# 1994–95 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

The 1994–95 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.

## Schedule

Source
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-Conference regular season ||||||
| 11/25/1994* no, no | | vs. American-Puerto Rico San Juan Shootout | W 89-77 | 1-0 | Roberto Clemente Coliseum (1,000) San Juan, PR |
| 11/26/1994* no, no | | vs. College of Charleston San Juan Shootout | W 66-57 | 2-0 | Roberto Clemente Coliseum (500) San Juan, PR |
| 11/27/1994* no, no | | vs. Virginia Tech San Juan Shootout | W 85-75 | 3-0 | Roberto Clemente Coliseum (500) San Juan, PR |
| 12/3/1994* no, no | | vs. No. 6 Duke | L 65-70 | 3-1 | United Center (21,500) Chicago, IL |
| 12/5/1994* no, no | | at Kansas State | W 76-69 | 4-1 | Bramlage Coliseum (8,643) Manhattan, KS |
| 12/9/1994* no, no | | Northeastern Illinois Illini Classic | W 71-53 | 5-1 | Assembly Hall (15,084) Champaign, IL |
| 12/10/1994* no, no | | Princeton Illini Classic | W 59-37 | 6-1 | Assembly Hall (14,943) Champaign, IL |
| 12/17/1994* no, no | | Illinois-Chicago | W 75-60 | 7-1 | Assembly Hall (15,696) Champaign, IL |
| 12/19/1994* no, no | No. 23 | Mercer | W 90-66 | 8-1 | Assembly Hall (14,182) Champaign, IL |
| 12/22/1994* no, no | No. 23 | vs. Missouri Braggin' Rights | L 58-76 | 8-2 | Scottrade Center (21,714) St. Louis, MO |
| 12/27/1994* no, no | | at No. 8 Connecticut | L 56-71 | 8-3 | Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, CT |
| 12/29/1994* no, no | | Memphis | W 86-76 | 9-3 | Assembly Hall (16,313) Champaign, IL |
| Big Ten regular season ||||||
| 1/4/1995 no, no | | Ohio State | W 79-70 | 10-3 (1-0) | Assembly Hall (15,813) Champaign, IL |
| 1/7/1995 no, no | | at Northwestern Rivalry | W 82-55 | 11-3 (2-0) | Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117) Evanston, IL |
| 1/10/1995 no, no | | at Purdue | W 62-58 | 12-3 (3-0) | Mackey Arena (14,123) West Lafayette, IN |
| 1/14/1995 no, no | | Indiana Rivalry | W 78-67 | 13-3 (4-0) | Assembly Hall (16,450) Champaign, IL |
| 1/17/1995 no, no | No. 20 | Michigan | L 59-69 | 13-4 (4-1) | Assembly Hall (16,450) Champaign, IL |
| 1/21/1995 no, no | No. 20 | at Minnesota | L 66-77 | 13-5 (4-2) | Williams Arena (14,527) Minneapolis, MN |
| 1/28/1995 no, no | | No. 10 Michigan State | W 72-64 | 13-6 (4-3) | Assembly Hall (16,450) Champaign, IL |
| 2/1/1995 no, no | | at Iowa Rivalry | W 79-74 | 14-6 (5-3) | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,500) Iowa City, IA |
| 2/4/1995 no, no | | at Wisconsin | L 60-73 | 14-7 (5-4) | Wisconsin Field House (11,500) Madison, WI |
| 2/8/1995 no, no | | Penn State | W 67-58 | 15-7 (6-4) | Assembly Hall (16,090) Champaign, IL |
| 2/11/1995 no, no | | Iowa Rivalry | W 104-97 $^{ot}$ | 16-7 (7-4) | Assembly Hall (16,450) Champaign, IL |
| 2/15/1995 no, no | | at No. 8 Michigan State | L 58-68 | 16-8 (7-5) | Breslin Student Events Center (15,138) East Lansing, MI |
| 2/22/1995 no, no | No. 20 | No. 22 Minnesota | W 94-88 $^{ot}$ | 17-8 (8-5) | Assembly Hall (16,206) Champaign, IL |
| 2/26/1995 no, no | | at Michigan | L 51-63 | 17-9 (8-6) | Crisler Arena (13,562) Ann Arbor, MI |
| 3/2/1995 no, no | | at Indiana Rivalry | L 85-89 | 17-10 (8-7) | Assembly Hall (17,101) Bloomington, IN |
| 3/4/1995 no, no | | No. 17 Purdue | L 56-69 | 17-11 (8-8) | Assembly Hall (14,123) Champaign, IL |
| 3/8/1995 no, no | | Northwestern Rivalry | W 99-57 | 18-11 (9-8) | Assembly Hall (15,195) Champaign, IL |
| 3/11/1995 no, no | | at Ohio State | W 82-63 | 19-11 (10-8) | St. John Arena (11,216) Columbus, OH |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 3/17/1995* no, no | (11 E) | vs. (6 E) Tulsa First Round | L 62-68 | 19-12 | Knickerbocker Arena (15,100) Albany, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||

## Player stats

| Player | Games Played | 2 pt. Field Goals | 3 pt. Field Goals | Free Throws | Rebounds | Assists | Blocks | Steals | Points |
| Kiwane Garris | 31 | 104 | 46 | 148 | 88 | 117 | 0 | 36 | 494 |
| Richard Keene | 31 | 60 | 63 | 29 | 119 | 111 | 4 | 30 | 338 |
| Shelly Clark | 28 | 131 | 0 | 67 | 233 | 43 | 11 | 28 | 329 |
| Jerry Hester | 30 | 81 | 38 | 47 | 145 | 57 | 10 | 23 | 323 |
| Robert Bennett | 31 | 98 | 0 | 66 | 191 | 15 | 13 | 22 | 262 |
| Jarrod Gee | 31 | 73 | 0 | 39 | 106 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 185 |
| Bryant Notree | 31 | 34 | 2 | 8 | 66 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 82 |
| Kevin Turner | 26 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 20 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 73 |
| Chris Gandy | 23 | 30 | 2 | 6 | 51 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 72 |
| Brian Johnson | 24 | 16 | 1 | 15 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 50 |
| Brett Robisch | 18 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 |
| Matt Heldman | 21 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 18 |
| Steve Roth | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Derrick Thomas | 14 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |

## Awards and honors

* Kiwane Garris
** Team Most Valuable Player

## Team players drafted into the NBA

| Player | NBA Club | Round | Pick |