1994–95 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team

1994–95 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball
1994–95 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball
Big Eight tournament champions
NCAA men's Division I tournament, Final Four
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 4
AP	No. 14
Record	27–10 (10–4 Big Eight)
Head coach	Eddie Sutton (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Sean Sutton; John Pelphrey; Paul Graham;
Home arena	Gallagher-Iba Arena (Capacity: 6,381)
	Seasons ← 1993–94 1995–96 →

1994–95 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 5 Kansas	11	–	3	.786	25	–	6	.806
No. 14 Oklahoma State †	10	–	4	.714	27	–	10	.730
No. 17 Oklahoma	9	–	5	.643	23	–	9	.719
No. 23 Missouri	8	–	6	.571	20	–	9	.690
Iowa State	6	–	8	.429	23	–	11	.676
Colorado	5	–	9	.357	15	–	13	.536
Nebraska	4	–	10	.286	18	–	14	.563
Kansas State	3	–	11	.214	12	–	15	.444

† 1995 Big Eight tournament winner As of April 4, 1995 Rankings from AP poll

The 1994–95 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team represented Oklahoma State University as a member of the Big Eight Conference during the 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 23, 1994*	No. 19	vs. BYU Great Alaska Shootout	L 59–69	0–1	Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 25, 1994*	No. 19	vs. Jackson State Great Alaska Shootout	W 75–57	1–1	Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 26, 1994*	No. 19	vs. No. 5 Arizona Great Alaska Shootout	L 63–73	1–2	Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 30, 1994*		SMU	W 73–51	2–2	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dec 2, 1994*		vs. Appalachian State	W 85–58	3–2	Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 3, 1994*		vs. Texas A&M	W 86–56	4–2	Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 7, 1994*		Tulsa	W 93–88	5–2	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dec 9, 1994*		Northwest Missouri State	W 91–53	6–2	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dec 17, 1994*		Texas–Pan American	W 82–72	7–2	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dec 20, 1994*		vs. LSU	W 111–67	8–2	Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 22, 1994*		at No. 15 Arizona State	L 69–72	8–3	ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona
Dec 28, 1994*		at Providence	L 78–93	8–4	Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island
Jan 2, 1995*		Alaska Anchorage	W 112–72	9–4	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Jan 7, 1995		at Kansas State	L 66–74	9–5 (0–1)	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas
Jan 11, 1995*		at Oral Roberts	W 84–45	10–5	Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
Jan 14, 1995*		at No. 11 Michigan State	L 69–70	10–6	Breslin Student Events Center East Lansing, Michigan
Jan 16, 1995		Oklahoma	W 72–64	11–6 (1–1)	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Jan 22, 1995		No. 16 Missouri	W 85–70	12–6 (2–1)	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Jan 28, 1995		at Colorado	W 82–63	13–6 (3–1)	Coors Events Center Boulder, Colorado
Feb 1, 1995		at Nebraska	W 82–65	14–6 (4–1)	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska
Feb 4, 1995		Colorado	W 94–67	15–6 (5–1)	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Feb 6, 1995		No. 2 Kansas	W 79–69	16–6 (6–1)	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Feb 11, 1995	No. 24	at No. 13 Missouri	L 79–81	16–7 (6–2)	Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Feb 15, 1995	No. 22	at No. 21 Iowa State	W 71–69	17–7 (7–2)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
Feb 18, 1995	No. 22	Nebraska	W 93–53	18–7 (8–2)	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Feb 22, 1995	No. 18	Kansas State	W 70–46	19–7 (9–2)	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Feb 25, 1995	No. 18	at No. 25 Oklahoma	L 74–82 ^OT	19–8 (9–3)	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Feb 27, 1995	No. 18	No. 24 Iowa State	W 77–49	20–8 (10–3)	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Mar 5, 1995	No. 18	at No. 3 Kansas	L 62–78	20–9 (10–4)	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
Big Eight tournament
Mar 10, 1995*	(2) No. 19	vs. (7) Nebraska Quarterfinals	W 68–48	21–9	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 11, 1995*	(2) No. 19	vs. (3) No. 16 Oklahoma Semifinals	W 74–58	22–9	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 12, 1995*	(2) No. 19	vs. (5) Iowa State Championship game	W 62–53	23–9	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 1995*	(4 E) No. 14	vs. (13 E) Drexel	W 73–49	24–9	Baltimore Arena Baltimore, Maryland
Mar 18, 1995*	(4 E) No. 14	vs. (5 E) No. 20 Alabama	W 66–52	25–9	Baltimore Arena Baltimore, Maryland
Mar 24, 1995*	(4 E) No. 14	vs. (1 E) No. 3 Wake Forest East Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	W 71–66^[1]	26–9	Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey
Mar 26, 1995*	(4 E) No. 14	vs. (2 E) No. 7 UMass East Regional final – Elite Eight	W 68–54^[2]	27–9	Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey
Apr 1, 1995*	(4 E) No. 14	vs. (1 W) No. 1 UCLA National semifinal – Final Four	L 61–74^[3]	27–10	Kingdome Seattle, Washington
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Central Time.

