1994–95 UMass Minutemen basketball team

The 1994–95 UMass Minutemen basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Minutemen, led by seventh year head coach John Calipari, played their home games at William D. Mullins Memorial Center and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 29–5, 13–3 in A-10 play to finish in first place.

1994–95 UMass Minutemen men's basketball
Atlantic 10 regular season champions
Atlantic 10 tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 7
Record29–5 (13–3 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaWilliam D. Mullins Memorial Center
Seasons
1994–95 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 UMass 13 3   .813 29 5   .853
Temple 10 6   .625 19 11   .633
George Washington 10 6   .625 18 14   .563
Saint Joseph's 9 7   .563 17 12   .586
St. Bonaventure 9 7   .563 18 13   .581
West Virginia 7 9   .438 13 13   .500
Rutgers 7 9   .438 13 15   .464
Duquesne 5 11   .313 10 18   .357
Rhode Island 2 14   .125 7 20   .259
1995 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
3 Dana Dingle Forward 6–6 200 Junior Bronx, New York
4 Donta Bright Forward 6–6 205 Junior Baltimore, Maryland
5 Jason Germain Guard 6–1 160 Senior South Hadley, Massachusetts
10 Mike Williams Guard 6–2 175 Senior Hartford, Connecticut
11 Andre Burks Guard 6–1 180 Freshman Baton Rouge, Louisiana
12 Edgar Padilla Guard 6–1 165 Sophomore Toa Alta, Puerto Rico
14 Derek Kellogg Guard 6–3 185 Senior Springfield, Massachusetts
15 Lou Roe Forward 6–7 210 Senior Atlantic City, New Jersey
21 Marcus Camby Center 6–11 215 Sophomore Hartford, Connecticut
24 Carmelo Travieso Guard 6–2 165 Sophomore Boston, Massachusetts
33 Jeff Meyer Center 7–2 225 Senior Wausau, Wisconsin
34 Tyrone Weeks Forward 6–6 240 Sophomore Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
40 Ted Cottrell Center/Forward 6–9 210 Junior Annapolis, Maryland
50 Inus Norville Forward 6–8 225 Freshman Fayetteville, North Carolina

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
11/25/1994*
No. 3 No. 1 Arkansas
Starter Tip-off Classic
W 104–80  1–0
Springfield Civic Center (8,999)
Springfield, Massachusetts
12/3/1994*
No. 1 vs. No. 7 Kansas
Wooden Classic
L 75–81  1–1
Arrowhead Pond (18,300)
Anaheim, California
12/07/1994*
No. 5 Pittsburgh W 85–57  2–1
Mullins Center (9,493)
Amherst, Massachusetts
12/10/1994*
No. 5 at No. 11 Maryland W 85–74  3–1
Baltimore Convention Center (13,332)
Baltimore, Maryland
12/14/1994*
No. 5 Princeton W 88–67  4–1
Mullins Center (9,493)
Amherst, Massachusetts
12/17/1994*
No. 5 Western Kentucky W 91–72  5–1
Mullins Center (9,493)
Amherst, MA
01/03/1995
No. 4 West Virginia
Abdow's Holiday Classic
W 95–65  6–1 (1–0)
Springfield Civic Center (8,590)
Springfield, Massachusetts
01/05/1995*
No. 4 at St. Louis
Atlantic 10/Great Midwest Challenge
W 80–74  7–1
Kiel Center (21,879)
St. Louis, Missouri
01/07/1995*
No. 4 vs. La Salle
Rainbow Classic
W 87–64  8–1
Atlantic City Convention Center (8,033)
Atlantic City, New Jersey
01/10/1995
No. 1 at St. Bonaventure W 81–76 OT 9–1 (2–0)
Reilly Center (6,000)
Olean, New York
1/12/1995
No. 1 Rutgers W 85–68  10–1 (3–0)
Mullins Center (9,493)
Amherst, Massachusetts
01/14/1995*
No. 1 No. 25 Pennsylvania W 93–60  11–1
Mullins Center (9,493)
Amherst, Massachusetts
01/19/1995
No. 1 at Rhode Island W 91–75  12–1 (4–0)
Providence Civic Center (13,100)
Providence, Rhode Island
01/21/1995
No. 1 Temple W 59–58  13–1 (5–0)
Mullins Center (9,493)
Amherst, Massachusetts
01/24/1995
No. 1 at Duquesne W 103–53  14–1 (6–0)
Palumbo Center (6,064)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
01/27/1995
No. 1 at West Virginia W 97–94 OT 15–1 (7–0)
WVU Coliseum (13,862)
Morgantown, West Virginia
01/30/1995
No. 1 St. Bonaventure W 79–62  16–1 (8–0)
Mullins Center (9,493)
Amherst, Massachusetts
02/01/1995
No. 1 Saint Joseph's W 74–62  17–1 (9–0)
Mullins Center (9,493)
Amherst, Massachusetts
02/04/1995
No. 1 at George Washington L 75–78  17–2 (9–1)
Charles E. Smith Center (5,020)
Washington, D.C.
02/07/1995
No. 4 at Rutgers L 29–31  game suspended*
Louis Brown Athletic Center (8,526)
New Brunswick, New Jersey
02/11/1995*
No. 4 at Southwestern Louisiana W 94–63  18–2
Cajundome (10,651)
Lafayette, Louisiana
02/14/1995
No. 5 George Washington L 78–80  18–3 (9–2)
Mullins Center (9,493)
Amherst, Massachusetts
02/16/1995
No. 5 Duquesne W 73–56  19–3 (10–2)
Mullins Center (9,493)
Amherst, Massachusetts
2/19/1995*
No. 5 Louisville W 91–76  20–3
Worcester Centrum (13,758)
Worcester, Massachusetts
02/23/1995
No. 5 at Temple L 63–72  20–4 (10–3)
McGonigle Hall (3,900)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
02/25/1995
No. 5 at Saint Joseph's W 77–58  21–4 (11–3)
Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse (3,200)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
02/28/1995
No. 8 Rhode Island W 86–71  22–4 (12–3)
Mullins Center (9,493)
Amherst, MA
03/03/1995
No. 8 vs. Rutgers W 77–62@  23–4 (13–3)
Spectrum (arena) (8,526)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1995 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament
03/05/1995*
No. 8 at Duquesne
Quarterfinal
W 79–53  24–4
The Palestra (7,273)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
03/06/1995
No. 8 vs. Saint Joseph's
Semifinals
W 68–57  25–4
The Palestra (8,722)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
03/09/1995
No. 8 Temple
Final
W 63–44  26–4
Mullins Center (9,493)
Amherst, Massachusetts
1995 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
03/17/1995*
No. 7 vs. Saint Peter's
East Region First round
W 68–51  27–4
Knickerbocker Arena (15,100)
Albany, New York
03/19/1995*
No. 7 vs. Stanford
East Region Second Round
W 75–53  28–4
Knickerbocker Arena (11,931)
Albany, New York
03/24/1995*
No. 7 vs. Tulsa
East Regional semifinal
W 76–51  29–4
Brendan Byrne Arena (19,689)
East Rutherford, New Jersey
03/26/1995*
No. 7 vs. Oklahoma State
East Regional final
L 54–68  29–5
Brendan Byrne Arena (19,689)
East Rutherford, New Jersey
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.
  • Game suspended due to protest at halftime

@ Game resumed at neutral site, with score continuing from suspended game, per ruling by A-10 Commissioner

Rankings

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References

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