1994–95 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

1994–95 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball

SEC Regular season champions
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Lost Southeast Final
Conference	Southeast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#2
AP	#2
1994–95 record	28–5 (14–2 SEC)
Head coach	Rick Pitino
Assistant coach	Jim O'Brien
Assistant coach	Winston Bennett
Assistant coach	Delray Brooks
Home arena	Rupp Arena

1994–95 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East Division
#2 Kentucky †	14	–	2	.875	28	–	5	.848
Georgia	9	–	7	.563	18	–	10	.643
Florida	8	–	8	.500	17	–	13	.567
Vanderbilt	6	–	10	.375	13	–	15	.464
South Carolina	5	–	11	.313	10	–	17	.370
Tennessee	4	–	12	.250	11	–	16	.407
West Division
#6 Arkansas	12	–	4	.750	32	–	7	.821
#18 Mississippi State	12	–	4	.750	22	–	8	.733
#20 Alabama	10	–	6	.625	23	–	10	.697
Auburn	7	–	9	.438	16	–	13	.552
LSU	6	–	10	.375	12	–	15	.444
Ole Miss	3	–	13	.188	8	–	19	.296

† SEC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1994–95 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented University of Kentucky. The Head Coach was Rick Pitino. The team was a member of the Southeast Conference and played their home games at Rupp Arena.

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
11/9/1994* no, no		Athletes in Action	W 122-86		Rupp Arena (-) Lexington, KY
11/22/1994* no, no		Lithuania	W 114-81		Rupp Arena (-) Lexington, KY
Regular Season
11/26/1994* no, no	#4	Tennessee-Martin	W 124-50	1-0	Rupp Arena (23,785) Lexington, KY
11/30/1994* no, no	#3	#14 Ohio	W 79-74	2-0	Rupp Arena (24,212) Lexington, KY
12/3/1994* no, no	#3	vs. #5 UCLA John R. Wooden Classic	L 81-82	2-1	The Pond (18,307) Anaheim, CA
12/7/1994* no, no	#7	vs. Indiana	W 73-70	3-1	Freedom Hall (19,825) Louisville, KY
12/10/1994* no, no	#7	Boston University	W 90-49	4-1	Rupp Arena (23,650) Lexington, KY
12/17/1994* no, no	#6	vs. Texas Tech	W 83-68	5-1	Riverfront Coliseum (17,153) Cincinnati, OH
12/27/1994* no, no	#5	Marshall	W 116-75	6-1	Rupp Arena (23,782) Lexington, KY
1/1/1995* no, no	#5	at Louisville	L 86-88	6-2	Freedom Hall (19,841) Louisville, KY
01/04/1995 no, no	#8	Auburn	W 98-64	7-2 (1-0)	Rupp Arena (23,805) Lexington, KY
01/07/1995 no, no	#8	at South Carolina	W 80-55	8-2 (2-0)	Frank McGuire Arena (10,582) Columbia, SC
01/10/1995 no, no	#7	at #15 Florida	W 83-67	9-2 (3-0)	Stephen C. O'Connell Center (11,902) Gainesville, FL
01/14/1995 no, no	#7	Georgia	W 83-71	10-2 (4-0)	Rupp Arena (23,625) Lexington, KY
01/18/1995 no, no	#5	vs. Mississippi	W 82-65	11-2 (5-0)	The Pyramid (12,073) Memphis, TN
01/21/1995 no, no	#5	Vanderbilt	W 81-68	12-2 (6-0)	Rupp Arena (23,222) Lexington, KY
01/25/1995 no, no	#5	Tennessee	W 69-50	13-2 (7-0)	Rupp Arena (23,427) Lexington, KY
01/29/1995 no, no	#5	at #9 Arkansas	L 92-94	13-3 (7-1)	Bud Walton Arena (20,298) Fayetteville, AR
02/01/1995 no, no	#6	South Carolina	W 90-72	14-3 (8-1)	Rupp Arena (22,974) Lexington, KY
02/05/1995* no, no	#6	#10 Syracuse	W 77-71	15-3	Rupp Arena (24,255) Lexington, KY
02/08/1995 no, no	#5	at Tennessee	W 68-48	16-3 (9-1)	Thompson-Boling Arena (20,118) Knoxville, TN
02/12/1995* no, no	#5	at Notre Dame	W 97-58	17-3	Joyce Athletic Center (11,418) Notre Dame, IN
02/14/1995 no, no	#4	#23 Mississippi State	L 71-76	17-4 (9-2)	Rupp Arena (24,125) Lexington, KY
02/18/1995 no, no	#4	Florida	W 87-77	18-4 (10-2)	Rupp Arena (24,320) Lexington, KY
02/21/1995 no, no	#6	at #20 Alabama	W 72-52	19-4 (11-2)	Coleman Coliseum (15,043) Tuscaloosa, AL
02/25/1995 no, no	#6	at Vanderbilt	W 71-60	20-4 (12-2)	Memorial Gymnasium (15,208) Nashville, TN
03/01/1995 no, no	#5	at Georgia	W 97-74	21-4 (13-2)	Stegeman Coliseum (10,523) Athens, GA
03/04/1995 no, no	#5	Louisiana State	W 127-80	22-4 (14-2)	Rupp Arena (24,325) Lexington, KY
1995 SEC Tournament
03/10/1995 no, no	#3	vs. Auburn Quarterfinals	W 93-81	23-4	Georgia Dome (26,049) Atlanta, GA
03/11/1995 no, no	#3	vs. Florida Semifinals	W 86-72	24-4	Georgia Dome (28,966) Atlanta, GA
03/12/1995 no, no	#3	vs. #5 Arkansas Finals	W 95-93 ^(OT)	25-4	Georgia Dome (30,067) Atlanta, GA
1995 NCAA Tournament (Tournament seeding in parentheses)
03/16/1995* no, no	#2 (1)	vs. (16) Mount St. Mary’s Southeast Regional 1st Round	W 113-67	26-4	The Pyramid (19,120) Memphis, TN
03/18/1995* no, no	#2 (1)	vs. (9) Tulane Southeast Regional 2nd Round	W 82-60	27-4	The Pyramid (19,120) Memphis, TN
03/23/1995* no, no	#2 (1)	vs. #16 (5) Arizona State Southeast Regional Semifinal	W 97-73	28-4	Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (17,458) Birmingham, AL
03/25/1995* no, no	#2 (1)	vs. #4 (2) North Carolina Southeast Regional Final	L 61-74	28-5	Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (17,721) Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Team players drafted into the NBA

No one from the Wildcats was claimed in the 1995 NBA Draft.^[2]

References

↑ http://www.bigbluehistory.net
↑ "1995 NBA Draft on". Databasebasketball.com. Retrieved 2012-04-30.

Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball

Venues	State College Gymnasium (1903–1914) Buell Armory Gymnasium (1910–1924) Alumni Gymnasium (1924–1950) Memorial Coliseum (1950–1976) Rupp Arena (1976–present) Joe Craft Center (practice)

Rivalries	Centre College (historical) Florida Georgetown College (historical) Indiana Louisville North Carolina Tennessee Transylvania (historical)

Culture & lore	Basketbowl Champions Classic Fabulous Five "The Shot" The Unforgettables History under Adolph Rupp The Rivalry: Red v. Blue 2011 game vs. Indiana

People	Head coaches Honored players Honorees NBA draftees Players Recruiting history

Seasons	1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics; NCAA championships in bolded italics

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