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NCAA tournament[edit]

West
- Oklahoma State (4) 73, Drexel (13) 49
- Oklahoma State 66, Alabama (5) 52
- Oklahoma State 71, Wake Forest (1) 66
- Oklahoma State 68, Massachusetts (2) 54
Final Four
- UCLA 74, Oklahoma State 61

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Player stats[edit]

Player	Games	Minutes	Field Goals	Free Throws	Rebounds	Assists	Blocks	Steals	Points
Bryant Reeves^[6]	37	1288	289	219	350	30	60	18	797
Randy Rutherford^[7]	37	1348	238 (146 3-Pt.)	102	232	64	5	69	724

Rankings[edit]

Awards and honors[edit]

Bryant Reeves, Big 8 Player of the Year^[8]

Team players drafted into the NBA[edit]

One player from the roster was picked in an NBA draft:^[9]

Year	Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1995	1	6	Bryant Reeves	Vancouver Grizzlies

References[edit]

^ "Cowboys' Victory Is Childress Play". The Los Angeles Times. March 25, 1995. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
^ "Reeves Buries UMass". The Orlando Sentinel. March 27, 1995. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
^ "Edney, Bruins Oust Oklahoma State". The Washington Post. April 2, 1995. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
^ "2019–20 Oklahoma State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Oklahoma State University Athletics. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
^ "RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More".
^ "Bryant Reeves Past Stats, Playoff Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards". Archived from the original on January 17, 2010. Retrieved May 15, 2009.
^ "Oklahoma State Official Athletic Site - Oklahoma State University". Archived from the original on April 6, 2013. Retrieved February 14, 2013.
^ "NBA.com: Bryant Reeves Player Info". NBA.com. Archived from the original on March 8, 2009. Retrieved May 15, 2009.
^ "1995 NBA Draft". Archived from the original on March 17, 2010. Retrieved July 28, 2009. 6; VAN; Bryant Reeves; Oklahoma State

[1] "Cowboys' Victory Is Childress Play". The Los Angeles Times. March 25, 1995. Retrieved October 29, 2021.

[2] "Reeves Buries UMass". The Orlando Sentinel. March 27, 1995. Retrieved October 29, 2021.

[3] "Edney, Bruins Oust Oklahoma State". The Washington Post. April 2, 1995. Retrieved October 29, 2021.

[4] "2019–20 Oklahoma State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Oklahoma State University Athletics. Retrieved October 29, 2021.

[5] "RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More".

[6] "Bryant Reeves Past Stats, Playoff Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards". Archived from the original on January 17, 2010. Retrieved May 15, 2009.

[7] "Oklahoma State Official Athletic Site - Oklahoma State University". Archived from the original on April 6, 2013. Retrieved February 14, 2013.

[8] "NBA.com: Bryant Reeves Player Info". NBA.com. Archived from the original on March 8, 2009. Retrieved May 15, 2009.

[9] "1995 NBA Draft". Archived from the original on March 17, 2010. Retrieved July 28, 2009. 6; VAN; Bryant Reeves; Oklahoma State

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