1994–95 Penn Quakers men's basketball
Ivy League champions
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceIvy League
Record22–6 (14–0 Ivy)
Head coach
Home arenaThe Palestra
1994–95 Ivy League men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Penn140 1.000226  .786
Princeton104 .7141610  .615
Dartmouth104 .7141313  .500
Brown86 .5711313  .500
Yale59 .357917  .346
Cornell410 .286917  .346
Harvard410 .286620  .231
Columbia113 .071422  .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 of three consecutive 14–0 seasons, and one of five overall in the Dunphy era, in Ivy League play.

Roster

1994–95 Penn Quakers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 12 Matt Maloney 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) SrVanderbilt Haddonfield, New Jersey
G 53 Jerome Allen 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) SrEpiscopal Academy Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F Ira Bowman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrProvidence Newark, New Jersey
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

    Roster

    [3]

    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.

    [4]

    Awards and honors

    References

    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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