1994–95 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team

The 1994–95 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team represented Oklahoma State University as a member of the Big Eight Conference during the 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

1994–95 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball
Big Eight tournament champions
NCAA men's Division I tournament, Final Four
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 4
AP	No. 14
Record	27–10 (10–4 Big Eight)
Head coach	Eddie Sutton (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Sean Sutton John Pelphrey Paul Graham
Home arena	Gallagher-Iba Arena (Capacity: 6,381)
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

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 23, 1994*	No. 19	vs. BYU Great Alaska Shootout	L 59–69	0–1	Sullivan Arena  Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 25, 1994*	No. 19	vs. Jackson State Great Alaska Shootout	W 75–57	1–1	Sullivan Arena  Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 26, 1994*	No. 19	vs. No. 5 Arizona Great Alaska Shootout	L 63–73	1–2	Sullivan Arena  Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 30, 1994*		SMU	W 73–51	2–2	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dec 2, 1994*		vs. Appalachian State	W 85–58	3–2	Mabee Center  Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 3, 1994*		vs. Texas A&M	W 86–56	4–2	Mabee Center  Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 7, 1994*		Tulsa	W 93–88	5–2	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dec 9, 1994*		Northwest Missouri State	W 91–53	6–2	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dec 17, 1994*		Texas–Pan American	W 82–72	7–2	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dec 20, 1994*		vs. LSU	W 111–67	8–2	Mabee Center  Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 22, 1994*		at No. 15 Arizona State	L 69–72	8–3	ASU Activity Center  Tempe, Arizona
Dec 28, 1994*		at Providence	L 78–93	8–4	Providence Civic Center  Providence, Rhode Island
Jan 2, 1995*		Alaska Anchorage	W 112–72	9–4	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Jan 7, 1995		at Kansas State	L 66–74	9–5 (0–1)	Bramlage Coliseum  Manhattan, Kansas
Jan 11, 1995*		at Oral Roberts	W 84–45	10–5	Mabee Center  Tulsa, Oklahoma
Jan 14, 1995*		at No. 11 Michigan State	L 69–70	10–6	Breslin Student Events Center  East Lansing, Michigan
Jan 16, 1995		Oklahoma	W 72–64	11–6 (1–1)	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Jan 22, 1995		No. 16 Missouri	W 85–70	12–6 (2–1)	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Jan 28, 1995		at Colorado	W 82–63	13–6 (3–1)	Coors Events Center  Boulder, Colorado
Feb 1, 1995		at Nebraska	W 82–65	14–6 (4–1)	Bob Devaney Sports Center  Lincoln, Nebraska
Feb 4, 1995		Colorado	W 94–67	15–6 (5–1)	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Feb 6, 1995		No. 2 Kansas	W 79–69	16–6 (6–1)	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Feb 11, 1995	No. 24	at No. 13 Missouri	L 79–81	16–7 (6–2)	Hearnes Center  Columbia, Missouri
Feb 15, 1995	No. 22	at No. 21 Iowa State	W 71–69	17–7 (7–2)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
Feb 18, 1995	No. 22	Nebraska	W 93–53	18–7 (8–2)	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Feb 22, 1995	No. 18	Kansas State	W 70–46	19–7 (9–2)	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Feb 25, 1995	No. 18	at No. 25 Oklahoma	L 74–82 OT	19–8 (9–3)	Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma
Feb 27, 1995	No. 18	No. 24 Iowa State	W 77–49	20–8 (10–3)	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Mar 5, 1995	No. 18	at No. 3 Kansas	L 62–78	20–9 (10–4)	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, Kansas
Big Eight tournament
Mar 10, 1995*	(2) No. 19	vs. (7) Nebraska Quarterfinals	W 68–48	21–9	Kemper Arena  Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 11, 1995*	(2) No. 19	vs. (3) No. 16 Oklahoma Semifinals	W 74–58	22–9	Kemper Arena  Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 12, 1995*	(2) No. 19	vs. (5) Iowa State Championship game	W 62–53	23–9	Kemper Arena  Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 1995*	(4 E) No. 14	vs. (13 E) Drexel	W 73–49	24–9	Baltimore Arena  Baltimore, Maryland
Mar 18, 1995*	(4 E) No. 14	vs. (5 E) No. 20 Alabama	W 66–52	25–9	Baltimore Arena  Baltimore, Maryland
Mar 24, 1995*	(4 E) No. 14	vs. (1 E) No. 3 Wake Forest East Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	W 71–66[1]	26–9	Brendan Byrne Arena  East Rutherford, New Jersey
Mar 26, 1995*	(4 E) No. 14	vs. (2 E) No. 7 UMass East Regional final – Elite Eight	W 68–54[2]	27–9	Brendan Byrne Arena  East Rutherford, New Jersey
Apr 1, 1995*	(4 E) No. 14	vs. (1 W) No. 1 UCLA National semifinal – Final Four	L 61–74[3]	27–10	Kingdome  Seattle, Washington
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Central Time.

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NCAA tournament

• West
  • Oklahoma State (4) 73, Drexel (13) 49
  • Oklahoma State 66, Alabama (5) 52
  • Oklahoma State 71, Wake Forest (1) 66
  • Oklahoma State 68, Massachusetts (2) 54
• Final Four
  • UCLA 74, Oklahoma State 61

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Player stats

Player	Games	Minutes	Field Goals	Free Throws	Rebounds	Assists	Blocks	Steals	Points
Bryant Reeves[6]	37	1288	289	219	350	30	60	18	797
Randy Rutherford[7]	37	1348	238 (146 3-Pt.)	102	232	64	5	69	724

Rankings

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

Awards and honors

• Bryant Reeves, Big 8 Player of the Year^[8]

Team players drafted into the NBA

One player from the roster was picked in an NBA draft:^[9]

Year	Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1995	1	6	Bryant Reeves	Vancouver Grizzlies

References

1. "Cowboys' Victory Is Childress Play". The Los Angeles Times. March 25, 1995. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
2. "Reeves Buries UMass". The Orlando Sentinel. March 27, 1995. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
3. "Edney, Bruins Oust Oklahoma State". The Washington Post. April 2, 1995. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
4. "2019–20 Oklahoma State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Oklahoma State University Athletics. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
5. "RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More".
6. "Bryant Reeves Past Stats, Playoff Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards". Archived from the original on January 17, 2010. Retrieved May 15, 2009.
7. "Oklahoma State Official Athletic Site - Oklahoma State University". Archived from the original on April 6, 2013. Retrieved February 14, 2013.
8. "NBA.com: Bryant Reeves Player Info". NBA.com. Archived from the original on March 8, 2009. Retrieved May 15, 2009.
9. "1995 NBA Draft". Archived from the original on March 17, 2010. Retrieved July 28, 2009. 6; VAN; Bryant Reeves; Oklahoma State