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1994–95 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team


The 1994–95 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona. The team's head coach was Lute Olson. The team played its home games in McKale Center as members of the Pacific-10 Conference.

1994–95 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 25
APNo. 15
Record24-7 (14–4 Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMcKale Center
Seasons
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
California1 0 – 18   .000 0 – 27   .000
As of November 23, 2011[1]
Rankings from AP Poll
1California forfeited all wins due to infractions.

After going 14–4 to finish second in the Pac-10 regular-season, the team was seeded 5th in the Midwest region of the NCAA tournament. They were upset in the opening round by 12 seed Miami (OH), 71–62. The team finished with a record of 24–7.

Roster edit

1994–95 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 4 Ben Davis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Fort Pierce, FL
G 20 Damon Stoudamire 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Portland, Oregon
F 22 Ray Owes 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr San Bernardino, California
F 23 Michael Dickerson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Seattle, WA
G 34 Miles Simon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Fullerton, CA
G 44 Reggie Geary 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Santa Ana, CA
F/C 50 Joseph Blair 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Jr Houston, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results edit

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
Nov 24, 1994*
 No. 5 vs. Minnesota
Great Alaska Shootout 		L 70–72  0–1
 Sullivan Arena 
Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 25, 1994*
 No. 5 at Alaska Anchorage
Great Alaska Shootout 		W 107–88  1–1
 Sullivan Arena 
Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 26, 1994*
 No. 5 vs. No. 19 Oklahoma State
Great Alaska Shootout 		W 73–63  2–1
 Sullivan Arena 
Anchorage, Alaska
Dec 17, 1994*
 No. 7 at UTEP W 75–61  7–1
 Special Events Center 
El Paso, Texas
Dec 22, 1994*
 No. 6 at No. 14 Syracuse L 84–94  7–2
 Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, New York
Mar 11, 1995
 No. 12 No. 18 Arizona State L 98–103 2OT 23–7
(13–5) 		McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 1995*
 (5 MW) No. 15 vs. (12 MW) Miami (OH)
First Round 		L 62–71[2]  23–8
 UD Arena 
Dayton, Ohio
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.

Rankings edit

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

[3]

NBA draft edit

Main article: 1995 NBA draft
Round Pick Player NBA Team
1 7 Damon Stoudamire Toronto Raptors

[4]

References edit

  1. ^ "2011-12 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pacific-10 Conference. p. 68. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
  2. ^ "Arizona Falls To Miami's Skinny Soph". The Chicago Tribune. March 16, 1995. 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.
  4. ^ "1995 NBA Draft". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
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