1994–95 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team

1994–95 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball
1994–95 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball
SEC West co-champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	West
Ranking
Coaches	No. 12
AP	No. 18
Record	22–8 (12–4 SEC)
Head coach	Richard Williams (9th season);
Assistant coaches	Rick Stansbury (5th season); Greg Carter; Owen Miller;
Home arena	Humphrey Coliseum

1994–95 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East Division
No. 2 Kentucky †	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. 6 Arkansas	12	–	4	.750	32	–	7	.821
No. 18 Mississippi State	12	–	4	.750	22	–	8	.733
No. 20 Alabama	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 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Mississippi State University in the 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Richard Williams, the Bulldogs reached the Sweet Sixteen of the 1995 NCAA tournament before losing to eventual National Champion UCLA.^[1]

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	3	Marcus Bullard	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Long Beach, Mississippi
C	25	Erick Dampier	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	So	New Hebron, Mississippi
G	21	McKie Edmonson	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Madison, Mississippi
F	15	Whit Hughes	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Jackson, Mississippi
F	32	Dontae' Jones	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Nashville, Tennessee
F/C	20	Russell Walters	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	Myrick, Mississippi
F	44	Jay Walton	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Pascagoula, Mississippi
C	33	Bubba Wilson	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Jr	Wiggins, Mississippi
G	00	Darryl Wilson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Kennedy, Alabama

Head coach

Richard Williams

Assistant coach(es)

Rick Stansbury
Greg Carter
Owen Miller

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 28, 1994*		Southeastern Louisiana	W 106–67	1–0	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi
Dec 2, 1994*		vs. Colgate	W 80–76	2–0	Dahlberg Arena Missoula, Montana
Dec 3, 1994*		at Montana	W 90–85 ^2OT	3–0	Dahlberg Arena Missoula, Montana
Dec 6, 1994*		at BYU	L 68–74 ^OT	3–1	Marriott Center Provo, Utah
Dec 10, 1994*		Northeast Louisiana	W 70–56	4–1	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi
Dec 17, 1994*		vs. Southern Miss	L 64–66	4–2	Mississippi Coast Coliseum Biloxi, Mississippi
Dec 27, 1994*		vs. Saint Joseph's	W 76–66	5–2	Casper Events Center Casper, Wyoming
Dec 28, 1994*		vs. Wyoming	W 61–57	6–2	Casper Events Center Casper, Wyoming
Jan 3, 1995		South Carolina	W 71–56	7–2 (1–0)	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi
Jan 7, 1995		at Georgia	W 60–59	8–2 (2–0)	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia
Jan 11, 1995		at No. 5 Arkansas	L 74–79	8–3 (2–1)	Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas
Jan 14, 1995		Ole Miss	W 94–52	9–3 (3–1)	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi
Jan 16, 1995*		Northwestern State	W 98–58	10–3	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi
Jan 21, 1995		at Alabama	L 64–68	10–4 (3–2)	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Jan 25, 1995		LSU	W 73–60	11–4 (4–2)	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi
Jan 30, 1995*		Nicholls State	W 81–65	12–4	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi
Feb 1, 1995		No. 25 Florida	W 70–47	13–4 (5–2)	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi
Feb 4, 1995		No. 8 Arkansas	W 83–62	14–4 (6–2)	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi
Feb 8, 1995	No. 21	at LSU	W 67–61	15–4 (7–2)	Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Feb 11, 1995	No. 21	Auburn	L 69–70	15–5 (7–3)	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi
Feb 14, 1995	No. 23	at No. 4 Kentucky	W 76–71	16–5 (8–3)	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
Feb 18, 1995	No. 23	at Tennessee	W 60–52	17–5 (9–3)	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
Feb 22, 1995*	No. 16	Vanderbilt	W 76–48	18–5 (10–3)	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi
Feb 25, 1995	No. 16	at Ole Miss	W 46–42	19–5 (11–3)	Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi
Mar 1, 1995	No. 14	at Auburn	L 69–76	19–6 (11–4)	Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama
Mar 4, 1995	No. 14	No. 21 Alabama	W 71–67	20–6 (12–4)	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi
SEC Tournament
Mar 10, 1995*	No. 15	vs. Florida Quarterfinals	L 64–80	20–7	Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia
NCAA Tournament
Mar 17, 1995*	(5 W) No. 18	vs. (12 W) Santa Clara Second Round	W 75–67	21–7	BSU Pavilion Boise, Idaho
Mar 19, 1995*	(5 W) No. 18	vs. (4 W) No. 19 Utah Second Round	W 78–64	22–7	BSU Pavilion Boise, Idaho
Mar 23, 1995*	(5 W) No. 18	vs. (1 W) No. 1 UCLA West Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	L 67–86^[2]	22–8	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena (14,399) Oakland, California
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West.

Sources^[3]

Rankings

References

↑ "MSU Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). HailState.com.
↑ "UCLA Makes Sure It's Easy". The New York Times. March 24, 1995. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
↑ "1994–95 Mississippi State Bulldogs Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 20, 2021.

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[1] "MSU Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). HailState.com.

[2] "UCLA Makes Sure It's Easy". The New York Times. March 24, 1995. Retrieved June 20, 2021.

[3] "1994–95 Mississippi State Bulldogs Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 20, 2021.

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