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1994–95 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team

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1994–95 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball
SEC West co-champions
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWest
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
APNo. 18
Record22–8 (12–4 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHumphrey Coliseum
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 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Mississippi State University in the 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Richard Williams, the Bulldogs reached the Sweet Sixteen of the 1995 NCAA tournament before losing to eventual National Champion UCLA.[1]

Roster

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1994–95 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 3 Marcus Bullard 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Long Beach, Mississippi
C 25 Erick Dampier 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 265 lb (120 kg) So New Hebron, Mississippi
G 21 McKie Edmonson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Madison, Mississippi
F 15 Whit Hughes 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Jackson, Mississippi
F 32 Dontae' Jones 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Nashville, Tennessee
F/C 20 Russell Walters 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Myrick, Mississippi
F 44 Jay Walton 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Pascagoula, Mississippi
C 33 Bubba Wilson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Wiggins, Mississippi
G 00 Darryl Wilson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Kennedy, Alabama
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
Nov 28, 1994*
Southeastern Louisiana W 106–67  1–0
Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, Mississippi
Dec 2, 1994*
vs. Colgate W 80–76  2–0
Dahlberg Arena 
Missoula, Montana
Dec 3, 1994*
at Montana W 90–85 2OT 3–0
Dahlberg Arena 
Missoula, Montana
Dec 6, 1994*
at BYU L 68–74 OT 3–1
Marriott Center 
Provo, Utah
Dec 10, 1994*
Northeast Louisiana W 70–56  4–1
Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, Mississippi
Dec 17, 1994*
vs. Southern Miss L 64–66  4–2
Mississippi Coast Coliseum 
Biloxi, Mississippi
Dec 27, 1994*
vs. Saint Joseph's W 76–66  5–2
Casper Events Center 
Casper, Wyoming
Dec 28, 1994*
vs. Wyoming W 61–57  6–2
Casper Events Center 
Casper, Wyoming
Jan 3, 1995
South Carolina W 71–56  7–2
(1–0)
Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, Mississippi
Jan 7, 1995
at Georgia W 60–59  8–2
(2–0)
Stegeman Coliseum 
Athens, Georgia
Jan 11, 1995
at No. 5 Arkansas L 74–79  8–3
(2–1)
Bud Walton Arena 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Jan 14, 1995
Ole Miss W 94–52  9–3
(3–1)
Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, Mississippi
Jan 16, 1995*
Northwestern State W 98–58  10–3
Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, Mississippi
Jan 21, 1995
at Alabama L 64–68  10–4
(3–2)
Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Jan 25, 1995
LSU W 73–60  11–4
(4–2)
Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, Mississippi
Jan 30, 1995*
Nicholls State W 81–65  12–4
Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, Mississippi
Feb 1, 1995
No. 25 Florida W 70–47  13–4
(5–2)
Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, Mississippi
Feb 4, 1995
No. 8 Arkansas W 83–62  14–4
(6–2)
Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, Mississippi
Feb 8, 1995
No. 21 at LSU W 67–61  15–4
(7–2)
Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Feb 11, 1995
No. 21 Auburn L 69–70  15–5
(7–3)
Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, Mississippi
Feb 14, 1995
No. 23 at No. 4 Kentucky W 76–71  16–5
(8–3)
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
Feb 18, 1995
No. 23 at Tennessee W 60–52  17–5
(9–3)
Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Feb 22, 1995*
No. 16 Vanderbilt W 76–48  18–5
(10–3)
Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, Mississippi
Feb 25, 1995
No. 16 at Ole Miss W 46–42  19–5
(11–3)
Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, Mississippi
Mar 1, 1995
No. 14 at Auburn L 69–76  19–6
(11–4)
Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, Alabama
Mar 4, 1995
No. 14 No. 21 Alabama W 71–67  20–6
(12–4)
Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, Mississippi
SEC Tournament
Mar 10, 1995*
No. 15 vs. Florida
Quarterfinals
L 64–80  20–7
Georgia Dome 
Atlanta, Georgia
NCAA Tournament
Mar 17, 1995*
(5 W) No. 18 vs. (12 W) Santa Clara
Second Round
W 75–67  21–7
BSU Pavilion 
Boise, Idaho
Mar 19, 1995*
(5 W) No. 18 vs. (4 W) No. 19 Utah
Second Round
W 78–64  22–7
BSU Pavilion 
Boise, Idaho
Mar 23, 1995*
(5 W) No. 18 vs. (1 W) No. 1 UCLA
West Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen
L 67–86[2]  22–8
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena (14,399)
Oakland, California
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.

Sources[3]

Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ "MSU Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). HailState.com.
  2. ^ "UCLA Makes Sure It's Easy". The New York Times. March 24, 1995. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
  3. ^ "1994–95 Mississippi State Bulldogs Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 20, 2021.