1994β95 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball | |
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Sun Belt Conference tournament Champion Sun Belt Conference Champion | |
NCAA Tournament, second round | |
Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
Ranking | |
AP | No. 21 |
Record | 27β4 (17β1 Sun Belt) |
Head coach | |
Home arena | E. A. Diddle Arena |
Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 21 Western Kentucky β | 17 | – | 1 | .944 | 27 | – | 4 | .871 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Orleans | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 20 | – | 11 | .645 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jacksonville | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 18 | – | 9 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TexasβPan American | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 14 | – | 14 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana Tech | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 14 | – | 13 | .519 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas-Little Rock | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 17 | – | 12 | .586 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Alabama | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 9 | – | 18 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lamar | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 11 | – | 16 | .407 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southwestern Louisiana | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 7 | – | 22 | .241 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas State | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 8 | – | 20 | .286 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1995 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1994β95 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers men's basketball team represented Western Kentucky University during the 1994β95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hilltoppers were led by Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year Matt Kilcullen and SBC Player of the Year Chris Robinson. [1] The team won the Conference Championship and the Sun Belt Basketball tournament, earning a bid to the 1995 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament for the third straight year. [2] Darrin Horn joined Robinson on the All Conference Team. Robinson was the SBC Tournament MVP and Darius Hall and Jeff Rogers were named to the SBC All-Tournament team. [3]
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
12/3/1994 |
at Jacksonville | L 88β100 2OT | 0β1 (0-1) |
Swisher Gymnasium Jacksonville, FL | |||||||
12/6/1994* |
at Ball State | W 84β77 | 1β1 |
Worthen Arena Muncie, IN | |||||||
12/10/1994* |
Belmont | W 113β79 | 2β1 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
12/17/1994* |
at No. 5 Massachusetts | L 72β91 | 2β2 |
Mullins Center Amherst, MA | |||||||
12/21/1994* |
at Eastern Kentucky | W 82β77 | 3β2 |
Alumni Coliseum Richmond, KY | |||||||
12/28/1994* |
UAB | W 78β54 | 4β2 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1/5/1995 |
Arkansas State | W 88β68 | 5β2 (1-1) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1/7/1995 |
SW Louisiana | W 83β74 | 6β2 (2-1) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1/11/1995 |
at South Alabama | W 85β64 | 7β2 (3-1) |
Mitchell Center Mobile, AL | |||||||
1/13/1995 |
at New Orleans | W 81β57 | 8β2 (4-1) |
Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA | |||||||
1/16/1995 |
Lamar | W 95β61 | 9β2 (5-1) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1/19/1995 |
at Louisiana Tech | W 68β49 | 10β2 (6-1) |
Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA | |||||||
1/21/1995 |
at SW Louisiana | W 87β82 | 11β2 (7-1) |
Cajundome Lafayette, LA | |||||||
1/26/1995 |
Jacksonville | W 76β72 | 12β2 (8-1) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1/28/1995 |
at Lamar | W 77β68 | 13β2 (9-1) |
Montagne Center Beaumont, TX | |||||||
2/2/1995 |
at TexasβPan American | W 83β67 | 14β2 (10-1) |
UTPA Fieldhouse Edinburg, TX | |||||||
2/4/1995* |
at Tulsa | L 68β70 | 14β3 |
Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK | |||||||
2/9/1995 |
Texas-Pan American | W 65β48 | 15β3 (11-1) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
2/11/1995 |
Louisiana Tech | W 63β50 | 16β3 (12-1) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
2/13/1995 |
New Orleans | W 67β59 | 17β3 (13-1) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
2/16/1995 |
at ArkansasβLittle Rock | W 70β68 | 18β3 (14-1) |
Barton Coliseum Little Rock, AR | |||||||
2/18/1995 |
South Alabama | W 93β78 | 19β3 (15-1) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
2/20/1995* |
at Oral Roberts | W 83β71 | 20β3 |
Mabee Center Tulsa, OK | |||||||
2/23/1995 |
ArkansasβLittle Rock | W 81β50 | 21β3 (16-1) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
2/25/1995* |
Tennessee State | W 86β80 | 22β3 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
2/27/1995 |
at Arkansas State | W 92β75 | 23β3 (17-1) |
Convocation Center Jonesboro, AR | |||||||
1995 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament | |||||||||||
3/4/1995 |
(1) No. 23 | vs. (9) SW Louisiana Second Round |
W 87β72 | 24β3 |
Barton Coliseum Little Rock, AR | ||||||
3/5/1995 |
(1) No. 23 | vs. (4) Texas-Pan American Semifinals |
W 82β75 | 25β3 |
Barton Coliseum Little Rock, AR | ||||||
3/7/1995 |
(1) No. 23 | at (6) Arkansas-Little Rock Championship |
W 82β79 | 26β3 |
Barton Coliseum Little Rock, AR | ||||||
1995 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament | |||||||||||
3/16/1995* |
(8 MW) No. 21 | vs. (9 MW)
Michigan Midwest Region First Round |
W 82β76 OT | 27β3 |
UD Arena Dayton, OH | ||||||
3/18/1995* |
(8 MW) No. 21 | vs. (1 MW) No. 5
Kansas Midwest Region Second Round |
L 70β75 | 27β4 |
UD Arena Dayton, OH | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from
AP Poll (M#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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1994β95 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball | |
