1994–95 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

1994–95 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
1994–95 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
SEC regular season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Southeast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 5
AP	No. 2
Record	28–5 (14–2 SEC)
Head coach	Rick Pitino (6th season);
Assistant coaches	Jim O'Brien; Winston Bennett; 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
No. 2 †	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
No. 6 Arkansas	12	–	4	.750	32	–	7	.821
No. 18 Mississippi State	12	–	4	.750	22	–	8	.733
No. 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

† 1995 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. In the 1995 NCAA Tournament Kentucky was the #1 seed. The Wildcats advanced all the way to the Elite 8 before losing to North Carolina 74–61.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school
G	00	Tony Delk	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	Jr	Brownsville, TN
G/F	3	Allen Edwards	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Fr	Miami, FL
G	15	Jeff Sheppard	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	So	Peachtree City, GA
G	21	Cameron Mills	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Fr	Lexington, KY
F	24	Antoine Walker	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Fr	Chicago, IL
F	40	Walter McCarty	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	—	So	Evansville, IN
C	41	Mark Pope	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	—	Jr	Bellevue, WA

Head coach

Rick Pitino (UMass)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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	No. 4	Tennessee-Martin	W 124–50	1–0	Rupp Arena (23,785) Lexington, KY
11/30/1994* no, no	No. 3	No. 14 Ohio	W 79–74	2–0	Rupp Arena (24,212) Lexington, KY
12/3/1994* no, no	No. 3	vs. No. 5 UCLA John R. Wooden Classic	L 81–82	2–1	The Pond (18,307) Anaheim, CA
12/7/1994* no, no	No. 7	vs. Indiana	W 73–70	3–1	Freedom Hall (19,825) Louisville, KY
12/10/1994* no, no	No. 7	Boston University	W 90–49	4–1	Rupp Arena (23,650) Lexington, KY
12/17/1994* no, no	No. 6	vs. Texas Tech	W 83–68	5–1	Riverfront Coliseum (17,153) Cincinnati, OH
12/27/1994* no, no	No. 5	Marshall	W 116–75	6–1	Rupp Arena (23,782) Lexington, KY
1/1/1995* no, no	No. 5	at Louisville	L 86–88	6–2	Freedom Hall (19,841) Louisville, KY
01/04/1995 no, no	No. 8	Auburn	W 98–64	7–2 (1–0)	Rupp Arena (23,805) Lexington, KY
01/07/1995 no, 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	No. 7	at No. 15 Florida	W 83–67	9–2 (3–0)	Stephen C. O'Connell Center (11,902) Gainesville, FL
01/14/1995 no, no	No. 7	Georgia	W 83–71	10–2 (4–0)	Rupp Arena (23,625) Lexington, KY
01/18/1995 no, JPS	No. 5	vs. Mississippi	W 82–65	11–2 (5–0)	The Pyramid (12,073) Memphis, TN
01/21/1995 no, no	No. 5	Vanderbilt	W 81–68	12–2 (6–0)	Rupp Arena (23,222) Lexington, KY
01/25/1995 no, no	No. 5	Tennessee	W 69–50	13–2 (7–0)	Rupp Arena (23,427) Lexington, KY
01/29/1995 no, no	No. 5	at No. 9 Arkansas	L 92–94	13–3 (7–1)	Bud Walton Arena (20,298) Fayetteville, AR
02/01/1995 no, no	No. 6	South Carolina	W 90–72	14–3 (8–1)	Rupp Arena (22,974) Lexington, KY
02/05/1995* no, no	No. 6	No. 10 Syracuse	W 77–71	15–3	Rupp Arena (24,255) Lexington, KY
02/08/1995 no, JPS	No. 5	at Tennessee	W 68–48	16–3 (9–1)	Thompson-Boling Arena (20,118) Knoxville, TN
02/12/1995* no, no	No. 5	at Notre Dame	W 97–58	17–3	Joyce Athletic Center (11,418) Notre Dame, IN
02/14/1995 no, no	No. 4	No. 23 Mississippi State	L 71–76	17–4 (9–2)	Rupp Arena (24,125) Lexington, KY
02/18/1995 no, no	No. 4	Florida	W 87–77	18–4 (10–2)	Rupp Arena (24,320) Lexington, KY
02/21/1995 no, no	No. 6	at No. 20 Alabama	W 72–52	19–4 (11–2)	Coleman Coliseum (15,043) Tuscaloosa, AL
02/25/1995 no, no	No. 6	at Vanderbilt	W 71–60	20–4 (12–2)	Memorial Gymnasium (15,208) Nashville, TN
03/01/1995 no, no	No. 5	at Georgia	W 97–74	21–4 (13–2)	Stegeman Coliseum (10,523) Athens, GA
03/04/1995 no, 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, JPS	(E1) No. 3	vs. (W4) Auburn Quarterfinals	W 93–81	23–4	Georgia Dome (26,049) Atlanta, GA
03/11/1995 no, JPS	(E1) No. 3	vs. (E3) Florida Semifinals	W 86–7	24–4	Georgia Dome (28,966) Atlanta, GA
03/12/1995 no, JPS, ESPN	(E1) No. 3	vs. (W1) No. 5 Arkansas Championship Game	W 95–93 ^OT	25–4	Georgia Dome (30,067) Atlanta, GA
1995 NCAA tournament (Tournament seeding in parentheses)
03/16/1995* no, CBS	(1 SE) No. 2	vs. (16 SE) Mount St. Mary's First Round	W 113–67	26–4	The Pyramid (19,120) Memphis, TN
03/18/1995* no, CBS	(1 SE) No. 2	vs. (9 SE) Tulane Second Round	W 82–60	27–4	The Pyramid (19,120) Memphis, TN
03/23/1995* no, CBS	(1 SE) No. 2	vs. (5 SE) No. 16 Arizona State Sweet Sixteen	W 97–73	28–4	Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (17,458) Birmingham, AL
03/25/1995* CBS	(1 SE) No. 2	vs. (2 SE) No. 4 North Carolina Elite Eight	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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Rankings

Awards and honors

Team players drafted into the NBA

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

References

^ "Home". bigbluehistory.net.
^ "1995 NBA Draft on". Databasebasketball.com. Archived from the original on July 6, 2012. Retrieved April 30, 2012.

[1] "Home". bigbluehistory.net.

[2] "1995 NBA Draft on". Databasebasketball.com. Archived from the original on July 6, 2012. Retrieved April 30, 2012.

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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	Arkansas Centre (historical) Florida Indiana Louisville North Carolina Tennessee Transylvania (historical)
Culture & lore	History under Adolph Rupp Fabulous Five Point-shaving scandal Fiddlin' Five Rupp's Runts The Season Without Celebration "The Shot" Unforgettables Untouchables Comeback Cats John Wall Dance Tweakables Pursuit of Perfection 2011 Indiana game Basketbowl Champions Classic CBS Sports Classic The Rivalry: Red v. Blue The Wildcat Scratch Blue "On, On, U of K" "Kentucky Fight" Big Blue Nation Blue blood status
People	Head coaches Honorees NBA draftees Players Statistical leaders
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Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics; NCAA championships in bolded italics