# 1994–95 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team

The 1994–95 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team represented Old Dominion University in the 1994–95 college basketball season. This was head coach Jeff Capel's first of seven seasons at Old Dominion. The Monarchs competed in the Colonial Athletic Association and played their home games at the off-campus Norfolk Scope in Norfolk, Virginia. They finished the season 21–12, 12–2 in CAA play to finish as regular season conference champions. They went on to win the 1995 CAA men's basketball tournament to earn the CAA's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. They earned a 14 seed in the East Region where they upset No. 3 seed Villanova in the opening round. The Monarchs fell to No. 6 seed Tulsa in the second round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov 5, 1994* | | Court Authority | L 119–127 | – | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia |
| Nov 9, 1994* | | Croatia | L 94–95 | – | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 16, 1994* | | at No. 14 Virginia | L 80–83 | 0–1 | University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Nov 26, 1994* | | Towson | W 93–75 | 1–1 | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia |
| Nov 28, 1994* | | South Carolina | W 79–65 | 2–1 | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia |
| Dec 3, 1994* | | at Southern Illinois | L 74–88 | 2–2 | SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois |
| Dec 5, 1994* | | at Tulane | L 80–85 | 2–3 | Avron B. Fogelman Arena New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Dec 8, 1994* | | New Hampshire | W 75–64 | 3–3 | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia |
| Dec 10, 1994* | | Wyoming | W 63–61 | 4–3 | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia |
| Dec 16, 1994* | | vs. Weber State | W 94–86 $^{OT}$ | 5–3 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Dec 17, 1994* | | at Hawaii | L 63–71 | 5–4 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Dec 22, 1994* | | at Washington | L 61–71 | 5–5 | Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, Washington |
| Dec 29, 1994* | | No. 1 North Carolina | L 79–98 | 5–6 | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia |
| Jan 4, 1995* | | at Saint Joseph's | L 82–92 | 5–7 | Hagan Arena Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 7, 1995* | | at No. 15 Arizona State | L 52–71 | 5–8 | Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, Arizona |
| Jan 11, 1995 | | UNC Wilmington | W 79–66 | 6–8 (1–0) | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia |
| Jan 14, 1995 | | at George Mason | W 88–83 | 7–8 (2–0) | Patriot Center Fairfax, Virginia |
| Jan 18, 1995 | | at American | W 89–82 | 8–8 (3–0) | Bender Arena Washington, D.C. |
| Jan 21, 1995 | | at William & Mary Rivalry | W 83–73 | 9–8 (4–0) | Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, Virginia |
| Jan 25, 1995 | | James Madison Rivalry | W 79–65 | 10–8 (5–0) | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia |
| Jan 28, 1995 | | at Richmond | W 65–46 | 11–8 (6–0) | Robins Center Richmond, Virginia |
| Jan 31, 1995 | | East Carolina | W 69–66 | 12–8 (7–0) | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia |
| Feb 4, 1995 | | at James Madison Rivalry | L 79–95 | 12–9 (7–1) | JMU Convocation Center Harrisonburg, Virginia |
| Feb 6, 1995* | | vs. VCU Rivalry | L 67–81 | 12–10 | Hampton Coliseum Hampton, Virginia |
| Feb 8, 1995 | | Richmond | W 70–60 | 13–10 (8–1) | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia |
| Feb 11, 1995 | | American | W 91–74 | 14–10 (9–1) | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia |
| Feb 13, 1995 | | George Mason | W 94–70 | 15–10 (10–1) | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia |
| Feb 18, 1995 | | at UNC Wilmington | L 71–73 | 15–11 (10–2) | Trask Coliseum Wilmington, North Carolina |
| Feb 20, 1995 | | at East Carolina | W 81–73 | 16–11 (11–2) | Minges Coliseum Greenville, North Carolina |
| Feb 25, 1995 | | William & Mary Rivalry | W 60–55 | 17–11 (12–2) | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia |
| CAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 4, 1995* | (1) | vs. (8) George Mason Quarterfinals | W 110–94 | 18–11 | Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia |
| Mar 5, 1995* | (1) | vs. (5) American Semifinals | W 77–67 $^{OT}$ | 19–11 | Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia |
| Mar 6, 1995* | (1) | vs. (3) James Madison Championship Game | W 80–75 | 20–11 | Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 17, 1995* | (14 E) | vs. (3 E) No. 9 Villanova First Round | W 89–81 $^{3OT}$ | 21–11 | Times Union Center Uniondale, New York |
| Mar 19, 1995* | (14 E) | vs. (6 E) Tulsa Second Round | L 52–64 | 21–12 | Times Union Center Uniondale, New York |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||