1994–95 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team

1994–95 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball
1994–95 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Great Midwest Conference
Record	23–8 (8–4 GMC)
Head coach	Charlie Spoonhour (3rd season);
Home arena	Kiel Center

1994–95 Great Midwest Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Memphis	9	–	3	.750	24	–	10	.706
Saint Louis	8	–	4	.667	23	–	8	.742
Cincinnati †	7	–	5	.583	22	–	12	.647
Marquette	7	–	5	.583	21	–	12	.636
DePaul	6	–	6	.500	17	–	11	.607
UAB	5	–	7	.417	14	–	16	.467
Dayton	0	–	12	.000	7	–	20	.259

† 1995 GMC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll^[1]

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]

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	23	Erwin Claggett	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Venice	Venice, Illinois
F		Scott Highmark	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Sr		St. Louis, Missouri

Head coach

Charlie Spoonhour

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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

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References

↑ "1994-95 Great Midwest Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
↑ "Record day of overtimes in NCAA tournament". The Chicago Tribune. March 16, 1995. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
↑ "Duncan Picks Up Slack, Leaves St. Louis in Wake". The Spokesman-Review. March 19, 1995. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
↑ "1994-95 Men's Basketball Roster". Saint Louis University Athletics. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
↑ "1994-95 Men's Basketball Schedule". Saint Louis University Athletics. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
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- 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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[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-6] 
ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1029–1030. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

[mwYg] 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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