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1994–95 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team

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1994–95 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball

NCAA Tournament, Runner-up SEC West Division champions
National Championship Game, L 78-89 vs. UCLA
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	West
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
AP	No. 6
Record	32–7 (12–4 SEC)
Head coach	Nolan Richardson (10th season)
Assistant coaches	Nolan Richardson III Mike Anderson Brad Dunn
Home arena	Bud Walton Arena
Seasons ← 1993–94 1995–96 →

1994–95 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East Division
No.2Kentucky †	14	–	2	.875	28	–	5	.848
Georgia	9	–	7	.563	18	–	10	.643
Florida	8	–	8	.500	17	–	13	.567
Vanderbilt	6	–	10	.375	13	–	15	.464
South Carolina	5	–	11	.313	10	–	17	.370
Tennessee	4	–	12	.250	11	–	16	.407
West Division
No.6Arkansas	12	–	4	.750	32	–	7	.821
No.18Mississippi State	12	–	4	.750	22	–	8	.733
No.20Alabama	10	–	6	.625	23	–	10	.697
Auburn	7	–	9	.438	16	–	13	.552
LSU	6	–	10	.375	12	–	15	.444
Ole Miss	3	–	13	.188	8	–	19	.296

† 1995 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1994–95 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Nolan Richardson, and played its home games at the Bud Walton ArenainFayetteville, Arkansas.

The Razorbacks were the national runners-up in the 1995 NCAA tournament, losing to UCLA in the championship game, 89–78.

Roster[edit]

1994–95 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	3	Alex Dillard	6ft1in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Bessemer, AL
G	12	Clint McDaniel	6ft4in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Tulsa, OK
G	13	John Engskov	6ft3in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Berryville, AR
G	14	Corey Beck	6ft2in (1.88 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Memphis, TN
C	15	Dwight Stewart	6ft9in (2.06 m)	270 lb (122 kg)	Sr	Memphis, TN
G	22	Davor Rimac	6ft7in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Zagreb, Croatia
F	24	Ray Biggers	6ft8in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Houston, TX
F	30	Scotty Thurman	6ft6in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Ruston, LA
C	33	Lee Wilson	6ft11in (2.11 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	So	Waco, TX
F	34	Corliss Williamson	6ft7in (2.01 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Jr	Russellville, AR
G	35	Reggie Merritt	6ft1in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Little Rock, AR
F	40	Elmer Martin	6ft8in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Memphis, TN
C	44	Darnell Robinson	6ft11in (2.11 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	So	Oakland, CA

