1994–95 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

1994–95 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball
1994–95 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 25
AP	No. 15
Record	24-7 (14–4 Pac-10)
Head coach	Lute Olson (12th season);
Assistant coaches	Jim Rosborough (6th season); Jessie Evans (7th season); Phil Johnson (2nd season);
Home arena	McKale Center
	Seasons ← 1993–94 1995–96 →

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

The 1994–95 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona. The team's head coach was Lute Olson. The team played its home games in McKale Center as members of the Pacific-10 Conference.

After going 14–4 to finish second in the Pac-10 regular-season, the team was seeded 5th in the Midwest region of the NCAA tournament. They were upset in the opening round by 12 seed Miami (OH), 71–62. The team finished with a record of 24–7.

Roster

1994–95 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	4	Ben Davis	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Jr	Fort Pierce, FL
G	20	Damon Stoudamire	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Sr	Portland, Oregon
F	22	Ray Owes	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	San Bernardino, California
F	23	Michael Dickerson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Seattle, WA
G	34	Miles Simon	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Fullerton, CA
G	44	Reggie Geary	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Santa Ana, CA
F/C	50	Joseph Blair	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	Jr	Houston, TX

Head coach

Lute Olsen

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Nov 24, 1994*	No. 5	vs. Minnesota Great Alaska Shootout	L 70–72	0–1	Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 25, 1994*	No. 5	at Alaska Anchorage Great Alaska Shootout	W 107–88	1–1	Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 26, 1994*	No. 5	vs. No. 19 Oklahoma State Great Alaska Shootout	W 73–63	2–1	Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska
Dec 17, 1994*	No. 7	at UTEP	W 75–61	7–1	Special Events Center El Paso, Texas
Dec 22, 1994*	No. 6	at No. 14 Syracuse	L 84–94	7–2	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
Mar 11, 1995	No. 12	No. 18 Arizona State	L 98–103 ^2OT	23–7 (13–5)	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 1995*	(5 MW) No. 15	vs. (12 MW) Miami (OH) First Round	L 62–71^[2]	23–8	UD Arena Dayton, Ohio
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest.

Rankings

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NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Team
1	7	Damon Stoudamire	Toronto Raptors

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References

^ "2011-12 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pacific-10 Conference. p. 68. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
^ "Arizona Falls To Miami's Skinny Soph". The Chicago Tribune. March 16, 1995. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1031–1032. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
^ "1995 NBA Draft". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 13, 2020.

[1] "2011-12 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pacific-10 Conference. p. 68. Retrieved November 23, 2011.

[2] "Arizona Falls To Miami's Skinny Soph". The Chicago Tribune. March 16, 1995. Retrieved July 5, 2022.

[ESPN-3] *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1031–1032. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

[4] "1995 NBA Draft". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 13, 2020.

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