1994–95 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

The 1994–95 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by Gene Keady and played its home games at Mackey Arena.

1994–95 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball
Big Ten Regular season champions
Big Island Invitational champions
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
APNo. 12
1994–95 record25–7 (15–3 Big Ten)
Head coachGene Keady (15th season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMackey Arena
1994–95 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 12 Purdue153 .833  257  .781
No. 11 Michigan State144 .778  226  .786
Indiana117 .611  1912  .613
Michigan117 .611  1714  .548
Illinois108 .556  1912  .613
Minnesota108 .556  2011  .645
Penn State99 .500  2111  .656
Iowa99 .500  2112  .636
Wisconsin711 .389  1314  .481
Ohio State216 .111  622  .214
Northwestern117 .056  522  .185
Rankings from AP Poll
*Minnesota 1 NCAA Tourn. game vacated due to sanctions against the program; 1 Win by forfeit (non-conf.)
Disputed record (19-13)

Roster

1994–95 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 11 Matt Waddell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Sr
G 15 Tim Ervin 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Sr
G 20 Todd Foster 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Jr
F 21 Herb Dove 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Jr
F 22 Cuonzo Martin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
SrEast St. Louis East St. Louis, Illinois
G 23 Porter Roberts 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Jr
F 25 Roy Hairston 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Jr
F 33 Justin Jennings 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrCentral Grand Rapids, Michigan
F 42 Brandon Brantley 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Jr
F 52 Brad Miller 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)235 lb (107 kg) FrEast Noble Kendallville, Indiana
F 55 Paul Gilvydis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)225 lb (102 kg) SoHarrison Farmington Hills, Michigan
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 25, 1994*
vs. Niagara
Big Island Invitational
W 71–60  1–0
Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium 
Hilo, Hawaii
Nov 26, 1994*
vs. New Orleans
Big Island Invitational
W 84–71  2–0
Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium 
Hilo, Hawaii
Nov 27, 1994*
vs. Iowa State
Big Island Invitational
W 88–87 OT 3–0
Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium 
Hilo, Hawaii
Nov 30, 1994*
vs. Missouri L 66–69  3–1
 
 
Dec 3, 1994*
at James Madison L 87–91  3–2
JMU Convocation Center 
Harrisonburg, Virginia
Dec 6, 1994*
at Western Michigan L 81–90  3–3
University Arena 
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Dec 9, 1994*
Austin Peay W 81–64  4–3
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Dec 10, 1994*
Rutgers W 79–67  5–3
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Dec 17, 1994*
vs. New Orleans W 76–68  6–3
 
 
Dec 22, 1994*
at Chattanooga W 94–77  7–3
McKenzie Arena 
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Dec 28, 1994*
Weber State W 89–75  8–3
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Dec 30, 1994*
Central Michigan W 74–66  9–3
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Big Ten regular season
Jan 3, 1995
at Michigan L 61–71  9–4
(0–1)
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Jan 7, 1995
Minnesota W 68–60  10–4
(1–1)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Jan 10, 1995
Illinois L 58–62  10–5
(1–2)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Jan 14, 1995
at No. 19 Iowa W 84–83  11–5
(2–2)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, Iowa
Jan 21, 1995
Ohio State W 92–66  12–5
(3–2)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Jan 25, 1995
at Northwestern W 96–84  13–5
(4–2)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, Illinois
Jan 28, 1995
at Penn State W 65–62  14–5
(5–2)
Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
Jan 31, 1995
Indiana W 76–66  15–5
(6–2)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Feb 7, 1995
No. 25 at No. 7 Michigan State W 78–69  16–5
(7–2)
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, Michigan
Feb 12, 1995*
No. 25 at Indiana L 73–82  16–6
(7–3)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
Feb 15, 1995
No. 25 Penn State W 71–51  17–6
(8–3)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Feb 18, 1995
No. 25 Northwestern W 94–57  18–6
(9–3)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Feb 22, 1995
No. 21 at Ohio State W 64–55  19–6
(10–3)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Feb 26, 1995*
No. 21 Wisconsin W 66–56  20–6
(11–3)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Mar 1, 1995
No. 17 Iowa W 92–85  21–6
(12–3)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Mar 4, 1995
No. 17 at Illinois W 69–56  22–6
(13–3)
Assembly Hall 
Champaign, Illinois
Mar 9, 1995
No. 14 at Minnesota W 72–59[2]  23–6
(14–3)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Mar 12, 1995
No. 14 Michigan W 73–67[3]  24–6
(15–3)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
NCAA Tournament
Mar 17, 1995*
(3 MW) No. 12 vs. (14 MW) Wisconsin-Green Bay
First round
W 49–48[4]  25–6
Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, Texas
Mar 19, 1995*
(3 MW) No. 12 vs. (6 MW) Memphis L 73–75[5]  25–7
Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, Texas
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest.
All times are in Eastern.

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Rankings

Team players drafted into the NBA

RoundPickPlayerNBA Club
257Cuonzo MartinAtlanta Hawks

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See also

References

  1. "1994-95 Purdue Boilermakers Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 21, 2020.
  2. "Purdue 72, Minnesota 59". New York Times. March 10, 1995. Retrieved March 21, 2020.
  3. "Purdue Proves It Hasn't Lost Bite". Los Angeles Times. March 13, 1995. Retrieved March 21, 2020.
  4. "Purdue survives UWGB scare". The Times of Northwest Indiana. March 18, 1995. Retrieved March 21, 2020.
  5. "Memphis Wins, Turns Big Ten Into Big Zero". Los Angeles. March 20, 1995. Retrieved March 21, 2020.
  6. "2019–20 Purdue Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Purdue University Athletic Dept. Retrieved March 21, 2020.
  7. "1995 NBA Draft". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 21, 2020.
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