1994–95 Golden State Warriors season
With the return of All-Star guard Tim Hardaway, who missed all of last season with a knee injury, the Warriors won their first five games of the season, winning 8 of their 13 games in November. However, they soon fell apart and struggled losing 18 of their next 20 games, posting ten and eight-game losing streaks respectively, as Pierce, Seikaly and Chris Mullin all missed large parts of the season due to injuries. All of this led to the resignation of Nelson after a 14–31 start.


1994–95 Golden State Warriors season
Under replacement Bob Lanier, the team finished sixth in the Pacific Division with a 26–56 record. Latrell Sprewell averaged 20.6 points per game and was selected for the 1995 NBA All-Star Game, while Hardaway averaged 20.1 points, 9.3 assists and 1.4 steals per game, and Marshall was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team. Following the season, Pierce signed as a free agent with the Indiana Pacers, Rogers was traded to the newly expansion Toronto Raptors, and Lanier was fired as coach.


1994–95 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team
The 1994–95 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Gonzaga University in the West Coast Conference (WCC) during the 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by thirteenth-year head coach Dan Fitzgerald, the Bulldogs were 18–8 (.692) overall in the regular season (7–7 in WCC, fourth), and played their home games on campus at the Charlotte Y. Martin Centre in Spokane, Washington.


1994–95 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team
The Bulldogs opened the season with just one loss in twelve non-conference games, but dropped their first six games in conference. In the next eight WCC games, they lost only once, and finished fourth in the standings.


1994–95 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team
Gonzaga advanced to the final of the WCC tournament at Santa Clara, and defeated second-seed Portland to secure their first-ever appearance in the NCAA Tournament.


1994–95 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team
Ten days later in the West regional, the Bulldogs lost to tenth-ranked Maryland in Salt Lake City to finish at 21–9 (.700). Their next appearance in the tournament came four years later.


1994–95 Greek Football Cup
The 1994–95 Greek Football Cup was the 53rd edition of the Greek Football Cup.


1994–95 Greek Football Cup, Tournament details
Totally 72 teams participated, 18 from Alpha Ethniki, 18 from Beta, and 36 from Gamma. It was held in 6 rounds, included final.


1994–95 Greek Football Cup, Tournament details
The Final was contested for second possessed year by Panathinaikos and AEK Athens, the "greens" via fire and iron, while in their course they eliminated, inter alia, Skoda Xanthi, with a goal in the last minute of extra time, and Olympiacos, with a goal in the last minute of the match with away goals rule.


1994–95 Greek Football Cup, Tournament details
Contrary to the shocking Final of 1994, Final of that season was stigmatised by riots in the pitch and out of it, by the moment that the referee Filippos Bakas gave a penalty in favour of Panathinaikos a few minutes before the end of extra time. This event caused protests, expulsions, riots between fans of both teams ( with 21 arrests in total), while certain footballers of AEK Athens denied to attend in the handing-over. Few days later, Filippos Bakas was attacked from unknown in a street near to airport of Elliniko and was wounded.


1994–95 Greek Football Cup, First round
The phase was played in a single round-robin format. Each win would gain 3 points, each draw 1 and each loss would not gain any point.


1994–95 Greek Football Cup, Second round
First legs were held on November 16, 1994, while second legs on 30th.


1994–95 Greek Football Cup, Final
The 51st Greek Cup Final was played at the Olympic Stadium.


1994–95 Guildford Flames season
During the 1994–95 season, the Guildford Flames participated in Division One of the British League. It was the 3rd year of Ice Hockey played by the Flames.


1994–95 Guildford Flames season
During the summer, a new consortium, SportFact Ltd, took over the team.


1994–95 Guildford Flames season, Results
In mid-season the Romford Raiders and Teesside Bombers withdrew from the league competition and their results were expunged.


1994–95 HNK Hajduk Split season
The 1994–95 season was the 84th season in Hajduk Split’s history and their fourth in the Prva HNL. Their 1st place finish in the 1993–94 season meant it was their 4th successive season playing in the Prva HNL.


1994–95 Hartford Whalers season
The 1994–95 Hartford Whalers season was the 23rd season of the franchise, 16th season in the NHL. Despite trading away star forward Pat Verbeek to the New York Rangers on March 23, 1995, the Whalers played solid over the next 16 games from March 25 to April 24, with a record of 8-7-1. However, the Whalers could not keep pace with the New York Rangers who went on to take 8th place in the Eastern Conference. It was the third consecutive season that the Whalers missed the playoffs. On a positive note, the Whalers had the most overtime wins and the best overtime record in the NHL, going 4-0-5. Darren Turcotte led all NHL skaters in overtime goals scored with 2.


1994–95 Hartford Whalers season, Off-season
The Whalers announced on May 19 that head coach Pierre McGuire would not return to the club. McGuire took over the head coaching duties early in the 1993-94, as Paul Holmgren focused on his role as general manager of the team. In 67 games, McGuire led the Whalers to a 23-37-7 record.


1994–95 Hartford Whalers season, Off-season
On June 28, the Whalers selected Steve Martins in the 1994 NHL Supplemental Draft. Martins played the 1993-94 season with Harvard University, where he 25 goals and 60 points in 32 games.


1994–95 Hartford Whalers season, Off-season
At the 1994 NHL Entry Draft held at the Hartford Civic Center on June 28, the Whalers selected Jeff O'Neill from the Guelph Storm of the Ontario Hockey League with their first round, fifth overall selection. O'Neill scored 45 goals and 126 points in 66 games with the Storm during the 1993-94 season. The only other player that the Whalers selected in the draft that played in the NHL was Hnat Domenichelli, who Hartford selected in the fourth round.


1994–95 Hartford Whalers season, Off-season
On June 28, the NHL announced that the Whalers ownership transferred to the Compuware group, led by Peter Karmanos Jr., Thomas Thewes and Jim Rutherford. The group owned the Detroit Junior Red Wings of the Ontario Hockey League, originally named the Detroit Compuware Ambassadors, since they were awarded an OHL expansion franchise on December 11, 1989. Rutherford took over the general manager duties of the Whalers at this time, replacing Paul Holmgren, who returned to head coaching duties.


1994–95 Hartford Whalers season, Off-season
Rutherford was a former NHL goaltender, amassing a 151-227-59 record with a 3.66 GAA in 457 games with the Detroit Red Wings, Pittsburgh Penguins, Toronto Maple Leafs and Los Angeles Kings in a career that spanned from 1970-1983. Following his playing career, Rutherford was the general manager of the Windsor Compuware Spitfires from 1985-1989. He then became the general manager of the Detroit Compuware Ambassadors/Detroit Junior Red Wings franchise from 1989-1994.


1994–95 Hartford Whalers season, Off-season
The Whalers signed free agent Jimmy Carson on July 13. Carson split the 1993-94 season between the Los Angeles Kings and Vancouver Canucks, as he scored 14 goals and 28 points in 59 games. Carson's best NHL season was in 1987-88 with the Kings, when he scored 55 goals and 107 points in 80 games. On August 9, 1988, Carson was traded to the Edmonton Oilers in a blockbuster trade in which Wayne Gretzky was traded to Los Angeles.


1994–95 Hartford Whalers season, Off-season
On August 18, the Whalers signed restricted free agent Steven Rice from the Edmonton Oilers. In 63 games, Rice scored 17 goals and 32 points during the 1993-94 season. As compensation for signing Rice, Hartford sent Bryan Marchment to the Oilers on August 30.


1994–95 Hartford Whalers season, Off-season
The Whalers acquired Glen Wesley from the Boston Bruins in a trade on August 26, sending their first round draft picks in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft, 1996 NHL Entry Draft and 1997 NHL Entry Draft to the Bruins. Wesley scored 14 goals and 58 points in 81 games during the 1993-94 season. He was drafted third overall by Boston in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft, and had accumulated 77 goals and 307 points in 537 games since beginning his career in the 1987-88 season.


1994–95 Hartford Whalers season, Off-season
Following the 1994-95 NHL lockout, which postponed the start of the season until January 1995, the Whalers participated in the waiver draft on January 18. Hartford selected Brian Glynn from the Vancouver Canucks and Kelly Chase from the St. Louis Blues. Glynn split the 1993-94 season with the Ottawa Senators and Canucks, scoring two goals and 15 points in 64 games. In 17 playoff games with Vancouver, Glynn had three assists. Chase played in 68 games with the Blues during the 1993-94, scoring two goals and seven points, along with 278 penalty minutes.


1994–95 Hartford Whalers season, Regular season
The Whalers tied the Dallas Stars and the Toronto Maple Leafs for the lowest shooting percentage during the Regular season, with just 127 goals on 1,428 shots (8.9%)


1994–95 Hartford Whalers season, Player statistics, Regular season
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus-minus PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals;      MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals-against average;  SO = Shutouts; SA=Shots Against; SV=Shots saved; SV% = Save Percentage;


1994–95 Hartford Whalers season, Transactions
The Whalers were involved in the following transactions during the 1994–95 season.


1994–95 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season
The 1994–95 season was Heart of Midlothian F.C. 's 12th consecutive season of play in the Scottish Premier Division. Hearts also competed in the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup.


1994–95 Hellenic Football League
The 1994–95 Hellenic Football League season was the 42nd in the history of the Hellenic Football League, a football competition in England.


1994–95 Hellenic Football League, Premier Division
The Premier Division featured 13 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with four new clubs.


1994–95 Hellenic Football League, Division One
Division One featured 15 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with five new clubs.


1994–95 Highland Football League
The 1994–1995 Highland Football League was won by Huntly. The league was reduced to sixteen teams after Ross County along with Caledonian and Inverness Thistle (as the newly formed Caledonian Thistle) left to join the Scottish Football League. Wick Academy, formerly of the North Caledonian Football League was elected in their place.


1994–95 Honduran Liga Nacional
The 1994–95 Honduran Liga Nacional season was the 29th edition of the Honduran Liga Nacional. The format of the tournament remained the same as the previous season. C.D. Victoria won the title after defeating Club Deportivo Olimpia in the finals. Both teams qualified to the 1996 CONCACAF Champions' Cup.


