–12
Washington Bullets	39	43	.476	21	25–16	14–27	10–14
Boston Celtics	33	49	.402	27	18–23	15–26	12–12
New Jersey Nets	30	52	.366	30	20–21	10–31	8–17
Philadelphia 76ers	18	64	.220	42	11–30	7–34	5–19

Eastern Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Chicago Bulls	72	10	.878	–
2	y-Orlando Magic	60	22	.732	12
3	x-Indiana Pacers	52	30	.634	20
4	x-Cleveland Cavaliers	47	35	.573	25
5	x-New York Knicks	47	35	.573	25
6	x-Atlanta Hawks	46	36	.561	26
7	x-Detroit Pistons	46	36	.561	26
8	x-Miami Heat	42	40	.512	30

9	Charlotte Hornets	41	41	.500	31
10	Washington Bullets	39	43	.476	33
11	Boston Celtics	33	49	.402	39
12	New Jersey Nets	30	52	.366	42
13	Milwaukee Bucks	25	57	.305	47
14	Toronto Raptors	21	61	.256	51
15	Philadelphia 76ers	18	64	.220	54

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1995-96 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	TOR	UTA	VAN	WAS
Atlanta	—	4–0	3–1	0–4	3–1	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	1–3	2–0	0–2	2–2	2–2	1–1	4–0	2–1	2–2	2–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	0–2	0–2	4–0	1–1	2–0	1–3
Boston	0–4	—	2–2	0–3	1–3	0–2	1–1	2–1	0–2	1–1	0–4	2–0	0–2	3–1	3–1	2–0	2–2	0–4	1–3	4–0	1–1	0–2	2–0	0–2	0–2	3–1	0–2	1–1	2–2
Charlotte	1–3	2–2	—	1–3	3–1	2–0	2–0	1–3	0–2	0–2	1–3	1–1	2–0	2–2	3–1	1–1	0–3	3–0	0–4	3–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	3–1	1–1	2–0	3–1
Chicago	4–0	3–0	3–1	—	4–0	2–0	1–1	4–0	2–0	2–0	2–2	2–0	2–0	3–1	4–0	2–0	3–0	3–1	3–1	4–0	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–0	2–0	4–0
Cleveland	1–3	3–1	1–3	0–4	—	2–0	1–1	2–2	2–0	1–1	2–2	2–0	2–0	1–3	4–0	2–0	1–2	3–1	1–2	4–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	3–1	0–2	2–0	3–1
Dallas	1–1	2–0	0–2	0–2	0–2	—	2–2	0–2	2–2	1–3	0–2	2–2	0–4	0–2	1–1	0–4	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	0–4	2–2	2–2	2–2	1–1	1–3	4–0	0–2
Denver	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–2	—	1–1	2–2	1–3	0–2	1–3	2–2	0–2	1–1	4–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	3–1	0–4	0–4	0–4	1–3	2–0	3–1	3–1	1–1
Detroit	2–2	1–2	3–1	0–4	2–2	2–0	1–1	—	2–0	1–1	2–2	2–0	0–2	1–3	2–2	1–1	4–0	0–4	1–3	4–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	4–0	0–2	2–0	1–2
Golden State	1–1	2–0	2–0	0–2	0–2	2–2	2–2	0–2	—	2–2	1–1	3–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–0	0–2	0–2	2–0	1–3	1–3	1–3	1–3	0–4	1–1	1–3	4–0	1–1
Houston	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	3–1	3–1	1–1	2–2	—	2–0	4–0	3–1	0–2	2–0	2–2	2–0	0–2	0–2	2–0	3–1	2–2	2–2	1–3	0–4	2–0	2–2	4–0	1–1
Indiana	3–1	4–0	3–1	2–2	2–2	2–0	2–0	2–2	1–1	0–2	—	2–0	1–1	3–0	3–1	1–1	1–3	1–3	2–2	3–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	4–0	0–2	2–0	3–0
L.A. Clippers	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–2	3–1	0–2	1–3	0–4	0–2	—	0–4	1–1	1–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–0	3–1	2–2	2–2	1–3	0–4	0–2	1–3	3–1	1–1
L.A. Lakers	2–0	2–0	0–2	0–2	0–2	4–0	2–2	2–0	3–1	1–3	1–1	4–0	—	2–0	2–0	3–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–2	3–1	1–3	2–2	2–0	2–2	4–0	1–1
Miami	2–2	1–3	2–2	1–3	3–1	2–0	2–0	3–1	1–1	2–0	0–3	1–1	0–2	—	3–0	1–1	5–0	1–3	1–3	3–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–1	0–2	1–1	2–2
Milwaukee	2–2	1–3	1–3	0–4	0–4	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	1–1	0–2	0–3	—	1–1	1–3	2–2	1–3	2–1	0–2	2–0	0–2	1–1	0–2	2–2	0–2	1–1	1–3
Minnesota	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	4–0	0–4	1–1	1–3	2–2	1–1	1–3	1–3	1–1	1–1	—	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–3	0–4	3–1	1–3	0–4	1–1	1–3	2–2	0–2
