1994–95 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team
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The 1994–95 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Weber State College during the 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Members of the Big Sky Conference, the Wildcats were led by fourth-year head coach Ron Abegglen and played their home games on campus at Dee Events Center in Ogden, Utah.
- Ron Abegglen (4th season)
| 1994–95 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball | |
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NCAA tournament, second round | |
| Conference | Big Sky Conference |
| Record | 21–9 (11–3 Big Sky) |
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| Home arena | Dee Events Center |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weber State † | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 21 | – | 9 | .700 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 21 | – | 9 | .700 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana State | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 21 | – | 8 | .724 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boise State | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 17 | – | 10 | .630 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho State | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 18 | – | 10 | .643 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 12 | – | 15 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Arizona | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 8 | – | 18 | .308 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Washington | 2 | – | 12 | .143 | 6 | – | 20 | .231 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † Conference tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Wildcats were 18–8 overall in the regular season and 11–3 in conference play to finish atop the regular season conference standings. Weber State hosted the conference tournament, and defeated Idaho State and Montana[1] to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Senior shooting guard Ruben Nembhard was named MVP of the conference tournament.
Seeded 14th in the Southeast region, Weber State met No. 3 seed Michigan State in the first round at the Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center in Tallahassee, Florida. The Wildcats stunned the Spartans, winning 79–72.[2][3] In the second, Weber State pushed the Georgetown before losing 53–51.[4]
Nembhard was named Big Sky Player of the Year.
Postseason result
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Big Sky tournament | |||||||||||
| Mar 10, 1995* |
(1) | (4) Idaho State Semifinals |
W 71–65 | 19–8 |
Dee Events Center Ogden, Utah | ||||||
| Mar 11, 1995* |
(1) | (2) Montana Championship Game |
W 84–62 | 20–8 |
Dee Events Center Ogden, Utah | ||||||
| NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
| Mar 17, 1995* |
(14 SE) | vs. (3 SE) No. 11 Michigan State First Round |
W 79–72 | 21–8 |
Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, Florida | ||||||
| Mar 19, 1995* |
(14 SE) | vs. (6 SE) No. 22 Georgetown Second Round |
L 51–53 | 21–9 |
Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, Florida | ||||||