1994–95 Honduran Segunda División
The 1994–95 Honduran Segunda División was the 28th season of the Honduran Segunda División. Under the management of Carlos Tábora, Independiente Villela won the tournament after finishing first in the final round (or Octagonal) and obtained promotion to the 1995–96 Honduran Liga Nacional.


1994–95 Hong Kong First Division League
The 1994–95 Hong Kong First Division League season was the 84th since its establishment.


1994–95 Houston Rockets season
The 1994–95 NBA season was the Rockets' 28th season in the National Basketball Association, and 24th season in Houston. After winning their first championship, the Rockets went on to win their first nine games of the season. However, with increased competition in the West, management felt a change was needed to win another title. On February 14, the Rockets traded Otis Thorpe to the Portland Trail Blazers for All-Star guard Clyde Drexler, a former teammate of Hakeem Olajuwon at the University of Houston, and three-point specialist Tracy Murray. The team also signed free agent Chucky Brown midway through the season.


1994–95 Houston Rockets season
However, after the trade, the Rockets struggled in the second half of the season posting a record of 17–18 on their way to finishing third in the Midwest Division with a 47–35 record. Olajuwon averaged 27.8 points, 10.8 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 1.8 steals and 3.4 blocks per game, and was named to the All-NBA Third Team, and selected for the 1995 NBA All-Star Game. Drexler averaged 21.4 points per game in 35 games with the Rockets, and was also named to the All-NBA Third Team.


1994–95 Houston Rockets season
In the playoffs, the Rockets faced the 3rd-seeded Utah Jazz in the Western Conference First Round. The Jazz would take a 2–1 series lead, but the Rockets went on to win the series in five games. In the Western Conference Semifinals, they faced the Phoenix Suns for the second consecutive year. After trailing 3–1, the Rockets managed to defeat the 2nd-seeded Suns in seven games to advance to the Western Conference Finals. In the all Texas Western Conference Finals, they faced the top-seeded San Antonio Spurs.


1994–95 Houston Rockets season
Both teams lacked home court advantage in the series, only winning on the road until the Rockets won Game 6 at The Summit and advanced to the NBA Finals. In the Finals, they swept the Orlando Magic in four straight games, and won their second consecutive championship, with Olajuwon being named Finals MVP for the second straight year. As the 6th seed in the 1995 playoffs, the Rockets are the lowest-seeded team to win an NBA championship.


1994–95 Houston Rockets season
Following the season, Vernon Maxwell, who left the team during the playoffs after being replaced with Drexler in the lineup at shooting guard, signed as a free agent with the Philadelphia 76ers, while Murray signed with the newly expansion Toronto Raptors, Carl Herrera signed with the San Antonio Spurs, and rookie center Žan Tabak left in the 1995 NBA Expansion Draft.


1994–95 Houston Rockets season, Playoffs, West First Round
(3) Utah Jazz vs. (6) Houston Rockets: Rockets win series 3-2


1994–95 Houston Rockets season, Playoffs, West First Round
Last Playoff Meeting: 1994 Western Conference Finals (Houston won 4-1)


1994–95 Houston Rockets season, Playoffs, West Conference Semifinals
(2) Phoenix Suns vs. (6) Houston Rockets: Rockets win series 4-3


1994–95 Houston Rockets season, Playoffs, West Conference Semifinals
Last Playoff Meeting: 1994 Western Conference Semifinals (Houston won 4-3)


1994–95 Houston Rockets season, Playoffs, West Conference Finals
(1) San Antonio Spurs vs. (6) Houston Rockets: Rockets win series 4-2


1994–95 Houston Rockets season, Playoffs, West Conference Finals
Last Playoff Meeting: 1981 Western Conference Semifinals (Houston won 4-3)


1994–95 Houston Rockets season, Playoffs, NBA Finals, 1995 NBA Finals Roster
Head Coach: Rudy Tomjanovich Hakeem Olajuwon    |Clyde Drexler      |Kenny Smith        |Robert Horry       |Sam Cassell        |Mario Elie         |Carl Herrera       |Vernon Maxwell     |Chucky Brown       |Pete Chilcutt      |Tracy Murray       |Tim Breaux         |Žan Tabak          |Charles Jones      |Adrian Caldwell    |


1994–95 Houston Rockets season, Playoffs, NBA Finals, Olajuwon vs. O'Neal
Although both centers played well, Olajuwon is generally considered to have outplayed O'Neal. Olajuwon outscored O'Neal in every game of the series and became one of the few players in NBA history to score at least 30 points in every game of an NBA Finals series:


1994–95 Houston Rockets season, Playoffs, NBA Finals, Olajuwon vs. O'Neal
By winning his second straight NBA Finals MVP award, Hakeem Olajuwon became the sixth player to do so on multiple occasions, joining Willis Reed, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird and Michael Jordan. Olajuwon also joined Jordan as the only two players to win the award consecutively as of that time.


1994–95 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season
Huddersfield Town's 1994–95 campaign was Town's first season in their new stadium, the Alfred McAlpine Stadium. After playing at Leeds Road for 86 years, Town moved to the new stadium with a then capacity of around 20,000. Under the leadership of Neil Warnock, Town finished in 5th place, but after qualifying for the play-offs, Town beat 2nd placed Brentford, they beat 4th placed Bristol Rovers at Wembley Stadium.


1994–95 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Squad at the start of the season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1994–95 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Review
Following a mediocre season the previous year, many were hoping the move to the Alfred McAlpine Stadium, many were hoping a charge up the Division 2 ladder.


1994–95 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Review
In the summer of 1994, popular full-back Tom Cowan made his loan move from Sheffield United a permanent one, centre-back Kevin Gray arrived from Mansfield Town in a part exchange with Iffy Onuora, and midfielder Paul Reid made the switch from local rivals Bradford City. Phil Starbuck, despite speculation about a move to Notts County, signed a new deal that stipulated he was made new club captain. In addition to these signings, veteran striker Ronnie Jepson was revitalised and formed a potent strikeforce with the precocious Booth. A first-day 4–1 drubbing of Blackpool at Bloomfield Road, Reid and Jepson scoring twice, signalled that Town meant business.


1994–95 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Review
A brilliant start to the season saw Town beat Blackpool 4–1 at Bloomfield Road, a 1–0 defeat to Wycombe Wanderers in their home league game followed, but they then went on a run of 13 league games without defeat, which was brought to an abrupt halt by a 3–0 defeat at York City. During Town's 2nd round match in the Auto Windscreens Shield, Iain Dunn became the first person in England to score a golden goal in first-class professional football.


1994–95 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Review
In August 1994, the Terriers opened their new home with a 0–1 defeat to Martin O'Neill's recently promoted Wycombe Wanderers. However, things were soon to get much better for Warnock's team, Jepson and Booth amassing 53 goals between them in League and cup. Town soon reached the top of the league, where they would battle with Birmingham City and Brentford for the one automatic spot that season. But with Starbuck unable to find his form, the festive period saw a downturn in their fortunes.


1994–95 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Review
Starbuck had played his last game for the club and would move on loan to Sheffield United, later making his move permanent. Despite a substantial outlay on the Bradford City Lees (Sinnott and Duxbury) with Graham Mitchell going in the other direction, the first warning signs came with some poor results over the festive season, including defeats at Wycombe and Hull City.


1994–95 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Review
The Terriers challenge started to fade around Easter with solitary points gained in Yorkshire derbies against Hull City and Rotherham United and a defeat in a match played in farcical conditions at Shrewsbury Town signalled the end of Town's automatic hopes. Warnock's men limped over the finish line in 5th place (one of their lowest positions in months) and signed off with a home defeat by newly crowned champions Birmingham.


1994–95 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Review
A two-legged play-off against 2nd placed Brentford then followed. After a 1–1 draw at the McAlpine, many thought Town blew it again, but a 1–1 draw at Griffin Park led to a penalty shoot-out. After Pat Scully missed, Steve Francis saved the penalties of both Denny Mundee and Jamie Bates, it was left to Darren Bullock to score the winner to send Town to Wembley for a match against 4th placed Bristol Rovers.


1994–95 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Review
At Wembley, Town took the lead in the play-off final with a goal from Andy Booth one minute from half-time, but within a minute of the goal, future Town player Marcus Stewart levelled proceedings, but with less than 10 minutes remaining Huddersfield-born Chris Billy scored the winning goal which gained Town's promotion. Within a few days of winning promotion, Neil Warnock left to become manager of Plymouth Argyle.


1994–95 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Squad at the end of the season
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1994–95 I-Divisioona season
The 1994–95 I-Divisioona season was the 21st season of the I-Divisioona, the second level of Finnish ice hockey. 12 teams participated in the league, and SaiPa Lappeenranta won the championship.


1994–95 IHL (Russia) season
The 1994–95 International Hockey League season was the third season of the International Hockey League, the top level of ice hockey in Russia. 28 teams participated in the league, and HK Dynamo Moscow won the championship by defeating HK Lada Togliatti in the final.


1994–95 IHL season
The 1994–95 IHL season was the 50th season of the International Hockey League, a North American minor professional league. 17 teams participated in the regular season, and the Denver Grizzlies won the Turner Cup.


1994–95 IIHF Federation Cup
The Federation Cup 1994–95 was the first edition of the IIHF Federation Cup. The season started on November 11, 1994, and finished on December 29, 1994.


1994–95 IIHF Federation Cup
The tournament was won by Salavat Yulaev Ufa, who beat HC Pardubice in the final.


1994–95 Icelandic Hockey League season
The 1994-95 Icelandic Hockey League season was the fourth season of the Icelandic Hockey League, the top level of ice hockey in Iceland. Four teams participated in the league, and Skautafelag Akureyrar won the championship.


1994–95 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team
The 1994–95 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the University of Idaho during the 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Members of the Big Sky Conference, the Vandals were led by second-year head coach Joe Cravens and played their home games on campus at the Kibbie Dome in Moscow, Idaho.


1994–95 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team
The Vandals were 12–14 overall in the regular season and 6–8 in conference play, sixth in the league standings.


