1994–95 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball team

1994–95 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
	† 1995 Sun Belt Conference Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball
1994–95 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball
Sun Belt Conference Tournament Champion; Sun Belt Conference Champion
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 21
1994–95 record	27–4 (17–1 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Matt Kilcullen
Home arena	E. A. Diddle Arena

The 1994–95 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers men's basketball team represented Western Kentucky University during the 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hilltoppers were led by Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year Matt Kilcullen and SBC Player of the Year Chris Robinson.[1] The team won the Conference Championship and the Sun Belt Basketball Tournament, earning a bid to the 1995 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament for the third straight year.[2] Darrin Horn joined Robinson on the All Conference Team. Robinson was the SBC Tournament MVP and Darius Hall and Jeff Rogers were named to the SBC All-Tournament team.[3]

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
12/3/1994		at Jacksonville	L 88–100 ^2OT	0–1 (0-1)	Swisher Gymnasium Jacksonville, FL
12/6/1994*		at Ball State	W 84–77	1–1	Worthen Arena Muncie, IN
12/10/1994*		Belmont	W 113–79	2–1	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
12/17/1994*		at No. 5 Massachusetts	L 72–91	2–2	Mullins Center Amherst, MA
12/21/1994*		at Eastern Kentucky	W 82–77	3–2	Alumni Coliseum Richmond, KY
12/28/1994*		UAB	W 78–54	4–2	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
1/5/1995		Arkansas State	W 88–68	5–2 (1-1)	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
1/7/1995		SW Louisiana	W 83–74	6–2 (2-1)	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
1/11/1995		at South Alabama	W 85–64	7–2 (3-1)	Mitchell Center Mobile, AL
1/13/1995		at New Orleans	W 81–57	8–2 (4-1)	Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA
1/16/1995		Lamar	W 95–61	9–2 (5-1)	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
1/19/1995		at Louisiana Tech	W 68–49	10–2 (6-1)	Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA
1/21/1995		at SW Louisiana	W 87–82	11–2 (7-1)	Cajundome Lafayette, LA
1/26/1995		Jacksonville	W 76–72	12–2 (8-1)	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
1/28/1995		at Lamar	W 77–68	13–2 (9-1)	Montagne Center Beaumont, TX
2/2/1995		at Texas–Pan American	W 83–67	14–2 (10-1)	UTPA Fieldhouse Edinburg, TX
2/4/1995*		at Tulsa	L 68–70	14–3	Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
2/9/1995		Texas-Pan American	W 65–48	15–3 (11-1)	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
2/11/1995		Louisiana Tech	W 63–50	16–3 (12-1)	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
2/13/1995		New Orleans	W 67–59	17–3 (13-1)	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
2/16/1995		at Arkansas–Little Rock	W 70–68	18–3 (14-1)	Barton Coliseum Little Rock, AR
2/18/1995		South Alabama	W 93–78	19–3 (15-1)	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
2/20/1995*		at Oral Roberts	W 83–71	20–3	Mabee Center Tulsa, OK
2/23/1995		Arkansas–Little Rock	W 81–50	21–3 (16-1)	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
2/25/1995*		Tennessee State	W 86–80	22–3	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
2/27/1995		at Arkansas State	W 92–75	23–3 (17-1)	Convocation Center Jonesboro, AR
1995 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
3/4/1995	No. (SB 1)	vs. No. (SB 9) SW Louisiana Second Round	W 87–72	24–3	Barton Coliseum Little Rock, AR
3/5/1995	No. (SB 1)	vs. No. (SB 4) Texas-Pan American Semifinals	W 82–75	25–3	Barton Coliseum Little Rock, AR
3/7/1995	No. 23 (SB 1)	at No. (SB 6) Arkansas-Little Rock Finals	W 82–79	26–3	Barton Coliseum Little Rock, AR
1995 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
3/16/1995*	No. 21 (M 8)	vs. No. (M 9) Michigan Midwest Region First Round	W 82–76 ^OT	27–3	UD Arena Dayton, OH
3/18/1995*	No. 21 (M 8)	vs. No. 5 (M 1) Kansas Midwest Region Second Round	L 70–75	27–4	UD Arena Dayton, OH
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll (M#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

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[1] 2016-17 SBC Basketball Media Guide, retrieved 28 April 2020

[2] MIDWEST REGIONAL NCAA TOURNAMENT THE ROAD STARTS HERE, THE BALTIMORE SUN, March 16, 1995, retrieved 30 April 2020

[3] 2019-2020 WKU Basketball Media Guide retrieved 21 April 2020

[4] 1994-95 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Schedule and Results, Sports Reference, retrieved 30 April 2020

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball
Venues	Red Barn (1920–1931) Health & Physical Education Building (1931–1963) E. A. Diddle Arena (1963–present)
Culture & lore	Big Red
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1914–15 1915–16 1916–21 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
NCAA and Pre-1956 NIT Final Four appearance in italics

1994–95 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 21 Western Kentucky †	17	–	1	.944	27	–	4	.871
New Orleans	13	–	5	.722	20	–	11	.645
Jacksonville	12	–	6	.667	18	–	9	.667
Texas-Rio Grande Valley	10	–	8	.556	14	–	14	.500
Louisiana Tech	9	–	9	.500	14	–	13	.519
Arkansas-Little Rock	9	–	9	.500	17	–	12	.586
South Alabama	7	–	11	.389	9	–	18	.333
Lamar	6	–	12	.333	11	–	16	.407
SW Louisiana	4	–	14	.222	7	–	22	.241
Arkansas State	3	–	15	.167	8	–	20	.286

† 1995 Sun Belt Conference Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll