The 1995 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 16, 1995, and ended with the championship game on April 3 at the Kingdome in Seattle, Washington. This Final Four would be the last time that the Final Four was hosted in the Western United States until the 2017 edition of the tournament where Glendale, Arizona was the host. A total of 63 games were played.
Season | 1994–95 | ||||
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Teams | 64 | ||||
Finals site | Kingdome Seattle, Washington | ||||
Champions | UCLA Bruins (11th title, 12th title game, 15th Final Four) | ||||
Runner-up | Arkansas Razorbacks (2nd title game, 6th Final Four) | ||||
Semifinalists |
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Winning coach | Jim Harrick (1st title) | ||||
MOP | Ed O'Bannon (UCLA) | ||||
Attendance | 540,101 | ||||
Top scorer | Corliss Williamson (Arkansas) (125 points) | ||||
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The Final Four consisted of UCLA, making their fifteenth appearance and first since the 1980 team that eventually saw their appearance vacated, Oklahoma State, making their fifth appearance and first since 1951, North Carolina, making their twelfth appearance and second in three years, and Arkansas, the defending national champions.
The championship game saw UCLA win their eleventh national championship and first (and only) national title under Jim Harrick by defeating Arkansas 89–78, foiling the Razorbacks' hopes of back to back national titles.
UCLA's Ed O'Bannon was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.
Schedule and venues
editThe following are the sites that were selected to host each round of the 1995 tournament:
First and Second Rounds
- March 16 and 18
- East Region
- Midwest Region
- Southeast Region
- West Region
- March 17 and 19
- East Region
- Midwest Region
- Southeast Region
- West Region
Regional semifinals and finals (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight)
- March 23 and 25
- Southeast Regional, BJCC Coliseum, Birmingham, Alabama (Host: Southeastern Conference)
- West Regional, Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California (Host: University of California, Berkeley)
- March 24 and 26
- East Regional, Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey (Hosts: Seton Hall University, Big East Conference)
- Midwest Regional, Kemper Arena, Kansas City, Missouri (Host: Missouri Valley Conference)
National semifinals and championship (Final Four and championship)
- April 1 and 3
Teams
editThere were 29 automatic bids awarded to the tournament - of these, 26 were given to the winners of their conference's tournament, while three were awarded to the team with the best regular-season record in their conference (Big Ten, Ivy League and Pac-10).
Four conferences, the American West Conference,[1] Big South Conference,[2] Great Midwest Conference,[3] and Mid-Continent Conference,[4] did not receive automatic bids to the tournament.
Five conference champions made their first NCAA tournament appearances: Colgate (Patriot), FIU (TAAC), Gonzaga (West Coast), Mount St. Mary's (NEC), and Nicholls State (Southland).
Automatic qualifiers
editConference | Team | Appearance | Last bid |
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ACC | Wake Forest | 13th | 1994 |
Atlantic 10 | UMass | 5th | 1994 |
Big East | Villanova | 21st | 1991 |
Big Eight | Oklahoma State | 14th | 1994 |
Big Sky | Weber State | 11th | 1983 |
Big Ten | Purdue | 14th | 1994 |
Big West | Long Beach State | 4th | 1993 |
CAA | Old Dominion | 6th | 1992 |
Ivy League | Penn | 16th | 1994 |
MAAC | Saint Peter's | 2nd | 1991 |
MAC | Ball State | 6th | 1993 |
MCC | Green Bay | 3rd | 1994 |
MEAC | North Carolina A&T | 9th | 1994 |
Metro | Louisville | 25th | 1994 |
Missouri Valley | Southern Illinois | 4th | 1994 |
NAC | Drexel | 3rd | 1994 |
NEC | Mount St. Mary's | 1st | Never |
Ohio Valley | Murray State | 7th | 1992 |
Pac-10 | UCLA | 30th | 1994 |
Patriot | Colgate | 1st | Never |
SEC | Kentucky | 36th | 1994 |
Southern | Chattanooga | 7th | 1994 |
Southland | Nicholls State | 1st | Never |
Sun Belt | Western Kentucky | 15th | 1994 |
SWAC | Texas Southern | 3rd | 1994 |
SWC | Texas | 14th | 1994 |
TAAC | FIU | 1st | Never |
WAC | Utah | 17th | 1993 |
West Coast | Gonzaga | 1st | Never |
Tournament seeds
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Bracket
editEast Regional – East Rutherford, New Jersey
editFirst round | Quarter-finals | Regional semifinals | Regional Finals | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Wake Forest | 79 | |||||||||||||||||
16 | North Carolina A&T | 47 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Wake Forest | 64 | |||||||||||||||||
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9 | Saint Louis | 59 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Minnesota# | 61 | |||||||||||||||||
9 | Saint Louis | 64OT | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Wake Forest | 66 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Oklahoma State | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Alabama | 91 | |||||||||||||||||
12 | Penn | 85 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Alabama | 52 | |||||||||||||||||
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4 | Oklahoma State | 66 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Oklahoma State | 73 | |||||||||||||||||
13 | Drexel | 49 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Oklahoma State | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Massachusetts | 54 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Tulsa | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
11 | Illinois | 62 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Tulsa | 64 | |||||||||||||||||
Albany | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | Old Dominion | 52 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Villanova | 81 | |||||||||||||||||
14 | Old Dominion | 893OT | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Tulsa | 51 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Massachusetts | 76 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | UNC Charlotte | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
10 | Stanford | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
10 | Stanford | 53 | |||||||||||||||||
Albany | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | Massachusetts | 75 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Massachusetts | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