1994–95 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team
At the conference tournament in Ogden, Utah, the Vandals were defeated by third-seed Montana State in the opening round, the first time since 1986 that Idaho failed to reach the semifinals.


1994–95 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
The 1994–95 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.


1994–95 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team
The 1994–95 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by second year head coach Kevin Stallings, played their home games at Redbird Arena and were a member of the Missouri Valley Conference.


1994–95 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team
The Redbirds finished the season 20–13, 13–5 in conference play to finish in a tie for second place with Southern Illinois University. They were the number two seed for the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament. They won their quarterfinal game versus Southwest Missouri State University and lost their semifinal game versus Southern Illinois University.


1994–95 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team
The Redbirds received an at-large bid to the 1995 National Invitation Tournament. They beat Utah State University in the first round and were defeated by Washington State University in the second round.


1994–95 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team
The 1994–95 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Bobby Knight, who was in his 24th year. The team played its home games in  Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.


1994–95 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team
The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 19–12 and a conference record of 11–7, finishing 3rd in the Big Ten Conference. The Hoosiers were invited to participate in the 1995 NCAA Tournament. However, IU made a quick exit with a loss in the first round to Missouri.


1994–95 Indiana Pacers season
The 1994–95 NBA season was the Pacers' 19th season in the National Basketball Association, and 28th season as a franchise. After appearing in their first Conference Finals, the Pacers improved their fortunes by adding point guard Mark Jackson, who was acquired from the Los Angeles Clippers during the off-season. The move would pay off as the Pacers got off to a solid 14–6 start, then went on a 7-game winning streak in February, as they won their first Division title since joining the NBA.


1994–95 Indiana Pacers season
The Pacers finished the season first place in the Central Division with a 52–30 record, as Rik Smits had a career year as he averaged 17.9 points and 7.7 rebounds per game. Reggie Miller averaged 19.6 points per game, led the team with 195 three-point field goals, and was named to the All-NBA Third Team, and selected for the 1995 NBA All-Star Game, which was his first All-Star appearance since 1990. Small forward Derrick McKey provided the team with 13.3 points and 4.9 rebounds per game, and was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team. Second-year forward Antonio Davis played just 44 games due to a back injury.


1994–95 Indiana Pacers season
In the playoffs, the Pacers faced off against the Atlanta Hawks for the second consecutive season. The Pacers swept the Hawks in three straight games in the Eastern Conference First Round. As they advanced to the Eastern Conference Semifinals, the Pacers found themselves in a rematch with New York Knicks. As the Knicks had a better regular season record, the series started in New York. In Game 1, the Pacers were down 6 points with 16.4 seconds left.


1994–95 Indiana Pacers season
Miller would single-handedly stun the Knicks by nailing a 3-pointer and then stealing the inbounds pass and tying the game with another 3-pointer. Knicks fan and film director Spike Lee was just a few feet away. Miller would add 2 free throws and give the Pacers a legendary comeback win. The Pacers lost Game 2 and the series returned to Indiana. After four games, the Pacers took a 3–1 series lead. The Knicks would bounce back and force a 7th game at Madison Square Garden. The Pacers would emerge victorious with a 97–95 win as Patrick Ewing's last-second shot did not go in the basket.


1994–95 Indiana Pacers season
With a 2-point win, the Pacers qualified for the Eastern Conference Finals for the second consecutive season. The Pacers were very familiar with their opponents. Like their first and second round opponents, the Pacers played the Orlando Magic the previous postseason. The Pacers pushed a strong Orlando team to a 7th game before losing the series. The home team would win every game in the series. Following the season, Byron Scott left in the 1995 NBA Expansion Draft, long-time Pacers guard Vern Fleming signed as a free agent with the New Jersey Nets, Sam Mitchell re-signed with his former team, the Minnesota Timberwolves, and LaSalle Thompson was released to free agency.


1994–95 Inter Milan season
During 1994-95 season Football Club Internazionale Milano competed in Serie A, Coppa Italia and UEFA Cup.


1994–95 Inter Milan season, Summary
In the summer of 1994, striker Marco Delvecchio rejoined the club while Gianluca Pagliuca moved from Sampdoria for a then world record fee for a goalkeeper of £7 million. Ottavio Bianchi was appointed as first team coach, replacing Gianpiero Marini. Unlike the previous season, Inter Milan did not win any trophies but regained some stability with a sixth place in the domestic league competition. Inter also won the Derby della Madonnina in the league since 1990–91 Season.


1994–95 Inter Milan season, Summary
However, the most significant event of the season saw Massimo Moratti, son of Angelo former President from May 1955 to May 1968 during La Grande Inter era, take charge of the club on 18 February 1995, which reignited the club as a force on the transfer market. The summer of 1995 saw English international Paul Ince and Brazilian starlet Roberto Carlos being bought. The 1994-95 season would be the final at the club for Dennis Bergkamp, Wim Jonk and Rubén Sosa.


1994–95 Inter Milan season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1994–95 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team
The 1994–95 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference during the 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach ninth-year head coach Tom Davis, and played their home games at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. They finished the season 21–12 overall and 9–9 in Big Ten play.


1994–95 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
The 1994–95 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Tim Floyd, who was in his 1st season. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa.


1994–95 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
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 Missouri and #2 Kansas but lost to #19 Oklahoma State in the 1995 Big Eight conference tournament championship. They earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament and a #7 seed. In the tournament they defeated Florida and lost to North Carolina in the second round who would advance onto the Final Four.


1994–95 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
Games were televised by ESPN, Big 8 (Creative Sports), the Cyclone Television Network, the Hawkeye Television Network and the UNI Television Network (KWWL).


1994–95 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team, 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 Oklahoma State in the 1994 Big Eight conference tournament quarterfinals.


1994–95 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team, Previous season
Following the 1993–94 season, head coach Johnny Orr retired after 14 seasons at Iowa State. The Cyclones then hired University of New Orleans head coach, Tim Floyd. 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.


1994–95 Ipswich Town F.C. season
During the 1994–95 English football season, Ipswich Town competed in the FA Premier League.


1994–95 Ipswich Town F.C. season, Season summary
Ipswich Town conceded 93 Premier League goals, kept just 3 clean sheets and recorded just 7 wins all season as one of the worst seasons in their history saw them return to the second tier of the league after three seasons in the top flight.


1994–95 Ipswich Town F.C. season, Season summary
Manager John Lyall reverted to manager after being Director of Football for the previous season but left in December with relegation already looking more than likely, and former player George Burley was soon back at the club as manager. But the transition did little to alter Ipswich's fortunes. Before then though, in arguably their biggest highlight of the season, the Tractor Boys stunned reigning champions Manchester United by beating them 3–2 at Portman Road in September (having even led by 2–0 at one stage) which would ultimately be one of the defeats that cost United the title by one point.


1994–95 Ipswich Town F.C. season, Season summary
However, in the return fixture, an unthinkable double wasn't to be and a 9–0 humiliation at the hands of United at Old Trafford in early March effectively crushed any remaining hopes of survival. On a brighter note though, another highlight included a surprise 1–0 win at Anfield against eventual-4th-placed Liverpool in mid-January.


1994–95 Ipswich Town F.C. season, Season summary
With an ageing squad, Burley was given little option but to resort to his young reserves in hope of rebuilding his side ready to push for a Premier League comeback.


1994–95 Ipswich Town F.C. season, First-team squad
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1994–95 Ipswich Town F.C. season, First-team squad, Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1994–95 Ipswich Town F.C. season, First-team squad, Reserve squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1994–95 Iran 2nd Division
The 1994–95 Iran 2nd Division football season was played in one groups of ten teams each. The top three teams (Bahman, Bank Melli, Polyacryl Esfahan) gained promotion to the Azadegan League.


1994–95 Iraq FA Cup
The 1994–95 Iraq FA Cup was the 19th edition of the Iraq FA Cup. The tournament was won by Al-Zawraa for the third consecutive time and the tenth time in their history, beating Al-Jaish 3–0 in the final. The previous rounds saw Al-Zawraa beat Samarra 3–1, Diyala 3–0, Al-Karkh 4–2, Al-Shorta 3–0 and Al-Ramadi on penalties in the semi-finals at Al-Shaab Stadium on 17 April 1995. Al-Jaish reached the final by beating Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 1–0 on the same day at Al-Kashafa Stadium. Al-Zawraa also won the 1994–95 Iraqi National League to complete their second double in a row.


1994–95 Iraqi National League
The 1994–95 Iraqi National League of Clubs was the 21st season of the competition since its foundation in 1974. The league title was won by Al-Zawraa for the second time in a row, and they also won the Iraq FA Cup for the third consecutive time. Half of the league's competing teams were relegated in order to result in a 12-team league for the next campaign. In this season, three points were given for a win instead of two points, and four points were given for a win by three goals or more.


1994–95 Irish Cup
The 1994–95 Irish Cup was the 115th edition of Northern Ireland's premier football knock-out cup competition. It concluded on 6 May 1995 with the final.


1994–95 Irish Cup
Linfield were the defending champions after winning their 34th Irish Cup last season, with a 2–0 win over Bangor in the 1994 final. They retained the trophy with a 3–1 win over Carrick Rangers in the final this season, to win it for the 35th time.


1994–95 Irish Cup
This was the last final to be played at The Oval for 20 years, until 2015, when the redevelopment of Windsor Park meant that the final had to be played elsewhere.


1994–95 Irish League
The Irish League in season 1994–95 comprised 16 teams, and Crusaders won the championship.


1994–95 Irish League Cup
The 1994–95 Irish League Cup (known as the Wilkinson Sword League Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the ninth edition of Northern Ireland's secondary football knock-out cup competition. It concluded on 25 April 1995 with the final.


1994–95 Irish League Cup
Linfield were the defending champions after lifting the cup for the third time with a 2–0 victory over Coleraine in the previous final. This season they went out in the second round to Cliftonville, who were the eventual runners-up after being defeated on penalties in the final by Ards. This is Ards' only League cup win, and only appearance in the final to date.


1994–95 Israel State Cup
The 1994–95 Israel State Cup (Hebrew: גביע המדינה, Gvia HaMedina) was the 56th season of Israel's nationwide football cup competition and the 41st after the Israeli Declaration of Independence.


