1994–95 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team

American college basketball season

1994–95 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball

Big Eight tournament champions

NCAA men's Division I tournament, Final Four

Conference| Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches| No. 4
AP| No. 14
Record| 27–10 (10–4 Big Eight)
Head coach|

* Eddie Sutton (5th season)

Assistant coaches|

* Sean Sutton
* John Pelphrey
* Paul Graham

Home arena| Gallagher-Iba Arena (Capacity: 6,381)

Seasons

<- 1993–94

1995–96 ->

1994–95 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | PCT |  |  | W |  | L |  | PCT
No. 5 Kansas | 11 | - | 3 |  | .786 |  |  | 25 | - | 6  |  | .806
No. 14 Oklahoma State † | 10 | - | 4 |  | .714 |  |  | 27 | - | 10  |  | .730
No. 17 Oklahoma | 9 | - | 5 |  | .643 |  |  | 23 | - | 9  |  | .719
No. 23 Missouri | 8 | - | 6 |  | .571 |  |  | 20 | - | 9  |  | .690
Iowa State | 6 | - | 8 |  | .429 |  |  | 23 | - | 11  |  | .676
Colorado | 5 | - | 9 |  | .357 |  |  | 15 | - | 13  |  | .536
Nebraska | 4 | - | 10 |  | .286 |  |  | 18 | - | 14  |  | .563
Kansas State | 3 | - | 11 |  | .214 |  |  | 12 | - | 15  |  | .444
† 1995 Big Eight tournament winner
As of April 4, 1995
Rankings from AP poll

The 1994–95 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team represented Oklahoma State University as a member of the Big Eight Conference during the 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

## Schedule and results[edit]

Date
time, TV  | Rank# | Opponent# | Result  | Record  | Site (attendance)
city, state

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Regular season
Nov 23, 1994*
|  No. 19  | vs. BYU
Great Alaska Shootout | L 59–69 | 0–1
| Sullivan Arena
Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 25, 1994*
|  No. 19  | vs. Jackson State
Great Alaska Shootout | W 75–57 | 1–1
| Sullivan Arena
Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 26, 1994*
|  No. 19  | vs. No. 5 Arizona
Great Alaska Shootout | L 63–73 | 1–2
| Sullivan Arena
Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 30, 1994*
|  | SMU | W 73–51 | 2–2
| Gallagher-Iba Arena
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dec 2, 1994*
|  | vs. Appalachian State | W 85–58 | 3–2
| Mabee Center
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 3, 1994*
|  | vs. Texas A&M | W 86–56 | 4–2
| Mabee Center
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 7, 1994*
|  | Tulsa | W 93–88 | 5–2
| Gallagher-Iba Arena
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dec 9, 1994*
|  | Northwest Missouri State | W 91–53 | 6–2
| Gallagher-Iba Arena
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dec 17, 1994*
|  | Texas–Pan American | W 82–72 | 7–2
| Gallagher-Iba Arena
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dec 20, 1994*
|  | vs. LSU | W 111–67 | 8–2
| Mabee Center
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 22, 1994*
|  | at No. 15 Arizona State | L 69–72 | 8–3
| ASU Activity Center
Tempe, Arizona
Dec 28, 1994*
|  | at Providence | L 78–93 | 8–4
| Providence Civic Center
Providence, Rhode Island
Jan 2, 1995*
|  | Alaska Anchorage | W 112–72 | 9–4
| Gallagher-Iba Arena
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Jan 7, 1995
|  | at Kansas State | L 66–74 | 9–5
(0–1)  | Bramlage Coliseum
Manhattan, Kansas
Jan 11, 1995*
|  | at Oral Roberts | W 84–45 | 10–5
| Mabee Center
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Jan 14, 1995*
|  | at No. 11 Michigan State | L 69–70 | 10–6
| Breslin Student Events Center
East Lansing, Michigan
Jan 16, 1995
|  | Oklahoma | W 72–64 | 11–6
(1–1)  | Gallagher-Iba Arena
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Jan 22, 1995
|  | No. 16 Missouri | W 85–70 | 12–6
(2–1)  | Gallagher-Iba Arena
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Jan 28, 1995
|  | at Colorado | W 82–63 | 13–6
(3–1)  | Coors Events Center
Boulder, Colorado
Feb 1, 1995
|  | at Nebraska | W 82–65 | 14–6
(4–1)  | Bob Devaney Sports Center
Lincoln, Nebraska
Feb 4, 1995
|  | Colorado | W 94–67 | 15–6
(5–1)  | Gallagher-Iba Arena
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Feb 6, 1995
|  | No. 2 Kansas | W 79–69 | 16–6
(6–1)  | Gallagher-Iba Arena
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Feb 11, 1995
|  No. 24  | at No. 13 Missouri | L 79–81 | 16–7
(6–2)  | Hearnes Center
Columbia, Missouri
Feb 15, 1995
|  No. 22  | at No. 21 Iowa State | W 71–69 | 17–7
(7–2)  | Hilton Coliseum
Ames, Iowa
Feb 18, 1995
|  No. 22  | Nebraska | W 93–53 | 18–7
(8–2)  | Gallagher-Iba Arena
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Feb 22, 1995
|  No. 18  | Kansas State | W 70–46 | 19–7
(9–2)  | Gallagher-Iba Arena
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Feb 25, 1995
|  No. 18  | at No. 25 Oklahoma | L 74–82 OT | 19–8
(9–3)  | Lloyd Noble Center
Norman, Oklahoma
Feb 27, 1995
|  No. 18  | No. 24 Iowa State | W 77–49 | 20–8
(10–3)  | Gallagher-Iba Arena
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Mar 5, 1995
|  No. 18  | at No. 3 Kansas | L 62–78 | 20–9
(10–4)  | Allen Fieldhouse
Lawrence, Kansas
Big Eight tournament
Mar 10, 1995*
| (2)  No. 19  | vs. (7) Nebraska
Quarterfinals | W 68–48 | 21–9
| Kemper Arena
Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 11, 1995*
| (2)  No. 19  | vs. (3) No. 16 Oklahoma
Semifinals | W 74–58 | 22–9
| Kemper Arena
Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 12, 1995*
| (2)  No. 19  | vs. (5) Iowa State
Championship game | W 62–53 | 23–9
| Kemper Arena
Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 1995*
| (4 E)  No. 14  | vs. (13 E) Drexel | W 73–49 | 24–9
| Baltimore Arena
Baltimore, Maryland
Mar 18, 1995*
| (4 E)  No. 14  | vs. (5 E) No. 20 Alabama | W 66–52 | 25–9
| Baltimore Arena
Baltimore, Maryland
Mar 24, 1995*
| (4 E)  No. 14  | vs. (1 E) No. 3 Wake Forest
East Regional semifinal - Sweet Sixteen | W 71–66[1] | 26–9
| Brendan Byrne Arena
East Rutherford, New Jersey
Mar 26, 1995*
| (4 E)  No. 14  | vs. (2 E) No. 7 UMass
East Regional final - Elite Eight | W 68–54[2] | 27–9
| Brendan Byrne Arena
East Rutherford, New Jersey
Apr 1, 1995*
| (4 E)  No. 14  | vs. (1 W) No. 1 UCLA
National semifinal - Final Four | L 61–74[3] | 27–10
| Kingdome
Seattle, Washington

