1994–95 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

1994–95 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
Pacific-10 Regular Season Champions
NCAA National Championship Game
vs. Arkansas, W, 89–78
Conference Pacific-10
Ranking
Coaches No. 1[1]
AP No. 1[1]
1994–95 record 32–1 (17–1 Pac-10)
Head coach Jim Harrick
Assistant coach Lorenzo Romar
Assistant coach Mark Gottfried
Assistant coach Steve Lavin
Home arena Pauley Pavilion
1994–95 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#1 UCLA 17 1   .944     32 1   .970
Arizona 14 4   .778     24 7   .774
Arizona State 12 6   .667     24 9   .727
Oregon 11 7   .611     19 9   .679
Stanford 10 8   .556     20 9   .690
Washington State 10 8   .556     18 12   .600
Washington 6 12   .333     10 17   .370
Oregon State 6 12   .333     9 18   .333
USC 4 14   .222     9 19   .321
California1 0 18   .000     0 27   .000
As of November 23, 2011[2]; Rankings from AP Poll
1California forfeited all wins due to infractions.
Autographed ball by 1995 NCAA championship team

The 1994–95 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team won the 1995 National Championship by beating Arkansas 89–78 for the school's 11th title. It was the first title since the 1975 Championship and since the retirement of head coach John Wooden.

The team featured seniors Ed O'Bannon, Tyus Edney, and George Zidek; Ed's younger brother, Charles O'Bannon; and a pair of freshmen in Toby Bailey and J. R. Henderson (now known as J. R. Sakuragi). Little-used reserve Bob Myers is now general manager of the NBA's Golden State Warriors.

Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

No. Position Player
4 United States G Marquis Burns
5 United States G Cameron Dollar
11 United States G Tyus Edney
12 United States F/G Toby Bailey
13 United States SF/SG Charles O'Bannon
24 United States F Bob Myers
25 Czech Republic C George Zidek
No. Position Player
30 United States G/F Kevin Dempsey
31 United States F Ed O'Bannon
35 Nigeria C Ike Nwankwo
50 United States C/F Omm'A Givens
52 United States C/F J. R. Henderson
54 United States F/G Kris Johnson

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Schedule

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
City, State
Exhibition Games
November 1994*
   0–0
Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles

November 1994*
   0–0
Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles
Regular Season
November 26, 1994*
No. 6 Cal State Northridge W 83–60  1–0
Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles

December 3, 1994*
No. 2 vs. No. 7 Kentucky
John R. Wooden Classic
W 82–81  2–0
Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim 
Anaheim, California

December 10, 1994*
No. 2 Cal State Fullerton W 99–65  3–0
Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles

December 17, 1994*
No. 2 at Louisiana State W 92–72  4–0
Pete Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana

December 22, 1994*
No. 2 George Mason W 137–100  5–0
Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles

December 23, 1994*
No. 2 North Carolina W 88–80  6–0
Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles

January 5, 1995
No. 2 at Oregon L 72–82  6–1
(0–1)
McArthur Court 
Eugene, Oregon

January 7, 1995
No. 6 at Oregon State W 87–78  7–1
(1–1)
Gill Coliseum 
Corvallis, Oregon

January 12, 1995
No. 6 Washington W 75–57  8–1
(2–1)
Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles

January 14, 1995
No. 6 Washington State W 91–78  9–1
(3–1)
Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles

January 19, 1995
No. 4 at No. 11 Arizona W 71–61  10–1
(4–1)
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona

January 21, 1995
No. 4 at No. 13 Arizona State W 85–72  11–1
(5–1)
Wells Fargo Arena 
Tempe, Arizona

January 26, 1995
No. 4 No. 17 Stanford W 77–74  12–1
(6–1)
Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles

January 28, 1995
No. 4 California W 93–1001  13–1
(7–1)
Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles

February 2, 1995
No. 7 at USC W 73–69  14–1
(8–1)
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 
Los Angeles

