1994–95 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 1994–95 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Tim Floyd, who was in his 1st season. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa.

1994–95 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
1995 NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Ranking
APNo. 24
Record23-11 (6-8 Big Eight)
Head coach
Home arenaHilton Coliseum
Seasons
1994–95 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Kansas 11 3   .786 25 6   .806
No. 14 Oklahoma State 10 4   .714 27 10   .730
No. 17 Oklahoma 9 5   .643 23 9   .719
No. 23 Missouri 8 6   .571 20 9   .690
Iowa State 6 8   .429 23 11   .676
Colorado 5 9   .357 15 13   .536
Nebraska 4 10   .286 18 14   .563
Kansas State 3 11   .214 12 15   .444
1995 Big Eight tournament winner
As of April 4, 1995
Rankings from AP poll

They finished the season 23–11, 6–8 in Big Eight play to finish in 5th place. Their 23 wins were a school record at the time. They defeated #17 Missouri and #2 Kansas but lost to #19 Oklahoma State in the 1995 Big Eight conference tournament championship.[1] They earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament and a #7 seed. In the tournament they defeated Florida and lost to North Carolina in the second round who would advance onto the Final Four.[2]

Games were televised by ESPN, Big 8 (Creative Sports), the Cyclone Television Network, the Hawkeye Television Network and the UNI Television Network (KWWL).[3]

Previous season

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The previous season the Cyclones finished the season 14–13, 4–10 in Big Eight play to finish in 7th place. They defeated #23 Oklahoma State in the 1994 Big Eight conference tournament quarterfinals.[4]

Following the 1993–94 season, head coach Johnny Orr retired after 14 seasons at Iowa State.[5] The Cyclones then hired University of New Orleans head coach, Tim Floyd. Floyd had gone 127–58 over six season with the Privateers including two NCAA tournament appearances. He is one of only four Division I coaches who have won four conference championships in the first five years at their school.[6]

