The 1994–95 Big East Conference men's basketball season was the 16th in conference history, and involved its ten full-time member schools.
Connecticut was the regular-season champion with a record of Villanova won the Big East tournament championship.
Regular season
Season summary & highlights Connecticut finished as the regular-season champion with a record of It was the third regular-season championship or co-championship and second outright championship for Connecticut. Villanova won its first Big East tournament championship.
Head coaches SchoolCoachSeasonNotes Boston College Jim O'Brien 9th Connecticut Jim Calhoun 9th Georgetown John Thompson, Jr. 23rd Miami Leonard Hamilton 5th Big East Coach of the Year Pittsburgh Ralph Willard 1st Providence Pete Gillen 1st St. John's Brian Mahoney 3rd Seton Hall George Blaney 1st Syracuse Jim Boeheim 19th Villanova Steve Lappas 3rd
Rankings Connecticut and Syracuse spent all season ranked in the Associated Press poll's Top 25, with Connecticut reaching No. 1. Georgetown and Villanova were in the Top 25 for most of the season, and St. John's also made an appearance.
+ 1994–95 Big East Conference Weekly RankingsKey: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. AP Poll Pre 11/21 11/28 12/5 12/12 12/19 12/26 1/2 1/9 1/16 1/23 1/30 2/6 2/13 2/20 2/27 3/6 FinalBoston College Connecticut 9 16 16 10 10 10 8 6 2 2 2 4 3 1 4 4 6 8 Georgetown 15 14 19 18 15 12 12 12 10 10 14 13 20 23 24 22 Miami Pittsburgh Providence St. John's 25 Seton Hall Syracuse 12 18 22 19 16 14 11 10 8 6 6 10 10 11 17 22 21 25 Villanova 22 21 24 24 22 22 19 16 15 9 11 13 9
Regular-season statistical leaders
ScoringNameSchoolPPG Danya Abrams BC 22.1 Kerry Kittles Vill 21.4 Ray Allen Conn 21.1 Allen Iverson GU 20.4 Lawrence Moten Syr 19.6
ReboundingNameSchoolRPG Jerome Williams GU 10.0 Jaime Peterson Pitt 9.4 Danya Abrams BC 9.1 Charles Minlend SJU 8.5 Travis Knight Conn 8.2
AssistsNameSchoolAPG Kevin Ollie Conn 6.4 Andre Alridge Pitt 5.8 Doron Sheffer Conn 5.5 Dan Hurley SHU 5.3 Michael Lloyd Syr 5.2
StealsNameSchoolSPG Allen Iverson GU 3.0 Adrian Griffin SHU 2.2 Kerry Kittles Vill 2.2 Duane Woodward BC 2.0 Dan Hurley SHU 2.0
BlocksNameSchoolBPG Jason Lawson Vill 2.6 Jaime Peterson Pitt 2.5 Constantin Popa Mia 2.0 Don Reid GU 1.9 John Wallace Syr 1.8
Field GoalsNameSchoolFG% John Wallace Syr .588 Adrian Griffin SHU .554 Kerry Kittles Vill .524 Danya Abrams BC .514 Jaime Peterson Pitt .513
3-Pt Field GoalsNameSchool3FG% Ray Allen Conn .445 Eric Eberz Vill .439 Kerry Kittles Vill .411(no other qualifiers)
Free ThrowsNameSchoolFT% Donny Marshall Conn .829 Kevin Ollie Conn .806 Andre Alridge Pitt .773 Steven Edwards Mia .771 Kerry Kittles Vill .767
Postseason
Big East tournament
Seeding Seeding in the Big East tournament was based on conference record, with tiebreakers applied as necessary. Teams seeded seventh through tenth played a first-round game, and the other six teams received a bye into the quarterfinals.
