1994–95 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team

The 1994–95 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team represented Wake Forest University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference during the 1994–95 men's college basketball season. Led by head coach Dave Odom, the Demon Deacons played their home games at LJVM Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

1994–95 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball
ACC tournament champion ACC regular season champion
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 9
AP	No. 3
Record	26–6 (12–4 ACC)
Head coach	Dave Odom
Assistant coaches	Ricky Stokes Russell Turner
MVP	Travis Banks
Captains	Travis Banks Randolph Childress
Home arena	LJVM Coliseum
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]

After entering the season with a No. 24 preseason ranking in both major polls, Wake Forest finished in a four-way tie for the ACC regular season title with a 12–4 conference record. The team defeated Duke, Virginia, and North Carolina (in OT) to win the ACC tournament and receive the No. 1 seed in the East region of the NCAA tournament. After defeating No. 16 seed North Carolina A&T and No. 9 seed Saint Louis to reach the Sweet Sixteen, Wake Forest was knocked off by No. 4 seed and eventual Final Four participant Oklahoma State, 71–66,^[2] to finish the season with a 26–6 record. The Demon Deacons were No. 3 in the final AP poll and No. 9 in the final Coaches poll.

Senior guard Randolph Childress was named a consensus second-team All-American and ACC Athlete of the Year. Coach Odom was named ACC Coach of the Year for the second season in a row and third time overall.

Previous season

Wake Forest finished third in the ACC regular season standings and reached the second round of the NCAA tournament. Head coach Dave Odom was named ACC Coach of the Year for the second time.

Roster

1994–95 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 3 Barry Canty 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Independence Charlotte, NC G 4 Matt Burns 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr — Pully, Switzerland G 5 Steve Goolsby 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 194 lb (88 kg) Fr Marietta HS Marietta, GA G 10 Rusty LaRue 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Northwest Guilford Oak Ridge, NC G 20 Marc Scott 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So — Chapel Hill, NC F/C 21 Tim Duncan 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So St. Dunstan's Episcopal Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands G 22 Randolph Childress (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Flint Hill School Clinton, MD F 23 Antonio Jackson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Aliceville HS Aliceville, AL G 25 Jerry Braswell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Randolph-Clay Cuthbert, GA G 30 Tony Rutland 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Fr Bethel Hampton, VA G 31 Matt Simpson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Franklin Road Academy Nashville, TN F 34 Travis Banks 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 232 lb (105 kg) Sr Clinton HS Clinton, NC C 40 Sean Allen 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So — Raleigh, NC F 44 Ricky Peral 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So — Valladolid, Spain F 53 Ken Herbst 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — So — Winston-Salem, NC	Head coach Dave Odom Assistant coach(es) Ricky Stokes Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: March 24, 2020

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
November 26*	No. 24	UNC Greensboro	W 75–55	1–0	LJVM Coliseum  Winston-Salem, NC
November 29*	No. 21	at Davidson	W 74–62	2–0	Belk Arena  Davidson, NC
December 3*	No. 21	No. 6 Florida	L 70–81	2–1	Greensboro Coliseum  Greensboro, NC
December 5*	No. 25	at Canisius	W 74–60	3–1	Koessler Athletic Center  Buffalo, NY
December 8*	No. 25	at Richmond	W 53–49	4–1	Robins Center  Richmond, VA
December 17*	No. 21	Charleston	W 74–64	5–1	LJVM Coliseum  Winston-Salem, NC
December 20*	No. 19	The Citadel	W 81–58	6–1	LVJM Coliseum  Winston-Salem, NC
December 30*	No. 18	Marshall	W 95–59	7–1	LVJM Coliseum  Winston-Salem, NC
January 7	No. 18	Florida State	W 72–64	8–1 (1-0)	LJVM Coliseum  Winston-Salem, NC
January 11	No. 14	No. 11 Duke	W 74–64	9–1 (2-0)	LJVM Coliseum  Winston-Salem, NC
January 14	No. 14	at No. 9 Maryland	L 66–76	9–2 (2-1)	Cole Field House  College Park, MD
January 17	No. 15	at No. 22 Georgia Tech	L 65–67	9—3 (2-2)	Alexander Memorial Coliseum  Atlanta, GA
January 21	No. 15	Clemson	W 69–60	10–3 (3-2)	LJVM Coliseum  Winston-Salem, NC
January 25	No. 16	at No. 15 Virginia	W 71–70	11–3 (4-2)	University Hall  Charlottesville, VA
January 28	No. 16	No. 3 North Carolina	L 61–62	11–4 (4-3)	LJVM Coliseum  Winston-Salem, NC
January 29*	No. 16	Vanderbilt	W 63–51	12–4	LJVM Coliseum  Winston-Salem, NC
February 1	No. 14	at NC State	W 69–61	13-4 (5-3)	Reynolds Coliseum  Raleigh, NC
February 4*	No. 14	at Winthrop	W 68–54	14-4	Winthrop Coliseum  Rock Hill, SC
February 8	No. 11	at Florida State	L 67–69	14-5 (5-4)	Donald L. Tucker Center  Tallahassee, FL
February 11	No. 11	at Duke	W 62–61	15-5 (6-4)	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, NC
February 15	No. 14	No. 7 Maryland	W 63–54	16-5 (7-4)	LJVM Coliseum  Winston-Salem, NC
February 18	No. 14	No. 20 Georgia Tech	W 73–62	17-5 (8-4)	LJVM Coliseum  Winston-Salem, NC
February 22	No. 10	at Clemson	W 64–52	18-5 (9-4)	Littlejohn Coliseum  Clemson, SC
February 26	No. 10	No. 11 Virginia	W 66–63	19-5 (10-4)	LJVM Coliseum  Winston-Salem, NC
February 28	No. 9	at No. 2 North Carolina	W 79–70	20-5 (11-4)	Dean Smith Center  Chapel Hill, NC
March 4	No. 9	NC State	W 83–68	21-5 (12-4)	LJVM Coliseum  Winston-Salem, NC
ACC Tournament
March 10* JP	No. 7	vs. Duke ACC tournament Quarterfinal	W 87–70	22-5	Greensboro Coliseum  Greensboro, NC
March 11*	No. 7	vs. No. 11 Virginia ACC Tournament semifinals	W 77–68	23-5	Greensboro Coliseum  Greensboro, NC
March 12*	No. 7	vs. No. 4 North Carolina ACC tournament championship	W 82–80 OT	24-5	Greensboro Coliseum  Greensboro, NC
NCAA Tournament
March 16*	(1 E) No. 3	vs. (16 E) North Carolina A&T NCAA tournament first round	W 79–47	25-5	Baltimore Arena  Baltimore, MD
March 18*	(1 E) No. 3	vs. Saint Louis NCAA tournament second round	W 64–59	26-5	Baltimore Arena  Baltimore, MD
March 24*	No. 3	vs. No. 14 Oklahoma State NCAA Tournament Regional semifinal	L 66–71	26-6	Brendan Byrne Arena  East Rutherford, NJ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Rankings

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

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Awards and honors

• Randolph Childress – consensus second-team All-American, ACC Athlete of the Year
• Dave Odom – ACC Coach of the Year