1994–95 Israel State Cup
The competition was won by Maccabi Haifa who had beaten Hapoel Haifa 2–0 in the final.


1994–95 Israel State Cup
By winning, Maccabi Haifa qualified to the 1995–96 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, entering in the qualifying round.


1994–95 Israeli Hockey League season
The 1994–95 Israeli Hockey League season was the fourth season of Israel's hockey league. Five teams participated in the league, and HC Bat Yam won the championship.


1994–95 Isthmian League
The 1994–95 season was the 80th season of the Isthmian League, which is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from London, East and South East England. League consisted of four divisions.


1994–95 Isthmian League, Premier Division
The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 18 clubs from the previous season and four new clubs:


1994–95 Isthmian League, Division One
Division One consisted of 22 clubs, including 16 clubs from the previous season and six new clubs:


1994–95 Isthmian League, Division One
At the end of the season Leyton who merged with Walthamstow Pennant and formed new club Leyton Pennant.


1994–95 Isthmian League, Division Two
Division Two consisted of 22 clubs, including 16 clubs from the previous season and six new clubs:


1994–95 Isthmian League, Division Two
At the end of the season Malden Vale resigned from the league and merged into Raynes Park to form a new club Raynes Park Vale, who joined Combined Counties League.


1994–95 Isthmian League, Division Three
Division Three consisted of 21 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season and four new clubs:


1994–95 Isthmian League, Division Three
At the end of the season Feltham & Hounslow resigned from the league and joined the Combined Counties League. Also, club was renamed back into Feltham.


1994–95 Japan Ice Hockey League season
The 1994–95 Japan Ice Hockey League season was the 29th season of the Japan Ice Hockey League. Six teams participated in the league, and Kokudo Ice Hockey Club won the championship.


1994–95 Juventus F.C. season
Juventus Football Club won the league title for the first time in nine years. The Scudetto was won in the wake of defender Andrea Fortunato's death from cancer during the course of the season. The title was dedicated to the 23-year-old, who had been established in the starting line-up before he got sick.


1994–95 Juventus F.C. season
This first Serie A success since the 1985–86 season was accompanied by a Coppa Italia win over Parma. The Turin club won both legs, 1–0 at the Stadio delle Alpi and 2–0 at the Stadio Ennio Tardini.


1994–95 Juventus F.C. season
In the UEFA Cup, Juventus again met Parma in the final, having previously beaten Borussia Dortmund. This time, however, Juventus were defeated by Parma (0–1, 1–1), thus denying them a season treble.


1994–95 Juventus F.C. season, Players, Squad information
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1994–95 KNVB Cup
The 77th edition of the KNVB Cup (at the time called Amstel Cup) started on June 2, 1994. The final was played on May 25, 1995: Feyenoord beat FC Volendam 2–1 and won the cup for the tenth time. A total of 83 clubs participated.


1994–95 KNVB Cup, Preliminary round
The matches of the preliminary round were played between June 2 and 8, 1994. Only amateur clubs participated.


1994–95 KNVB Cup, Preliminary round, Intermediary Round
Three more clubs had to be eliminated before the group stage, so an intermediary round was held. One extra amateur club (FVC) entered the tournament here. The matches were played on June 9, 14 and 15, 1994.


1994–95 KNVB Cup, Group stage
The matches of the group stage were played between August 13 and September 13, 1994. Except for four Eredivisie clubs, all other participants entered the tournament here. In total, 56 clubs participated in the group stage, 28 advanced to the next round.


1994–95 KNVB Cup, Knock-out Stage, First round
The matches of the first knock-out round were played on October 5, 1994. The four highest ranked Eredivisie teams from last season entered the tournament this round.


1994–95 KNVB Cup, Knock-out Stage, Round of 16
The matches of the round of 16 were played on November 30, 1994.


1994–95 KNVB Cup, Knock-out Stage, Quarter finals
The quarter finals were played on February 24, 25 and March 8, 1995.


1994–95 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team
The 1994–95 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas in the 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, which was the Jayhawks' 97th basketball season. The head coach was Roy Williams, who served his 7th year at KU. The team played its home games in Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas.


1994–95 Karnataka State Film Awards
The Karnataka State Film Awards 1994–95, presented by Government of Karnataka, to felicitate the best of Kannada Cinema released in the year 1994.


1994–95 Kategoria e Dytë
The 1994–95 Kategoria e Dytë was the 48th season of a second-tier association football league in Albania.


1994–95 Kazakhstan Hockey Championship
The 1994–95 Kazakhstan Hockey Championship was the third season of the Kazakhstan Hockey Championship, the top level of ice hockey in Kazakhstan. Four teams participated in the league, and Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk won the championship.


1994–95 Kent Football League
The 1994–95 Kent Football League season was the 29th in the history of the Kent Football League, a football competition in England.


1994–95 Kent Football League
The league was won by Sheppey United for the fourth time.


1994–95 Kent Football League, Clubs
The league featured 20 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with one new club:


1994–95 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team
The 1994–95 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented University of Kentucky. The head coach was  Rick Pitino. The team was a member of the Southeast Conference and played their home games at Rupp Arena.


1994–95 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, Team players drafted into the NBA
No one from the Wildcats was claimed in the 1995 NBA Draft.


1994–95 Kuwaiti Premier League, Overview
It was contested by 14 teams, and Al Salmiya Club won the championship.


1994–95 La Liga
The 1994–95 La Liga season, the 64th since its establishment, started on September 3, 1994, and finished on June 18, 1995.


1994–95 Latvian Hockey League season
The 1994–95 Latvian Hockey League season was the fourth season of the Latvian Hockey League, the top level of ice hockey in Latvia. Five teams participated in the league, and HK Nik's Brih Riga won the championship.


1994–95 League Cup (rugby league)
The 1994–95 League Cup was the twenty-fourth season of the League Cup, rugby league's secondary cup competition known as the Regal Trophy due to sponsorship.


1994–95 League Cup (rugby league)
Wigan won the final, beating Warrington 40-10 at the McAlpine Stadium in Huddersfield. The attendance was 19,636.


1994–95 League Cup (rugby league), Background
This season saw no changes from last season's re-vamping, with no new members and no withdrawals, the number remaining at forty-eight.


1994–95 League Cup (rugby league), Background
The entrants still included two French clubs and eleven junior clubs


1994–95 League Cup (rugby league), Background
The sixteen First Round winners added to the sixteen clubs given byes, gave a total of entrants into the second round as thirty-two.


1994–95 League Cup (rugby league), Competition and Results, Final, Teams and Scorers
Scoring - Try = four (4) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = one (1) point


1994–95 League Cup (rugby league), Competition and Results, Prize Money
As part of the sponsorship deal and funds, the prize money awarded to the competing teams for this season is as follows :-


1994–95 League Cup (rugby league), Competition and Results, Prize Money
Note - the  author is unable to trace the award amounts for this season. Can anyone help ?


1994–95 League Cup (rugby league), Notes and comments
1 * AS Saint Estève was a French rugby league team from Perpignan, which in 2000 it merged with nearby neighbours XIII Catalan to form Union Treiziste Catalaneto compete in the Super Leagueas the Catalans Dragons.


1994–95 League Cup (rugby league), Notes and comments
2 * XIII Catalan were a French rugby league team from Perpignan, founded in 1935, founding members of the French rugby league championship. In 2000 they merged with AS Saint Estève to form Union Treiziste Catalane (or Catalans Dragons)


1994–95 League Cup (rugby league), Notes and comments
3 * The highest score and the highest winning margin, at the  time. The record stood for approximately two days before it was beaten. This record includes club records of (1) joint highest try scorer in a match by Steve Rowan with 6 tries, (2) highest number of goals kicked in a match by Darren Carter with 17, and (3) the highest number of points in a match also by Darren Carter with 17 goals and 2 tries making a total of 42


1994–95 League Cup (rugby league), Notes and comments
4 * This beat the record for the highest score, and equalled the at of the highest aggregate win, set two days earlier. This record included the  all time British record of most tries by a centre in a match when Greg Austin scored 9 tries


1994–95 League Cup (rugby league), Notes and comments
5 * Queens are a Junior (amateur) club from Leeds


1994–95 League Cup (rugby league), Notes and comments
6 * Myson are a Junior (amateur) club from Hull


1994–95 League Cup (rugby league), Notes and comments
7 * Bradford Dudley Hill are a Junior (amateur) club from Bradford


1994–95 League Cup (rugby league), Notes and comments
8 * Ovenden are a Junior (amateur) club from Halifax


1994–95 League Cup (rugby league), Notes and comments
9 * Hensingham are a Junior (amateur) club from Whitehaven


1994–95 League Cup (rugby league), Notes and comments
10 * Leigh Miners' Welfare are a Junior (amateur) club from Leigh (formed by merger of Astley & Tyldesley and Hope Rangers - and now Leigh Miners Rangers)


1994–95 League Cup (rugby league), Notes and comments
11 * Hemel Stags are a semi professional club based in Hemel Hempstead and playing at the Pennine Way stadium (capacity 2000)


1994–95 League Cup (rugby league), Notes and comments
12 * Woolston Rovers are a Junior (amateur) club from Warrington, becoming Warrington Woolston Rovers in 2003 and Warrington Wizards in 2002. the ground is the old Warrington Home Ground of Wilderspool


1994–95 League Cup (rugby league), Notes and comments
13 * West Hull are a Junior (amateur) club from Hull


1994–95 League Cup (rugby league), Notes and comments
14 * Saddleworth Rangers are a Junior (amateur) club from Oldham


1994–95 League Cup (rugby league), Notes and comments
15 * Thatto Heath are a Junior (amateur) club from St Helens


1994–95 League Cup (rugby league), Notes and comments
16 * RUGBYLEAGUEproject gives the attendance as 4,807 but Widnes official archives gives it as 4,831


1994–95 League Cup (rugby league), Notes and comments
17  * The McAlpine Stadium is the home ground of Huddersfield Town and Super League side, Huddersfield Giants. The stadium is 40% owned by Kirklees Metropolitan Council and 60% by the two clubs, hosted its first match in August 1994 and seats 24,499 people along with hospitality boxes and conference rooms. Since opening the stadium has been sponsored as The John Smith's Stadium, originally the Alfred McAlpine Stadium and more lately the Galpharm Stadium, is a multi-use sports stadium in Huddersfield in West Yorkshire, England


1994–95 League Cup (rugby league), Notes and comments, General information
The council of the Rugby Football League voted to introduce a new competition, to be similar to The Football Association and Scottish Football Association's "League Cup". It was to be a similar knock-out structure to, and to be secondary to, the Challenge Cup. As this was being formulated, sports sponsorship was becoming more prevalent and as a result John Player and Sons, a division of Imperial Tobacco Company, became sponsors, and the competition never became widely known as the "League Cup".


