1994–95 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

The 1994–95 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas in the 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, which was the Jayhawks' 97th basketball season. The head coach was Roy Williams, who served his 7th year at KU. The team played its home games in Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas.

1994–95 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
Big Eight Regular Season Champions
NCAA men's Division I tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 10
AP	No. 5
Record	25–6 (11–3 Big Eight)
Head coach	Roy Williams (7th season)
Assistant coaches	Matt Doherty (3rd season) Joe Holladay (1st season) Steve Robinson (7th season)
Captains	Greg Gurley Scott Novosel Greg Ostertag
Home arena	Allen Fieldhouse
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

Roster

Name	#	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Home Town
Joel Branstrom	44	Forward	6-6	190	Junior	Half Moon Bay, California
Greg Gurley	33	Guard	6-5	215	Senior	Leawood, Kansas
Jerod Haase	35	Guard	6-3	185	Sophomore	South Lake Tahoe, California
Raef LaFrentz	45	Forward	6–11	220	Freshman	Hampton, Iowa
C.B. McGrath	24	Guard	5-11	160	Freshman	Topeka, Kansas
Scott Novosel	5	Guard	6-1	175	Senior	Leawood, Kansas
Greg Ostertag	00	Center	7-2	270	Senior	Duncanville, Texas
Sean Pearson	21	Forward/Guard	6–5	210	Junior	LaGrange, Illinois
Scot Pollard	31	Center	6–10	250	Sophomore	San Diego, California
Calvin Rayford	10	Guard	5-7	155	Senior(RS)	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Billy Thomas	12	Forward/Guard	6–4	200	Freshman	Shreveport, Louisiana
Jacque Vaughn	11	Guard	6–1	195	Sophomore	Pasadena, California
T.J. Whatley	14	Guard	6–4	180	Junior	Benton, Arkansas
B.J. Williams	22	Forward	6–8	205	Sophomore	Wichita, Kansas

Big Eight Conference standings

#	Team	Conference	Pct.	Overall	Pct.
1	Kansas	11-3	.786	25-6	.806
2	Oklahoma State	10-4	.714	27-10	.730
3	Oklahoma	9-5	.643	23-9	.719
4	Missouri	8-6	.571	20-9	.690
5	Iowa State	6-8	.429	23-11	.676
6	Colorado	5-9	.357	15-13	.536
7	Nebraska	4-10	.289	18-14	.563
8	Kansas State	3-11	.214	12-15	.444

^[1]

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
11/26/1994*	No. 9	San Diego	W 83-65	1–0	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, KS
12/3/1994*	No. 7	vs. No. 1 UMass John R. Wooden Classic	W 81-75	2–0	Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim (18,300) Anaheim, CA
12/5/1994*	No. 4	Coppin State	W 91-69	3–0	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, KS
12/7/1994*	No. 4	No. 6 Florida	W 69-63	4–0	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, KS
12/10/1994*	No. 4	at NC State	W 96-91	5-0	Reynolds Coliseum  Raleigh, NC
12/17/1994*	No. 3	at Indiana	L 61-80	5-1	Assembly Hall  Bloomington, Indiana
12/20/1994*	No. 7	Santa Clara	W 80-75[2]	6-1	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, KS
12/22/1994*	No. 7	Rice	W 71-57	7-1	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, KS
12/31/1994*	No. 6	Fort Hays State	W 93-55	8-1	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, KS
1/3/1995*	No. 5	East Tennessee State	W 106-73	9-1	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, KS
1/7/1995*	No. 5	at SMU	W 97-58	10-1	Moody Coliseum  University Park, TX
1/9/1995	No. 3	at No. 17 Missouri Border War	W 102-89	11-1	Hearnes Center  Columbia, MO
1/14/1995  ESPN2	No. 3	at No. 23 Iowa State	L 65-69	11-2	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, IA
1/18/1995	No. 7	Kansas State Sunflower Showdown	W 78-74	12-2	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, KS
1/21/1995	No. 7	at Colorado	W 91-77	13-2	Coors Events Center  Boulder, CO
1/23/1995	No. 7	Nebraska	W 84-67	14-2	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, KS
1/28/1995*  CBS	No. 7	vs. No. 2 Connecticut PowerBar Shootout	W 88-59	15-2	Kemper Arena (16,981) Kansas City, MO
2/1/1995	No. 3	Colorado	W 99-77	16-2	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, KS
2/4/1995	No. 3	No. 11 Iowa State	W 91-71	17-2	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, KS
2/6/1995	No. 2	at No. 24 Oklahoma State	L 69-79	17-3	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, OK
2/11/1995	No. 2	Oklahoma	W 93-76	18-3	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, KS
2/14/1995	No. 3	at Nebraska	W 91-68	19-3	Bob Devaney Sports Center  Lincoln, NE
2/18/1995	No. 3	at Kansas State Sunflower Showdown	W 78-67	20-3	Bramlage Coliseum  Manhattan, KS
2/20/1995	No. 1	at No. 25 Oklahoma	L 73-76	20-4	Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, OK
2/25/1995	No. 1	No. 14 Missouri Border War	W 88-69	21-4	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, KS
3/5/1995	No. 3	No. 18 Oklahoma State	W 78-62	22-4	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, KS
Big Eight Tournament
3/10/1995	(1) No. 2	vs. (8) Kansas State Quarterfinals	W 90-45	23-4	Kemper Arena  Kansas City, MO
3/11/1995	(1) No. 2	vs. (5) Iowa State Semifinals	L 72-80 OT	23-5	Kemper Arena  Kansas City, MO
NCAA tournament
3/16/1995*	(1 MW) No. 5	vs. (16 MW) Colgate First Round	W 82–68	24–5	University of Dayton Arena  Dayton, OH
3/18/1995*	(1 MW) No. 5	vs. (8 MW) No. 21 Western Kentucky Second Round	W 75–70	25–5	University of Dayton Arena  Dayton, OH
3/24/1995*	(1 MW) No. 5	vs. (4 MW) No. 13 Virginia Midwest Regional Final – Sweet Sixteen	L 58–67[3]	25–6	Kemper Arena  Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll, NCAA tournament seeds shown in parentheses. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Central Standard Time.

^[4]

Rankings

Main article: 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Poll	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17
AP	11	9	7	4	3	7	6	5	3	7	7	3	2	3	1	3	2	5
Coaches

*There was no coaches poll in week 1.

See also

• 1995 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

References

1. "Big 12 Record Book (PDF)" (PDF) (Press release). Big 12 Conference. August 1, 2008. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
2. "Kansas Avoids an Upset". The New York Times. December 21, 1994. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
3. "Cavs Revive in Time for Trip to Final Eight". The Washington Post. March 25, 1995. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
4. "Kansas Jayhawks Men's Basketball 1994-95 Season Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (English) on July 15, 2013. Retrieved June 15, 2013.