1994–95 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team
1994–95 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball | |
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Big East Regular Season Champions | |
NCAA men's Division I tournament, Elite Eight | |
Conference | Big East Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 6 |
AP | No. 8 |
Record | 28–5 (16–2 Big East) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Hartford Civic Center Harry A. Gampel Pavilion |
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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 Division I men's 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 | ||||||
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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 |
(2 W) No. 8 | vs. (15 W) Chattanooga First Round |
W 100–71 | 26–4 |
Jon M. Huntsman Center (11,790) Salt Lake City | ||||||
3/18/1995* CBS |
(2 W) No. 8 | vs. (7 W) Cincinnati Second Round |
W 96–91[4] | 27–4 |
Jon M. Huntsman Center (13,521) Salt Lake City | ||||||
3/23/1995* CBS |
(2 W) No. 8 | vs. (3 W) No. 10 Maryland Sweet Sixteen |
W 99–89 | 28–4 |
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena (14,399) Oakland, California | ||||||
3/25/1995* CBS |
(2 W) No. 8 | vs. (1 W) No. 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. W=West. All times are in Eastern Time. |
References
- ^ sports-reference.com 1994-95 Big East Conference Season Summary
- ^ a b 2015-16 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 22, 2015. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
- ^ Davis, Ken (September 30, 2010). The University of Connecticut Basketball Vault: The History of the Huskies. Atlanta: Whitman LLC. ISBN 0794828035.
- ^ "Connecticut speeds past Cincinnati, 96-91". The Baltimore Sun. March 19, 1995. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
- ^ "Connecticut Men's Basketball Archive Schedule". UConn Huskies. Archived from the original on July 6, 2016. Retrieved February 25, 2016.