New Jersey	0–4	2–2	3–0	0–3	2–1	1–1	2–0	0–4	0–2	0–2	3–1	1–1	0–2	0–5	3–1	1–1	—	2–2	0–4	2–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–2	0–2	2–0	2–2
New York	1–2	4–0	0–3	1–3	1–3	2–0	1–1	4–0	2–0	2–0	3–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–2	2–0	2–2	—	1–3	3–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	4–0	1–1	1–1	3–1
Orlando	2–2	3–1	4–0	1–3	2–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–0	2–0	2–2	2–0	1–1	3–1	3–1	2–0	4–0	3–1	—	4–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–1	1–1	2–0	4–0
Philadelphia	1–2	0–4	1–3	0–4	0–4	2–0	0–2	0–4	0–2	0–2	1–3	0–2	1–1	1–3	1–2	1–1	2–2	1–3	0–4	—	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	3–1	1–1	1–1	1–3
Phoenix	2–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	3–1	1–3	0–2	3–1	1–3	1–1	1–3	1–3	1–1	2–0	3–1	2–0	2–0	0–2	2–0	—	2–2	2–2	1–3	0–4	2–0	1–3	4–0	2–0
Portland	0–2	2–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	4–0	4–0	0–2	3–1	2–2	1–1	2–2	2–2	2–0	0–2	4–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–2	—	1–3	1–3	1–3	2–0	1–3	2–2	0–2
Sacramento	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–2	4–0	1–1	3–1	2–2	2–0	2–2	1–3	1–1	2–0	1–3	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–2	3–1	—	1–3	0–4	2–0	0–4	2–2	0–2
San Antonio	2–0	2–0	2–0	0–2	2–0	2–2	4–0	0–2	3–1	3–1	1–1	3–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	3–1	3–1	3–1	—	2–2	2–0	3–1	4–0	1–1
Seattle	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–2	3–1	1–1	4–0	4–0	0–2	4–0	2–2	2–0	2–0	4–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	4–0	3–1	4–0	2–2	—	1–1	3–1	3–1	1–1
Toronto	0–4	1–3	1–3	1–3	1–3	1–1	0–2	0–4	1–1	0–2	0–4	2–0	0–2	1–2	2–2	1–1	2–2	0–4	1–2	1–3	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	—	0–2	1–1	3–1
Utah	1–1	2–0	1–1	0–2	2–0	3–1	1–3	2–0	3–1	2–2	2–0	3–1	2–2	2–0	2–0	3–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	3–1	4–0	1–3	1–3	2–0	—	4–0	1–1
Vancouver	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–4	1–3	0–2	0–4	0–4	0–2	1–3	0–4	1–1	1–1	2–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–4	2–2	2–2	0–4	1–3	1–1	0–4	—	0–2
Washington	3–1	2–2	1–3	0–4	1–3	2–0	1–1	2–1	1–1	1–1	0–3	1–1	1–1	2–2	3–1	2–0	2–2	1–3	0–4	3–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–3	1–1	2–0	—

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

Awards and records

References

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Washington Wizards

Founded in 1961 Formerly the Chicago Packers (1961–1962), the Chicago Zephyrs (1962–1963), the Baltimore Bullets (1963–1973), the Capital Bullets (1973–1974), and the Washington Bullets (1974–1997) Based in Washington, D.C.

Franchise	Franchise Expansion Draft All-time roster Draft history Head coaches Seasons Current season

Arenas	International Amphitheatre Chicago Coliseum Baltimore Civic Center Cole Field House Capital Centre/US Airways Arena Verizon Center

General Managers	Ferry Nash Unseld Grunfeld

D-League affiliate	None

Administration	Ted Leonsis (Owner) Ernie Grunfeld (President & GM of Basketball Ops.) Scott Brooks (Head Coach)

Retired Numbers	10 11 25 41

NBA Championships (1)	1978

Eastern Conference Championships (4)	1971 1975 1978 1979

Culture and lore	Wes Unseld 1975 championship upset It ain't over till the fat lady sings The Big E Abe Pollin Earl the Pearl Agent Zero Robin Ficker

Media	TV WDCW Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic The Comcast Network Radio WJFK-FM Announcers Steve Buckhantz Phil Chenier Dave Johnson Glenn Consor

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