1994–95 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
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.
1994–95 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball | |
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1995 NCAA Tournament, Second Round | |
Conference | Big Eight Conference |
Ranking | |
AP | No. 24 |
1994–95 record | 23-11 (6-8 Big Eight) |
Head coach | Tim Floyd (1st season) |
Home arena | Hilton Coliseum |
1994–95 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Kansas | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 25 | – | 6 | .806 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 Oklahoma State † | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 27 | – | 10 | .730 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 23 | – | 9 | .719 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 20 | – | 9 | .690 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa State | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 23 | – | 11 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 15 | – | 13 | .536 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas State | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 12 | – | 15 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1995 Big Eight Tournament winner As of April 4, 1995; Rankings from AP Poll |
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]
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.[3]
Following the 1993–94 season, head coach Johnny Orr retired after 14 seasons at Iowa State.[4] 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.[5]
Roster
Name | Position | Class | |||
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Fred Hoiberg | Guard | Senior | |||
Loren Meyer | Center | Senior | |||
Julius Michalik | Forward | Senior | |||
Hurl Beechum | Forward | Senior | |||
Derrick Hayes | Guard | Sophomore | |||
James Hamilton | Forward | Senior | |||
Saun Jackson | Forward | Senior | |||
Jacy Holloway | Guard | Sophomore | |||
Joe Modderman | Forward | Sophomore | |||
David Hickman | Junior | Forward | |||
Joe Hebert | Guard | Junior | |||
Ha-Keem Abdel-Kahliq | Guard | Sophomore | |||
Klay Edwards | Forward | Freshman | |||
Sol Harris | Guard | Freshman | |||
Reference:[6] |
Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Regular Season | |||||||||||
November 25, 1994* |
vs. Illinois State Big Island Invitational Tournament |
W 88-71 | 1-0 |
Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium Hilo, HA | |||||||
November 26, 1994* |
vs. Virginia Commonwealth Big Island Invitational Tournament |
W 66-59 | 2-0 |
Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium Hilo, HA | |||||||
November 27, 1994* |
vs. Purdue Big Island Invitational Tournament |
L 87-88 OT | 2-1 |
Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium Hilo, HA | |||||||
November 30, 1994* |
Florida Tech | W 97-65 | 3-1 |
Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA | |||||||
December 3, 1994* |
Wyoming | W 82-63 | 4-1 |
Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA | |||||||
December 6, 1994* |
Drake | W 94-69 | 5-1 |
Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA | |||||||
December 10, 1994* |
at Iowa | W 76-63 | 6-1 |
Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA | |||||||
December 18, 1994* |
Western Carolina | W 99-66 | 7-1 |
Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA | |||||||
December 22, 1994* |
No. 25 | North Florida | W 114-80 | 8-1 |
Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA | ||||||
December 27, 1994* |
No. 21 | Chicago State | W 96-47 | 9-1 |
Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA | ||||||
December 31, 1994* |
No. 21 | San Diego | W 75-55 | 10-1 |
Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA | ||||||
January 3, 1995* |
No. 16 | Loyola-New Orleans | W 74-44 | 11-1 |
Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA | ||||||
January 7, 1995 |
No. 16 | at Colorado | L 57-71 | 11-2 (0-1) |
Coors Events Center Boulder, CO | ||||||
January 9, 1995* |
No. 23 | Saint Louis | W 79-66 | 12-2 (0-1) |
Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA | ||||||
January 14, 1995 Creative Sports |
No. 23 | No. 3 Kansas | W 69-65 | 13-2 (1-1) |
Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA | ||||||
January 18, 1995* |
No. 14 | at Creighton | W 70-52 | 14-2 (1-1) |
Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, NE | ||||||
January 21, 1995 12:30 PM, Creative Sports |
No. 14 | at Kansas State | W 79-73 | 15-2 (2-1) |
Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS | ||||||
January 25, 1995* |
No. 11 | at Northern Iowa | W 81-62 | 16-2 (2-1) |
UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA | ||||||
January 28, 1995 |
No. 11 | Kansas State | W 87-79 | 17-2 (3-1) |
Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA | ||||||
January 30, 1995 |
No. 11 | No. 18 Missouri | L 71-80 | 17-3 (3-2) |
Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA | ||||||
February 1, 1995 |
No. 11 | at No. 24 Oklahoma | L 78-79 | 17-4 (3-3) |
Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK | ||||||
February 4, 1995 |
No. 11 | at No. 3 Kansas | L 71-91 | 17-5 (3-4) |
Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS | ||||||
February 8, 1995 |
No. 19 | at No. 13 Missouri | L 56-59 | 17-6 (3-5) |
Hearnes Center Columbia, MO | ||||||
February 11, 1995 |
No. 19 | Nebraska | W 72-69 OT | 18-6 (4-5) |
Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA | ||||||
February 15, 1995 Creative Sports |
No. 21 | No. 22 Oklahoma State | L 69-71 | 18-7 (4-6) |
Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA | ||||||
February 18, 1995 Creative Sports |
No. 21 | Colorado | W 108-68 | 19-7 (5-6) |
Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA | ||||||
February 27, 1995 |
No. 24 | at No. 18 Oklahoma State | L 47-77 | 19-8 (5-7) |
Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK | ||||||
March 1, 1995 |
No. 24 | No. 16 Oklahoma | L 68-71 | 19-9 (5-8) |
Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA | ||||||
March 5, 1995 Cyclone Television Network |
No. 24 | at Nebraska | W 79-77 | 20-9 (6-8) |
Bob Devaney Center Lincoln, NE | ||||||
Big Eight Tournament | |||||||||||
March 10, 1995 |
vs. No. 17 Missouri Quarterfinals |
W 68-50 | 21-9 (6-8) |
Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO | |||||||
March 11, 1995 |
vs. No. 2 Kansas Semifinals |
W 80-72 OT | 22-9 (6-8) |
Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO | |||||||
March 12, 1995 Creative Sports |
vs. No. 19 Oklahoma State Championship |
L 53-62 | 23-9 (6-8) |
Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO | |||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
March 17, 1995 CBS |
(#7) No. 24 | vs. (#10) Florida First Round |
W 64-61 | 24-9 (6-8) |
BJCC Birmingham, AL | ||||||
March 19, 1995 |
(#7) | vs. (#2) No. 4 North Carolina Second Round |
L 51-73 | 24-10 (6-8) |
BJCC Birmingham, AL | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |
Awards and honors
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NBA Draft
Round | Pick | Overall | Name | Team |
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1 | 24 | 24 | Loren Meyer | Dallas Mavericks |
2 | 23 | 52 | Fred Hoiberg | Indiana Pacers |
Reference:[10] |
References
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- "COLLEGE BASKETBALL / NCAA MEN'S TOURNAMENT : NCAA SOUTHEAST REGIONAL : North Carolina Bench Unseats Iowa State, 73-51". Los Angeles Times. 1995-03-20. Retrieved 2019-07-31.
- "Big Eight Conference Men's Basketball Championship History : Sponsored by the Big Eight Conference (1908–1996)". Bigeightsports.com. Archived from the original on 2015-08-11. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
- Yardley, William (2014-01-02). "Johnny Orr, Coach Who Turned Iowa State Into Contender, Dies at 86". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-07-31.
- Nunez, Tammy. "Former UNO and New Orleans Hornets Coach Tim Floyd enjoyed the trip back to New Orleans". NOLA.com. Retrieved 2019-07-31.
- "1994-95 Iowa State Cyclones Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2019-07-31.
- "Who is Fred Hoiberg? A timeline of The Mayor's career". NBC Sports Chicago. 2015-06-02. Retrieved 2019-07-31.
- "Jacobson An Academic All-American". Iowa State University Athletics. Retrieved 2019-07-31.
- "MBB Tradition (PDF)" (PDF). Iowa State University Athletics. Retrieved 2019-07-31.
- "1995 NBA Draft | NBADraft.net". www.nbadraft.net. Retrieved 2019-07-31.