1994–95 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team
{{short description|American college basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
|year=1994–95
|team=Drake Bulldogs
|sport=Basketball
|image=Drake Bulldogs "D" logo.svg
|image_size=150
|conference=Missouri Valley Conference
|division=
|short_conf=MVC
|CoachRank=
|APRank=
|record=12–15
|conf_record=9–9
|head_coach=Rudy Washington
|hc_year=5th
|asst_coach1=
|asst_coach2=
|asst_coach3=
|stadium=Knapp Center
|champion=
|tourney=
|tourney_result=
}}
{{1994–95 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings}}
The 1994–95 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Drake University during the 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by 5th-year head coach Rudy Washington, played their home games at the Knapp Center in Des Moines, Iowa, as members of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC).
The Bulldogs struggled to find rhythm throughout the season. After losing 4 of 5 to open their schedule, the team essentially alternated wins and losses for the remainder of the season. Incredibly, the entire conference slate produced just one two-game streak (win). Drake finished the season with a record of 12–15 (9–9 MVC).
Roster
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{{CBB roster/Player|first=Kevin|last=Bennett|link=|num=4|pos=F|ft=6|in=4|lbs= |class=So|rs=|home=Houston, TX|high_school={{nbsp}} }}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Rudy|last=Washington|link=|num=5|pos=G|ft=6|in=3|lbs= |class=Sr|rs=|home=Los Angeles, CA|high_school={{nbsp}} }}
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Clarinda}}
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{{CBB roster/Player|first=Dan|last=Knuckey|link=|num=20|pos=G|ft=6|in=2|lbs=188|class=Jr|rs=|home=Rock Island, IL|high_school={{nbsp}} }}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Lynnrick|last=Rogers|link=|num=22|pos=G|ft=6|in=2|lbs=179|class=So|rs=|home=Dawson, GA|high_school={{nbsp}} }}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Shawn|last=Caracoza|link=|num=24|pos=G|ft=6|in=1|lbs=180|class=So|rs=|home=Lakewood, CA|high_school={{nbsp}} }}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Ken|last=Maxey|link=|num=25|pos=C|ft=6|in=8|lbs=255|class=Jr|rs=|home=Bellflower, CA|high_school={{nbsp}} }}
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{{CBB roster/Player|first=Bruce|last=Overton|link=|num=40|pos=F|ft=6|in=8|lbs=212|class=Jr|rs=|home=Indianola, IA|high_school=Indianola }}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Marvin|last=King|link=|num=44|pos=C|ft=6|in=7|lbs=|class=Sr|rs=|home=Missouri City, TX|high_school={{nbsp}} }}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Josh|last=Donner|link=|num=50|pos=F|ft=6|in=8|lbs=|class=So|rs=|home=Oshkosh, WI|high_school=Lourdes Academy }}
{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=
- Rudy Washington
|asst_coach=
| roster_url=https://godrakebulldogs.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/1994-95
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{{Cite web |url=https://godrakebulldogs.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/1994-95 |title=1994–95 Men's Basketball Roster |publisher=Drake University Athletics}}
Schedule and results
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|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Drake Bulldogs}}| Non-conference regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 29, 1994
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Iowa
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Knapp Center
| site_cityst = Des Moines, Iowa
| gamename = Iowa Big Four
| highscorer = Windhorst
| points = 17
| highrebounder= Overton
| rebounds = 13
| highassister = Knuckey
| assists = 4
| score = 68–103{{cite news| newspaper=The Daily Iowan| page=1B | title=Kingsbury snaps Hawkeye record | url=http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1994/di1994-11-30.pdf | date=November 30, 1994 | access-date=March 3, 2023}}
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 0–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 3, 1994
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1994|sex=men|team=Toledo Rockets|title=Toledo}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = John F. Savage Hall
| site_cityst = Toledo, Ohio
| gamename =
| highscorer =
| points =
| highrebounder=
| rebounds =
| highassister =
| assists =
| score = 68–86
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 0–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 6, 1994
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Iowa State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hilton Coliseum
| site_cityst = Ames, Iowa
| gamename = Iowa Big Four
| highscorer =
| points =
| highrebounder=
| rebounds =
| highassister =
| assists =
| score = 69–94
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 0–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 10, 1994
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1994|sex=men|team=UTSA Roadrunners |title=UTSA}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Knapp Center
| site_cityst = Des Moines, Iowa
| gamename =
| highscorer =
| points =
| highrebounder=
| rebounds =
| highassister =
| assists =
| score = 105–99
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 1–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 17, 1994
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Tulsa
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Knapp Center
| site_cityst = Des Moines, Iowa
| gamename =
| highscorer =
| points =
| highrebounder=
| rebounds =
| highassister =
| assists =
| score = 76–93
