1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

The 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season concluded in the 64-team 1995 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament whose finals were held at the Kingdome in Seattle, Washington. The UCLA Bruins earned their eleventh national championship by defeating the Arkansas Razorbacks 89–78 on April 3, 1995. They were coached by Jim Harrick and the NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player was UCLA's Ed O'Bannon.

In the 32-team 1995 National Invitation Tournament, the Virginia Tech Hokies defeated the Marquette Warriors at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

Following the season, the 1995 NCAA Men's Basketball All-American Consensus First team included Ed O'Bannon, Shawn Respert, Joe Smith, Jerry Stackhouse, and Damon Stoudamire.

Season headlines

Pre-season polls

The top 25 from the pre-season AP Poll.

Associated Press
Ranking Team
1 Arkansas
2 North Carolina
3 Massachusetts
4 Kentucky
5 Arizona
6 UCLA
7 Maryland
8 Duke
9 Indiana
10 Florida
11 Kansas
12 Syracuse
13 Cincinnati
14 Virginia
15 Georgetown
16 Michigan
17 Wisconsin
18 Alabama
19 Connecticut
20 Michigan State
21 Oklahoma State
22 Villanova
23 Georgia Tech
24 Wake Forest
25 Illinois

Conference membership changes

These schools joined new conferences for the 1994–95 season.

School Former conference New conference
Buffalo East Coast Conference Mid-Continent Conference
Cal Poly NCAA Division II American West Conference
Cal State Northridge NCAA Division I Independent American West Conference
Campbell Big South Conference Trans America Athletic Conference
Central Connecticut State East Coast Conference Mid-Continent Conference
Chicago State East Coast Conference Mid-Continent Conference
Cleveland State Mid-Continent Conference Midwestern Collegiate Conference
Evansville Midwestern Collegiate Conference Missouri Valley Conference
Green Bay Mid-Continent Conference Midwestern Collegiate Conference
Hofstra East Coast Conference North Atlantic Conference
Milwaukee Mid-Continent Conference Midwestern Collegiate Conference
Northeastern Illinois East Coast Conference Mid-Continent Conference
Northern Illinois Mid-Continent Conference Midwestern Collegiate Conference
Sacramento State NCAA Division I Independent American West Conference
Southern Utah NCAA Division I Independent American West Conference
Troy State East Coast Conference Mid-Continent Conference
UIC Mid-Continent Conference Midwestern Collegiate Conference
UMKC NCAA Division I Independent Mid-Continent Conference
Wright State Mid-Continent Conference Midwestern Collegiate Conference

Regular season

Conference winners and tournaments

30 conference seasons concluded with a single-elimination tournament, with only the Big Ten Conference, Ivy League and the Pac-10 Conference choosing not to conduct conference tournaments. Conference tournament winners, with the exception of the American West Conference, Big South Conference, Great Midwest Conference, and Mid-Continent Conference, received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

