1994–95 Florida Gators men's basketball team

1994–95 Florida Gators men's basketball
1994–95 Florida Gators men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	17–13 (8–8 SEC)
Head coach	Lon Kruger (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Robert McCullum (4th season); Ron Stewart; R. C. Buford (2nd season);
Home arena	O'Connell Center
	Seasons ← 1993–94 1995–96 →

1994–95 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East Division
No. 2 Kentucky †	14	–	2	.875	28	–	5	.848
Georgia	9	–	7	.563	18	–	10	.643
Florida	8	–	8	.500	17	–	13	.567
Vanderbilt	6	–	10	.375	13	–	15	.464
South Carolina	5	–	11	.313	10	–	17	.370
Tennessee	4	–	12	.250	11	–	16	.407
West Division
No. 6 Arkansas	12	–	4	.750	32	–	7	.821
No. 18 Mississippi State	12	–	4	.750	22	–	8	.733
No. 20 Alabama	10	–	6	.625	23	–	10	.697
Auburn	7	–	9	.438	16	–	13	.552
LSU	6	–	10	.375	12	–	15	.444
Ole Miss	3	–	13	.188	8	–	19	.296

† 1995 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1994–95 Florida Gators men's basketball team represented the University of Florida as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1994–95 NCAA men's basketball season. Led by head coach Lon Kruger, the Gators reached the 1995 NCAA Tournament,^[1] and finished with an overall record of 17–13 (8–8 SEC).

Roster[edit]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	3	Brian Thompson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	Jr	Atlanta, GA
G/F	5	Jason Anderson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	College Park, Georgia
G	10	Greg Williams	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	So	Fairfax, Virginia
G	12	Dan Cross	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Carbondale, Illinois
F	33	Tony Mickens	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Memphis, Tennessee
C	35	Dametri Hill	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	286 lb (130 kg)	Jr	St. Petersburg, Florida
F/C	40	Svein Dyrkolbotn	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	244 lb (111 kg)	Sr	Bergen, Norway
F	55	Andrew DeClercq	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Clearwater, Florida
G		Clayton Bates	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Gainesville, Florida

Head coach

Lon Kruger (Kansas State)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Non-conference Regular season
Nov 25, 1994*	No. 10	Stetson	W 73–64	1–0	O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida
Nov 29, 1994*	No. 8	vs. Boston College	W 91–65	2–0	Palace of Auburn Hills Auburn Hills, Michigan
Dec 3, 1994*	No. 6	vs. No. 21 Wake Forest	W 81–70	3–0	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
Dec 7, 1994*	No. 6	at No. 4 Kansas	L 63–69	3–1	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
Dec 10, 1994*	No. 8	Texas	W 91–73	4–1	O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida
Dec 17, 1994*	No. 8	vs. Florida State	W 71–65 ^2OT	5–1	Orlando Arena Orlando, Florida
SEC Regular season
Mar 5, 1995		at Vanderbilt	W 69–58	15–11 (8–8)	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
SEC Tournament
Mar 9, 1995*		vs. Ole Miss First round	W 63–59	16–11	Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia
Mar 10, 1995*		vs. No. 15 Mississippi State Quarterfinals	W 80–64	17–11	Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia
Mar 11, 1995*		vs. No. 3 Kentucky Semifinals	L 72–86	17–12	Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia
NCAA Tournament
Mar 17, 1995*	(10 SE)	vs. (7 SE) No. 24 Iowa State First round	L 61–64	17–13	Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, Florida
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast.

Rankings[edit]

^[3]

References[edit]

^ "Florida's Final Four Founders: Remembering 1993-94". University of Florida Athletic Dept. February 21, 2019. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
^ "1994-95 Florida Gators Roster and Stats". Retrieved May 3, 2023.
^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1031–1032. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

[1] "Florida's Final Four Founders: Remembering 1993-94". University of Florida Athletic Dept. February 21, 2019. Retrieved May 24, 2019.

[2] "1994-95 Florida Gators Roster and Stats". Retrieved May 3, 2023.

[ESPN-3] *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1031–1032. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

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