1994–95 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team

1994–95 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball
1994–95 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Runner-up; SEC West Division champions
National Championship Game, ; L 78-89 vs. UCLA
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	West
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
AP	No. 6
Record	32–7 (12–4 SEC)
Head coach	Nolan Richardson (10th season);
Assistant coaches	Nolan Richardson III; Mike Anderson; Brad Dunn;
Home arena	Bud Walton Arena
	Seasons ← 1993–94 1995–96 →

The 1994–95 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Nolan Richardson, and played its home games at the Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

1994–95 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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 Razorbacks were the national runners-up in the 1995 NCAA tournament, losing to UCLA in the championship game, 89–78.

Roster

1994–95 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	3	Alex Dillard	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Bessemer, AL
G	12	Clint McDaniel	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Tulsa, OK
G	13	John Engskov	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Berryville, AR
G	14	Corey Beck	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Memphis, TN
C	15	Dwight Stewart	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	270 lb (122 kg)	Sr	Memphis, TN
G	22	Davor Rimac	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Zagreb, Croatia
F	24	Ray Biggers	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Houston, TX
F	30	Scotty Thurman	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Ruston, LA
C	33	Lee Wilson	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	So	Waco, TX
F	34	Corliss Williamson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Jr	Russellville, AR
G	35	Reggie Merritt	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Little Rock, AR
F	40	Elmer Martin	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Memphis, TN
C	44	Darnell Robinson	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	So	Oakland, CA

Head coach

Nolan Richardson (UTEP)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Nov 25, 1994*	No. 1	No. 3 UMass Starter Tip-off Classic	L 80–104	0–1	Springfield Civic Center (8,999) Springfield, MA
Nov 27, 1994*	No. 1	vs. No. 14 Georgetown	W 97–79	1–1	Pyramid Arena Memphis, TN
Nov 30, 1994*	No. 4	Jackson State	W 103–87	2–1	Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR
Dec 3, 1994*	No. 4	at Missouri	W 94–71	3–1	Hearnes Center Columbia, MO
Dec 6, 1994*	No. 3	Centenary	W 121–94	4–1	Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR
Dec 8, 1994*	No. 3	at SMU	W 78–66	5–1	Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
Dec 10, 1994*	No. 3	Murray State	W 94–69	6–1	Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR
Dec 21, 1994*	No. 3	Florida A&M	W 97–57	7–1	Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR
Dec 23, 1994*	No. 3	Tulsa	W 82–63	8–1	Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR
Dec 28, 1994*	No. 3	vs. Oklahoma Kraft Rainbow Classic	W 86–84	9–1	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
Dec 29, 1994*	No. 3	vs. No. 20 Cincinnati Kraft Rainbow Classic	W 84–75	10–1	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
Dec 30, 1994*	No. 3	vs. Iowa Kraft Rainbow Classic	W 101–92	11–1	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
Jan 4, 1995	No. 3	at Ole Miss	L 71–76	11–2 (0–1)	Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS
Jan 7, 1995	No. 3	Tennessee	W 97–79	12–2 (1–1)	Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR
Jan 11, 1995	No. 5	Mississippi State	W 79–74	13–2 (2–1)	Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR
Jan 14, 1995	No. 5	at Auburn	L 90–104	13–3 (2–2)	Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL
Jan 18, 1995	No. 9	Georgia	W 84–82	14–3 (3–2)	Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR
Jan 21, 1995	No. 9	at South Carolina	W 88–73	15–3 (4–2)	Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC
Jan 24, 1995	No. 9	Alabama	L 70–88	15–4 (4–3)	Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR
Jan 29, 1995	No. 9	No. 5 Kentucky	W 94–92	16–4 (5–3)	Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR
Jan 31, 1995	No. 8	LSU	W 105–81	17–4 (6–3)	Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR
Feb 4, 1995	No. 8	at Mississippi State	L 62–83	17–5 (6–4)	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS
Feb 9, 1995*	No. 12	Memphis	W 88–87	18–5	Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR
Feb 11, 1995	No. 12	at Vanderbilt	W 97–94	19–5 (7–4)	Memorial Coliseum Nashville, TN
Feb 15, 1995	No. 10	at No. 18 Alabama	W 86–80	20–5 (8–4)	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
Feb 18, 1995	No. 10	Ole Miss	W 85–70	21–5 (9–4)	Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR
Feb 22, 1995	No. 8	at LSU	W 92–90	22–5 (10–4)	Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
Feb 25, 1995	No. 8	Montevallo	W 122–64	23–5	Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR
Feb 28, 1995	No. 7	at Florida	W 94–85	24–5 (11–4)	Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
Mar 4, 1995	No. 7	Auburn	W 68–66	25–5 (12–4)	Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR
SEC Tournament
Mar 10, 1995*	(W1) No. 5	vs. (E4) Vanderbilt Quarterfinals	W 73–72	26–5	Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA
Mar 11, 1995*	(W1) No. 5	vs. (W3) No. 20 Alabama Semifinals	W 69–58	27–5	Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA
Mar 12, 1995*	(W1) No. 5	vs. (E1) No. 3 Kentucky Championship	L 93–95 ^OT	27–6	Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA
NCAA Tournament
Mar 17, 1995*	(2 MW) No. 6	vs. (15 MW) Texas Southern First Round	W 79–78	28–6	Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX
Mar 19, 1995*	(2 MW) No. 6	vs. (7 MW) No. 25 Syracuse Second Round	W 96–94 ^{OT^[1]}	29–6	Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX
Mar 24, 1995*	(2 MW) No. 6	vs. (6 MW) Memphis Sweet Sixteen	W 96–91 ^OT	30–6	Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO
Mar 26, 1995*	(2 MW) No. 6	vs. (4 MW) No. 13 Virginia Elite Eight	W 68–61^[2]	31–6	Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO
Apr 1, 1995*	(2 MW) No. 6	vs. (2 SE) No. 4 North Carolina Final Four	W 75–68	32–6	Kingdome Seattle, WA
Apr 3, 1995*	(2 MW) No. 6	vs. (1 W) No. 1 UCLA National Championship	L 78–89	32–7	Kingdome Seattle, WA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest.