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 1–4
| conference = 0–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 23, 1994
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1994|sex=men|team=Loyola Ramblers|title=Loyola–Chicago}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Knapp Center
| site_cityst = Des Moines, Iowa
| gamename =
| highscorer =
| points =
| highrebounder=
| rebounds =
| highassister =
| assists =
| score = 60–72
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 1–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 29, 1994
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1994|sex=men|team=San Diego Toreros|title=San Diego}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Knapp Center
| site_cityst = Des Moines, Iowa
| gamename =
| highscorer =
| points =
| highrebounder=
| rebounds =
| highassister =
| assists =
| score = 99–98
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 2–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 2, 1995
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Tulane
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Avron B. Fogelman Arena
| site_cityst = New Orleans, Louisiana
| gamename =
| highscorer =
| points =
| highrebounder=
| rebounds =
| highassister =
| assists =
| score = 72–86
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 2–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 6, 1995
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1994|sex=men|team=Houston Cougars|title=Houston}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Knapp Center
| site_cityst = Des Moines, Iowa
| gamename =
| highscorer =
| points =
| highrebounder=
| rebounds =
| highassister =
| assists =
| score = 85–65
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 3–6
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Drake Bulldogs}}| MVC regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 8, 1995
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1994|sex=men|team=Northern Iowa Panthers|title=Northern Iowa}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = U.S. Cellular Center
| site_cityst = Cedar Falls, Iowa
| gamename = Iowa Big Four / Rivalry
| highscorer =
| points =
| highrebounder=
| rebounds =
| highassister =
| assists =
| score = 78–67
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 4–6
| conference = 1–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 11, 1995
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1994|sex=men|team=Bradley Braves|title=Bradley}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Carver Arena
| site_cityst = Peoria, Illinois
| gamename =
| highscorer =
| points =
| highrebounder=
| rebounds =
| highassister =
| assists =
| score = 54–61
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 4–7
| conference = 1–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 15, 1995
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1994|sex=men|team=Wichita State Shockers|title=Wichita State}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Knapp Center
| site_cityst = Des Moines, Iowa
| gamename =
| highscorer =
| points =
| highrebounder=
| rebounds =
| highassister =
| assists =
| score = 69–46
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 5–7
| conference = 2–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 18, 1995
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1994|sex=none|team=Southwest Missouri State Bears|title=SW Missouri State}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hammons Student Center
| site_cityst = Springfield, Missouri
| gamename =
| highscorer =
| points =
| highrebounder=
| rebounds =
| highassister =
| assists =
| score = 66–80
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 5–8
| conference = 2–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 23, 1995
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1994|sex=men|team=Creighton Bluejays|title=Creighton}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Knapp Center
| site_cityst = Des Moines, Iowa
| gamename =
| highscorer = Rogers
| points = 21
| highrebounder= Bennett
| rebounds = 10
| highassister = Surla
| assists = 6
| score = 79–63{{cite web |title=Creighton vs Drake (01-23-95 at Des Moines, Iowa (Knapp Center)) |url=https://gocreighton.com/documents/2008/6/9/mbb15.htm |publisher=Creighton University Athletics |access-date=March 3, 2023}}
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 6–8
| conference = 3–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 26, 1995
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Southern Illinois
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Knapp Center
| site_cityst = Des Moines, Iowa
| gamename =
| highscorer = Rogers
| points = 17
| highrebounder= Bennett
| rebounds = 10
| highassister = Surla
| assists = 3
| score = 68–89{{cite web |title=Men's Basketball vs Drake on 1/26/1995 - Box Score |url=https://siusalukis.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats/1994-95/drake/boxscore/8717 |publisher=SIU Athletics |access-date=March 3, 2023}}
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 6–9
| conference = 3–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 28, 1995
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1994|sex=men|team=Indiana State Sycamores|title=Indiana State}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hulman Center
| site_cityst = Terre Haute, Indiana
| gamename =
| highscorer =
| points =
| highrebounder=
| rebounds =
| highassister =
| assists =
| score = 83–77
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 7–9
| conference = 4–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 31, 1995
