1994–95 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team

The 1994–95 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate college basketball during the 1994–95 season. The team played its home games in the Crisler Arena in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference. Under the direction of head coach Steve Fisher, the team finished tied for third in the Big Ten Conference.[1] The team earned an invitation to the 1995 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament as a number nine seed where it was eliminated in the first round.[2] The team was ranked for five of the eighteen weeks of Associated Press Top Twenty-Five Poll, starting the season ranked sixteenth, peaking at number thirteen and ending unranked,[3] and it also ended the season unranked in the final USA Today/CNN Poll.[4] The team had a 2–5 record against ranked teams, including the following victories: January 11, 1995, against #19 Iowa 83–82 in double overtime and January 17, 1995, against #20 Illinois 69–59 on the road.[5]

1994–95 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball
A blue block M with maize-colored borders and the word Michigan across the middle.
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record17–14 (11–7 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
MVPJimmy King
Captains
Home arenaCrisler Arena
1994–95 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 12 Purdue15–3 .83325–7  .781
No. 11 Michigan State14–4 .77822–6  .786
Indiana11–7 .61119–12  .613
Michigan11–7 .61117–14  .548
Illinois10–8 .55619–12  .613
Minnesota10–8 .55620–11  .645
Penn State9–9 .50021–11  .656
Iowa9–9 .50021–12  .636
Wisconsin7–11 .38913–14  .481
Ohio State2–16 .1116–22  .214
Northwestern1–17 .0565–22  .185
Rankings from AP Poll
*Minnesota 1 NCAA Tourn. game vacated due to sanctions against the program; 1 Win by forfeit (non-conf.)
Disputed record (19-13)

Seniors Jimmy King and Ray Jackson, the last remaining players from the Fab Five, served as team co-captains and shared team MVP honors.[6] The team's leading scorers were Ray Jackson (491 points), Jimmy King (457 points), and Maurice Taylor (384 points). The leading rebounders were Maceo Boston (165), Ray Jackson (163), and Maurice Taylor (158).[7]

Maceo Baston posted a single-season field goal percentage of 67.42%, surpassing the school record 66.12% set by Loy Vaught in 1989. Baston would rebreak the record the following year.[8] The team led the conference in field goal percentage defense (39.4%).[9]

On December 3, 1994, the team totaled 18 single-game steals against UT-Chattanooga, which set the current school record, surpassing the 17 on February 26, 1977.[10]

In the 64-team 1995 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, the team earned a number nine seed but was eliminated in the first round Midwest region game by number the eight-seeded and number twenty-one ranked Western Kentucky Hilltoppers 82–76 at University of Dayton Arena, ending the team's season on March 16, 1995.[5]

Rankings
Main article: 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
AP Poll[3]1613172325

Team players drafted into the NBA

Four players from this team were selected in the NBA draft.[11][12][13]

YearRoundPickOverallPlayerNBA Club
19952635Jimmy KingToronto Raptors
199711111Olivier Saint-JeanSacramento Kings
199711414Maurice TaylorLos Angeles Clippers
199822958Maceo BastonChicago Bulls

See also

References
  1. "Big Ten Basketball 2009-10 Media Guide". CBS Interactive. p. 69. Archived from the original on July 3, 2010. Retrieved September 14, 2010.
  2. "NCAA Tournament History". University of Michigan. 2010. p. 3. Archived from the original on October 1, 2010. Retrieved September 14, 2010.
  3. "Division I Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. pp. 68–83. Retrieved August 28, 2010.
  4. "Division I Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 87. Retrieved August 28, 2010.
  5. "Through The Years". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. p. 46. Archived from the original on September 2, 2010. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
  6. "All-Time Accolades". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. pp. 9–10. Archived from the original on September 1, 2010. Retrieved September 14, 2010.
  7. "Men's Basketball Statistic Archive Query Page". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on April 18, 2010. Retrieved September 22, 2010.
  8. "All-Time Records". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. p. 10. Archived from the original on April 1, 2011. Retrieved September 9, 2010.
  9. "Big Ten Basketball 2009-10 Media Guide". CBS Interactive. p. 37. Archived from the original on July 3, 2010. Retrieved September 3, 2010.
  10. "All-Time Records". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. p. 18. Archived from the original on April 1, 2011. Retrieved September 18, 2010.
  11. "1995 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
  12. "1997 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
  13. "1998 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
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