1994–95 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

1994–95 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
1994–95 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Big East Regular Season Champions
NCAA men's Division I tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 6
AP	No. 8
Record	28–5 (16–2 Big East)
Head coach	Jim Calhoun (9th season);
Assistant coaches	Howie Dickenman; Karl Hobbs; Tom Moore;
Home arena	Hartford Civic Center; Harry A. Gampel Pavilion
	Seasons ← 1993–94 1995–96 →

The 1994–95 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1994–95 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 28–5 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Big East Conference where they finished with a 16–2 record and were the Regular Season Champions. They made it to the Elite Eight in the 1995 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. The Huskies played their home games at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut and the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and they were led by ninth-year head coach Jim Calhoun.^[2]^[3]

1994–95 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 8 Connecticut	16	–	2	.889	28	–	5	.848
No. 9 Villanova †	14	–	4	.778	25	–	8	.758
No. 25 Syracuse	12	–	6	.667	20	–	10	.667
No. 22 Georgetown	11	–	7	.611	21	–	10	.677
Miami	9	–	9	.500	15	–	13	.536
Providence	7	–	11	.389	17	–	13	.567
Seton Hall	7	–	11	.389	16	–	14	.533
St. John's	7	–	11	.389	14	–	14	.500
Pittsburgh	5	–	13	.278	10	–	18	.357
Boston College	2	–	16	.111	9	–	19	.321

† 1995 Big East tournament winner As of April 3, 1995^[1] Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
11/25/1994*	No. 16	Lafayette	W 110–48	1–0	Hartford Civic Center (15,847) Hartford, Connecticut
11/29/1994* ESPN	No. 16	vs. No. 8 Duke Great Eight Basketball Tournament	W 90–86	2–0	The Palace (17,264) Auburn Hills, Michigan
12/2/1994* WTNH	No. 16	Yale	W 105–53	3–0	Hartford Civic Center (15,931) Hartford, Connecticut
12/6/1994 WTNH	No. 10	at Boston College	W 74–70	4–0 (1–0)	Conte Forum (8,606) Boston
12/23/1994*	No. 10	Fairfield	W 85–68	5–0	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut
12/27/1994* WTNH	No. 8	Illinois	W 71–56	6–0	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut
12/30/1994*	No. 6	Northeastern	W 88–70	7–0	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut
1/3/1995 WTNH	No. 6	at Villanova	W 77–62	8–0 (2–0)	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, Pennsylvania
1/5/1995*	No. 6	Hartford	W 102–77	9–0	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, Connecticut
1/8/1995 CBS	No. 2	St. John's	W 98–78	10–0 (3–0)	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut
1/11/1995 WTNH	No. 2	at Pittsburgh	W 85–76	11–0 (4–0)	Civic Arena (6,798) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1/13/1995 WTNH	No. 2	Providence	W 70–62	12–0 (5–0)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, Connecticut
1/16/1995 ESPN	No. 2	No. 10 Georgetown Rivalry	W 93–73	13–0 (6–0)	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut
1/21/1995 WTNH	No. 2	at Seton Hall	W 86–81	14–0 (7–0)	Brendan Byrne Arena (17,049) East Rutherford, New Jersey
1/23/1995 ESPN	No. 2	No. 6 Syracuse Rivalry	W 86–75	15–0 (8–0)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, Connecticut
1/28/1995* CBS	No. 4	vs. No. 7 Kansas	L 59–88	15–1	Kemper Arena (16,981) Kansas City, Missouri
1/31/1995 WTNH	No. 4	Miami	W 82–57	16–1 (9–0)	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut
2/4/1995 WTNH	No. 3	at St. John's	W 99–82	17–1 (10–0)	Madison Square Garden (19,542) New York City
2/6/1995 ESPN	No. 3	Pittsburgh	W 90–61	18–1 (11–0)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, Connecticut
2/12/1995 CBS	No. 1	at No. 9 Syracuse Rivalry	W 77–70	19–1 (12–0)	Carrier Dome (31,211) Syracuse, New York
2/14/1995 WTNH	No. 1	at No. 22 Georgetown Rivalry	W 91–85	20–1 (13–0)	Capital Centre (17,690) Landover, Maryland
2/18/1995 CBS	No. 4	No. 15 Villanova	L 73–96	20–2 (13–1)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, Connecticut
2/21/1995 WTNH	No. 4	Boston College	W 88–75	21–2 (14–1)	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut
2/25/1995 WTNH	No. 4	Seton Hall	W 75–61	22–2 (15–1)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, Connecticut
2/27/1995 ESPN	No. 4	at Providence	L 70–72	22–3 (15–2)	Providence Civic Center (13,106) Providence, Rhode Island
3/4/1995 WTNH	No. 6	at Miami	W 75–67	23–3 (16–2)	Miami Arena (11,263) Miami, Florida
Big East tournament
3/10/1995 WTNH	No. 6	vs. Pittsburgh Quarterfinals	W 81–78	24–3	Madison Square Garden (19,544) New York
3/11/1995 CBS	No. 6	vs. No. 22 Georgetown Semifinals/Rivalry	W 88–81	25–3	Madison Square Garden (19,544) New York
3/12/1995 CBS	No. 8	vs. No. 10 Villanova Championship	L 78–94	25–4	Madison Square Garden (19,544) New York
NCAA tournament
3/16/1995* CBS	(2 W) No. 8	vs. (15 W) Chattanooga First Round	W 100–71	26–4	Jon M. Huntsman Center (11,790) Salt Lake City
3/18/1995* CBS	(2 W) No. 8	vs. (7 W) Cincinnati Second Round	W 96–91^[4]	27–4	Jon M. Huntsman Center (13,521) Salt Lake City
3/23/1995* CBS	(2 W) No. 8	vs. (3 W) No. 10 Maryland Sweet Sixteen	W 99–89	28–4	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena (14,399) Oakland, California
3/25/1995* CBS	(2 W) No. 8	vs. (1 W) No. 1 UCLA Elite Eight	L 96–102	28–5	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena (14,399) Oakland, California
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Eastern Time.

Schedule Source:^[2]^[5]

References

^ sports-reference.com 1994-95 Big East Conference Season Summary
^ ^a ^b 2015-16 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 22, 2015. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
^ Davis, Ken (September 30, 2010). The University of Connecticut Basketball Vault: The History of the Huskies. Atlanta: Whitman LLC. ISBN 0794828035.
^ "Connecticut speeds past Cincinnati, 96-91". The Baltimore Sun. March 19, 1995. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
^ "Connecticut Men's Basketball Archive Schedule". UConn Huskies. Archived from the original on July 6, 2016. Retrieved February 25, 2016.

[1] sports-reference.com 1994-95 Big East Conference Season Summary

[cstv-2] 2015-16 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 22, 2015. Retrieved February 25, 2016.

[3] Davis, Ken (September 30, 2010). The University of Connecticut Basketball Vault: The History of the Huskies. Atlanta: Whitman LLC. ISBN 0794828035.

[4] "Connecticut speeds past Cincinnati, 96-91". The Baltimore Sun. March 19, 1995. Retrieved April 30, 2023.

[5] "Connecticut Men's Basketball Archive Schedule". UConn Huskies. Archived from the original on July 6, 2016. Retrieved February 25, 2016.

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