1994–95_Iowa_State_Cyclones_men's_basketball_team

1994–95 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

1994–95 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

American college basketball season

The 1994–95 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Tim Floyd, who was in his 1st season. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa.

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They finished the season 23–11, 6–8 in Big Eight play to finish in 5th place. Their 23 wins were a school record at the time. They defeated #17 Missouri and #2 Kansas but lost to #19 Oklahoma State in the 1995 Big Eight conference tournament championship.[1] They earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament and a #7 seed. In the tournament they defeated Florida and lost to North Carolina in the second round who would advance onto the Final Four.[2]

Games were televised by ESPN, Big 8 (Creative Sports), the Cyclone Television Network, the Hawkeye Television Network and the UNI Television Network (KWWL).[3]

Previous season

The previous season the Cyclones finished the season 14–13, 4–10 in Big Eight play to finish in 7th place. They defeated #23 Oklahoma State in the 1994 Big Eight conference tournament quarterfinals.[4]

Following the 1993–94 season, head coach Johnny Orr retired after 14 seasons at Iowa State.[5] The Cyclones then hired University of New Orleans head coach, Tim Floyd. Floyd had gone 127–58 over six season with the Privateers including two NCAA tournament appearances. He is one of only four Division I coaches who have won four conference championships in the first five years at their school.[6]

Roster

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Schedule and results

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Awards and honors

NBA draft

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References

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    "Big Eight Conference Men's Basketball Championship History : Sponsored by the Big Eight Conference (1908–1996)". Bigeightsports.com. Archived from the original on August 11, 2015. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
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    "COLLEGE BASKETBALL / NCAA MEN'S TOURNAMENT : NCAA SOUTHEAST REGIONAL : North Carolina Bench Unseats Iowa State, 73-51". Los Angeles Times. March 20, 1995. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
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    November 15, 1994 (Page 16 of 32). Des Moines, Iowa: , Nov 15, 1994 ProQuest Historical Newspapers: U.S. North Central Collection.
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    "Big Eight Conference Men's Basketball Championship History : Sponsored by the Big Eight Conference (1908–1996)". Bigeightsports.com. Archived from the original on August 11, 2015. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
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    Yardley, William (January 2, 2014). "Johnny Orr, Coach Who Turned Iowa State Into Contender, Dies at 86". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
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    Nunez, Tammy. "Former UNO and New Orleans Hornets Coach Tim Floyd enjoyed the trip back to New Orleans". NOLA.com. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
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    "1994-95 Iowa State Cyclones Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
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    "Who is Fred Hoiberg? A timeline of The Mayor's career". NBC Sports Chicago. June 2, 2015. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
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    "Jacobson An Academic All-American". Iowa State University Athletics. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
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    "MBB Tradition (PDF)" (PDF). Iowa State University Athletics. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
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    "1995 NBA Draft | NBADraft.net". www.nbadraft.net. Archived from the original on July 31, 2019. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
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