1994–95 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

The 1994–95 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented University of Kentucky. The head coach was Rick Pitino. The team was a member of the Southeast Conference and played their home games at Rupp Arena.

1994–95 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
SEC regular season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Southeast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 5
AP	No. 2
Record	28–5 (14–2 SEC)
Head coach	Rick Pitino (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Jim O'Brien Winston Bennett Delray Brooks
Home arena	Rupp Arena
Seasons ← 1993–94 1995–96 →

1994–95 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East Division
No. 2 Kentucky †	14	–	2		.875			28	–	5		.848
Georgia	9	–	7		.563			18	–	10		.643
Florida	8	–	8		.500			17	–	13		.567
Vanderbilt	6	–	10		.375			13	–	15		.464
South Carolina	5	–	11		.313			10	–	17		.370
Tennessee	4	–	12		.250			11	–	16		.407
West Division
No. 6 Arkansas	12	–	4		.750			32	–	7		.821
No. 18 Mississippi State	12	–	4		.750			22	–	8		.733
No. 20 Alabama	10	–	6		.625			23	–	10		.697
Auburn	7	–	9		.438			16	–	13		.552
LSU	6	–	10		.375			12	–	15		.444
Ole Miss	3	–	13		.188			8	–	19		.296
† 1995 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1994–95 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 00 Tony Delk 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — Jr Brownsville, TN G/F 3 Allen Edwards 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Fr Miami, FL G 15 Jeff Sheppard 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — So Peachtree City, GA G 21 Cameron Mills 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Fr Lexington, KY F 24 Antoine Walker 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — Fr Chicago, IL F 40 Walter McCarty 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) — So Evansville, IN C 41 Mark Pope 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) — Jr Bellevue, WA	Head coach Rick Pitino (UMass) Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/9/1994* no, no		Athletes in Action	W 122-86		Rupp Arena (-) Lexington, KY
11/22/1994* no, no		Lithuania	W 114-81		Rupp Arena (-) Lexington, KY
Regular Season
11/26/1994* no, no	No. 4	Tennessee-Martin	W 124-50	1-0	Rupp Arena (23,785) Lexington, KY
11/30/1994* no, no	No. 3	No. 14 Ohio	W 79-74	2-0	Rupp Arena (24,212) Lexington, KY
12/3/1994* no, no	No. 3	vs. No. 5 UCLA John R. Wooden Classic	L 81-82	2-1	The Pond (18,307) Anaheim, CA
12/7/1994* no, no	No. 7	vs. Indiana	W 73-70	3-1	Freedom Hall (19,825) Louisville, KY
12/10/1994* no, no	No. 7	Boston University	W 90-49	4-1	Rupp Arena (23,650) Lexington, KY
12/17/1994* no, no	No. 6	vs. Texas Tech	W 83-68	5-1	Riverfront Coliseum (17,153) Cincinnati, OH
12/27/1994* no, no	No. 5	Marshall	W 116-75	6-1	Rupp Arena (23,782) Lexington, KY
1/1/1995* no, no	No. 5	at Louisville	L 86-88	6-2	Freedom Hall (19,841) Louisville, KY
01/04/1995 no, no	No. 8	Auburn	W 98-64	7-2 (1-0)	Rupp Arena (23,805) Lexington, KY
01/07/1995 no, no	No. 8	at South Carolina	W 80-55	8-2 (2-0)	Frank McGuire Arena (10,582) Columbia, SC
01/10/1995 no, no	No. 7	at No. 15 Florida	W 83-67	9-2 (3-0)	Stephen C. O'Connell Center (11,902) Gainesville, FL
01/14/1995 no, no	No. 7	Georgia	W 83-71	10-2 (4-0)	Rupp Arena (23,625) Lexington, KY
01/18/1995 no, JPS	No. 5	vs. Mississippi	W 82-65	11-2 (5-0)	The Pyramid (12,073) Memphis, TN
01/21/1995 no, no	No. 5	Vanderbilt	W 81-68	12-2 (6-0)	Rupp Arena (23,222) Lexington, KY
01/25/1995 no, no	No. 5	Tennessee	W 69-50	13-2 (7-0)	Rupp Arena (23,427) Lexington, KY
01/29/1995 no, no	No. 5	at No. 9 Arkansas	L 92-94	13-3 (7-1)	Bud Walton Arena (20,298) Fayetteville, AR
02/01/1995 no, no	No. 6	South Carolina	W 90-72	14-3 (8-1)	Rupp Arena (22,974) Lexington, KY
02/05/1995* no, no	No. 6	No. 10 Syracuse	W 77-71	15-3	Rupp Arena (24,255) Lexington, KY
02/08/1995 no, JPS	No. 5	at Tennessee	W 68-48	16-3 (9-1)	Thompson-Boling Arena (20,118) Knoxville, TN
02/12/1995* no, no	No. 5	at Notre Dame	W 97-58	17-3	Joyce Athletic Center (11,418) Notre Dame, IN
02/14/1995 no, no	No. 4	No. 23 Mississippi State	L 71-76	17-4 (9-2)	Rupp Arena (24,125) Lexington, KY
02/18/1995 no, no	No. 4	Florida	W 87-77	18-4 (10-2)	Rupp Arena (24,320) Lexington, KY
02/21/1995 no, no	No. 6	at No. 20 Alabama	W 72-52	19-4 (11-2)	Coleman Coliseum (15,043) Tuscaloosa, AL
02/25/1995 no, no	No. 6	at Vanderbilt	W 71-60	20-4 (12-2)	Memorial Gymnasium (15,208) Nashville, TN
03/01/1995 no, no	No. 5	at Georgia	W 97-74	21-4 (13-2)	Stegeman Coliseum (10,523) Athens, GA
03/04/1995 no, no	No. 5	Louisiana State	W 127-80	22-4 (14-2)	Rupp Arena (24,325) Lexington, KY
1995 SEC tournament
03/10/1995 no, JPS	(E1) No. 3	vs. (W4) Auburn Quarterfinals	W 93-81	23-4	Georgia Dome (26,049) Atlanta, GA
03/11/1995 no, JPS	(E1) No. 3	vs. (E3) Florida Semifinals	W 86-7	24-4	Georgia Dome (28,966) Atlanta, GA
03/12/1995 no, JPS, ESPN	(E1) No. 3	vs. (W1) No. 5 Arkansas Championship Game	W 95-93 ^OT	25-4	Georgia Dome (30,067) Atlanta, GA
1995 NCAA tournament (Tournament seeding in parentheses)
03/16/1995* no, CBS	(1 SE) No. 2	vs. (16 SE) Mount St. Mary's First Round	W 113-67	26-4	The Pyramid (19,120) Memphis, TN
03/18/1995* no, CBS	(1 SE) No. 2	vs. (9 SE) Tulane Second Round	W 82-60	27-4	The Pyramid (19,120) Memphis, TN
03/23/1995* no, CBS	(1 SE) No. 2	vs. (5 SE) No. 16 Arizona State Sweet Sixteen	W 97-73	28-4	Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (17,458) Birmingham, AL
03/25/1995*  CBS	(1 SE) No. 2	vs. (2 SE) No. 4 North Carolina Elite Eight	L 61-74	28-5	Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (17,721) Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Rankings

Main article: 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Awards and honors

Team players drafted into the NBA

No one from the Wildcats was claimed in the 1995 NBA draft.^[2]

References

1. "Home". bigbluehistory.net.
2. . Databasebasketball.com. Archived from the original on July 6, 2012. Retrieved April 30, 2012.