*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.
All times are in Central Time.

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### NCAA tournament[edit]

* West
* Oklahoma State (4) 73, Drexel (13) 49
* Oklahoma State 66, Alabama (5) 52
* Oklahoma State 71, Wake Forest (1) 66
* Oklahoma State 68, Massachusetts (2) 54
* Final Four
* UCLA 74, Oklahoma State 61

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### Player stats[edit]

Player  | Games | Minutes | Field Goals | Free Throws | Rebounds | Assists | Blocks | Steals | Points

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Bryant Reeves[6] | 37 | 1288 | 289 | 219 | 350 | 30 | 60 | 18 | 797
Randy Rutherford[7] | 37 | 1348 | 238 (146 3-Pt.) | 102 | 232 | 64 | 5 | 69 | 724

## Rankings[edit]

Main article: 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

## Awards and honors[edit]

* Bryant Reeves, Big 8 Player of the Year[8]

## Team players drafted into the NBA[edit]

One player from the roster was picked in an NBA draft:[9]

Year | Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club

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1995 | 1 | 6 | Bryant Reeves | Vancouver Grizzlies

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Cowboys' Victory Is Childress Play". The Los Angeles Times. March 25, 1995. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
2. ^ "Reeves Buries UMass". The Orlando Sentinel. March 27, 1995. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
3. ^ "Edney, Bruins Oust Oklahoma State". The Washington Post. April 2, 1995. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
4. ^ "2019–20 Oklahoma State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Oklahoma State University Athletics. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
5. ^ "RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More".
6. ^ "Bryant Reeves Past Stats, Playoff Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards". Archived from the original on January 17, 2010. Retrieved May 15, 2009.
7. ^ "Oklahoma State Official Athletic Site - Oklahoma State University". Archived from the original on April 6, 2013. Retrieved February 14, 2013.
8. ^ "NBA.com: Bryant Reeves Player Info". NBA.com. Archived from the original on March 8, 2009. Retrieved May 15, 2009.
9. ^ "1995 NBA Draft". Archived from the original on March 17, 2010. Retrieved July 28, 2009. "6; VAN; Bryant Reeves; Oklahoma State"

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