The 1994–95 New Jersey Nets season was the Nets' 28th season in the

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, and 19th season in

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. During the off-season, the Nets re-signed free agent

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, signed Sean Higgins, and undrafted rookie point guard Chris Childs. Under new head coach

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, the Nets fell apart like a cheap suit losing five of their first six games of the regular season, then after a 12–15 start, the team lost eight of their next nine games and played below .500 basketball for the entire season, holding a 19–31 record at the All-Star break.

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missed 26 games with assorted aches and pains, and a wrist injury, while

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only played just 14 games before sitting out the remainder of the season with a partly torn Achilles tendon,

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missed 21 games with a lower back injury, and top draft pick

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missed all but one game due to knee injuries. Both Coleman and Kenny Anderson had a public feud with their new coach, as the Nets lost 15 of their final 19 games and missed the

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, finishing in fifth place in the Atlantic Division with a disappointing 30–52 record. Coleman led the team with 20.5 points, 10.6 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game, while Anderson averaged 17.6 points, 9.4 assists and 1.4 steals per game, and

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provided the team with 14.8 points and 7.5 rebounds per game, and finished in ninth place in Sixth Man of the Year voting. In addition, Edwards contributed 14.0 points and 1.4 steals per game, while Chris Morris provided with 13.4 points and 5.7 rebounds per game, and also led the Nets with 106 three-point field goals, Benjamin averaged 11.1 points and 7.2 rebounds per game, second-year forward

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contributed 8.1 points, 6.1 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game, and second-year guard

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contributed 6.5 points per game. Following the season, Morris signed as a free agent with the

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, while Benjamin was left unprotected in the 1995 NBA expansion draft, where he was selected by the

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expansion team, and Floyd retired.

Draft picks

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

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Record vs. opponents

Game log

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Draft picks

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log

Regular season

Player statistics

Season

Awards and records

Transactions

References

See also