15 | Saint Peter's | 51 |
# Minnesota vacated its NCAA Tournament appearance from the 1994–95 season due to an academic fraud scandal.
Game summaries
editEast first round
editAt Albany, New York
editCBS
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Friday, March 17
12:30 pm EST |
#10 Stanford Cardinal 70, #7 North Carolina-Charlotte 49ers 68 |
Knickerbocker Arena – Albany, New York
Attendance: 15,100 |
CBS
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Friday, March 17
approx. 3:00 pm EST |
#2 Massachusetts Minutemen 68, #15 Saint Peter's Peacocks 51 |
Knickerbocker Arena – Albany, New York
Attendance: 15,100 |
CBS
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Friday, March 17
7:40 pm EST |
#14 Old Dominion Monarchs 89, #3 Villanova Wildcats 81 (3OT) |
Knickerbocker Arena – Albany, New York
Attendance: 15,100 Referees: Scott Thornley, Lonnie Dixon, Paul Janssen |
CBS
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Friday, March 17
approx. 10:10 pm EST |
#6 Tulsa Golden Hurricane 68, #11 Illinois Fighting Illini 62 | ||
Pts: S. Seals – 22 Rebs: R. Poindexter – 12 Asts: A. Williamson – 4 |
Pts: K. Garwis – 24 Rebs: S. Clark – 12 Asts: J. Hester, R. Keene – 2 Halftime Score: Illinois, 34–27 |
Knickerbocker Arena – Albany, New York
Attendance: 15,100 Referees: David Libbey, Richie Ballesteros, Larry Ware |
East second round
editAt Albany, New York
editCBS
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Sunday, March 19
12:25 pm EST |
#2 Massachusetts Minutemen 75, #10 Stanford Cardinal 53 |
Knickerbocker Arena – Albany, New York
Attendance: 15,100 |
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Sunday, March 19
approx. 2:55 pm EST |
#6 Tulsa Golden Hurricane 64, #14 Old Dominion Monarchs 52 |
Knickerbocker Arena – Albany, New York
Attendance: 15,100 Referees: David Libbey, Scott Thornley, Paul Janssen |
West Regional – Oakland, California
editFirst round | Quarter-finals | Regional semifinals | Regional Finals | ||||||||||||||||
1 | UCLA | 92 | |||||||||||||||||
16 | FIU | 56 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | UCLA | 75 | |||||||||||||||||
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8 | Missouri | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Missouri | 65 | |||||||||||||||||
9 | Indiana | 60 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | UCLA | 86 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Mississippi State | 67 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Mississippi State | 75 | |||||||||||||||||
12 | Santa Clara | 67 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Mississippi State | 78 | |||||||||||||||||
Boise | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | Utah | 64 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Utah | 76 | |||||||||||||||||
13 | Long Beach State | 64 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | UCLA | 102 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Connecticut | 96 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Oregon | 73 | |||||||||||||||||
11 | Texas | 90 | |||||||||||||||||
11 | Texas | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
Salt Lake City | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | Maryland | 82 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Maryland | 87 | |||||||||||||||||
14 | Gonzaga | 63 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Maryland | 89 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Connecticut | 99 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Cincinnati | 77 | |||||||||||||||||
10 | Temple | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Cincinnati | 91 | |||||||||||||||||
Salt Lake City | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | Connecticut | 96 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Connecticut | 100 | |||||||||||||||||
15 | Chattanooga | 71 |
Southeast Regional – Birmingham, Alabama
editFirst round | Quarter-finals | Regional semifinals | Regional Finals | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Kentucky | 113 | |||||||||||||||||
16 | Mount St. Mary's | 67 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Kentucky | 82 | |||||||||||||||||
Memphis | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | Tulane | 60 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | BYU | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
9 | Tulane | 76 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Kentucky | 97 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Arizona State | 73 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Arizona State | 81 | |||||||||||||||||
12 | Ball State | 66 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Arizona State | 64 | |||||||||||||||||
Memphis | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | Manhattan | 54 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Oklahoma | 67 | |||||||||||||||||
13 | Manhattan | 77 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Kentucky | 61 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | North Carolina | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Georgetown | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
11 | Xavier | 63 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Georgetown | 53 | |||||||||||||||||
Tallahassee | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | Weber State | 51 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Michigan State | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
