1994–95 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

1994–95 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
1994–95 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
Preseason NIT champions
National Invitation Tournament, Second Round
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	24–10 (13–5 MAC)
Head coach	Larry Hunter;
Assistant coaches	Jayson Gee; Mike Elfers; Dan Aloi;
Home arena	Convocation Center
	Seasons ← 1993–94 1995–96 →

1994–95 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Miami	16	–	2	.889	23	–	7	.767
Ohio	13	–	5	.722	24	–	10	.706
Eastern Michigan	12	–	6	.667	20	–	10	.667
Ball State †	11	–	7	.611	19	–	11	.633
Bowling Green	10	–	8	.556	16	–	11	.593
Toledo	10	–	8	.556	16	–	11	.593
Western Michigan	13	–	5	.722	15	–	12	.556
Kent State	5	–	13	.278	8	–	19	.296
Akron	4	–	14	.222	8	–	18	.308
Central Michigan	0	–	18	.000	3	–	23	.115

† 1995 MAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1994–95 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University in the college basketball season of 1994–95. The team was coached by Larry Hunter and played their home games at the Convocation Center. The Bobcats won the 1994 Preseason NIT at Madison Square Garden, downing New Mexico State 84-80 in the championship game, and defeated Ohio State in Columbus in the same tournament.

Roster

Players

Coaches

{{CBB

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	45	Jeff Boals	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Sr	Magnolia, OH
F	43	Ryan Greenwood	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Sr	Indianapolis, IN
G	23	Mike Reese	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Hamilton, OH
G	21	Gus Johnson	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Huron, OH
C	50	Ed Sears	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	280 lb (127 kg)	Jr	Brooklyn, N.Y
C	52	Jason Terry	7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	Mount Gilead, OH
F	20	Gary Trent	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Jr	Columbus, OH
G	12	Geno Ford	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	So	Cambridge, OH
F	44	Curtis Simmons	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	216 lb (98 kg)	So	Columbus, OH
G	31	Chet Feldman	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Munroe Falls, OH
F	--	Basra Fakhir	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Fr	East Cleveland, OH
C	41	Andy Kanzig	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	280 lb (127 kg)	Fr	Perrysville, OH
G	22	Jim Peterson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	Fr	Beaver Falls, PA
F	32	Josh Stivison	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Lancaster, OH

Head coach

Larry Hunter

Assistant coach(es)

Jayson Gee
Mike Elfers
Dan Aloi

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Nov 16, 1994*		at Ohio State Preseason NIT	W 78–67	1–0	St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio
Nov 17, 1994*		at No. 14 Virginia Preseason NIT	W 94–83	2–0	University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia
Nov 18, 1994*	No. 23	vs. George Washington Preseason NIT	W 82–76	3–0	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
Nov 19, 1994*	No. 23	vs. New Mexico State Preseason NIT	W 84–80 ^OT	4–0	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
Nov 30, 1994*	No. 14	at No. 3 Kentucky	L 74–79	4–1	Rupp Arena (24,212) Lexington, Kentucky
Dec 2, 1994*	No. 14	vs. UC Irvine Hawkeye Invitational	W 81–72 ^OT	5–1	Carver-Hawkeye Arena (13,045) Iowa City, Iowa
Dec 3, 1994*	No. 14	at Iowa Hawkeye Invitational	L 75–91	5–2	Carver-Hawkeye Arena (14,563) Iowa City, Iowa
MAC Tournament
Mar 7, 1995*		Western Michigan MAC Tournament Quarterfinal	W 72–56	23–8	Convocation Center Athens, Ohio
Mar 10, 1995*		vs. Eastern Michigan MAC Tournament Semifinal	L 72–78	23–9	John F. Savage Hall Toledo, Ohio
National Invitation Tournament
Mar 16, 1995*		George Washington First Round	W 83–71	24–9	Convocation Center Athens, Ohio
Mar 21, 1995*		at Iowa Second Round	L 62–66	24–10	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

Awards and honors

Gary Trent – MAC Player of the Year (3x)

Team players drafted into the NBA

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	11	Gary Trent	Milwaukee Bucks

References

v t e Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
Venues	Ewing Hall (1907–1908) Ohio Gymnasium (1908–1923) Men's Gymnasium (1924–1960) Grover Center (1960–1968) Convocation Center (1968–present)
Culture & lore	Rufus the Bobcat
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25