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1994–95 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 12 Purdue 15 – 3   .833 25 – 7   .781
No. 11 Michigan State 14 – 4   .778 22 – 6   .786
Indiana 11 – 7   .611 19 – 12   .613
Michigan 11 – 7   .611 17 – 14   .548
Illinois 10 – 8   .556 19 – 12   .613
Minnesota 10 – 8   .556 20 – 11   .645
Penn State 9 – 9   .500 21 – 11   .656
Iowa 9 – 9   .500 21 – 12   .636
Wisconsin 7 – 11   .389 13 – 14   .481
Ohio State 2 – 16   .111 6 – 22   .214
Northwestern 1 – 17   .056 5 – 22   .185
Rankings from AP Poll
*Minnesota 1 NCAA Tourn. game vacated due to sanctions against the program; 1 Win by forfeit (non-conf.)[1]
Disputed record (19-12)

The 1994–95 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.

Regular season

Team

No. Player Hometown High School Class Position
21 Matt Heldman Libertyville, Illinois Libertyville High School Fr. Guard
12 Derrick Thomas Country Club Hills, Illinois Rich Central High School Sr. Guard
22 Kiwane Garris Chicago, Illinois Westinghouse High School So. Guard
24 Richard Keene Collinsville, Illinois Collinsville High School Jr. Guard
25 Bryant Notree Chicago, Illinois Simeon High School Fr. Guard
30 Robert Bennett (captain) Chicago, Illinois Julian High School Sr. Forward
31 Brett Robisch Springfield, Illinois Calvary Academy Fr. Center
32 Jerry Gee Chicago, Illinois St. Martin de Porres High School Fr. Forward
33 Kevin Turner Chicago, Illinois Simeon High School Fr. Guard
34 Brian Johnson Des Plaines, Illinois Maine West High School Fr. Forward
35 Shelly Clark (captain) Chicago, Illinois South Shore High School Jr. Forward/Center
40 Jerry Hester Peoria, Illinois Manual High School So. Forward
45 Chris Gandy Kankakee, Illinois Bradley Bourbanais High School So. Forward
52 Steve Roth Belleville, Illinois Belleville High School-East Sr. Center

