The1995–96 San Antonio Spurs season was the 20th season for theSan Antonio Spurs in theNational Basketball Association, and their 29th season as a franchise.^[1] The Spurs hosted theNBA All-Star Game at theAlamodome inSan Antonio, Texas this season.^[2] During the off-season, the team acquiredWill Perdue from theChicago Bulls,^[3][4][5] and signed free agentsCarl Herrera, who previously won two NBA championships with theHouston Rockets,^[6] former Spurs centerGreg Anderson, and three-point specialistBrad Lohaus.^[7][8]

The Spurs got off to a solid 11–4 start to the regular season, holding a 31–14 record at the All-Star break.^[9] At mid-season, the team traded Lohaus, andJ.R. Reid to theNew York Knicks in exchange forCharles D. Smith, and second-year forwardMonty Williams.^[10][11][12] The Spurs posted a 17-game winning streak in March, where they went undefeated posting a 16–0 record, which matched the1971–72 Los Angeles Lakers' record.^[13][14][15] The Spurs went on to win their second consecutiveMidwest Division title with a 59–23 record, and earned the second seed in theWestern Conference.^[16]

David Robinson averaged 25.0 points, 12.2 rebounds, 1.4 steals and 3.3 blocks per game, and was named to theAll-NBA First Team, and to theNBA All-Defensive Second Team.^[17] In addition,Sean Elliott averaged 20.0 points and 5.1 rebounds per game, and contributed 161 three-point field goals, whileVinny Del Negro provided the team with 14.5 points per game, andAvery Johnson provided with 13.1 points, 9.6 assists and 1.5 steals per game. Off the bench, sixth man and three-point specialistChuck Person contributed 10.9 points per game, and led the Spurs with 190 three-point field goals, and Perdue averaged 5.2 points and 6.1 rebounds per game.^[18]

During theNBA All-Star weekend at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Robinson and Elliott were both selected for the1996 NBA All-Star Game, as members of the Western Conference All-Star team; it was Elliott's second and final All-Star appearance.^[19][20][21] Robinson also finished in second place inMost Valuable Player voting, behindMichael Jordan of theChicago Bulls,^[22][23] and in fourth place inDefensive Player of the Year voting,^[23] while Del Negro finished tied in fourteenth place inMost Improved Player voting, Person finished in sixth place inSixth Man of the Year voting,^[23] and head coachBob Hill finished tied in third place inCoach of the Year voting.^[24][23]

In their seventh consecutive trip to theNBA playoffs, the Spurs would easily beat thePhoenix Suns in four games in the Western Conference First Round of the1996 NBA playoffs.^[25][26][27] However, in the Western Conference Semi-finals, the Spurs would again stumble in the postseason losing toKarl Malone,John Stockton and the 3rd-seededUtah Jazz in six games, including a 108–81 road loss at theDelta Center in Game 6.^[28][29][30]

The Spurs finished seventh in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 782,701 at the Alamodome during the regular season.^[18][31] Following the season,Doc Rivers retired to become a broadcast analyst forTurner Sports, ending his 13-year career in the NBA.^[32][33][34]

A notable highlight of the regular season was the Spurs defeating the expansionVancouver Grizzlies, 111–62 at the Alamodome on November 8, 1995. Vancouver's 62 points were the fifth-lowest number of points scored in a game in NBA history at the time.^[35][36][37]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	29	Cory Alexander	PG	United States	Virginia

1995–96 San Antonio Spurs roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From G 1 Cory Alexander 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1973–06–22 Virginia C 33 Greg Anderson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1964–06–22 Houston G 15 Vinny Del Negro 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1966–08–09 NC State G 5 Dell Demps  6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1970–02–12 Pacific F 32 Sean Elliott 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1968–02–02 Arizona F 7 Carl Herrera 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1966–12–14 Houston G 6 Avery Johnson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1965–03–25 Southern C 41 Will Perdue 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1965–09–29 Vanderbilt F 45 Chuck Person 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1964–06–27 Auburn G 25 Doc Rivers 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1961–10–13 Marquette C 50 David Robinson 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1965–08–06 Navy F 54 Charles Smith 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1965–07–16 Pittsburgh F 3 Monty Williams 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1971–10–08 Notre Dame

Head coach Bob Hill Assistant(s) Dave Cowens Hank Egan Paul Pressey Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster

z – clinched division title

y – clinched division title

x – clinched playoff spot

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