# 1994–95 UMass Minutemen basketball team

The 1994–95 UMass Minutemen basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Minutemen, led by seventh year head coach John Calipari, played their home games at William D. Mullins Memorial Center and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 29–5, 13–3 in A-10 play to finish in first place.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 3 | Dana Dingle | Forward | 6–6 | 200 | Junior | Bronx, New York |
| 4 | Donta Bright | Forward | 6–6 | 205 | Junior | Baltimore, Maryland |
| 5 | Jason Germain | Guard | 6–1 | 160 | Senior | South Hadley, Massachusetts |
| 10 | Mike Williams | Guard | 6–2 | 175 | Senior | Hartford, Connecticut |
| 11 | Andre Burks | Guard | 6–1 | 180 | Freshman | Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| 12 | Edgar Padilla | Guard | 6–1 | 165 | Sophomore | Toa Alta, Puerto Rico |
| 14 | Derek Kellogg | Guard | 6–3 | 185 | Senior | Springfield, Massachusetts |
| 15 | Lou Roe | Forward | 6–7 | 210 | Senior | Atlantic City, New Jersey |
| 21 | Marcus Camby | Center | 6–11 | 215 | Sophomore | Hartford, Connecticut |
| 24 | Carmelo Travieso | Guard | 6–2 | 165 | Sophomore | Boston, Massachusetts |
| 33 | Jeff Meyer | Center | 7–2 | 225 | Senior | Wausau, Wisconsin |
| 34 | Tyrone Weeks | Forward | 6–6 | 240 | Sophomore | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 40 | Ted Cottrell | Center/Forward | 6–9 | 210 | Junior | Annapolis, Maryland |
| 50 | Inus Norville | Forward | 6–8 | 225 | Freshman | Fayetteville, North Carolina |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/25/1994* | No. 3 | No. 1 Arkansas Starter Tip-off Classic | W 104–80 | 1–0 | Springfield Civic Center (8,999) Springfield, Massachusetts |
| 12/3/1994* | No. 1 | vs. No. 7 Kansas Wooden Classic | L 75–81 | 1–1 | Arrowhead Pond (18,300) Anaheim, California |
| 12/07/1994* | No. 5 | Pittsburgh | W 85–57 | 2–1 | Mullins Center (9,493) Amherst, Massachusetts |
| 12/10/1994* | No. 5 | at No. 11 Maryland | W 85–74 | 3–1 | Baltimore Convention Center (13,332) Baltimore, Maryland |
| 12/14/1994* | No. 5 | Princeton | W 88–67 | 4–1 | Mullins Center (9,493) Amherst, Massachusetts |
| 12/17/1994* | No. 5 | Western Kentucky | W 91–72 | 5–1 | Mullins Center (9,493) Amherst, MA |
| 01/03/1995 | No. 4 | West Virginia Abdow's Holiday Classic | W 95–65 | 6–1 (1–0) | Springfield Civic Center (8,590) Springfield, Massachusetts |
| 01/05/1995* | No. 4 | at St. Louis Atlantic 10/Great Midwest Challenge | W 80–74 | 7–1 | Kiel Center (21,879) St. Louis, Missouri |
| 01/07/1995* | No. 4 | vs. La Salle Rainbow Classic | W 87–64 | 8–1 | Atlantic City Convention Center (8,033) Atlantic City, New Jersey |
| 01/10/1995 | No. 1 | at St. Bonaventure | W 81–76 $^{OT}$ | 9–1 (2–0) | Reilly Center (6,000) Olean, New York |
| 1/12/1995 | No. 1 | Rutgers | W 85–68 | 10–1 (3–0) | Mullins Center (9,493) Amherst, Massachusetts |
| 01/14/1995* | No. 1 | No. 25 Pennsylvania | W 93–60 | 11–1 | Mullins Center (9,493) Amherst, Massachusetts |
| 01/19/1995 | No. 1 | at Rhode Island | W 91–75 | 12–1 (4–0) | Providence Civic Center (13,100) Providence, Rhode Island |
| 01/21/1995 | No. 1 | Temple | W 59–58 | 13–1 (5–0) | Mullins Center (9,493) Amherst, Massachusetts |
| 01/24/1995 | No. 1 | at Duquesne | W 103–53 | 14–1 (6–0) | Palumbo Center (6,064) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 01/27/1995 | No. 1 | at West Virginia | W 97–94 $^{OT}$ | 15–1 (7–0) | WVU Coliseum (13,862) Morgantown, West Virginia |
| 01/30/1995 | No. 1 | St. Bonaventure | W 79–62 | 16–1 (8–0) | Mullins Center (9,493) Amherst, Massachusetts |
| 02/01/1995 | No. 1 | Saint Joseph's | W 74–62 | 17–1 (9–0) | Mullins Center (9,493) Amherst, Massachusetts |
| 02/04/1995 | No. 1 | at George Washington | L 75–78 | 17–2 (9–1) | Charles E. Smith Center (5,020) Washington, D.C. |
| 02/07/1995 | No. 4 | at Rutgers | L 29–31 | game suspended* | Louis Brown Athletic Center (8,526) New Brunswick, New Jersey |
| 02/11/1995* | No. 4 | at Southwestern Louisiana | W 94–63 | 18–2 | Cajundome (10,651) Lafayette, Louisiana |
| 02/14/1995 | No. 5 | George Washington | L 78–80 | 18–3 (9–2) | Mullins Center (9,493) Amherst, Massachusetts |
| 02/16/1995 | No. 5 | Duquesne | W 73–56 | 19–3 (10–2) | Mullins Center (9,493) Amherst, Massachusetts |
| 2/19/1995* | No. 5 | Louisville | W 91–76 | 20–3 | Worcester Centrum (13,758) Worcester, Massachusetts |
| 02/23/1995 | No. 5 | at Temple | L 63–72 | 20–4 (10–3) | McGonigle Hall (3,900) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 02/25/1995 | No. 5 | at Saint Joseph's | W 77–58 | 21–4 (11–3) | Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse (3,200) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 02/28/1995 | No. 8 | Rhode Island | W 86–71 | 22–4 (12–3) | Mullins Center (9,493) Amherst, MA |
| 03/03/1995 | No. 8 | vs. Rutgers | W 77–62@ | 23–4 (13–3) | Spectrum (arena) (8,526) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 1995 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament ||||||
| 03/05/1995* | No. 8 | at Duquesne Quarterfinal | W 79–53 | 24–4 | The Palestra (7,273) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 03/06/1995 | No. 8 | vs. Saint Joseph's Semifinals | W 68–57 | 25–4 | The Palestra (8,722) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 03/09/1995 | No. 8 | Temple Final | W 63–44 | 26–4 | Mullins Center (9,493) Amherst, Massachusetts |
| 1995 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament ||||||
| 03/17/1995* | No. 7 | vs. Saint Peter's East Region First round | W 68–51 | 27–4 | Knickerbocker Arena (15,100) Albany, New York |
| 03/19/1995* | No. 7 | vs. Stanford East Region Second Round | W 75–53 | 28–4 | Knickerbocker Arena (11,931) Albany, New York |
| 03/24/1995* | No. 7 | vs. Tulsa East Regional semifinal | W 76–51 | 29–4 | Brendan Byrne Arena (19,689) East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| 03/26/1995* | No. 7 | vs. Oklahoma State East Regional final | L 54–68 | 29–5 | Brendan Byrne Arena (19,689) East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
* Game suspended due to protest at halftime
@ Game resumed at neutral site, with score continuing from suspended game, per ruling by A-10 Commissioner