1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
| 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season | |
|---|---|
Maryland (Naismith),
Ed O'Bannon, UCLA (Wooden) | |
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
- Jim Harrick led the UCLA Bruins to its eleventh National championship, his first.
Pre-season polls
The top 25 from the pre-season AP Poll.
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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
Mid-Continent Conference, received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament
.
Statistical leaders
Source for additional stats categories
| Player | School | PPG | Player | School | RPG | Player | School | APG | Player | School | SPG | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kurt Thomas | TCU | 28.9 | Kurt Thomas | TCU | 14.6 | Nelson Haggerty | Baylor | 10.1 | Roderick Anderson | Texas | 3.4 | |||
| Frankie King | W. Carolina | 26.5 | Malik Rose | Drexel | 13.5 | Curtis McCants | George Mason | 9.3 | Greg Black | TX-Pan American |
3.4 | |||
| Kenny Sykes | Grambling St. | 26.3 | Gary Trent | Ohio | 12.8 | Raimonds Miglinieks | UC Irvine | 8.4 | Nate Langley | George Mason | 3.3 | |||
| Sherell Ford | UIC | 26.2 | Dan Callahan | Northeastern | 12.6 | Eric Snow | Michigan St. | 7.8 | Ray Washington | Nicholls St. |
3.0 | |||
| Tim Roberts | Southern | 26.2 | Tim Duncan | Wake Forest | 12.5 | Jacque Vaughn | Kansas | 7.7 | Clarence Ceasar | LSU |
3.0 | |||
Field goal percentage |
Three-point FG percentage |
Free throw percentage
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| Player | School | BPG | Player | School | FG% | Player | School | 3FG% | Player | School | FT% | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Closs | C. Connecticut St. | 5.3 | Shane Kline-Ruminsky | Bowling Green | .683 | Chris Westlake | Wisc–Green Bay | .500 | Gregg Bibb | Tennessee Tech | .906 | |||
| Theo Ratliff | Wyoming |
5.1 | George Spain | Davidson | .671 | Jeremy Lake | Montana | .484 | Scott Hartzell | UNC Greensboro | .898 | |||
| Adonal Foyle | Colgate | 4.9 | Rasheed Wallace | N. Carolina | .654 | Dion Cross | Stanford | .479 | Marcus Brown | Murray St. | .896 | |||
| Pascal Fleury | UMBC | 4.6 | Erick Dampier | Mississippi St. | .640 | Shawn Respert | Michigan St. | .474 | Keith Cornett | Texas-Arlington |
.886 | |||
| Lorenzo Coleman | Tennessee Tech | 4.5 | Alexander Koul | George Washington |
.632 | Rob Wooster | St. Francis (PA) | .471 | Arlando Johnson | E. Kentucky | .885 | |||
Post-season tournaments
NCAA tournament
Final Four – 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
| 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 |
| 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
- Wooden Award: Ed O’Bannon, UCLA
- Naismith Award: Joe Smith, Maryland
- Associated Press Player of the Year: Joe Smith, Maryland
- NABC Player of the Year: Shawn Respert, Michigan State
- USBWA): Ed O'Bannon, UCLA
- Adolph Rupp Trophy: Joe Smith, Maryland
- Sporting News Player of the Year: Shawn Respert, Michigan State
- UPI College Basketball Player of the Year: Joe Smith, Maryland
Major freshman of the year awards
- USBWAFreshman of the Year: No Award Given
Major coach of the year awards
- Associated Press Coach of the Year: Kelvin Sampson, Oklahoma
- USBWA): Kelvin Sampson, Oklahoma
- NABC Coach of the Year: Jim Harrick, UCLA
- Naismith College Coach of the Year: Jim Harrick, UCLA
- Sporting News Coach of the Year: Jud Heathcote, Michigan State
Other major awards
- NABC Defensive Player of the Year: Tim Duncan, Wake Forest
- Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award (Best player under 6'0): Tyus Edney, UCLA
- Robert V. Geasey Trophy (Top player in Philadelphia Big 5): Kerry Kittles, Villanova
- Long Island
Coaching changes
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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
- ^ "2001 NCAA Men's Basketball Record Book – Conferences Section" (PDF). NCAA. 2001. Retrieved February 4, 2009.
- ^ NCAA Record Book - DIVISION I CONSENSUS ALL-AMERICA SELECTIONS p.6
- ^ Iles, Trey (January 6, 2015). "Former UNO men's basketball coach Tic Price finds love of coaching again at Lamar". The Times-Picayune.