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1994–95 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team

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1994–95 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball
CAA tournament & regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record21–12 (12–2 CAA)
Head coach
Home arenaODU Fieldhouse
Hampton Coliseum (alternate)
Seasons
1994–95 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Old Dominion 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 ODU Fieldhouse. 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

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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
Assistant coach(es)

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

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Schedule and results

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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

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