1994–95 League Cup (rugby league), Notes and comments, General information
The competition ran from 1971–72 until 1995–96 and was initially intended for the professional clubs plus the two amateur BARLA National Cup finalists. In later seasons the entries were expanded to take in other amateur and French teams. The competition was dropped due to "fixture congestion" when Rugby League became a summer sport. The Rugby League season always (until the onset of "Summer Rugby" in 1996) ran from around August-time through to around May-time and this competition always took place early in the season, in the autumn, with the final usually taking place in late January. The competition was variably known, by its sponsorship name, as the Player's No.6 Trophy (1971–1977), the John Player Trophy (1977–1983), the John Player Special Trophy (1983–1989), and the Regal Trophy in 1989.


1994–95 League of Ireland First Division
The 1994–95 League of Ireland First Division season was the 10th season of the League of Ireland First Division. The division was contested by 10 teams and University College Dublin A.F.C. finished as champions. UCD completed a First Division double having already won the League of Ireland First Division Shield. Drogheda United finished as runners up in both competitions.


1994–95 League of Ireland First Division, Shield
The League of Ireland First Division Shield saw the 10 participating teams divided into two groups of five – a Northern Group and a Southern Group. The teams played a single round of games against the other teams in their group.


1994–95 League of Ireland First Division, Shield, Final
The two group winners, UCD and Drogheda United, played off in a two legged final.


1994–95 League of Ireland First Division, Promotion/Relegation Play-off
Third placed Finn Harps F.C. played off against Athlone Town who finished in tenth place in the 1994–95 League of Ireland Premier Division. The winner would compete in the 1995–96 League of Ireland Premier Division.


1994–95 League of Ireland First Division, Promotion/Relegation Play-off, 2nd Leg
Athlone Town won 5–3 on penalties and retain their place in the Premier Division


1994–95 League of Ireland Premier Division
The 1994–95 League of Ireland Premier Division was the 10th season of the League of Ireland Premier Division. The division was made up of 12 teams. Dundalk F.C. won the title.


1994–95 League of Ireland Premier Division, Regular season
This season saw the league revert to the format of each team playing three rounds of games, playing every other team three times.


1994–95 League of Ireland Premier Division, Promotion/Relegation Play-off
Athlone Town who finished in tenth place played off against Finn Harps F.C., the third placed team from the 1994–95 League of Ireland First Division.


1994–95 League of Ireland Premier Division, Promotion/Relegation Play-off, 2nd Leg
Athlone Town won 5–3 on penalties and retain their place in the Premier Division


1994–95 League of Wales
The 1994–95 League of Wales was the third season of the League of Wales following its establishment in 1992. The league was won by Bangor City, their second title.


1994–95 Lebanese Premier League
The 1994–95 Lebanese Premier League season was the 35th season of the Lebanese Premier League, the top Lebanese professional league for association football clubs in the country, established in 1934.


1994–95 Lebanese Premier League
Ahli Saida and Harakat Shabab joined as the promoted clubs from the 1993–94 Lebanese Second Division. They replaced Shabab Sahel and Riada Wal Adab who were relegated to the 1994–95 Lebanese Second Division. Ansar, the defending champions, won their seventh consecutive—and overall—Lebanese Premier League title.


1994–95 Leeds United A.F.C. season
During the 1994–95 season, Leeds United A.F.C. competed in the FA Premier League.


1994–95 Leeds United A.F.C. season, Season summary
Leeds United were a solid but unremarkable side for much of the 1994–95 season, but the January signing of Ghanaian striker Tony Yeboah breathed new life into a dull-but-dependable side. Leeds ended up qualifying for the UEFA Cup via the UEFA Respect Fair Play ranking.


1994–95 Leeds United A.F.C. season, Season summary
Manager Howard Wilkinson knew that there were other parts of the Leeds set-up which needed reinforcements as well as the attack, and he used the 1995 close season to bring in experienced defenders Richard Jobson and Paul Beesley. Wilkinson was also given hope by the promise of numerous up-and-coming young players including Andy Gray, Harry Kewell and Noel Whelan. The close season also saw plans unveiled for upgrading an already-impressive Elland Road into a 65,000-seat "Wembley of the North", though it seemed very doubtful whether the ambitious plans would ever be realised.


1994–95 Leeds United A.F.C. season, First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1994–95 Leeds United A.F.C. season, First-team squad, Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1994–95 Leicester City F.C. season
During the 1994–95 English football season, Leicester City F.C. competed in the FA Premier League.


1994–95 Leicester City F.C. season, Season summary
Leicester City finally made it back to the top flight after a seven-year exile and two successive Wembley playoff final defeats. Even with one of the country's most sought-after young managers in Brian Little, they were still tipped to go straight back down to the First Division. They would ultimately have a very shaky to indifferent start to the season, winning just two of their first 10 games, yet one of them being perhaps their finest performance of the season.


1994–95 Leicester City F.C. season, Season summary
On 16 October, they were 4–1 leaders against Southampton by 82 minutes; however, their leaky defense would be evident for the rest of the season (they eventually conceded 80 league goals and only kept four clean sheets all season) and within the final two minutes of that game, they conceded two goals to only narrowly win the game 4–3. By the time manager Brian Little moved to Aston Villa in November, the Foxes looked doomed, and Little's successor Mark McGhee was unable to prove the pundits wrong. Leicester were never out of the bottom two after November and were relegated with just 6 wins and only Ipswich Town below them. The sale of key player Mark Draper at least gave the club a cash windfall to reduce the financial impact of relegation.


1994–95 Leicester City F.C. season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1994–95 Leicester City F.C. season, Squad, Left the club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1994–95 Liechtenstein Cup
The 1994–95 Liechtenstein Cup was the fifteenth season of Liechtenstein's annual cup competition. Seven clubs competed with a total of fourteen teams for one spot in the qualifying round of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. FC Schaan were the defending champions.


1994–95 Liga Alef
The 1994–95 Liga Alef season saw Maccabi Acre and Hapoel Kfar Shalem promoted to Liga Artzit as the respective winners of the North and South division.


1994–95 Liga Alef
At the bottom, Hapoel Tirat HaCarmel (from North division), Hapoel Be'er Ya'akov and Hapoel Daliyat al-Karmel (from South division) were all relegated to Liga Bet, whilst Hapoel Tiberias (from North division) folded during the season.


1994–95 Liga Alef, North Division
Hapoel Tiberias folded prior to their fourth match against Hapoel Acre, after they announced their inability to hold a team, following a debt of 700,000 NIS.


1994–95 Liga Artzit
The 1994–95 Liga Artzit season saw Maccabi Jaffa and Hapoel Kfar Saba promoted to Liga Leumit, whilst Hapoel Ashkelon and Hapoel Lod were relegated to Liga Alef.


1994–95 Liga Bet
The 1994–95 Liga Bet season saw Maccabi Kafr Kanna, Hapoel Migdal HaEmek, Hapoel Kafr Qasim and Shikin HaMizrah win their regional divisions and promoted to Liga Alef.


1994–95 Liga Bet
At the bottom, Maccabi Nahariya, Hapoel Bnei Acre (from North A division), Hapoel Qalansawe, Hapoel Tel Hanan (from North B division), Beitar Petah Tikva, Hapoel Jaljulia, Maccabi HaShikma Ramat Hen (from South A division), Hapoel Arad and Maccabi Kiryat Malakhi (from South B division) were all automatically Relegated to Liga Gimel.


1994–95 Liga EBA season
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1994–95 Liga EBA season
The 1994–95 Liga EBA season was the first one of this competition, created to be the new second tier of Spanish basketball.


1994–95 Liga EBA season, Relegation playoffs
The six last qualified teams in each group played the relegation playoffs. All groups played independently 9th vs 14th, 10th vs 13th and 11th vs 12th. The losers of a best-of-five serie were relegated to Segunda División.


1994–95 Liga EBA season, Final Eight
The Final Eight of the Liga EBA was held in Gijón. The two winners in the semifinals promoted to Liga ACB.


1994–95 Liga EBA season, Final Eight
CB Gran Canaria and Gijón Baloncesto promoted to Liga ACB.


1994–95 Liga Indonesia Premier Division
The 1994–95 Liga Indonesia Premier Division (known as the Liga Dunhill for sponsorship reasons) was the inaugural season of the Liga Indonesia Premier Division, the top division of Indonesian football following the merger of Perserikatan and Galatama. The season began on 27 November 1994 and ended on 30 July 1995. The league was made up of 34 clubs. Persib won the title after beating Petrokimia Putra 1–0 in the final.


1994–95 Liga Indonesia Premier Division, Overview, Background
The league started in 1994. The lack of ticket sales in Galatama and the lack of commercial aspects in Perserikatan made PSSI take a bold decision. The Indonesian football association decided to form a new fully professional league called the Liga Indonesia Premier Division as a merger of Galatama and Perserikatan.


1994–95 Liga Indonesia Premier Division, Overview, Background
Due to the merger, there were 34 inaugural clubs in the league. Two clubs that should have been relegated to the First Division, Persiba and PS Bengkulu were allowed to compete while PS Aceh Putra chose to withdraw. To solve this issue, the league is split into two regional divisions with each division consisting 17 clubs. The top four clubs from each division then entered the second stage which is played in a group stage format consisting of two groups of four. Then, the top two clubs from each group proceed to the knockout stage (semifinals and final) where they will play for the title.


