1994–95 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team

1994–95 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Runner-up SEC West Division champions
National Championship Game, L 78-89 vs. UCLA
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	West
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
AP	No. 6
Record	32–7 (12–4 SEC)
Head coach	Nolan Richardson (10th season)
Assistant coaches	Nolan Richardson III Mike Anderson Brad Dunn
Home arena	Bud Walton Arena

1994–95 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East Division
No. 2 Kentucky †	14	–	2		.875			28	–	5		.848
Georgia	9	–	7		.563			18	–	10		.643
Florida	8	–	8		.500			17	–	13		.567
Vanderbilt	6	–	10		.375			13	–	15		.464
South Carolina	5	–	11		.313			10	–	17		.370
Tennessee	4	–	12		.250			11	–	16		.407
West Division
No. 6 Arkansas	12	–	4		.750			32	–	7		.821
No. 18 Mississippi State	12	–	4		.750			22	–	8		.733
No. 20 Alabama	10	–	6		.625			23	–	10		.697
Auburn	7	–	9		.438			16	–	13		.552
LSU	6	–	10		.375			12	–	15		.444
Ole Miss	3	–	13		.188			8	–	19		.296
† 1995 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1994–95 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Nolan Richardson, and played its home games at the Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

The Razorbacks were the national runners-up in the 1995 NCAA tournament, losing to UCLA in the championship game, 89–78.

