1994–95 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team

The 1994–95 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team represented the University of Minnesota as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by 9th-year head coach Clem Haskins, the Golden Gophers advanced to the NCAA tournament and finished with a 19–12 record (10–8 Big Ten; overall record later adjusted to 20–11).

1994–95 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball
Great Alaska Shootout champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	20–11 (10–8 Big Ten)
Head coach	Clem Haskins (9th season)
Assistant coaches	Milton Barnes Larry Davis Bill Brown
Home arena	Williams Arena
Seasons ← 1993–94 1995–96 →

1994–95 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 12 Purdue	15	–	3		.833			25	–	7		.781
No. 11 Michigan State	14	–	4		.778			22	–	6		.786
Indiana	11	–	7		.611			19	–	12		.613
Michigan	11	–	7		.611			17	–	14		.548
Illinois	10	–	8		.556			19	–	12		.613
Minnesota	10	–	8		.556			20	–	11		.645
Penn State	9	–	9		.500			21	–	11		.656
Iowa	9	–	9		.500			21	–	12		.636
Wisconsin	7	–	11		.389			13	–	14		.481
Ohio State	2	–	16		.111			6	–	22		.214
Northwestern	1	–	17		.056			5	–	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)

Roster

1994–95 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G/F 5 Sam Jacobson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Park Cottage Grove, MN C 12 John Thomas 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 265 lb (120 kg) So Roosevelt Minneapolis, MN G/F 21 Voshon Lenard 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Southwestern Detroit, MI C 50 Trevor Winter 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 265 lb (120 kg) So Slayton Slayton, MN	Head coach Clem Haskins Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Non-conference Regular Season
Nov 24, 1994*		vs. No. 5 Arizona Great Alaska Shootout	W 72–70	1–0	Sullivan Arena  Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 25, 1994*		vs. No. 21 Villanova Great Alaska Shootout	W 85–64	2–0	Sullivan Arena  Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 26, 1994*		vs. BYU Great Alaska Shootout	W 79–74	3–0	Sullivan Arena  Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 29, 1994*	No. 15	Sacramento State	W 102–84	4–0	Williams Arena  Minneapolis, Minnesota
Dec 1, 1994*	No. 15	Central Connecticut State	W 92–56	5–0	Williams Arena  Minneapolis, Minnesota
Dec 11, 1994*	No. 12	Rhode Island	W 90–65	6–0	Williams Arena  Minneapolis, Minnesota
Dec 13, 1994*	No. 11	No. 17 Cincinnati	L 88–91 ^OT	6–1	Williams Arena  Minneapolis, Minnesota
Dec 17, 1994*	No. 11	at California	L 75–82	6–2	Harmon Gym  Berkeley, California
Dec 21, 1994*	No. 16	Texas Southern	L 50–71	6–3	Williams Arena  Minneapolis, Minnesota
Dec 28, 1994*	No. 16	at James Madison	W 74–68	7–3	JMU Convocation Center  Harrisonburg, Virginia
Big Ten Regular Season
NCAA Tournament
Mar 16, 1995*	(8 E)	vs. (9 E) Saint Louis First Round	L 61–64 ^OT[1]	19–12	Baltimore Arena  Baltimore, Maryland
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East.

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Rankings

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

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References

1. "Record day of overtimes in NCAA tournament". The Chicago Tribune. March 16, 1995. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
2. "2021–22 Minnesota Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Minnesota Athletics. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
3. *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1031–1032. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.