1994–95 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

{{short description|1994–95 season of University of Kentucky men's basketball team}}

{{Infobox NCAA team season

|mode=Basketball

|year=1994–95

|team=Kentucky Wildcats

|image=Kentucky Wildcats logo (1984-2005).png

|image_size=150

|conference=Southeast Conference

|division=

|short_conf=SEC

|CoachRank=5

|APRank=2

|record=28–5

|conf_record= 14–2

|head_coach=Rick Pitino

|hc_year = 6th

|asst_coach1=Jim O'Brien

|asst_coach2=Winston Bennett

|asst_coach3=Delray Brooks

|stadium=Rupp Arena

|champion=SEC regular season and tournament champions

|bowl=NCAA tournament

|bowl_result= Elite Eight

}}

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. In the 1995 NCAA Tournament Kentucky was the #1 seed. The Wildcats advanced all the way to the Elite 8 before losing to North Carolina 74–61.

Roster

{{CBB roster/Header|year=1994|team=Kentucky Wildcats|teamcolors=y|high_school=y}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Tony|last=Delk|link=y|num=00|pos=G|ft=6|in=1|class=Jr|home=Brownsville, TN}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Allen|last=Edwards|dab=basketball|link=y|num=3|pos=G/F|ft=6|in=5|class=Fr|home=Miami, FL}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Jeff|last=Sheppard|link=y|num=15|pos=G|ft=6|in=4|class=So|home=Peachtree City, GA}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Cameron|last=Mills|num=21|pos=G|ft=6|in=3|class=Fr|home=Lexington, KY}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Antoine|last=Walker|link=y|num=24|pos=F|ft=6|in=8|class=Fr|home=Chicago, IL}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Walter|last=McCarty|link=y|num=40|pos=F|ft=6|in=11|class=So|home=Evansville, IN}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Mark|last=Pope|link=y|num=41|pos=C|ft=6|in=10|class=Jr|home=Bellevue, WA}}

{{CBB roster/Footer

|head_coach=

Rick Pitino ({{college|Massachusetts}})

|asst_coach=

}}

Schedule

|-

!colspan=11 style="background:#EEEEEE;"| Exhibition

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 11/9/1994

| time = no

| nonconf = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Athletes in Action