1994–95 Liga Indonesia Premier Division, Overview, Background
The shift of the league to a more commercial form has made PSSI move to find sponsors to sustain the wheels of the league. Dunhill, a cigarette manufacturer from the UK is the first company to dive in and become the inaugural title sponsor of the league. As a result of this sponsorship, Dunhill poured funds up to Rp4.5 billion per season and provided subsidies of Rp100 million for each Premier Division club. Dunhill also gave a prize of Rp75 million for the champions, Rp50 million for the runners-up, and Rp25 million for the league's best player. The funds provided by Dunhill were pretty high for financial standards in 1994. Thus, the Liga Indonesia Premier Division was then given the name Liga Dunhill.


1994–95 Liga Indonesia Premier Division, Overview, Background
Before the league started, PSSI also lifted the ban for foreign players to compete in the league that was active since 1982. This resulted in some high-profile signings with clubs signing seasoned veterans of the world stage.


1994–95 Liga Indonesia Premier Division, Overview, Season summary
The inaugural duel of this brand-new league brought together the champions of the last edition from each competition on 27 November 1994. Pelita Jaya were the last winners of Galatama while Persib were winners of the 1993–94 Perserikatan. The match ended 1–0 for Pelita Jaya with their Montenegrin striker Dejan Gluščević becoming the first player to score a goal in the new top-flight in the 60th minute. By the end of the first stage, PS Bengkulu, Warna Agung, PSIR, and PSIM were the clubs that were relegated from the league. The first wave of foreign players coming to league proved to be ineffective in improving results, leading to clubs reshuffling the foreign players they had within their squads right before the second stage began.


1994–95 Liga Indonesia Premier Division, Overview, Season summary
Persib would eventually become the inaugural champions of the league. The Maung Bandung, who only finished as runners-up in the West Division, won the title thanks to a narrow 1–0 victory over Petrokimia Putra in the final held in Gelora Senayan Main Stadium on 30 July 1995. The final was not without controversy however as Petrokimia striker Jacksen F. Tiago had a goal ruled out for offside at the 30th minute. Nevertheless, Sutiono Lamso scored later in the 76th minute for Persib and they held on to lead until the end of the game.


1994–95 Liga Indonesia Premier Division, Overview, Season summary
Ironically, the title was won by a team consisting of local players only when most of the title challengers had at least one foreign player. Meanwhile, Bandung Raya striker Peri Sandria was the league's inaugural top scorer. The 34 goals he scored was a top-flight record which stood for 22 years until Sylvano Comvalius scored 37 goals in the 2017 Liga 1.


1994–95 Liga Indonesia Premier Division, Teams, Kits and sponsorship
All of the teams kits are provided by Adidas and sponsored by Dunhill as part of the league's sponsorship deal.


1994–95 Liga Indonesia Premier Division, Second stage
The second stage was played from 19–26 July 1995. The matches were held at Gelora Senayan Main Stadium in Jakarta.


1994–95 Liga Indonesia Premier Division, Awards, Top scorers
The following is a list of the top scorers from the 1994–95 season.


1994–95 Liga Leumit
The 1994–95  Liga Leumit season began on 27 August 1994 and ended on 27 May 1995, with Maccabi Tel Aviv winning the title.


1994–95 Liga Leumit
That season had two rounds, each team played the other teams twice. The two teams that were relegated to Liga Artzit were: Maccabi Netanya and Maccabi Ironi Ashdod.


1994–95 Liga Leumit
Three team from Liga Artzit were promoted at the end of the previous season: Hapoel Beit She'an, Hapoel Ironi Rishon LeZion and Beitar Tel Aviv. The team relegated was: Hapoel Kfar Saba.


1994–95 Liga Nacional de Fútbol Femenino
The 1994–95 División de Honor de Fútbol Femenino was the seventh edition of Spain's women's football premier league. Ten teams took part in the competition, which took place from 19 September 1993 to 27 March 1994, with Anaitasuna and León replacing relegated teams Olímpico Fortuna and Athenas.


1994–95 Liga Nacional de Fútbol Femenino
Añorga won its second title with 16 wins in 18 matches and an eight points difference over defending champion Oroquieta Villaverde. Espanyol, Sondika and Sabadell followed in the table. León and FFP Alcobendas were relegated as the two bottom teams, and Anaitasuna FT, which ended in mid-table, also asked for relegation.


1994–95 Liga Nacional de Fútbol Femenino
During the last minutes of Week 5's Sondika–Oroquieta Villaverde match, which ended in a 0–3 away win, a brawl degenerated into a beating which resulted in three injured Oroquieta players. RFEF, whose attitude following the incident was harshly criticized by Oroquieta executives and players, sanctioned one player from each team plus Oroquieta's manager and closed Sondika's ground for one match.


1994–95 Liga Nacional de Hockey Hielo season
The 1994–95 Superliga Espanola de Hockey Hielo season was the 21st season of the Superliga Espanola de Hockey Hielo, the top level of ice hockey in Spain. Five teams participated in the league, and CH Txuri Urdin won the championship.


1994–95 Lithuanian Hockey League season
The 1994–95 Lithuanian Hockey League season was the fourth season of the Lithuanian Hockey League, the top level of ice hockey in Lithuania. Six teams participated in the league, and SC Energija won the championship.


1994–95 Liverpool F.C. season
The 1994–95 Liverpool F.C. season was the 103rd season in the club's existence, and their 33rd consecutive year in the top-flight. It was also the club's first full season under the management of Roy Evans, who had succeeded Graeme Souness halfway through 1993–94.


1994–95 Liverpool F.C. season
The season saw Liverpool win the League Cup for a record fifth time, beating Bolton Wanderers 2–1 in the final at Wembley with two goals from Steve McManaman. They improved on last season's eighth-place finish to reach fourth place in the final table, their best final position in four years, although they never really looked like serious title contenders.


1994–95 Liverpool F.C. season
Early in the season, Evans bolstered his defence by signing John Scales from Wimbledon and Phil Babb from Coventry City. In attack, Robbie Fowler was top scorer with 25 goals in the league and 31 in all competitions, while the ageing Ian Rush continued to thrive with 12 in the league and 19 in all competitions.


1994–95 Liverpool F.C. season
Heading out of the Anfield exit door early in the season was midfielder Don Hutchison to West Ham United, while January saw exit of defender Steve Nicol to Notts County after 13 years at Anfield. The club suffered a tragedy on 2 January 1995 when 19-year-old midfielder Ian Frodsham, who was on a professional contract but had yet to play a first team game, died of cancer of the spine.


1994–95 Liverpool F.C. season, Players, First-team squad
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1994–95 Liverpool F.C. season, Players, Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1994–95 Liverpool F.C. season, Players, Reserves and academy
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1994–95 Liverpool F.C. season, Season overview, August
The only major signing of the season was that of Danish goalkeeper Michael Stensgaard as understudy to David James, following Bruce Grobbelaar's departure to Southampton. Defender Julian Dicks had returned to West Ham United after an unsuccessful season at Anfield, followed by midfielder Don Hutchison just after the start of the season, around the same time that veteran Ronnie Whelan called time on 15 years at Anfield and signed for Southend United.


1994–95 Liverpool F.C. season, Season overview, August
The league campaign began in style with a 6-1 away win over newly promoted Crystal Palace in which Ian Rush and Steve McManaman both scored twice, with Robbie Fowler and Jan Molby scoring the other goals. Robbie Fowler then managed a hat-trick in less than five minutes in the next game, when Liverpool beat Arsenal 3-0 at Anfield. Fowler was on target again, along with John Barnes, in the next game - a 2-0 win at Southampton.


1994–95 Liverpool F.C. season, Season overview, September
The month began with Roy Evans breaking the national defender transfer fee with a £3.6 million move for Wimbledon's John Scales, followed 24 hours later by a £3.5 million signing of Coventry's Phil Babb.


1994–95 Liverpool F.C. season, Season overview, September
Liverpool saw league action just three times in September, and failed to record any wins. The first game was a goalless draw at home to West Ham, followed by a 2-0 defeat at Manchester United before Ian Rush scored Liverpool's only league goal of the month in a 1-1 away draw with Newcastle United. The Reds were sixth in the league, which was being led by Newcastle.


1994–95 Liverpool F.C. season, Season overview, September
The League Cup quest began on 21 September, in which John Scales scored his first goal for the club and was joined on the scoresheet by Robbie Fowler in a 2-0 second-round first-leg win over Burnley at Turf Moor.


1994–95 Liverpool F.C. season, Season overview, October
October saw mixed results for Liverpool, who were beaten 3-2 by Kenny Dalglish's title chasers Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park before recording a 3-0 home win over Wimbledon and a 3-1 away win over Ipswich Town. The month ended on a sour note with a 2-1 defeat at QPR.


1994–95 Liverpool F.C. season, Season overview, October
Liverpool eliminated Burnley from the League Cup with a 4-1 win in the second leg, in which Jamie Redknapp was on the scoresheet twice and Nigel Clough scored what would be his only goal of the season. In the next round, Ian Rush scored twice as the Reds defeated Stoke City 2-1 at Anfield.


1994–95 Liverpool F.C. season, Season overview, October
The Reds ended October in fifth place, with Newcastle still leading the way, newly promoted Nottingham Forest second and pushing hard for a rare title one season after promotion, followed by Manchester United and Blackburn.


1994–95 Liverpool F.C. season, Season overview, November
A goal from Robbie Fowler on 5 November gave Liverpool a 1-0 home win over fellow title challengers Nottingham Forest at Anfield. Fowler then scored twice in the next game, a 3-1 win home win over Chelsea. Liverpool were then on the losing side in the Merseyside derby at Goodison Park, where a struggling Everton won 2-0. The month ended with a 1-1 home draw against Tottenham Hotspur. The League Cup quest continued at the end of the month when an Ian Rush hat-trick disposed of Blackburn in the fourth round at Ewood Park. The Reds ended the month fourth in the Premier League, six points behind leaders Blackburn.


