1994–95 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 March 2012 basketball 1994–95 UCLA Bruins UCLA Logo 1964-1995.jpeg Pacific-10 Pac-10 1http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ucla/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/MBB_History_99-128.pdf UCLA Bruins men's basketball history February 22, 2008 October 29, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081029023742/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ucla/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/MBB_History_99-128.pdf dead 1 31–2 16–2 Adjusted from 32-2, 17-2 Jim Harrick 7th Lorenzo Romar Mark Gottfried Steve Lavin Pauley Pavilion NCAA tournament National ChampionsNCAA tournament West Regional championsNCAA Division I regular season championsPac-10 regular season champions National Championship Game W Won 89–78 vs. Arkansas thumb|upright|Autographed ball by 1995 NCAA championship team 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 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.https://web3.ncaa.org/lsdbi/search/miCaseView?id=470 NCAA.org Legislative Services Database- LSDBi NCAA December 29, 2023 https://web3.ncaa.org/lsdbi/search/miCaseView/report?id=102106 July 17, 1997 University of California, Berkeley Public Infractions Report NCAA December 29, 2023 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-jul-18-sp-13869-story.html Cal Gets Hit Hard By NCAA LA Times Dillman, Lisa July 18, 1997 December 29, 2023 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. Roster 1994 UCLA Bruins men's y Toby Bailey y 12 G 6 5 215 Fr Los Angeles, California Marquis Burns 4 G 6 4 188 Jr Los Angeles, California Kevin Dempsey 30 F 6 6 210 Jr San Jose, California Cameron Dollar y 5 G 6 1 173 So Atlanta, Georgia Tyus Edney y 11 G 5 10 195 Sr Gardena, California C Omm'A Givens y 50 C 6 10 240 Fr Frances, Washington J. R. Henderson y 52 F 6 9 226 Fr Bakersfield, California Kris Johnson basketball y 54 F 6 4 220 Fr Los Angeles, California Bob Myers y 24 F 6 6 230 So Danville, California Ike Nwankwo y 35 C 6 11 257 So Houston, Texas Charles O'Bannon y 13 F 6 6 200 So Bellflower, California Ed O'Bannon y 31 F 6 8 222 Sr Los Angeles, California C George Zidek y 25 C 7 0 250 Sr Gottwaldov, Czechoslovakia C http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/A/Men's%20Basketball_Men's_Division%20I_1995_110_University%20of%20California,%20Los%20Angeles.pdf Jim Harrick (Morris Harvey College) Mark Gottfried (Alabama) Steve Lavin (Chapman) Lorenzo Romar (Washington) Schedule yes 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 1994 yes |- !colspan=9 style=UCLA Bruins|Regular Season November 26, 1994 yes 6 1994–95 men Cal State Northridge Matadors Cal State Northridge Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 83–60 9,102 1–0 December 3, 1994 yes yes 2 Kentucky 7 Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim Anaheim, CA John R. Wooden Classic 82–81 18,307 2–0 December 10, 1994 yes 2 1994–95 men Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Fullerton Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 99–65 7,243 3–0 December 17, 1994 yes yes 2 1994–95 men LSU Tigers LSU Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA 92–72 14,551 4–0 December 22, 1994 yes 2 George Mason Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 137–100 10,072 5–0 December 23, 1994 yes 2 1994–95 men NC State Wolfpack North Carolina St. Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 88–80 12,075 6–0 January 5, 1995 yes 2 Oregon McArthur Court Eugene, OR 72–82 10,086 6–1 0–1 January 7, 1995 yes 6 1994–95 men Oregon State Beavers Oregon State Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR 87–78 8,013 7–1 1–1 January 12, 1995 6 Washington Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 75–57 10,112 8–1 2–1 January 14, 1995 6 Washington State Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 91–78 10,632 9–1 3–1 January 19, 1995 yes 4 Arizona 11 McKale Center Tucson, AZ 71–61 14,257 10–1 4–1 January 21, 1995 yes 4 Arizona State 13 Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ 85–72 13,987 11–1 5–1 January 26, 1995 4 Stanford 17 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 77–74 11,783 12–1 6–1 January 28, 1995 4 1994–95 men California Golden Bears California Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 93–1001 12,203 13–1 7–1 February 2, 1995 yes 7 1994–95 men USC Trojans USC Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA 73–69 7,273 14–1 8–1 February 5, 1995 yes 7 1994–95 men Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 92–55 11,617 15–1 8–1 February 9, 1995 yes 6 Washington Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA 74–66 7,119 16–1 9–1 February 11, 1995 yes 6 Washington State Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA 98–83 11,463 17–1 10–1 February 16, 1995 6 Arizona State 13 