1994–95 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team

1994–95 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball
1994–95 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball
CAA tournament & regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Second Round
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	21–12 (12–2 CAA)
Head coach	Jeff Capel II;
Home arena	Norfolk Scope; Hampton Coliseum (alternate)

1994–95 CAA men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
†	12	–	2	.857	21	–	12	.636
UNC Wilmington	10	–	4	.714	16	–	11	.593
James Madison	9	–	5	.643	16	–	13	.552
East Carolina	7	–	7	.500	18	–	11	.621
American	7	–	7	.500	9	–	19	.321
William & Mary	6	–	8	.429	8	–	19	.296
Richmond	3	–	11	.214	8	–	20	.286
George Mason	2	–	12	.143	7	–	20	.259

† 1995 CAA tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 1994–95 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team represented Old Dominion University in the 1994–95 college basketball season. This was head coach Jeff Capel's first of seven seasons at Old Dominion. The Monarchs competed in the Colonial Athletic Association and played their home games at the off-campus Norfolk Scope in Norfolk, Virginia. They finished the season 21–12, 12–2 in CAA play to finish as regular season conference champions. They went on to win the 1995 CAA men's basketball tournament to earn the CAA's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. They earned a 14 seed in the East Region where they upset No. 3 seed Villanova in the opening round.^[1] The Monarchs fell to No. 6 seed Tulsa in the second round.^[2]

Roster

1994–95 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	4	Petey Sessoms	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Cradock	Portsmouth, Virginia
G	14	Mike Jones	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Sr

Head coach

Jeff Capel II

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 5, 1994*		Court Authority	L 119–127	–	Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia
Nov 9, 1994*		Croatia	L 94–95	–	Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia
Regular season
Nov 16, 1994*		at No. 14 Virginia	L 80–83	0–1	University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia
Nov 26, 1994*		Towson	W 93–75	1–1	Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia
Nov 28, 1994*		South Carolina	W 79–65	2–1	Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia
Dec 3, 1994*		at Southern Illinois	L 74–88	2–2	SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois
Dec 5, 1994*		at Tulane	L 80–85	2–3	Avron B. Fogelman Arena New Orleans, Louisiana
Dec 8, 1994*		New Hampshire	W 75–64	3–3	Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia
Dec 10, 1994*		Wyoming	W 63–61	4–3	Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia
Dec 16, 1994*		vs. Weber State	W 94–86 ^OT	5–3	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 17, 1994*		at Hawaii	L 63–71	5–4	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 22, 1994*		at Washington	L 61–71	5–5	Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, Washington
Dec 29, 1994*		No. 1 North Carolina	L 79–98	5–6	Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia
Jan 4, 1995*		at Saint Joseph's	L 82–92	5–7	Hagan Arena Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 7, 1995*		at No. 15 Arizona State	L 52–71	5–8	Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, Arizona
Jan 11, 1995		UNC Wilmington	W 79–66	6–8 (1–0)	Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia
Jan 14, 1995		at George Mason	W 88–83	7–8 (2–0)	Patriot Center Fairfax, Virginia
Jan 18, 1995		at American	W 89–82	8–8 (3–0)	Bender Arena Washington, D.C.
Jan 21, 1995		at William & Mary Rivalry	W 83–73	9–8 (4–0)	Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, Virginia
Jan 25, 1995		James Madison Rivalry	W 79–65	10–8 (5–0)	Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia
Jan 28, 1995		at Richmond	W 65–46	11–8 (6–0)	Robins Center Richmond, Virginia
Jan 31, 1995		East Carolina	W 69–66	12–8 (7–0)	Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia
Feb 4, 1995		at James Madison Rivalry	L 79–95	12–9 (7–1)	JMU Convocation Center Harrisonburg, Virginia
Feb 6, 1995*		vs. VCU Rivalry	L 67–81	12–10	Hampton Coliseum Hampton, Virginia
Feb 8, 1995		Richmond	W 70–60	13–10 (8–1)	Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia
Feb 11, 1995		American	W 91–74	14–10 (9–1)	Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia
Feb 13, 1995		George Mason	W 94–70	15–10 (10–1)	Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia
Feb 18, 1995		at UNC Wilmington	L 71–73	15–11 (10–2)	Trask Coliseum Wilmington, North Carolina
Feb 20, 1995		at East Carolina	W 81–73	16–11 (11–2)	Minges Coliseum Greenville, North Carolina
Feb 25, 1995		William & Mary Rivalry	W 60–55	17–11 (12–2)	Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia
CAA tournament
Mar 4, 1995*	(1)	vs. (8) George Mason Quarterfinals	W 110–94	18–11	Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia
Mar 5, 1995*	(1)	vs. (5) American Semifinals	W 77–67 ^OT	19–11	Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia
Mar 6, 1995*	(1)	vs. (3) James Madison Championship Game	W 80–75	20–11	Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia
NCAA tournament
Mar 17, 1995*	(14 E)	vs. (3 E) No. 9 Villanova First Round	W 89–81 ^3OT	21–11	Times Union Center Uniondale, New York
Mar 19, 1995*	(14 E)	vs. (6 E) Tulsa Second Round	L 52–64	21–12	Times Union Center Uniondale, New York
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

^ "Villanova Takes a Long Night's Journey to a Loss". The New York Times. March 18, 1995. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
^ "Sweet 16! Tulsa Reaches 3rd Round for 2nd Consecutive Year". The Oklahoman. March 20, 1995. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
^ "1994–95 Old Dominion Monarchs Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
^ "2020-21 ODU Monarch Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Old Dominion University Athletics. Retrieved July 31, 2021.

[ncaa-nova-1] "Villanova Takes a Long Night's Journey to a Loss". The New York Times. March 18, 1995. Retrieved July 31, 2021.

[ncaa-tulsa-2] "Sweet 16! Tulsa Reaches 3rd Round for 2nd Consecutive Year". The Oklahoman. March 20, 1995. Retrieved July 31, 2021.

[3] "1994–95 Old Dominion Monarchs Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 31, 2021.

[4] "2020-21 ODU Monarch Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Old Dominion University Athletics. Retrieved July 31, 2021.

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Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball
Venues	Norfolk Municipal Auditorium (1943–1969) ODU Fieldhouse (1970–1977, 1990–2002) Norfolk Scope (alternate: 1971–1977, 1990–2002; full-time: 1977–1990) Hampton Coliseum (alternate: 1970–1995) Chartway Arena (2002–present)
Rivalries	James Madison Norfolk State VCU William & Mary
Culture & lore	Big Blue
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 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 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 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 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA national championship in bold