1995 in basketball

This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
Find sources: "1995 in basketball" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (January 2018) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

|

The following are the basketball events of the year 1995 throughout the world.

Years in basketball

2020s

*   *   *   *   *

* 2024
* 2023
* 2022
* 2021
* 2020

2010s

* 2019
* 2018
* 2017
* 2016
* 2015

* 2014
* 2013
* 2012
* 2011
* 2010

2000s

* 2009
* 2008
* 2007
* 2006
* 2005

* 2004
* 2003
* 2002
* 2001
* 2000

1990s

* 1999
* 1998
* 1997
* 1996
* 1995

* 1994
* 1993
* 1992
* 1991
* 1990

1980s

* 1989
* 1988
* 1987
* 1986
* 1985

* 1984
* 1983
* 1982
* 1981
* 1980

1970s

* 1979
* 1978
* 1977
* 1976
* 1975

* 1974
* 1973
* 1972
* 1971
* 1970

1960s

* 1969
* 1968
* 1967
* 1966
* 1965

* 1964
* 1963
* 1962
* 1961
* 1960

1950s

* 1959
* 1958
* 1957
* 1956
* 1955

* 1954
* 1953
* 1952
* 1951
* 1950

1940s

* 1949
* 1948
* 1947
* 1946
* 1945

* 1944
* 1943
* 1942
* 1941
* 1940

1930s

* 1939
* 1938
* 1937
* 1936
* 1935

* 1934
* 1933
* 1932
* 1931
* 1930

1920s

* 1929
* 1928
* 1927
* 1926
* 1925

* 1924
* 1923
* 1922
* 1921
* 1920

1910s

* 1919
* 1918
* 1917
* 1916
* 1915

* 1914
* 1913
* 1912
* 1911
* 1910

1900s

* 1909
* 1908
* 1907
* 1906
* 1905

* 1904
* 1903
* 1902
* 1901
* 1900

1890s

* 1899
* 1898
* 1897
* 1896
* 1895

* 1894
* 1893
* 1892
* 1891

See also

* Current basketball seasons
* 1995 in basketball
* 1995 in sports

* v
* t
* e

## National team tournaments

[edit]

### FIBA World Under-19 Championship

[edit]

Main article: 1995 FIBA Under-19 World Championship

*  Greece
*  Australia
*  Spain

### Summer Universade

[edit]

Main article: Basketball at the 1995 Summer Universiade

#### Men

[edit]

*  United States
*  Japan
*  Canada

#### Women

[edit]

*  Italy
*  United States
*  Russia

### Eurobasket

[edit]

#### Men

[edit]

* EuroBasket 1995 in Greece:

Yugoslavia
Lithuania
Croatia

#### Women

[edit]

* EuroBasket Women 1995 in the Czech Republic:

Ukraine
Italy
Russia

|

### European Youth Summer Olympic Days

[edit]

Main article: Basketball at the 1995 European Youth Summer Olympic Days

* 1995 European Youth Summer Olympic Days in the United Kingdom:

Greece
Spain
Croatia

## Professional club seasons

[edit]

* Men
* 1995 NBA Finals: Houston Rockets over the Orlando Magic 4-0. MVP: Hakeem Olajuwon
* 1995 NBA Playoffs
* 1994–95 NBA season
* 1995 NBA draft
* 1995 NBA All-Star Game

### College

[edit]

* Men
* NCAA
* Division I: UCLA 89, Arkansas 79
* NIT: Virginia Tech def. Marquette University
* Division II: University of Southern Indiana 71, UC Riverside 63
* Division III: Wis.-Platteville 69, Manchester 55
* NAIA
* Division I Birmingham-Southern College AL 92, Pfeiffer University NC 76
* Division II Albertson (Idaho) 81, Whitworth (Wash.) 72 OT
* NJCAA
* Division I Sullivan College, Louisville, KY 103, Allegany CC, Cumberland, MD 98 O/T
* Division II Penn Valley CC, Mo. 93, Kishwukee CC, Ill. 88
* Division III Sullivan County CC 74, Gloucester County College 63
* Women
* NCAA
* Division I: University of Tennessee 83, University of Georgia 65
* Division II: North Dakota State 104, Shippensburg 78
* Division III: Wis.-Oshkosh 66 Mount Union 50
* NAIA
* Division I: Southern Nazarene (Okla.) 80, Southeastern Oklahoma State University 79
* Division II Western Oregon 80, Huron (S.D.) 77
* NJCAA
* Division I Trinity Valley CC 69, Independence CC 55
* Division II Lansing CC 74, Kankakee CC 68
* Division III Central Lakes College-Brainerd 71, Monroe CC 57