February 5, 1995*
No. 7 Notre Dame W 92–55  15–1
(8–1)
Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles

February 9, 1995
No. 6 at Washington W 74–66  16–1
(9–1)
Hec Edmundson Pavilion 
Seattle

February 11, 1995
No. 6 at Washington State W 98–83  17–1
(10–1)
Beasley Coliseum 
Pullman, Washington

February 16, 1995
No. 6 No. 13 Arizona State W 82–77  18–1
(11–1)
Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles

February 18, 1995
No. 6 No. 12 Arizona W 72–70  19–1
(12–1)
Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles

February 22, 1995
No. 2 at No. 19 Stanford W 88–77  20–1
(13–1)
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California

February 23, 1995
No. 2 at California W 104–88  21–1
(14–1)
Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, California

February 26, 1995*
No. 2 Duke W 100–77  22–1
(14–1)
Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles

March 1, 1995
No. 1 USC W 85–66  23–1
(15–1)
Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles

March 5, 1995*
No. 1 at Louisville W 91–73  24–1
(15–1)
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky

March 9, 1995
No. 1 Oregon State W 86–67  25–1
(16–1)
Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles

March 11, 1995
No. 1 No. 25 Oregon W 94–78  26–1
(17–1)
Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles
NCAA Tournament
March 17, 1995*
No. 1 (1) vs. No. (16) Florida International
NCAA West Regional
W 92–56  27–1
BSU Pavilion 
Boise, Idaho

March 19, 1995*
No. 1 (1) vs. No. 23 (8) Missouri
NCAA West Regional
W 75–74  28–1
BSU Pavilion 
Boise, Idaho

March 23, 1995*
No. 1 (1) vs. No. 18 (5) Mississippi State
NCAA West Regional Semifinals
W 86–67  29–1
Oakland Arena 
Oakland, California

March 25, 1995*
No. 1 (1) vs. No. 8 (2) Connecticut
NCAA West Regional Finals
W 102–96  30–1
Oakland Arena 
Oakland, California

April 1, 1995*
No. 1 (1) vs. No. 14 (4) Oklahoma State
NCAA National Semifinals
W 74–61  31–1
Kingdome 
Seattle

April 3, 1995*
No. 1 (1) vs. No. 6 (2) Arkansas
NCAA Championship Game
W 89–78  32–1
Kingdome 
Seattle
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time[4]
1California later forfeited the game..

Highlights

Ed O'Bannon, MOP of the 1995 Championship team

Awards and honors

Team players drafted in the NBA

Year Round Pick Player NBA Team
1995 1 9 Ed O'Bannon New Jersey Nets
1995 1 22 George Zidek Charlotte Hornets
1995 2 18 Tyus Edney Sacramento Kings
1997 2 32 Charles O'Bannon Detroit Pistons
1998 2 45 Toby Bailey Los Angeles Lakers
1998 2 56 J.R. Henderson Vancouver Grizzlies

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References

  1. 1 2 "UCLA Bruins men's basketball history" (PDF). Retrieved February 22, 2008.
  2. "2011-12 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pacific-10 Conference. p. 68. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
  3. "UCLA Bruins 1994–95 roster". Archived from the original on November 13, 2007. Retrieved February 22, 2008.
  4. "1995 Bruins weren't flashy, just winners". Archived from the original on February 2, 2008. Retrieved February 23, 2008.
  5. Kawakami, Tim (March 20, 1995). "A Happy Edneying for UCLA". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on March 9, 2011.
  6. Penner, Mike (April 4, 1995). "Sweetness in Seattle". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on March 9, 2011.
  7. Dufresne, Chris (April 4, 1995). "A Big Return From Dollar". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on March 9, 2011.
  8. "Final Four Most Outstanding Players". cbs.sportsline.com. Retrieved March 31, 2008.
  9. 1995 NBA Draft on databaseBasketball.com

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