# 1994–95 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team

The 1994–95 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team represented Stanford University as a member of the Pac-10 Conference during the 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Mike Montgomery and played their home games at Maples Pavilion. Stanford finished fifth in the Pac-10 regular season standings and received an at-large bid to the 1995 NCAA tournament. Playing as the No. 10 seed in the East region, the Cardinal defeated No. 7 seed UNC Charlotte in the opening round before falling to No. 2 seed UMass in the second round. Stanford finished with an overall record of 20–9 (10–8 Pac-10).

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 25, 1994* | | Colgate Fry's Invitational | W 82–70 | 1–0 | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| November 26, 1994* | | St. Peters Fry's Invitational | W 79–71 | 2–0 | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| December 3, 1994* | | San Jose State | W 68–52 | 3–0 | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| December 10, 1994* | | Cal Poly | W 94–52 | 4–0 | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| December 16, 1994* | | San Francisco | W 98–60 | 5–0 | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| December 19, 1994* | | at American | W 97–71 | 6–0 | Bender Arena Washington, D.C. |
| December 22, 1994* | | at No. 22 Virginia | W 64–60 | 7–0 | University Hall Charlottesville, VA |
| December 27, 1994* | | No. 19 Wisconsin | W 95–78 | 8–0 | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CC |
| December 29, 1994* | | Cornell | W 67–55 | 9–0 | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| Pac–10 Conference regular season ||||||
| January 5, 1995 | No. 23 | at Washington | W 65–51 | 10–0 (1–0) | Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA |
| January 7, 1995 | No. 23 | at Washington State | L 63–77 | 10–1 (1–1) | Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA |
| January 12, 1995 | | No. 12 Arizona State | W 91–75 | 11–1 (2–1) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| January 14, 1995 | | No. 13 Arizona | L 83–89 $^{OT}$ | 11–2 (2–2) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| January 19, 1995 | No. 21 | at California | W 78–73 | 12–2 (3–2) | Harmon Gym Berkeley, CA |
| January 26, 1995 | No. 17 | at No. 4 UCLA | L 74–77 | 12–3 (3–3) | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| January 28, 1995 | No. 17 | at USC | W 85–82 | 13–3 (4–3) | L. A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA |
| February 2, 1995 | No. 17 | No. 22 Oregon | W 92–87 | 14–3 (5–3) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| February 4, 1995 | No. 17 | Oregon State | W 95–82 | 15–3 (6–3) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| February 9, 1995 | No. 15 | at No. 9 Arizona | L 73–84 | 15–4 (6–4) | McKale Center Tucson, AZ |
| February 11, 1995 | No. 15 | at No. 14 Arizona State | L 70–79 | 15–5 (6–5) | ASU Activity Center Tempe, AZ |
| February 15, 1995 | No. 17 | California | W 83–70 | 16–5 (7–5) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| February 21, 1995 | No. 19 | No. 1 UCLA | L 77–88 | 16–6 (7–6) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| February 23, 1995 | No. 19 | USC | W 90–78 | 17–6 (8–6) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| March 2, 1995 | No. 20 | at Oregon State | L 71–90 | 17–7 (8–7) | Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR |
| March 4, 1995 | No. 20 | at Oregon | L 80–89 | 17–8 (8–8) | McArthur Court Eugene, OR |
| March 9, 1995 | | Washington State | W 79–72 | 18–8 (9–8) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| March 11, 1995 | | Washington | W 74–65 | 19–8 (10–8) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 17, 1995* | (10 E) | vs. (7 E) UNC Charlotte First Round | W 70–68 | 20–8 | Knickerbocker Arena Albany, NY |
| March 19, 1995* | (10 E) | vs. (2 E) No. 7 UMass Second Round | L 53–75 | 20–9 | Knickerbocker Arena (11,931) Albany, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Pacific Time. (#) during NCAA is seed within region. ||||||
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## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Final |
| AP | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | 23 | RV | 21 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 20 | — | — | Not released |
| Coaches | — | —* | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | 23 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 24 | 25 | RV |
*Coaches did not release a week 1 poll.

## Awards and honors

Team honors :
| Honors | Player | Position |
| The Hank Luisetti MVP | Brevin Knight | G |
| Howie Dallmar Coaches Award | Bart Lammersen | C |
| Howie Dallmar Coaches Award | Andy Poppink | F |
| Most Inspirational Player | David Harbour | G |
| Most Improved Player | Tim Young | C |
| Best Defensive Player | Darren Allaway | F |