1994–95 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team

The 1994–95 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team represented the University of Minnesota as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by 9th-year head coach Clem Haskins, the Golden Gophers advanced to the NCAA tournament and finished with a 19–12 record (10–8 Big Ten; overall record later adjusted to 20-11).[2]

1994–95 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record20-11 (19-12 unadjusted) (10–8 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaWilliams Arena
Seasons
1994–95 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 12 Purdue 15 3   .833 25 7   .781
No. 11 Michigan State 14 4   .778 22 6   .786
Indiana 11 7   .611 19 12   .613
Michigan 11 7   .611 17 14   .548
Illinois 10 8   .556 19 12   .613
Minnesota 10 8   .556 20 11   .645
Penn State 9 9   .500 21 11   .656
Iowa 9 9   .500 21 12   .636
Wisconsin 7 11   .389 13 14   .481
Ohio State 2 16   .111 6 22   .214
Northwestern 1 17   .056 5 22   .185
Rankings from AP Poll
*Minnesota 1 NCAA Tourn. game vacated due to sanctions against the program; 1 Win by forfeit (non-conf.)[1]
Disputed record (19-12)

Minnesota vacated its NCAA Tournament appearance due to sanctions from the University of Minnesota basketball scandal.

Roster

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1994–95 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G/F 5 Sam Jacobson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Park Cottage Grove, MN
C 12 John Thomas 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 265 lb (120 kg) So Roosevelt Minneapolis, MN
G/F 21 Voshon Lenard 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Southwestern Detroit, MI
C 50 Trevor Winter 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 265 lb (120 kg) So Slayton Slayton, MN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Non-conference Regular Season
Nov 24, 1994*
vs. No. 5 Arizona
Great Alaska Shootout
W 72–70  1–0
Sullivan Arena 
Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 25, 1994*
vs. No. 21 Villanova
Great Alaska Shootout
W 85–64  2–0
Sullivan Arena 
Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 26, 1994*
vs. BYU
Great Alaska Shootout
W 79–74  3–0
Sullivan Arena 
Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 29, 1994*
No. 15 Sacramento State W 102–84  4–0
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Dec 1, 1994*
No. 15 Central Connecticut State W 92–56  5–0
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Dec 11, 1994*
No. 12 Rhode Island W 90–65  6–0
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Dec 13, 1994*
No. 11 No. 17 Cincinnati L 88–91 OT 6–1
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Dec 17, 1994*
No. 11 at California L 75–82  6–2
Harmon Gym 
Berkeley, California
Dec 21, 1994*
No. 16 Texas Southern L 50–71  6–3
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Dec 28, 1994*
No. 16 at James Madison W 74–68  7–3
JMU Convocation Center 
Harrisonburg, Virginia
Big Ten Regular Season
NCAA Tournament
Mar 16, 1995*
(8 E) vs. (9 E) Saint Louis
First Round
L 61–64 OT[3] 19–12
Baltimore Arena 
Baltimore, Maryland
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.

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Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ "Forfeits and Vacated Games". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
  2. ^ "Forfeits and Vacated Games". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
  3. ^ "Record day of overtimes in NCAA tournament". The Chicago Tribune. March 16, 1995. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
  4. ^ "2021–22 Minnesota Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Minnesota Athletics. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
  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.