Conference Regular
season winner[1]
Conference
player of the year
Conference
tournament
Tournament
venue (City)
Tournament
winner
American West ConferenceSouthern UtahSean Allen, Southern Utah1995 American West Conference men's basketball tournamentCentrum Centre
(St. George, Utah)
Southern Utah
Atlantic 10 ConferenceUMassLou Roe, UMass1995 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournamentMullins Center
(Amherst, Massachusetts)
UMass
Atlantic Coast ConferenceMaryland
North Carolina
Virginia
Wake Forest
Joe Smith, Maryland1995 ACC men's basketball tournamentGreensboro Coliseum
(Greensboro, North Carolina)
Wake Forest
Big East ConferenceConnecticutKerry Kittles, Villanova1995 Big East men's basketball tournamentMadison Square Garden
(New York City, New York)
Villanova
Big Eight ConferenceKansasRyan Minor, Oklahoma
Bryant Reeves, Oklahoma State
1995 Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournamentKemper Arena
(Kansas City, Missouri)
Oklahoma State
Big Sky ConferenceMontana
Weber State
Ruben Nembhard, Weber State1995 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournamentDee Events Center
(Ogden, Utah)
Weber State
Big South ConferenceUNC GreensboroEric Burks, Charleston Southern1995 Big South Conference men's basketball tournamentVines Center
(Lynchburg, Virginia)
Charleston Southern
Big Ten ConferencePurdueShawn Respert, Michigan StateNo Tournament
Big West ConferenceUtah StateEric Franson, Utah State1995 Big West Conference men's basketball tournamentThomas & Mack Center
(Paradise, Nevada)
Long Beach State
Colonial Athletic AssociationOld DominionPetey Sessoms, Old Dominion1995 CAA men's basketball tournamentRichmond Coliseum
(Richmond, Virginia)
Old Dominion
Great Midwest ConferenceMemphisTom Kleinschmidt, DePaul1995 Great Midwest men's basketball tournamentBradley Center
(Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
Cincinnati
Ivy LeaguePennMatt Maloney, PennNo Tournament
Metro ConferenceCharlotteJarvis Lang, Charlotte1995 Metro Conference men's basketball tournamentFreedom Hall
(Louisville, Kentucky)
Louisville
Metro Atlantic Athletic ConferenceManhattanCraig Wise, Canisius1995 MAAC men's basketball tournamentKnickerbocker Arena
(Albany, New York)
Saint Peter's
Mid-American ConferenceMiami (OH)Gary Trent, Ohio1995 MAC men's basketball tournamentSavage Hall
(Toledo, Ohio)
Ball State
Mid-Continent ConferenceValparaisoDavid Redmon, Little Rock1995 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournamentAthletics–Recreation Center
(Valparaiso, Indiana)
Valparaiso
Mid-Eastern Athletic ConferenceCoppin StateStephen Stewart, Coppin State1995 MEAC men's basketball tournamentTalmadge L. Hill Field House
(Baltimore, Maryland)
North Carolina A&T
Midwestern Collegiate ConferenceXavierSherell Ford, UIC1995 MCC men's basketball tournamentNutter Center
(Dayton, Ohio)
Green Bay
Missouri Valley ConferenceTulsaChris Carr, Southern Illinois1995 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournamentKiel Center
(St. Louis, Missouri)
Southern Illinois
North Atlantic ConferenceDrexelMalik Rose, Drexel1995 North Atlantic Conference men's basketball tournamentDaskalakis Athletic Center
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Drexel
Northeast ConferenceRiderJoe Griffin, Long Island1995 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournamentAlumni Gymnasium
(Lawrenceville, New Jersey)
Mount St. Mary's
Ohio Valley ConferenceMurray State
Tennessee State
Marcus Brown, Murray State1995 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournamentNashville Municipal Auditorium
(Nashville, Tennessee)
Murray State
Pacific-10 ConferenceUCLAEd O'Bannon, UCLA
Damon Stoudamire, Arizona
No Tournament
Patriot LeagueBucknell
Colgate
Rob Feaster, Holy Cross1995 Patriot League men's basketball tournamentCotterell Court
(Hamilton, New York)
Colgate
Southeastern ConferenceKentucky (East)
Arkansas (West)
Mississippi State (West)
Corliss Williamson, Arkansas1995 SEC men's basketball tournamentGeorgia Dome
(Atlanta, Georgia)
Kentucky
Southern ConferenceMarshall (North)
Chattanooga (South)
Frankie King, Western Carolina1995 Southern Conference men's basketball tournamentAsheville Civic Center
(Asheville, North Carolina)
Chattanooga
Southland ConferenceNicholls StateReggie Jackson, Nicholls State1995 Southland Conference men's basketball tournamentHirsch Memorial Coliseum
(Shreveport, Louisiana)
Nicholls State
Southwest ConferenceTexas
Texas Tech
Kurt Thomas, TCU1995 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournamentReunion Arena
(Dallas, Texas)
Texas
Southwestern Athletic ConferenceTexas SouthernKenny Sykes, Grambling State1995 SWAC men's basketball tournamentTexas Southern
Sun Belt ConferenceWestern KentuckyChris Robinson, Western Kentucky1995 Sun Belt men's basketball tournamentBarton Coliseum
(Little Rock, Arkansas)
Western Kentucky
Trans America Athletic ConferenceCollege of CharlestonKerry Blackshear, Stetson1995 TAAC men's basketball tournamentUCF Arena
(Orlando, Florida)
FIU
West Coast ConferenceSanta ClaraSteve Nash, Santa Clara1995 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournamentToso Pavilion
(Santa Clara, California)
Gonzaga
Western Athletic ConferenceUtahKeith Van Horn, Utah1995 WAC men's basketball tournamentThe Pit
(Albuquerque, New Mexico)
Utah

