1994–95 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

1994–95 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
1994–95 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
GMWC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Second round
Conference	Great Midwest Conference
Record	22–12 (7–5 GMWC)
Head coach	Bob Huggins (6th season);
Assistant coaches	Larry Harrison (6th season); Steve Moeller; John Loyer (6th season);
Home arena	Myrl Shoemaker Center
	Seasons ← 1993–94 1995–96 →

1994–95 Great Midwest Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Memphis	9	–	3	.750	24	–	10	.706
Saint Louis	8	–	4	.667	23	–	8	.742
Cincinnati †	7	–	5	.583	22	–	12	.647
Marquette	7	–	5	.583	21	–	12	.636
DePaul	6	–	6	.500	17	–	11	.607
UAB	5	–	7	.417	14	–	16	.467
Dayton	0	–	12	.000	7	–	20	.259

† 1995 GMC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll^[1]

The 1994–95 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati in NCAA Division I competition during the 1994–95 season. The Bearcats, coached by Bob Huggins, won the Great Midwest Conference tournament for the fourth straight season and reached the second round of the 1995 NCAA tournament. The team finished with an overall record of 22–12 (7–5 GMWC).

Roster[edit]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	34	Bobby Brannen	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Fr	Cincinnati
G	33	Darnell Burton	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	So	Lexington, Kentucky
G	23	LaZelle Durden	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Rossford, Ohio
G	3	Damon Flint	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	So	Cincinnati
PF	25	Danny Fortson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Fr	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
F	21	Keith Gregor	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Cincinnati, Ohio
G		Keith LeGree	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	Jr
C	00	Art Long	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Jr	Rochester, New York

Head coach

Bob Huggins (West Virginia)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 26, 1994*	No. 12	Austin Peay	W 108–73	1–0	Myrl H. Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Nov 28, 1994*	No. 10	at Rutgers	W 72–61	2–0	Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, New Jersey
Dec 2, 1994*	No. 10	vs. Temple	W 60–41	3–0	Bojangles Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina
Dec 3, 1994*	No. 10	vs. No. 2 North Carolina	L 76–86	3–1	Bojangles Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina
Dec 9, 1994*	No. 13	Canisius	L 69–72	3–2	Myrl H. Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 10, 1994*	No. 13	Tennessee-Martin	W 110–56	4–2	Myrl H. Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 13, 1994*	No. 17	at No. 11 Minnesota	W 91–88 ^OT	5–2	Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota
Dec 17, 1994*	No. 17	at Wyoming	W 81–80	6–2	Arena-Auditorium Laramie, Wyoming
Dec 19, 1994*	No. 13	Cal State Northridge	W 116–54	7–2	Myrl H. Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 21, 1994*	No. 13	No. 24 California	L 76–89	7–3	Myrl H. Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 28, 1994*	No. 20	vs. No. 17 Georgia Tech Rainbow Classic	W 69–66	8–3	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 29, 1994*	No. 20	vs. No. 3 Arkansas Rainbow Classic	L 75–84	8–4	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 30, 1994*	No. 20	at Hawaii Rainbow Classic	L 66–75	8–5	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii
GMWC regular season
Jan 6, 1995		at DePaul	W 67–64	9–5 (1–0)	Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois
Jan 9, 1995*		at Xavier	W 87–80	10–5	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 12, 1995		at Marquette	W 91–64	11–5 (2–0)	Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Jan 14, 1995*		Tulane	W 86–72	12–5	Myrl H. Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 19, 1995	No. 23	Saint Louis	W 84–73	13–5 (3–0)	Myrl H. Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 21, 1995	No. 23	DePaul	W 92–82	14–5 (4–0)	Myrl H. Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 26, 1995	No. 19	at Dayton	W 81–60	15–5 (5–0)	University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
Jan 28, 1995	No. 19	at Saint Louis	L 68–75	15–6 (5–1)	Kiel Center St. Louis, Missouri
Feb 3, 1995	No. 23	at Memphis	L 69–74 ^OT	15–7 (5–2)	The Pyramid Memphis, Tennessee
Feb 5, 1995	No. 23	Marquette	L 52–59	15–8 (5–3)	Myrl H. Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 12, 1995		Dayton	W 116–63	16–8 (6–3)	Myrl H. Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 16, 1995*		Morehead State	W 91–59	17–8	Myrl H. Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 19, 1995*		vs. No. 7 Maryland	L 72–74	17–9	Alamodome San Antonio, Texas
Feb 26, 1995		at UAB	L 63–64	17–10 (6–4)	UAB Arena Birmingham, Alabama
Mar 2, 1995		Memphis	L 73–83	17–11 (6–5)	Myrl H. Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Mar 4, 1995		UAB	W 85–61	18–11 (7–5)	Myrl H. Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio
GMWC Tournament
Mar 9, 1995*		vs. DePaul Quarterfinals	W 96–95 ^OT	19–11	Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Mar 10, 1995*		vs. Memphis Semifinals	W 77–64	20–11	Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Mar 11, 1995*		vs. Saint Louis Championship game	W 67–65	21–11	Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
NCAA Tournament
Mar 16, 1995* CBS	(7 W)	vs. (10 W) Temple First round	W 77–71^[2]	22–11	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
Mar 18, 1995* CBS	(7 W)	vs. (2 W) No. 8 Connecticut Second round	L 91–96^[3]	22–12	Jon M. Huntsman Center (13,521) Salt Lake City, Utah
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West.

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Rankings[edit]

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References[edit]

^ "1994-95 Great Midwest Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
^ "Cincinnati Guns Down Temple". Deseret News. March 17, 1995. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
^ "Connecticut speeds past Cincinnati, 96-91". The Baltimore Sun. March 19, 1995. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
^ "2020-21 Cincinnati Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Cincinnati Bearcats. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1031–1032. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

[1] "1994-95 Great Midwest Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 10, 2018.

[2] "Cincinnati Guns Down Temple". Deseret News. March 17, 1995. Retrieved April 30, 2023.

[3] "Connecticut speeds past Cincinnati, 96-91". The Baltimore Sun. March 19, 1995. Retrieved April 30, 2023.

[4] "2020-21 Cincinnati Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Cincinnati Bearcats. Retrieved April 30, 2023.

[ESPN-5] ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1031–1032. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

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