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.
^"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.
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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 1994 95 NCAA Division I men s basketball seasonPreseason AP No 1Arkansas RazorbacksRegular seasonNovember 1994 April 1995NCAA Tournament1995Tournament datesMarch 16 April 3 1995National ChampionshipKingdomeSeattle WashingtonNCAA ChampionsUCLA BruinsOther championsVirginia Tech Hokies NIT Player of the Year Naismith Wooden Joe Smith Maryland Naismith Ed O Bannon UCLA Wooden 1993 941995 96 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 Contents 1 Season headlines 2 Pre season polls 3 Conference membership changes 4 Regular season 4 1 Conference winners and tournaments 4 2 Statistical leaders 5 Post season tournaments 5 1 NCAA tournament 5 1 1 Final Four Kingdome Seattle Washington 5 2 National Invitation tournament 5 2 1 Semifinals amp finals 6 Award winners 6 1 Consensus All American teams 6 2 Major player of the year awards 6 3 Major freshman of the year awards 6 4 Major coach of the year awards 6 5 Other major awards 7 Coaching changes 8 ReferencesSeason headlines editJim Harrick led the UCLA Bruins to its eleventh National championship his first Pre season polls editThe top 25 from the pre season AP Poll Associated PressRanking Team1 Arkansas2 North Carolina3 Massachusetts4 Kentucky5 Arizona6 UCLA7 Maryland8 Duke9 Indiana10 Florida11 Kansas12 Syracuse13 Cincinnati14 Virginia15 Georgetown16 Michigan17 Wisconsin18 Alabama19 Connecticut20 Michigan State21 Oklahoma State22 Villanova23 Georgia Tech24 Wake Forest25 IllinoisConference membership changes editThese schools joined new conferences for the 1994 95 season School Former conference New conferenceBuffalo East Coast Conference Mid Continent ConferenceCal Poly NCAA Division II American West ConferenceCal State Northridge NCAA Division I Independent American West ConferenceCampbell Big South Conference Trans America Athletic ConferenceCentral Connecticut State East Coast Conference Mid Continent ConferenceChicago State East Coast Conference Mid Continent ConferenceCleveland State Mid Continent Conference Midwestern Collegiate ConferenceEvansville Midwestern Collegiate Conference Missouri Valley ConferenceGreen Bay Mid Continent Conference Midwestern Collegiate ConferenceHofstra East Coast Conference North Atlantic ConferenceMilwaukee Mid Continent Conference Midwestern Collegiate ConferenceNortheastern Illinois East Coast Conference Mid Continent ConferenceNorthern Illinois Mid Continent Conference Midwestern Collegiate ConferenceSacramento State NCAA Division I Independent American West ConferenceSouthern Utah NCAA Division I Independent American West ConferenceTroy State East Coast Conference Mid Continent ConferenceUIC Mid Continent Conference Midwestern Collegiate ConferenceUMKC NCAA Division I Independent Mid Continent ConferenceWright State Mid Continent Conference Midwestern Collegiate ConferenceRegular season editConference winners and tournaments edit 30 conference seasons concluded with a single elimination tournament with only the Big Ten Conference Ivy League and the Pac 10 Conference choosing not to conduct conference tournaments Conference tournament winners with the exception of the American West Conference Big South Conference Great Midwest Conference and Mid Continent Conference received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament Conference Regular season winner 1 Conference player of the year Conference tournament Tournament venue City Tournament winnerAmerican West Conference Southern Utah Sean Allen Southern Utah 1995 American West Conference men s basketball tournament Centrum Centre St George Utah Southern UtahAtlantic 10 Conference UMass Lou Roe UMass 1995 Atlantic 10 men s basketball tournament Mullins Center Amherst Massachusetts UMassAtlantic Coast Conference MarylandNorth CarolinaVirginiaWake Forest Joe Smith Maryland 1995 ACC men s basketball tournament Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro North Carolina Wake