1994–95 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team

1994–95 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball
1994–95 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball
MCC Regular season champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Midwestern Collegiate Conference
Record	23–5 (14–0 MCC)
Head coach	Skip Prosser (1st season);
Home arena	Cincinnati Gardens

The 1994–95 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team represented Xavier University from Cincinnati, Ohio as a member of the Midwestern Collegiate Conference during the 1994–95 season. Led by first-year head coach Skip Prosser, the Musketeers finished 23–5 (14–0 MCC) in the regular season, but lost in the quarterfinal round of the MCC tournament. In the NCAA tournament, the Musketeers were defeated by No. 6 seed Georgetown, 68–63, in the opening round.[1]

1994–95 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Xavier	14	–	0	1.000	23	–	5	.821
Illinois-Chicago	11	–	4	.733	18	–	9	.667
WI-Green Bay †	11	–	4	.733	22	–	8	.733
Detroit Mercy	9	–	5	.643	13	–	15	.464
La Salle	7	–	7	.500	13	–	14	.481
Northern Illinois	7	–	8	.467	19	–	10	.655
Wright State	6	–	8	.429	13	–	17	.433
Cleveland State	3	–	11	.214	10	–	17	.370
UW-Milwaukee	2	–	13	.133	3	–	24	.111
Loyola (IL)	2	–	13	.133	5	–	22	.185

† 1995 MCC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	25	Michael Hawkins	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Canton, Ohio
G	30	Jeff Massey	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	Sr
F	54	Larry Sykes	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Sr	Toledo, Ohio

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 25, 1994*		IUPUI	W 104–67	1–0	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio
Nov 30, 1994*		Miami (OH)	W 89–70	2–0	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 3, 1994*		Loyola (MD)	W 86–51	3–0	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 5, 1994*		at Virginia Tech	L 55–82	3–1	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Virginia
Dec 10, 1994*		at Hartford	W 85–68	4–1	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion Hartford, Connecticut
Dec 17, 1994*		No. 19 Ohio	W 90–71	5–1	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 19, 1994*		Dayton	W 99–73	6–1	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 21, 1994*		Cal State Northridge	W 101–65	7–1	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 28, 1994*		UMBC	W 77–58	8–1	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 5, 1995		at Cleveland State	W 84–69	9–1 (1–0)	Wolstein Center Cleveland, Ohio
Feb 25, 1995		at Butler	W 81–66	23–3 (14–0)	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana
MCC Tournament
Mar 4, 1995*		at Wright State Quarterfinals	L 70–71	23–4	Ervin J. Nutter Center Fairborn, Ohio
NCAA Tournament
Mar 17, 1995*	(11 SE)	vs. (6 SE) No. 22 Georgetown	L 63–68	23–5	Leon County Civic Center (7,875) Tallahassee, Florida
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast.

"No. 22 Georgetown 68, Xavier 63". AP News. March 18, 1995. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
"1994-95 Xavier Musketeers Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
"1994-95 Xavier Musketeers Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
"Xavier Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Xavier University Athletics. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
- ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1031–1032. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

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