Head coach

Nolan Richardson (UTEP)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Nov 25, 1994*	No. 1	No. 3 UMass Starter Tip-off Classic	L 80–104	0–1	Springfield Civic Center (8,999) Springfield, MA
Nov 27, 1994*	No. 1	vs. No. 14 Georgetown	W 97–79	1–1	Pyramid Arena Memphis, TN
Nov 30, 1994*	No. 4	Jackson State	W 103–87	2–1	Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR
Dec 3, 1994*	No. 4	at Missouri	W 94–71	3–1	Hearnes Center Columbia, MO
Dec 6, 1994*	No. 3	Centenary	W 121–94	4–1	Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR
Dec 8, 1994*	No. 3	at SMU	W 78–66	5–1	Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
Dec 10, 1994*	No. 3	Murray State	W 94–69	6–1	Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR
Dec 21, 1994*	No. 3	Florida A&M	W 97–57	7–1	Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR
Dec 23, 1994*	No. 3	Tulsa	W 82–63	8–1	Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR
Dec 28, 1994*	No. 3	vs. Oklahoma Kraft Rainbow Classic	W 86–84	9–1	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
Dec 29, 1994*	No. 3	vs. No. 20 Cincinnati Kraft Rainbow Classic	W 84–75	10–1	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
Dec 30, 1994*	No. 3	vs. Iowa Kraft Rainbow Classic	W 101–92	11–1	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
Jan 4, 1995	No. 3	at Ole Miss	L 71–76	11–2 (0–1)	Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS
Jan 7, 1995	No. 3	Tennessee	W 97–79	12–2 (1–1)	Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR
Jan 11, 1995	No. 5	Mississippi State	W 79–74	13–2 (2–1)	Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR
Jan 14, 1995	No. 5	at Auburn	L 90–104	13–3 (2–2)	Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL
Jan 18, 1995	No. 9	Georgia	W 84–82	14–3 (3–2)	Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR
Jan 21, 1995	No. 9	at South Carolina	W 88–73	15–3 (4–2)	Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC
Jan 24, 1995	No. 9	Alabama	L 70–88	15–4 (4–3)	Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR
Jan 29, 1995	No. 9	No. 5 Kentucky	W 94–92	16–4 (5–3)	Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR
Jan 31, 1995	No. 8	LSU	W 105–81	17–4 (6–3)	Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR
Feb 4, 1995	No. 8	at Mississippi State	L 62–83	17–5 (6–4)	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS
Feb 9, 1995*	No. 12	Memphis	W 88–87	18–5	Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR
Feb 11, 1995	No. 12	at Vanderbilt	W 97–94	19–5 (7–4)	Memorial Coliseum Nashville, TN
Feb 15, 1995	No. 10	at No. 18 Alabama	W 86–80	20–5 (8–4)	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
Feb 18, 1995	No. 10	Ole Miss	W 85–70	21–5 (9–4)	Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR
Feb 22, 1995	No. 8	at LSU	W 92–90	22–5 (10–4)	Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
Feb 25, 1995	No. 8	Montevallo	W 122–64	23–5	Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR
Feb 28, 1995	No. 7	at Florida	W 94–85	24–5 (11–4)	Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
Mar 4, 1995	No. 7	Auburn	W 68–66	25–5 (12–4)	Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR
SEC Tournament
Mar 10, 1995*	(W1) No. 5	vs. (E4) Vanderbilt Quarterfinals	W 73–72	26–5	Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA
Mar 11, 1995*	(W1) No. 5	vs. (W3) No. 20 Alabama Semifinals	W 69–58	27–5	Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA
Mar 12, 1995*	(W1) No. 5	vs. (E1) No. 3 Kentucky Championship	L 93–95 ^OT	27–6	Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA
NCAA Tournament
Mar 17, 1995*	(2 MW) No. 6	vs. (15 MW) Texas Southern First Round	W 79–78	28–6	Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX
Mar 19, 1995*	(2 MW) No. 6	vs. (7 MW) No. 25 Syracuse Second Round	W 96–94 ^{OT^[1]}	29–6	Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX
Mar 24, 1995*	(2 MW) No. 6	vs. (6 MW) Memphis Sweet Sixteen	W 96–91 ^OT	30–6	Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO
Mar 26, 1995*	(2 MW) No. 6	vs. (4 MW) No. 13 Virginia Elite Eight	W 68–61^[2]	31–6	Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO
Apr 1, 1995*	(2 MW) No. 6	vs. (2 SE) No. 4 North Carolina Final Four	W 75–68	32–6	Kingdome Seattle, WA
Apr 3, 1995*	(2 MW) No. 6	vs. (1 W) No. 1 UCLA National Championship	L 78–89	32–7	Kingdome Seattle, WA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest.

Sources^[3]^[4]

^[5]

Rankings[edit]

Awards and honors[edit]

Corliss Williamson, SEC Men's Basketball Player of the Year
Corliss Williamson, Second Team, 1995 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans
Corliss Williamson, 1st team All-SEC
Scotty Thurman, AP Honorable Mention, 1995 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans
Scotty Thurman, 1st team All-SEC

Team players drafted into the NBA[edit]

Year	Round	Pick	Player	NBA Team
1995	1	13	Corliss Williamson	Sacramento Kings
1996	2	58	Darnell Robinson	Dallas Mavericks

^[6]

References[edit]

^ "Untimely Error Foils Orange Bid". The New York Times. March 20, 1995. Retrieved July 5, 2022.

^ "Arm's Length From Repeat: Arkansas Uses Strong Defense To Trip Virginia". Spokesman-Review. March 27, 1995. Retrieved June 20, 2021.

^ "1994–95 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 19, 2019.

^ "1994–95 Arkansas Basketball Schedule". hogstats.com. Retrieved May 19, 2019.

^ "RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More".

^ "1995 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com". Archived from the original on March 17, 2010. Retrieved July 28, 2009.

v t e Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball
Venues	Schmidt Gymnasium (1923–1937) Men's Gymnasium (1937–1955) Barnhill Arena (1955–1993) Bud Walton Arena (1993–present)
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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