1994–95 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team

The 1994–95 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team represented Saint Louis University in the 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Billikens were led by head coach Charlie Spoonhour who was in his third season at Saint Louis. The team played their home games at the brand new Kiel Center and were a member of the Great Midwest Conference. The Billikens finished the season 23–8, 8–4 in GMC play to finish 2nd. They lost in the championship game of the GMC tournament, but received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 9 seed in the East region. The Billikens eliminated Minnesota in the opening round^[2] before they were defeated by No. 1 seed and Wake Forest in the second round.^[3]

1994–95 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Great Midwest Conference
Record	23–8 (8–4 GMC)
Head coach	Charlie Spoonhour (3rd season)
Home arena	Kiel Center
Seasons ← 1993–94 1995–96 →

1994–95 Great Midwest Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Memphis	9	–	3		.750			24	–	10		.706
Saint Louis	8	–	4		.667			23	–	8		.742
Cincinnati †	7	–	5		.583			22	–	12		.647
Marquette	7	–	5		.583			21	–	12		.636
DePaul	6	–	6		.500			17	–	11		.607
UAB	5	–	7		.417			14	–	16		.467
Dayton	0	–	12		.000			7	–	20		.259
† 1995 GMC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll^[1]

Roster

1994–95 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 23 Erwin Claggett 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Venice Venice, Illinois F Scott Highmark 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Sr   St. Louis, Missouri	Head coach Charlie Spoonhour Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 27, 1994*		Bradley	W 66–59	1–0	Kiel Center  St. Louis, Missouri
Dec 1, 1994*		Sacramento State	W 90–49	2–0	Kiel Center  St. Louis, Missouri
Dec 5, 1994*		at Southern Illinois	W 72–65	3–0	SIU Arena  Carbondale, Illinois
Dec 7, 1994*		UMKC	W 95–68	4–0	Kiel Center  St. Louis, Missouri
Dec 10, 1994*		Creighton	W 83–56	5–0	Kiel Center  St. Louis, Missouri
Dec 17, 1994*		Bethune-Cookman	W 103–49	6–0	Kiel Center  St. Louis, Missouri
Dec 19, 1994*		SMU	W 93–69	7–0	Kiel Center  St. Louis, Missouri
Dec 28, 1994*		Austin Peay	W 71–54	8–0	Kiel Center  St. Louis, Missouri
Jan 5, 1995*		No. 4 UMass Atlantic 10/Great Midwest Challenge	L 74–80	8–1	Kiel Center (21,879) St. Louis, Missouri
Jan 7, 1995		UAB	W 81–56	9–1 (1–0)	Kiel Center  St. Louis, Missouri
Jan 11, 1995*		at No. 23 Iowa State	L 66–79	9–2	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
Jan 14, 1995		at Dayton	W 82–39	10–2 (2–0)	University of Dayton Arena  Dayton, Ohio
Jan 16, 1995*		at Detroit	W 71–60	11–2	Calihan Hall  Detroit, Michigan
Jan 19, 1995		at No. 23 Cincinnati	L 73–84	11–3 (2–1)	Myrl H. Shoemaker Center  Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 22, 1995		Marquette	W 81–73	12–3 (3–1)	Kiel Center  St. Louis, Missouri
Jan 25, 1995		at Memphis	L 80–84	12–4 (3–2)	The Pyramid  Memphis, Tennessee
Jan 28, 1995		No. 19 Cincinnati	W 75–68	13–4 (4–2)	Kiel Center  St. Louis, Missouri
Jan 30, 1995*		Chicago State	W 112–71	14–4	Kiel Center  St. Louis, Missouri
Feb 4, 1995		at UAB	L 54–70	14–5 (4–3)	UAB Arena  Birmingham, Alabama
Feb 9, 1995		at Marquette	W 55–48	15–5 (5–3)	Bradley Center  Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Feb 11, 1995		Memphis	W 68–52	16–5 (6–3)	Kiel Center  St. Louis, Missouri
Feb 15, 1995*		Alcorn State	W 100–70	17–5	Kiel Center  St. Louis, Missouri
Feb 19, 1995		at DePaul	L 64–66	17–6 (6–4)	Rosemont Horizon  Rosemont, Illinois
Feb 22, 1995		at SW Missouri State	W 62–49	18–6	Hammons Student Center  Springfield, Missouri
Feb 25, 1995		Dayton	W 63–51	19–6 (7–4)	Kiel Center  St. Louis, Missouri
Mar 1, 1995*		DePaul	W 77–61	20–6 (8–4)	Kiel Center  St. Louis, Missouri
GMWC tournament
Mar 9, 1995*	(2)	vs. (7) Dayton Quarterfinals	W 78–62	21–6	Bradley Center  Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Mar 10, 1995*	(2)	at (3) Marquette Semifinals	W 73–56	22–6	Bradley Center  Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Mar 11, 1995*	(2)	vs. (4) Cincinnati Championship game	L 65–67	22–7	Bradley Center  Milwaukee, Wisconsin
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 1995*	(9 E)	vs. (8 E) Minnesota First Round	W 64–61 ^OT	23–7	Baltimore Arena  Baltimore, Maryland
Mar 18, 1995*	(9 E)	vs. (1 E) No. 3 Wake Forest Second Round	L 59–64	23–8	Baltimore Arena  Baltimore, Maryland
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region E=East.

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Rankings

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

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References

1. "1994-95 Great Midwest Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
2. "Record day of overtimes in NCAA tournament". The Chicago Tribune. March 16, 1995. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
3. "Duncan Picks Up Slack, Leaves St. Louis in Wake". The Spokesman-Review. March 19, 1995. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
4. "1994-95 Men's Basketball Roster". Saint Louis University Athletics. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
5. "1994-95 Men's Basketball Schedule". Saint Louis University Athletics. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
6. *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1029–1030. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.