14 | Weber State | 79 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Georgetown | 64 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | North Carolina | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Iowa State | 64 | |||||||||||||||||
10 | Florida | 61 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Iowa State | 51 | |||||||||||||||||
Tallahassee | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | North Carolina | 73 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | North Carolina | 80 | |||||||||||||||||
15 | Murray State | 70 |
Midwest Regional – Kansas City, Missouri
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1 | Kansas | 82 | |||||||||||||||||
16 | Colgate | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Kansas | 75 | |||||||||||||||||
Dayton | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | Western Kentucky | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Western Kentucky | 82OT | |||||||||||||||||
9 | Michigan | 76 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Kansas | 58 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Virginia | 67 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Arizona | 62 | |||||||||||||||||
12 | Miami (OH) | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
12 | Miami (OH) | 54 | |||||||||||||||||
Dayton | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | Virginia | 60OT | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Virginia | 96 | |||||||||||||||||
13 | Nicholls State | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Virginia | 61 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Arkansas | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Memphis | 77 | |||||||||||||||||
11 | Louisville | 56 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Memphis | 75 | |||||||||||||||||
Austin | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | Purdue | 73 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Purdue | 49 | |||||||||||||||||
14 | UW–Green Bay | 48 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Memphis | 91 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Arkansas | 96OT | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Syracuse | 96 | |||||||||||||||||
10 | Southern Illinois | 92 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Syracuse | 94 | |||||||||||||||||
Austin | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | Arkansas | 96OT | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Arkansas | 79 | |||||||||||||||||
15 | Texas Southern | 78 |
Final Four - Seattle, Washington
editNational semifinals | National Championship Game | ||||||||
E4 | Oklahoma State | 61 | |||||||
W1 | UCLA | 74 | |||||||
W1 | UCLA | 89 | |||||||
MW2 | Arkansas | 78 | |||||||
SE2 | North Carolina | 68 | |||||||
MW2 | Arkansas | 75 |
Game summaries
editCBS
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Saturday, April 1
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#1 UCLA Bruins 74, #4 Oklahoma State Cowboys 61 | ||
Pts: T. Edney 21 Rebs: E. O'Bannon 8 Asts: Tyus Edney 5 |
Pts: B. Reeves 25 Rebs: B. Reeves 9 Asts: A. Owens 9 Halftime Score: 37–37 |
Kingdome – Seattle
Attendance: 38,540 |
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Saturday, April 1
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#2 Arkansas Razorbacks 75, #2 North Carolina Tar Heels 68 | ||
Pts: C. Williamson 21 Rebs: C. Williamson 10 Asts: C. Beck 10 |
Pts: D. Williams 19 Rebs: R. Wallace 10 Asts: D. Calabria 9 Halftime Score: North Carolina, 38–34 |
Kingdome – Seattle
Attendance: 38,540 |
National Championship
editCBS
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Monday, April 3
8:40 pm |
#1 UCLA Bruins 89, #2 Arkansas Razorbacks 78 | ||
Pts: E. O'Bannon 30 Rebs: Ed O'Bannon 17 Asts: C. Dollar 8 |
Pts: C. McDaniel 16 Rebs: D. Stewart 5 Asts: C. Williamson 6 Halftime Score: UCLA, 40–39 |
Kingdome – Seattle
Attendance: 38,540 |
Player | Team |
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Ed O'Bannon* | UCLA |
Toby Bailey | UCLA |
Corliss Williamson | Arkansas |
Clint McDaniel | Arkansas |
Bryant Reeves | Oklahoma State |
*Named Most Outstanding Player
See also
edit- 1995 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament
- 1995 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament
- 1995 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
- 1995 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament
- 1995 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament
- 1995 National Invitation Tournament
- 1995 National Women's Invitation Tournament
- 1995 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament
- 1995 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament
- 1995 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament
- 1995 NAIA Division II women's basketball tournament
Notes
edit- March 19, 1995 – A final shot in the second round at The Boise State Pavilion is one of the most memorable moments in NCAA history. UCLA's Tyus Edney dashed the length of the 94-foot court in just over 4 seconds to make a layup that gave the Bruins a 75–74 win over Missouri, which sustained UCLA's run to a national title that year.[6]
- April 3, 1995 – Ed O'Bannon scored 30 points and grabbed 17 rebounds and is named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player as the Bruins win the championship 89–78 over Arkansas.[7] Cameron Dollar played 36 minutes and contributed eight assists and four steals while filling in for an injured Edney, who did not return after leaving with 17:23 left in the first half.[8] The Bruins enjoyed the biggest lead 34–26 in the first half, but led only by a point at halftime 40–39.