## Awards and honors

[edit]

### Professional

[edit]

* Men
* NBA Most Valuable Player Award: David Robinson, San Antonio Spurs
* NBA Rookie of the Year Award: Grant Hill, Detroit Pistons ; Jason Kidd, Dallas Mavericks (tie)
* NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award: Dikembe Mutombo, Denver Nuggets
* NBA Coach of the Year Award: Del Harris, Los Angeles Lakers

### Collegiate

[edit]

* Men
* John R. Wooden Award: Ed O'Bannon, UCLA
* Naismith College Coach of the Year: Jim Harrick, UCLA
* Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award: Tyus Edney, UCLA
* Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year: Joe Smith, Maryland
* NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player: Tony Delk, Kentucky
* Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year: Kelvin Sampson, Oklahoma
* Naismith Outstanding Contribution to Basketball: Victor Bubas
* Women
* Naismith College Player of the Year: Rebecca Lobo, Connecticut
* Naismith College Coach of the Year: Geno Auriemma, Connecticut
* Wade Trophy: Rebecca Lobo, Connecticut
* Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award: Amy Dodrill, Johns Hopkins
* Associated Press Women's College Basketball Player of the Year: Rebecca Lobo, Connecticut
* NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player: Rebecca Lobo, UConn
* Basketball Academic All-America Team: Rebecca Lobo, UConn
* Carol Eckman Award: Ceal Barry, Colorado
* Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year: Geno Auriemma, Connecticut

### Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

[edit]

* Class of 1995:[1]
* Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
* Anne Donovan
* John Kundla
* Vern Mikkelsen
* Cheryl Miller
* George Yardley

## Movies

[edit]

* The Basketball Diaries
* Slam Dunk Ernest

## Births

[edit]

* February 25 — Mario Hezonja, Croatian professional basketball player for Orlando Magic

## Deaths

[edit]

* January 7 — Art Stoefen, American NBL player (born 1914)
* January 18 — Cliff Fagan, former president of the Basketball Hall of Fame (born 1911)
* February 12 — Nat Holman, Hall of Fame player for the Original Celtics and coach of the 1950 NCAA and NIT champion CCNY Beavers (born 1896)
* February 20 — Margaret Wade, women's player and coach at Delta State University (born 1912)
* March 16 — Art Mollner, member of 1936 US Olympic championship team (born 1912)
* April 4 — Joe Richey, All-American at BYU (born 1931)
* April 13 — Mal McMullen, American NBA player (Indianapolis Olympians) (born 1927)
* April 17 — Jay McCreary, American college coach (LSU) (born 1918)
* April 28 — Walter Devlin, American NBA player (Fort Wayne Pistons, Minneapolis Lakers) (born 1931)
* May 25 — Krešimir Ćosić, Hall of Fame Croatian player. First foreign player to earn collegiate All-American status while at Brigham Young University (born 1911)
* June 12 — Pierre Russell, American ABA player (Kentucky Colonels) (born 1949)
* July 21 — Tarzan Woltzen, American NBL player (born 1905)
* July 23 — Chuck Hanger, America AAU player (born 1924)
* August 21 — Hal Cihlar, American NBL player (born 1914)
* August 25 — John Mills, American BAA player (Pittsburgh Ironmen) (born 1919)
* November 3 — Cookie Cunningham, American college coach (Washington and Lee, North Dakota) (born 1905)
* December 12 — Jack Friel, American college coach (Washington State) (born 1898)

## References

[edit]

1. ^ "Hall of Famers". Basketball Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 Oct 2014.

*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template