1994–95 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

1994–95 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Big East Regular Season Champions
NCAA men's Division I tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 6
AP	No. 8
Record	28–5 (16–2 Big East)
Head coach	Jim Calhoun (9th season)
Assistant coaches	Howie Dickenman Karl Hobbs Tom Moore
Home arena	Hartford Civic Center Harry A. Gampel Pavilion

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

The 1994–95 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1994–95 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 28–5 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Big East Conference where they finished with a 16–2 record and were the Regular Season Champions. They made it to the Elite Eight in the 1995 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. The Huskies played their home games at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut and the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and they were led by ninth-year head coach Jim Calhoun.^[2][3]

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
11/25/1994*	No. 16	Lafayette	W 110–48	1–0	Hartford Civic Center (15,847) Hartford, Connecticut
11/29/1994*  ESPN	No. 16	vs. No. 8 Duke Great Eight Basketball Tournament	W 90–86	2–0	The Palace (17,264) Auburn Hills, Michigan
12/2/1994*  WTNH	No. 16	Yale	W 105–53	3–0	Hartford Civic Center (15,931) Hartford, Connecticut
12/6/1994  WTNH	No. 10	at Boston College	W 74–70	4–0 (1–0)	Conte Forum (8,606) Boston
12/23/1994*	No. 10	Fairfield	W 85–68	5–0	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut
12/27/1994*  WTNH	No. 8	Illinois	W 71–56	6–0	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut
12/30/1994*	No. 6	Northeastern	W 88–70	7–0	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut
1/3/1995  WTNH	No. 6	at Villanova	W 77–62	8–0 (2–0)	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, Pennsylvania
1/5/1995*	No. 6	Hartford	W 102–77	9–0	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, Connecticut
1/8/1995  CBS	No. 2	St. John's	W 98–78	10–0 (3–0)	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut
1/11/1995  WTNH	No. 2	at Pittsburgh	W 85–76	11–0 (4–0)	Civic Arena (6,798) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1/13/1995  WTNH	No. 2	Providence	W 70–62	12–0 (5–0)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, Connecticut
1/16/1995  ESPN	No. 2	No. 10 Georgetown Rivalry	W 93–73	13–0 (6–0)	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut
1/21/1995  WTNH	No. 2	at Seton Hall	W 86–81	14–0 (7–0)	Brendan Byrne Arena (17,049) East Rutherford, New Jersey
1/23/1995  ESPN	No. 2	No. 6 Syracuse Rivalry	W 86–75	15–0 (8–0)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, Connecticut
1/28/1995*  CBS	No. 4	vs. No. 7 Kansas	L 59–88	15–1	Kemper Arena (16,981) Kansas City, Missouri
1/31/1995  WTNH	No. 4	Miami	W 82–57	16–1 (9–0)	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut
2/4/1995  WTNH	No. 3	at St. John's	W 99–82	17–1 (10–0)	Madison Square Garden (19,542) New York City
2/6/1995  ESPN	No. 3	Pittsburgh	W 90–61	18–1 (11–0)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, Connecticut
2/12/1995  CBS	No. 1	at No. 9 Syracuse Rivalry	W 77–70	19–1 (12–0)	Carrier Dome (31,211) Syracuse, New York
2/14/1995  WTNH	No. 1	at No. 22 Georgetown Rivalry	W 91–85	20–1 (13–0)	Capital Centre (17,690) Landover, Maryland
2/18/1995  CBS	No. 4	No. 15 Villanova	L 73–96	20–2 (13–1)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, Connecticut
2/21/1995  WTNH	No. 4	Boston College	W 88–75	21–2 (14–1)	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut
2/25/1995  WTNH	No. 4	Seton Hall	W 75–61	22–2 (15–1)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, Connecticut
2/27/1995  ESPN	No. 4	at Providence	L 70–72	22–3 (15–2)	Providence Civic Center (13,106) Providence, Rhode Island
3/4/1995  WTNH	No. 6	at Miami	W 75–67	23–3 (16–2)	Miami Arena (11,263) Miami, Florida
Big East tournament
3/10/1995  WTNH	No. 6	vs. Pittsburgh Quarterfinals	W 81–78	24–3	Madison Square Garden (19,544) New York
3/11/1995  CBS	No. 6	vs. No. 22 Georgetown Semifinals/Rivalry	W 88–81	25–3	Madison Square Garden (19,544) New York
3/12/1995  CBS	No. 8	vs. No. 10 Villanova Championship	L 78–94	25–4	Madison Square Garden (19,544) New York
NCAA tournament
3/16/1995*  CBS	(2 W) No. 8	vs. (15 W) Chattanooga First Round	W 100–71	26–4	Jon M. Huntsman Center (11,790) Salt Lake City
3/18/1995*  CBS	(2 W) No. 8	vs. (7 W) Cincinnati Second Round	W 96–91[4]	27–4	Jon M. Huntsman Center (13,521) Salt Lake City
3/23/1995*  CBS	(2 W) No. 8	vs. (3 W) No. 10 Maryland Sweet Sixteen	W 99–89	28–4	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena (14,399) Oakland, California
3/25/1995*  CBS	(2 W) No. 8	vs. (1 W) No. 1 UCLA Elite Eight	L 96–102	28–5	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena (14,399) Oakland, California
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Eastern Time.

Schedule Source:^[2][5]

References

1. sports-reference.com 1994-95 Big East Conference Season Summary
2. 2015-16 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 22, 2015. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
3. Davis, Ken (September 30, 2010). The University of Connecticut Basketball Vault: The History of the Huskies. Atlanta: Whitman LLC. ISBN 0794828035.
4. "Connecticut speeds past Cincinnati, 96-91". The Baltimore Sun. March 19, 1995. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
5. "Connecticut Men's Basketball Archive Schedule". UConn Huskies. Archived from the original on July 6, 2016. Retrieved February 25, 2016.