- To date, this is the last NCAA men's basketball tournament in which no team seeded lower than #6 reached the Sweet Sixteen.
- Five teams - Colgate, FIU, Gonzaga, Mount St. Mary's and Nicholls State - made their debut in this tournament, all as conference winners. Only FIU has failed to return to the tournament since; Gonzaga would miss the next three tournaments before starting their current streak of making every tournament since 1999.
- The 1995 tournament was the last to feature teams from the Metro and Great Midwest Conferences, as the two would merge later that year to form Conference USA.
- Tulane, a charter member of the Metro (expelled from the conference from 1985 to 1989 when the Green Wave shuttered their men's basketball program in the wake of a point shaving scandal), has not returned to the NCAA tournament since.
Announcers
editTelevision
editOnce again, CBS served as broadcasters on television for the tournament.
- Studio: Pat O'Brien (daytime) First round, Regional, Final Four, Jim Nantz (primetime) First round & all of Second Round, and Clark Kellogg.
- Dick Stockton/Jim Nantz and Billy Packer – Stockton/Packer, First & Second Round at Baltimore, Maryland; Nantz/Packer, Midwest Regional at Kansas City, Missouri; Final Four at Seattle, Washington
- Sean McDonough and Bill Raftery – First & Second Round at Dayton, Ohio; Southeast Regional at Birmingham, Alabama
- Verne Lundquist and Quinn Buckner – First & Second Round at Tallahassee, Florida; East Regional at East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Tim Ryan and Al McGuire – First & Second Round at Boise, Idaho; West Regional at Oakland, California
- Mike Gorman and Ann Meyers – First & Second Round at Memphis, Tennessee
- Mike Emrick and George Raveling – First & Second Round at Albany, New York
- Ted Robinson and Derrek Dickey – First & Second Round at Salt Lake City, Utah
- Dave Sims and Dan Bonner – First & Second Round at Austin, Texas
Radio
editCBS Radio was once again the radio home for the tournament.
First and second rounds
edit- John Rooney
- Marty Brennaman
- Gary Cohen and Dave Gavitt – 1st & 2nd Round at Albany, New York
- Wayne Larrivee
- Brad Sham
- Gus Johnson and Reggie Theus
Regionals
edit- John Rooney
- Marty Brennaman
- Gary Cohen and Dave Gavitt – East Regional at East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Wayne Larrivee
Final Four
edit- John Rooney and Bill Raftery – (UCLA-Oklahoma State and championship Game) Final Four at Seattle, Washington
- Marty Brennaman and Ron Franklin – (Arkansas-North Carolina) Final Four at Seattle, Washington
References
edit- ^ Hiserman, Mike (March 10, 1995). "Tournament Is Academic, Off-Season Is Automatic". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
- ^ Atkinson, Charlie (February 24, 1994). "MAYBE BIG SOUTH HASN'T SEEN THE LAST OF CAMPBELL ONE COACH PRIVATELY QUESTIONS MOVE TO NEW LEAGUE". Greensboro News & Record. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
- ^ "BASKETBALL; If It's Tournament Time, Then It's Time for Duke". The New York Times. March 10, 1995. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
- ^ Jankowski, Paul (March 2, 2012). "1995 men's hoops championship initiated years of success at Valparaiso University". The Times of Northwest Indiana. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
- ^ "NCAA All-Tournament Teams". FoxNews.com. Associated Press. April 9, 2013. Archived from the original on April 11, 2013.
- ^ Friend, Tom (March 20, 1995). "N.C.A.A. TOURNAMENT: WEST; U.C.L.A. Dash Knocks Wind Out of Missouri". New York Times. Archived from the original on November 5, 2012.
U.C.L.A.'s Tyus Edney ran a 94-foot dash in 4.7 seconds today. That he also managed to toss in a swooping layup left Missouri with its hands over its face
- ^ Penner, Mike (April 4, 1995). "Sweetness in Seattle". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on July 1, 2012.
- ^ Dufresne, Chris (April 4, 1995). "A Big Return From Dollar". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on July 10, 2012.