1994–95 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team


The 1994–95 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team represented Saint Louis University in the 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Billikens were led by head coach Charlie Spoonhour who was in his third season at Saint Louis. The team played their home games at the brand new Kiel Center and were a member of the Great Midwest Conference. The Billikens finished the season 23–8, 8–4 in GMC play to finish 2nd. They lost in the championship game of the GMC tournament, but received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 9 seed in the East region. The Billikens eliminated Minnesota in the opening round[2] before they were defeated by No. 1 seed and Wake Forest in the second round.[3]

1994–95 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceGreat Midwest Conference
Record23–8 (8–4 GMC)
Head coach
Home arenaKiel Center
Seasons
1994–95 Great Midwest Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Memphis 9 3   .750 24 10   .706
Saint Louis 8 4   .667 23 8   .742
Marquette 7 5   .583 21 12   .636
Cincinnati 7 5   .583 22 12   .647
DePaul 6 6   .500 17 11   .607
UAB 5 7   .417 14 16   .467
Dayton 0 12   .000 7 20   .259
1995 GMC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll[1]

Roster

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1994–95 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 23 Erwin Claggett 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Venice Venice, Illinois
F Scott Highmark 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Sr   St. Louis, Missouri
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
Regular season
Nov 27, 1994*
Bradley W 66–59  1–0
Kiel Center 
St. Louis, Missouri
Dec 1, 1994*
Sacramento State W 90–49  2–0
Kiel Center 
St. Louis, Missouri
Dec 5, 1994*
at Southern Illinois W 72–65  3–0
SIU Arena 
Carbondale, Illinois
Dec 7, 1994*
UMKC W 95–68  4–0
Kiel Center 
St. Louis, Missouri
Dec 10, 1994*
Creighton W 83–56  5–0
Kiel Center 
St. Louis, Missouri
Dec 17, 1994*
Bethune-Cookman W 103–49  6–0
Kiel Center 
St. Louis, Missouri
Dec 19, 1994*
SMU W 93–69  7–0
Kiel Center 
St. Louis, Missouri
Dec 28, 1994*
Austin Peay W 71–54  8–0
Kiel Center 
St. Louis, Missouri
Jan 5, 1995*
No. 4 UMass
Atlantic 10/Great Midwest Challenge
L 74–80  8–1
Kiel Center (21,879)
St. Louis, Missouri
Jan 7, 1995
UAB W 81–56  9–1
(1–0)
Kiel Center 
St. Louis, Missouri
Jan 11, 1995*
at No. 23 Iowa State L 66–79  9–2
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
Jan 14, 1995
at Dayton W 82–39  10–2
(2–0)
University of Dayton Arena 
Dayton, Ohio
Jan 16, 1995*
at Detroit W 71–60  11–2
Calihan Hall 
Detroit, Michigan
Jan 19, 1995
at No. 23 Cincinnati L 73–84  11–3
(2–1)
Myrl H. Shoemaker Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 22, 1995
Marquette W 81–73  12–3
(3–1)
Kiel Center 
St. Louis, Missouri
Jan 25, 1995
at Memphis L 80–84  12–4
(3–2)
The Pyramid 
Memphis, Tennessee
Jan 28, 1995
No. 19 Cincinnati W 75–68  13–4
(4–2)
Kiel Center 
St. Louis, Missouri
Jan 30, 1995*
Chicago State W 112–71  14–4
Kiel Center 
St. Louis, Missouri
Feb 4, 1995
at UAB L 54–70  14–5
(4–3)
UAB Arena 
Birmingham, Alabama
Feb 9, 1995
at Marquette W 55–48  15–5
(5–3)
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Feb 11, 1995
Memphis W 68–52  16–5
(6–3)
Kiel Center 
St. Louis, Missouri
Feb 15, 1995*
Alcorn State W 100–70  17–5
Kiel Center 
St. Louis, Missouri
Feb 19, 1995
at DePaul L 64–66  17–6
(6–4)
Rosemont Horizon 
Rosemont, Illinois
Feb 22, 1995
at SW Missouri State W 62–49  18–6
Hammons Student Center 
Springfield, Missouri
Feb 25, 1995
Dayton W 63–51  19–6
(7–4)
Kiel Center 
St. Louis, Missouri
Mar 1, 1995*
DePaul W 77–61  20–6
(8–4)
Kiel Center 
St. Louis, Missouri
GMWC tournament
Mar 9, 1995*
(2) vs. (7) Dayton
Quarterfinals
W 78–62  21–6
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Mar 10, 1995*
(2) at (3) Marquette
Semifinals
W 73–56  22–6
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Mar 11, 1995*
(2) vs. (4) Cincinnati
Championship game
L 65–67  22–7
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 1995*
(9 E) vs. (8 E) Minnesota
First Round
W 64–61 OT 23–7
Baltimore Arena 
Baltimore, Maryland
Mar 18, 1995*
(9 E) vs. (1 E) No. 3 Wake Forest
Second Round
L 59–64  23–8
Baltimore Arena 
Baltimore, Maryland
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region E=East.

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Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ "1994-95 Great Midwest Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
  2. ^ "Record day of overtimes in NCAA tournament". The Chicago Tribune. March 16, 1995. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
  3. ^ "Duncan Picks Up Slack, Leaves St. Louis in Wake". The Spokesman-Review. March 19, 1995. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
  4. ^ "1994-95 Men's Basketball Roster". Saint Louis University Athletics. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
  5. ^ "1994-95 Men's Basketball Schedule". Saint Louis University Athletics. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
  6. ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1029–1030. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.