1994–95 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
San Juan Shootout, Champion
Illini Classic, Champion
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record19–12 (10–8 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
MVPKiwane Garris
CaptainRobert Bennett
Shelly Clark
Home arenaAssembly Hall
1994–95 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 12 Purdue15–3 .83325–7  .781
No. 11 Michigan State14–4 .77822–6  .786
Indiana11–7 .61119–12  .613
Michigan11–7 .61117–14  .548
Illinois10–8 .55619–12  .613
Minnesota10–8 .55620–11  .645
Penn State9–9 .50021–11  .656
Iowa9–9 .50021–12  .636
Wisconsin7–11 .38913–14  .481
Ohio State2–16 .1116–22  .214
Northwestern1–17 .0565–22  .185
Rankings from AP Poll
*Minnesota 1 NCAA Tourn. game vacated due to sanctions against the program; 1 Win by forfeit (non-conf.)
Disputed record (19-13)

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

Regular season

Roster

1994–95 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 12 Derrick Thomas (W)
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 FrRich Central High School Country Club Hills, Illinois
G 21 Matt Heldman 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)160 lb (73 kg) FrLibertyville High School Libertyville, Illinois
G 22 Kiwane Garris 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) SoWestinghouse High School Chicago, Illinois
G 24 Richard Keene 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrCollinsville High School Collinsville, Illinois
G 25 Bryant Notree 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrSimeon High School Chicago, Illinois
F 30 Robert Bennett (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) SrJulian High School Chicago, Illinois
C 31 Brett Robisch 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)225 lb (102 kg) RS FrCalvary Academy Springfield, Illinois
F 32 Jerry Gee 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)230 lb (104 kg) FrSt. Martin de Porres High School Chicago, Illinois
G 33 Kevin Turner 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)160 lb (73 kg) FrSimeon High School Chicago, Illinois
F 34 Brian Johnson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS FrMaine West High School Des Plaines, Illinois
F/C 35 Shelly Clark (C) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)260 lb (118 kg) JrSouth Shore High School Chicago, Illinois
F 40 Jerry Hester (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoManual High School Peoria, Illinois
F 45 Chris Gandy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS SoBradley-Bourbonnais High School Kankakee, Illinois
C 52 Steve Roth 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)250 lb (113 kg) SrEast High School Belleville, Illinois
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

All-Time Illini Rosters Roster

Source[1]

Schedule

Source[2]