ForestBig East Conference Connecticut Kerry Kittles Villanova 1995 Big East men s basketball tournament Madison Square Garden New York City New York VillanovaBig Eight Conference Kansas Ryan Minor OklahomaBryant Reeves Oklahoma State 1995 Big Eight Conference men s basketball tournament Kemper Arena Kansas City Missouri Oklahoma StateBig Sky Conference MontanaWeber State Ruben Nembhard Weber State 1995 Big Sky Conference men s basketball tournament Dee Events Center Ogden Utah Weber StateBig South Conference UNC Greensboro Eric Burks Charleston Southern 1995 Big South Conference men s basketball tournament Vines Center Lynchburg Virginia Charleston SouthernBig Ten Conference Purdue Shawn Respert Michigan State No TournamentBig West Conference Utah State Eric Franson Utah State 1995 Big West Conference men s basketball tournament Thomas amp Mack Center Paradise Nevada Long Beach StateColonial Athletic Association Old Dominion Petey Sessoms Old Dominion 1995 CAA men s basketball tournament Richmond Coliseum Richmond Virginia Old DominionGreat Midwest Conference Memphis Tom Kleinschmidt DePaul 1995 Great Midwest men s basketball tournament Bradley Center Milwaukee Wisconsin CincinnatiIvy League Penn Matt Maloney Penn No TournamentMetro Conference Charlotte Jarvis Lang Charlotte 1995 Metro Conference men s basketball tournament Freedom Hall Louisville Kentucky LouisvilleMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference Manhattan Craig Wise Canisius 1995 MAAC men s basketball tournament Knickerbocker Arena Albany New York Saint Peter sMid American Conference Miami OH Gary Trent Ohio 1995 MAC men s basketball tournament Savage Hall Toledo Ohio Ball StateMid Continent Conference Valparaiso David Redmon Little Rock 1995 Mid Continent Conference men s basketball tournament Athletics Recreation Center Valparaiso Indiana ValparaisoMid Eastern Athletic Conference Coppin State Stephen Stewart Coppin State 1995 MEAC men s basketball tournament Talmadge L Hill Field House Baltimore Maryland North Carolina A amp TMidwestern Collegiate Conference Xavier Sherell Ford UIC 1995 MCC men s basketball tournament Nutter Center Dayton Ohio Green BayMissouri Valley Conference Tulsa Chris Carr Southern Illinois 1995 Missouri Valley Conference men s basketball tournament Kiel Center St Louis Missouri Southern IllinoisNorth Atlantic Conference Drexel Malik Rose Drexel 1995 North Atlantic Conference men s basketball tournament Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia Pennsylvania DrexelNortheast Conference Rider Joe Griffin Long Island 1995 Northeast Conference men s basketball tournament Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville New Jersey Mount St Mary sOhio Valley Conference Murray StateTennessee State Marcus Brown Murray State 1995 Ohio Valley Conference men s basketball tournament Nashville Municipal Auditorium Nashville Tennessee Murray StatePacific 10 Conference UCLA Ed O Bannon UCLADamon Stoudamire Arizona No TournamentPatriot League BucknellColgate Rob Feaster Holy Cross 1995 Patriot League men s basketball tournament Cotterell Court Hamilton New York ColgateSoutheastern Conference Kentucky East Arkansas West Mississippi State West Corliss Williamson Arkansas 1995 SEC men s basketball tournament Georgia Dome Atlanta Georgia KentuckySouthern Conference Marshall North Chattanooga South Frankie King Western Carolina 1995 Southern Conference men s basketball tournament Asheville Civic Center Asheville North Carolina ChattanoogaSouthland Conference Nicholls State Reggie Jackson Nicholls State 1995 Southland Conference men s basketball tournament Hirsch Memorial Coliseum Shreveport Louisiana Nicholls StateSouthwest Conference TexasTexas Tech Kurt Thomas TCU 1995 Southwest Conference men s basketball tournament Reunion Arena Dallas Texas TexasSouthwestern Athletic Conference Texas Southern Kenny Sykes Grambling State 1995 SWAC men s basketball tournament Texas SouthernSun Belt Conference Western Kentucky Chris Robinson Western Kentucky 1995 Sun Belt men s basketball tournament Barton Coliseum Little Rock Arkansas Western KentuckyTrans