1994-95_UCLA_Bruins_men's_basketball_team

1994–95 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

1994–95 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

American college basketball season


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 of 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.[4] [5] [6]

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Autographed ball by 1995 NCAA championship team

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.

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Rankings

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.[10]
  • 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.[11] 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.[12] 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

Team players drafted in the NBA

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References

  1. "UCLA Bruins men's basketball history" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 29, 2008. Retrieved February 22, 2008.
  2. Adjusted from 32-2, 17-2
  3. "2011-12 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pacific-10 Conference. p. 68. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
  4. "NCAA.org Legislative Services Database- LSDBi". NCAA. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  5. Dillman, Lisa (July 18, 1997). "Cal Gets Hit Hard By NCAA". LA Times. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  6. "1995 Bruins weren't flashy, just winners". Archived from the original on February 2, 2008. Retrieved February 23, 2008.
  7. "Season-By-Season Records" (PDF). UCLA Media Guide. UCLA Athletics.
  8. Kawakami, Tim (March 20, 1995). "A Happy Edneying for UCLA". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on August 31, 2020.
  9. Penner, Mike (April 4, 1995). "Sweetness in Seattle". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on August 31, 2020.
  10. Dufresne, Chris (April 4, 1995). "A Big Return From Dollar". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on August 31, 2020.
  11. "Final Four Most Outstanding Players". cbs.sportsline.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2008. Retrieved March 31, 2008.

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