1994–95 Big East Conference men's basketball season

1994–95 Big East Conference Men's Basketball Season
1994–95 Big East Conference Men's Basketball Season
League	NCAA Division I
Sport	Basketball
Duration	November 16, 1994; through March 12, 1995
Number of teams	10
TV partner(s)	ESPN
Regular Season
Champion	Connecticut (16–2)
Season MVP	Kerry Kittles – Villanova
Tournament
Champions	Villanova
Finals MVP	Kerry Kittles – Villanova
Basketball seasons
	← 1993–94 1995–96 →

1994–95 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 8 Connecticut	16	–	2	.889	28	–	5	.848
No. 9 Villanova †	14	–	4	.778	25	–	8	.758
No. 25 Syracuse	12	–	6	.667	20	–	10	.667
No. 22 Georgetown	11	–	7	.611	21	–	10	.677
Miami	9	–	9	.500	15	–	13	.536
Providence	7	–	11	.389	17	–	13	.567
Seton Hall	7	–	11	.389	16	–	14	.533
St. John's	7	–	11	.389	14	–	14	.500
Pittsburgh	5	–	13	.278	10	–	18	.357
Boston College	2	–	16	.111	9	–	19	.321

† 1995 Big East tournament winner As of April 3, 1995^[1] Rankings from AP Poll

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 16–2. Villanova won the Big East tournament championship.

Regular season

Season summary & highlights

Connecticut finished as the regular-season champion with a record of 16–2. 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

School	Coach	Season	Notes
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 Rankings
**Key:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
AP Poll^[2]	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	Final
Boston 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

Name	School	PPG
Scoring
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

Name	School	RPG
Rebounding
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

Name	School	APG
Assists
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

Name	School	SPG
Steals
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

Name	School	BPG
Blocks
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

Name	School	FG%
Field Goals
John Wallace	Syr	.588
Adrian Griffin	SHU	.554
Kerry Kittles	Vill	.524
Danya Abrams	BC	.514
Jaime Peterson	Pitt	.513

Name	School	3FG%
3-Pt Field Goals
Ray Allen	Conn	.445
Eric Eberz	Vill	.439
Kerry Kittles	Vill	.411
(no other qualifiers)

Name	School	FT%
Free Throws
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: (1) Connecticut, (2) Villanova, (3) Syracuse, (4) Georgetown, (5) Miami, (6) Providence, (7) Seton Hall, (8) St. John's, (9) Pittsburgh, (10) Boston College.

Bracket

First round March 9, 1995			Quarterfinals March 10, 1995			Semifinals March 11, 1995			Championship Game March 12, 1995

			1	#6 Connecticut	81

			9	Pittsburgh	78
8	St. John's	71

9	Pittsburgh	74
						1	#6 Connecticut	88

						4	#24 Georgetown	81



			4	#24 Georgetown	69

			5	Miami	58



									1	#6 Connecticut	78

									2	#13 Villanova	94



			3	#21 Syracuse	69

			6	Providence	71^OT



						6	Providence	75

						2	#13 Villanova	90



			2	#13 Villanova	68

			10	Boston College	64
7	Seton Hall	87

10	Boston College	89^OT

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, W 96–91	3 Maryland, W 99–89	1 UCLA, L 102–96
Georgetown	Southeast	6	11 Xavier, W 68–63	14 Weber State, W 53–51	2 North Carolina, L 74–64
Syracuse	Midwest	7	10 Illinois, W 96–92	2 Arkansas, L 96–94^(OT)
Villanova	East	3	14 Old Dominion, L 89–81^(3OT)

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, W 72–67	Virginia Tech, L 91–78
Miami	Penn State, L 62–56
St. John's	South Florida, L 74–68
Seton Hall	Canisius, L 83–71

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., 6 ft 5 in (196 cm), 179 lb (81 kg), Dayton, Ohio
Ray Allen, Connecticut, G, So., 6 ft 5 in (196 cm), 205 lb (93 kg), Merced, Calif.
Lawrence Moten, Syracuse, G, Sr., 6 ft 5 in (196 cm), 185 lb (84 kg), Washington, D.C.
John Wallace, Syracuse, F, Jr., 6 ft 8 in (203 cm), 225 lb (102 kg), Rochester, N.Y.
Eric Williams, Providence, F, Sr., 6 ft 8 in (203 cm), 220 lb (100 kg), Newark, N.J.
Danya Abrams, Boston College, F, So., 6 ft 7 in (201 cm), 251 lb (114 kg), Westchester, N.Y.

All-Big East Second Team:

Jaime Peterson, Pittsburgh, C, Sr., 6 ft 9 in (206 cm), 234 lb (106 kg), New York, N.Y.
Jason Lawson, Villanova, C, So., 6 ft 11 in (211 cm), 240 lb (109 kg), Philadelphia, Pa.
Eric Eberz, Villanova, F, Jr., 6 ft 7 in (201 cm), 250 lb (113 kg), Buffalo, N.Y.
Allen Iverson, Georgetown, G., Fr., 6 ft 0 in (183 cm), 165 lb (75 kg), Hampton, Va.
Doron Sheffer, Connecticut, G, So., 6 ft 5 in (196 cm), 200 lb (91 kg), Ramat Efal, Israel

All-Big East Third Team:

Constantin Popa, Miami, C, Sr., 7 ft 3 in (221 cm), 235 lb (107 kg), Bucharest, Romania
Adrian Griffin, Seton Hall, F, Jr., 6 ft 5 in (196 cm), 230 lb (104 kg), Wichita, Kan.
Felipe López, St. John's, G, Fr., 6 ft 5 in (196 cm), 199 lb (90 kg), Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Jerome Williams, Georgetown, F, Jr., 6 ft 9 in (206 cm), 206 lb (93 kg), Washington, D.C.
Kevin Ollie, Connecticut, G, Sr., 6 ft 2 in (188 cm), 195 lb (88 kg), Dallas, Tex.
Donny Marshall, Connecticut, F, Sr., 6 ft 7 in (201 cm), 230 lb (104 kg), Detroit, Mich.

Big East All-Rookie Team:

Allen Iverson, Georgetown, G., Fr., 6 ft 0 in (183 cm), 165 lb (75 kg), Hampton, Va.
Kevin Norris, Miami, G, Fr., 5 ft 9 in (175 cm), 195 lb (88 kg), Baltimore, Md.
Donnell Williams, Seton Hall, G, Fr., 6 ft 7 in (201 cm)
Felipe López, St. John's, G, Fr., 6 ft 5 in (196 cm), 199 lb (90 kg), Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Zendon Hamilton, St. John's, C, Fr., 6 ft 9 in (206 cm), 240 lb (109 kg), 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

References

^ sports-reference.com 1994-95 Big East Conference Season Summary
^ "1994-95 Men's Big East Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved April 11, 2025.

[1] sports-reference.com 1994-95 Big East Conference Season Summary

[2] "1994-95 Men's Big East Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved April 11, 2025.

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