1994–95 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

1994–95 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
Pacific-10 Regular Season Champions
NCAA National Championship Game vs. Arkansas, W, 89–78
Conference	Pacific-10
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1[1]
AP	No. 1[1]
1994–95 record	32–1 (17–1 Pac-10)
Head coach	Jim Harrick
Assistant coach	Lorenzo Romar
Assistant coach	Mark Gottfried
Assistant coach	Steve Lavin
Home arena	Pauley Pavilion

1994–95 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
#1 UCLA	17	–	1		.944			32	–	1		.970
Arizona	14	–	4		.778			24	–	7		.774
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^1	0	–	18		.000			0	–	27		.000
As of November 23, 2011[2]; Rankings from AP Poll ^1California forfeited all wins due to infractions.

Autographed ball by 1995 NCAA championship team

The 1994–95 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team won the 1995 National Championship by beating Arkansas 89–78 for the school's 11th title. It was the first title since the 1975 Championship 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 now general manager of the NBA's Golden State Warriors.

Roster

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No. Position Player 4 G Marquis Burns 5 G Cameron Dollar 11 G Tyus Edney 12 F/G Toby Bailey 13 SF/SG Charles O'Bannon 24 F Bob Myers 25 C George Zidek

No. Position Player 30 G/F Kevin Dempsey 31 F Ed O'Bannon 35 C Ike Nwankwo 50 C/F Omm'A Givens 52 C/F J. R. Henderson 54 F/G Kris Johnson

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Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site City, State
Exhibition Games
November 1994*				0–0	Pauley Pavilion  Los Angeles
November 1994*				0–0	Pauley Pavilion  Los Angeles
Regular Season
November 26, 1994*	No. 6	Cal State Northridge	W 83–60	1–0	Pauley Pavilion  Los Angeles
December 3, 1994*	No. 2	vs. No. 7 Kentucky John R. Wooden Classic	W 82–81	2–0	Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim  Anaheim, California
December 10, 1994*	No. 2	Cal State Fullerton	W 99–65	3–0	Pauley Pavilion  Los Angeles
December 17, 1994*	No. 2	at Louisiana State	W 92–72	4–0	Pete Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
December 22, 1994*	No. 2	George Mason	W 137–100	5–0	Pauley Pavilion  Los Angeles
December 23, 1994*	No. 2	North Carolina	W 88–80	6–0	Pauley Pavilion  Los Angeles
January 5, 1995	No. 2	at Oregon	L 72–82	6–1 (0–1)	McArthur Court  Eugene, Oregon
January 7, 1995	No. 6	at Oregon State	W 87–78	7–1 (1–1)	Gill Coliseum  Corvallis, Oregon
January 12, 1995	No. 6	Washington	W 75–57	8–1 (2–1)	Pauley Pavilion  Los Angeles
January 14, 1995	No. 6	Washington State	W 91–78	9–1 (3–1)	Pauley Pavilion  Los Angeles
January 19, 1995	No. 4	at No. 11 Arizona	W 71–61	10–1 (4–1)	McKale Center  Tucson, Arizona
January 21, 1995	No. 4	at No. 13 Arizona State	W 85–72	11–1 (5–1)	Wells Fargo Arena  Tempe, Arizona
January 26, 1995	No. 4	No. 17 Stanford	W 77–74	12–1 (6–1)	Pauley Pavilion  Los Angeles
January 28, 1995	No. 4	California	W 93–100^1	13–1 (7–1)	Pauley Pavilion  Los Angeles
February 2, 1995	No. 7	at USC	W 73–69	14–1 (8–1)	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena  Los Angeles
February 5, 1995*	No. 7	Notre Dame	W 92–55	15–1 (8–1)	Pauley Pavilion  Los Angeles
February 9, 1995	No. 6	at Washington	W 74–66	16–1 (9–1)	Hec Edmundson Pavilion  Seattle
February 11, 1995	No. 6	at Washington State	W 98–83	17–1 (10–1)	Beasley Coliseum  Pullman, Washington
February 16, 1995	No. 6	No. 13 Arizona State	W 82–77	18–1 (11–1)	Pauley Pavilion  Los Angeles
February 18, 1995	No. 6	No. 12 Arizona	W 72–70	19–1 (12–1)	Pauley Pavilion  Los Angeles
February 22, 1995	No. 2	at No. 19 Stanford	W 88–77	20–1 (13–1)	Maples Pavilion  Stanford, California
February 23, 1995	No. 2	at California	W 104–88	21–1 (14–1)	Haas Pavilion  Berkeley, California
February 26, 1995*	No. 2	Duke	W 100–77	22–1 (14–1)	Pauley Pavilion  Los Angeles
March 1, 1995	No. 1	USC	W 85–66	23–1 (15–1)	Pauley Pavilion  Los Angeles
March 5, 1995*	No. 1	at Louisville	W 91–73	24–1 (15–1)	Freedom Hall  Louisville, Kentucky
March 9, 1995	No. 1	Oregon State	W 86–67	25–1 (16–1)	Pauley Pavilion  Los Angeles
March 11, 1995	No. 1	No. 25 Oregon	W 94–78	26–1 (17–1)	Pauley Pavilion  Los Angeles
NCAA Tournament
March 17, 1995*	No. 1 (1)	vs. No. (16) Florida International NCAA West Regional	W 92–56	27–1	BSU Pavilion  Boise, Idaho
March 19, 1995*	No. 1 (1)	vs. No. 23 (8) Missouri NCAA West Regional	W 75–74	28–1	BSU Pavilion  Boise, Idaho
March 23, 1995*	No. 1 (1)	vs. No. 18 (5) Mississippi State NCAA West Regional Semifinals	W 86–67	29–1	Oakland Arena  Oakland, California
March 25, 1995*	No. 1 (1)	vs. No. 8 (2) Connecticut NCAA West Regional Finals	W 102–96	30–1	Oakland Arena  Oakland, California
April 1, 1995*	No. 1 (1)	vs. No. 14 (4) Oklahoma State NCAA National Semifinals	W 74–61	31–1	Kingdome  Seattle
April 3, 1995*	No. 1 (1)	vs. No. 6 (2) Arkansas NCAA Championship Game	W 89–78	32–1	Kingdome  Seattle
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time[4] ^1California later forfeited the game..

Highlights

Ed O'Bannon, MOP of the 1995 Championship team

• 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^[5]
• 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.^[6] 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.^[7] 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,^[8] 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
1995	1	22	George Zidek	Charlotte Hornets
1995	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

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References

1. "UCLA Bruins men's basketball history" (PDF). Retrieved February 22, 2008.
2. "2011-12 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pacific-10 Conference. p. 68. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
3. "UCLA Bruins 1994–95 roster". Archived from the original on November 13, 2007. Retrieved February 22, 2008.
4. "1995 Bruins weren't flashy, just winners". Archived from the original on February 2, 2008. Retrieved February 23, 2008.
5. Kawakami, Tim (March 20, 1995). "A Happy Edneying for UCLA". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on March 9, 2011.
6. Penner, Mike (April 4, 1995). "Sweetness in Seattle". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on March 9, 2011.
7. Dufresne, Chris (April 4, 1995). "A Big Return From Dollar". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on March 9, 2011.
8. "Final Four Most Outstanding Players". cbs.sportsline.com. Retrieved March 31, 2008.
9. 1995 NBA Draft on databaseBasketball.com

External links

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