1994–95 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team

American college basketball season

1994–95 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball

SEC West co-champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	West
Ranking
Coaches	No. 12
AP	No. 18
Record	22–8 (12–4 SEC)
Head coach	Richard Williams (9th season)
Assistant coaches	Rick Stansbury (5th season) Greg Carter Owen Miller
Home arena	Humphrey Coliseum
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 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Mississippi State University in the 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Richard Williams, the Bulldogs reached the Sweet Sixteen of the 1995 NCAA tournament before losing to eventual National Champion UCLA.^[1]

Roster

1994–95 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	3	Marcus Bullard	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Long Beach, Mississippi
C	25	Erick Dampier	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	So	New Hebron, Mississippi
G	21	McKie Edmonson	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Madison, Mississippi
F	15	Whit Hughes	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Jackson, Mississippi
F	32	Dontae' Jones	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Nashville, Tennessee
F/C	20	Russell Walters	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	Myrick, Mississippi
F	44	Jay Walton	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Pascagoula, Mississippi
C	33	Bubba Wilson	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Jr	Wiggins, Mississippi
G	00	Darryl Wilson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Kennedy, Alabama

Head coach

Richard Williams

Assistant coach(es)

Rick Stansbury
Greg Carter
Owen Miller

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 28, 1994*		Southeastern Louisiana	W 106–67	1–0	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi
Dec 2, 1994*		vs. Colgate	W 80–76	2–0	Dahlberg Arena Missoula, Montana
Dec 3, 1994*		at Montana	W 90–85 ^2OT	3–0	Dahlberg Arena Missoula, Montana
Dec 6, 1994*		at BYU	L 68–74 ^OT	3–1	Marriott Center Provo, Utah
Dec 10, 1994*		Northeast Louisiana	W 70–56	4–1	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi
Dec 17, 1994*		vs. Southern Miss	L 64–66	4–2	Mississippi Coast Coliseum Biloxi, Mississippi
Dec 27, 1994*		vs. Saint Joseph's	W 76–66	5–2	Casper Events Center Casper, Wyoming
Dec 28, 1994*		vs. Wyoming	W 61–57	6–2	Casper Events Center Casper, Wyoming
Jan 3, 1995		South Carolina	W 71–56	7–2 (1–0)	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi
Jan 7, 1995		at Georgia	W 60–59	8–2 (2–0)	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia
Jan 11, 1995		at No. 5 Arkansas	L 74–79	8–3 (2–1)	Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas
Jan 14, 1995		Ole Miss	W 94–52	9–3 (3–1)	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi
Jan 16, 1995*		Northwestern State	W 98–58	10–3	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi
Jan 21, 1995		at Alabama	L 64–68	10–4 (3–2)	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Jan 25, 1995		LSU	W 73–60	11–4 (4–2)	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi
Jan 30, 1995*		Nicholls State	W 81–65	12–4	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi
Feb 1, 1995		No. 25 Florida	W 70–47	13–4 (5–2)	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi
Feb 4, 1995		No. 8 Arkansas	W 83–62	14–4 (6–2)	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi
Feb 8, 1995	No. 21	at LSU	W 67–61	15–4 (7–2)	Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Feb 11, 1995	No. 21	Auburn	L 69–70	15–5 (7–3)	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi
Feb 14, 1995	No. 23	at No. 4 Kentucky	W 76–71	16–5 (8–3)	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
Feb 18, 1995	No. 23	at Tennessee	W 60–52	17–5 (9–3)	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
Feb 22, 1995*	No. 16	Vanderbilt	W 76–48	18–5 (10–3)	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi
Feb 25, 1995	No. 16	at Ole Miss	W 46–42	19–5 (11–3)	Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi
Mar 1, 1995	No. 14	at Auburn	L 69–76	19–6 (11–4)	Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama
Mar 4, 1995	No. 14	No. 21 Alabama	W 71–67	20–6 (12–4)	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi
SEC Tournament
Mar 10, 1995*	No. 15	vs. Florida Quarterfinals	L 64–80	20–7	Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia
NCAA Tournament
Mar 17, 1995*	(5 W) No. 18	vs. (12 W) Santa Clara Second Round	W 75–67	21–7	BSU Pavilion Boise, Idaho
Mar 19, 1995*	(5 W) No. 18	vs. (4 W) No. 19 Utah Second Round	W 78–64	22–7	BSU Pavilion Boise, Idaho
Mar 23, 1995*	(5 W) No. 18	vs. (1 W) No. 1 UCLA West Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	L 67–86^[2]	22–8	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena (14,399) Oakland, California
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West.

Sources^[3]

Rankings

References

^ "MSU Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). HailState.com.
^ "UCLA Makes Sure It's Easy". The New York Times. March 24, 1995. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
^ "1994–95 Mississippi State Bulldogs Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 20, 2021.

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