The tournament's seeding was as follows:
Bracket
NCAA tournament
Four Big East teams received bids to the NCAA Tournament. In the East Region, third-seeded Villanova lost to 14th-seeded Old Dominion in a triple-overtime first-round upset. Syracuse lost in the second round and Georgetown in the regional semifinals. Connecticut was defeated in the regional finals.
School Region Seed Round 1 Round 2 Sweet 16 Elite 8 Connecticut West 2 15 Chattanooga, W 100–71 7 Cincinnati, 3 Maryland, Georgetown Southeast 6 11 Xavier, 14 Syracuse Midwest 7 2 Arkansas, Villanova East 3
National Invitation Tournament
Four Big East teams received bids to the National Invitation Tournament, which did not yet have seeding, and played in four different unnamed brackets. Miami, St. John's, and Seton Hall all lost in the first round and Providence in the second round.
School Round 1 Round 2 Providence Charleston, Miami
Awards and honors Big East Conference Player of the Year: * Kerry Kittles, Villanova, G, Jr. Defensive Player of the Year: Allen Iverson, Georgetown, G, Fr. Rookie of the Year: Allen Iverson, Georgetown, G, Fr. Coach of the Year: Leonard Hamilton, Miami (5th season)
All-Big East First Team Kerry Kittles, Villanova, G, Jr., , , Dayton, Ohio Ray Allen, Connecticut, G, So., , , Merced, Calif. Lawrence Moten, Syracuse, G, Sr., , , Washington, D.C. John Wallace, Syracuse, F, Jr., , , Rochester, N.Y. Eric Williams, Providence, F, Sr., , , Newark, N.J. Danya Abrams, Boston College, F, So., , , Westchester, N.Y.
All-Big East Second Team: Jaime Peterson, Pittsburgh, C, Sr., , , New York, N.Y. Jason Lawson, Villanova, C, So., , , Philadelphia, Pa. Eric Eberz, Villanova, F, Jr., , , Buffalo, N.Y. Allen Iverson, Georgetown, G., Fr., , , Hampton, Va. Doron Sheffer, Connecticut, G, So., , , Ramat Efal, Israel
All-Big East Third Team: Constantin Popa, Miami, C, Sr., , , Bucharest, Romania Adrian Griffin, Seton Hall, F, Jr., , , Wichita, Kan. Felipe López, St. John's, G, Fr., , , Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Jerome Williams, Georgetown, F, Jr., , , Washington, D.C. Kevin Ollie, Connecticut, G, Sr., , , Dallas, Tex. Donny Marshall, Connecticut, F, Sr., , , Detroit, Mich.
Big East All-Rookie Team: Allen Iverson, Georgetown, G., Fr., , , Hampton, Va. Kevin Norris, Miami, G, Fr., , , Baltimore, Md. Donnell Williams, Seton Hall, G, Fr., Felipe López, St. John's, G, Fr., , , Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Zendon Hamilton, St. John's, C, Fr., , , South Floral Park, N.Y.
All-Americans The following players were selected to the 1995 Associated Press All-America teams.
Consensus All-America Second Team: Kerry Kittles, Villanova, Key Stats: 21.4 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 3.5 apg, 2.2 spg, 52.4 FG%, 41.1 3P%, 706 points
Second Team All-America: Kerry Kittles, Villanova, Key Stats: 21.4 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 3.5 apg, 2.2 spg, 52.4 FG%, 41.1 3P%, 706 points
Third Team All-America: Ray Allen, Connecticut, Key Stats: 21.1 ppg, 6.8 rpg, 2.3 apg, 1.9 spg, 48.9 FG%, 44.5 3P%, 675 points Lawrence Moten, Syracuse, Key Stats: 19.6 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 3.3 apg, 1.8 spg, 45.9 FG%, 32.8 3P%, 589 points
AP Honorable Mention Allen Iverson, Georgetown Donny Marshall, Connecticut
See also 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season 1994–95 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team 1994–95 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team 1994–95 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team 1994–95 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team 1994–95 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team 1994–95 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team
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