1994–95 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

1994–95 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball
1994–95 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball
Big Ten Regular season champions; Big Island Invitational champions
NCAA Tournament, second round
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 19
AP	No. 12
Record	25–7 (15–3 Big Ten)
Head coach	Gene Keady (15th season);
Assistant coaches	Frank Kendrick; Bruce Weber;
Home arena	Mackey Arena
	Seasons ← 1993–94 1995–96 →

1994–95 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 12 Purdue	15	–	3	.833	25	–	7	.781
No. 11 Michigan State	14	–	4	.778	22	–	6	.786
Indiana	11	–	7	.611	19	–	12	.613
Michigan	11	–	7	.611	17	–	14	.548
Illinois	10	–	8	.556	19	–	12	.613
Minnesota	10	–	8	.556	20	–	11	.645
Penn State	9	–	9	.500	21	–	11	.656
Iowa	9	–	9	.500	21	–	12	.636
Wisconsin	7	–	11	.389	13	–	14	.481
Ohio State	2	–	16	.111	6	–	22	.214
Northwestern	1	–	17	.056	5	–	22	.185

Rankings from AP Poll *Minnesota 1 NCAA Tourn. game vacated due to sanctions against the program; 1 Win by forfeit (non-conf.)^[1] Disputed record (19-12)

The 1994–95 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by Gene Keady and played its home games at Mackey Arena.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	11	Matt Waddell	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Sr
G	15	Tim Ervin	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	—	Sr
G	20	Todd Foster	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	Jr
F	21	Herb Dove	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Jr
F	22	Cuonzo Martin	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Sr	East St. Louis	East St. Louis, Illinois
G	23	Porter Roberts	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Jr
F	25	Roy Hairston	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Jr
F	33	Justin Jennings	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Central	Grand Rapids, Michigan
F	42	Brandon Brantley	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Jr
F	52	Brad Miller	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Fr	East Noble	Kendallville, Indiana
F	55	Paul Gilvydis	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	Harrison	Farmington Hills, Michigan

Head coach

Gene Keady (Kansas State)

Assistant coach(es)

Frank Kendrick (Purdue)
Bruce Weber (Milwaukee)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 25, 1994*		vs. Niagara Big Island Invitational	W 71–60	1–0	Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium Hilo, Hawaii
Nov 26, 1994*		vs. New Orleans Big Island Invitational	W 84–71	2–0	Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium Hilo, Hawaii
Nov 27, 1994*		vs. Iowa State Big Island Invitational	W 88–87 ^OT	3–0	Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium Hilo, Hawaii
Nov 30, 1994*		vs. Missouri	L 66–69	3–1
Dec 3, 1994*		at James Madison	L 87–91	3–2	JMU Convocation Center Harrisonburg, Virginia
Dec 6, 1994*		at Western Michigan	L 81–90	3–3	University Arena Kalamazoo, Michigan
Dec 9, 1994*		Austin Peay	W 81–64	4–3	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Dec 10, 1994*		Rutgers	W 79–67	5–3	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Dec 17, 1994*		vs. New Orleans	W 76–68	6–3
Dec 22, 1994*		at Chattanooga	W 94–77	7–3	McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee
Dec 28, 1994*		Weber State	W 89–75	8–3	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Dec 30, 1994*		Central Michigan	W 74–66	9–3	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Big Ten regular season
Jan 3, 1995		at Michigan	L 61–71	9–4 (0–1)	Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan
Jan 7, 1995		Minnesota	W 68–60	10–4 (1–1)	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Jan 10, 1995		Illinois	L 58–62	10–5 (1–2)	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Jan 14, 1995		at No. 19 Iowa	W 84–83	11–5 (2–2)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
Jan 21, 1995		Ohio State	W 92–66	12–5 (3–2)	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Jan 25, 1995		at Northwestern	W 96–84	13–5 (4–2)	Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, Illinois
Jan 28, 1995		at Penn State	W 65–62	14–5 (5–2)	Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania
Jan 31, 1995		Indiana	W 76–66	15–5 (6–2)	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Feb 7, 1995	No. 25	at No. 7 Michigan State	W 78–69	16–5 (7–2)	Breslin Center East Lansing, Michigan
Feb 12, 1995*	No. 25	at Indiana	L 73–82	16–6 (7–3)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
Feb 15, 1995	No. 25	Penn State	W 71–51	17–6 (8–3)	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Feb 18, 1995	No. 25	Northwestern	W 94–57	18–6 (9–3)	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Feb 22, 1995	No. 21	at Ohio State	W 64–55	19–6 (10–3)	St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio
Feb 26, 1995*	No. 21	Wisconsin	W 66–56	20–6 (11–3)	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Mar 1, 1995	No. 17	Iowa	W 92–85	21–6 (12–3)	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Mar 4, 1995	No. 17	at Illinois	W 69–56	22–6 (13–3)	Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois
Mar 9, 1995	No. 14	at Minnesota	W 72–59^[3]	23–6 (14–3)	Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota
Mar 12, 1995	No. 14	Michigan	W 73–67^[4]	24–6 (15–3)	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
NCAA Tournament
Mar 17, 1995*	(3 MW) No. 12	vs. (14 MW) Wisconsin-Green Bay First round	W 49–48^[5]	25–6	Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
Mar 19, 1995* CBS	(3 MW) No. 12	vs. (6 MW) Memphis Second round	L 73–75^[6]	25–7	Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Eastern.

