1994–95 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team


The 1994–95 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri as a member of the Big Eight Conference during the 1994–95 NCAA men's basketball season. Led by head coach Norm Stewart, the Tigers finished fourth in the Big Eight Conference regular season standings. Though upset by Iowa State in the Big Eight tournament quarterfinals, the Tigers were awarded the No.8 seed in the West region of the NCAA tournament. After defeating 9th-seeded Indiana in the opening round,[1] this Missouri team will be remembered for almost knocking off No.1 overall seed, and eventual National champion, UCLA were it not for a Tyus Edney coast-to-coast layup that dropped through at the buzzer.[2] Missouri finished with an overall record of 20–9 (8–6 Big Eight).

1994–95 Missouri Tigers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second round
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
APNo. 23
Record20–9 (8–6 Big 8)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
CaptainLamont Frazier
Home arenaHearnes Center
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

Roster

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1994–95 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 13 Julian Winfield 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr
G Troy Hudson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Fr
G 23 Paul O'Liney 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Sr
F 33 Kelly Thames     6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
So
F 42 Derek Grimm 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
So
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 26, 1994*
Chicago State W 106–72  1–0
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
Nov 30, 1994*
vs. Purdue W 69–66  2–0
Palace of Auburn Hills 
Auburn Hills, Michigan
Dec 3, 1994*
No. 4 Arkansas L 71–94  2–1
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
Dec 6, 1994*
Southeast Missouri State W 84–77  3–1
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
Dec 8, 1994*
Coppin State W 90–62  4–1
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
Dec 17, 1994*
Mercer W 74–73  5–1
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
Dec 19, 1994*
Liberty W 87–76  6–1
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
Dec 22, 1994*
vs. No. 23 Illinois
Braggin' Rights
W 76–58  7–1
Kiel Center 
St. Louis, Missouri
Jan 2, 1995*
at Washington W 71–61  8–1
Hec Edmundson Pavilion 
Seattle, Washington
Jan 4, 1995*
at SMU W 84–68  9–1
Moody Coliseum 
Dallas, Texas
Big Eight regular season
Jan 7, 1995
at No. 19 Nebraska W 82–74  10–1
(1–0)
Bob Devaney Sports Center 
Lincoln, Nebraska
Jan 9, 1995
No. 17 No. 3 Kansas
Border War
L 89–102  10–2
(1–1)
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
Jan 12, 1995*
No. 17 Notre Dame W 64–56  11–2
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
Jan 14, 1995
Kansas State W 67–61  12–2
(2–1)
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
Jan 18, 1995*
at Jackson State W 86–72  13–2
Williams Assembly Center 
Jackson, Mississippi
Jan 22, 1995
at Oklahoma State L 70–85  13–3
(2–2)
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Jan 25, 1995
Colorado W 85–80  14–3
(3–2)
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
Jan 30, 1995
at No. 11 Iowa State W 80–71  15–3
(4–2)
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
Feb 4, 1995
at Kansas State W 77–60  16–3
(5–2)
Bramlage Coliseum 
Manhattan, Kansas
Feb 8, 1995
No. 19 Iowa State W 59–56  17–3
(6–2)
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
Feb 11, 1995
No. 24 Oklahoma State W 81–79  18–3
(7–2)
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
Feb 18, 1995
at Oklahoma L 89–94  18–4
(7–3)
Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, Oklahoma
Feb 22, 1995
Nebraska L 75–78  18–5
(7–4)
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
Feb 25, 1995
at No. 1 Kansas L 69–88  18–6
(7–5)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, Kansas
Mar 1, 1995
No. 19 at Colorado L 76–81  18–7
(7–6)
Coors Events Center 
Boulder, Colorado
Mar 4, 1995
No. 19 No. 16 Oklahoma W 83–81 OT 19–7
(8–6)
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
Big Eight tournament
Mar 10, 1995*
No. 17 vs. Iowa State
Quarterfinals
L 50–68  19–8
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA Tournament
Mar 17, 1995*
(8 W) No. 23 vs. (9 W) Indiana
First round
W 65–60  20–8
BSU Pavilion 
Boise, Idaho
Mar 19, 1995*
(8 W) No. 23 vs. (1 W) No. 1 UCLA
Second round
L 74–75  20–9
BSU Pavilion 
Boise, Idaho
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.
All times are in Central.

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Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ "Indiana sent home by Missouri". The Baltimore Sun. March 17, 1995. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
  2. ^ "U.C.L.A. Dash Knocks Wind Out of Missouri". The New York Times. March 20, 1995. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
  3. ^ "1994–95 Men's Basketball Roster". mutigers.com. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
  4. ^ "1994–95 Men's Basketball Schedule". mutigers.com. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
  5. ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1031–1032. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.