1994–95 Long Beach State 49ers men's basketball team

The 1994–95 Long Beach State 49ers men's basketball team represented California State University, Long Beach during the 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The 49ers, led by fifth year head coach Seth Greenberg, played their home games at Walter Pyramid and were members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 20–10, 13–5 in Big West play to finish in second place. They were champions of the Big West Basketball tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid into the 1995 NCAA tournament where they lost in the opening round to No. 4 seed Utah, 76–64.[1]

1994–95 Long Beach State 49ers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record20–10 (13–5 Big West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaWalter Pyramid
1994–95 Big West men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Utah State144 .778218  .724
New Mexico State135 .7222510  .714
Long Beach State135 .7222010  .667
Nevada126 .6671811  .621
Pacific99 .5001413  .519
UC Santa Barbara810 .4441314  .481
UNLV711 .3891216  .429
UC Irvine612 .3331316  .448
Cal State Fullerton513 .278720  .259
San Jose State315 .167423  .148
1995 Big West tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Roster

1994–95 Long Beach State Beach men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 22 Juaquin Hawkins 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
So Lynwood, California
F 34 Mike Atkinson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Sr San Jose, California
G 44 Eric Brown 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Jr City of Industry, California
F 55 Terrance O'Kelley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Sr Chattanooga, Tennessee
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster

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    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Non-Conference Regular season
    Nov 30, 1994*
    Detroit Mercy W 71–64  1–0
    Walter Pyramid 
    Long Beach, California
    Dec 29, 1994*
    vs. Coppin State
    Oldsmobile Spartan Classic
    W 69–63  4–1
    Breslin Center 
    East Lansing, Michigan
    Dec 30, 1994*
    at No. 15 Michigan State
    Oldsmobile Spartan Classic
    L 60–70  4–2
    Breslin Center 
    East Lansing, Michigan
    Big West Regular season
    Jan 5, 1995
    No. 20 New Mexico State L 78–98  4–3
    (0–1)
    Walter Pyramid 
    Long Beach, California
    Jan 9, 1995*
    Nebraska L 71–82  4–4
    Walter Pyramid 
    Long Beach, California
    1995 Big West tournament
    Mar 10, 1995*
    vs. UC Santa Barbara
    Quarterfinals
    W 67–64  18–9
    Thomas & Mack Center 
    Las Vegas, Nevada
    Mar 11, 1995*
    vs. New Mexico State
    Semifinals
    W 87–79  19–9
    Thomas & Mack Center 
    Las Vegas, Nevada
    Mar 12, 1995*
    vs. Nevada
    Championship game
    W 76–69 OT 20–9
    Thomas & Mack Center 
    Las Vegas, Nevada
    1995 NCAA tournament
    Mar 17, 1995*
    (13 W) vs. (4 W) No. 19 Utah
    First round
    L 64–76  20–10
    BSU Pavilion 
    Boise, Idaho
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Pacific Time (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region.

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    References

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