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Rankings

Team players drafted into the NBA

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
2	57	Cuonzo Martin	Atlanta Hawks

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References

^ "Forfeits and Vacated Games". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
^ "1994-95 Purdue Boilermakers Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 21, 2020.
^ "Purdue 72, Minnesota 59". New York Times. March 10, 1995. Retrieved March 21, 2020.
^ "Purdue Proves It Hasn't Lost Bite". Los Angeles Times. March 13, 1995. Retrieved March 21, 2020.
^ "Purdue survives UWGB scare". The Times of Northwest Indiana. March 18, 1995. Retrieved March 21, 2020.
^ "Memphis Wins, Turns Big Ten Into Big Zero". Los Angeles Times. March 20, 1995. Retrieved March 21, 2020.
^ "2019–20 Purdue Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Purdue University Athletic Dept. Retrieved March 21, 2020.
^ "1995 NBA Draft". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 21, 2020.

[1] "Forfeits and Vacated Games". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 30, 2024.

[2] "1994-95 Purdue Boilermakers Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 21, 2020.

[3] "Purdue 72, Minnesota 59". New York Times. March 10, 1995. Retrieved March 21, 2020.

[4] "Purdue Proves It Hasn't Lost Bite". Los Angeles Times. March 13, 1995. Retrieved March 21, 2020.

[5] "Purdue survives UWGB scare". The Times of Northwest Indiana. March 18, 1995. Retrieved March 21, 2020.

[6] "Memphis Wins, Turns Big Ten Into Big Zero". Los Angeles Times. March 20, 1995. Retrieved March 21, 2020.

[7] "2019–20 Purdue Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Purdue University Athletic Dept. Retrieved March 21, 2020.

[8] "1995 NBA Draft". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 21, 2020.

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v t e Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball
Venues	Lafayette Coliseum (1896–1909) Memorial Gymnasium (1909–1934) Lafayette Jefferson High School Gymnasium (1929, 1934–1937) Lambert Fieldhouse (1937–1967) Mackey Arena (1967–present)
Rivalries	Indiana
Culture & lore	Crossroads Classic Boilermaker Special Purdue Pete "Hail Purdue!" 2023 Fairleigh Dickinson upset
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1896–97 1897–99 1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 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 championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

Roster

Schedule and results

Rankings

Team players drafted into the NBA

See also

References