America Athletic Conference College of Charleston Kerry Blackshear Stetson 1995 TAAC men s basketball tournament UCF Arena Orlando Florida FIUWest Coast Conference Santa Clara Steve Nash Santa Clara 1995 West Coast Conference men s basketball tournament Toso Pavilion Santa Clara California GonzagaWestern Athletic Conference Utah Keith Van Horn Utah 1995 WAC men s basketball tournament The Pit Albuquerque New Mexico UtahStatistical leaders edit Points per game Rebounds per game Assists per game Steals per gamePlayer School PPG Player School RPG Player School APG Player School SPGKurt Thomas TCU 28 9 Kurt Thomas TCU 14 6 Nelson Haggerty Baylor 10 1 Roderick Anderson Texas 3 4Frankie King W Carolina 26 5 Malik Rose Drexel 13 5 Curtis McCants George Mason 9 3 Greg Black TX Pan American 3 4Kenny Sykes Grambling St 26 3 Gary Trent Ohio 12 8 Raimonds Miglinieks UC Irvine 8 4 Nate Langley George Mason 3 3Sherell Ford UIC 26 2 Dan Callahan Northeastern 12 6 Eric Snow Michigan St 7 8 Ray Washington Nicholls St 3 0Tim Roberts Southern 26 2 Tim Duncan Wake Forest 12 5 Jacque Vaughn Kansas 7 7 Clarence Ceasar LSU 3 0Blocked shots per game Field goal percentage Three point FG percentage Free throw percentagePlayer 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 906Theo Ratliff Wyoming 5 1 George Spain Davidson 671 Jeremy Lake Montana 484 Scott Hartzell UNC Greensboro 898Adonal Foyle Colgate 4 9 Rasheed Wallace N Carolina 654 Dion Cross Stanford 479 Marcus Brown Murray St 896Pascal Fleury UMBC 4 6 Erick Dampier Mississippi St 640 Shawn Respert Michigan St 474 Keith Cornett Texas Arlington 886Lorenzo Coleman Tennessee Tech 4 5 Alexander Koul George Washington 632 Rob Wooster St Francis PA 471 Arlando Johnson E Kentucky 885Post season tournaments editNCAA tournament edit Main article 1995 NCAA Division I men s basketball tournament Final Four Kingdome Seattle Washington edit National semifinalsNational championship game E4Oklahoma State61W1UCLA74W1UCLA89M2Arkansas78SE2North Carolina68M2Arkansas75National Invitation tournament edit Main article 1995 National Invitation Tournament Semifinals amp finals edit SemifinalsFinals Virginia Tech71 Canisius59 Virginia Tech65 Marquette64 Marquette81 Penn State79Third Place Penn State 66 Canisius 62Award winners editConsensus All American teams edit Main article 1995 NCAA Men s Basketball All Americans 2 Consensus First Team Player Position Class TeamEd O Bannon F Senior UCLAShawn Respert G Senior Michigan StateJoe Smith F C Sophomore MarylandJerry Stackhouse F G Sophomore North CarolinaDamon Stoudamire G Senior Arizona Consensus Second Team Player Position Class TeamRandolph Childress G Senior Wake ForestKerry Kittles G Junior VillanovaLou Roe F Senior MassachusettsRasheed Wallace C Sophomore North CarolinaCorliss Williamson F Junior ArkansasMajor player of the year awards edit 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 Oscar Robertson Trophy 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 MarylandMajor freshman of the year awards edit USBWA Freshman of the Year No Award GivenMajor coach of the year awards edit Associated Press Coach of the Year Kelvin Sampson Oklahoma Henry Iba Award 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 StateOther major awards edit 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 NIT Haggerty Award Top player in New York City metro area Joe Griffin Long IslandCoaching changes editThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it May 2021 A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended Team FormerCoach InterimCoach NewCoach ReasonAuburn Tommy Joe Eagles Cliff EllisClemson Cliff Ellis Rick BarnesIowa State Johnny Orr Tim FloydLoyola MD Skip Prosser Brian EllerbeMichigan State Jud Heathcote Tom IzzoNew 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 GillenXavier Pete Gillen Skip ProsserReferences edit 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 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1994 95 NCAA Division I men 27s basketball season amp oldid 1168639880, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
