1994–95 Big East Conference men's basketball season

American college basketball season April 2025 1994–95 Big East Conference Men's Basketball Season #072E67 #EFE3BB NCAA Division I Basketball Big East Conference primary logo 1979-1998.png 250px November 16, 1994through March 12, 1995 10 ESPN Regular Season Connecticut (16–2) Champion Kerry Kittles – Villanova Big East Men's Basketball Player of the Year Tournament 1995 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament Villanova Kerry Kittles – Villanova Most Valuable Player Basketball 1993–94 1995–96 The 1994–95 Big East Conference men's basketball season was the 16th in conference history, and involved its ten full-time member schools. Connecticut was the regular-season champion with a record of 16–2. Villanova won the Big East tournament championship. Regular season Season summary & highlights Connecticut finished as the regular-season champion with a record of 16–2. It was the third regular-season championship or co-championship and second outright championship for Connecticut. Villanova won its first Big East tournament championship. Head coaches SchoolCoachSeasonNotes Boston College Jim O'Brien 9th Connecticut Jim Calhoun 9th Georgetown John Thompson, Jr. 23rd Miami Leonard Hamilton 5th Big East Coach of the Year Pittsburgh Ralph Willard 1st Providence Pete Gillen 1st St. John's Brian Mahoney 3rd Seton Hall George Blaney 1st Syracuse Jim Boeheim 19th Villanova Steve Lappas 3rd Rankings Connecticut and Syracuse spent all season ranked in the Associated Press poll's Top 25, with Connecticut reaching No. 1. Georgetown and Villanova were in the Top 25 for most of the season, and St. John's also made an appearance. + 1994–95 Big East Conference Weekly RankingsKey: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. AP Pollhttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/big-east/men/1995.html 1994-95 Men's Big East Conference Season Summary April 11, 2025 sports-reference.com Pre 11/21 11/28 12/5 12/12 12/19 12/26 1/2 1/9 1/16 1/23 1/30 2/6 2/13 2/20 2/27 3/6 FinalBoston College Connecticut 9 16 16 10 10 10 8 6 2 2 2 4 3 1 4 4 6 8 Georgetown 15 14 19 18 15 12 12 12 10 10 14 13 20 23 24 22 Miami Pittsburgh Providence St. John's 25 Seton Hall Syracuse 12 18 22 19 16 14 11 10 8 6 6 10 10 11 17 22 21 25 Villanova 22 21 24 24 22 22 19 16 15 9 11 13 9 Regular-season statistical leaders 18em start ScoringNameSchoolPPG Danya Abrams BC 22.1 Kerry Kittles Vill 21.4 Ray Allen Conn 21.1 Allen Iverson GU 20.4 Lawrence Moten Syr 19.6 18em break ReboundingNameSchoolRPG Jerome Williams GU 10.0 Jaime Peterson Pitt 9.4 Danya Abrams BC 9.1 Charles Minlend SJU 8.5 Travis Knight Conn 8.2 18em break AssistsNameSchoolAPG Kevin Ollie Conn 6.4 Andre Alridge Pitt 5.8 Doron Sheffer Conn 5.5 Dan Hurley SHU 5.3 Michael Lloyd Syr 5.2 18em break StealsNameSchoolSPG Allen Iverson GU 3.0 Adrian Griffin SHU 2.2 Kerry Kittles Vill 2.2 Duane Woodward BC 2.0 Dan Hurley SHU 2.0 18em break BlocksNameSchoolBPG Jason Lawson Vill 2.6 Jaime Peterson Pitt 2.5 Constantin Popa Mia 2.0 Don Reid GU 1.9 John Wallace Syr 1.8 18em break Field GoalsNameSchoolFG% John Wallace Syr .588 Adrian Griffin SHU .554 Kerry Kittles Vill .524 Danya Abrams BC .514 Jaime Peterson Pitt .513 18em break 3-Pt Field GoalsNameSchool3FG% Ray Allen Conn .445 Eric Eberz Vill .439 Kerry Kittles Vill .411(no other qualifiers) 18em break Free ThrowsNameSchoolFT% Donny Marshall Conn .829 Kevin Ollie Conn .806 Andre Alridge Pitt .773 Steven Edwards Mia .771 Kerry Kittles Vill .767 end Postseason Big East tournament 1995 Big East men's basketball tournament Seeding Seeding in the Big East tournament was based on conference record, with tiebreakers applied as necessary. Teams seeded seventh through tenth played a first-round game, and the other six teams received a bye into the quarterfinals. The tournament's seeding was as follows: (1) Connecticut, (2) Villanova, (3) Syracuse, (4) Georgetown, (5) Miami, (6) Providence, (7) Seton Hall, (8) St. John's, (9) Pittsburgh, (10) Boston College. Bracket First roundMarch 9, 1995 QuarterfinalsMarch 10, 1995 SemifinalsMarch 11, 1995 Championship GameMarch 12, 1995 8 St. John's 71 9 Pittsburgh 74 7 1994-95 Seton Hall Pirates Seton Hall University Seton Hall 87 10 1994-95 Boston College Eagles Boston College Boston College 89OT 1 #6 Connecticut 81 9 Pittsburgh 78 4 #24 Georgetown 69 5 Miami 58 3 1994-95 Syracuse Orange Syracuse University #21 Syracuse 69 6 1994-95 Providence Friars Providence College Providence 71OT 2 #13 Villanova 68 10 Boston College 64 1 #6 Connecticut 88 4 #24 Georgetown 81 6 Providence 75 2 #13 Villanova 90 1 #6 Connecticut 78 2 #13 Villanova 94 NCAA tournament 1995 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Four Big East teams received bids to the NCAA Tournament. In the East Region, third-seeded Villanova lost to 14th-seeded Old Dominion in a triple-overtime first-round upset. Syracuse lost in the second round and Georgetown in the regional semifinals. Connecticut was defeated in the regional finals. School Region Seed Round 1 Round 2 Sweet 16 Elite 8 Connecticut West 2 15 Chattanooga, W 100–71 7 Cincinnati, W 96–91 3 Maryland, W 99–89 1 UCLA, L 102–96 Georgetown Southeast 6 11 Xavier, W 68–63 14 Weber State, W 53–51 2 North Carolina, L 74–64 Syracuse Midwest 7 10 Illinois, W 96–92 2 Arkansas, L 96–94(OT) Villanova East 3 14 Old Dominion, L 89–81(3OT) National Invitation Tournament 1995 National Invitation Tournament Four Big East teams received bids to the National Invitation Tournament, which did not yet have seeding, and played in four different unnamed brackets. Miami, St. John's, and Seton Hall all lost in the first round and Providence in the second round. School Round 1 Round 2 Providence Charleston, W 72–67 Virginia Tech, L 91–78 Miami Penn State, L 62–56 St. John's South Florida, L 74–68 Seton Hall Canisius, L 83–71 Awards and honors Big East Conference Player of the Year: * Kerry Kittles, Villanova, G, Jr. Defensive Player of the Year: Allen Iverson, Georgetown, G, Fr. Rookie of the Year: Allen Iverson, Georgetown, G, Fr. Coach of the Year: Leonard Hamilton, Miami (5th season) All-Big East First Team Kerry Kittles, Villanova, G, Jr., 6 ft 5 in cm 0, 179 lb 0, Dayton, Ohio Ray Allen, Connecticut, G, So., 6 ft 5 in cm 0, 205 lb 0, Merced, Calif. Lawrence Moten, Syracuse, G, Sr., 6 ft 5 in cm 0, 185 lb 0, Washington, D.C. John Wallace, Syracuse, F, Jr., 6 ft 8 in cm 0, 225 lb 0, Rochester, N.Y. Eric Williams, Providence, F, Sr., 6 ft 8 in cm 0, 220 lb 0, Newark, N.J. Danya Abrams, Boston College, F, So., 6 ft 7 in cm 0, 251 lb 0, Westchester, N.Y. All-Big East Second Team: Jaime Peterson, Pittsburgh, C, Sr., 6 ft 9 in cm 0, 234 lb 0, New York, N.Y. Jason Lawson, Villanova, C, So., 6 ft 11 in cm 0, 240 lb 0, Philadelphia, Pa. Eric Eberz, Villanova, F, Jr., 6 ft 7 in cm 0, 250 lb 0, Buffalo, N.Y. Allen Iverson, Georgetown, G., Fr., 6 ft 0 in cm 0, 165 lb 0, Hampton, Va. Doron Sheffer, Connecticut, G, So., 6 ft 5 in cm 0, 200 lb 0, Ramat Efal, Israel All-Big East Third Team: Constantin Popa, Miami, C, Sr., 7 ft 3 in cm 0, 235 lb 0, Bucharest, Romania Adrian Griffin, Seton Hall, F, Jr., 6 ft 5 in cm 0, 230 lb 0, Wichita, Kan. Felipe López, St. John's, G, Fr., 6 ft 5 in cm 0, 199 lb 0, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Jerome Williams, Georgetown, F, Jr., 6 ft 9 in cm 0, 206 lb 0, Washington, D.C. Kevin Ollie, Connecticut, G, Sr., 6 ft 2 in cm 0, 195 lb 0, Dallas, Tex. Donny Marshall, Connecticut, F, Sr., 6 ft 7 in cm 0, 230 lb 0, Detroit, Mich. Big East All-Rookie Team: Allen Iverson, Georgetown, G., Fr., 6 ft 0 in cm 0, 165 lb 0, Hampton, Va. Kevin Norris, Miami, G, Fr., 5 ft 9 in cm 0, 195 lb 0, Baltimore, Md. Donnell Williams, Seton Hall, G, Fr., 6 ft 7 in cm 0 Felipe López, St. John's, G, Fr., 6 ft 5 in cm 0, 199 lb 0, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Zendon Hamilton, St. John's, C, Fr., 6 ft 9 in cm 0, 240 lb 0, South Floral Park, N.Y. All-Americans The following players were selected to the 1995 Associated Press All-America teams. 1995 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans Consensus All-America Second Team: Kerry Kittles, Villanova, Key Stats: 21.4 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 3.5 apg, 2.2 spg, 52.4 FG%, 41.1 3P%, 706 points Second Team All-America: Kerry Kittles, Villanova, Key Stats: 21.4 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 3.5 apg, 2.2 spg, 52.4 FG%, 41.1 3P%, 706 points Third Team All-America: Ray Allen, Connecticut, Key Stats: 21.1 ppg, 6.8 rpg, 2.3 apg, 1.9 spg, 48.9 FG%, 44.5 3P%, 675 points Lawrence Moten, Syracuse, Key Stats: 19.6 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 3.3 apg, 1.8 spg, 45.9 FG%, 32.8 3P%, 589 points AP Honorable Mention Allen Iverson, Georgetown Donny Marshall, Connecticut See also 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season 1994–95 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team 1994–95 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team 1994–95 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team 1994–95 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team 1994–95 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team 1994–95 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team References