1994–95 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball team

1994–95 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball
1994–95 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball
Sun Belt Conference tournament Champion; Sun Belt Conference Champion
NCAA Tournament, second round
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 21
Record	27–4 (17–1 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Matt Kilcullen;
Home arena	E. A. Diddle Arena

The 1994–95 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers men's basketball team represented Western Kentucky University during the 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hilltoppers were led by Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year Matt Kilcullen and SBC Player of the Year Chris Robinson.[1] The team won the Conference Championship and the Sun Belt Basketball tournament, earning a bid to the 1995 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament for the third straight year.[2] Darrin Horn joined Robinson on the All Conference Team. Robinson was the SBC Tournament MVP and Darius Hall and Jeff Rogers were named to the SBC All-Tournament team.[3]

1994–95 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 21 Western Kentucky †	17	–	1	.944	27	–	4	.871
New Orleans	13	–	5	.722	20	–	11	.645
Jacksonville	12	–	6	.667	18	–	9	.667
Texas–Pan American	10	–	8	.556	14	–	14	.500
Louisiana Tech	9	–	9	.500	14	–	13	.519
Arkansas-Little Rock	9	–	9	.500	17	–	12	.586
South Alabama	7	–	11	.389	9	–	18	.333
Lamar	6	–	12	.333	11	–	16	.407
Southwestern Louisiana	4	–	14	.222	7	–	22	.241
Arkansas State	3	–	15	.167	8	–	20	.286

† 1995 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
12/3/1994		at Jacksonville	L 88–100 ^2OT	0–1 (0-1)	Swisher Gymnasium Jacksonville, FL
12/6/1994*		at Ball State	W 84–77	1–1	Worthen Arena Muncie, IN
12/10/1994*		Belmont	W 113–79	2–1	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
12/17/1994*		at No. 5 Massachusetts	L 72–91	2–2	Mullins Center Amherst, MA
12/21/1994*		at Eastern Kentucky	W 82–77	3–2	Alumni Coliseum Richmond, KY
12/28/1994*		UAB	W 78–54	4–2	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
1/5/1995		Arkansas State	W 88–68	5–2 (1-1)	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
1/7/1995		SW Louisiana	W 83–74	6–2 (2-1)	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
1/11/1995		at South Alabama	W 85–64	7–2 (3-1)	Mitchell Center Mobile, AL
1/13/1995		at New Orleans	W 81–57	8–2 (4-1)	Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA
1/16/1995		Lamar	W 95–61	9–2 (5-1)	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
1/19/1995		at Louisiana Tech	W 68–49	10–2 (6-1)	Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA
1/21/1995		at SW Louisiana	W 87–82	11–2 (7-1)	Cajundome Lafayette, LA
1/26/1995		Jacksonville	W 76–72	12–2 (8-1)	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
1/28/1995		at Lamar	W 77–68	13–2 (9-1)	Montagne Center Beaumont, TX
2/2/1995		at Texas–Pan American	W 83–67	14–2 (10-1)	UTPA Fieldhouse Edinburg, TX
2/4/1995*		at Tulsa	L 68–70	14–3	Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
2/9/1995		Texas-Pan American	W 65–48	15–3 (11-1)	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
2/11/1995		Louisiana Tech	W 63–50	16–3 (12-1)	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
2/13/1995		New Orleans	W 67–59	17–3 (13-1)	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
2/16/1995		at Arkansas–Little Rock	W 70–68	18–3 (14-1)	Barton Coliseum Little Rock, AR
2/18/1995		South Alabama	W 93–78	19–3 (15-1)	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
2/20/1995*		at Oral Roberts	W 83–71	20–3	Mabee Center Tulsa, OK
2/23/1995		Arkansas–Little Rock	W 81–50	21–3 (16-1)	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
2/25/1995*		Tennessee State	W 86–80	22–3	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
2/27/1995		at Arkansas State	W 92–75	23–3 (17-1)	Convocation Center Jonesboro, AR
1995 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament
3/4/1995	(1) No. 23	vs. (9) SW Louisiana Second Round	W 87–72	24–3	Barton Coliseum Little Rock, AR
3/5/1995	(1) No. 23	vs. (4) Texas-Pan American Semifinals	W 82–75	25–3	Barton Coliseum Little Rock, AR
3/7/1995	(1) No. 23	at (6) Arkansas-Little Rock Championship	W 82–79	26–3	Barton Coliseum Little Rock, AR
1995 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
3/16/1995*	(8 MW) No. 21	vs. (9 MW) Michigan Midwest Region First Round	W 82–76 ^OT	27–3	UD Arena Dayton, OH
3/18/1995*	(8 MW) No. 21	vs. (1 MW) No. 5 Kansas Midwest Region Second Round	L 70–75	27–4	UD Arena Dayton, OH
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll (M#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

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[1] 2016-17 SBC Basketball Media Guide, retrieved 28 April 2020

[2] MIDWEST REGIONAL NCAA TOURNAMENT THE ROAD STARTS HERE, THE BALTIMORE SUN, March 16, 1995, retrieved 30 April 2020

[3] 2019-2020 WKU Basketball Media Guide retrieved 21 April 2020

[4] 1994-95 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Schedule and Results, Sports Reference, retrieved 30 April 2020

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball
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