# 1994–95 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 1994–95 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Tim Floyd, who was in his 1st season. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa.
They finished the season 23–11, 6–8 in Big Eight play to finish in 5th place. Their 23 wins were a school record at the time. They defeated #17 Missouri and #2 Kansas but lost to #19 Oklahoma State in the 1995 Big Eight conference tournament championship. They earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament and a #7 seed. In the tournament they defeated Florida and lost to North Carolina in the second round who would advance onto the Final Four.
Games were televised by ESPN, Big 8 (Creative Sports), the Cyclone Television Network, the Hawkeye Television Network and the UNI Television Network (KWWL).

## Previous season

The previous season the Cyclones finished the season 14–13, 4–10 in Big Eight play to finish in 7th place. They defeated #23 Oklahoma State in the 1994 Big Eight conference tournament quarterfinals.
Following the 1993–94 season, head coach Johnny Orr retired after 14 seasons at Iowa State. The Cyclones then hired University of New Orleans head coach, Tim Floyd. Floyd had gone 127–58 over six season with the Privateers including two NCAA tournament appearances. He is one of only four Division I coaches who have won four conference championships in the first five years at their school.

## Roster

Roster :
| Name | Position | Class |
| Fred Hoiberg | Guard | Senior |
| Loren Meyer | Center | Senior |
| Julius Michalik | Forward | Senior |
| Hurl Beechum | Forward | Senior |
| Derrick Hayes | Guard | Sophomore |
| James Hamilton | Forward | Senior |
| Saun Jackson | Forward | Senior |
| Jacy Holloway | Guard | Sophomore |
| Joe Modderman | Forward | Sophomore |
| David Hickman | Junior | Forward |
| Joe Hebert | Guard | Junior |
| Ha-Keem Abdel-Kahliq | Guard | Sophomore |
| Klay Edwards | Forward | Freshman |
| Sol Harris | Guard | Freshman |
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## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 15, 1994* 7:00 pm | | Marathon Oil Exhibition | L 85-95 | | Hilton Coliseum (11,765) Ames, Iowa |
| November 20, 1994* 1:00 pm | | Latvian National Team Exhibition | W 95-73 | | Hilton Coliseum (9,461) Ames, Iowa |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 25, 1994* 6:15 pm CT | | vs. Illinois State Big Island Invitational Tournament | W 88-71 | 1-0 | Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium Hilo, HA |
| November 26, 1994* 11:45 pm CT | | vs. Virginia Commonwealth Big Island Invitational Tournament | W 66-59 | 2-0 | Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium Hilo, HA |
| November 27, 1994* 4:00 pm | | vs. Purdue Big Island Invitational Tournament | L 87-88 $^{OT}$ | 2-1 | Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium Hilo, HA |
| November 30, 1994* 7:05 pm | | Florida Tech | W 97-65 | 3-1 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| December 3, 1994* 12:35 pm, Cyclone Television Network | | Wyoming | W 82-63 | 4-1 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| December 6, 1994* 7:05 pm, Cyclone Television Network | | Drake | W 94-69 | 5-1 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| December 10, 1994* 4:05 pm, Iowa Television Network | | at Iowa | W 76-63 | 6-1 | Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa |
| December 18, 1994* 1:05 pm, Cyclone Television Network | | Western Carolina | W 99-66 | 7-1 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| December 22, 1994* 7:05 pm, Cyclone Television Network | No. 25 | North Florida | W 114-80 | 8-1 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| December 27, 1994* 7:05 pm, Cyclone Television Network | No. 21 | Chicago State | W 96-47 | 9-1 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| December 31, 1994* 6:05 pm, Cyclone Television Network | No. 21 | San Diego | W 75-55 | 10-1 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| January 3, 1995* 7:05 pm, Cyclone Television Network | No. 16 | Loyola-New Orleans | W 74-44 | 11-1 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| January 7, 1995 7:05 pm, Cyclone Television Network | No. 16 | at Colorado | L 57-71 | 11-2 (0-1) | Coors Events Center Boulder, Colorado |
| January 9, 1995* 7:05 pm, Cyclone Television Network | No. 23 | Saint Louis | W 79-66 | 12-2 (0-1) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| January 14, 1995 2:55 pm, Creative Sports/ESPN2 | No. 23 | No. 3 Kansas | W 69-65 | 13-2 (1-1) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| January 18, 1995* 7:05 pm | No. 14 | at Creighton | W 70-52 | 14-2 (1-1) | Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska |
| January 21, 1995 12:30 pm, Creative Sports | No. 14 | at Kansas State | W 79-73 | 15-2 (2-1) | Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas |
| January 25, 1995* 7:05 pm, UNI (KWWL) | No. 11 | at Northern Iowa | W 81-62 | 16-2 (2-1) | UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, Iowa |
| January 28, 1995 12:50 pm, Creative Sports | No. 11 | Kansas State | W 87-79 | 17-2 (3-1) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| January 30, 1995 8:35 pm, ESPN | No. 11 | No. 18 Missouri | L 71-80 | 17-3 (3-2) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| February 1, 1995 7:05 pm | No. 11 | at No. 24 Oklahoma | L 78-79 | 17-4 (3-3) | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma |
| February 4, 1995 2:50 pm, Creative Sports | No. 11 | at No. 3 Kansas | L 71-91 | 17-5 (3-4) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas |
| February 8, 1995 8:05 pm, Creative Sports | No. 19 | at No. 13 Missouri | L 56-59 | 17-6 (3-5) | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| February 11, 1995 12:50 pm, Creative Sports | No. 19 | Nebraska | W 72-69 $^{OT}$ | 18-6 (4-5) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| February 15, 1995 7:05 pm, Creative Sports | No. 21 | No. 22 Oklahoma State | L 69-71 | 18-7 (4-6) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| February 18, 1995 12:45 pm, Creative Sports | No. 21 | Colorado | W 108-68 | 19-7 (5-6) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| February 27, 1995 8:35 pm, ESPN | No. 24 | at No. 18 Oklahoma State | L 47-77 | 19-8 (5-7) | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| March 1, 1995 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network | No. 24 | No. 16 Oklahoma | L 68-71 | 19-9 (5-8) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| March 5, 1995 12:35 pm, Cyclone Television Network | No. 24 | at Nebraska | W 79-77 | 20-9 (6-8) | Bob Devaney Center Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Big Eight tournament ||||||
| March 10, 1995 2:20 pm, Creative Sports/ESPN2 | | vs. No. 17 Missouri Quarterfinals | W 68-50 | 21-9 (6-8) | Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri |
| March 11, 1995 1:05 pm, Creative Sports/ESPN2 | | vs. No. 2 Kansas Semifinals | W 80-72 $^{OT}$ | 22-9 (6-8) | Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri |
| March 12, 1995 12:05 pm, Creative Sports/ESPN | | vs. No. 19 Oklahoma State Championship | L 53-62 | 22-10 (6-8) | Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| March 17, 1995 11:15 am, CBS | (#7) No. 24 | vs. (#10) Florida First round | W 64-61 | 23-10 (6-8) | BJCC Birmingham, Alabama |
| March 19, 1995 1:45 pm, CBS | (#7) | vs. (#2) No. 4 North Carolina Second round | L 51-73 | 23-11 (6-8) | BJCC (8,740) Birmingham, Alabama |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||

## NBA draft

NBA Draft Picks :
| Round | Pick | Overall | Name | Team |
| 1 | 24 | 24 | Loren Meyer | Dallas Mavericks |
| 2 | 23 | 52 | Fred Hoiberg | Indiana Pacers |
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