1994–95 Penn Quakers men's basketball team

1994–95 Penn Quakers men's basketball
1994–95 Penn Quakers men's basketball
Ivy League champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Ivy League
Record	22–6 (14–0 Ivy)
Head coach	Fran Dunphy (6th season);
Home arena	The Palestra
	Seasons ← 1993–94 1995–96 →

1994–95 Ivy League men's basketball standings
v t e	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^[1]

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.^[2]

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

Fran Dunphy

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

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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 ^OT	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 ^OT	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.

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Awards and honors

Matt Maloney – Ivy League Player of the Year

References

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

[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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v t e Penn Quakers men's basketball
Venues	The Palestra (1927–present)
Rivalries	Drexel Princeton
Culture & lore	"Fight on, Pennsylvania!" City 6 Philadelphia Big 5 (Robert V. Geasey Trophy) Penn Pep Band
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1896–97 1897–98 1898–1902 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics