1994–95 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

The 1994–95 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona. The team's head coach was Lute Olson. The team played its home games in McKale Center as members of the Pacific-10 Conference.

1994–95 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 25
AP	No. 15
Record	24-7 (14–4 Pac-10)
Head coach	Lute Olson (12th season)
Assistant coaches	Jim Rosborough (6th season) Jessie Evans (7th season) Phil Johnson (2nd season)
Home arena	McKale Center
Seasons ← 1993–94 1995–96 →

1994–95 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 1 UCLA	17	–	1		.944			32	–	1		.970
No. 15 Arizona	14	–	4		.778			24	–	7		.774
No. 16 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[1] Rankings from AP Poll 1California forfeited all wins due to infractions.

After going 14–4 to finish second in the Pac-10 regular-season, the team was seeded 5th in the Midwest region of the NCAA tournament. They were upset in the opening round by 12 seed Miami (OH), 71–62. The team finished with a record of 24–7.

Roster

1994–95 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F 4 Ben Davis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Fort Pierce, FL G 20 Damon Stoudamire 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Portland, Oregon F 22 Ray Owes 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr San Bernardino, California F 23 Michael Dickerson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Seattle, WA G 34 Miles Simon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Fullerton, CA G 44 Reggie Geary 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Santa Ana, CA F/C 50 Joseph Blair 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Jr Houston, TX	Head coach Lute Olson (Augsburg) Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Nov 24, 1994*	No. 5	vs. Minnesota Great Alaska Shootout	L 70–72	0–1	Sullivan Arena  Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 25, 1994*	No. 5	at Alaska Anchorage Great Alaska Shootout	W 107–88	1–1	Sullivan Arena  Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 26, 1994*	No. 5	vs. No. 19 Oklahoma State Great Alaska Shootout	W 73–63	2–1	Sullivan Arena  Anchorage, Alaska
Dec 17, 1994*	No. 7	at UTEP	W 75–61	7–1	Special Events Center  El Paso, Texas
Dec 22, 1994*	No. 6	at No. 14 Syracuse	L 84–94	7–2	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, New York
Mar 11, 1995	No. 12	No. 18 Arizona State	L 98–103 2OT	23–7 (13–5)	McKale Center  Tucson, Arizona
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 1995*	(5 MW) No. 15	vs. (12 MW) Miami (OH) First Round	L 62–71[2]	23–8	UD Arena  Dayton, Ohio
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest.

Rankings

Main article: 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

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NBA draft

Main article: 1995 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Team
1	7	Damon Stoudamire	Toronto Raptors

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