Statistical leaders

PlayerSchoolPPGPlayerSchoolRPGPlayerSchoolAPGPlayerSchoolSPG
Kurt ThomasTCU28.9Kurt ThomasTCU14.6Nelson HaggertyBaylor10.1Roderick AndersonTexas3.4
Frankie KingW. Carolina26.5Malik RoseDrexel13.5Curtis McCantsGeorge Mason9.3Greg BlackTX-Pan American3.4
Kenny SykesGrambling St.26.3Gary TrentOhio12.8Raimonds MiglinieksUC Irvine8.4Nate LangleyGeorge Mason3.3
Sherell FordUIC26.2Dan CallahanNortheastern12.6Eric SnowMichigan St.7.8Ray WashingtonNicholls St.3.0
Tim RobertsSouthern26.2Tim DuncanWake Forest12.5Jacque VaughnKansas7.7Clarence CeasarLSU3.0
Field goal percentage
Three-point FG percentage
Free throw percentage
PlayerSchoolBPGPlayerSchoolFG%PlayerSchool3FG%PlayerSchoolFT%
Keith ClossC. Connecticut St.5.3Shane Kline-RuminskyBowling Green.683Chris WestlakeWisc–Green Bay.500Gregg BibbTennessee Tech.906
Theo RatliffWyoming5.1George SpainDavidson.671Jeremy LakeMontana.484Scott HartzellUNC Greensboro.898
Adonal FoyleColgate4.9Rasheed WallaceN. Carolina.654Dion CrossStanford.479Marcus BrownMurray St..896
Pascal FleuryUMBC4.6Erick DampierMississippi St..640Shawn RespertMichigan St..474Keith CornettTexas-Arlington.886
Lorenzo ColemanTennessee Tech4.5Alexander KoulGeorge Washington.632Rob WoosterSt. Francis (PA).471Arlando JohnsonE. Kentucky.885

Post-season tournaments

NCAA tournament

Final Four – Kingdome, Seattle, Washington

National semifinals National championship game
      
E4 Oklahoma State 61
W1 UCLA 74
W1 UCLA 89
M2 Arkansas 78
SE2 North Carolina 68
M2 Arkansas 75

National Invitation tournament

Semifinals & finals

Semifinals Finals
      
  Virginia Tech 71
  Canisius 59
  Virginia Tech 65
  Marquette 64
  Marquette 81
  Penn State 79
  • Third Place - Penn State 66, Canisius 62

Award winners

Consensus All-American teams

[2]

Consensus First Team
Player Position Class Team
Ed O'Bannon F Senior UCLA
Shawn Respert G Senior Michigan State
Joe Smith F/C Sophomore Maryland
Jerry Stackhouse F/G Sophomore North Carolina
Damon Stoudamire G Senior Arizona


Consensus Second Team
Player Position Class Team
Randolph Childress G Senior Wake Forest
Kerry Kittles G Junior Villanova
Lou Roe F Senior Massachusetts
Rasheed Wallace C Sophomore North Carolina
Corliss Williamson F Junior Arkansas

Major player of the year awards

Major freshman of the year awards

  • USBWA Freshman of the Year: No Award Given

Major coach of the year awards

Other major awards

Coaching changes

A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.

Team Former
Coach
Interim
Coach
New
Coach
Reason
Auburn Tommy Joe Eagles Cliff Ellis
Clemson Cliff Ellis Rick Barnes
Iowa State Johnny Orr Tim Floyd
Loyola (MD) Skip Prosser Brian Ellerbe
Michigan State Jud Heathcote Tom Izzo
New Orleans Tim Floyd Tic Price New Orleans hired Auburn coach Tommy Joe Eagles, but Eagles died before the season started. Assistant Price was then hired. [3]
Providence Rick Barnes Pete Gillen
Xavier Pete Gillen Skip Prosser

References

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