1994–95 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team

1994–95 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball
1994–95 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	12–15 (9–9 MVC)
Head coach	Rudy Washington (5th season);
Home arena	Knapp Center

1994–95 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Tulsa	15	–	3	.833	24	–	8	.750
Illinois State	13	–	5	.722	20	–	13	.606
Southern Illinois †	13	–	5	.722	23	–	9	.719
Bradley	12	–	6	.667	20	–	10	.667
Evansville	11	–	7	.611	18	–	9	.667
	9	–	9	.500	12	–	15	.444
Southwest Missouri State	9	–	9	.500	16	–	11	.593
Wichita State	6	–	12	.333	13	–	14	.481
Northern Iowa	4	–	14	.222	8	–	20	.286
Creighton	4	–	14	.222	7	–	19	.269
Indiana State	3	–	15	.167	7	–	19	.269

† 1995 MVC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 1994–95 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Drake University during the 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by 5th-year head coach Rudy Washington, played their home games at the Knapp Center in Des Moines, Iowa, as members of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC).

The Bulldogs struggled to find rhythm throughout the season. After losing 4 of 5 to open their schedule, the team essentially alternated wins and losses for the remainder of the season. Incredibly, the entire conference slate produced just one two-game streak (win). Drake finished the season with a record of 12–15 (9–9 MVC).

Roster

1994–95 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	3	Donta Randle	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	—	Fr		Houston, TX
F	4	Kevin Bennett	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	So		Houston, TX
G	5	Rudy Washington	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Sr		Los Angeles, CA
G	10	B. J. Windhorst	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	IWCC Clarinda	Clarinda, IA
G	15	Aleksander Surla	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Sr		Novi Sad, Yugoslavia
G	20	Dan Knuckey	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	Jr		Rock Island, IL
G	22	Lynnrick Rogers	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	179 lb (81 kg)	So		Dawson, GA
G	24	Shawn Caracoza	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So		Lakewood, CA
C	25	Ken Maxey	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Jr		Bellflower, CA
G	31	Gregg Gottlieb	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	—	Sr	El Modena	Orange, CA
F	40	Bruce Overton	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	Jr	Indianola	Indianola, IA
C	44	Marvin King	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Sr		Missouri City, TX
F	50	Josh Donner	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	So	Lourdes Academy	Oshkosh, WI

