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1994–95 Penn Quakers men's basketball
Ivy League champions
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceIvy League
Record22–6 (14–0 Ivy)
Head coach
Home arenaThe Palestra
Seasons← 1993–941995–96 →
1994–95 Ivy League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Penn 14 0   1.000 22 6   .786
Princeton 10 4   .714 16 10   .615
Dartmouth 10 4   .714 13 13   .500
Brown 8 6   .571 13 13   .500
Yale 5 9   .357 9 17   .346
Cornell 4 10   .286 9 17   .346
Harvard 4 10   .286 6 20   .231
Columbia 1 13   .071 4 22   .154
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1994–95 Penn Quakers men's basketball team represented the University of Pennsylvania during the 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Quakers, led by 6th-year head coach Fran Dunphy, played their home games at The Palestra as members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 22–6, 14–0 in Ivy League play to win the conference championship. They received the Ivy League's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the First Round to No. 5 seed Alabama.

This was the third consecutive 14–0 seasons in Ivy League play and one of five overall in the Dunphy era.

Roster

1994–95 Penn Quakers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 12 Matt Maloney 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Vanderbilt Haddonfield, New Jersey
G 53 Jerome Allen 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Episcopal Academy Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F Ira Bowman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Providence Newark, New Jersey
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 16, 1994*
Canisius L 78–81  0–1
Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Nov 28, 1994*
at Lehigh W 82–79  1–1
Stabler Arena 
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Dec 3, 1994*
Ohio State W 91–71  2–1
Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 10, 1994*
Fairleigh Dickinson W 101–71  3–1
Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 13, 1994*
at No. 25 Michigan W 62–60  4–1
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Dec 27, 1994*
vs. Colgate W 93–58  5–1
Madison Square Garden 
New York, New York
Dec 28, 1994*
vs. No. 25 St. John's W 79–73  6–1
Madison Square Garden 
New York, New York
Ivy League regular season
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 1995*
(12 E) vs. (5 E) No. 20 Alabama
First Round
L 85–91  22–6
Baltimore Arena 
Baltimore, Maryland
*Non-conference game. Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Awards and honors

References

  1. sports-reference.com 1994-95 Ivy Group Season Summary
  2. "McDyess Too Much For Penn To Handle". The New York Times. March 17, 1995. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
  3. "1994-95 Men's Basketball Roster". University of Pennsylvania Athletics. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  4. "1994–95 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Pennsylvania Athletics. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
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