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1994–95 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

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1994–95 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
Big Eight Regular Season Champions
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 5
Record25–6 (11–3 Big Eight)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Captains
Home arenaAllen Fieldhouse
Seasons
1994–95 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Kansas 11 3   .786 25 6   .806
No. 14 Oklahoma State 10 4   .714 27 10   .730
No. 17 Oklahoma 9 5   .643 23 9   .719
No. 23 Missouri 8 6   .571 20 9   .690
Iowa State 6 8   .429 23 11   .676
Colorado 5 9   .357 15 13   .536
Nebraska 4 10   .286 18 14   .563
Kansas State 3 11   .214 12 15   .444
1995 Big Eight tournament winner
As of April 4, 1995
Rankings from AP poll


The 1994–95 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas in the 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, which was the Jayhawks' 97th basketball season. The head coach was Roy Williams, who served his 7th year at KU. The team played its home games in Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas.

Roster

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Name # Position Height Weight Year Home Town
Joel Branstrom 44 Forward 6-6 190 Junior Half Moon Bay, California
Greg Gurley 33 Guard 6-5 215 Senior Leawood, Kansas
Jerod Haase 35 Guard 6-3 185 Sophomore South Lake Tahoe, California
Raef LaFrentz 45 Forward 6–11 220 Freshman Hampton, Iowa
C.B. McGrath 24 Guard 5-11 160 Freshman Topeka, Kansas
Scott Novosel 5 Guard 6-1 175 Senior Leawood, Kansas
Greg Ostertag 00 Center 7-2 270 Senior Duncanville, Texas
Sean Pearson 21 Forward/Guard 6–5 210 Junior LaGrange, Illinois
Scot Pollard 31 Center 6–10 250 Sophomore San Diego, California
Calvin Rayford 10 Guard 5-7 155 Senior(RS) Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Billy Thomas 12 Forward/Guard 6–4 200 Freshman Shreveport, Louisiana
Jacque Vaughn 11 Guard 6–1 195 Sophomore Pasadena, California
T.J. Whatley 14 Guard 6–4 180 Junior Benton, Arkansas
B.J. Williams 22 Forward 6–8 205 Sophomore Wichita, Kansas

Big Eight Conference standings

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# Team Conference Pct. Overall Pct.
1 Kansas
11-3
.786
25-6
.806
2 Oklahoma State
10-4
.714
27-10
.730
3 Oklahoma
9-5
.643
23-9
.719
4 Missouri
8-6
.571
20-9
.690
5 Iowa State
6-8
.429
23-11
.676
6 Colorado
5-9
.357
15-13
.536
7 Nebraska
4-10
.289
18-14
.563
8 Kansas State
3-11
.214
12-15
.444

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Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
11/26/1994*
No. 9 San Diego W 83-65  1–0
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
12/3/1994*
No. 7 vs. No. 1 UMass
John R. Wooden Classic
W 81-75  2–0
Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim (18,300)
Anaheim, CA
12/5/1994*
No. 4 Coppin State W 91-69  3–0
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
12/7/1994*
No. 4 No. 6 Florida W 69-63  4–0
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
12/10/1994*
No. 4 at NC State W 96-91  5-0
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
12/17/1994*
No. 3 at Indiana L 61-80  5-1
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
12/20/1994*
No. 7 Santa Clara W 80-75[2]  6-1
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
12/22/1994*
No. 7 Rice W 71-57  7-1
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
12/31/1994*
No. 6 Fort Hays State W 93-55  8-1
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
1/3/1995*
No. 5 East Tennessee State W 106-73  9-1
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
1/7/1995*
No. 5 at SMU W 97-58  10-1
Moody Coliseum 
University Park, TX
1/9/1995
No. 3 at No. 17 Missouri
Border War
W 102-89  11-1
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, MO
1/14/1995
 ESPN2
No. 3 at No. 23 Iowa State L 65-69  11-2
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
1/18/1995
No. 7 Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown
W 78-74  12-2
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
1/21/1995
No. 7 at Colorado W 91-77  13-2
Coors Events Center 
Boulder, CO
1/23/1995
No. 7 Nebraska W 84-67  14-2
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
1/28/1995*
 CBS
No. 7 vs. No. 2 Connecticut
PowerBar Shootout
W 88-59  15-2
Kemper Arena (16,981)
Kansas City, MO
2/1/1995
No. 3 Colorado W 99-77  16-2
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
2/4/1995
No. 3 No. 11 Iowa State W 91-71  17-2
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
2/6/1995
No. 2 at No. 24 Oklahoma State L 69-79  17-3
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, OK
2/11/1995
No. 2 Oklahoma W 93-76  18-3
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
2/14/1995
No. 3 at Nebraska W 91-68  19-3
Bob Devaney Sports Center 
Lincoln, NE
2/18/1995
No. 3 at Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown
W 78-67  20-3
Bramlage Coliseum 
Manhattan, KS
2/20/1995
No. 1 at No. 25 Oklahoma L 73-76  20-4
Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
2/25/1995
No. 1 No. 14 Missouri
Border War
W 88-69  21-4
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
3/5/1995
No. 3 No. 18 Oklahoma State W 78-62  22-4
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
Big Eight Tournament
3/10/1995
(1) No. 2 vs. (8) Kansas State
Quarterfinals
W 90-45  23-4
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, MO
3/11/1995
(1) No. 2 vs. (5) Iowa State
Semifinals
L 72-80 OT 23-5
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, MO
NCAA tournament
3/16/1995*
(1 MW) No. 5 vs. (16 MW) Colgate
First Round
W 82–68  24–5
University of Dayton Arena 
Dayton, OH
3/18/1995*
(1 MW) No. 5 vs. (8 MW) No. 21 Western Kentucky
Second Round
W 75–70  25–5
University of Dayton Arena 
Dayton, OH
3/24/1995*
(1 MW) No. 5 vs. (4 MW) No. 13 Virginia
Midwest Regional Final – Sweet Sixteen
L 58–67[3]  25–6
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll, NCAA tournament seeds shown in parentheses. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.
All times are in Central Standard Time.

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Rankings

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Poll Pre Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17
AP 11 9 7 4 3 7 6 5 3 7 7 3 2 3 1 3 2 5
Coaches

*There was no coaches poll in week 1.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Big 12 Record Book (PDF)" (PDF) (Press release). Big 12 Conference. August 1, 2008. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
  2. ^ "Kansas Avoids an Upset". The New York Times. December 21, 1994. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  3. ^ "Cavs Revive in Time for Trip to Final Eight". The Washington Post. March 25, 1995. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
  4. ^ "Kansas Jayhawks Men's Basketball 1994-95 Season Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (English) on July 15, 2013. Retrieved June 15, 2013.