1994–95 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball
NCAA Tournament Runner-up
NCAA Tournament Final Four
NCAA Tournament Midwest Regional champions
SEC West Division champions
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWest
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 6
Record32–7 (12–4 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Nolan Richardson III
  • Mike Anderson
  • Brad Dunn
Home arenaBud Walton Arena
1994–95 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East Division
No. 2 Kentucky142 .875285  .848
Georgia97 .5631810  .643
Florida88 .5001713  .567
Vanderbilt610 .3751315  .464
South Carolina511 .3131017  .370
Tennessee412 .2501116  .407
West Division
No. 6 Arkansas124 .750327  .821
No. 18 Mississippi State124 .750228  .733
No. 20 Alabama106 .6252310  .697
Auburn79 .4381613  .552
LSU610 .3751215  .444
Ole Miss313 .188819  .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 Arena in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

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

Roster

1994–95 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 3 Alex Dillard 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) Sr Bessemer, AL
G 12 Clint McDaniel 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) Sr Tulsa, OK
G 13 John Engskov 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) So Berryville, AR
G 14 Corey Beck 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)210 lb (95 kg) Sr Memphis, TN
C 15 Dwight Stewart 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)270 lb (122 kg) Sr Memphis, TN
G 22 Davor Rimac 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) Sr Zagreb, Croatia
F 24 Ray Biggers 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) Sr Houston, TX
F 30 Scotty Thurman 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)195 lb (88 kg) Jr Ruston, LA
C 33 Lee Wilson 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)235 lb (107 kg) So Waco, TX
F 34 Corliss Williamson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)245 lb (111 kg) Jr Russellville, AR
G 35 Reggie Merritt 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)170 lb (77 kg) Jr Little Rock, AR
F 40 Elmer Martin 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) Sr Memphis, TN
C 44 Darnell Robinson 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)245 lb (111 kg) So Oakland, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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 10, 1994*
No. 3 Murray State W 94–69  6–1
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 14, 1995
No. 5 at Auburn L 90–104  13–3
(2–2)
Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, AL
Jan 24, 1995
No. 9 Alabama L 70–88  15–4
(4–3)
Bud Walton Arena 
Fayetteville, AR
Feb 9, 1995*
No. 12 Memphis State W 88–87  18–5
Bud Walton Arena 
Fayetteville, AR
Feb 15, 1995
No. 10 at No. 18 Alabama W 86–80  20–5
(8–4)
Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
Feb 28, 1995
No. 7 at Florida W 94–85  23–5
(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]

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Rankings

Awards and honors

Team players drafted into the NBA

YearRoundPickPlayerNBA Team
1995 1 13 Corliss Williamson Sacramento Kings
1996 2 58 Darnell Robinson Dallas Mavericks

[6]

References

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  3. "1994–95 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
  4. "1994–95 Arkansas Basketball Schedule". hogstats.com. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
  5. "RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More".
  6. "1995 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com". Archived from the original on March 17, 2010. Retrieved July 28, 2009.
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