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1994–95 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

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1994–95 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
SEC regular season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceSoutheast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 2
Record28–5 (14–2 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaRupp Arena
Seasons
1994–95 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East Division
No. 2 Kentucky 14 2   .875 28 5   .848
Georgia 9 7   .563 18 10   .643
Florida 8 8   .500 17 13   .567
Vanderbilt 6 10   .375 13 15   .464
South Carolina 5 11   .313 10 17   .370
Tennessee 4 12   .250 11 16   .407
West Division
No. 6 Arkansas 12 4   .750 32 7   .821
No. 18 Mississippi State 12 4   .750 22 8   .733
No. 20 Alabama 10 6   .625 23 10   .697
Auburn 7 9   .438 16 13   .552
LSU 6 10   .375 12 15   .444
Ole Miss 3 13   .188 8 19   .296
1995 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Roster

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1994–95 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 00 Tony Delk 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Jr Brownsville, TN
G/F 3 Allen Edwards 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Fr Miami, FL
G 15 Jeff Sheppard 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
So Peachtree City, GA
G 21 Cameron Mills 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Fr Lexington, KY
F 24 Antoine Walker 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Fr Chicago, IL
F 40 Walter McCarty 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
So Evansville, IN
C 41 Mark Pope 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Jr Bellevue, WA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule

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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, JPS
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, JPS
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, JPS
(E1) No. 3 vs. (W4) Auburn
Quarterfinals
W 93–81  23–4
Georgia Dome (26,049)
Atlanta, GA
03/11/1995
no, JPS
(E1) No. 3 vs. (E3) Florida
Semifinals
W 86–7  24–4
Georgia Dome (28,966)
Atlanta, GA
03/12/1995
no, JPS, ESPN
(E1) No. 3 vs. (W1) No. 5 Arkansas
Championship Game
W 95–93 OT 25–4
Georgia Dome (30,067)
Atlanta, GA
1995 NCAA tournament (Tournament seeding in parentheses)
03/16/1995*
no, CBS
(1 SE) No. 2 vs. (16 SE) Mount St. Mary's
First Round
W 113–67  26–4
The Pyramid (19,120)
Memphis, TN
03/18/1995*
no, CBS
(1 SE) No. 2 vs. (9 SE) Tulane
Second Round
W 82–60  27–4
The Pyramid (19,120)
Memphis, TN
03/23/1995*
no, CBS
(1 SE) No. 2 vs. (5 SE) No. 16 Arizona State
Sweet Sixteen
W 97–73  28–4
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (17,458)
Birmingham, AL
03/25/1995*
 CBS
(1 SE) No. 2 vs. (2 SE) No. 4 North Carolina
Elite Eight
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

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Awards and honors

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Team players drafted into the NBA

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

References

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  1. ^ "Home". bigbluehistory.net.
  2. ^ "1995 NBA Draft on". Databasebasketball.com. Archived from the original on July 6, 2012. Retrieved April 30, 2012.