Head coach

Rudy Washington

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 29, 1994*	Iowa Iowa Big Four	L 68–103^[3]	0–1	17 – Windhorst	13 – Overton	4 – Knuckey	Knapp Center Des Moines, Iowa
Dec 3, 1994*	at Toledo	L 68–86	0–2	–	–	–	John F. Savage Hall Toledo, Ohio
Dec 6, 1994*	at Iowa State Iowa Big Four	L 69–94	0–3	–	–	–	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
Dec 10, 1994*	UTSA	W 105–99	1–3	–	–	–	Knapp Center Des Moines, Iowa
Dec 17, 1994	Tulsa	L 76–93	1–4 (0–1)	–	–	–	Knapp Center Des Moines, Iowa
Dec 23, 1994*	Loyola–Chicago	L 60–72	1–5	–	–	–	Knapp Center Des Moines, Iowa
Dec 29, 1994*	San Diego	W 99–98	2–5	–	–	–	Knapp Center Des Moines, Iowa
Jan 2, 1995*	at Tulane	L 72–86	2–6	–	–	–	Avron B. Fogelman Arena New Orleans, Louisiana
Jan 6, 1995*	Houston	W 85–65	3–6	–	–	–	Knapp Center Des Moines, Iowa
MVC regular season
Jan 8, 1995	vs. Northern Iowa Iowa Big Four / Rivalry	W 78–67	4–6 (1–1)	–	–	–	U.S. Cellular Center Cedar Falls, Iowa
Jan 11, 1995	at Bradley	L 54–61	4–7 (1–2)	–	–	–	Carver Arena Peoria, Illinois
Jan 15, 1995	Wichita State	W 69–46	5–7 (2–2)	–	–	–	Knapp Center Des Moines, Iowa
Jan 18, 1995	at SW Missouri State	L 66–80	5–8 (2–3)	–	–	–	Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri
Jan 23, 1995	Creighton	W 79–63^[4]	6–8 (3–3)	21 – Rogers	10 – Bennett	6 – Surla	Knapp Center Des Moines, Iowa
Jan 26, 1995	Southern Illinois	L 68–89^[5]	6–9 (3–4)	17 – Rogers	10 – Bennett	3 – Surla	Knapp Center Des Moines, Iowa
Jan 28, 1995	at Indiana State	W 83–77	7–9 (4–4)	–	–	–	Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana
Jan 31, 1995	Bradley	L 55–73	7–10 (4–5)	–	–	–	Knapp Center Des Moines, Iowa
Feb 2, 1995	at Creighton	W 78–74^[6]	8–10 (5–5)	28 – Windhorst	7 – Windhorst	4 – Surla	Omaha Civic Auditorium (4,018) Omaha, Nebraska
Feb 3, 1995	at Southern Illinois	L 74–79^[7]	8–11 (5–6)	26 – Rogers	13 – Maxey	3 – Tied	SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois
Feb 9, 1995	at Tulsa	W 60–53	9–11 (6–6)	–	–	–	Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
Feb 11, 1995	at Wichita State	L 60–62	9–12 (6–7)	–	–	–	Levitt Arena Wichita, Kansas
Feb 15, 1995	Illinois State	W 82–78	10–12 (7–7)	–	–	–	Knapp Center Des Moines, Iowa
Feb 18, 1995	SW Missouri State	W 76–75	11–12 (8–7)	–	–	–	Knapp Center Des Moines, Iowa
Feb 20, 1995	Evansville	L 72–86	11–13 (8–8)	–	–	–	Knapp Center Des Moines, Iowa
Feb 25, 1995	Northern Iowa Iowa Big Four / Rivalry	W 82–71	12–13 (9–8)	–	–	–	Knapp Center Des Moines, Iowa
Feb 27, 1995	at Illinois State	L 64–66	12–14 (9–9)	–	–	–	Redbird Arena Normal, Illinois
MVC Tournament
Mar 4, 1995*	vs. Southern Illinois Quarterfinals	L 65–85^[8]	12–15	32 – Rogers	8 – Bennett	3 – Rogers	Kiel Center (11,971) St. Louis, Missouri
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source^[9]

References

^ sports-reference.com 1994-95 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary
^ "1994–95 Men's Basketball Roster". Drake University Athletics.
^ "Kingsbury snaps Hawkeye record" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 30, 1994. p. 1B. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
^ "Creighton vs Drake (01-23-95 at Des Moines, Iowa (Knapp Center))". Creighton University Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
^ "Men's Basketball vs Drake on 1/26/1995 - Box Score". SIU Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
^ "Drake vs Creighton (02-02-95 at Omaha, Neb. (Omaha Civic Auditorium))". Creighton University Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
^ "Men's Basketball vs Drake on 2/4/1995 - Box Score". SIU Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
^ "Men's Basketball vs Drake on 3/4/1995 - Box Score". SIU Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
^ "1994–95 Men's Basketball Schedule". Drake University Athletics.

[1] sports-reference.com 1994-95 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary

[2] "1994–95 Men's Basketball Roster". Drake University Athletics.

[3] "Kingsbury snaps Hawkeye record" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 30, 1994. p. 1B. Retrieved March 3, 2023.

[4] "Creighton vs Drake (01-23-95 at Des Moines, Iowa (Knapp Center))". Creighton University Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2023.

[5] "Men's Basketball vs Drake on 1/26/1995 - Box Score". SIU Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2023.

[6] "Drake vs Creighton (02-02-95 at Omaha, Neb. (Omaha Civic Auditorium))". Creighton University Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2023.

[7] "Men's Basketball vs Drake on 2/4/1995 - Box Score". SIU Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2023.

[8] "Men's Basketball vs Drake on 3/4/1995 - Box Score". SIU Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2023.

[9] "1994–95 Men's Basketball Schedule". Drake University Athletics.

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Drake Bulldogs men's basketball
Venues	The Shed (1907–1909) Alumni Gymnasium (1910–1919) Des Moines Coliseum (1920–1926) Drake Fieldhouse (1927–1957) Veterans Memorial Auditorium (1957–1992) Knapp Center (1992–present)
Rivalries	Northern Iowa
Culture & lore	Iowa "Big Four"
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
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NCAA Final Four appearances in italics