1994–95 Tulane Green Wave men's basketball team

1994–95 Tulane Green Wave men's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Metro Conference
Record	23–10 (7–5 Metro)
Head coach	Perry Clark (6th season)
Assistant coach	Greg Gary (3rd season)
Home arena	Devlin Fieldhouse

1994–95 Metro Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
UNC Charlotte	8	–	4		.667			19	–	9		.679
Tulane	7	–	5		.583			23	–	10		.697
Louisville †	7	–	5		.583			19	–	14		.576
Virginia Tech	6	–	6		.500			25	–	10		.714
Southern Miss	6	–	6		.500			17	–	13		.567
South Florida	5	–	7		.417			18	–	12		.600
VCU	3	–	9		.250			16	–	14		.533
† 1995 Metro Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1994–95 Tulane Green Wave men's basketball team represented Tulane University in the 1994–95 college basketball season. This was head coach Perry Clark's sixth season at Tulane. The Green Wave competed in the Metro Conference and played their home games at Devlin Fieldhouse. They finished the season 23–10 (7–5 in Metro play) and finished second in the conference regular season standings. Tulane lost in the quarterfinal round of the Metro Conference tournament, but received an at-large bid to the 1995 NCAA tournament. The Green Wave defeated Brigham Young^[2] in the opening round before losing to No. 1 seed Kentucky in the round of 32.^[3]

This season marked the school's third NCAA Tournament appearance in a 4-year span, with Tulane reaching the second round each time. To date, this season is Tulane's most recent appearance in the NCAA Tournament.

Roster

1992–93 Tulane Green Wave men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F 0 Rayshard Allen 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — So F 40 Jerald Honeycutt 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Grambling, Louisiana	Head coach Perry Clark Assistant coach(es) Greg Gary 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 21, 1994*		vs. No. 13 Michigan Maui Invitational	L 73–75	0–1	Lahaina Civic Center  Lahaina, HI
Nov 22, 1994*		vs. Texas A&M Maui Invitational	W 76–74	1–1	Lahaina Civic Center  Lahaina, HI
Nov 23, 1994*		vs. No. 11 Indiana Maui Invitational	W 86–68	2–1	Lahaina Civic Center  Lahaina, HI
Dec 3, 1994*		Prairie View A&M	W 122–58	3–1	Avron B. Fogelman Arena  New Orleans, LA
Dec 5, 1994*		Old Dominion	W 85–80	4–1	Avron B. Fogelman Arena  New Orleans, LA
Dec 7, 1994*		UT Arlington	W 80–70	5–1	Avron B. Fogelman Arena  New Orleans, LA
Dec 10, 1994*		at Florida State	L 74–81	5–2	Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center  Tallahassee, FL
Dec 17, 1994*		vs. Ole Miss	W 71–62	6–2	Mississippi Coast Coliseum  Biloxi, MS
Dec 22, 1994*		Alabama	W 72–68	7–2	Avron B. Fogelman Arena  New Orleans, LA
Dec 28, 1994*		Bethune–Cookman	W 97–66	8–2	Avron B. Fogelman Arena  New Orleans, LA
Dec 30, 1994*		UNC Wilmington	W 75–65	9–2	Avron B. Fogelman Arena  New Orleans, LA
Jan 2, 1995*		Drake	W 86–72	10–2	Avron B. Fogelman Arena  New Orleans, LA
Jan 5, 1995		Virginia Tech	W 78–72	11–2 (1–0)	Avron B. Fogelman Arena  New Orleans, LA
Jan 7, 1995*		Florida Atlantic	W 86–74	12–2	Avron B. Fogelman Arena  New Orleans, LA
Jan 10, 1995*		vs. New Orleans	W 75–71	13–2	Louisiana Superdome  New Orleans, LA
Jan 14, 1995*		at Cincinnati	L 72–86	13–3	Myrl H. Shoemaker Center  Cincinnati, OH
Jan 21, 1995		Louisville	W 76–73	14–3 (2–0)	Avron B. Fogelman Arena  New Orleans, LA
Jan 26, 1995*		Sacramento State	W 85–73	15–3	Avron B. Fogelman Arena  New Orleans, LA
Jan 28, 1995		at Southern Miss	L 55–79	15–4 (2–1)	Reed Green Coliseum  Hattiesburg, MS
Feb 2, 1995		at UNC Charlotte	W 81–59	16–4 (3–1)	Independence Arena  Charlotte, NC
Feb 4, 1995		at Louisville	L 56–71	16–5 (3–2)	Freedom Hall  Louisville, KY
Feb 8, 1995		VCU	W 79–64	17–5 (4–2)	Avron B. Fogelman Arena  New Orleans, LA
Feb 11, 1995		UNC Charlotte	L 63–76	17–6 (4–3)	Avron B. Fogelman Arena  New Orleans, LA
Feb 16, 1995		South Florida	W 78–61	18–6 (5–3)	Avron B. Fogelman Arena  New Orleans, LA
Feb 18, 1995		at Virginia Tech	L 66–70	18–7 (5–4)	Cassell Coliseum  Blacksburg, VA
Feb 20, 1995*		Centenary (LA)	W 83–65	19–7	Avron B. Fogelman Arena  New Orleans, LA
Feb 23, 1995		at South Florida	L 64–97	19–8 (5–5)	USF Sun Dome  Tampa, FL
Feb 25, 1995		at VCU	W 74–59	20–8 (6–5)	Richmond Coliseum  Richmond, VA
Mar 4, 1995		Southern Miss	W 89–75	21–8 (7–5)	Avron B. Fogelman Arena  New Orleans, LA
Metro tournament
Mar 10, 1995*	(3)	vs. (6) South Florida First Round	W 73–64	22–8	Freedom Hall  Louisville, KY
Mar 11, 1995*	(3)	at (2) Louisville Semifinals	L 80–81 ^OT	22–9	Freedom Hall  Louisville, KY
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 1995*	(9 SE)	vs. (8 SE) BYU First Round	W 76–70	23–9	Pyramid Arena  Memphis, Tennessee
Mar 18, 1995*	(9 SE)	vs. (1 SE) No. 2 Kentucky Second Round	L 60–82	23–10	Pyramid Arena  Memphis, Tennessee
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Rankings

See also: 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

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References

1. sports-reference.com 1994-95 Metropolitan Collegiate Athletic Conference Season Summary
2. "Green Wave Gives BYU the Blues in Memphis". Deseret News. March 17, 1995. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
3. "Kentucky Downs Tulane, Next Up is Arizona State". Deseret News. March 19, 1995. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
4. "2015-16 Tulane Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Tulane University Athletics. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
5. *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1020–1021. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.