1994–95 UMass Minutemen basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 March 2026 August 2023 1994–95 UMass Minutemen Basketball UMass logo.gif 150 Atlantic 10 Conference A-10 7 7 29–5 13–3 John Calipari 7th Bruiser Flint Bill Bayno John Robic William D. Mullins Memorial Center Atlantic 10 regular season championsAtlantic 10 tournament champions NCAA tournament Elite Eight The 1994–95 UMass Minutemen basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Minutemen, led by seventh year head coach John Calipari, played their home games at William D. Mullins Memorial Center and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 29–5, 13–3 in A-10 play to finish in first place. Roster Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown 3 Dana Dingle Forward 6–6 200 Junior Bronx, New York 4 Donta Bright Forward 6–6 205 Junior Baltimore, Maryland 5 Jason Germain Guard 6–1 160 Senior South Hadley, Massachusetts 10 Mike Williams Guard 6–2 175 Senior Hartford, Connecticut 11 Andre Burks Guard 6–1 180 Freshman Baton Rouge, Louisiana 12 Edgar Padilla Guard 6–1 165 Sophomore Toa Alta, Puerto Rico 14 Derek Kellogg Guard 6–3 185 Senior Springfield, Massachusetts 15 Lou Roe Forward 6–7 210 Senior Atlantic City, New Jersey 21 Marcus Camby Center 6–11 215 Sophomore Hartford, Connecticut 24 Carmelo Travieso Guard 6–2 165 Sophomore Boston, Massachusetts 33 Jeff Meyer Center 7–2 225 Senior Wausau, Wisconsin 34 Tyrone Weeks Forward 6–6 240 Sophomore Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 40 Ted Cottrell Center/Forward 6–9 210 Junior Annapolis, Maryland 50 Inus Norville Forward 6–8 225 Freshman Fayetteville, North Carolina Schedule 1995-96 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 1996 yes yes |- !colspan=9| Regular season 11/25/1994 yes 3 Arkansas 1 Springfield Civic Center Springfield, Massachusetts Starter Tip-off Classic 8,999 104–80 1–0 12/3/1994 yes yes 1 Kansas 7 Arrowhead Pond Anaheim, California Wooden Classic 18,300 75–81 1–1 12/07/1994 yes 5 Pittsburgh Mullins Center Amherst, Massachusetts 9,493 85–57 2–1 12/10/1994 yes yes 5 Maryland 11 Baltimore Convention Center Baltimore, Maryland 13,332 85–74 3–1 12/14/1994 yes 5 Princeton Mullins Center Amherst, Massachusetts 9,493 88–67 4–1 12/17/1994 yes 5 Western Kentucky Mullins Center Amherst, MA 9,493 91–72 5–1 01/03/1995 4 West Virginia Springfield Civic Center Springfield, Massachusetts Abdow's Holiday Classic 8,590 95–65 6–1 (1–0) 01/05/1995 yes yes 4 St. Louis Kiel Center St. Louis, Missouri Atlantic 10/Great Midwest Challenge 21,879 80–74 7–1 01/07/1995 yes yes 4 La Salle Atlantic City Convention Center Atlantic City, New Jersey Rainbow Classic 8,033 87–64 8–1 01/10/1995 yes 1 St. Bonaventure Reilly Center Olean, New York 6,000 81–76 OT 9–1 (2–0) 1/12/1995 1 Rutgers Mullins Center Amherst, Massachusetts 9,493 85–68 10–1 (3–0) 01/14/1995 yes 1 Pennsylvania 25 Mullins Center Amherst, Massachusetts 9,493 93–60 11–1 01/19/1995 yes 1 Rhode Island Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island 13,100 91–75 12–1 (4–0) 01/21/1995 1 Temple Mullins Center Amherst, Massachusetts 9,493 59–58 13–1 (5–0) 01/24/1995 yes 1 Duquesne Palumbo Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 6,064 103–53 14–1 (6–0) 01/27/1995 yes 1 West Virginia WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia 13,862 97–94 OT 15–1 (7–0) 01/30/1995 1 St. Bonaventure Mullins Center Amherst, Massachusetts 9,493 79–62 16–1 (8–0) 02/01/1995 1 Saint Joseph's Mullins Center Amherst, Massachusetts 9,493 74–62 17–1 (9–0) 02/04/1995 yes 1 George Washington Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. 5,020 75–78 17–2 (9–1) 02/07/1995 no yes 4 Rutgers Louis Brown Athletic Center New Brunswick, New Jersey 8,526 29–31 game suspended* 02/11/1995 yes yes 4 Southwestern Louisiana Cajundome Lafayette, Louisiana 10,651 94–63 18–2 02/14/1995 5 George Washington Mullins Center Amherst, Massachusetts 9,493 78–80 18–3 (9–2) 02/16/1995 5 Duquesne Mullins Center Amherst, Massachusetts 9,493 73–56 19–3 (10–2) 2/19/1995 yes 5 Louisville Worcester Centrum Worcester, Massachusetts 13,758 91–76 20–3 02/23/1995 no yes 5 Temple McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 3,900 63–72 20–4 (10–3) 02/25/1995 no yes 5 Saint Joseph's Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 3,200 77–58 21–4 (11–3) 02/28/1995 8 Rhode Island Mullins Center Amherst, MA 9,493 86–71 22–4 (12–3) 03/03/1995 no yes 8 Rutgers Spectrum (arena) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 8,526 77–62@ 23–4 (13–3) |- !colspan=9| 1995 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament 03/05/1995 yes yes 8 Duquesne The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Quarterfinal 7,273 79–53 24–4 03/06/1995 no yes 8 Saint Joseph's The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Semifinals 8,722 68–57 25–4 03/09/1995 no 8 Temple Mullins Center Amherst, Massachusetts Final 9,493 63–44 26–4 |- !colspan=9| 1995 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament 03/17/1995 yes yes 7 Saint Peter's Knickerbocker Arena Albany, New York East Region First round 15,100 68–51 27–4 03/19/1995 yes yes 7 Stanford Knickerbocker Arena Albany, New York East Region Second Round 11,931 75–53 28–4 03/24/1995 yes yes 7 Tulsa Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey East Regional semifinal 19,689 76–51 29–4 03/26/1995 yes yes 7 Oklahoma State Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey East Regional final 19,689 54–68 29–5 AP Poll Eastern Time Game suspended due to protest at halftime.Wojciechowski Gene UMass-Rutgers: Time for Second Half https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/192444413/ The Los Angeles Times 3 March 1995 9 @ Game resumed at neutral site, with score continuing from suspended game, per ruling by A-10 Commissioner. 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