1994–95 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

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Ranking
Coaches	No. 5
AP	No. 2

1994–95 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East Division
No. 2 Kentucky †	14	–	2	.875	28	–	5	.848
Georgia	9	–	7	.563	18	–	10	.643
Florida	8	–	8	.500	17	–	13	.567
Vanderbilt	6	–	10	.375	13	–	15	.464
South Carolina	5	–	11	.313	10	–	17	.370
Tennessee	4	–	12	.250	11	–	16	.407
West Division
No. 6 Arkansas	12	–	4	.750	32	–	7	.821
No. 18 Mississippi State	12	–	4	.750	22	–	8	.733
No. 20 Alabama	10	–	6	.625	23	–	10	.697
Auburn	7	–	9	.438	16	–	13	.552
LSU	6	–	10	.375	12	–	15	.444
Ole Miss	3	–	13	.188	8	–	19	.296

† 1995 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1994–95 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented University of Kentucky. The Head Coach was Rick Pitino. The team was a member of the Southeast Conference and played their home games at Rupp Arena.

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/9/1994* no, no		Athletes in Action	W 122-86		Rupp Arena (-) Lexington, KY
11/22/1994* no, no		Lithuania	W 114-81		Rupp Arena (-) Lexington, KY
Regular Season
11/26/1994* no, no	No. 4	Tennessee-Martin	W 124-50	1-0	Rupp Arena (23,785) Lexington, KY
11/30/1994* no, no	No. 3	No. 14 Ohio	W 79-74	2-0	Rupp Arena (24,212) Lexington, KY
12/3/1994* no, no	No. 3	vs. No. 5 UCLA John R. Wooden Classic	L 81-82	2-1	The Pond (18,307) Anaheim, CA
12/7/1994* no, no	No. 7	vs. Indiana	W 73-70	3-1	Freedom Hall (19,825) Louisville, KY
12/10/1994* no, no	No. 7	Boston University	W 90-49	4-1	Rupp Arena (23,650) Lexington, KY
12/17/1994* no, no	No. 6	vs. Texas Tech	W 83-68	5-1	Riverfront Coliseum (17,153) Cincinnati, OH
12/27/1994* no, no	No. 5	Marshall	W 116-75	6-1	Rupp Arena (23,782) Lexington, KY
1/1/1995* no, no	No. 5	at Louisville	L 86-88	6-2	Freedom Hall (19,841) Louisville, KY
01/04/1995 no, no	No. 8	Auburn	W 98-64	7-2 (1-0)	Rupp Arena (23,805) Lexington, KY
01/07/1995 no, no	No. 8	at South Carolina	W 80-55	8-2 (2-0)	Frank McGuire Arena (10,582) Columbia, SC
01/10/1995 no, no	No. 7	at No. 15 Florida	W 83-67	9-2 (3-0)	Stephen C. O'Connell Center (11,902) Gainesville, FL
01/14/1995 no, no	No. 7	Georgia	W 83-71	10-2 (4-0)	Rupp Arena (23,625) Lexington, KY
01/18/1995 no, no	No. 5	vs. Mississippi	W 82-65	11-2 (5-0)	The Pyramid (12,073) Memphis, TN
01/21/1995 no, no	No. 5	Vanderbilt	W 81-68	12-2 (6-0)	Rupp Arena (23,222) Lexington, KY
01/25/1995 no, no	No. 5	Tennessee	W 69-50	13-2 (7-0)	Rupp Arena (23,427) Lexington, KY
01/29/1995 no, no	No. 5	at No. 9 Arkansas	L 92-94	13-3 (7-1)	Bud Walton Arena (20,298) Fayetteville, AR
02/01/1995 no, no	No. 6	South Carolina	W 90-72	14-3 (8-1)	Rupp Arena (22,974) Lexington, KY
02/05/1995* no, no	No. 6	No. 10 Syracuse	W 77-71	15-3	Rupp Arena (24,255) Lexington, KY
02/08/1995 no, no	No. 5	at Tennessee	W 68-48	16-3 (9-1)	Thompson-Boling Arena (20,118) Knoxville, TN
02/12/1995* no, no	No. 5	at Notre Dame	W 97-58	17-3	Joyce Athletic Center (11,418) Notre Dame, IN
02/14/1995 no, no	No. 4	No. 23 Mississippi State	L 71-76	17-4 (9-2)	Rupp Arena (24,125) Lexington, KY
02/18/1995 no, no	No. 4	Florida	W 87-77	18-4 (10-2)	Rupp Arena (24,320) Lexington, KY
02/21/1995 no, no	No. 6	at No. 20 Alabama	W 72-52	19-4 (11-2)	Coleman Coliseum (15,043) Tuscaloosa, AL
02/25/1995 no, no	No. 6	at Vanderbilt	W 71-60	20-4 (12-2)	Memorial Gymnasium (15,208) Nashville, TN
03/01/1995 no, no	No. 5	at Georgia	W 97-74	21-4 (13-2)	Stegeman Coliseum (10,523) Athens, GA
03/04/1995 no, no	No. 5	Louisiana State	W 127-80	22-4 (14-2)	Rupp Arena (24,325) Lexington, KY
1995 SEC Tournament
03/10/1995 no, no	No. 3	vs. Auburn Quarterfinals	W 93-81	23-4	Georgia Dome (26,049) Atlanta, GA
03/11/1995 no, no	No. 3	vs. Florida Semifinals	W 86-72	24-4	Georgia Dome (28,966) Atlanta, GA
03/12/1995 no, no	No. 3	vs. No. 5 Arkansas Finals	W 95-93 ^(OT)	25-4	Georgia Dome (30,067) Atlanta, GA
1995 NCAA Tournament (Tournament seeding in parentheses)
03/16/1995* no, no	No. 2 (1)	vs. (16) Mount St. Mary's Southeast Regional 1st Round	W 113-67	26-4	The Pyramid (19,120) Memphis, TN
03/18/1995* no, no	No. 2 (1)	vs. (9) Tulane Southeast Regional 2nd Round	W 82-60	27-4	The Pyramid (19,120) Memphis, TN
03/23/1995* no, no	No. 2 (1)	vs. No. 16 (5) Arizona State Southeast Regional Semifinal	W 97-73	28-4	Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (17,458) Birmingham, AL
03/25/1995* no, no	No. 2 (1)	vs. No. 4 (2) North Carolina Southeast Regional Final	L 61-74	28-5	Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (17,721) Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Awards and honors

Team players drafted into the NBA

No one from the Wildcats was claimed in the 1995 NBA Draft.^[2]

References

^ http://www.bigbluehistory.net
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