1994–95 UMass Minutemen basketball team

1994-95 UMass Minutemen men's basketball

Atlantic 10 Regular Season Champions Atlantic 10 Tournament champions
NCAA East Regional Final vs. Oklahoma State, L 54–68 (3-1)
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#7
AP	#7
1994-95 record	29-5 (13-3 A-10)
Head coach	John Calipari (7th year)
Assistant coach	Bruiser Flint
Assistant coach	Bill Bayno
Assistant coach	John Robic
Home arena	William D. Mullins Memorial Center

The 1994–95 UMass Minutemen basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Minutemen, led by seventh year head coach John Calipari, played their home games at William D. Mullins Memorial Center and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 29-5, 13-3 in A-10 play to finish in first place.

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
3	Dana Dingle	Forward	6–6	200	Junior	Bronx, New York
4	Donta Bright	Forward	6-6	205	Junior	Baltimore, Maryland
5	Jason Germain	Guard	6–1	160	Senior	South Hadley, Massachusetts
10	Mike Williams	Guard	6–2	175	Senior	Hartford, Connecticut
11	Andre Burks	Guard	6-1	180	Freshman	Baton Rouge, Louisiana
12	Edgar Padilla	Guard	6-1	165	Sophomore	Toa Alta, Puerto Rico
14	Derek Kellogg	Guard	6-3	185	Senior	Springfield, Massachusetts
15	Lou Roe	Forward	6-7	210	Senior	Atlantic City, New Jersey
21	Marcus Camby	Center	6–11	215	Sophomore	Hartford, Connecticut
24	Carmelo Travieso	Guard	6–2	165	Sophomore	Boston, Massachusetts
33	Jeff Meyer	Center	7–2	225	Senior	Wausau, Wisconsin
34	Tyrone Weeks	Forward	6-6	240	Sophomore	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
40	Ted Cottrell	Center/Forward	6–9	210	Junior	Annapolis, Maryland
50	Inus Norville	Forward	6–8	225	Freshman	Fayetteville, North Carolina

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Regular Season
11/25/1994*	#3	#1 Arkansas Starter Tip-off Classic	W 104-80	1–0	Springfield Civic Center (8,999) Springfield, Massachusetts
12/3/1994*	#1	vs. #7 Kansas Wooden Classic	L 75-81	1–1	Arrowhead Pond (18,300) Anaheim, California
12/07/1994*	#5	Pittsburgh	W 85-57	2–1	Mullins Center (9,493) Amherst, Massachusetts
12/10/1994*	#5	at #11 Maryland	W 85–74	3–1	Baltimore Convention Center (13,332) Baltimore, Maryland
12/14/1994*	#5	Princeton	W 88-67	4-1	Mullins Center (9,493) Amherst, Massachusetts
12/17/1994*	#5	Western Kentucky	W 91-72	5-1	Mullins Center (9,493) Amherst, MA
01/03/1995	#4	West Virginia Abdow's Holiday Classic	W 95-65	6-1 (1-0)	Springfield Civic Center (8,590) Springfield, Massachusetts
01/05/1995*	#4	at St. Louis Atlantic 10/Great Midwest Challenge	W 80-74	7-1	Kiel Center (21,879) St. Louis, Missouri
01/07/1995*	#4	vs. La Salle Rainbow Classic	W 87-64	8-1	Atlantic City Convention Center (8,033) Atlantic City, New Jersey
01/10/1995	#1	at St. Bonaventure	W 81-76 ^OT	9-1 (2-0)	Reilly Center (6,000) Olean, New York
1/12/1995	#1	Rutgers	W 85-68	10-1 (3-0)	Mullins Center (9,493) Amherst, Massachusetts
01/14/1995*	#1	#25 Pennsylvania	W 93-60	11-1	Mullins Center (9,493) Amherst, MA
01/19/1995	#1	at Rhode Island	W 91-75	12-1 (4-0)	Providence Civic Center (13,100) Providence, Rhode Island
01/21/1995	#1	Temple	W 59-58	13-1 (5-0)	Mullins Center (9,493) Amherst, Massachusetts
01/24/1995	#1	at Duquesne	W 103-53	14-1 (6-0)	Palumbo Center (6,064) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
01/27/1995	#1	at West Virginia	W 97-94 ^OT	15-1 (7-0)	WVU Coliseum (13,862) Morgantown, West Virginia
01/30/1995	#1	St. Bonaventure	W 79-62	16-1 (8-0)	Mullins Center (9,493) Amherst, Massachusetts
02/01/1995	#1	Saint Joseph's	W 74-62	17-1 (9-0)	Mullins Center (9,493) Amherst, Massachusetts
02/04/1995	#1	at George Washington	L 75-78	17-2 (9–1)	Charles E. Smith Center (5,020) Washington, D.C.
02/07/1995	#4	at Rutgers	29-31	game suspended*	Louis Brown Athletic Center (8,526) New Brunswick, New Jersey
02/11/1995*	#4	at Southwestern Louisiana	W 94-63	18-2	Cajundome (10,651) Lafayette, Louisiana
02/14/1995	#5	George Washington	L 78-80	18-3 (9-2)	Mullins Center (9,493) Amherst, Massachusetts
02/16/1995	#5	Duquesne	W 73-56	19-3 (10-2)	Mullins Center (9,493) Amherst, Massachusetts
2/19/1995*	#5	Louisville	W 91-76	20-3	Worcester Centrum (13,758) Worcester, Massachusetts
02/23/1995	#5	at Temple	L 72-63	20-4 (10-3)	McGonigle Hall (3,900) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
02/25/1995	#5	at Saint Joseph's	W 77-58	21-4 (11-3)	Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse (3,200) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
02/28/1995	#8	Rhode Island	W 86-71	22-4 (12-3)	Mullins Center (9,493) Amherst, MA
03/03/1995	#8	vs. Rutgers	W 77-62@	23-4 (13-3)	The Palestra (8,526) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1995 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament
03/05/1995*	#8	at Duquesne Quarterfinal	W 79-53	24-4	The Palestra (7,273) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
03/06/1995	#8	vs. Saint Joseph's Semifinals	W 68-57	25-4	The Palestra (8,722) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
03/09/1995	#8	Temple Final	W 75-61	26-4	Mullins Center (9,493) Amherst, Massachusetts
1995 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
03/17/1995*	#7	vs. Saint Peter's East Region First Round	W 68-51	27-4	Knickerbocker Arena (15,100) Albany, New York
03/19/1995*	#7	vs. Stanford East Region Second Round	W 75-53	28-4	Knickerbocker Arena (11,931) Albany, New York
03/24/1995*	#7	vs. Tulsa East Regional Semifinal	W 76-51	29-4	Brendan Byrne Arena (19,689) East Rutherford, New Jersey
03/26/1995*	#7	vs. Oklahoma State East Regional Final	L 54-68	29-5	Brendan Byrne Arena (19,689) East Rutherford, New Jersey
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Game suspended due to protest at game

@Game resumed at neutral site, with score continuing from suspended game, per ruling by A-10 Commissioner

References

UMass Minutemen basketball

Venues	Drill Hall (1899–1931) Curry Hicks Cage (1931–1993) William D. Mullins Memorial Center (1993–present)

Rivalries	Boston College

Culture & lore	Sam the Minuteman "Fight Mass"

People	Head coaches Retired numbers

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NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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