1994–95 Liverpool F.C. season, Season overview, December
Liverpool were unbeaten in the six league games they played in December, but the first three of those were draws so the subsequent wins over Leicester City, Manchester City and Leeds United restricted them to third place in the league when wins from those first three games would have put them just one point behind leaders Blackburn.


1994–95 Liverpool F.C. season, Season overview, January
The first month of 1995 saw the departure of Liverpool's longest serving player Steve Nicol, who signed for Division One strugglers Notts County after losing his place in the first team to new arrivals John Scales and Phil Babb.


1994–95 Liverpool F.C. season, Season overview, January
However, the year began on a bright note with a 4-0 home win over Norwich City. Then came a 1-0 defeat at home to struggling Ipswich, followed by a goalless draw in the second Merseyside derby of the season at Anfield.


1994–95 Liverpool F.C. season, Season overview, January
There was success in the cup competitions as an Ian Rush goal gave the Reds 1-0 win over Arsenal in the League Cup quarter-final. However, it took a penalty shoot-out in a replay to see off Division Two underdogs Birmingham City in the FA Cup third round, while Division One strugglers Burnley faced Liverpool again after the League Cup meeting to hold the Reds to a goalless draw at Turf Moor, forcing yet another replay against lower league opposition.


1994–95 Liverpool F.C. season, Season overview, February
Another quiet month for league action saw the Reds held to 1-1 draws with Forest and QPR before scraping to a 2-1 win away to Sheffield Wednesday. As had happened last month, the biggest news for Liverpool was in the cup competitions. The FA Cup fourth round replay saw them overcome Burnley 1-0, before a fifth round clash with Wimbledon ended in a 1-1 draw and forced another replay, which the Reds won 2-0. Then came the League Cup semi-final first leg at Anfield, in which a Robbie Fowler goal saw the Reds defeat Crystal Palace (battling relegation but chasing glory in both cup competitions) 1-0.


1994–95 Liverpool F.C. season, Season overview, February
It was looking too late for Liverpool to challenge for a league title win and a unique domestic treble, as they were now 15 points behind leaders Blackburn (though they did have two games in hnd) and occupying fourth place.


1994–95 Liverpool F.C. season, Season overview, March
March brought the familiar pattern for Liverpool of mixed results in the league but good form in the cups. Wins over title hopefuls Manchester United and Newcastle but a home defeat by relegation-threatened Coventry and an away draw with Tottenham Hotspur saw them fall to fifth place in the table and leave their title hopes almost completely dead. The FA Cup fifth round replay against Wimbledon saw Liverpool win 2-0, but their hopes of glory ended in the quarter-finals when they 2-1 at home to Tottenham Hotspur.


1994–95 Liverpool F.C. season, Season overview, March
However, the League Cup campaign continued with another 1-0 win over Crystal Palace and another goal from Robbie Fowler in the second leg of the semi-final, to book the Reds a Wembley date with Bolton Wanderers and a chance of becoming the first team to win the League Cup five times.


1994–95 Liverpool F.C. season, Season overview, April
The League Cup final at Wembley Stadium on 2 April 1995 saw Liverpool beat Bolton 2-1 with a brace from Steve McManaman giving Roy Evans the first major trophy of his managerial career, and Liverpool's first major trophy since the FA Cup in 1992. With a place in the UEFA Cup guaranteed for next season and the title now beyond reasonable hope for Liverpool, there was less pressure on them in the final few games of the season, and they looked well placed to finish higher in the league than they had in any of the previous three seasons. Four wins and two defeats from six games made the previously crucial top-five finish a near certainty anyway.


1994–95 Liverpool F.C. season, Season overview, May
A draw with Wimbledon and defeats to two sides climbing clear of relegation danger (Aston Villa and West Ham United) were of little importance to a Liverpool side who could no longer win the title but had already booked European action with their League Cup glory. There was, however, one more game left to play. The final game of the league season was at Anfield on 14 May, and the opponents were Blackburn.


1994–95 Liverpool F.C. season, Season overview, May
Kenny Dalglish's new team were two points ahead of Manchester United - the last side capable of catching them - and a win for them would secure their first league title since 1914. However, if they lost or drew and Manchester United won at West Ham, the title would remain at Old Trafford for the third successive season.


1994–95 Liverpool F.C. season, Season overview, May
There was speculation that Liverpool would give their old manager an easy ride and let him add to the three title success he had managed them to in his time there, but Roy Evans dismissed such talk and his Liverpool side defeated Dalglish's men 2-1. The stadium was a scene of jubilation after the final whistle when news came through that the game in east London had ended in a 1-1 draw and Blackburn had ended their 81-year title wait.


1994–95 Logan Cup
The 1994–95 Logan Cup, known as the Lonrho Logan Cup for sponsorship reasons, was a first-class cricket competition held in Zimbabwe from 16 September 1994 – 26 March 1995. It was won by Mashonaland, who beat Mashonaland Under-24s in the final having finished top in the league stage of the competition.


1994–95 London Broncos season
The 1994–95 London Broncos season was the fifteenth in the club's history. It was their first season under the name of the London Broncos, following on from the London Crusaders and Fulham RLFC names. They competed in the 1994–95 Second Division of the Rugby Football League. They also competed in the 1994–95 Challenge Cup and the 1994–95 League Cup. They finished the season in 4th place in the second tier of British professional rugby league.


1994–95 London Broncos season, Second Division
The teams finishing in the top 7 went on to form the new First Division with teams from the Championship. London Broncos were fast tracked into the Championship as they were to be part of the new Super League in 1996.


1994–95 Los Angeles Clippers season
The 1994–95 NBA season was the Clippers' 25th season in the National Basketball Association, and their first season in Anaheim. In the 1994 NBA draft, the Clippers selected Lamond Murray from the University of California with the seventh pick. During the offseason, the team acquired Pooh Richardson, Malik Sealy and rookie guard Eric Piatkowski from the Indiana Pacers, and signed free agent Tony Massenburg. The Clippers started the season playing their first two games against the Portland Trail Blazers in Yokohama, Japan.


1994–95 Los Angeles Clippers season
However, under new head coach Bill Fitch, they struggled losing their first 16 games of the season, as Stanley Roberts missed the entire season with a ruptured Achilles tendon. The Clippers finished last place in the Pacific Division with the league's worst record of 17–65. Showing improvement was Loy Vaught, who led the team with 17.5 points and 9.7 rebounds per game, while Murray averaged 14.1 points per game, but was not selected to an All-Rookie Team at season's end. Richardson provided the team with 10.9 points, 7.9 assists and 1.6 steals per game, while Sealy contributed with 13.0 points per game.


1994–95 Los Angeles Clippers season
The only highlight of the season was the Clippers defeating their crosstown rival, the Los Angeles Lakers 109–84 at The Forum on December 9, which was their second win of the season. Following the season, Gary Grant was released to free agency, and signed as a free agent with the New York Knicks, while Massenburg left in the 1995 NBA Expansion Draft, and Elmore Spencer was traded to the Denver Nuggets.


1994–95 Los Angeles Clippers season, Transactions
The Clippers were involved in the following transactions during the 1994–95 season.


1994–95 Los Angeles Kings season
The 1994–95 Los Angeles Kings season, was the Kings' 28th season in the National Hockey League. It saw the Kings finish fifth in the Pacific Division with a record of 16–23–9, for 41 points. Defense proved to be problematic for the Kings, as they allowed a league-high 1,668 shots (34.8 per game) and finished tied for 23rd overall in goals allowed, with 174. Their offense was more reliable, as the Kings averaged nearly 3 goals scored per game. Despite missing a quarter of the season, Rick Tocchet still led the team in goals with 18.


1994–95 Los Angeles Kings season
On May 2, the Dallas Stars were in 7th place in the Western Conference with 42 points while the Kings were tied with the San Jose Sharks for 8th place with 41 points (16-22-9). However, the Kings lost the final game of the season on May 3 to the Chicago Blackhawks by a score of 5-1. Meanwhile, the Sharks came from behind to tie the Vancouver Canucks 3-3 in their final game of the season and, in doing so, jumped up to 7th place while the Stars fell to 8th place. The Sharks' win combined with the Kings' loss meant that the Kings would finish in 9th place and therefore miss the playoffs.


1994–95 Los Angeles Kings season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: No. = Division rank, CR = Conference rank, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points       Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.


1994–95 Los Angeles Kings season, Regular season, Final standings
bold – Qualified for playoffs; x – Won division; p – Won Presidents' Trophy


1994–95 Los Angeles Kings season, Player statistics, Forwards
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes


1994–95 Los Angeles Kings season, Player statistics, Defencemen
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes


1994–95 Los Angeles Kings season, Player statistics, Goaltending
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average


1994–95 Los Angeles Kings season, Transactions
The Kings were involved in the following transactions during the 1994–95 season.


1994–95 Los Angeles Lakers season
The 1994–95 NBA season was the Lakers' 47th season in the National Basketball Association, and 35th in the city of Los Angeles. This was the first season since 1981–82 that All-Star forward James Worthy was not on the team, as he announced his retirement in November. After missing the playoffs the previous season, the Lakers had the tenth pick in the 1994 NBA draft, and selected Eddie Jones out of Temple University.


1994–95 Los Angeles Lakers season
With new head coach Del Harris, along with the offseason acquisition of Cedric Ceballos from the Phoenix Suns, the Lakers struggled with a 3–5 start, but then won ten of their next twelve games. Second-year star Nick Van Exel emerged as one of the best point guards in the league, averaging 16.9 points and 8.3 assists per game. Despite losing seven of their final eight games, the Lakers finished third in the Pacific Division with a 48–34 record, and returned to the playoffs after a one-year absence.


1994–95 Los Angeles Lakers season
Harris was named Coach of The Year, and Jones made the NBA All-Rookie First Team, averaging 14.0 points and 2.0 steals per game. Ceballos led the team in scoring with 21.7 points per game and was selected for the 1995 NBA All-Star Game, but did not play due to injury, while Vlade Divac provided the team with 16.0 points, 10.4 rebounds and 2.2 blocks per game. In the Western Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Lakers defeated the 4th-seeded Seattle SuperSonics in four games after losing Game 1. However, they would lose in the Western Conference Semifinals to the San Antonio Spurs in six games. Following the season, Sam Bowie and Kurt Rambis both retired, and Tony Smith signed as a free agent with the Phoenix Suns.


