The 1994–95 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented

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during the 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The

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were coached by

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, who was in his 1st season. They played their home games at

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. They finished the season 23–11, 6–8 in Big Eight play to finish in 5th place. Their 23 wins were a school record at the time. They defeated #17

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and #2

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but lost to #19

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in the

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Big Eight conference tournament championship. They earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament and a #7 seed. In the tournament they defeated

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and lost to

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in the second round who would advance onto the Final Four. Games were televised by

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, Big 8 (Creative Sports), the Cyclone Television Network, the Hawkeye Television Network and the UNI Television Network (

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Previous season

The previous season the Cyclones finished the season 14–13, 4–10 in Big Eight play to finish in 7th place. They defeated #23

in the 1994 Big Eight conference tournament quarterfinals. Following the 1993–94 season, head coach Johnny Orr retired after 14 seasons at Iowa State. The Cyclones then hired

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head coach,

. Floyd had gone 127–58 over six season with the Privateers including two NCAA tournament appearances. He is one of only four Division I coaches who have won four conference championships in the first five years at their school.

Roster

Schedule and results

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Awards and honors

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(HM) *

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ns :Fred Hoiberg (First team) *All-Big Eight Selections :Fred Hoiberg (First team) :

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(HM) :Julius Michalik (HM) * All-Big Eight tournament Team : Hurl Beechum :Loren Meyer *Ralph A. Olsen Award :Fred Hoiberg

NBA draft

References

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