1994–95 Florida Gators men's basketball team

1994–95 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East Division
No. 2 Kentucky †	14	–	2	.875	28	–	5	.848
Georgia	9	–	7	.563	18	–	10	.643
Florida	8	–	8	.500	17	–	13	.567
Vanderbilt	6	–	10	.375	13	–	15	.464
South Carolina	5	–	11	.313	10	–	17	.370
Tennessee	4	–	12	.250	11	–	16	.407
West Division
No. 6 Arkansas	12	–	4	.750	32	–	7	.821
No. 18 Mississippi State	12	–	4	.750	22	–	8	.733
No. 20 Alabama	10	–	6	.625	23	–	10	.697
Auburn	7	–	9	.438	16	–	13	.552
LSU	6	–	10	.375	12	–	15	.444
Ole Miss	3	–	13	.188	8	–	19	.296

† 1995 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1994–95 Florida Gators men's basketball team represented the University of Florida as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1994–95 NCAA men's basketball season. Led by head coach Lon Kruger, the Gators reached the 1995 NCAA Tournament,^[1] and finished with an overall record of 17–13 (8–8 SEC).

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	3	Brian Thompson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	Jr	Atlanta, GA
G/F	5	Jason Anderson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	College Park, Georgia
G	10	Greg Williams	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	So	Fairfax, Virginia
G	12	Dan Cross	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Carbondale, Illinois
F	33	Tony Mickens	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Memphis, Tennessee
C	35	Dametri Hill	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	286 lb (130 kg)	Jr	St. Petersburg, Florida
F/C	40	Svein Dyrkolbotn	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	244 lb (111 kg)	Sr	Bergen, Norway
F	55	Andrew DeClercq	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Clearwater, Florida
G		Clayton Bates	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Gainesville, Florida

Head coach

Lon Kruger (Kansas State)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 25, 1994*	No. 10	Stetson	W 73–64	1–0	O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida
Nov 29, 1994*	No. 8	vs. Boston College	W 91–65	2–0	Palace of Auburn Hills Auburn Hills, Michigan
Dec 3, 1994*	No. 6	vs. No. 21 Wake Forest	W 81–70	3–0	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
Dec 7, 1994*	No. 6	at No. 4 Kansas	L 63–69	3–1	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
Dec 10, 1994*	No. 8	Texas	W 91–73	4–1	O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida
Dec 17, 1994*	No. 8	vs. Florida State	W 71–65 ^2OT	5–1	Orlando Arena Orlando, Florida
Dec 21, 1994*	No. 8	Jacksonville	L 67–68	5–2	O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida
Dec 30, 1994*	No. 13	Saint Francis (PA)	W 87–72	6–2	O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida
Jan 3, 1995	No. 13	at LSU	L 66–70	6–3 (0–1)	Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Jan 7, 1995	No. 13	Vanderbilt	W 72–62	7–3 (1–1)	O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida
Jan 10, 1995	No. 15	No. 7 Kentucky	L 67–83	7–4 (1–2)	O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida
Jan 14, 1995*	No. 15	Villanova	L 70–72	7–5	O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida
Jan 18, 1995	No. 24	South Carolina	W 71–59	8–5 (2–2)	Carolina Coliseum Columbia, South Carolina
Jan 22, 1995	No. 24	at Tennessee	W 62–47	9–5 (3–2)	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
Jan 25, 1995	No. 23	at Auburn	L 71–77	9–6 (3–3)	Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama
Jan 28, 1995	No. 23	Ole Miss	W 72–57	10–6 (4–3)	O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida
Feb 1, 1995	No. 25	at Mississippi State	L 47–70	10–7 (4–4)	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi
Feb 7, 1995		at Georgia	W 82–66	11–7 (5–4)	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia
Feb 11, 1995		South Carolina	W 71–56	12–7 (6–4)	O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida
Feb 15, 1995		Tennessee	W 70–48	13–7 (7–4)	O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida
Feb 18, 1995		at No. 4 Kentucky	L 77–87	13–8 (7–5)	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
Feb 20, 1995*		at Florida State	W 75–62	14–8	Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, Florida
Feb 22, 1995		Georgia	L 85–101	14–9 (7–6)	O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida
Feb 25, 1995		No. 20 Alabama	L 66–69	14–10 (7–7)	O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida
Feb 28, 1995		No. 7 Arkansas	L 85–94	14–11 (7–8)	O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida
Mar 5, 1995		at Vanderbilt	W 69–58	15–11 (8–8)	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
SEC Tournament
Mar 9, 1995*		vs. Ole Miss First round	W 63–59	16–11	Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia
Mar 10, 1995*		vs. No. 15 Mississippi State Quarterfinals	W 80–64	17–11	Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia
Mar 11, 1995*		vs. No. 3 Kentucky Semifinals	L 72–86	17–12	Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia
NCAA Tournament
Mar 17, 1995*	(10 SE)	vs. (7 SE) No. 24 Iowa State First round	L 61–64	17–13	Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, Florida
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast.

Rankings

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References

^ "Florida's Final Four Founders: Remembering 1993-94". University of Florida Athletic Dept. February 21, 2019. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
^ "1994-95 Florida Gators Roster and Stats". Retrieved May 3, 2023.
^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1031–1032. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

[1] "Florida's Final Four Founders: Remembering 1993-94". University of Florida Athletic Dept. February 21, 2019. Retrieved May 24, 2019.

[2] "1994-95 Florida Gators Roster and Stats". Retrieved May 3, 2023.

[ESPN-3] *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1031–1032. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

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