1994–95 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team

The 1994–95 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball team represented Old Dominion University in the 1994–95 college basketball season. This was head coach Jeff Capel's first of seven seasons at Old Dominion. The Monarchs competed in the Colonial Athletic Association and played their home games at the ODU Fieldhouse. They finished the season 21–12, 12–2 in CAA play to finish as regular season conference champions. They went on to win the 1995 CAA men's basketball tournament to earn the CAA's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. They earned a 14 seed in the East Region where they upset No. 3 seed Villanova in the opening round.^[1] The Monarchs fell to No. 6 seed Tulsa in the second round.^[2]

1994–95 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball
CAA Regular Season Champions CAA tournament champions
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	21–12 (12–2 CAA)
Head coach	Jeff Capel II
Home arena	ODU Fieldhouse Hampton Coliseum (alternate)
Seasons ← 1993–94 1995–96 →

1994–95 CAA men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Old Dominion †	12	–	2		.857			21	–	12		.636
UNC Wilmington	10	–	4		.714			16	–	11		.593
James Madison	9	–	5		.643			16	–	13		.552
East Carolina	7	–	7		.500			18	–	11		.621
American	7	–	7		.500			9	–	19		.321
William & Mary	6	–	8		.429			8	–	19		.296
Richmond	3	–	11		.214			8	–	20		.286
George Mason	2	–	12		.143			7	–	20		.259
† 1995 CAA tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Roster

1994–95 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 4 Petey Sessoms 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Cradock Portsmouth, Virginia	Head coach Jeff Capel II Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 5, 1994*		Court Authority	L 119–127	–	Norfolk Scope  Norfolk, Virginia
Nov 9, 1994*		Croatia	L 94–95	–	Norfolk Scope  Norfolk, Virginia
Regular season
Nov 16, 1994*		at No. 14 Virginia	L 80–83	0–1	University Hall  Charlottesville, Virginia
Nov 26, 1994*		Towson	W 93–75	1–1	Norfolk Scope  Norfolk, Virginia
Nov 28, 1994*		South Carolina	W 79–65	2–1	Norfolk Scope  Norfolk, Virginia
Dec 3, 1994*		at Southern Illinois	L 74–88	2–2	SIU Arena  Carbondale, Illinois
Dec 5, 1994*		at Tulane	L 80–85	2–3	Avron B. Fogelman Arena  New Orleans, Louisiana
Dec 8, 1994*		New Hampshire	W 75–64	3–3	Norfolk Scope  Norfolk, Virginia
Dec 10, 1994*		Wyoming	W 63–61	4–3	Norfolk Scope  Norfolk, Virginia
Dec 16, 1994*		vs. Weber State	W 94–86 ^OT	5–3	Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 17, 1994*		at Hawaii	L 63–71	5–4	Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 22, 1994*		at Washington	L 61–71	5–5	Hec Edmundson Pavilion  Seattle, Washington
Dec 29, 1994*		No. 1 North Carolina	L 79–98	5–6	Norfolk Scope  Norfolk, Virginia
Jan 4, 1995*		at Saint Joseph's	L 82–92	5–7	Hagan Arena  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 7, 1995*		at No. 15 Arizona State	L 52–71	5–8	Wells Fargo Arena  Tempe, Arizona
Jan 11, 1995		UNC Wilmington	W 79–66	6–8 (1–0)	Norfolk Scope  Norfolk, Virginia
Jan 14, 1995		at George Mason	W 88–83	7–8 (2–0)	Patriot Center  Fairfax, Virginia
Jan 18, 1995		at American	W 89–82	8–8 (3–0)	Bender Arena  Washington, D.C.
Jan 21, 1995		at William & Mary Rivalry	W 83–73	9–8 (4–0)	Kaplan Arena  Williamsburg, Virginia
Jan 25, 1995		James Madison Rivalry	W 79–65	10–8 (5–0)	Norfolk Scope  Norfolk, Virginia
Jan 28, 1995		at Richmond	W 65–46	11–8 (6–0)	Robins Center  Richmond, Virginia
Jan 31, 1995		East Carolina	W 69–66	12–8 (7–0)	Norfolk Scope  Norfolk, Virginia
Feb 4, 1995		at James Madison Rivalry	L 79–95	12–9 (7–1)	JMU Convocation Center  Harrisonburg, Virginia
Feb 6, 1995*		vs. VCU Rivalry	L 67–81	12–10	Hampton Coliseum  Hampton, Virginia
Feb 8, 1995		Richmond	W 70–60	13–10 (8–1)	Norfolk Scope  Norfolk, Virginia
Feb 11, 1995		American	W 91–74	14–10 (9–1)	Norfolk Scope  Norfolk, Virginia
Feb 13, 1995		George Mason	W 94–70	15–10 (10–1)	Norfolk Scope  Norfolk, Virginia
Feb 18, 1995		at UNC Wilmington	L 71–73	15–11 (10–2)	Trask Coliseum  Wilmington, North Carolina
Feb 20, 1995		at East Carolina	W 81–73	16–11 (11–2)	Minges Coliseum  Greenville, North Carolina
Feb 25, 1995		William & Mary Rivalry	W 60–55	17–11 (12–2)	Norfolk Scope  Norfolk, Virginia
CAA tournament
Mar 4, 1995*	(1)	vs. (8) George Mason Quarterfinals	W 110–94	18–11	Richmond Coliseum  Richmond, Virginia
Mar 5, 1995*	(1)	vs. (5) American Semifinals	W 77–67 ^OT	19–11	Richmond Coliseum  Richmond, Virginia
Mar 6, 1995*	(1)	vs. (3) James Madison Championship Game	W 80–75	20–11	Richmond Coliseum  Richmond, Virginia
NCAA tournament
Mar 17, 1995*	(14 E)	vs. (3 E) No. 9 Villanova First Round	W 89–81 ^3OT	21–11	Times Union Center  Uniondale, New York
Mar 19, 1995*	(14 E)	vs. (6 E) Tulsa Second Round	L 52–64	21–12	Times Union Center  Uniondale, New York
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

1. "Villanova Takes a Long Night's Journey to a Loss". The New York Times. March 18, 1995. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
2. "Sweet 16! Tulsa Reaches 3rd Round for 2nd Consecutive Year". The Oklahoman. March 20, 1995. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
3. "1994–95 Old Dominion Monarchs Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
4. "2020-21 ODU Monarch Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Old Dominion University Athletics. Retrieved July 31, 2021.