1994–95 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team
Appearance
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NCAA Tournament Runner-up NCAA Tournament Final Four NCAA Tournament Midwest Regional champions SEC West Division champions | |
Conference | Southeastern Conference |
West | |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 2 |
AP | No. 6 |
Record | 32–7 (12–4 SEC) |
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Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Bud Walton Arena |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Nolan Richardson, and played its home games at the Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
The Razorbacks were the national runners-up in the 1995 NCAA tournament, losing to UCLA in the championship game, 89–78.
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Regular Season | |||||||||||
Nov 25, 1994* |
No. 1 | No. 3 UMass Starter Tip-off Classic |
L 80–104 | 0–1 |
Springfield Civic Center (8,999) Springfield, MA | ||||||
Nov 27, 1994* |
No. 1 | vs. No. 14 Georgetown | W 97–79 | 1–1 |
Pyramid Arena Memphis, TN | ||||||
Nov 30, 1994* |
No. 4 | Jackson State | W 103–87 | 2–1 |
Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR | ||||||
Dec 3, 1994* |
No. 4 | at Missouri | W 94–71 | 3–1 |
Hearnes Center Columbia, MO | ||||||
Dec 10, 1994* |
No. 3 | Murray State | W 94–69 | 6–1 |
Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR | ||||||
Dec 23, 1994* |
No. 3 | Tulsa | W 82–63 | 8–1 |
Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR | ||||||
Dec 28, 1994* |
No. 3 | vs. Oklahoma Kraft Rainbow Classic |
W 86–84 | 9–1 |
Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI | ||||||
Dec 29, 1994* |
No. 3 | vs. No. 20 Cincinnati Kraft Rainbow Classic |
W 84–75 | 10–1 |
Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI | ||||||
Dec 30, 1994* |
No. 3 | vs. Iowa Kraft Rainbow Classic |
W 101–92 | 11–1 |
Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI | ||||||
Jan 4, 1995 |
No. 3 | at Ole Miss | L 71–76 | 11–2 (0–1) |
Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS | ||||||
Jan 14, 1995 |
No. 5 | at Auburn | L 90–104 | 13–3 (2–2) |
Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL | ||||||
Jan 24, 1995 |
No. 9 | Alabama | L 70–88 | 15–4 (4–3) |
Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR | ||||||
Feb 9, 1995* |
No. 12 | Memphis State | W 88–87 | 18–5 |
Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR | ||||||
Feb 15, 1995 |
No. 10 | at No. 18 Alabama | W 86–80 | 20–5 (8–4) |
Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL | ||||||
Feb 28, 1995 |
No. 7 | at Florida | W 94–85 | 23–5 (11–4) |
Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL | ||||||
Mar 4, 1995 |
No. 7 | Auburn | W 68–66 | 25–5 (12–4) |
Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR | ||||||
SEC Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 10, 1995* |
(W1) No. 5 | vs. (E4) Vanderbilt Quarterfinals |
W 73–72 | 26–5 |
Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA | ||||||
Mar 11, 1995* |
(W1) No. 5 | vs. (W3) No. 20 Alabama Semifinals |
W 69–58 | 27–5 |
Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA | ||||||
Mar 12, 1995* |
(W1) No. 5 | vs. (E1) No. 3 Kentucky Championship |
L 93–95 OT | 27–6 |
Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA | ||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 17, 1995* |
(2 MW) No. 6 | vs. (15 MW) Texas Southern First Round |
W 79–78 | 28–6 |
Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX | ||||||
Mar 19, 1995* |
(2 MW) No. 6 | vs. (7 MW) No. 25 Syracuse Second Round |
W 96–94 OT[1] | 29–6 |
Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX | ||||||
Mar 24, 1995* |
(2 MW) No. 6 | vs. (6 MW) Memphis Sweet Sixteen |
W 96–91 OT | 30–6 |
Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO | ||||||
Mar 26, 1995* |
(2 MW) No. 6 | vs. (4 MW) No. 13 Virginia Elite Eight |
W 68–61[2] | 31–6 |
Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO | ||||||
Apr 1, 1995* |
(2 MW) No. 6 | vs. (2 SE) No. 4 North Carolina Final Four |
W 75–68 | 32–6 |
Kingdome Seattle, WA | ||||||
Apr 3, 1995* |
(2 MW) No. 6 | vs. (1 W) No. 1 UCLA National Championship |
L 78–89 | 32–7 |
Kingdome Seattle, WA | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest. |
Rankings
Awards and honors
- Corliss Williamson, SEC Men's Basketball Player of the Year
- Corliss Williamson, Second Team, 1995 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans
- Corliss Williamson, 1st team All-SEC
- Scotty Thurman, AP Honorable Mention, 1995 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans
- Scotty Thurman, 1st team All-SEC
Team players drafted into the NBA
Year | Round | Pick | Player | NBA Team |
1995 | 1 | 13 | Corliss Williamson | Sacramento Kings |
1996 | 2 | 58 | Darnell Robinson | Dallas Mavericks |
References
- ^ "Untimely Error Foils Orange Bid". The New York Times. March 20, 1995. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
- ^ "Arm's Length From Repeat: Arkansas Uses Strong Defense To Trip Virginia". Spokesman-Review. March 27, 1995. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
- ^ "1994–95 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
- ^ "1994–95 Arkansas Basketball Schedule". hogstats.com. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
- ^ "RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More".
- ^ "1995 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com". Archived from the original on March 17, 2010. Retrieved July 28, 2009.