Schedule

Source[3]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
11/25/1994*
no, no 		No. NR vs. American-Puerto Rico
San Juan Shootout 		W 89-77  1-0
 Roberto Clemente Coliseum (1,000)
San Juan, PR
11/26/1994*
no, no 		No. NR vs. College of Charleston
San Juan Shootout 		W 66-57  2-0
 Roberto Clemente Coliseum (500)
San Juan, PR
11/27/1994*
no, no 		No. NR vs. Virginia Tech
San Juan Shootout 		W 85-75  3-0
 Roberto Clemente Coliseum (500)
San Juan, PR
12/3/1994*
no, no 		No. NR vs. #6 Duke L 65-70  3-1
 United Center (21,500)
Chicago, IL
12/5/1994*
no, no 		No. NR @ Kansas State W 76-69  4-1
 Bramlage Coliseum (8,643)
Manhattan, KS
12/9/1994*
no, no 		No. NR vs. Northeastern Illinois
Illini Classic 		W 71-53  5-1
 Assembly Hall (15,084)
Champaign, IL
12/10/1994*
no, no 		No. NR vs. Princeton
Illini Classic 		W 59-37  6-1
 Assembly Hall (14,943)
Champaign, IL
12/17/1994*
no, no 		No. NR vs. Illinois-Chicago W 75-60  7-1
 Assembly Hall (15,696)
Champaign, IL
12/19/1994*
no, no 		No. 23 vs. Mercer W 90-66  8-1
 Assembly Hall (14,182)
Champaign, IL
12/22/1994*
no, no 		No. 23 vs. Missouri
Braggin' Rights 		L 58-76  8-2
 Scottrade Center (21,714)
St. Louis, MO
12/27/1994*
no, no 		No. NR @ #8 Connecticut L 56-71  8-3
 Hartford Civic Center (16,294)
Hartford, CT
12/29/1994*
no, no 		No. NR vs. Memphis W 86-76  9-3
 Assembly Hall (16,313)
Champaign, IL
1/4/1995
no, no 		No. NR vs. Ohio State W 79-70  10-3 (1-0)
 Assembly Hall (15,813)
Champaign, IL
1/7/1995
no, no 		No. NR @ Northwestern W 82-55  11-3 (2-0)
 Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117)
Evanston, IL
1/10/1995
no, no 		No. NR @ Purdue W 62-58  12-3 (3-0)
 Mackey Arena (14,123)
West Lafayette, IN
1/14/1995
no, no 		No. NR vs. Indiana W 78-67  13-3 (4-0)
 Assembly Hall (16,450)
Champaign, IL
1/17/1995
no, no 		No. 20 vs. Michigan L 59-69  13-4 (4-1)
 Assembly Hall (16,450)
Champaign, IL
1/21/1995
no, no 		No. 20 @ Minnesota L 66-77  13-5 (4-2)
 Williams Arena (14,527)
Minneapolis, MN
1/28/1995
no, no 		No. NR vs. #10 Michigan State W 72-64  13-6 (4-3)
 Assembly Hall (16,450)
Champaign, IL
2/1/1995
no, no 		No. NR @ Iowa W 79-74  14-6 (5-3)
 Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Iowa City, IA
2/4/1995
no, no 		No. NR @ Wisconsin L 60-73  14-7 (5-4)
 Wisconsin Field House (11,500)
Madison, WI
2/8/1995
no, no 		No. NR vs. Penn State W 67-58  15-7 (6-4)
 Assembly Hall (16,090)
Champaign, IL
2/11/1995
no, no 		No. NR vs. Iowa W 104-97 ot 16-7 (7-4)
 Assembly Hall (16,450)
Champaign, IL
2/15/1995
no, no 		No. NR @ #8 Michigan State L 58-68  16-8 (7-5)
 Breslin Student Events Center (15,138)
East Lansing, MI
2/22/1995
no, no 		No. 20 vs. #22 Minnesota W 94-88 ot 17-8 (8-5)
 Assembly Hall (16,206)
Champaign, IL
2/26/1995
no, no 		No. NR @ Michigan L 51-63  17-9 (8-6)
 Crisler Arena (13,562)
Ann Arbor, MI
3/2/1995
no, no 		No. NR @ Indiana L 85-89  17-10 (8-7)
 Assembly Hall (17,101)
Bloomington, IN
3/4/1995
no, no 		No. NR vs. #17 Purdue L 56-69  17-11 (8-8)
 Assembly Hall (14,123)
Champaign, IL
3/8/1995
no, no 		No. NR vs. Northwestern W 99-57  18-11 (9-8)
 Assembly Hall (15,195)
Champaign, IL
3/11/1995
no, no 		No. NR @ Ohio State W 82-63  19-11 (10-8)
 St. John Arena (11,216)
Columbus, OH
NCAA Tournament
3/17/1995*
no, no 		No. NR vs. Tulsa
NCAA Tournament 		L 62-68  19-12
 Knickerbocker Arena (15,100)
Albany, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Player stats

Player Games Played Field Goals Three Pointers Free Throws Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals Points
Shelly Clark[4] 28 131 0 67 233 43 11 28 494
Kiwane Garris[5] 31 150 46 148 88 117 0 36 494
Richard Keene[6] 31 123 63 29 119 111 4 30 338
Jerry Hester[7] 30 119 38 47 145 57 10 23 323
Robert Bennett[8] 31 98 0 66 191 15 13 22 262
Jerry Gee[9] 31 73 0 39 106 7 7 12 185

Awards and honors

NCAA basketball tournament

  • East
    • Tulsa 68, Illinois 62

[11]

Team players drafted into the NBA

Round Pick Player NBA Club

[12]

Rankings

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

References

  1. ^ "Forfeits and Vacated Games". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
  2. ^ All-Time Illini Rosters
  3. ^ University of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1994-95, FightingIllini.com
  4. ^ Season Stats pg. 123
  5. ^ Season Stats pg. 123
  6. ^ Season Stats pg. 123
  7. ^ Season Stats pg. 123
  8. ^ Season Stats pg. 123
  9. ^ Season Stats pg. 123
  10. ^ List of MVPs
  11. ^ 1995 NCAA Tournament
  12. ^ 1995 NBA Draft
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