The 1994–95 Penn Quakers men's basketball team represented the University of Pennsylvania during the 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Quakers, led by 6th-year head coach Fran Dunphy, played their home games at The Palestra as members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 22–6, 14–0 in Ivy League play to win the conference championship. They received the Ivy League's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the First Round to No. 5 seed Alabama.[2]
1994–95 Penn Quakers men's basketball | |
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Ivy League champions | |
NCAA tournament, first round | |
Conference | Ivy League |
Record | 22–6 (14–0 Ivy) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | The Palestra |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Penn | 14 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 22 | – | 6 | .786 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Princeton | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 16 | – | 10 | .615 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dartmouth | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 13 | – | 13 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Brown | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 13 | – | 13 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Yale | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 9 | – | 17 | .346 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cornell | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 9 | – | 17 | .346 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Harvard | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 6 | – | 20 | .231 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Columbia | 1 | – | 13 | .071 | 4 | – | 22 | .154 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll[1] |
This was the third consecutive 14–0 seasons in Ivy League play and one of five overall in the Dunphy era.
Roster
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Schedule and results
editDate time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 16, 1994* |
Canisius | L 78–81 | 0–1 |
Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Nov 28, 1994* |
at Lehigh | W 82–79 OT | 1–1 |
Stabler Arena Bethlehem, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Dec 3, 1994* |
Ohio State | W 91–71 | 2–1 |
Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Dec 10, 1994* |
Fairleigh Dickinson | W 101–71 | 3–1 |
Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Dec 13, 1994* |
at No. 25 Michigan | W 62–60 | 4–1 |
Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan | |||||||
Dec 27, 1994* |
vs. Colgate | W 93–58 | 5–1 |
Madison Square Garden New York, New York | |||||||
Dec 28, 1994* |
vs. No. 25 St. John's | W 79–73 | 6–1 |
Madison Square Garden New York, New York | |||||||
Ivy League regular season | |||||||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 16, 1995* |
(12 E) | vs. (5 E) No. 20 Alabama First Round |
L 85–91 OT | 22–6 |
Baltimore Arena Baltimore, Maryland | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Awards and honors
editReferences
edit- ^ sports-reference.com 1994-95 Ivy Group Season Summary
- ^ "McDyess Too Much For Penn To Handle". The New York Times. March 17, 1995. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
- ^ "1994-95 Men's Basketball Roster". University of Pennsylvania Athletics. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
- ^ "1994–95 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Pennsylvania Athletics. Retrieved July 6, 2022.