1994–95 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team

The 1994–95 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team represented Wake Forest University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference during the 1994–95 men's college basketball season. Led by head coach Dave Odom, the Demon Deacons played their home games at LJVM Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

1994–95 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball
ACC tournament champions
ACC regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 3
Record26–6 (12–4 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
MVPTravis Banks
CaptainTravis Banks
Randolph Childress
Home arenaLJVM Coliseum
Seasons
1994–95 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Wake Forest 12 4   .750 26 6   .813
No. 4 North Carolina 12 4   .750 28 6   .824
No. 10 Maryland 12 4   .750 26 8   .765
No. 13 Virginia 12 4   .750 25 9   .735
Georgia Tech 8 8   .500 18 12   .600
Florida State 5 11   .313 12 15   .444
Clemson 5 11   .313 15 13   .536
NC State 4 12   .250 12 15   .444
Duke 2 14   .125 13 18   .419
1995 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll[1]

After entering the season with a No. 24 preseason ranking in both major polls, Wake Forest finished in a four-way tie for the ACC regular season title with a 12–4 conference record. The team defeated Duke, Virginia, and North Carolina (in OT) to win the ACC tournament and receive the No. 1 seed in the East region of the NCAA tournament. After defeating No. 16 seed North Carolina A&T and No. 9 seed Saint Louis to reach the Sweet Sixteen, Wake Forest was knocked off by No. 4 seed and eventual Final Four participant Oklahoma State, 71–66,[2] to finish the season with a 26–6 record. The Demon Deacons were No. 3 in the final AP poll and No. 9 in the final Coaches poll.

Senior guard Randolph Childress was named a consensus second-team All-American and ACC Athlete of the Year. Coach Odom was named ACC Coach of the Year for the second season in a row and third time overall.

Previous season

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Wake Forest finished third in the ACC regular season standings and reached the second round of the NCAA tournament. Head coach Dave Odom was named ACC Coach of the Year for the second time.

Roster

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1994–95 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 3 Barry Canty 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Independence Charlotte, NC
G 4 Matt Burns 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Pully, Switzerland
G 5 Steve Goolsby 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 194 lb (88 kg) Fr Marietta HS Marietta, GA
G 10 Rusty LaRue 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Northwest Guilford Oak Ridge, NC
G 20 Marc Scott 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Chapel Hill, NC
F/C 21 Tim Duncan 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So St. Dunstan's Episcopal Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
G 22 Randolph Childress (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Flint Hill School Clinton, MD
F 23 Antonio Jackson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Aliceville HS Aliceville, AL
G 25 Jerry Braswell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Randolph-Clay Cuthbert, GA
G 30 Tony Rutland 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Fr Bethel Hampton, VA
G 31 Matt Simpson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Franklin Road Academy Nashville, TN
F 34 Travis Banks 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 232 lb (105 kg) Sr Clinton HS Clinton, NC
C 40 Sean Allen 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Raleigh, NC
F 44 Ricky Peral 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Valladolid, Spain
F 53 Ken Herbst 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
So Winston-Salem, NC
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: March 24, 2020

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
November 26*
No. 24 UNC Greensboro W 75–55  1–0
LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
November 29*
No. 21 at Davidson W 74–62  2–0
Belk Arena 
Davidson, NC
December 3*
No. 21 No. 6 Florida L 70–81  2–1
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
December 5*
No. 25 at Canisius W 74–60  3–1
Koessler Athletic Center 
Buffalo, NY
December 8*
No. 25 at Richmond W 53–49  4–1
Robins Center 
Richmond, VA
December 17*
No. 21 Charleston W 74–64  5–1
LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
December 20*
No. 19 The Citadel W 81–58  6–1
LVJM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
December 30*
No. 18 Marshall W 95–59  7–1
LVJM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
January 7
No. 18 Florida State W 72–64  8–1
(1-0)
LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
January 11
No. 14 No. 11 Duke W 74–64  9–1
(2-0)
LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
January 14
No. 14 at No. 9 Maryland L 66–76  9–2
(2-1)
Cole Field House 
College Park, MD
January 17
No. 15 at No. 22 Georgia Tech L 65–67  9—3
(2-2)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, GA
January 21
No. 15 Clemson W 69–60  10–3
(3-2)
LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
January 25
No. 16 at No. 15 Virginia W 71–70  11–3
(4-2)
University Hall 
Charlottesville, VA
January 28
No. 16 No. 3 North Carolina L 61–62  11–4
(4-3)
LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
January 29*
No. 16 Vanderbilt W 63–51  12–4
LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
February 1
No. 14 at NC State W 69–61  13-4
(5-3)
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
February 4*
No. 14 at Winthrop W 68–54  14-4
Winthrop Coliseum 
Rock Hill, SC
February 8
No. 11 at Florida State L 67–69  14-5
(5-4)
Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, FL
February 11
No. 11 at Duke W 62–61  15-5
(6-4)
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
February 15
No. 14 No. 7 Maryland W 63–54  16-5
(7-4)
LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
February 18
No. 14 No. 20 Georgia Tech W 73–62  17-5
(8-4)
LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
February 22
No. 10 at Clemson W 64–52  18-5
(9-4)
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, SC
February 26
No. 10 No. 11 Virginia W 66–63  19-5
(10-4)
LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
February 28
No. 9 at No. 2 North Carolina W 79–70  20-5
(11-4)
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, NC
March 4
No. 9 NC State W 83–68  21-5
(12-4)
LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
ACC Tournament
March 10*
 JP
No. 7 vs. Duke
ACC tournament Quarterfinal
W 87–70  22-5
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
March 11*
No. 7 vs. No. 11 Virginia
ACC Tournament semifinals
W 77–68  23-5
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
March 12*
No. 7 vs. No. 4 North Carolina
ACC tournament championship
W 82–80 OT 24-5
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
NCAA Tournament
March 16*
(1 E) No. 3 vs. (16 E) North Carolina A&T
NCAA tournament first round
W 79–47  25-5
Baltimore Arena 
Baltimore, MD
March 18*
(1 E) No. 3 vs. Saint Louis
NCAA tournament second round
W 64–59  26-5
Baltimore Arena 
Baltimore, MD
March 24*
No. 3 vs. No. 14 Oklahoma State
NCAA Tournament Regional semifinal
L 66–71  26-6
Brendan Byrne Arena 
East Rutherford, NJ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Rankings

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Awards and honors

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1994-95 Atlantic Coast Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "Cowboys' Victory Is Childress Play". The Los Angeles Times. March 25, 1995. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
  3. ^ 2014-15 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball media guide Archived 2015-05-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2015-Jun-20.
  4. ^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1031–1032. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.