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1994–95 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team

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1994–95 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball
MCC Regular season champions
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceMidwestern Collegiate Conference
Record23–5 (14–0 MCC)
Head coach
Home arenaCincinnati Gardens
Seasons
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


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]

Roster

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1994–95 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team
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
Head coach
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
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
Jan 7, 1995
at Detroit W 72–63  10–1
(2–0)
Cobo Arena 
Detroit, Michigan
Jan 9, 1995*
at Cincinnati L 80–87  10–2
Cincinnati Gardens 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 14, 1995
La Salle W 75–72  11–2
(3–0)
Cincinnati Gardens 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 18, 1995
at Wright State W 81–73  12–2
(4–0)
Nutter Center 
Fairborn, Ohio
Jan 21, 1995*
at Notre Dame L 73–84  12–3
Joyce Center 
South Bend, Indiana
Jan 26, 1995
Milwaukee W 96–76  13–3
(5–0)
Cincinnati Gardens 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 28, 1995
at Northern Illinois W 106–84  14–3
(6–0)
Chick Evans Field House 
DeKalb, Illinois
Jan 30, 1995
at Loyola (IL) W 81–75  15–3
(7–0)
Alumni Gym 
Chicago, Illinois
Feb 2, 1995
Cleveland State W 93–75  16–3
(8–0)
Cincinnati Gardens 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 4, 1995
Detroit W 72–65  17–3
(9–0)
Cincinnati Gardens 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 9, 1995
at La Salle W 84–77  18–3
(10–0)
Philadelphia Civic Center 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 11, 1995
Green Bay W 76–55  19–3
(11–0)
Cincinnati Gardens 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 15, 1995
Wright State W 94–84  20–3
(12–0)
Cincinnati Gardens 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 18, 1995*
at George Washington W 88–75  21–3
Charles E. Smith Center 
Washington, D.C.
Feb 23, 1995
Illinois–Chicago W 93–90  22–3
(13–0)
Cincinnati Gardens 
Cincinnati, 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.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ "No. 22 Georgetown 68, Xavier 63". AP News. March 18, 1995. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
  2. ^ "1994-95 Xavier Musketeers Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
  3. ^ "1994-95 Xavier Musketeers Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
  4. ^ "Xavier Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Xavier University Athletics. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
  5. ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1031–1032. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.