1994–95 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team

1994–95 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball
1994–95 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball
Great Alaska Shootout champions
NCAA tournament, first round (Vacated)
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	20-11 (19-12 unadjusted) (10–8 Big Ten)
Head coach	Clem Haskins (9th season);
Assistant coaches	Milton Barnes; Larry Davis; Bill Brown;
Home arena	Williams Arena
	Seasons ← 1993–94 1995–96 →

The 1994–95 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team represented the University of Minnesota as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by 9th-year head coach Clem Haskins, the Golden Gophers advanced to the NCAA tournament and finished with a 19–12 record (10–8 Big Ten; overall record later adjusted to 20-11).^[2]

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)

Minnesota vacated its NCAA Tournament appearance due to sanctions from the University of Minnesota basketball scandal.

Roster

1994–95 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G/F	5	Sam Jacobson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Park	Cottage Grove, MN
C	12	John Thomas	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	So	Roosevelt	Minneapolis, MN
G/F	21	Voshon Lenard	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Southwestern	Detroit, MI
C	50	Trevor Winter	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	So	Slayton	Slayton, MN

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Non-conference Regular Season
Nov 24, 1994*		vs. No. 5 Arizona Great Alaska Shootout	W 72–70	1–0	Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 25, 1994*		vs. No. 21 Villanova Great Alaska Shootout	W 85–64	2–0	Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 26, 1994*		vs. BYU Great Alaska Shootout	W 79–74	3–0	Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 29, 1994*	No. 15	Sacramento State	W 102–84	4–0	Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota
Dec 1, 1994*	No. 15	Central Connecticut State	W 92–56	5–0	Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota
Dec 11, 1994*	No. 12	Rhode Island	W 90–65	6–0	Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota
Dec 13, 1994*	No. 11	No. 17 Cincinnati	L 88–91 ^OT	6–1	Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota
Dec 17, 1994*	No. 11	at California	L 75–82	6–2	Harmon Gym Berkeley, California
Dec 21, 1994*	No. 16	Texas Southern	L 50–71	6–3	Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota
Dec 28, 1994*	No. 16	at James Madison	W 74–68	7–3	JMU Convocation Center Harrisonburg, Virginia
Big Ten Regular Season
NCAA Tournament
Mar 16, 1995*	(8 E)	vs. (9 E) Saint Louis First Round	L 61–64 ^{OT^[3]}	19–12	Baltimore Arena Baltimore, Maryland
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East.

^ "Forfeits and Vacated Games". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
^ "Forfeits and Vacated Games". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
^ "Record day of overtimes in NCAA tournament". The Chicago Tribune. March 16, 1995. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
^ "2021–22 Minnesota Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Minnesota Athletics. 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.