1994–95 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

1994–95 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
1994–95 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
Hawkeye Invitational Champions
National Invitation Tournament
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1994–95 record	21–12 (9–9 Big Ten)
Head coach	Tom Davis (9th season);
Assistant coach	Gary Close
MVP	Jess Settles; Andre Woolridge
Home arena	Carver–Hawkeye Arena; (Capacity: 15,500)
	Seasons ← 1993–94 1995–96 →

The 1994–95 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference during the 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach ninth-year head coach Tom Davis, and played their home games at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. They finished the season 21–12 overall and 9–9 in Big Ten play.

Roster[]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	3	Kenyon Murray	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Jr	Battle Creek, Michigan
F	4	Jess Settles	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	So	Winfield, Iowa
G	11	Kevin Skillet	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Silvis, Illinois
PG	15	Andre Woolridge	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Omaha, Nebraska
G	13	Mon'ter Glasper	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	—	So	Albion, Michigan
G	14	Chris Kingsbury	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Fr	Hamilton, Ohio
PF	42	Ryan Bowen	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	Fr	Fort Madison, Iowa
G	45	Darryl Moore	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Fr	Chicago, Illinois
F/C	52	Russ Millard	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Jr	Cedar Rapids, Iowa
C	55	Greg Helmers	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	—	Fr	Palmer, Iowa

Head coach

Tom Davis (Wisconsin–Platteville)

Assistant coach(es)

Gary Close

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule/Results[]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
11/25/1994*		Morgan State	W 126–79	1–0	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
11/29/1994*		at Drake Iowa "Big Four"	W 103–68^[1]	2–0	Knapp Center Des Moines, IA
12/2/1994*		Pepperdine Hawkeye Invitational	W 99–63	3–0	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
12/3/1994*		No. 14 Ohio Hawkeye Invitational	W 91–75^[2]	4–0	Carver-Hawkeye Arena (14,563) Iowa City, IA
12/7/1994*		Northern Iowa Iowa "Big Four"	W 80–48^[3]	5–0	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
12/10/1994*		Iowa State Rivalry	L 63–76^[4]	5–1	Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500) Iowa City, IA
Dec 17, 1994*		Long Island University	W 102–72	6–1	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
Dec 20, 1994*		Western Carolina	W 85–60	7–1	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
Dec 23, 1994		at BYU-Hawaii	W 61–57	8–1	CAC Laie, Hawaii
12/28/1994*		vs. No. 7 Duke Rainbow Classic	W 81–71	9–1	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
12/29/1994*		at Hawaii Rainbow Classic	W 84–82	10–1	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
12/30/1994*		vs. No. 3 Arkansas Rainbow Classic	L 92–101	10–2	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
Big Ten Regular Season
1/3/1995	No. 22	No. 21 Indiana	W 74–55	11–2 (1–0)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
Jan 7, 1995	No. 22	at No. 14 Michigan State	L 68–69	11–3 (1–1)	Breslin Student Events Center East Lansing, MI
Jan 11, 1995	No. 19	at Michigan	L 82–83	11–4 (1–2)	Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI
Jan 14, 1995	No. 19	Purdue	L 83–84	11–5 (1–3)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
Jan 21, 1995		Wisconsin	W 96–84	12–5 (2–3)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
Jan 25, 1995		at Ohio State	W 81–66	13–5 (3–3)	St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio
Jan 28, 1995*		Minnesota	L 54–55	13–6 (3–4)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
Feb 1, 1995*		Illinois Rivalry	L 74–79	13–7 (3–5)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
Feb 4, 1995		at Penn State	L 64–74	13–8 (3–6)	Rec Hall University Park, PA
Feb 8, 1995*		Northwestern	W 116–77	14–8 (4–6)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
Feb 11, 1995		at Illinois	L 97–104	14–9 (4–7)	Assembly Hall Champaign, IL
Feb 15, 1995		at No. 24 Minnesota	W 74–70	15–9 (5–7)	Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
Feb 18, 1995		Ohio State	W 85–66	16–9 (6–7)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
Feb 22, 1995		at Wisconsin	W 84–77	17–9 (7–7)	Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI
Mar 1, 1995		at No. 17 Purdue	L 85–92	17–10 (7–8)	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
Mar 5, 1995		Michigan	W 89–69	18–10 (8–8)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
3/8/1995		No. 9 Michigan State	W 79–78^[5]^[6]	19–10 (9–8)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
Mar 12, 1995		at Indiana	L 79–110	19–11 (9–9)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
National Invitation Tournament
3/15/1995*		vs. DePaul	W 96–87	20–11	iWireless Center Moline, IL
3/21/1995*		Ohio	W 66–62	21–11	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
3/23/1995*		Penn State	L 64–67^[7]	21–12	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings[]