| site_stadium = Rupp Arena

| site_cityst = Lexington, KY

| tv = no

| score = 122–86

| overtime =

| attend = –

| record =

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 11/22/1994

| time = no

| nonconf = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Lithuania

| site_stadium = Rupp Arena

| site_cityst = Lexington, KY

| tv = no

| score = 114–81

| overtime =

| attend = –

| record =

}}

|-

!colspan=12 |Regular Season

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 11/26/1994

| time = no

| neutral =

| rank = 4

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Tennessee-Martin

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Rupp Arena

| site_cityst = Lexington, KY

| tv = no

| score = 124–50

| overtime =

| attend = 23,785

| record = 1–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 11/30/1994

| time = no

| neutral =

| rank = 3

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Ohio

| opprank = 14

| site_stadium = Rupp Arena

| site_cityst = Lexington, KY

| tv =no

| score = 79–74

| overtime =

| attend = 24,212

| record = 2–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/3/1994

| time = no

| neutral = yes

| rank = 3

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = UCLA

| opprank = 5

| site_stadium = The Pond

| site_cityst = Anaheim, CA

| gamename = John R. Wooden Classic

| tv =no

| score = 81–82

| overtime =

| attend = 18,307

| record = 2–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/7/1994

| time = no

| neutral = yes

| rank = 7

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Indiana

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Freedom Hall

| site_cityst = Louisville, KY

| tv =no

| score = 73–70

| overtime =

| attend = 19,825

| record = 3–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/10/1994

| time = no

| neutral =

| rank = 7

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Boston University

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Rupp Arena

| site_cityst = Lexington, KY

| tv =no

| score = 90–49

| overtime =

| attend = 23,650

| record = 4–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/17/1994

| time = no

| neutral = yes

| rank = 6

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Texas Tech

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Riverfront Coliseum

| site_cityst = Cincinnati, OH

| tv =no

| score = 83–68

| overtime =

| attend = 17,153

| record = 5–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/27/1994

| time = no

| rank = 5

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Marshall

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Rupp Arena

| site_cityst = Lexington, KY

| tv =no

| score = 116–75

| overtime =

| attend = 23,782

| record = 6–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 1/1/1995

| time = no

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| rank = 5

| opponent = Louisville

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Freedom Hall

| site_cityst = Louisville, KY

| tv =no

| score = 86–88

| overtime =

| attend = 19,841

| record = 6–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/04/1995

| time = no

| away =

| rank = 8

| opponent = Auburn

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Rupp Arena

| site_cityst = Lexington, KY

| tv =no

| score = 98–64

| overtime =

| attend = 23,805

| record = 7–2 (1–0)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/07/1995

| time = no

| away = yes

| rank = 8

| opponent = South Carolina

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Frank McGuire Arena

| site_cityst = Columbia, SC

| tv =no

| score = 80–55

| overtime =

| attend = 10,582

| record = 8–2 (2–0)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/10/1995

| time =no

| away = yes

| rank = 7

| opponent = Florida

| opprank = 15

| site_stadium = Stephen C. O'Connell Center

| site_cityst = Gainesville, FL

| tv =no

| score = 83–67

| overtime =

| attend = 11,902

| record = 9–2 (3–0)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/14/1995

| time = no

| away =

| rank = 7

| opponent = Georgia

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Rupp Arena

| site_cityst = Lexington, KY

| tv =no

| score = 83–71

| overtime =

| attend = 23,625

| record = 10–2 (4–0)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/18/1995

| time = no

| away =

| neutral = yes

| rank = 5

| opponent = Mississippi

| opprank =

| site_stadium = The Pyramid

| site_cityst = Memphis, TN

| tv = JPS

| score = 82–65

| overtime =

| attend = 12,073

| record = 11–2 (5–0)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/21/1995

| time = no

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = 5

| opponent = Vanderbilt

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Rupp Arena

| site_cityst = Lexington, KY

| tv =no

| score = 81–68

| overtime =

| attend = 23,222

| record = 12–2 (6–0)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/25/1995

| time = no

| away =

| rank = 5

| opponent = Tennessee

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Rupp Arena

| site_cityst = Lexington, KY

| tv =no

| score = 69–50

| overtime =

| attend = 23,427

| record = 13–2 (7–0)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/29/1995

| time = no

| away = yes

| rank = 5

| opponent = Arkansas

| opprank = 9

| site_stadium = Bud Walton Arena

| site_cityst = Fayetteville, AR

| tv =no

| score = 92–94

| overtime =

| attend = 20,298

| record = 13–3 (7–1)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/01/1995

| time = no

| away =

| rank = 6

| opponent = South Carolina

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Rupp Arena

| site_cityst = Lexington, KY

| tv =no

| score = 90–72

| overtime =

| attend = 22,974

| record = 14–3 (8–1)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/05/1995

| time = no

| neutral =

| rank = 6

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Syracuse

| opprank = 10

| site_stadium = Rupp Arena

| site_cityst = Lexington, KY

| tv = no

| score = 77–71

| overtime =

| attend = 24,255

| record = 15–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/08/1995

| time = no

| away = yes

| rank = 5

| opponent = Tennessee

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Thompson-Boling Arena

| site_cityst = Knoxville, TN

| tv = JPS

| score = 68–48

| overtime =

| attend = 20,118

| record = 16–3 (9–1)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/12/1995

| time = no

| away = yes

| rank = 5

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Notre Dame

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Joyce Athletic Center

| site_cityst = Notre Dame, IN

| tv = no

| score = 97–58

| overtime =

| attend = 11,418

| record = 17–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/14/1995

| time = no

| away =

| rank = 4

| opponent = Mississippi State

| opprank = 23

| site_stadium = Rupp Arena

| site_cityst = Lexington, KY

| tv =no

| score = 71–76

| overtime =

| attend = 24,125

| record = 17–4 (9–2)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/18/1995

| time = no

| away =

| rank = 4

| opponent = Florida

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Rupp Arena

| site_cityst = Lexington, KY

| tv =no

| score = 87–77

| overtime =

| attend = 24,320

| record = 18–4 (10–2)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/21/1995

