1994–95 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

1994–95 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
1994–95 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Big East Regular Season Champions
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)\|Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 6
AP	No. 8
Record	28–5 (16–2 Big East)
Head coach	Jim Calhoun (9th season);
Assistant coaches	Howie Dickenman; Karl Hobbs; Tom Moore;
Home arena	Hartford Civic Center; Harry A. Gampel Pavilion
	Seasons ← 1993–94 1995–96 →

1994–95 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 8 Connecticut	16	–	2	.889	28	–	5	.848
No. 9 Villanova †	14	–	4	.778	25	–	8	.758
No. 25 Syracuse	12	–	6	.667	20	–	10	.667
No. 22 Georgetown	11	–	7	.611	21	–	10	.677
Miami	9	–	9	.500	15	–	13	.536
Providence	7	–	11	.389	17	–	13	.567
Seton Hall	7	–	11	.389	16	–	14	.533
St. John's	7	–	11	.389	14	–	14	.500
Pittsburgh	5	–	13	.278	10	–	18	.357
Boston College	2	–	16	.111	9	–	19	.321

† 1995 Big East tournament winner As of April 3, 1995^[1] Rankings from AP Poll

The 1994–95 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1994–95 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 28–5 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Big East Conference where they finished with a 16–2 record and were the Regular Season Champions. They made it to the Elite Eight in the 1995 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. The Huskies played their home games at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut and the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and they were led by ninth-year head coach Jim Calhoun.^[2]^[3]

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
11/25/1994*	No. 16	Lafayette	W 110–48	1–0	Hartford Civic Center (15,847) Hartford, Connecticut
11/29/1994* ESPN	No. 16	vs. No. 8 Duke Great Eight Basketball Tournament	W 90–86	2–0	The Palace (17,264) Auburn Hills, Michigan
12/2/1994* WTNH	No. 16	Yale	W 105–53	3–0	Hartford Civic Center (15,931) Hartford, Connecticut
12/6/1994 WTNH	No. 10	at Boston College	W 74–70	4–0 (1–0)	Conte Forum (8,606) Boston
12/23/1994*	No. 10	Fairfield	W 85–68	5–0	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut
12/27/1994* WTNH	No. 8	Illinois	W 71–56	6–0	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut
12/30/1994*	No. 6	Northeastern	W 88–70	7–0	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut
1/3/1995 WTNH	No. 6	at Villanova	W 77–62	8–0 (2–0)	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, Pennsylvania
1/5/1995*	No. 6	Hartford	W 102–77	9–0	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, Connecticut
1/8/1995 CBS	No. 2	St. John's	W 98–78	10–0 (3–0)	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut
1/11/1995 WTNH	No. 2	at Pittsburgh	W 85–76	11–0 (4–0)	Civic Arena (6,798) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1/13/1995 WTNH	No. 2	Providence	W 70–62	12–0 (5–0)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, Connecticut
1/16/1995 ESPN	No. 2	No. 10 Georgetown Rivalry	W 93–73	13–0 (6–0)	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut
1/21/1995 WTNH	No. 2	at Seton Hall	W 86–81	14–0 (7–0)	Brendan Byrne Arena (17,049) East Rutherford, New Jersey
1/23/1995 ESPN	No. 2	No. 6 Syracuse Rivalry	W 86–75	15–0 (8–0)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, Connecticut
1/28/1995* CBS	No. 4	vs. No. 7 Kansas	L 59–88	15–1	Kemper Arena (16,981) Kansas City, Missouri
1/31/1995 WTNH	No. 4	Miami	W 82–57	16–1 (9–0)	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut
2/4/1995 WTNH	No. 3	at St. John's	W 99–82	17–1 (10–0)	Madison Square Garden (19,542) New York City
2/6/1995 ESPN	No. 3	Pittsburgh	W 90–61	18–1 (11–0)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, Connecticut
2/12/1995 CBS	No. 1	at No. 9 Syracuse Rivalry	W 77–70	19–1 (12–0)	Carrier Dome (31,211) Syracuse, New York
2/14/1995 WTNH	No. 1	at No. 22 Georgetown Rivalry	W 91–85	20–1 (13–0)	Capital Centre (17,690) Landover, Maryland
2/18/1995 CBS	No. 4	No. 15 Villanova	L 73–96	20–2 (13–1)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, Connecticut
2/21/1995 WTNH	No. 4	Boston College	W 88–75	21–2 (14–1)	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut
2/25/1995 WTNH	No. 4	Seton Hall	W 75–61	22–2 (15–1)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, Connecticut
2/27/1995 ESPN	No. 4	at Providence	L 70–72	22–3 (15–2)	Providence Civic Center (13,106) Providence, Rhode Island
3/4/1995 WTNH	No. 6	at Miami	W 75–67	23–3 (16–2)	Miami Arena (11,263) Miami, Florida
Big East Tournament
3/10/1995 WTNH	No. 6	vs. Pittsburgh Quarterfinals	W 81–78	24–3	Madison Square Garden (19,544) New York
3/11/1995 CBS	No. 6	vs. No. 22 Georgetown Semifinals/Rivalry	W 88–81	25–3	Madison Square Garden (19,544) New York
3/12/1995 CBS	No. 8	vs. No. 10 Villanova Championship	L 78–94	25–4	Madison Square Garden (19,544) New York
NCAA Tournament
3/16/1995* CBS	No. 8 (2)	vs. No. (15) Chattanooga First Round	W 100–71	26–4	Jon M. Huntsman Center (11,790) Salt Lake City
3/18/1995* CBS	No. 8 (2)	vs. No. (7) Cincinnati Second Round	W 96–91	27–4	Jon M. Huntsman Center (13,521) Salt Lake City
3/23/1995* CBS	No. 8 (2)	vs. No. 10 (3) Maryland Sweet Sixteen	W 99–89	28–4	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena (14,399) Oakland, California
3/25/1995* CBS	No. 8 (2)	vs. No. 1 (1) UCLA Elite Eight	L 96–102	28–5	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena (14,399) Oakland, California
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Schedule Source:^[2]^[4]

References

^ sports-reference.com 1994-95 Big East Conference Season Summary
^ ^a ^b 2015-16 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
^ Davis, Ken (September 30, 2010). The University of Connecticut Basketball Vault: The History of the Huskies. Atlanta: Whitman LLC. ISBN 0794828035.
^ "Connecticut Men's Basketball Archive Schedule". UConn Huskies. Retrieved 25 February 2016.

[1] sports-reference.com 1994-95 Big East Conference Season Summary

[cstv-2] 2015-16 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Retrieved 25 February 2016.

[3] Davis, Ken (September 30, 2010). The University of Connecticut Basketball Vault: The History of the Huskies. Atlanta: Whitman LLC. ISBN 0794828035.

[4] "Connecticut Men's Basketball Archive Schedule". UConn Huskies. Retrieved 25 February 2016.

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Venues	Willis Nichols Hawley Armory (1914–1954) Hugh S. Greer Field House (1954–1989) XL Center (1975–present) New Haven Coliseum (1978–1987) Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (1990–present) Webster Bank Arena (2013–2014)
Rivalries	Georgetown Syracuse UMass
Culture & lore	Blue blood status Gambling scandal Jonathan the Husky "UConn Husky" 6-overtime game 2011 Miracle Run
People	Head coaches NBA players Huskies of Honor Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics