1994–95 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

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1994–95 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
NCAA tournament National Champions Pac-10 regular season champions
National Championship Game, W 89-78 vs. Arkansas
Conference	Pacific-10
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
AP	No. 1
Record	31–2 (16–2 Pac-10)
Head coach	Jim Harrick (7th season)
Assistant coaches	Lorenzo Romar Mark Gottfried Steve Lavin
Home arena	Pauley Pavilion
Seasons← 1993–94 1995–96 →

1994–95 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 UCLA	17	–	1	.944	32	–	1	.970
No. 15 Arizona	14	–	4	.778	24	–	7	.774
No. 16 Arizona State	12	–	6	.667	24	–	9	.727
Oregon	11	–	7	.611	19	–	9	.679
Stanford	10	–	8	.556	20	–	9	.690
Washington State	10	–	8	.556	18	–	12	.600
Washington	6	–	12	.333	10	–	17	.370
Oregon State	6	–	12	.333	9	–	18	.333
USC	4	–	14	.222	9	–	19	.321
California	0	–	18	.000	0	–	27	.000

As of November 23, 2011 Rankings from AP Poll California forfeited all wins due to infractions.

The 1994–95 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bruins were led by Jim Harrick in his seventh season as head coach. They played their home games at the Pauley Pavilion as member of the Pac-10 Conference. They had an original record of 31–2 and 17–2 in the Pac-10, however this was adjusted in July 1997 to an official record of 32–1, 16–1 after California was forced to forfeit their victory over UCLA in the 1994–1995 season by the NCAA due to infractions.

They won the Pac-10 regular season championship with a record of 17–2. They received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 1 seed in the West region. They defeated Florida International, Missouri, Mississippi State, and UConn to advance to the Final Four. There they defeated Oklahoma State and Arkansas to win the National Championship, marking the school's 11th title. It was their first title in twenty years and since the retirement of head coach John Wooden.

The team featured seniors Ed O'Bannon, Tyus Edney, and George Zidek; Ed's younger brother, Charles O'Bannon; and a pair of freshmen in Toby Bailey and J. R. Henderson (now known as J. R. Sakuragi). Little-used reserve Bob Myers is a former general manager of the NBA's Golden State Warriors.

Roster

1994–95 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	12	Toby Bailey	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Los Angeles, California
G	4	Marquis Burns	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	Jr	Los Angeles, California
F	30	Kevin Dempsey	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	San Jose, California
G	5	Cameron Dollar	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	173 lb (78 kg)	So	Atlanta, Georgia
G	11	Tyus Edney (C)	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Gardena, California
C	50	Omm'A Givens	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Fr	Frances, Washington
F	52	J. R. Henderson	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	226 lb (103 kg)	Fr	Bakersfield, California
F	54	Kris Johnson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Los Angeles, California
F	24	Bob Myers	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	So	Danville, California
C	35	Ike Nwankwo	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	257 lb (117 kg)	So	Houston, Texas
F	13	Charles O'Bannon	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Bellflower, California
F	31	Ed O'Bannon (C)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	222 lb (101 kg)	Sr	Los Angeles, California
C	25	George Zidek (C)	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Sr	Gottwaldov, Czechoslovakia

Head coach

Jim Harrick (Morris Harvey College)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
November 26, 1994*	No. 6	Cal State Northridge	W 83–60	1–0	Pauley Pavilion (9,102) Los Angeles, CA
December 3, 1994*	No. 2	vs. No. 7 Kentucky John R. Wooden Classic	W 82–81	2–0	Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim (18,307) Anaheim, CA
December 10, 1994*	No. 2	Cal State Fullerton	W 99–65	3–0	Pauley Pavilion (7,243) Los Angeles, CA
December 17, 1994*	No. 2	at LSU	W 92–72	4–0	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (14,551) Baton Rouge, LA
December 22, 1994*	No. 2	George Mason	W 137–100	5–0	Pauley Pavilion (10,072) Los Angeles, CA
December 23, 1994*	No. 2	North Carolina St.	W 88–80	6–0	Pauley Pavilion (12,075) Los Angeles, CA
January 5, 1995	No. 2	at Oregon	L 72–82	6–1 (0–1)	McArthur Court (10,086) Eugene, OR
January 7, 1995	No. 6	at Oregon State	W 87–78	7–1 (1–1)	Gill Coliseum (8,013) Corvallis, OR
January 12, 1995	No. 6	Washington	W 75–57	8–1 (2–1)	Pauley Pavilion (10,112) Los Angeles, CA
January 14, 1995	No. 6	Washington State	W 91–78	9–1 (3–1)	Pauley Pavilion (10,632) Los Angeles, CA
January 19, 1995	No. 4	at No. 11 Arizona	W 71–61	10–1 (4–1)	McKale Center (14,257) Tucson, AZ
January 21, 1995	No. 4	at No. 13 Arizona State	W 85–72	11–1 (5–1)	Wells Fargo Arena (13,987) Tempe, AZ
January 26, 1995	No. 4	No. 17 Stanford	W 77–74	12–1 (6–1)	Pauley Pavilion (11,783) Los Angeles, CA
January 28, 1995	No. 4	California	L 93–100	13–1 (7–1)	Pauley Pavilion (12,203) Los Angeles, CA
February 2, 1995	No. 7	at USC	W 73–69	14–1 (8–1)	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (7,273) Los Angeles, CA
February 5, 1995*	No. 7	Notre Dame	W 92–55	15–1 (8–1)	Pauley Pavilion (11,617) Los Angeles, CA
February 9, 1995	No. 6	at Washington	W 74–66	16–1 (9–1)	Hec Edmundson Pavilion (7,119) Seattle, WA
February 11, 1995	No. 6	at Washington State	W 98–83	17–1 (10–1)	Beasley Coliseum (11,463) Pullman, WA
February 16, 1995	No. 6	No. 13 Arizona State	W 82–77	18–1 (11–1)	Pauley Pavilion (12,318) Los Angeles, CA
February 19, 1995	No. 6	No. 12 Arizona	W 72–70	19–1 (12–1)	Pauley Pavilion (12,653) Los Angeles, CA
February 21, 1995	No. 2	at No. 19 Stanford	W 88–77	20–1 (13–1)	Maples Pavilion (7,500) Stanford, CA
February 23, 1995	No. 2	at California	W 104–88	21–1 (14–1)	Haas Pavilion (6,578) Berkeley, CA
February 26, 1995*	No. 2	Duke	W 100–77	22–1 (14–1)	Pauley Pavilion (12,857) Los Angeles, CA
March 1, 1995	No. 1	USC	W 85–66	23–1 (15–1)	Pauley Pavilion (12,608) Los Angeles, CA
March 5, 1995*	No. 1	at Louisville	W 91–73	24–1	Freedom Hall (19,872) Louisville, KY
March 9, 1995	No. 1	Oregon State	W 86–67	25–1 (16–1)	Pauley Pavilion (12,682) Los Angeles, CA
March 11, 1995	No. 1	No. 25 Oregon	W 94–78	26–1 (17–1)	Pauley Pavilion (13,037) Los Angeles, CA
NCAA tournament
March 17, 1995*	No. 1 (1)	vs. No. (16) Florida International First Round	W 92–56	27–1	BSU Pavilion (11,863) Boise, ID
March 19, 1995*	No. 1 (1)	vs. No. 23 (8) Missouri Second Round	W 75–74	28–1	BSU Pavilion (11,886) Boise, ID
March 23, 1995*	No. 1 (1)	vs. No. 18 (5) Mississippi State Sweet Sixteen	W 86–67	29–1	Oakland Arena (14,399) Oakland, CA
March 25, 1995*	No. 1 (1)	vs. No. 8 (2) Connecticut Elite Eight	W 102–96	30–1	Oakland Arena (14,399) Oakland, CA
April 1, 1995*	No. 1 (1)	vs. No. 14 (4) Oklahoma State Final Four	W 74–61	31–1	Kingdome (38,540) Seattle, WA
April 3, 1995*	No. 1 (1)	vs. No. 6 (2) Arkansas Championship Game	W 89–78	32–1	Kingdome (38,540) Seattle, WA
*Non-conference game. Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time California later forfeited the game.

Source:

Rankings

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

Highlights

February 26, 1995 – Ed O'Bannon had 37 points in UCLA's win over Duke, 100–77 at Pauley Pavilion.
March 19, 1995 – Tyus Edney scored a full-court dash basket for a win over Missouri with 4.8 seconds remaining in the second-round game of the NCAA championship tournament.
April 3, 1995 – Ed O'Bannon scored 30 points and grabbed 17 rebounds and is named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player as the Bruins win the championship 89–78 over Arkansas. Cameron Dollar played 36 minutes and contributed eight assists and four steals while filling in for an injured Edney, who did not return after leaving with 17:23 left in the first half. The Bruins enjoyed the biggest lead 34–26 in the first half, but led only by a point at halftime 40–39.

Awards and honors

Jim Harrick, Naismith College Coach of the Year
Ed O'Bannon, NCAA Men's MOP Award, John R. Wooden Award, consensus first-team All-American

Team players drafted in the NBA

Year	Round	Pick	Player	NBA Team
1995	1	9	Ed O'Bannon	New Jersey Nets
	1	22	George Zidek	Charlotte Hornets
	2	18	Tyus Edney	Sacramento Kings
1997	2	32	Charles O'Bannon	Detroit Pistons
1998	2	45	Toby Bailey	Los Angeles Lakers
1998	2	56	J.R. Henderson	Vancouver Grizzlies

References

^ "UCLA Bruins men's basketball history" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 29, 2008. Retrieved February 22, 2008.
Adjusted from 32-2, 17-2
"2011-12 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pacific-10 Conference. p. 68. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
"NCAA.org Legislative Services Database- LSDBi". NCAA. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
"July 17, 1997 University of California, Berkeley Public Infractions Report". NCAA. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
Dillman, Lisa (July 18, 1997). "Cal Gets Hit Hard By NCAA". LA Times. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
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"Season-By-Season Records" (PDF). UCLA Media Guide. UCLA Athletics.
"Final 1995 Division Men's Basketball Statistics Report" (PDF). ncaa.org.
Kawakami, Tim (March 20, 1995). "A Happy Edneying for UCLA". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on August 31, 2020.
Penner, Mike (April 4, 1995). "Sweetness in Seattle". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on August 31, 2020.
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"Final Four Most Outstanding Players". cbs.sportsline.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2008. Retrieved March 31, 2008.
1995 NBA Draft on databaseBasketball.com Archived July 6, 2012, at the Wayback Machine

External links

1994–95 UCLA Bruins at Sports-Reference.com
1994–95 UCLA Men’s Basketball Roster
Tyus Edney's Game Winning Shot Against Missouri with 4.8 Seconds Left on YouTube

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v t e UCLA Bruins men's basketball 1994–95 NCAA champions
5 Cameron Dollar 11 Tyus Edney 12 Toby Bailey 13 Charles O'Bannon 24 Bob Myers 25 George Zidek 31 Ed O'Bannon (MOP) 35 Ike Nwankwo 50 Omm'A Givens 52 J. R. Henderson 54 Kris Johnson Head coach Jim Harrick Assistant coaches Lorenzo Romar Mark Gottfried Steve Lavin

UCLA Bruins men's basketball 1994–95 NCAA champions

Head coach: Jim Harrick

Assistant coaches: Lorenzo Romar; Mark Gottfried; Steve Lavin

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NCAA Division I men's basketball champions

1939: Oregon
1940: Indiana
1941: Wisconsin
1942: Stanford
1943: Wyoming
1944: Utah
1945: Oklahoma A&M
1946: Oklahoma A&M
1947: Holy Cross
1948: Kentucky
1949: Kentucky
1950: CCNY
1951: Kentucky
1952: Kansas
1953: Indiana
1954: La Salle
1955: San Francisco
1956: San Francisco
1957: North Carolina
1958: Kentucky
1959: California
1960: Ohio State
1961: Cincinnati
1962: Cincinnati
1963: Loyola (IL)
1964: UCLA
1965: UCLA
1966: Texas Western
1967: UCLA
1968: UCLA
1969: UCLA
1970: UCLA
1971: UCLA
1972: UCLA
1973: UCLA
1974: NC State
1975: UCLA
1976: Indiana
1977: Marquette
1978: Kentucky
1979: Michigan State
1980: Louisville
1981: Indiana
1982: North Carolina
1983: NC State
1984: Georgetown
1985: Villanova
1986: Louisville
1987: Indiana
1988: Kansas
1989: Michigan
1990: UNLV
1991: Duke
1992: Duke
1993: North Carolina
1994: Arkansas
1995: UCLA
1996: Kentucky
1997: Arizona
1998: Kentucky
1999: Connecticut
2000: Michigan State
2001: Duke
2002: Maryland
2003: Syracuse
2004: Connecticut
2005: North Carolina
2006: Florida
2007: Florida
2008: Kansas
2009: North Carolina
2010: Duke
2011: Connecticut
2012: Kentucky
2013: Louisville (Vacated)
2014: UConn
2015: Duke
2016: Villanova
2017: North Carolina
2018: Villanova
2019: Virginia
2020: No tournament
2021: Baylor
2022: Kansas
2023: UConn
2024: UConn

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