1994–95 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

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.

1994–95 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
SEC Regular season champions
SEC Tournament champions
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceSoutheast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 2
1994–95 record28–5 (14–2 SEC)
Head coachRick Pitino (6th season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaRupp Arena
1994–95 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East Division
No. 2 Kentucky142 .875  285  .848
Georgia97 .563  1810  .643
Florida88 .500  1713  .567
Vanderbilt610 .375  1315  .464
South Carolina511 .313  1017  .370
Tennessee412 .250  1116  .407
West Division
No. 6 Arkansas124 .750  327  .821
No. 18 Mississippi State124 .750  228  .733
No. 20 Alabama106 .625  2310  .697
Auburn79 .438  1613  .552
LSU610 .375  1215  .444
Ole Miss313 .188  819  .296
SEC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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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Rankings

Awards and honors

Team players drafted into the NBA

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

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References

  1. http://www.bigbluehistory.net
  2. "1995 NBA Draft on". Databasebasketball.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-06. Retrieved 2012-04-30.
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