1994–95 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

The 1994–95 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by Gene Keady and played its home games at Mackey Arena.

1994–95 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball
Big Ten Regular season champions Big Island Invitational champions
NCAA Tournament, second round
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 19
AP	No. 12
Record	25–7 (15–3 Big Ten)
Head coach	Gene Keady (15th season)
Assistant coaches	Frank Kendrick Bruce Weber
Home arena	Mackey Arena
Seasons ← 1993–94 1995–96 →

1994–95 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	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)

Roster

1994–95 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 11 Matt Waddell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Sr G 15 Tim Ervin 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) — Sr G 20 Todd Foster 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — Jr F 21 Herb Dove 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Jr F 22 Cuonzo Martin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Sr East St. Louis East St. Louis, Illinois G 23 Porter Roberts 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Jr F 25 Roy Hairston 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Jr F 33 Justin Jennings 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Central Grand Rapids, Michigan F 42 Brandon Brantley 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — Jr F 52 Brad Miller 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr East Noble Kendallville, Indiana F 55 Paul Gilvydis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Harrison Farmington Hills, Michigan	Head coach Gene Keady (Kansas State) Assistant coach(es) Frank Kendrick (Purdue) Bruce Weber (Milwaukee) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 25, 1994*		vs. Niagara Big Island Invitational	W 71–60	1–0	Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium  Hilo, Hawaii
Nov 26, 1994*		vs. New Orleans Big Island Invitational	W 84–71	2–0	Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium  Hilo, Hawaii
Nov 27, 1994*		vs. Iowa State Big Island Invitational	W 88–87 OT	3–0	Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium  Hilo, Hawaii
Nov 30, 1994*		vs. Missouri	L 66–69	3–1
Dec 3, 1994*		at James Madison	L 87–91	3–2	JMU Convocation Center  Harrisonburg, Virginia
Dec 6, 1994*		at Western Michigan	L 81–90	3–3	University Arena  Kalamazoo, Michigan
Dec 9, 1994*		Austin Peay	W 81–64	4–3	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, Indiana
Dec 10, 1994*		Rutgers	W 79–67	5–3	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, Indiana
Dec 17, 1994*		vs. New Orleans	W 76–68	6–3
Dec 22, 1994*		at Chattanooga	W 94–77	7–3	McKenzie Arena  Chattanooga, Tennessee
Dec 28, 1994*		Weber State	W 89–75	8–3	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, Indiana
Dec 30, 1994*		Central Michigan	W 74–66	9–3	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, Indiana
Big Ten regular season
Jan 3, 1995		at Michigan	L 61–71	9–4 (0–1)	Crisler Arena  Ann Arbor, Michigan
Jan 7, 1995		Minnesota	W 68–60	10–4 (1–1)	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, Indiana
Jan 10, 1995		Illinois	L 58–62	10–5 (1–2)	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, Indiana
Jan 14, 1995		at No. 19 Iowa	W 84–83	11–5 (2–2)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena  Iowa City, Iowa
Jan 21, 1995		Ohio State	W 92–66	12–5 (3–2)	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, Indiana
Jan 25, 1995		at Northwestern	W 96–84	13–5 (4–2)	Welsh-Ryan Arena  Evanston, Illinois
Jan 28, 1995		at Penn State	W 65–62	14–5 (5–2)	Rec Hall  University Park, Pennsylvania
Jan 31, 1995		Indiana	W 76–66	15–5 (6–2)	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, Indiana
Feb 7, 1995	No. 25	at No. 7 Michigan State	W 78–69	16–5 (7–2)	Breslin Center  East Lansing, Michigan
Feb 12, 1995*	No. 25	at Indiana	L 73–82	16–6 (7–3)	Assembly Hall  Bloomington, Indiana
Feb 15, 1995	No. 25	Penn State	W 71–51	17–6 (8–3)	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, Indiana
Feb 18, 1995	No. 25	Northwestern	W 94–57	18–6 (9–3)	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, Indiana
Feb 22, 1995	No. 21	at Ohio State	W 64–55	19–6 (10–3)	St. John Arena  Columbus, Ohio
Feb 26, 1995*	No. 21	Wisconsin	W 66–56	20–6 (11–3)	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, Indiana
Mar 1, 1995	No. 17	Iowa	W 92–85	21–6 (12–3)	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, Indiana
Mar 4, 1995	No. 17	at Illinois	W 69–56	22–6 (13–3)	Assembly Hall  Champaign, Illinois
Mar 9, 1995	No. 14	at Minnesota	W 72–59[3]	23–6 (14–3)	Williams Arena  Minneapolis, Minnesota
Mar 12, 1995	No. 14	Michigan	W 73–67[4]	24–6 (15–3)	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, Indiana
NCAA Tournament
Mar 17, 1995*	(3 MW) No. 12	vs. (14 MW) Wisconsin-Green Bay First round	W 49–48[5]	25–6	Frank Erwin Center  Austin, Texas
Mar 19, 1995*  CBS	(3 MW) No. 12	vs. (6 MW) Memphis Second round	L 73–75[6]	25–7	Frank Erwin Center  Austin, Texas
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Eastern.

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Rankings

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

Team players drafted into the NBA

Main article: 1995 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
2	57	Cuonzo Martin	Atlanta Hawks

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See also

• 1995 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
• List of NCAA Division I institutions

References

1. "Forfeits and Vacated Games". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
2. "1994-95 Purdue Boilermakers Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 21, 2020.
3. "Purdue 72, Minnesota 59". New York Times. March 10, 1995. Retrieved March 21, 2020.
4. "Purdue Proves It Hasn't Lost Bite". Los Angeles Times. March 13, 1995. Retrieved March 21, 2020.
5. "Purdue survives UWGB scare". The Times of Northwest Indiana. March 18, 1995. Retrieved March 21, 2020.
6. "Memphis Wins, Turns Big Ten Into Big Zero". Los Angeles Times. March 20, 1995. Retrieved March 21, 2020.
7. "2019–20 Purdue Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Purdue University Athletic Dept. Retrieved March 21, 2020.
8. "1995 NBA Draft". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 21, 2020.