1994–95 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team

The 1994–95 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team represented Stanford University as a member of the Pac-10 Conference during the 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Mike Montgomery and played their home games at Maples Pavilion. Stanford finished fifth in the Pac-10 regular season standings and received an at-large bid to the 1995 NCAA tournament. Playing as the No. 10 seed in the East region, the Cardinal defeated No. 7 seed UNC Charlotte in the opening round^[2] before falling to No. 2 seed UMass in the second round.^[3] Stanford finished with an overall record of 20–9 (10–8 Pac-10).

1994–95 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	20–9 (10–8 Pac-10)
Head coach	Mike Montgomery (9th season)
Assistant coaches	Doug Oliver Jeff Jackson
Home arena	Maples Pavilion (Capacity: 7,392)
Seasons ← 1993–94 1995–96 →

1994–95 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 1 UCLA	17	–	1		.944			32	–	1		.970
No. 15 Arizona	14	–	4		.778			24	–	7		.774
No. 16 Arizona State	12	–	6		.667			24	–	9		.727
Oregon	11	–	7		.611			19	–	9		.679
Stanford	10	–	8		.556			20	–	9		.690
Washington State	10	–	8		.556			18	–	12		.600
Washington	6	–	12		.333			10	–	17		.370
Oregon State	6	–	12		.333			9	–	18		.333
USC	4	–	14		.222			9	–	19		.321
California^1	0	–	18		.000			0	–	27		.000
As of November 23, 2011^[1] Rankings from AP Poll ^1California forfeited all wins due to infractions.

Roster

1994–95 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 4 Dion Cross 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Jr     G 22 Brevin Knight 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Seton Hall Prep Livingston, NJ F 24 Rich Jackson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — So   Provo, UT G 35 Kamba Tshionyi 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Fr   Eugene, OR C 55 Tim Young 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Harbor Santa Cruz, CA	Head coach Mike Montgomery (Long Beach State) Assistant coach(es) Doug Oliver (San José State) Jeff Jackson (Cornell) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Dec 22, 1994*		at No. 22 Virginia	W 64–60	7–0	University Hall  Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec 27, 1994*		No. 19 Wisconsin	W 95–78	8–0	Maples Pavilion  Stanford, California
NCAA tournament
Mar 17, 1995*	(10 E)	vs. (7 E) UNC Charlotte First Round	W 70–68	20–8	Knickerbocker Arena  Albany, New York
Mar 19, 1995*	(10 E)	vs. (2 E) No. 7 UMass Second Round	L 53–75	20–9	Knickerbocker Arena (11,931) Albany, New York
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Pacific Time. (#) during NCAA is seed within region.

Schedule Source:^[4]

Rankings

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

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References

1. "2011-12 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pacific-10 Conference. p. 68. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
2. "Stanford Makes It Personal, Defeats UNC Charlotte, 70-68". The Los Angeles Times. March 18, 1995. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
3. "Minutemen Finally Escape 2d Round". The New York Times. March 20, 1995. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
4. "1994-95 Stanford Cardinal Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
5. *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1031–1032. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.