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference regular season
11/25/1994*
no, no		 No. NR 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		 No. NR vs. College of Charleston
San Juan Shootout		 W 66-57  2-0
 Roberto Clemente Coliseum (500)
San Juan, PR
11/27/1994*
no, no		 No. NR vs. Virginia Tech
San Juan Shootout		 W 85-75  3-0
 Roberto Clemente Coliseum (500)
San Juan, PR
12/3/1994*
no, no		 No. NR vs. #6 Duke L 65-70  3-1
 United Center (21,500)
Chicago, IL
12/5/1994*
no, no		 No. NR @ Kansas State W 76-69  4-1
 Bramlage Coliseum (8,643)
Manhattan, KS
12/9/1994*
no, no		 No. NR vs. Northeastern Illinois
Illini Classic		 W 71-53  5-1
 Assembly Hall (15,084)
Champaign, IL
12/10/1994*
no, no		 No. NR vs. Princeton
Illini Classic		 W 59-37  6-1
 Assembly Hall (14,943)
Champaign, IL
12/17/1994*
no, no		 No. NR vs. Illinois-Chicago W 75-60  7-1
 Assembly Hall (15,696)
Champaign, IL
12/19/1994*
no, no		 No. 23 vs. 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		 No. NR @ #8 Connecticut L 56-71  8-3
 Hartford Civic Center (16,294)
Hartford, CT
12/29/1994*
no, no		 No. NR vs. Memphis W 86-76  9-3
 Assembly Hall (16,313)
Champaign, IL
Big Ten regular season
1/4/1995
no, no		 No. NR vs. Ohio State W 79-70  10-3 (1-0)
 Assembly Hall (15,813)
Champaign, IL
1/7/1995
no, no		 No. NR @ Northwestern W 82-55  11-3 (2-0)
 Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117)
Evanston, IL
1/10/1995
no, no		 No. NR @ Purdue W 62-58  12-3 (3-0)
 Mackey Arena (14,123)
West Lafayette, IN
1/14/1995
no, no		 No. NR vs. Indiana
Rivalry		 W 78-67  13-3 (4-0)
 Assembly Hall (16,450)
Champaign, IL
1/17/1995
no, no		 No. 20 vs. Michigan L 59-69  13-4 (4-1)
 Assembly Hall (16,450)
Champaign, IL
1/21/1995
no, no		 No. 20 @ Minnesota L 66-77  13-5 (4-2)
 Williams Arena (14,527)
Minneapolis, MN
1/28/1995
no, no		 No. NR vs. #10 Michigan State W 72-64  13-6 (4-3)
 Assembly Hall (16,450)
Champaign, IL
2/1/1995
no, no		 No. NR @ Iowa
Rivalry		 W 79-74  14-6 (5-3)
 Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Iowa City, IA
2/4/1995
no, no		 No. NR @ Wisconsin L 60-73  14-7 (5-4)
 Wisconsin Field House (11,500)
Madison, WI
2/8/1995
no, no		 No. NR vs. Penn State W 67-58  15-7 (6-4)
 Assembly Hall (16,090)
Champaign, IL
2/11/1995
no, no		 No. NR vs. Iowa
Rivalry		 W 104-97 ot 16-7 (7-4)
 Assembly Hall (16,450)
Champaign, IL
2/15/1995
no, no		 No. NR @ #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 vs. #22 Minnesota W 94-88 ot 17-8 (8-5)
 Assembly Hall (16,206)
Champaign, IL
2/26/1995
no, no		 No. NR @ Michigan L 51-63  17-9 (8-6)
 Crisler Arena (13,562)
Ann Arbor, MI
3/2/1995
no, no		 No. NR @ Indiana
Rivalry		 L 85-89  17-10 (8-7)
 Assembly Hall (17,101)
Bloomington, IN
3/4/1995
no, no		 No. NR vs. #17 Purdue L 56-69  17-11 (8-8)
 Assembly Hall (14,123)
Champaign, IL
3/8/1995
no, no		 No. NR vs. Northwestern W 99-57  18-11 (9-8)
 Assembly Hall (15,195)
Champaign, IL
3/11/1995
no, no		 No. NR @ Ohio State W 82-63  19-11 (10-8)
 St. John Arena (11,216)
Columbus, OH
NCAA tournament[3]
3/17/1995*
no, no		 No. NR vs. Tulsa
NCAA tournament		 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[4]311044614888117036494
Richard Keene[5]31606329119111430338
Shelly Clark[6]28131067233431128329
Jerry Hester[7]30813847145571023323
Robert Bennett[8]3198066191151322262
Jarrod Gee[9]31730391067712185
Bryant Notree31342866152782
Kevin Turner261214720170273
Chris Gandy2330265113272
Brian Johnson241611523103750
Brett Robisch189121201123
Matt Heldman2130121240318
Steve Roth15401150009
Derrick Thomas1410550017

Awards and honors

Team players drafted into the NBA

Player NBA Club Round Pick

[11]

Rankings

References

  1. ↑ FightingIllini.com
  2. ↑ University of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1994-95 Archived 2014-02-22 at the Wayback Machine, FightingIllini.com
  3. ↑ 1995 NCAA Tournament
  4. ↑ "Season Stats pg. 123" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved March 14, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Season Stats pg. 123" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved March 14, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Season Stats pg. 123" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved March 14, 2011.
  7. ↑ "Season Stats pg. 123" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved March 14, 2011.
  8. ↑ "Season Stats pg. 123" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved March 14, 2011.
  9. ↑ "Season Stats pg. 123" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved March 14, 2011.
  10. ↑ "List of MVPs" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 30, 2014. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
  11. ↑ "1995 NBA Draft". Archived from the original on March 17, 2010. Retrieved March 14, 2011.
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