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1994–95 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team

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1994–95 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball
MVC regular season champion
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
Record24–8 (15–3 MVC)
Head coach
Home arenaTulsa Convention Center
Seasons
1994–95 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Tulsa 15 3   .833 24 8   .750
Illinois State 13 5   .722 20 13   .606
Southern Illinois 13 5   .722 23 9   .719
Bradley 12 6   .667 20 10   .667
Evansville 11 7   .611 18 9   .667
Drake 9 9   .500 12 15   .444
Southwest Missouri State 9 9   .500 16 11   .593
Wichita State 6 12   .333 13 14   .481
Northern Iowa 4 14   .222 8 20   .286
Creighton 4 14   .222 7 19   .269
Indiana State 3 15   .167 7 19   .269
1995 MVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1994–95 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team represented the University of Tulsa as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1994–95 college basketball season. The Golden Hurricane played their home games at the Tulsa Convention Center. Led by head coach Tubby Smith, they finished the season 24–8 overall and 15–3 in conference play to finish atop the MVC standings. After losing in the championship game of the MVC tournament, the team defeated Illinois and Old Dominion to reach the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA tournament, before falling to No. 2 seed UMass in the Midwest Regional semifinals.

Roster

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1994–95 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 21 Shea Seals 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Tulsa, Oklahoma
Head coach

Tubby Smith

Assistant coach(es)

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

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Dec 3, 1994*
Texas–San Antonio W 77–57  1–0
Tulsa Convention Center 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 7, 1994*
at Oklahoma State L 88–93  1–1
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dec 10, 1994*
Oral Roberts W 99–54  2–1
Tulsa Convention Center 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 17, 1994
at Drake W 93–76  3–1
(1–0)
Knapp Center 
Des Moines, Iowa
Dec 23, 1994*
at No. 3 Arkansas L 63–82  3–2
Bud Walton Arena 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Dec 31, 1994
Creighton W 80–65  4–2
(2–0)
Tulsa Convention Center 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Jan 3, 1995
Northern Iowa W 85–53  5–2
(3–0)
Tulsa Convention Center 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Jan 6, 1995*
vs. TCU
All-College Tournament
W 107–95  6–2
Myriad Convention Center 
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Jan 7, 1995*
vs. Oklahoma
All-College Basketball Tournament
L 61–76  6–3
Myriad Convention Center 
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Jan 12, 1995
at Wichita State W 79–52  7–3
(4–0)
Levitt Arena 
Wichita, Kansas
Jan 14, 1995
Evansville W 72–66 OT 8–3
(5–0)
Tulsa Convention Center 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Jan 16, 1995
Southern Illinois W 67–65  9–3
(6–0)
Tulsa Convention Center 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
MVC Tournament
Mar 4, 1995*
(1) vs. (8) Wichita State
Quarterfinals
W 77–63  21–6
Kiel Center 
St. Louis, Missouri
Mar 5, 1995*
(1) vs. (4) Bradley
Semifinals
W 89–80  22–6
Kiel Center 
St. Louis, Missouri
Mar 6, 1995*
(1) vs. (3) Southern Illinois
Championship game
L 62–77  22–7
Kiel Center 
St. Louis, Missouri
NCAA Tournament
Mar 17, 1995*
(6 E) vs. (11 E) Illinois
First Round
W 68–62  23–7
Times Union Center (15,100)
Uniondale, New York
Mar 19, 1995*
(6 E) vs. (14 E) Old Dominion
Second Round
W 64–52[3]  24–7
Times Union Center 
Uniondale, New York
Mar 24, 1995*
(6 E) vs. (2 E) No. 7 UMass
East Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen
L 51–76  24–8
Brendan Byrne Arena (19,689)
East Rutherford, New Jersey
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.
All times are in Central.

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Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1994-95 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "1994-95 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
  3. ^ "Sweet 16! Tulsa Reaches 3rd Round for 2nd Consecutive Year". The Oklahoman. March 20, 1995. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  4. ^ "1994-95 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 20, 2021.