# 1994–95 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team

The 1994–95 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team represented Arizona State University during the 1994–95 NCAA men's basketball season as member of the Pac-10 Conference. The Sun Devils played their home games at Wells Fargo Arena and were coached by Bill Frieder in his fifth year at Arizona State. The Sun Devils finished with a record for 24–9, 12–6 to finish in third place in Pac-10 play. ASU received a bid to the NCAA tournament as a #5 seed. There, they defeated Ball State and Manhattan to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. In the Sweet Sixteen, they lost to the #1 seed Kentucky, 97–73.

## Roster

1994–95 Arizona State men's basketball team :
| # | Name | Class | Position | Height | Summary |
| 00 | James Bacon | SR | C | 6-9 | 5.2 Pts, 4.1 Reb, 0.4 Ast |
| 5 | Courtney Hargrays | SO | G | 6-6 | 1.0 Pts, 0.6 Reb, 0.4 Ast |
| 10 | Marcell Capers | SR | G | 6-2 | 5.8 Pts, 2.4 Reb, 7.1 Ast |
| 11 | Eli Lopez | SR | G | 5-11 | 0.4 Pts, 0.3 Reb, 0.3 Ast |
| 21 | Jeremy Veal | FR | G | 6-3 | 7.4 Pts, 1.3 Reb, 1.6 Ast |
| 22 | Ryan Cuff | SO | G | 6-5 | 3.0 Pts, 0.9 Reb, 1.3 Ast |
| 24 | Isaac Burton | SR | G | 6-5 | 14.2 Pts, 3.4 Reb, 2.5 Ast |
| 25 | Jimmy Kolyszko | JR | F | 6-7 | 4.1 Pts, 2.6 Reb, 0.9 Ast |
| 32 | Ron Riley | JR | G | 6-5 | 16.0 Pts, 5.3 Reb, 1.5 Ast |
| 34 | Quincy Brewer | SO | F | 6-5 | 6.7 Pts, 5.3 Reb, 1.6 Ast |
| 40 | Joe Zaletel | JR | F | 6-7 | 1.8 Pts, 1.0 Reb, 0.2 As |
| 42 | Mario Bennett | JR | F | 6-6 | 18.7 Pts, 8.2 Reb, 2.4 Ast |
| 50 | J.R. Cunningham | FR | F | 6-8 | 0.1 Pts, 0.9 Reb, 0.3 Ast |
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## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 21, 1994* | | vs. Texas A&M Maui Invitational | W 103–73 | 1–0 | Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, Hawaii |
| Nov 22, 1994* | | vs. No. 13 Michigan Maui Invitational | W 79–62 | 2–0 | Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, Hawaii |
| Nov 23, 1994* | | vs. No. 7 Maryland Maui Invitational | W 97–90 | 3–0 | Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, Hawaii |
| Dec 1, 1994* | No. 12 | Northern Arizona | W 74–50 | 4–0 | ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona |
| Dec 3, 1994* | No. 12 | at New Mexico | L 71–87 | 4–1 | The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| Dec 17, 1994* | No. 13 | UC Irvine | W 87–58 | 5–1 | ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona |
| Dec 18, 1994* | No. 13 | Texas-San Antonio | L 85–87 $^{OT}$ | 5–2 | ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona |
| Dec 20, 1994* | No. 15 | Cal Poly | W 98–43 | 6–2 | ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona |
| Dec 22, 1994* | No. 15 | Oklahoma State | W 72–69 | 7–2 | ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona |
| Dec 28, 1994* | No. 16 | Pacific | W 65–50 | 8–2 | ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona |
| Dec 29, 1994* | No. 16 | Vanderbilt | W 67–61 | 9–2 | ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona |
| Jan 5, 1995 | No. 15 | No. 9 Arizona | W 53–52 | 10–2 (1–0) | ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona |
| Jan 7, 1995* | No. 15 | Old Dominion | W 71–52 | 11–2 | ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona |
| Jan 12, 1995 | No. 12 | at Stanford | L 75–91 | 11–3 (1–1) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, California |
| Jan 14, 1995 | No. 12 | at No. 20 California | W 73–68 | 12–3 (2–1) | Harmon Gym Berkeley, California |
| Jan 19, 1995 | No. 13 | USC | W 81–71 | 13–3 (3–1) | ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona |
| Jan 21, 1995 | No. 13 | No. 4 UCLA | L 72–85 | 13–4 (3–2) | ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona |
| Jan 26, 1995 | No. 13 | at Oregon State | L 70–83 | 13–5 (3–3) | Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon |
| Jan 28, 1995 | No. 13 | at No. 18 Oregon | W 79–76 | 14–5 (4–3) | McArthur Court Eugene, Oregon |
| Feb 2, 1995 | No. 16 | Washington | W 78–73 $^{OT}$ | 15–5 (5–3) | ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona |
| Feb 5, 1995 | No. 16 | Washington State | W 87–60 | 16–5 (6–3) | ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona |
| Feb 9, 1995 | No. 14 | California | W 100–81 | 17–5 (7–3) | ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona |
| Feb 11, 1995 | No. 14 | No. 15 Stanford | W 79–70 | 18–5 (8–3) | ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona |
| Feb 16, 1995 | No. 13 | at No. 6 UCLA | L 77–82 $^{OT}$ | 18–6 (8–4) | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California |
| Feb 18, 1995 | No. 13 | at USC | W 74–70 | 19–6 (9–4) | L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California |
| Feb 23, 1995 | No. 15 | Oregon | L 72–73 | 19–7 (9–5) | ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona |
| Feb 25, 1995 | No. 15 | Oregon State | W 82–44 | 20–7 (10–5) | ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona |
| Mar 2, 1995 | No. 15 | at Washington | W 72–71 | 21–7 (11–5) | Bank of America Arena Seattle, Washington |
| Mar 4, 1995 | No. 15 | at Washington State | L 71–84 | 21–8 (11–6) | Friel Court Pullman, Washington |
| Mar 11, 1995 | No. 18 | at No. 12 Arizona | W 103–98 $^{2OT}$ | 22–8 (12–6) | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 16, 1995* | (5 SE) No. 16 | vs. (12 SE) Ball State First round | W 81–66 | 23–8 | Memphis Pyramid Memphis, Tennessee |
| Mar 18, 1995* | (5 SE) No. 16 | vs. (13 SE) Manhattan Second Round | W 64–54 | 24–8 | Memphis Pyramid (19,120) Memphis, Tennessee |
| Mar 23, 1995* | (5 SE) No. 16 | vs. (1 SE) No. 2 Kentucky Southeast Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen | L 73–97 | 24–9 | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (17,458) Birmingham, Alabama |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast. ||||||

## NBA draft

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Team |
| 1 | 27 | Mario Bennett | Phoenix Suns |