1994–95 UNC Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team

1994–95 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball
1994–95 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball
Metro Conference regular season champion
NCAA tournament
Conference	Metro Conference
Record	19–9 (8–4 Metro)
Head coach	Jeff Mullins (10th season);
Home arena	Charlotte Coliseum; Belk Gymnasium (alternate)

1994–95 Metro Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
	8	–	4	.667	19	–	9	.679
Tulane	7	–	5	.583	23	–	10	.697
Louisville †	7	–	5	.583	19	–	14	.576
Virginia Tech	6	–	6	.500	25	–	10	.714
Southern Miss	6	–	6	.500	17	–	13	.567
South Florida	5	–	7	.417	18	–	12	.600
VCU	3	–	9	.250	16	–	14	.533

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

The 1994–95 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in the 1994–95 college basketball season. This was head coach Jeff Mullins's tenth season at Charlotte. The 49ers competed in the Metro Conference and played their home games at Dale F. Halton Arena. They finished the season 19–9 (8–4 in Metro play) and won the Metro Conference tournament to receive an automatic bid to the 1995 NCAA tournament. The 49ers lost in the opening round to Stanford.^[2]

Roster

1994–95 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	4	DeMarco Johnson	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Fr	Fork Union	Charlotte, North Carolina
F	5	Quincy Alexander	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Dunbar	Fort Worth, Texas
G	11	Robert Price	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	St. James School	Washington, D.C.
C	13	Jason Dominick	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	So	Manchester	Manchester, Michigan
G/F	21	Bruce Patterson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Langley	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
F	23	Jarvis Lang	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Sr	Farmville Central	Farmville, North Carolina
G	24	Ponce James	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Warren Harding	Bridgeport, Connecticut
F	25	Roy Wells	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Wichita Heights	Wichita, Kansas
G/F	31	Bobby Kummer	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Detroit Catholic Central	Livonia, Michigan
G	35	Shanderic Downs	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Wossman	Monroe, Louisiana
G	50	Roderick Howard	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Ashbrook	Gastonia, North Carolina
C	54	Jermaine Parker	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	Sanderson	Raleigh, North Carolina
F	55	Pino Pipes	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	So	New Albany	New Albany, Indiana

Head coach

Jeff Mullins

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 city, state
Regular season
Dec 1, 1994*		Coastal Carolina	W 101–72	1–0	Independence Arena Charlotte, North Carolina
Dec 3, 1994*		at Duquesne	W 79–70	2–0	A.J. Palumbo Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Dec 5, 1994*		at Furman	W 70–52	3–0	Memorial Auditorium Greenville, South Carolina
Dec 10, 1994*		Southern Illinois	W 76–70	4–0	Independence Arena Charlotte, North Carolina
Dec 17, 1994*		at Davidson	L 55–66	4–1	Belk Arena Davidson, North Carolina
Dec 20, 1994*		Appalachian State	W 92–68	5–1	Independence Arena Charlotte, North Carolina
Dec 28, 1994*		vs. Brown Jones Intercable Lobo Invitational	W 76–53	6–1	University Arena Albuquerque, New Mexico
Dec 29, 1994*		at New Mexico Jones Intercable Lobo Invitational	W 78–75 ^OT	7–1	University Arena Albuquerque, New Mexico
Jan 5, 1995*		Canisius	L 71–74	7–2	Independence Arena Charlotte, North Carolina
Jan 7, 1995*		George Washington	W 73–54	8–2	Independence Arena Charlotte, North Carolina
Jan 12, 1995*		Davidson	W 91–67	9–2	Independence Arena Charlotte, North Carolina
Jan 14, 1995		at South Florida	W 72–66	10–2 (1–0)	USF Sun Dome Tampa, Florida
Jan 16, 1995*		UNC Wilmington	W 92–79	11–2	Independence Arena Charlotte, North Carolina
Jan 19, 1995		Louisville	W 86–82	12–2 (2–0)	Independence Arena Charlotte, North Carolina
Jan 21, 1995		Southern Miss	W 72–68	13–2 (3–0)	Independence Arena Charlotte, North Carolina
Jan 26, 1995		at VCU	W 73–47	14–2 (4–0)	Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia
Jan 28, 1995		at Louisville	L 57–79	14–3 (4–1)	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
Feb 2, 1995		Tulane	L 59–81	14–4 (4–2)	Independence Arena Charlotte, North Carolina
Feb 4, 1995		South Florida	L 69–72	14–5 (4–3)	Independence Arena Charlotte, North Carolina
Feb 9, 1995		at Southern Miss	W 64–59	15–5 (5–3)	Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Feb 11, 1995		at Tulane	W 76–63	16–5 (6–3)	Avron B. Fogelman Arena New Orleans, Louisiana
Feb 16, 1995		Virginia Tech	W 71–60	17–5 (7–3)	Independence Arena Charlotte, North Carolina
Feb 18, 1995		VCU	W 84–71	18–5 (8–3)	Independence Arena Charlotte, North Carolina
Feb 22, 1995*		at East Carolina	L 77–89	18–6	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Greenville, North Carolina
Feb 27, 1995*		at James Madison	W 77–74	19–6	JMU Convocation Center Harrisonburg, Virginia
Mar 4, 1995		at Virginia Tech	L 72–86	19–7 (8–4)	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Virginia
Metro Conference tournament
Mar 11, 1995*	(1)	vs. (5) Southern Miss Semifinals	L 56–60	19–8	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
NCAA tournament
Mar 17, 1995*	(7 E)	vs. (10 E) Stanford First round	L 68–70	19–9	Times Union Center Albany, New York
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern Time. (#) during NCAA is seed within region.

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Rankings

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References

^ sports-reference.com 1994-95 Metropolitan Collegiate Athletic Conference Season Summary
^ "Stanford Makes It Personal, Defeats UNC Charlotte, 70-68". The Los Angeles Times. March 18, 1995. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
^ "1994-95 Men's Basketball Roster". UNC Charlotte Athletics. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
^ "1994-95 Men's Basketball Schedule". UNC Charlotte Athletics. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1020–1021. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

[1] sports-reference.com 1994-95 Metropolitan Collegiate Athletic Conference Season Summary

[2] "Stanford Makes It Personal, Defeats UNC Charlotte, 70-68". The Los Angeles Times. March 18, 1995. Retrieved April 7, 2023.

[3] "1994-95 Men's Basketball Roster". UNC Charlotte Athletics. Retrieved April 7, 2023.

[4] "1994-95 Men's Basketball Schedule". UNC Charlotte Athletics. Retrieved April 7, 2023.

[ESPN-5] *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1020–1021. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

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Charlotte 49ers men's basketball
Venues	Local high school gyms (1965–1970) Belk Gymnasium (1970–1976; alternate, 1976–1996) Bojangles Coliseum (1976–1988, 1993–1996) Charlotte Coliseum (1988–1993) Dale F. Halton Arena (1996–present) Spectrum Center (alternate, 2007–present)
Culture & lore	Norm the Niner
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 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 Final Four appearance in italics