1994–95 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

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Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
AP	No. 1

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^[2] Rankings from AP Poll ¹California forfeited all wins due to infractions.

The 1994–95 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team won the 1995 National Championship by beating Arkansas 89–78 for the school's 11th title. It was the first title since the 1975 Championship and since the retirement of head coach John Wooden.

The team featured seniors Ed O'Bannon, Tyus Edney, and George Zidek; Ed's younger brother, Charles O'Bannon; and a pair of freshmen in Toby Bailey and J. R. Henderson (now known as J. R. Sakuragi). Little-used reserve Bob Myers is now general manager of the NBA's Golden State Warriors.

Roster

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No.	Position	Player
4	G	Marquis Burns
5	G	Cameron Dollar
11	G	Tyus Edney
12	F/G	Toby Bailey
13	SF/SG	Charles O'Bannon
24	F	Bob Myers
25	C	George Zidek

No.	Position	Player
30	G/F	Kevin Dempsey
31	F	Ed O'Bannon
35	C	Ike Nwankwo
50	C/F	Omm'A Givens
52	C/F	J. R. Henderson
54	F/G	Kris Johnson

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Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Exhibition Games
November 1994*					Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
November 1994*					Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
Regular Season
November 26, 1994*	No. 6	Cal State Northridge	W 83–60	1–0	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
December 3, 1994*	No. 2	vs. No. 7 Kentucky John R. Wooden Classic	W 82–81	2–0	Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim Anaheim, CA
December 10, 1994*	No. 2	Cal State Fullerton	W 99–65	3–0	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
December 17, 1994*	No. 2	at Louisiana State	W 92–72	4–0	Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
December 22, 1994*	No. 2	George Mason	W 137–100	5–0	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
December 23, 1994*	No. 2	North Carolina	W 88–80	6–0	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
January 5, 1995	No. 2	at Oregon	L 72–82	6–1 (0–1)	McArthur Court Eugene, OR
January 7, 1995	No. 6	at Oregon State	W 87–78	7–1 (1–1)	Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR
January 12, 1995	No. 6	Washington	W 75–57	8–1 (2–1)	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
January 14, 1995	No. 6	Washington State	W 91–78	9–1 (3–1)	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
January 19, 1995	No. 4	at No. 11 Arizona	W 71–61	10–1 (4–1)	McKale Center Tucson, AZ
January 21, 1995	No. 4	at No. 13 Arizona State	W 85–72	11–1 (5–1)	Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ
January 26, 1995	No. 4	No. 17 Stanford	W 77–74	12–1 (6–1)	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
January 28, 1995	No. 4	California	L 93–100¹	13–1 (7–1)	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
February 2, 1995	No. 7	at USC	W 73–69	14–1 (8–1)	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
February 5, 1995*	No. 7	Notre Dame	W 92–55	15–1 (8–1)	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
February 9, 1995	No. 6	at Washington	W 74–66	16–1 (9–1)	Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA
February 11, 1995	No. 6	at Washington State	W 98–83	17–1 (10–1)	Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA
February 16, 1995	No. 6	No. 13 Arizona State	W 82–77	18–1 (11–1)	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
February 18, 1995	No. 6	No. 12 Arizona	W 72–70	19–1 (12–1)	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
February 22, 1995	No. 2	at No. 19 Stanford	W 88–77	20–1 (13–1)	Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA
February 23, 1995	No. 2	at California	W 104–88	21–1 (14–1)	Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA
February 26, 1995*	No. 2	Duke	W 100–77	22–1 (14–1)	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
March 1, 1995	No. 1	USC	W 85–66	23–1 (15–1)	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
March 5, 1995*	No. 1	at Louisville	W 91–73	24–1 (15–1)	Freedom Hall Louisville, KY
March 9, 1995	No. 1	Oregon State	W 86–67	25–1 (16–1)	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
March 11, 1995	No. 1	No. 25 Oregon	W 94–78	26–1 (17–1)	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
NCAA Tournament
March 17, 1995*	No. 1 (1)	vs. No. (16) Florida International NCAA West Regional	W 92–56	27–1	BSU Pavilion Boise, ID
March 19, 1995*	No. 1 (1)	vs. No. 23 (8) Missouri NCAA West Regional	W 75–74	28–1	BSU Pavilion Boise, ID
March 23, 1995*	No. 1 (1)	vs. No. 18 (5) Mississippi State NCAA West Regional Semifinals	W 86–67	29–1	Oakland Arena Oakland, CA
March 25, 1995*	No. 1 (1)	vs. No. 8 (2) Connecticut NCAA West Regional Finals	W 102–96	30–1	Oakland Arena Oakland, CA
April 1, 1995*	No. 1 (1)	vs. No. 14 (4) Oklahoma State NCAA National Semifinals	W 74–61	31–1	Kingdome Seattle, WA
April 3, 1995*	No. 1 (1)	vs. No. 6 (2) Arkansas NCAA Championship Game	W 89–78	32–1	Kingdome Seattle, WA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time^[4] ¹California later forfeited the game..

