1994–95 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team


The 1994–95 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team represented Stanford University as a member of the Pac-10 Conference during the 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Mike Montgomery and played their home games at Maples Pavilion. Stanford finished fifth in the Pac-10 regular season standings and received an at-large bid to the 1995 NCAA tournament. Playing as the No. 10 seed in the East region, the Cardinal defeated No. 7 seed UNC Charlotte in the opening round[2] before falling to No. 2 seed UMass in the second round.[3] Stanford finished with an overall record of 20–9 (10–8 Pac-10).

1994–95 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record20–9 (10–8 Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMaples Pavilion (Capacity: 7,392)
Seasons
← 1993–94
1994–95 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 UCLA 17 1   .944 32 1   .970
No. 15 Arizona 14 4   .778 24 7   .774
No. 16 Arizona State 12 6   .667 24 9   .727
Oregon 11 7   .611 19 9   .679
Stanford 10 8   .556 20 9   .690
Washington State 10 8   .556 18 12   .600
Washington 6 12   .333 10 17   .370
Oregon State 6 12   .333 9 18   .333
USC 4 14   .222 9 19   .321
California1 0 18   .000 0 27   .000
As of November 23, 2011[1]
Rankings from AP Poll
1California forfeited all wins due to infractions.

Roster

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1994–95 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 4 Dion Cross 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Jr    
G 10 Mark Thompson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Fr    
G 11 Warren Gravely 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Sr    
G 15 Dave Bennion 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Fr    
G 22 Brevin Knight 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Seton Hall Prep Livingston, NJ
F 24 Rich Jackson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
So   Provo, UT
G 25 David Harbour 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Jr    
F 30 Darren Allaway 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Jr    
F 32 Andy Poppink (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
RS Jr    
G 35 Kamba Tshionyi 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Fr   Eugene, OR
F 44 Todd Manley 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Sr    
C 45 Bart Lammersen (C) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Sr    
C 55 Tim Young 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Harbor Santa Cruz, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 25, 1994*
Colgate
Fry's Invitational
W 82–70  1–0
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, CA
November 26, 1994*
St. Peters
Fry's Invitational
W 79–71  2–0
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, CA
December 3, 1994*
San Jose State W 68–52  3–0
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, CA
December 10, 1994*
Cal Poly W 94–52  4–0
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, CA
December 16, 1994*
San Francisco W 98–60  5–0
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, CA
December 19, 1994*
at American W 97–71  6–0
Bender Arena 
Washington, D.C.
December 22, 1994*
at No. 22 Virginia W 64–60  7–0
University Hall 
Charlottesville, VA
December 27, 1994*
No. 19 Wisconsin W 95–78  8–0
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, CC
December 29, 1994*
Cornell W 67–55  9–0
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, CA
Pac–10 Conference regular season
January 5, 1995
No. 23 at Washington W 65–51  10–0
(1–0)
Hec Edmundson Pavilion 
Seattle, WA
January 7, 1995
No. 23 at Washington State L 63–77  10–1
(1–1)
Beasley Coliseum 
Pullman, WA
January 12, 1995
No. 12 Arizona State W 91–75  11–1
(2–1)
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, CA
January 14, 1995
No. 13 Arizona L 83–89 OT 11–2
(2–2)
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, CA
January 19, 1995
No. 21 at California W 78–73  12–2
(3–2)
Harmon Gym 
Berkeley, CA
January 26, 1995
No. 17 at No. 4 UCLA L 74–77  12–3
(3–3)
Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
January 28, 1995
No. 17 at USC W 85–82  13–3
(4–3)
L. A. Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, CA
February 2, 1995
No. 17 No. 22 Oregon W 92–87  14–3
(5–3)
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, CA
February 4, 1995
No. 17 Oregon State W 95–82  15–3
(6–3)
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, CA
February 9, 1995
No. 15 at No. 9 Arizona L 73–84  15–4
(6–4)
McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
February 11, 1995
No. 15 at No. 14 Arizona State L 70–79  15–5
(6–5)
ASU Activity Center 
Tempe, AZ
February 15, 1995
No. 17 California W 83–70  16–5
(7–5)
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, CA
February 21, 1995
No. 19 No. 1 UCLA L 77–88  16–6
(7–6)
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, CA
February 23, 1995
No. 19 USC W 90–78  17–6
(8–6)
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, CA
March 2, 1995
No. 20 at Oregon State L 71–90  17–7
(8–7)
Gill Coliseum 
Corvallis, OR
March 4, 1995
No. 20 at Oregon L 80–89  17–8
(8–8)
McArthur Court 
Eugene, OR
March 9, 1995
Washington State W 79–72  18–8
(9–8)
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, CA
March 11, 1995
Washington W 74–65  19–8
(10–8)
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, CA
NCAA tournament
March 17, 1995*
(10 E) vs. (7 E) UNC Charlotte
First Round
W 70–68  20–8
Knickerbocker Arena 
Albany, NY
March 19, 1995*
(10 E) vs. (2 E) No. 7 UMass
Second Round
L 53–75  20–9
Knickerbocker Arena (11,931)
Albany, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.
All times are in Pacific Time. (#) during NCAA is seed within region.

Schedule Source:[4]

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
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Coaches—*RVRV231918161918192425RV

*Coaches did not release a week 1 poll.

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Awards and honors

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Team honors
Honors Player Position Ref.
The Hank Luisetti MVP Brevin Knight G [6]
Howie Dallmar Coaches Award Bart Lammersen C
Andy Poppink F
Most Inspirational Player David Harbour G
Most Improved Player Tim Young C
Best Defensive Player Darren Allaway F

References

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  1. ^ "2011-12 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pacific-10 Conference. p. 68. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
  2. ^ "Stanford Makes It Personal, Defeats UNC Charlotte, 70-68". The Los Angeles Times. March 18, 1995. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
  3. ^ "Minutemen Finally Escape 2d Round". The New York Times. March 20, 1995. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
  4. ^ "1994-95 Stanford Cardinal Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
  5. ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1031–1032. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
  6. ^ "Stanford History" (PDF). sidearmsports.com. 2009. p. 166.