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 82–77 OT 12,318 18–1 11–1 February 19, 1995 6 Arizona 12 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 72–70 12,653 19–1 12–1 February 21, 1995 yes 2 Stanford 19 Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA 88–77 7,500 20–1 13–1 February 23, 1995 yes 2 California Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA 104–88 6,578 21–1 14–1 February 26, 1995 yes 2 Duke Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 100–77 12,857 22–1 14–1 March 1, 1995 1 USC Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 85–66 12,608 23–1 15–1 March 5, 1995 yes yes 1 Louisville Freedom Hall Louisville, KY 91–73 19,872 24–1 March 9, 1995 1 Oregon State Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 86–67 12,682 25–1 16–1 March 11, 1995 1 Oregon 25 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 94–78 13,037 26–1 17–1 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#UCLA Bruins 1;"| NCAA tournament March 17, 1995 yes yes 1 (1) Florida International (16) BSU Pavilion Boise, ID First Round 11,863 92–56 27–1 March 19, 1995 yes yes 1 (1) Missouri 23 (8) BSU Pavilion Boise, ID Second Round 11,886 75–74 28–1 March 23, 1995 yes yes 1 (1) Mississippi State 18 (5) Oakland Arena Oakland, CA Sweet Sixteen 14,399 86–67 29–1 March 25, 1995 yes yes 1 (1) Connecticut 8 (2) Oakland Arena Oakland, CA Elite Eight 14,399 102–96 30–1 April 1, 1995 yes yes 1 (1) Oklahoma State 14 (4) Kingdome Seattle, WA Final Four 38,540 74–61 31–1 April 3, 1995 yes yes 1 (1) Arkansas 6 (2) Kingdome Seattle, WA Championship Game 38,540 89–78 32–1 AP Poll Pacific Timehttp://collegebasketball.rivals.com/content.asp?cid=697156 1995 Bruins weren't flashy, just winners February 23, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080202001204/http://collegebasketball.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=697156 February 2, 2008 live1California later forfeited the game Source:Season-By-Season Records http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/uclabruins.com/documents/2016/10/17/MBKB_17MG_148_164.pdf#page=13 UCLA Media Guide UCLA Athletics December 29, 2020 October 2, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20201229080204/http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/uclabruins.com/documents/2016/10/17/MBKB_17MG_148_164.pdf#page=13 deadFinal 1995 Division Men's Basketball Statistics Report http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/A/Men's%20Basketball_Men's_Division%20I_1995_110_University%20of%20California,%20Los%20Angeles.pdf#page=2 ncaa.org Rankings 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings Highlights thumb|left|120px|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.Kawakami Tim A Happy Edneying for UCLA March 20, 1995 Los Angeles Times https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-03-20-sp-44933-story.html https://web.archive.org/web/20200831184400/http://articles.latimes.com/print/1995-03-20/sports/sp-44933_1_tyus-edney August 31, 2020 live mdy 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.Penner Mike Sweetness in Seattle April 4, 1995 Los Angeles Times https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-04-04-sp-50913-story.html https://web.archive.org/web/20200831190256/http://articles.latimes.com/print/1995-04-04/sports/sp-50913_1_championship-game August 31, 2020 live mdy 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.Dufresne Chris A Big Return From Dollar April 4, 1995 Los Angeles Times https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-04-04-sp-50898-story.html https://web.archive.org/web/20200831193917/http://articles.latimes.com/print/1995-04-04/sports/sp-50898_1_guard-ucla August 31, 2020 live mdy 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,http://www.sportsline.com/collegebasketball/mayhem/history/outstandingplayer Final Four Most Outstanding Players cbs.sportsline.com March 31, 2008 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080907123518/http://sportsline.com/collegebasketball/mayhem/history/outstandingplayer September 7, 2008 John R. Wooden Award, consensus first-team All-American Team players drafted in the NBA List of UCLA Bruins in the NBA Year Round Pick Player NBA Team1995 1 9 Ed O'Bannon New Jersey Nets 1 22 George Zidek Charlotte Hornets 2 18 Tyus Edney Sacramento Kings 1997 2 32 Charles O'Bannon Detroit Pistons1998 2 45 Toby Bailey Los Angeles Lakers 2 56 J.R. Henderson Vancouver Grizzlies1995 NBA Draft on databaseBasketball.com References 30em External links 1994–95 UCLA Bruins at Sports-Reference.com 1994–95 UCLA Men’s Basketball Roster pHceOvR464s Tyus Edney's Game Winning Shot Against Missouri with 4.8 Seconds Left Ucla Bruins Category:UCLA Bruins men's basketball seasons Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament championship seasons Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four seasons Ucla NCAA NCAA