1994–95 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team

The 1994–95 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team represented Syracuse University as a member of the Big East Conference during the 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Jim Boeheim, serving for his 19th year. The team played home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. They defeated Southern Illinois in the first round of the NCAA tournament^[2] and advanced to second round before losing to eventual National Runner-up Arkansas, 96–94 in overtime.^[3] Syracuse finished with a 20–10 (12–6 Big East) record.

1994–95 Syracuse Orangemen basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 25
Record	20–10 (12–6 Big East)
Head coach	Jim Boeheim (19th season)
Assistant coaches	Bernie Fine (19th season) Wayne Morgan (11th season) Tim O'Toole
Home arena	Carrier Dome
Seasons ← 1993–94 1995–96 →

1994–95 Big East men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 8 Connecticut	16	–	2		.889			28	–	5		.848
No. 9 Villanova †	14	–	4		.778			25	–	8		.758
No. 25 Syracuse	12	–	6		.667			20	–	10		.667
No. 22 Georgetown	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 from AP Poll

Roster

1994–95 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown C 4 Otis Hill 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So White Plains, New York SG 21 Lawrence Moten 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Washington, D.C. G/F 34 Lucious Jackson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Beaumont, Texas SF 44 John Wallace 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Rochester, New York	Head coach Jim Boeheim (Syracuse) Assistant coach(es) Bernie Fine (Syracuse) Wayne Morgan (St. Lawrence) Tim O'Toole (Fairfield) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Nov 16, 1994*	No. 8	George Washington	L 104–111 OT	0–1	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, New York
Nov 29, 1994*	No. 22	Colgate	W 88–53	1–1	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, New York
Dec 2, 1994*	No. 22	Kent State	W 83–50	2–1	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, New York
Dec 3, 1994*	No. 22	Davidson	W 89–66	3–1	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, New York
Dec 6, 1994	No. 19	at Miami (FL)	W 83–65	4–1 (1–0)	Miami Arena  Miami, Florida
Dec 17, 1994*	No. 16	Princeton	W 67–65 OT	5–1	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, New York
Dec 19, 1994*	No. 14	Robert Morris	W 103–67	6–1	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, New York
Dec 22, 1994*	No. 14	No. 6 Arizona	W 94–84	7–1	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, New York
Dec 29, 1994*	No. 11	Le Moyne	W 94–54	8–1	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, New York
Jan 3, 1995	No. 10	at Boston College	W 81–72	9–1 (2–0)	Silvio O. Conte Forum  Boston, Massachusetts
Jan 7, 1995	No. 10	Seton Hall	W 89–77	10–1 (3–0)	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, New York
Jan 9, 1995	No. 8	Villanova	W 61–60	11–1 (4–0)	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, New York
Jan 14, 1995	No. 8	at Pittsburgh	W 65–63	12–1 (5–0)	Fitzgerald Field House  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Jan 17, 1995	No. 6	St. John's	W 91–87	13–1 (6–0)	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, New York
Jan 21, 1995	No. 6	at Providence	W 60–59	14–1 (7–0)	Providence Civic Center  Providence, Rhode Island
Jan 23, 1995	No. 6	at No. 2 Connecticut Rivalry	L 75–86	14–2 (7–1)	Gampel Pavilion  Storrs, Connecticut
Jan 28, 1995	No. 6	Miami (FL)	W 76–51	15–2 (8–1)	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, New York
Jan 30, 1995	No. 10	at No. 13 Georgetown	W 76–75	16–2 (9–1)	Capital Centre  Landover, Maryland
Feb 5, 1995*	No. 10	at No. 6 Kentucky	L 71–77	16–3	Rupp Arena  Lexington, Kentucky
Feb 8, 1995	No. 10	Providence	W 100–76	17–3 (10–1)	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, New York
Feb 12, 1995	No. 10	No. 3 Connecticut	L 70–77	17–4 (10–2)	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, New York
Big East tournament
Mar 10, 1995*	(3) No. 21	vs. (6) Providence Quarterfinals	L 69–71 OT	19–9	Madison Square Garden  New York, New York
NCAA tournament
Mar 17, 1995*	(7 MW) No. 25	vs. (10 MW) Southern Illinois First Round	W 96–92[2]	20–9	Frank Erwin Center  Austin, Texas
Mar 19, 1995*	(7 MW) No. 25	vs. (2 MW) No. 6 Arkansas Second Round	L 94–96 OT[3]	20–10	Frank Erwin Center  Austin, Texas
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

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

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