Sources^[3]^[4]

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Rankings

Awards and honors

Corliss Williamson, SEC Men's Basketball Player of the Year
Corliss Williamson, Second Team, 1995 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans
Corliss Williamson, 1st team All-SEC
Scotty Thurman, AP Honorable Mention, 1995 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans
Scotty Thurman, 1st team All-SEC

Team players drafted into the NBA

Year	Round	Pick	Player	NBA Team
1995	1	13	Corliss Williamson	Sacramento Kings
1996	2	58	Darnell Robinson	Dallas Mavericks

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References

^ "Untimely Error Foils Orange Bid". The New York Times. March 20, 1995. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
^ "Arm's Length From Repeat: Arkansas Uses Strong Defense To Trip Virginia". Spokesman-Review. March 27, 1995. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
^ "1994–95 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
^ "1994–95 Arkansas Basketball Schedule". hogstats.com. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
^ "RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More".
^ "1995 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com". Archived from the original on March 17, 2010. Retrieved July 28, 2009.

[1] "Untimely Error Foils Orange Bid". The New York Times. March 20, 1995. Retrieved July 5, 2022.

[2] "Arm's Length From Repeat: Arkansas Uses Strong Defense To Trip Virginia". Spokesman-Review. March 27, 1995. Retrieved June 20, 2021.

[3] "1994–95 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 19, 2019.

[4] "1994–95 Arkansas Basketball Schedule". hogstats.com. Retrieved May 19, 2019.

[5] "RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More".

[6] "1995 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com". Archived from the original on March 17, 2010. Retrieved July 28, 2009.

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1994–95 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball

NCAA Tournament, Runner-up SEC West Division champions
National Championship Game, L 78-89 vs. UCLA
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	West
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
AP	No. 6
Record	32–7 (12–4 SEC)
Head coach	Nolan Richardson (10th season)
Assistant coaches	Nolan Richardson III Mike Anderson Brad Dunn
Home arena	Bud Walton Arena
Seasons ← 1993–94 1995–96 →