References[]

^ "Kingsbury snaps Hawkeye record" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 30, 1994. p. 1B. Retrieved March 31, 2017.
^ "Hawkeyes crush No. 14 Bobcats" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 5, 1994. p. 1B. Retrieved March 31, 2017.
^ "Hawkeyes trap Panthers, 80-48" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 8, 1994. p. 1B. Retrieved March 31, 2017.
^ "Cyclones storm through Carver" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 12, 1994. p. 1B. Retrieved March 31, 2017.
^ "Woolridge saves Iowa" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. March 9, 1995. p. 1B. Retrieved March 31, 2017.
^ "Iowa 79, No. 9 Michigan St. 78". UPI. March 8, 1995. Retrieved March 31, 2017.
^ "Freshman rains on Hawkeye parade" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. March 27, 1995. p. 1B. Retrieved March 31, 2017.

[1] "Kingsbury snaps Hawkeye record" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 30, 1994. p. 1B. Retrieved March 31, 2017.

[2] "Hawkeyes crush No. 14 Bobcats" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 5, 1994. p. 1B. Retrieved March 31, 2017.

[3] "Hawkeyes trap Panthers, 80-48" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 8, 1994. p. 1B. Retrieved March 31, 2017.

[4] "Cyclones storm through Carver" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 12, 1994. p. 1B. Retrieved March 31, 2017.

[5] "Woolridge saves Iowa" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. March 9, 1995. p. 1B. Retrieved March 31, 2017.

[6] "Iowa 79, No. 9 Michigan St. 78". UPI. March 8, 1995. Retrieved March 31, 2017.

[7] "Freshman rains on Hawkeye parade" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. March 27, 1995. p. 1B. Retrieved March 31, 2017.

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v t Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
Venues	Close Hall (1901–1904) (1905–1922) (1922–1926) Iowa Field House (1927–1983) Carver–Hawkeye Arena (1983–present)
Rivalries	Iowa "Big Four" Iowa State (Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series) Illinois
Culture & lore	History Herky the Hawk "Iowa Fight Song" First 5-on-5 college basketball game
People	Head coaches Individual honors Statistical leaders
Seasons	1893–95 1895–96 1898–1901 1944–45 1947–48 1951–52 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1960–61 1961–62 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics


v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 12 Purdue	15	–	3	.833	25	–	7	.781
No. 11 Michigan State	14	–	4	.778	22	–	6	.786
Indiana	11	–	7	.611	19	–	12	.613
Michigan	11	–	7	.611	17	–	14	.548
Illinois	10	–	8	.556	19	–	12	.613
Minnesota	10	–	8	.556	20	–	11	.645
Penn State	9	–	9	.500	21	–	11	.656
Iowa	9	–	9	.500	21	–	12	.636
Wisconsin	7	–	11	.389	13	–	14	.481
Ohio State	2	–	16	.111	6	–	22	.214
Northwestern	1	–	17	.056	5	–	22	.185

Rankings from AP Poll *Minnesota 1 NCAA Tourn. game vacated due to sanctions against the program; 1 Win by forfeit (non-conf.) Disputed record (19-13)