1994–95 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team
The 1994–95 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of Louisville in the 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Denny Crum and the team finished the season with an overall record of 19–14.


1994–95 Luton Town F.C. season
During the 1994–95 English football season, Luton Town F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.


1994–95 Luton Town F.C. season, Season summary
Luton struggled once again in the 1994–95 season, with the side struggling to score at home. Pleat's Luton side, including young players such as Oakes, Telfer and John Hartson, reacted positively when Pleat turned down the advances of Tottenham Hotspur to return to North London as manager, and rocketed up to fifth in the table. Hartson was bought by Arsenal for £2,500,000 soon after, a British record for a teenager. The season petered out into obscurity following Hartson's sale, and Luton finished 16th. Pleat then left for a second time, moving to Sheffield Wednesday.


1994–95 Luton Town F.C. season, Squad
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1994–95 Luxembourg Cup (ice hockey)
The 1994–95 Luxembourg Cup was the second playing of the Luxembourg Cup ice hockey tournament. Four teams participated in the tournament, which was won by the Chiefs Leuven.


1994–95 Luxembourg National Division
The 1994–95 Luxembourg National Division was the 81st season of top level association football in Luxembourg.


1994–95 Luxembourg National Division, Overview
It was performed in 12 teams, and Jeunesse Esch won the championship.


1994–95 Macedonian First Football League
The 1994–95 Macedonian First League was the 3rd season of the Macedonian First Football League, the highest football league of Macedonia. The first matches of the season were played on 14 August 1994 and the last on 18 June 1995. Vardar defended their championship title, having won their third title in a row.


1994–95 Macedonian First Football League, Promotion and relegation
1 Karaorman was relegated from the First League after a loss in a relegation tie-breaker match against Borec. 2 Pobeda Valandovo was initially promoted, but was expelled from the First League due to unknown reasons.


1994–95 Macedonian Football Cup
The 1994–95 Macedonian Football Cup was the 3rd season of Macedonia's football knockout competition. FK Sileks were the defending champions, having won their second title. The 1994–95 champions were FK Vardar who won their second title.


1994–95 Macedonian Second Football League
The 1994–95 Macedonian Second Football League was the third season since its establishment. It began in August 1994 and ended in June 1995.


1994–95 Magyar Kupa
The 1994–95 Magyar Kupa (English: Hungarian Cup) was the 55th season of Hungary's annual knock-out cup football competition.


1994–95 Major League Baseball strike
The 1994–95 Major League Baseball strike was the eighth work stoppage in baseball history, as well as the fourth in-season work stoppage in 22 years. The strike began on August 12, 1994, and resulted in the remainder of that season being cancelled, including the postseason and, for the first time since 1904, the World Series.


1994–95 Major League Baseball strike
The strike was suspended on April 2, 1995, after 232 days, making it the longest such stoppage in MLB history and the longest work stoppage in major league professional sports at the time (breaking the record set by the 1981 strike, also in MLB); its length was later surpassed by the 2004–05 NHL lockout, which ran for 310 days and caused the cancellation of that league's entire 2004–05 season.


1994–95 Major League Baseball strike
In the baseball strike, 948 games were cancelled in all, and MLB became the first-ever major American professional sports league to lose an entire postseason due to labor struggles. Due to the strike, both the 1994 and 1995 seasons were not played to a complete 162 games; the strike was called after most teams had played at least 113 games in 1994. Each team played 144 games in 1995.


1994–95 Major League Baseball strike, Background
In response to a worsening financial situation in baseball, the owners of Major League Baseball teams collectively proposed a salary cap to their players. Ownership claimed that small-market clubs would fall by the wayside unless teams agreed to share local broadcasting revenues (to increase equity among the teams) and enact a salary cap, a proposal that the players adamantly opposed. On January 18, 1994, the owners approved a new revenue-sharing plan keyed to a salary cap, which required the players' approval. The following day, the owners amended the Major League agreement by giving complete power to the commissioner on labor negotiations.


1994–95 Major League Baseball strike, Background
The dispute was played out with a backdrop of years of hostility and mistrust between the two sides. What arguably stood in the way of a compromise settlement was the absence of an official commissioner ever since the owners forced Fay Vincent to resign in September 1992. Vincent said the owners had colluded in the signing of free agents, which led to "a $280 million theft" by Bud Selig and Jerry Reinsdorf, which "polluted labor relations in baseball" and left Donald Fehr, executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association, with "no trust in Selig." On February 11, 1994, the owners greatly reduced the commissioner's power to act in "the best interests of baseball."


1994–95 Major League Baseball strike, Background
Owner representative Richard Ravitch officially unveiled the ownership proposal on June 14, 1994. The proposal would guarantee a record $1 billion in salary and benefits. But the ownership proposal also would have forced clubs to fit their payrolls into a more evenly based structure. Salary arbitration would have been eliminated, free agency would begin after four years rather than six, and owners would have retained the right to keep a four- or five-year player by matching his best offer. Owners claimed that their proposal would raise average salaries from $1.2 million in 1994 to $2.6 million by 2001.


1994–95 Major League Baseball strike, Background
Fehr rejected the offer from the owners on July 18. He believed a salary cap was simply a way for owners to clean up their own disparity problems with no benefit to the players.


1994–95 Major League Baseball strike, Background
On July 13, 1994, Fehr said if serious negotiations between the players and the owners did not begin soon, the players could go out on strike in September of that year, threatening the postseason. On December 31, 1993, Major League Baseball's collective bargaining agreement ran out with no new agreement yet signed.


1994–95 Major League Baseball strike, Strike, June
As negotiations continued to heat up, the owners decided to withhold $7.8 million that they were required to pay per previous agreement into the players' pension and benefit plans. The final straw came on June 23 when the Senate Judiciary Committee failed to approve an antitrust legislation by a vote of 10–7. According to Fehr, the action left the players with little choice but to strike. "We felt in '94 we were pushed into it," he said. "I still think that's a justified conclusion."


1994–95 Major League Baseball strike, Strike, July–August
On July 28, the Players Association executive board set August 12, 1994, as a strike date. When that day came, the players went ahead with their threat to walk off the job. The last games of that baseball season were played on August 11, 1994.


1994–95 Major League Baseball strike, Strike, July–August
On August 31, three-and-a-half hours of negotiations with federal mediators produced no progress in the strike, and no further talks were scheduled as the strike went into its 4th week. According to then-acting commissioner Bud Selig, September 9 was the tentative deadline for canceling the rest of the season if no agreement was reached between the owners and players. The MLBPA offered a counterproposal to ownership on September 8 calling for a two-percent tax on the 16 franchises with the highest payrolls to be divided among the other 12 clubs. Teams in both leagues would share 25% of all gate receipts under the MLBPA's plan. The owners responded by claiming that the measures wouldn't meet the cost.


1994–95 Major League Baseball strike, Strike, July–August
The rest of the season, including the World Series, was called off by Bud Selig on September 14. Selig acknowledged that the strike had torn an irreparable hole in the game's fabric. The move to cancel the rest of the season meant the loss of $580 million in ownership revenue and $230 million in player salaries. In 1994, the average MLB salary was an estimated $1.2 million.


1994–95 Major League Baseball strike, Strike, Reaction
The Montreal Expos' best season in their history was stopped by the strike. They had the best record in baseball, 74–40, and were six games ahead of the Atlanta Braves in the NL East despite having the second-lowest payroll in MLB. Most baseball writers considered the Expos to be World Series contenders. Coincidentally, the only time that the Expos actually made it to the postseason was in 1981, the last time that there was a significant players' strike in Major League Baseball. That season, Montreal qualified by winning the 2nd half of the 1981 season.


1994–95 Major League Baseball strike, Strike, Reaction
Chicago White Sox star Frank Thomas, who wound up winning the American League's Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award for the second year in a row in 1994, said "I've had a career year, but I'm not going to finish it." Tony Gwynn had a chance to be the first to finish a season over .400 since Ted Williams, as he was batting .394 at the time of the strike. The strike also cost Matt Williams of the San Francisco Giants a chance to beat Roger Maris' single season home run record.


1994–95 Major League Baseball strike, Strike, Reaction
When the strike forced the cancellation of the remaining 47 games of the season, Williams had already hit 43 home runs, on pace to match Maris' single season record of 61 home runs. Cleveland Indians second baseman Carlos Baerga was unable to extend his record two-year streak of 20 home runs, 200 hits, and 100 RBI by a second baseman because of the strike. Seattle Mariners star Ken Griffey Jr., who led the American League with 40 home runs at the time of the strike, summed it up by saying, "We picked a bad season to have a good year." Kevin Mitchell of the Cincinnati Reds, Julio Franco of the Chicago White Sox, and Shane Mack of the Minnesota Twins, all .325 hitters in 1994, opted during the strike to play in Japan in 1995.


1994–95 Major League Baseball strike, Strike, Reaction
By the third day of the strike, Cleveland Indians owner Richard Jacobs directed that all souvenirs being sold at the Indians' gift shop carrying the words "inaugural season at Jacobs Field" be sold at half price.


1994–95 Major League Baseball strike, Strike, Reaction
The Colorado Rockies were completing their last season at Mile High Stadium with an attendance of 3,281,511 through 57 home games for an average of 57,570 per game. At that pace, the team would have had a good chance of drawing over 4.6 million fans in their 81 home games if the season had continued. This would have eclipsed the major league season attendance record of 4,483,350 fans set by the Rockies only the season before.


1994–95 Major League Baseball strike, Strike, Reaction
One of the few positive notes was that fans were spared from witnessing one of the worst division races in history. The Texas Rangers were leading the newly reformed AL West despite being 10 games under .500. The last-place California Angels were only 5+1⁄2 games out despite having the second-worst record in the majors at 21 games under .500—on pace for 96 losses. In fact, the two last place teams in the other American League divisions (namely, the Detroit Tigers of the AL East and Milwaukee Brewers of the AL Central) had better records than the Rangers.


1994–95 Major League Baseball strike, