1994–95 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team

1994–95 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball
1994–95 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	20–9 (10–8 Pac-10)
Head coach	Mike Montgomery (9th season);
Assistant coaches	Doug Oliver; Jeff Jackson;
Home arena	Maples Pavilion (Capacity: 7,392)
	Seasons ← 1993–94 1995–96 →

1994–95 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 UCLA	17	–	1	.944	32	–	1	.970
No. 15 Arizona	14	–	4	.778	24	–	7	.774
No. 16 Arizona State	12	–	6	.667	24	–	9	.727
Oregon	11	–	7	.611	19	–	9	.679
Stanford	10	–	8	.556	20	–	9	.690
Washington State	10	–	8	.556	18	–	12	.600
Washington	6	–	12	.333	10	–	17	.370
Oregon State	6	–	12	.333	9	–	18	.333
USC	4	–	14	.222	9	–	19	.321
California¹	0	–	18	.000	0	–	27	.000

As of November 23, 2011^[1] Rankings from AP Poll ¹California forfeited all wins due to infractions.

The 1994–95 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team represented Stanford University as a member of the Pac-10 Conference during the 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Mike Montgomery and played their home games at Maples Pavilion. Stanford finished fifth in the Pac-10 regular season standings and received an at-large bid to the 1995 NCAA tournament. Playing as the No. 10 seed in the East region, the Cardinal defeated No. 7 seed UNC Charlotte in the opening round^[2] before falling to No. 2 seed UMass in the second round.^[3] Stanford finished with an overall record of 20–9 (10–8 Pac-10).

Roster[edit]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	4	Dion Cross	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Jr
G	10	Mark Thompson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Fr
G	11	Warren Gravely	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Sr
G	15	Dave Bennion	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Fr
G	22	Brevin Knight	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Seton Hall Prep	Livingston, NJ
F	24	Rich Jackson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	So		Provo, UT
G	25	David Harbour	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Jr
F	30	Darren Allaway	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Jr
F	32	Andy Poppink (C)	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	RS Jr
G	35	Kamba Tshionyi	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Fr		Eugene, OR
F	44	Todd Manley	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	Sr
C	45	Bart Lammersen (C)	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	Sr
C	55	Tim Young	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Harbor	Santa Cruz, CA

Head coach

Mike Montgomery (Long Beach State)

Assistant coach(es)

Doug Oliver (San José State)
Jeff Jackson (Cornell)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 25, 1994*		Colgate Fry's Invitational	W 82–70	1–0	Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA
November 26, 1994*		St. Peters Fry's Invitational	W 79–71	2–0	Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA
December 3, 1994*		San Jose State	W 68–52	3–0	Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA
December 10, 1994*		Cal Poly	W 94–52	4–0	Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA
December 16, 1994*		San Francisco	W 98–60	5–0	Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA
December 19, 1994*		at American	W 97–71	6–0	Bender Arena Washington, D.C.
December 22, 1994*		at No. 22 Virginia	W 64–60	7–0	University Hall Charlottesville, VA
December 27, 1994*		No. 19 Wisconsin	W 95–78	8–0	Maples Pavilion Stanford, CC
December 29, 1994*		Cornell	W 67–55	9–0	Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA
Pac–10 Conference regular season
January 5, 1995	No. 23	at Washington	W 65–51	10–0 (1–0)	Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA
January 7, 1995	No. 23	at Washington State	L 63–77	10–1 (1–1)	Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA
January 12, 1995		No. 12 Arizona State	W 91–75	11–1 (2–1)	Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA
January 14, 1995		No. 13 Arizona	L 83–89 ^OT	11–2 (2–2)	Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA
January 19, 1995	No. 21	at California	W 78–73	12–2 (3–2)	Harmon Gym Berkeley, CA
January 26, 1995	No. 17	at No. 4 UCLA	L 74–77	12–3 (3–3)	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
January 28, 1995	No. 17	at USC	W 85–82	13–3 (4–3)	L. A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
February 2, 1995	No. 17	No. 22 Oregon	W 92–87	14–3 (5–3)	Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA
February 4, 1995	No. 17	Oregon State	W 95–82	15–3 (6–3)	Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA
February 9, 1995	No. 15	at No. 9 Arizona	L 73–84	15–4 (6–4)	McKale Center Tucson, AZ
February 11, 1995	No. 15	at No. 14 Arizona State	L 70–79	15–5 (6–5)	ASU Activity Center Tempe, AZ
February 15, 1995	No. 17	California	W 83–70	16–5 (7–5)	Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA
February 21, 1995	No. 19	No. 1 UCLA	L 77–88	16–6 (7–6)	Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA
February 23, 1995	No. 19	USC	W 90–78	17–6 (8–6)	Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA
March 2, 1995	No. 20	at Oregon State	L 71–90	17–7 (8–7)	Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR
March 4, 1995	No. 20	at Oregon	L 80–89	17–8 (8–8)	McArthur Court Eugene, OR
March 9, 1995		Washington State	W 79–72	18–8 (9–8)	Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA
March 11, 1995		Washington	W 74–65	19–8 (10–8)	Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA
NCAA tournament
March 17, 1995*	(10 E)	vs. (7 E) UNC Charlotte First Round	W 70–68	20–8	Knickerbocker Arena Albany, NY
March 19, 1995*	(10 E)	vs. (2 E) No. 7 UMass Second Round	L 53–75	20–9	Knickerbocker Arena (11,931) Albany, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Pacific Time. (#) during NCAA is seed within region.

Schedule Source:^[4]

Rankings[edit]

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	23	RV	21	17	17	15	17	19	20	—	—	Not released
Coaches	—	—*	—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	23	19	18	16	19	18	19	24	25	RV

*Coaches did not release a week 1 poll.

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Awards and honors[edit]

Team honors
Honors	Player	Position	Ref.
The Hank Luisetti MVP	Brevin Knight	G	^[6]
Howie Dallmar Coaches Award	Bart Lammersen	C
Howie Dallmar Coaches Award	Andy Poppink	F
Most Inspirational Player	David Harbour	G
Most Improved Player	Tim Young	C
Best Defensive Player	Darren Allaway	F

References[edit]

^ "2011-12 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pacific-10 Conference. p. 68. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
^ "Stanford Makes It Personal, Defeats UNC Charlotte, 70-68". The Los Angeles Times. March 18, 1995. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
^ "Minutemen Finally Escape 2d Round". The New York Times. March 20, 1995. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
^ "1994-95 Stanford Cardinal Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1031–1032. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
^ "Stanford History" (PDF). sidearmsports.com. 2009. p. 166.

[1] "2011-12 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pacific-10 Conference. p. 68. Retrieved November 23, 2011.

[ncaa-uncc-2] "Stanford Makes It Personal, Defeats UNC Charlotte, 70-68". The Los Angeles Times. March 18, 1995. Retrieved July 5, 2022.

[ncaa-umass-3] "Minutemen Finally Escape 2d Round". The New York Times. March 20, 1995. Retrieved July 5, 2022.

[4] "1994-95 Stanford Cardinal Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 5, 2022.

[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.

[6] "Stanford History" (PDF). sidearmsports.com. 2009. p. 166.

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