Highlights

February 26, 1995 – Ed O'Bannon had 37 points in UCLA's win over Duke, 100–77 at Pauley Pavilion
March 19, 1995 – Tyus Edney scored a full-court dash basket for a win over Missouri with 4.8 seconds remaining in the second round game of the NCAA championship tournament^[5]
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.^[6] 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.^[7] The Bruins enjoyed the biggest lead 34–26 in the first half, but led only by a point at halftime 40–39.

Awards and honors

Jim Harrick, Naismith College Coach of the Year
Ed O'Bannon, NCAA Men's MOP Award,^[8] John R. Wooden Award, consensus first-team All-American

Team players drafted in the NBA

Year	Round	Pick	Player	NBA Team
1995	1	9	Ed O'Bannon	New Jersey Nets
1995	1	22	George Zidek	Charlotte Hornets
1995	2	18	Tyus Edney	Sacramento Kings
1997	2	32	Charles O'Bannon	Detroit Pistons
1998	2	45	Toby Bailey	Los Angeles Lakers
1998	2	56	J.R. Henderson	Vancouver Grizzlies

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References

^ ^a ^b "UCLA Bruins men's basketball history" (PDF). Retrieved February 22, 2008.
^ "2011-12 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pacific-10 Conference. p. 68. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
^ "UCLA Bruins 1994–95 roster". Archived from the original on November 13, 2007. Retrieved February 22, 2008.
^ "1995 Bruins weren't flashy, just winners". Archived from the original on February 2, 2008. Retrieved February 23, 2008. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ Kawakami, Tim (March 20, 1995). "A Happy Edneying for UCLA". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on March 9, 2011.
^ Penner, Mike (April 4, 1995). "Sweetness in Seattle". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on March 9, 2011.
^ Dufresne, Chris (April 4, 1995). "A Big Return From Dollar". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on March 9, 2011.
^ "Final Four Most Outstanding Players". cbs.sportsline.com. Retrieved March 31, 2008.
^ 1995 NBA Draft on databaseBasketball.com

External links

1994–95 UCLA Bruins at Sports-Reference.com
Tyus Edney's Game Winning Shot Against Missouri with 4.8 Seconds Left on YouTube

[poll-1] "UCLA Bruins men's basketball history" (PDF). Retrieved February 22, 2008.

[2] "2011-12 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pacific-10 Conference. p. 68. Retrieved November 23, 2011.

[3] "UCLA Bruins 1994–95 roster". Archived from the original on November 13, 2007. Retrieved February 22, 2008.

[4] "1995 Bruins weren't flashy, just winners". Archived from the original on February 2, 2008. Retrieved February 23, 2008. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[5] Kawakami, Tim (March 20, 1995). "A Happy Edneying for UCLA". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on March 9, 2011.

[6] Penner, Mike (April 4, 1995). "Sweetness in Seattle". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on March 9, 2011.

[7] Dufresne, Chris (April 4, 1995). "A Big Return From Dollar". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on March 9, 2011.

[Tourney_History-8] "Final Four Most Outstanding Players". cbs.sportsline.com. Retrieved March 31, 2008.

[9] 1995 NBA Draft on databaseBasketball.com

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