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1994|sex=men|team=Bradley Braves|title=Bradley}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Knapp Center
| site_cityst = Des Moines, Iowa
| gamename =
| highscorer =
| points =
| highrebounder=
| rebounds =
| highassister =
| assists =
| score = 55–73
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 7–10
| conference = 4–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 2, 1995
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Creighton
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Omaha Civic Auditorium
| site_cityst = Omaha, Nebraska
| gamename =
| highscorer = Windhorst
| points = 28
| highrebounder= Windhorst
| rebounds = 7
| highassister = Surla
| assists = 4
| score = 78–74{{cite web |title=Drake vs Creighton (02-02-95 at Omaha, Neb. (Omaha Civic Auditorium)) |url=https://gocreighton.com/documents/2008/6/9/mbb17.htm |publisher=Creighton University Athletics |access-date=March 3, 2023}}
| overtime =
| attend = 4,018
| record = 8–10
| conference = 5–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 3, 1995
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Southern Illinois
| opprank =
| site_stadium = SIU Arena
| site_cityst = Carbondale, Illinois
| gamename =
| highscorer = Rogers
| points = 26
| highrebounder= Maxey
| rebounds = 13
| highassister = {{tooltip|Tied|Windhorst, Surla}}
| assists = 3
| score = 74–79{{cite web |title=Men's Basketball vs Drake on 2/4/1995 - Box Score |url=https://siusalukis.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats/1994-95/drake/boxscore/8720 |publisher=SIU Athletics |access-date=March 3, 2023}}
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 8–11
| conference = 5–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 9, 1995
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Tulsa
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Tulsa Convention Center
| site_cityst = Tulsa, Oklahoma
| gamename =
| highscorer =
| points =
| highrebounder=
| rebounds =
| highassister =
| assists =
| score = 60–53
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 9–11
| conference = 6–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 11, 1995
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Wichita State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Levitt Arena
| site_cityst = Wichita, Kansas
| gamename =
| highscorer =
| points =
| highrebounder=
| rebounds =
| highassister =
| assists =
| score = 60–62
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 9–12
| conference = 6–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 15, 1995
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Illinois State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Knapp Center
| site_cityst = Des Moines, Iowa
| gamename =
| highscorer =
| points =
| highrebounder=
| rebounds =
| highassister =
| assists =
| score = 82–78
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 10–12
| conference = 7–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 18, 1995
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = SW Missouri State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Knapp Center
| site_cityst = Des Moines, Iowa
| gamename =
| highscorer =
| points =
| highrebounder=
| rebounds =
| highassister =
| assists =
| score = 76–75
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 11–12
| conference = 8–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 20, 1995
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1994|sex=men|team=Evansville Purple Aces|title=Evansville}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Knapp Center
| site_cityst = Des Moines, Iowa
| gamename =
| highscorer =
| points =
| highrebounder=
| rebounds =
| highassister =
| assists =
| score = 72–86
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 11–13
| conference = 8–8
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 25, 1995
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Northern Iowa
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Knapp Center
| site_cityst = Des Moines, Iowa
| gamename = Iowa Big Four / Rivalry
| highscorer =
| points =
| highrebounder=
| rebounds =
| highassister =
| assists =
| score = 82–71
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 12–13
| conference = 9–8
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 27, 1995
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Illinois State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Redbird Arena
| site_cityst = Normal, Illinois
| gamename =
| highscorer =
| points =
| highrebounder=
| rebounds =
| highassister =
| assists =
| score = 64–66
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 12–14
| conference = 9–9
}}
|-
!colspan=12 style={{NCAA color cell|Drake Bulldogs}}| 1995 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 4, 1995
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Southern Illinois
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Kiel Center
| site_cityst = St. Louis, Missouri
| gamename = Quarterfinals
| highscorer = Rogers
| points = 32
| highrebounder= Bennett
| rebounds = 8
| highassister = Rogers
| assists = 3
| score = 65–85{{cite web |title=Men's Basketball vs Drake on 3/4/1995 - Box Score |url=https://siusalukis.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats/1994-95/drake/boxscore/8729 |publisher=SIU Athletics |access-date=March 3, 2023}}
| overtime =
| attend = 11,971
| record = 12–15
}}
{{CBB schedule end|rank=| poll=AP Poll|timezone=Central Time}}
Source{{Cite web |url=https://godrakebulldogs.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/1994-95 |title=1994–95 Men's Basketball Schedule |publisher=Drake University Athletics}}
References
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