# 1994–95 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

The 1994–95 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas in the 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, which was the Jayhawks' 97th basketball season. The head coach was Roy Williams, who served his 7th year at KU. The team played its home games in Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas.

## Roster

| Name | # | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Home Town |
| Joel Branstrom | 44 | Forward | 6-6 | 190 | Junior | Half Moon Bay, California |
| Greg Gurley | 33 | Guard | 6-5 | 215 | Senior | Leawood, Kansas |
| Jerod Haase | 35 | Guard | 6-3 | 185 | Sophomore | South Lake Tahoe, California |
| Raef LaFrentz | 45 | Forward | 6–11 | 220 | Freshman | Hampton, Iowa |
| C.B. McGrath | 24 | Guard | 5-11 | 160 | Freshman | Topeka, Kansas |
| Scott Novosel | 5 | Guard | 6-1 | 175 | Senior | Leawood, Kansas |
| Greg Ostertag | 00 | Center | 7-2 | 270 | Senior | Duncanville, Texas |
| Sean Pearson | 21 | Forward/Guard | 6–5 | 210 | Junior | LaGrange, Illinois |
| Scot Pollard | 31 | Center | 6–10 | 250 | Sophomore | San Diego, California |
| Calvin Rayford | 10 | Guard | 5-7 | 155 | Senior(RS) | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Billy Thomas | 12 | Forward/Guard | 6–4 | 200 | Freshman | Shreveport, Louisiana |
| Jacque Vaughn | 11 | Guard | 6–1 | 195 | Sophomore | Pasadena, California |
| T.J. Whatley | 14 | Guard | 6–4 | 180 | Junior | Benton, Arkansas |
| B.J. Williams | 22 | Forward | 6–8 | 205 | Sophomore | Wichita, Kansas |

## Big Eight Conference standings

| # | Team | Conference | Pct. | Overall | Pct. |
| 1 | Kansas | 11-3 | .786 | 25-6 | .806 |
| 2 | Oklahoma State | 10-4 | .714 | 27-10 | .730 |
| 3 | Oklahoma | 9-5 | .643 | 23-9 | .719 |
| 4 | Missouri | 8-6 | .571 | 20-9 | .690 |
| 5 | Iowa State | 6-8 | .429 | 23-11 | .676 |
| 6 | Colorado | 5-9 | .357 | 15-13 | .536 |
| 7 | Nebraska | 4-10 | .289 | 18-14 | .563 |
| 8 | Kansas State | 3-11 | .214 | 12-15 | .444 |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| 11/26/1994* | No. 9 | San Diego | W 83-65 | 1–0 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 12/3/1994* | No. 7 | vs. No. 1 UMass John R. Wooden Classic | W 81-75 | 2–0 | Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim (18,300) Anaheim, CA |
| 12/5/1994* | No. 4 | Coppin State | W 91-69 | 3–0 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 12/7/1994* | No. 4 | No. 6 Florida | W 69-63 | 4–0 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 12/10/1994* | No. 4 | at NC State | W 96-91 | 5-0 | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC |
| 12/17/1994* | No. 3 | at Indiana | L 61-80 | 5-1 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| 12/20/1994* | No. 7 | Santa Clara | W 80-75 | 6-1 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 12/22/1994* | No. 7 | Rice | W 71-57 | 7-1 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 12/31/1994* | No. 6 | Fort Hays State | W 93-55 | 8-1 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 1/3/1995* | No. 5 | East Tennessee State | W 106-73 | 9-1 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 1/7/1995* | No. 5 | at SMU | W 97-58 | 10-1 | Moody Coliseum University Park, TX |
| 1/9/1995 | No. 3 | at No. 17 Missouri Border War | W 102-89 | 11-1 | Hearnes Center Columbia, MO |
| 1/14/1995 ESPN2 | No. 3 | at No. 23 Iowa State | L 65-69 | 11-2 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA |
| 1/18/1995 | No. 7 | Kansas State Sunflower Showdown | W 78-74 | 12-2 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 1/21/1995 | No. 7 | at Colorado | W 91-77 | 13-2 | Coors Events Center Boulder, CO |
| 1/23/1995 | No. 7 | Nebraska | W 84-67 | 14-2 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 1/28/1995* CBS | No. 7 | vs. No. 2 Connecticut PowerBar Shootout | W 88-59 | 15-2 | Kemper Arena (16,981) Kansas City, MO |
| 2/1/1995 | No. 3 | Colorado | W 99-77 | 16-2 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 2/4/1995 | No. 3 | No. 11 Iowa State | W 91-71 | 17-2 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 2/6/1995 | No. 2 | at No. 24 Oklahoma State | L 69-79 | 17-3 | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK |
| 2/11/1995 | No. 2 | Oklahoma | W 93-76 | 18-3 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 2/14/1995 | No. 3 | at Nebraska | W 91-68 | 19-3 | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE |
| 2/18/1995 | No. 3 | at Kansas State Sunflower Showdown | W 78-67 | 20-3 | Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS |
| 2/20/1995 | No. 1 | at No. 25 Oklahoma | L 73-76 | 20-4 | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK |
| 2/25/1995 | No. 1 | No. 14 Missouri Border War | W 88-69 | 21-4 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 3/5/1995 | No. 3 | No. 18 Oklahoma State | W 78-62 | 22-4 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| Big Eight Tournament ||||||
| 3/10/1995 | (1) No. 2 | vs. (8) Kansas State Quarterfinals | W 90-45 | 23-4 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO |
| 3/11/1995 | (1) No. 2 | vs. (5) Iowa State Semifinals | L 72-80 $^{OT}$ | 23-5 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 3/16/1995* | (1 MW) No. 5 | vs. (16 MW) Colgate First Round | W 82–68 | 24–5 | University of Dayton Arena Dayton, OH |
| 3/18/1995* | (1 MW) No. 5 | vs. (8 MW) No. 21 Western Kentucky Second Round | W 75–70 | 25–5 | University of Dayton Arena Dayton, OH |
| 3/24/1995* | (1 MW) No. 5 | vs. (4 MW) No. 13 Virginia Midwest Regional Final – Sweet Sixteen | L 58–67 | 25–6 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll, NCAA tournament seeds shown in parentheses. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Central Standard Time. ||||||

## Rankings

| Poll | Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 |
| AP | 11 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
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*There was no coaches poll in week 1.