1994–95 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team

The 1994–95 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team represented Saint Louis University in the 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Billikens were led by head coach Charlie Spoonhour who was in his third season at Saint Louis. The team played their home games at the brand new Kiel Center and were a member of the Great Midwest Conference. The Billikens finished the season 23–8, 8–4 in GMC play to finish 2nd. They lost in the championship game of the GMC tournament, but received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 9 seed in the East region. The Billikens eliminated Minnesota in the opening round[2] before they were defeated by No. 1 seed and Wake Forest in the second round.[3]

1994–95 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceGreat Midwest Conference
Record23–8 (8–4 GMC)
Head coach
Home arenaKiel Center
1994–95 Great Midwest Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Memphis93 .7502410  .706
Saint Louis84 .667238  .742
Cincinnati75 .5832212  .647
Marquette75 .5832112  .636
DePaul66 .5001711  .607
UAB57 .4171416  .467
Dayton012 .000720  .259
1995 GMC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll[1]

Roster

1994–95 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 23 Erwin Claggett 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185 lb (84 kg) SrVenice Venice, Illinois
F Scott Highmark 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Sr  St. Louis, Missouri
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

    Roster

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    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Regular season
    Nov 27, 1994*
    Bradley W 66–59  1–0
    Kiel Center 
    St. Louis, Missouri
    Dec 1, 1994*
    Sacramento State W 90–49  2–0
    Kiel Center 
    St. Louis, Missouri
    Dec 5, 1994*
    at Southern Illinois W 72–65  3–0
    SIU Arena 
    Carbondale, Illinois
    Dec 7, 1994*
    UMKC W 95–68  4–0
    Kiel Center 
    St. Louis, Missouri
    Dec 10, 1994*
    Creighton W 83–56  5–0
    Kiel Center 
    St. Louis, Missouri
    Dec 17, 1994*
    Bethune-Cookman W 103–49  6–0
    Kiel Center 
    St. Louis, Missouri
    Dec 19, 1994*
    SMU W 93–69  7–0
    Kiel Center 
    St. Louis, Missouri
    Dec 28, 1994*
    Austin Peay W 71–54  8–0
    Kiel Center 
    St. Louis, Missouri
    Jan 5, 1995*
    No. 4 UMass
    Atlantic 10/Great Midwest Challenge
    L 74–80  8–1
    Kiel Center (21,879)
    St. Louis, Missouri
    Jan 7, 1995
    UAB W 81–56  9–1
    (1–0)
    Kiel Center 
    St. Louis, Missouri
    Jan 11, 1995*
    at No. 23 Iowa State L 66–79  9–2
    Hilton Coliseum 
    Ames, Iowa
    Jan 14, 1995
    at Dayton W 82–39  10–2
    (2–0)
    University of Dayton Arena 
    Dayton, Ohio
    Jan 16, 1995*
    at Detroit W 71–60  11–2
    Calihan Hall 
    Detroit, Michigan
    Jan 19, 1995
    at No. 23 Cincinnati L 73–84  11–3
    (2–1)
    Myrl H. Shoemaker Center 
    Cincinnati, Ohio
    Jan 22, 1995
    Marquette W 81–73  12–3
    (3–1)
    Kiel Center 
    St. Louis, Missouri
    Jan 25, 1995
    at Memphis L 80–84  12–4
    (3–2)
    The Pyramid 
    Memphis, Tennessee
    Jan 28, 1995
    No. 19 Cincinnati W 75–68  13–4
    (4–2)
    Kiel Center 
    St. Louis, Missouri
    Jan 30, 1995*
    Chicago State W 112–71  14–4
    Kiel Center 
    St. Louis, Missouri
    Feb 4, 1995
    at UAB L 54–70  14–5
    (4–3)
    UAB Arena 
    Birmingham, Alabama
    Feb 9, 1995
    at Marquette W 55–48  15–5
    (5–3)
    Bradley Center 
    Milwaukee, Wisconsin
    Feb 11, 1995
    Memphis W 68–52  16–5
    (6–3)
    Kiel Center 
    St. Louis, Missouri
    Feb 15, 1995*
    Alcorn State W 100–70  17–5
    Kiel Center 
    St. Louis, Missouri
    Feb 19, 1995
    at DePaul L 64–66  17–6
    (6–4)
    Rosemont Horizon 
    Rosemont, Illinois
    Feb 22, 1995
    at SW Missouri State W 62–49  18–6
    Hammons Student Center 
    Springfield, Missouri
    Feb 25, 1995
    Dayton W 63–51  19–6
    (7–4)
    Kiel Center 
    St. Louis, Missouri
    Mar 1, 1995*
    DePaul W 77–61  20–6
    (8–4)
    Kiel Center 
    St. Louis, Missouri
    GMWC tournament
    Mar 9, 1995*
    (2) vs. (7) Dayton
    Quarterfinals
    W 78–62  21–6
    Bradley Center 
    Milwaukee, Wisconsin
    Mar 10, 1995*
    (2) at (3) Marquette
    Semifinals
    W 73–56  22–6
    Bradley Center 
    Milwaukee, Wisconsin
    Mar 11, 1995*
    (2) vs. (4) Cincinnati
    Championship game
    L 65–67  22–7
    Bradley Center 
    Milwaukee, Wisconsin
    NCAA tournament
    Mar 16, 1995*
    (9 E) vs. (8 E) Minnesota
    First Round
    W 64–61 OT 23–7
    Baltimore Arena 
    Baltimore, Maryland
    Mar 18, 1995*
    (9 E) vs. (1 E) No. 3 Wake Forest
    Second Round
    L 59–64  23–8
    Baltimore Arena 
    Baltimore, Maryland
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Central Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region E=East.

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    Rankings

    [6]

    References

    1. "1994-95 Great Midwest Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
    2. "Record day of overtimes in NCAA tournament". The Chicago Tribune. March 16, 1995. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
    3. "Duncan Picks Up Slack, Leaves St. Louis in Wake". The Spokesman-Review. March 19, 1995. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
    4. "1994-95 Men's Basketball Roster". Saint Louis University Athletics. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
    5. "1994-95 Men's Basketball Schedule". Saint Louis University Athletics. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
      • ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1029–1030. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
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