# 1994–95 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

The 1994–95 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1994–95 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 28–5 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Big East Conference where they finished with a 16–2 record and were the Regular Season Champions. They made it to the Elite Eight in the 1995 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. The Huskies played their home games at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut and the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and they were led by ninth-year head coach Jim Calhoun.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 11/25/1994* | No. 16 | Lafayette | W 110–48 | 1–0 | Hartford Civic Center (15,847) Hartford, Connecticut |
| 11/29/1994* ESPN | No. 16 | vs. No. 8 Duke Great Eight Basketball Tournament | W 90–86 | 2–0 | The Palace (17,264) Auburn Hills, Michigan |
| 12/2/1994* WTNH | No. 16 | Yale | W 105–53 | 3–0 | Hartford Civic Center (15,931) Hartford, Connecticut |
| 12/6/1994 WTNH | No. 10 | at Boston College | W 74–70 | 4–0 (1–0) | Conte Forum (8,606) Boston |
| 12/23/1994* | No. 10 | Fairfield | W 85–68 | 5–0 | Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut |
| 12/27/1994* WTNH | No. 8 | Illinois | W 71–56 | 6–0 | Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut |
| 12/30/1994* | No. 6 | Northeastern | W 88–70 | 7–0 | Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut |
| 1/3/1995 WTNH | No. 6 | at Villanova | W 77–62 | 8–0 (2–0) | The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, Pennsylvania |
| 1/5/1995* | No. 6 | Hartford | W 102–77 | 9–0 | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, Connecticut |
| 1/8/1995 CBS | No. 2 | St. John's | W 98–78 | 10–0 (3–0) | Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut |
| 1/11/1995 WTNH | No. 2 | at Pittsburgh | W 85–76 | 11–0 (4–0) | Civic Arena (6,798) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 1/13/1995 WTNH | No. 2 | Providence | W 70–62 | 12–0 (5–0) | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, Connecticut |
| 1/16/1995 ESPN | No. 2 | No. 10 Georgetown Rivalry | W 93–73 | 13–0 (6–0) | Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut |
| 1/21/1995 WTNH | No. 2 | at Seton Hall | W 86–81 | 14–0 (7–0) | Brendan Byrne Arena (17,049) East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| 1/23/1995 ESPN | No. 2 | No. 6 Syracuse Rivalry | W 86–75 | 15–0 (8–0) | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, Connecticut |
| 1/28/1995* CBS | No. 4 | vs. No. 7 Kansas | L 59–88 | 15–1 | Kemper Arena (16,981) Kansas City, Missouri |
| 1/31/1995 WTNH | No. 4 | Miami | W 82–57 | 16–1 (9–0) | Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut |
| 2/4/1995 WTNH | No. 3 | at St. John's | W 99–82 | 17–1 (10–0) | Madison Square Garden (19,542) New York City |
| 2/6/1995 ESPN | No. 3 | Pittsburgh | W 90–61 | 18–1 (11–0) | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, Connecticut |
| 2/12/1995 CBS | No. 1 | at No. 9 Syracuse Rivalry | W 77–70 | 19–1 (12–0) | Carrier Dome (31,211) Syracuse, New York |
| 2/14/1995 WTNH | No. 1 | at No. 22 Georgetown Rivalry | W 91–85 | 20–1 (13–0) | Capital Centre (17,690) Landover, Maryland |
| 2/18/1995 CBS | No. 4 | No. 15 Villanova | L 73–96 | 20–2 (13–1) | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, Connecticut |
| 2/21/1995 WTNH | No. 4 | Boston College | W 88–75 | 21–2 (14–1) | Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut |
| 2/25/1995 WTNH | No. 4 | Seton Hall | W 75–61 | 22–2 (15–1) | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, Connecticut |
| 2/27/1995 ESPN | No. 4 | at Providence | L 70–72 | 22–3 (15–2) | Providence Civic Center (13,106) Providence, Rhode Island |
| 3/4/1995 WTNH | No. 6 | at Miami | W 75–67 | 23–3 (16–2) | Miami Arena (11,263) Miami, Florida |
| Big East tournament ||||||
| 3/10/1995 WTNH | No. 6 | vs. Pittsburgh Quarterfinals | W 81–78 | 24–3 | Madison Square Garden (19,544) New York |
| 3/11/1995 CBS | No. 6 | vs. No. 22 Georgetown Semifinals/Rivalry | W 88–81 | 25–3 | Madison Square Garden (19,544) New York |
| 3/12/1995 CBS | No. 8 | vs. No. 10 Villanova Championship | L 78–94 | 25–4 | Madison Square Garden (19,544) New York |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 3/16/1995* CBS | (2 W) No. 8 | vs. (15 W) Chattanooga First Round | W 100–71 | 26–4 | Jon M. Huntsman Center (11,790) Salt Lake City |
| 3/18/1995* CBS | (2 W) No. 8 | vs. (7 W) Cincinnati Second Round | W 96–91 | 27–4 | Jon M. Huntsman Center (13,521) Salt Lake City |
| 3/23/1995* CBS | (2 W) No. 8 | vs. (3 W) No. 10 Maryland Sweet Sixteen | W 99–89 | 28–4 | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena (14,399) Oakland, California |
| 3/25/1995* CBS | (2 W) No. 8 | vs. (1 W) No. 1 UCLA Elite Eight | L 96–102 | 28–5 | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena (14,399) Oakland, California |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
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