Roster

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Roster
Name Position Class
Fred Hoiberg Guard Senior
Loren Meyer Center Senior
Julius Michalik Forward Senior
Hurl Beechum Forward Senior
Derrick Hayes Guard Sophomore
James Hamilton Forward Senior
Saun Jackson Forward Senior
Jacy Holloway Guard Sophomore
Joe Modderman Forward Sophomore
David Hickman Junior Forward
Joe Hebert Guard Junior
Ha-Keem Abdel-Kahliq Guard Sophomore
Klay Edwards Forward Freshman
Sol Harris Guard Freshman
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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
November 15, 1994*
7:00 pm
Marathon Oil
Exhibition
L 85-95 
Hilton Coliseum (11,765)
Ames, Iowa
November 20, 1994*
1:00 pm
Latvian National Team
Exhibition
W 95-73 
Hilton Coliseum (9,461)
Ames, Iowa
Regular season
November 25, 1994*
6:15 pm CT
vs. Illinois State
Big Island Invitational Tournament
W 88-71  1-0
Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium 
Hilo, HA
November 26, 1994*
11:45 pm CT
vs. Virginia Commonwealth
Big Island Invitational Tournament
W 66-59  2-0
Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium 
Hilo, HA
November 27, 1994*
4:00 pm
vs. Purdue
Big Island Invitational Tournament
L 87-88 OT 2-1
Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium 
Hilo, HA
November 30, 1994*
7:05 pm
Florida Tech W 97-65  3-1
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
December 3, 1994*
12:35 pm, Cyclone Television Network
Wyoming W 82-63  4-1
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
December 6, 1994*
7:05 pm, Cyclone Television Network
Drake W 94-69  5-1
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
December 10, 1994*
4:05 pm, Iowa Television Network
at Iowa W 76-63  6-1
Carver–Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, Iowa
December 18, 1994*
1:05 pm, Cyclone Television Network
Western Carolina W 99-66  7-1
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
December 22, 1994*
7:05 pm, Cyclone Television Network
No. 25 North Florida W 114-80  8-1
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
December 27, 1994*
7:05 pm, Cyclone Television Network
No. 21 Chicago State W 96-47  9-1
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
December 31, 1994*
6:05 pm, Cyclone Television Network
No. 21 San Diego W 75-55  10-1
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
January 3, 1995*
7:05 pm, Cyclone Television Network
No. 16 Loyola-New Orleans W 74-44  11-1
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
January 7, 1995
7:05 pm, Cyclone Television Network
No. 16 at Colorado L 57-71  11-2
(0-1)
Coors Events Center 
Boulder, Colorado
January 9, 1995*
7:05 pm, Cyclone Television Network
No. 23 Saint Louis W 79-66  12-2
(0-1)
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
January 14, 1995
2:55 pm, Creative Sports/ESPN2
No. 23 No. 3 Kansas W 69-65  13-2
(1-1)
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
January 18, 1995*
7:05 pm
No. 14 at Creighton W 70-52  14-2
(1-1)
Omaha Civic Auditorium 
Omaha, Nebraska
January 21, 1995
12:30 pm, Creative Sports
No. 14 at Kansas State W 79-73  15-2
(2-1)
Bramlage Coliseum 
Manhattan, Kansas
January 25, 1995*
7:05 pm, UNI (KWWL)
No. 11 at Northern Iowa W 81-62  16-2
(2-1)
UNI-Dome 
Cedar Falls, Iowa
January 28, 1995
12:50 pm, Creative Sports
No. 11 Kansas State W 87-79  17-2
(3-1)
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
January 30, 1995
8:35 pm, ESPN
No. 11 No. 18 Missouri L 71-80  17-3
(3-2)
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
February 1, 1995
7:05 pm
No. 11 at No. 24 Oklahoma L 78-79  17-4
(3-3)
Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, Oklahoma
February 4, 1995
2:50 pm, Creative Sports
No. 11 at No. 3 Kansas L 71-91  17-5
(3-4)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, Kansas
February 8, 1995
8:05 pm, Creative Sports
No. 19 at No. 13 Missouri L 56-59  17-6
(3-5)
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
February 11, 1995
12:50 pm, Creative Sports
No. 19 Nebraska W 72-69 OT 18-6
(4-5)
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
February 15, 1995
7:05 pm, Creative Sports
No. 21 No. 22 Oklahoma State L 69-71  18-7
(4-6)
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
February 18, 1995
12:45 pm, Creative Sports
No. 21 Colorado W 108-68  19-7
(5-6)
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
February 27, 1995
8:35 pm, ESPN
No. 24 at No. 18 Oklahoma State L 47-77  19-8
(5-7)
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, Oklahoma
March 1, 1995
7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network
No. 24 No. 16 Oklahoma L 68-71  19-9
(5-8)
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
March 5, 1995
12:35 pm, Cyclone Television Network
No. 24 at Nebraska W 79-77  20-9
(6-8)
Bob Devaney Center 
Lincoln, Nebraska
Big Eight tournament
March 10, 1995
2:20 pm, Creative Sports/ESPN2
vs. No. 17 Missouri
Quarterfinals
W 68-50  21-9
(6-8)
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, Missouri
March 11, 1995
1:05 pm, Creative Sports/ESPN2
vs. No. 2 Kansas
Semifinals
W 80-72 OT 22-9
(6-8)
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, Missouri
March 12, 1995
12:05 pm, Creative Sports/ESPN
vs. No. 19 Oklahoma State
Championship
L 53-62  22-10
(6-8)
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA Tournament
March 17, 1995
11:15 am, CBS
(#7) No. 24 vs. (#10) Florida
First round
W 64-61  23-10
(6-8)
BJCC 
Birmingham, Alabama
March 19, 1995
1:45 pm, CBS
(#7) vs. (#2) No. 4 North Carolina
Second round
L 51-73  23-11
(6-8)
BJCC (8,740)
Birmingham, Alabama
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Awards and honors

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NBA draft

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NBA Draft Picks
Round Pick Overall Name Team
1 24 24 Loren Meyer Dallas Mavericks
2 23 52 Fred Hoiberg Indiana Pacers
Reference:[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Big Eight Conference Men's Basketball Championship History : Sponsored by the Big Eight Conference (1908–1996)". Bigeightsports.com. Archived from the original on August 11, 2015. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
  2. ^ "COLLEGE BASKETBALL / NCAA MEN'S TOURNAMENT : NCAA SOUTHEAST REGIONAL : North Carolina Bench Unseats Iowa State, 73-51". Los Angeles Times. March 20, 1995. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
  3. ^ November 15, 1994 (Page 16 of 32). Des Moines, Iowa:, Nov 15, 1994 ProQuest Historical Newspapers: U.S. North Central Collection.
  4. ^ "Big Eight Conference Men's Basketball Championship History : Sponsored by the Big Eight Conference (1908–1996)". Bigeightsports.com. Archived from the original on August 11, 2015. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
  5. ^ Yardley, William (January 2, 2014). "Johnny Orr, Coach Who Turned Iowa State Into Contender, Dies at 86". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
  6. ^ Nunez, Tammy. "Former UNO and New Orleans Hornets Coach Tim Floyd enjoyed the trip back to New Orleans". NOLA.com. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
  7. ^ "1994-95 Iowa State Cyclones Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
  8. ^ "Who is Fred Hoiberg? A timeline of The Mayor's career". NBC Sports Chicago. June 2, 2015. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
  9. ^ "Jacobson An Academic All-American". Iowa State University Athletics. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
  10. ^ "MBB Tradition (PDF)" (PDF). Iowa State University Athletics. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
  11. ^ "1995 NBA Draft | NBADraft.net". www.nbadraft.net. Archived from the original on July 31, 2019. Retrieved July 31, 2019.