1994–95 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team
{{short description|American college basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
|mode=Basketball
|year=1994–95
|team=Tulsa Golden Hurricane
|image=Tulsa Golden Hurricane logo.svg
|conference=Missouri Valley Conference
|division=
|short_conf=MVC
|CoachRank=15
|APRank=
|record=24–8
|conf_record=15–3
|head_coach=Tubby Smith
|hc_year=
|asst_coach1=
|ac1_year=
|asst_coach2=
|ac2_year=
|asst_coach3=
|stadium=Tulsa Convention Center
|champion=MVC regular season champion
|tourney=NCAA tournament
|tourney_result=Sweet Sixteen
}}
{{1994–95 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings}}
The 1994–95 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team represented the University of Tulsa as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1994–95 college basketball season. The Golden Hurricane played their home games at the Tulsa Convention Center. Led by head coach Tubby Smith, they finished the season 24–8 overall and 15–3 in conference play to finish atop the MVC standings. After losing in the championship game of the MVC tournament, the team defeated Illinois and Old Dominion to reach the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA tournament, before falling to No. 2 seed UMass in the Midwest Regional semifinals.
Roster
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{{CBB roster/Player|first=Shea|last=Seals|num=21|pos=G|ft=6|in=5|lbs=200|class=So|link=y|rs=|home=Tulsa, Oklahoma}}
{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=Tubby Smith
|asst_coach=
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{{cite web |title=1994-95 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Roster and Stats |website=Sports Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/tulsa/1995.html |access-date=June 20, 2021}}
Schedule and results
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!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Tulsa Golden Hurricane}}| Regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 3, 1994
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1994|sex=men|team=UTSA Roadrunners|title=Texas–San Antonio}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Tulsa Convention Center
| site_cityst = Tulsa, Oklahoma
| gamename =
| score = 77–57
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 7, 1994
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Oklahoma State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Gallagher-Iba Arena
| site_cityst = Stillwater, Oklahoma
| gamename =
| score = 88–93
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 1–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 10, 1994
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1994|sex=men|team=Oral Roberts Golden Eagles|title=Oral Roberts}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Tulsa Convention Center
| site_cityst = Tulsa, Oklahoma
| gamename =
| score = 99–54
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 2–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 17, 1994
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Drake
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Knapp Center
| site_cityst = Des Moines, Iowa
| gamename =
| score = 93–76
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 3–1
| conference = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 23, 1994
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Arkansas
| opprank = 3
| site_stadium = Bud Walton Arena
| site_cityst = Fayetteville, Arkansas
| gamename =
| score = 63–82
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 3–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 31, 1994
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1994|sex=men|team=Creighton Bluejays|title=Creighton}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Tulsa Convention Center
| site_cityst = Tulsa, Oklahoma
| gamename =
| score = 80–65
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 4–2
| conference = 2–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 3, 1995
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1994|sex=men|team=Northern Iowa Panthers|title=Northern Iowa}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Tulsa Convention Center
| site_cityst = Tulsa, Oklahoma
| gamename =
| score = 85–53
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 5–2
| conference = 3–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 6, 1995
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1994|sex=men|team=TCU Horned Frogs|title=TCU}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Myriad Convention Center
| site_cityst = Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
| gamename = All-College Tournament
| score = 107–95
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 6–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 7, 1995
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Oklahoma
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Myriad Convention Center
| site_cityst = Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
| gamename = All-College Basketball Tournament
| score = 61–76
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 6–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 12, 1995
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1994|sex=men|team=Wichita State Shockers|title=Wichita State}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Levitt Arena
| site_cityst = Wichita, Kansas
| gamename =
| score = 79–52
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 7–3
| conference = 4–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 14, 1995
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1994|sex=men|team=Evansville Purple Aces|title=Evansville}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Tulsa Convention Center
| site_cityst = Tulsa, Oklahoma
| gamename =
| score = 72–66
| overtime = OT
| attend =
| record = 8–3
| conference = 5–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 16, 1995
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Southern Illinois
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Tulsa Convention Center
| site_cityst = Tulsa, Oklahoma
| gamename =
| score = 67–65
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 9–3
| conference = 6–0
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Tulsa Golden Hurricane}}| MVC Tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 4, 1995
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| seed = 1
| opponent = Wichita State
| oppseed = 8
| site_stadium = Kiel Center
| site_cityst = St. Louis, Missouri
| gamename = Quarterfinals
| score = 77–63
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 21–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 5, 1995
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| seed = 1
| opponent = Bradley
| oppseed = 4
| site_stadium = Kiel Center
| site_cityst = St. Louis, Missouri
| gamename = Semifinals
| score = 89–80
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 22–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 6, 1995
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| seed = 1
| opponent = Southern Illinois
| oppseed = 3
| site_stadium = Kiel Center
| site_cityst = St. Louis, Missouri
| gamename = Championship game
| score = 62–77
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 22–7
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Tulsa Golden Hurricane}}| NCAA Tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 17, 1995
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| seed = 6 E
| opponent = Illinois
| opprank =
| oppseed = 11 E
| site_stadium = Times Union Center
| site_cityst = Uniondale, New York
| gamename = First Round
| score = 68–62
| overtime =
| attend = 15,100
| record = 23–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 19, 1995
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| seed = 6 E
| opponent = Old Dominion
| opprank =
| oppseed = 14 E
| site_stadium = Times Union Center
| site_cityst = Uniondale, New York
| gamename = Second Round
| score = 64–52{{cite news |title=Sweet 16! Tulsa Reaches 3rd Round for 2nd Consecutive Year |url=https://oklahoman.com/article/2495974/sweet-16-tulsa-reaches-3rd-round-for-2nd-consecutive-year |newspaper=The Oklahoman |date=March 20, 1995 |access-date=July 31, 2021 }}
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 24–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 24, 1995
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| seed = 6 E
| opponent = UMass
| opprank = 7
| oppseed = 2 E
| site_stadium = Brendan Byrne Arena
| site_cityst = East Rutherford, New Jersey
| gamename = East Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen
| score = 51–76
| overtime =
| attend = 19,689
| record = 24–8
}}
{{CBB schedule end
| rank =
| poll = AP
| timezone = Central
| region = E
| regionname = East
| notes =
}}
{{cite web |title=1994-95 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results |website=Sports Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/tulsa/1995-schedule.html |access-date=June 20, 2021}}
Rankings
{{main|1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings}}
References
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