1994–95 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team

^[2] The 1994–95 Maryland Terrapins Men's Basketball Team represented the University of Maryland in the 1994–95 season. Led by head coach Gary Williams, the Terrapins had their one of their first majorly successful seasons under Williams. This season is regarded as one of the first stepping stones to establishing the Terps as the national powerhouse that they would eventually become. This season, they shared the ACC regular season title, and even though they improved on their previous seasons' record of 18–12, they matched their postseason result of the previous year making it to the NCAA's Sweet Sixteen.

1994–95 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball
ACC Regular Season Co-Champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 11
AP	No. 10
Record	26–8 (12–4 ACC)
Head coach	Gary Williams (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Billy Hahn Jimmy Patsos
Home arena	Cole Field House
Seasons ← 1993–94 1995–96 →

1994–95 ACC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 3 Wake Forest †	12	–	4		.750			26	–	6		.813
No. 4 North Carolina	12	–	4		.750			28	–	6		.824
No. 10 Maryland	12	–	4		.750			26	–	8		.765
No. 13 Virginia	12	–	4		.750			25	–	9		.735
Georgia Tech	8	–	8		.500			18	–	12		.600
Florida State	5	–	11		.313			12	–	15		.444
Clemson	5	–	11		.313			15	–	13		.536
NC State	4	–	12		.250			12	–	15		.444
Duke	2	–	14		.125			13	–	18		.419
† 1995 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll[1]

Roster

1994–95 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 3 Matt Raydo 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Fort Lauderdale, Florida F 4 Exree Hipp 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Washington, D.C. G 10 Duane Simpkins 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 172 lb (78 kg) Jr Fort Washington, Maryland G 11 Matt Kovarik 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Greensboro, North Carolina F 12 Donny Judd 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Forestville, Maryland G 13 Šarūnas Jasikevičius 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 202 lb (92 kg) Fr Kaunas, Lithuania G 15 Johnny Rhodes 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Washington, D.C. F 21 Mario Lucas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 233 lb (106 kg) Jr Memphis, Tennessee SF 22 Keith Booth 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Baltimore, Maryland F 25 Rodney Elliott 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 207 lb (94 kg) Fr Baltimore, Maryland G 31 Wayne Bristol 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Beltsville, Maryland C 32 Joe Smith 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Norfolk, Virginia F 55 Kurtis Shultz 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Randallstown, Maryland	Head coach Gary Williams (Maryland) Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Tournament results

ACC Tournament
Quarterfinals Vs. Florida State - W, 71-64 @ Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, NC
Semifinals Vs. North Carolina - L, 92-97 OT @ Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, NC
NCAA Tournament
First Round Vs. Gonzaga - W, 87-63 @ Jon M. Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City, UT
Round of 32 Vs. Texas - W, 82-68 @ Jon M. Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City, UT
Sweet Sixteen Vs. Connecticut - L, 89-99 @ Oracle Arena, Oakland, CA

Rankings

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

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Awards and honors

• Joe Smith – National Player of the Year, Consensus First-team All-American, ACC Player of the Year