1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
Basketball season
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.
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 .
Season headlines
Pre-season polls
The top 25 from the pre-season AP Poll.
Conference membership changes
These schools joined new conferences for the 1994–95 season.
Regular season
Conference winners and tournaments
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[3]
Conference player of the year
Conference tournament
Tournament venue (City)
Tournament winner
American West Conference
Southern Utah
Sean Allen , Southern Utah
1995 American West Conference men's basketball tournament
Centrum Centre (St. George, Utah )
Southern Utah
Atlantic 10 Conference
UMass
Lou Roe , UMass
1995 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament
Mullins Center (Amherst, Massachusetts )
UMass
Atlantic Coast Conference
Maryland North Carolina Virginia Wake Forest
Joe Smith , Maryland
1995 ACC men's basketball tournament
Greensboro Coliseum (Greensboro, North Carolina )
Wake Forest
Big East Conference
Connecticut
Kerry Kittles , Villanova
1995 Big East men's basketball tournament
Madison Square Garden (New York City, New York )
Villanova
Big Eight Conference
Kansas
Ryan Minor , Oklahoma Bryant Reeves , Oklahoma State
1995 Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament
Kemper Arena (Kansas City, Missouri )
Oklahoma State
Big Sky Conference
Montana Weber State
Ruben Nembhard , Weber State
1995 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament
Dee Events Center (Ogden, Utah )
Weber State
Big South Conference
UNC Greensboro
Eric Burks , Charleston Southern
1995 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament
Vines Center (Lynchburg, Virginia )
Charleston Southern
Big Ten Conference
Purdue
Shawn Respert , Michigan State
No Tournament
Big West Conference
Utah State
Eric Franson , Utah State
1995 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament
Thomas & Mack Center (Paradise, Nevada )
Long Beach State
Colonial Athletic Association
Old Dominion
Petey Sessoms , Old Dominion
1995 CAA men's basketball tournament
Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, Virginia )
Old Dominion
Great Midwest Conference
Memphis
Tom Kleinschmidt , DePaul
1995 Great Midwest Conference men's basketball tournament
Bradley Center (Milwaukee, Wisconsin )
Cincinnati
Ivy League
Penn
Matt Maloney , Penn
No Tournament
Metro Conference
Charlotte
Jarvis Lang , Charlotte
1995 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament
Freedom Hall (Louisville, Kentucky )
Louisville
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Manhattan
Craig Wise , Canisius
1995 MAAC men's basketball tournament
Knickerbocker Arena (Albany, New York )
Saint Peter's
Mid-American Conference
Miami (OH)
Gary Trent , Ohio
1995 MAC men's basketball tournament
Savage Hall (Toledo, Ohio )
Ball State
Mid-Continent Conference
Valparaiso
David Redmon , Little Rock
1995 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournament
Athletics–Recreation Center (Valparaiso, Indiana )
Valparaiso
Mid-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&T
Midwestern Collegiate Conference
Xavier
Sherell Ford , UIC
1995 MCC men's basketball tournament
Nutter Center (Dayton, Ohio )
Green Bay
Missouri Valley Conference
Tulsa
Chris Carr , Southern Illinois
1995 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
Kiel Center (St. Louis, Missouri )
Southern Illinois
North Atlantic Conference
Drexel
Malik Rose , Drexel
1995 North Atlantic Conference men's basketball tournament
Daskalakis Athletic Center (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania )
Drexel
Northeast Conference
Rider
Joe Griffin , Long Island
1995 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament
Alumni Gymnasium (Lawrenceville, New Jersey )
Mount St. Mary's
Ohio Valley Conference
Murray State Tennessee State
Marcus Brown , Murray State
1995 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
Nashville Municipal Auditorium (Nashville, Tennessee )
Murray State
Pacific-10 Conference
UCLA
Ed O'Bannon , UCLA Damon Stoudamire , Arizona
No Tournament
Patriot League
Bucknell Colgate
Rob Feaster , Holy Cross
1995 Patriot League men's basketball tournament
Cotterell Court (Hamilton, New York )
Colgate
Southeastern Conference
Kentucky (East)Arkansas (West)Mississippi State (West)
Corliss Williamson , Arkansas
1995 SEC men's basketball tournament
Georgia Dome (Atlanta, Georgia )
Kentucky
Southern Conference
Marshall (North)Chattanooga (South)
Frankie King , Western Carolina
1995 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
Asheville Civic Center (Asheville, North Carolina )
Chattanooga
Southland Conference
Nicholls State
Reggie Jackson , Nicholls State
1995 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament
Hirsch Memorial Coliseum (Shreveport, Louisiana )
Nicholls State
Southwest Conference
Texas Texas Tech
Kurt Thomas , TCU
1995 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament
Reunion Arena (Dallas, Texas )
Texas
Southwestern Athletic Conference
Texas Southern
Kenny Sykes , Grambling State
1995 SWAC men's basketball tournament
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Texas Southern
Sun Belt Conference
Western Kentucky
Chris Robinson , Western Kentucky
1995 Sun Belt men's basketball tournament
Barton Coliseum (Little Rock, Arkansas )
Western Kentucky
Trans America Athletic Conference
College of Charleston
Kerry Blackshear , Stetson
1995 TAAC men's basketball tournament
UCF Arena (Orlando, Florida )
FIU
West Coast Conference
Santa Clara
Steve Nash , Santa Clara
1995 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament
Toso Pavilion (Santa Clara, California )
Gonzaga
Western Athletic Conference
Utah
Keith Van Horn , Utah
1995 WAC men's basketball tournament
The Pit (Albuquerque, New Mexico )
Utah
Statistical leaders
Source for additional stats categories
Post-season tournaments
NCAA tournament
National Invitation tournament
Semifinals & finals
Third Place - Penn State 66, Canisius 62
Award winners
Consensus All-American teams
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Major player of the year awards
Major freshman of the year awards
USBWA Freshman of the Year: No Award Given
Major coach of the year awards
Other major awards
Coaching changes
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References