1993–94 Phoenix Suns season

The 1993–94 Phoenix Suns season was the 26th season for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association. 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.

All-Star Charles Barkley, coming off a 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 A.C. 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. At season's end, both had earned All-NBA Second Team honors.

Offseason

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
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight DOB (Y-M-D) From 1.5 !G 22 USA ! Ainge, Danny 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1959–03–17 Brigham Young 4.0 !F 34 USA ! Barkley, Charles 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 252 lb (114 kg) 1963–02–20 Auburn 4.0 !F 23 USA ! Ceballos, Cedric 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1969–08–02 Cal State Fullerton 1.5 !G 10 USA ! Cooper, Duane 73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1969–06–25 Southern California 4.0 !F 21 USA ! Dumas, Richard (S) 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1969–05–19 Oklahoma State 5.5 !F/C 45 USA ! Green, A. C. 81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1963–10–04 Oregon State 1.5 !G 4 USA ! Henry, Herman 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1967–12–08 Oklahoma 1.5 !G 3 USA ! Johnson, Frank 73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1958–11–23 Wake Forest 1.5 !G 7 USA ! Johnson, Kevin 73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1966–03–04 California 6.0 !C 35 USA ! Kleine, Joe 83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1962–01–04 Arkansas 5.5 !F/C 27 USA ! Mackey, Malcolm 81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 248 lb (112 kg) 1970–07–11 Georgia Tech 2.5 !G/F 9 USA ! Majerle, Dan 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1965–09–09 Central Michigan 6.0 !C 25 USA ! Miller, Oliver 81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 280 lb (127 kg) 1970–04–06 Arkansas 5.5 !F/C 0 USA ! Mustaf, Jerrod 82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 238 lb (108 kg) 1969–10–28 Maryland 1.5 !G 2 USA ! Perry, Elliot 72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 150 lb (68 kg) 1969–03–28 Memphis 6.0 !C 41 USA ! West, Mark 82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1960–11–05 Old Dominion	Head coach Paul Westphal (Southern California) Assistant coach(es) Scotty Robertson (Arkansas) Lionel Hollins (Arizona State) Athletic trainer(s) Joe Proski (Montana State) Aaron Nelson (Iowa State) Strength and conditioning coach(es) Robin Pound (Michigan State) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Depth chart

Regular season

Standings

Playoffs

Game log

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

• Charles Barkley was named to the All-NBA Second Team. Barkley also finished tenth in MVP voting.
• Kevin Johnson was named to the All-NBA Second Team. Johnson also finished 11th in MVP voting.
• Dan Majerle led the league in three-point field goals with 192.

Player statistics

Season

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

Playoffs

† - Minimum 20 field goals made.

References

• Standings on Basketball Reference