| 1994–95Connecticut Huskies men's basketball | |
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Big East Regular Season Champions | |
NCAA men's Division I tournament, Elite Eight | |
| Conference | Big East Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 6 |
| AP | No. 8 |
| Record | 28–5 (16–2 Big East) |
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| Home arena | Hartford Civic Center Harry A. Gampel Pavilion |
Seasons | |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8Connecticut | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 28 | – | 5 | .848 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9Villanova † | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 25 | – | 8 | .758 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 25Syracuse | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 20 | – | 10 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 22Georgetown | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 21 | – | 10 | .677 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 15 | – | 13 | .536 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Providence | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 17 | – | 13 | .567 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seton Hall | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. John's | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 14 | – | 14 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 10 | – | 18 | .357 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston College | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 9 | – | 19 | .321 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| †1995 Big East tournament winner As of April 3, 1995[1] Rankings fromAP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The1994–95 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented theUniversity of Connecticut in the 1994–95 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 28–5 overall record. The Huskies were members of theBig East Conference where they finished with a 16–2 record and were the Regular Season Champions. Connecticut made it to the Elite Eight in the1995 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament before losing to theUCLA Bruins 102–96.
The Huskies played their home games atHarry A. Gampel Pavilion inStorrs, Connecticut and theHartford Civic Center inHartford, Connecticut, and they were led by ninth-year head coachJim Calhoun.[2][3]
| Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| 11/25/1994* | No. 16 | Lafayette | W 110–48 | 1–0 | Hartford Civic Center (15,847) Hartford, Connecticut | ||||||
| 11/29/1994* ESPN | No. 16 | vs. No. 8 Duke Great Eight Basketball Tournament | W 90–86 | 2–0 | The Palace (17,264) Auburn Hills, Michigan | ||||||
| 12/2/1994* WTNH | No. 16 | Yale | W 105–53 | 3–0 | Hartford Civic Center (15,931) Hartford, Connecticut | ||||||
| 12/6/1994 WTNH | No. 10 | at Boston College | W 74–70 | 4–0 (1–0) | Conte Forum (8,606) Boston | ||||||
| 12/23/1994* | No. 10 | Fairfield | W 85–68 | 5–0 | Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut | ||||||
| 12/27/1994* WTNH | No. 8 | Illinois | W 71–56 | 6–0 | Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut | ||||||
| 12/30/1994* | No. 6 | Northeastern | W 88–70 | 7–0 | Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut | ||||||
| 1/3/1995 WTNH | No. 6 | at Villanova | W 77–62 | 8–0 (2–0) | The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, Pennsylvania | ||||||
| 1/5/1995* | No. 6 | Hartford | W 102–77 | 9–0 | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, Connecticut | ||||||
| 1/8/1995 CBS | No. 2 | St. John's | W 98–78 | 10–0 (3–0) | Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut | ||||||
| 1/11/1995 WTNH | No. 2 | at Pittsburgh | W 85–76 | 11–0 (4–0) | Civic Arena (6,798) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | ||||||
| 1/13/1995 WTNH | No. 2 | Providence | W 70–62 | 12–0 (5–0) | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, Connecticut | ||||||
| 1/16/1995 ESPN | No. 2 | No. 10 Georgetown Rivalry | W 93–73 | 13–0 (6–0) | Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut | ||||||
| 1/21/1995 WTNH | No. 2 | at Seton Hall | W 86–81 | 14–0 (7–0) | Brendan Byrne Arena (17,049) East Rutherford, New Jersey | ||||||
| 1/23/1995 ESPN | No. 2 | No. 6 Syracuse Rivalry | W 86–75 | 15–0 (8–0) | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, Connecticut | ||||||
| 1/28/1995* CBS | No. 4 | vs. No. 7 Kansas | L 59–88 | 15–1 | Kemper Arena (16,981) Kansas City, Missouri | ||||||
| 1/31/1995 WTNH | No. 4 | Miami | W 82–57 | 16–1 (9–0) | Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut | ||||||
| 2/4/1995 WTNH | No. 3 | at St. John's | W 99–82 | 17–1 (10–0) | Madison Square Garden (19,542) New York City | ||||||
| 2/6/1995 ESPN | No. 3 | Pittsburgh | W 90–61 | 18–1 (11–0) | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, Connecticut | ||||||
| 2/12/1995 CBS | No. 1 | at No. 9 Syracuse Rivalry | W 77–70 | 19–1 (12–0) | Carrier Dome (31,211) Syracuse, New York | ||||||
| 2/14/1995 WTNH | No. 1 | at No. 22 Georgetown Rivalry | W 91–85 | 20–1 (13–0) | Capital Centre (17,690) Landover, Maryland | ||||||
| 2/18/1995 CBS | No. 4 | No. 15 Villanova | L 73–96 | 20–2 (13–1) | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, Connecticut | ||||||
| 2/21/1995 WTNH | No. 4 | Boston College | W 88–75 | 21–2 (14–1) | Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut | ||||||
| 2/25/1995 WTNH | No. 4 | Seton Hall | W 75–61 | 22–2 (15–1) | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, Connecticut | ||||||
| 2/27/1995 ESPN | No. 4 | at Providence | L 70–72 | 22–3 (15–2) | Providence Civic Center (13,106) Providence, Rhode Island | ||||||
| 3/4/1995 WTNH | No. 6 | at Miami | W 75–67 | 23–3 (16–2) | Miami Arena (11,263) Miami, Florida | ||||||
| Big East tournament | |||||||||||
| 3/10/1995 WTNH | No. 6 | vs. Pittsburgh Quarterfinals | W 81–78 | 24–3 | Madison Square Garden (19,544) New York | ||||||
| 3/11/1995 CBS | No. 6 | vs. No. 22 Georgetown Semifinals/Rivalry | W 88–81 | 25–3 | Madison Square Garden (19,544) New York | ||||||
| 3/12/1995 CBS | No. 8 | vs. No. 10 Villanova Championship | L 78–94 | 25–4 | Madison Square Garden (19,544) New York | ||||||
| NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
| 3/16/1995* CBS | (2 W)No. 8 | vs. (15 W) Chattanooga First Round | W 100–71 | 26–4 | Jon M. Huntsman Center (11,790) Salt Lake City | ||||||
| 3/18/1995* CBS | (2 W)No. 8 | vs. (7 W) Cincinnati Second Round | W 96–91[4] | 27–4 | Jon M. Huntsman Center (13,521) Salt Lake City | ||||||
| 3/23/1995* CBS | (2 W)No. 8 | vs. (3 W) No. 10 Maryland Sweet Sixteen | W 99–89 | 28–4 | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena (14,399) Oakland, California | ||||||
| 3/25/1995* CBS | (2 W)No. 8 | vs. (1 W) No. 1 UCLA Elite Eight | L 96–102 | 28–5 | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena (14,399) Oakland, California | ||||||
*Non-conference game.#Rankings fromAP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are inEastern Time. | |||||||||||