Roster

1994–95 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 3 Alex Dillard 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Bessemer, AL G 12 Clint McDaniel 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Tulsa, OK G 13 John Engskov 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Berryville, AR G 14 Corey Beck 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Memphis, TN C 15 Dwight Stewart 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Sr Memphis, TN G 22 Davor Rimac 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Zagreb, Croatia F 24 Ray Biggers 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Houston, TX F 30 Scotty Thurman 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Ruston, LA C 33 Lee Wilson 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Waco, TX F 34 Corliss Williamson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Russellville, AR G 35 Reggie Merritt 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Little Rock, AR F 40 Elmer Martin 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Memphis, TN C 44 Darnell Robinson 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So Oakland, CA	Head coach Nolan Richardson (UTEP) Assistant coach(es) Mike Anderson (Tulsa) Nolan Richardson III (Langston) Brad Dunn 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 25, 1994*	No. 1	No. 3 UMass Starter Tip-off Classic	L 80–104	0–1	Springfield Civic Center (8,999) Springfield, MA
Nov 27, 1994*	No. 1	vs. No. 14 Georgetown	W 97–79	1–1	Pyramid Arena  Memphis, TN
Nov 30, 1994*	No. 4	Jackson State	W 103–87	2–1	Bud Walton Arena  Fayetteville, AR
Dec 3, 1994*	No. 4	at Missouri	W 94–71	3–1	Hearnes Center  Columbia, MO
Dec 6, 1994*	No. 3	Centenary	W 121–94	4–1	Bud Walton Arena  Fayetteville, AR
Dec 8, 1994*	No. 3	at SMU	W 78–66	5–1	Moody Coliseum  Dallas, TX
Dec 10, 1994*	No. 3	Murray State	W 94–69	6–1	Bud Walton Arena  Fayetteville, AR
Dec 21, 1994*	No. 3	Florida A&M	W 97–57	7–1	Bud Walton Arena  Fayetteville, AR
Dec 23, 1994*	No. 3	Tulsa	W 82–63	8–1	Bud Walton Arena  Fayetteville, AR
Dec 28, 1994*	No. 3	vs. Oklahoma Kraft Rainbow Classic	W 86–84	9–1	Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, HI
Dec 29, 1994*	No. 3	vs. No. 20 Cincinnati Kraft Rainbow Classic	W 84–75	10–1	Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, HI
Dec 30, 1994*	No. 3	vs. Iowa Kraft Rainbow Classic	W 101–92	11–1	Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, HI
Jan 4, 1995	No. 3	at Ole Miss	L 71–76	11–2 (0–1)	Tad Smith Coliseum  Oxford, MS
Jan 7, 1995	No. 3	Tennessee	W 97–79	12–2 (1–1)	Bud Walton Arena  Fayetteville, AR
Jan 11, 1995	No. 5	Mississippi State	W 79–74	13–2 (2–1)	Bud Walton Arena  Fayetteville, AR
Jan 14, 1995	No. 5	at Auburn	L 90–104	13–3 (2–2)	Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum  Auburn, AL
Jan 18, 1995	No. 9	Georgia	W 84–82	14–3 (3–2)	Bud Walton Arena  Fayetteville, AR
Jan 21, 1995	No. 9	at South Carolina	W 88–73	15–3 (4–2)	Carolina Coliseum  Columbia, SC
Jan 24, 1995	No. 9	Alabama	L 70–88	15–4 (4–3)	Bud Walton Arena  Fayetteville, AR
Jan 29, 1995	No. 9	No. 5 Kentucky	W 94–92	16–4 (5–3)	Bud Walton Arena  Fayetteville, AR
Jan 31, 1995	No. 8	LSU	W 105–81	17–4 (6–3)	Bud Walton Arena  Fayetteville, AR
Feb 4, 1995	No. 8	at Mississippi State	L 62–83	17–5 (6–4)	Humphrey Coliseum  Starkville, MS
Feb 9, 1995*	No. 12	Memphis	W 88–87	18–5	Bud Walton Arena  Fayetteville, AR
Feb 11, 1995	No. 12	at Vanderbilt	W 97–94	19–5 (7–4)	Memorial Coliseum  Nashville, TN
Feb 15, 1995	No. 10	at No. 18 Alabama	W 86–80	20–5 (8–4)	Coleman Coliseum  Tuscaloosa, AL
Feb 18, 1995	No. 10	Ole Miss	W 85–70	21–5 (9–4)	Bud Walton Arena  Fayetteville, AR
Feb 22, 1995	No. 8	at LSU	W 92–90	22–5 (10–4)	Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, LA
Feb 25, 1995	No. 8	Montevallo	W 122–64	23–5	Bud Walton Arena  Fayetteville, AR
Feb 28, 1995	No. 7	at Florida	W 94–85	24–5 (11–4)	Stephen C. O'Connell Center  Gainesville, FL
Mar 4, 1995	No. 7	Auburn	W 68–66	25–5 (12–4)	Bud Walton Arena  Fayetteville, AR
SEC Tournament
Mar 10, 1995*	(W1) No. 5	vs. (E4) Vanderbilt Quarterfinals	W 73–72	26–5	Georgia Dome  Atlanta, GA
Mar 11, 1995*	(W1) No. 5	vs. (W3) No. 20 Alabama Semifinals	W 69–58	27–5	Georgia Dome  Atlanta, GA
Mar 12, 1995*	(W1) No. 5	vs. (E1) No. 3 Kentucky Championship	L 93–95 ^OT	27–6	Georgia Dome  Atlanta, GA
NCAA Tournament
Mar 17, 1995*	(2 MW) No. 6	vs. (15 MW) Texas Southern First Round	W 79–78	28–6	Frank Erwin Center  Austin, TX
Mar 19, 1995*	(2 MW) No. 6	vs. (7 MW) No. 25 Syracuse Second Round	W 96–94 ^OT[1]	29–6	Frank Erwin Center  Austin, TX
Mar 24, 1995*	(2 MW) No. 6	vs. (6 MW) Memphis Sweet Sixteen	W 96–91 ^OT	30–6	Kemper Arena  Kansas City, MO
Mar 26, 1995*	(2 MW) No. 6	vs. (4 MW) No. 13 Virginia Elite Eight	W 68–61[2]	31–6	Kemper Arena  Kansas City, MO
Apr 1, 1995*	(2 MW) No. 6	vs. (2 SE) No. 4 North Carolina Final Four	W 75–68	32–6	Kingdome  Seattle, WA
Apr 3, 1995*	(2 MW) No. 6	vs. (1 W) No. 1 UCLA National Championship	L 78–89	32–7	Kingdome  Seattle, WA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest.

Sources^[3][4]

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Rankings

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

Awards and honors

• Corliss Williamson, SEC Men's Basketball Player of the Year
• Corliss Williamson, Second Team, 1995 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans
• Corliss Williamson, 1st team All-SEC
• Scotty Thurman, AP Honorable Mention, 1995 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans
• Scotty Thurman, 1st team All-SEC

Team players drafted into the NBA

Year	Round	Pick	Player	NBA Team
1995	1	13	Corliss Williamson	Sacramento Kings
1996	2	58	Darnell Robinson	Dallas Mavericks

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References

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3. "1994–95 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
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