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Sun Belt Conference tournament Champion Sun Belt Conference Champion | |
NCAA Tournament, second round | |
Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
Ranking | |
AP | No. 21 |
Record | 27β4 (17β1 Sun Belt) |
Head coach | |
Home arena | E. A. Diddle Arena |
Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 21 Western Kentucky β | 17 | – | 1 | .944 | 27 | – | 4 | .871 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Orleans | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 20 | – | 11 | .645 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jacksonville | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 18 | – | 9 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TexasβPan American | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 14 | – | 14 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana Tech | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 14 | – | 13 | .519 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas-Little Rock | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 17 | – | 12 | .586 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Alabama | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 9 | – | 18 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lamar | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 11 | – | 16 | .407 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southwestern Louisiana | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 7 | – | 22 | .241 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas State | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 8 | – | 20 | .286 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1995 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1994β95 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers men's basketball team represented Western Kentucky University during the 1994β95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hilltoppers were led by Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year Matt Kilcullen and SBC Player of the Year Chris Robinson. [1] The team won the Conference Championship and the Sun Belt Basketball tournament, earning a bid to the 1995 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament for the third straight year. [2] Darrin Horn joined Robinson on the All Conference Team. Robinson was the SBC Tournament MVP and Darius Hall and Jeff Rogers were named to the SBC All-Tournament team. [3]
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
12/3/1994 |
at Jacksonville | L 88β100 2OT | 0β1 (0-1) |
Swisher Gymnasium Jacksonville, FL | |||||||
12/6/1994* |
at Ball State | W 84β77 | 1β1 |
Worthen Arena Muncie, IN | |||||||
12/10/1994* |
Belmont | W 113β79 | 2β1 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
12/17/1994* |
at No. 5 Massachusetts | L 72β91 | 2β2 |
Mullins Center Amherst, MA | |||||||
12/21/1994* |
at Eastern Kentucky | W 82β77 | 3β2 |
Alumni Coliseum Richmond, KY | |||||||
12/28/1994* |
UAB | W 78β54 | 4β2 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1/5/1995 |
Arkansas State | W 88β68 | 5β2 (1-1) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1/7/1995 |
SW Louisiana | W 83β74 | 6β2 (2-1) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1/11/1995 |
at South Alabama | W 85β64 | 7β2 (3-1) |
Mitchell Center Mobile, AL | |||||||
1/13/1995 |
at New Orleans | W 81β57 | 8β2 (4-1) |
Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA | |||||||
1/16/1995 |
Lamar | W 95β61 | 9β2 (5-1) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1/19/1995 |
at Louisiana Tech | W 68β49 | 10β2 (6-1) |
Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA | |||||||
1/21/1995 |
at SW Louisiana | W 87β82 | 11β2 (7-1) |
Cajundome Lafayette, LA | |||||||
1/26/1995 |
Jacksonville | W 76β72 | 12β2 (8-1) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1/28/1995 |
at Lamar | W 77β68 | 13β2 (9-1) |
Montagne Center Beaumont, TX | |||||||
2/2/1995 |
at TexasβPan American | W 83β67 | 14β2 (10-1) |
UTPA Fieldhouse Edinburg, TX | |||||||
2/4/1995* |
at Tulsa | L 68β70 | 14β3 |
Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK | |||||||
2/9/1995 |
Texas-Pan American | W 65β48 | 15β3 (11-1) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
2/11/1995 |
Louisiana Tech | W 63β50 | 16β3 (12-1) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
2/13/1995 |
New Orleans | W 67β59 | 17β3 (13-1) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
2/16/1995 |
at ArkansasβLittle Rock | W 70β68 | 18β3 (14-1) |
Barton Coliseum Little Rock, AR | |||||||
2/18/1995 |
South Alabama | W 93β78 | 19β3 (15-1) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
2/20/1995* |
at Oral Roberts | W 83β71 | 20β3 |
Mabee Center Tulsa, OK | |||||||
2/23/1995 |
ArkansasβLittle Rock | W 81β50 | 21β3 (16-1) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
2/25/1995* |
Tennessee State | W 86β80 | 22β3 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
2/27/1995 |
at Arkansas State | W 92β75 | 23β3 (17-1) |
Convocation Center Jonesboro, AR | |||||||
1995 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament | |||||||||||
3/4/1995 |
(1) No. 23 | vs. (9) SW Louisiana Second Round |
W 87β72 | 24β3 |
Barton Coliseum Little Rock, AR | ||||||
3/5/1995 |
(1) No. 23 | vs. (4) Texas-Pan American Semifinals |
W 82β75 | 25β3 |
Barton Coliseum Little Rock, AR | ||||||
3/7/1995 |
(1) No. 23 | at (6) Arkansas-Little Rock Championship |
W 82β79 | 26β3 |
Barton Coliseum Little Rock, AR | ||||||
1995 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament | |||||||||||
3/16/1995* |
(8 MW) No. 21 | vs. (9 MW)
Michigan Midwest Region First Round |
W 82β76 OT | 27β3 |
UD Arena Dayton, OH | ||||||
3/18/1995* |
(8 MW) No. 21 | vs. (1 MW) No. 5
Kansas Midwest Region Second Round |
L 70β75 | 27β4 |
UD Arena Dayton, OH | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from
AP Poll (M#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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