| time = no

| away = yes

| rank = 6

| opponent = Alabama

| opprank = 20

| site_stadium = Coleman Coliseum

| site_cityst = Tuscaloosa, AL

| tv =no

| score = 72–52

| overtime =

| attend = 15,043

| record = 19–4 (11–2)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/25/1995

| time = no

| away = yes

| rank = 6

| opponent = Vanderbilt

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Memorial Gymnasium

| site_cityst = Nashville, TN

| tv =no

| score = 71–60

| overtime =

| attend = 15,208

| record = 20–4 (12–2)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 03/01/1995

| time = no

| away = yes

| rank = 5

| opponent = Georgia

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Stegeman Coliseum

| site_cityst = Athens, GA

| tv =no

| score = 97–74

| overtime =

| attend = 10,523

| record = 21–4 (13–2)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 03/04/1995

| time = no

| away =

| rank = 5

| opponent = Louisiana State

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Rupp Arena

| site_cityst = Lexington, KY

| tv =no

| score = 127–80

| overtime =

| attend = 24,325

| record = 22–4 (14–2)

}}

|-

!colspan=12| 1995 SEC tournament

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 03/10/1995

| time =no

| neutral = yes

| rank = 3

| seed = E1

| opponent = Auburn

| opprank =

| oppseed = W4

| site_stadium = Georgia Dome

| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA

| gamename = Quarterfinals

| tv =JPS

| score = 93–81

| overtime =

| attend = 26,049

| record = 23–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 03/11/1995

| time = no

| neutral = yes

| rank = 3

| seed = E1

| opponent = Florida

| opprank =

| oppseed = E3

| site_stadium = Georgia Dome

| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA

| gamename = Semifinals

| tv =JPS

| score = 86–7

| overtime =

| attend = 28,966

| record = 24–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 03/12/1995

| time = no

| neutral = yes

| rank = 3

| seed = E1

| opponent = Arkansas

| opprank = 5

| oppseed = W1

| site_stadium = Georgia Dome

| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA

| gamename = Championship Game

| tv = JPS, ESPN

| score = 95–93

| overtime = OT

| attend = 30,067

| record = 25–4

}}

|-

!colspan=12| 1995 NCAA tournament (Tournament seeding in parentheses)

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 03/16/1995

| time = no

| nonconf = yes

| away =

| neutral = yes

| rank = 2

| seed = 1 SE

| opponent = Mount St. Mary's

| opprank =

| oppseed = 16 SE

| site_stadium = The Pyramid

| site_cityst = Memphis, TN

| gamename = First Round

| tv = CBS

| score = 113–67

| overtime =

| attend = 19,120

| record = 26–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 03/18/1995

| time = no

| nonconf = yes

| away =

| neutral = yes

| rank = 2

| seed = 1 SE

| opponent = Tulane

| opprank =

| oppseed = 9 SE

| site_stadium = The Pyramid

| site_cityst = Memphis, TN

| gamename = Second Round

| tv = CBS

| score = 82–60

| overtime =

| attend = 19,120

| record = 27–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 03/23/1995

| time = no

| nonconf = yes

| away =

| neutral = yes

| rank = 2

| seed = 1 SE

| opponent = Arizona State

| opprank = 16

| oppseed = 5 SE

| site_stadium = Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center

| site_cityst = Birmingham, AL

| gamename = Sweet Sixteen

| tv = CBS

| score = 97–73

| overtime =

| attend = 17,458

| record = 28–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 03/25/1995

| time =

| nonconf = yes

| away =

| neutral = yes

| rank = 2

| seed = 1 SE

| opponent = North Carolina

| opprank = 4

| oppseed = 2 SE

| site_stadium = Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center

| site_cityst = Birmingham, AL

| gamename = Elite Eight

| tv = CBS

| score = 61–74

| overtime =

| attend = 17,721

| record = 28–5

}}

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Rankings

Awards and honors

Team players drafted into the NBA

No one from the Wildcats was claimed in the 1995 NBA draft.{{cite web|url=http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?lg=N&yr=1995 |title=1995 NBA Draft on |publisher=Databasebasketball.com |accessdate=2012-04-30 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120706030528/http://databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1995&lg=N |archivedate=2012-07-06 }}

References

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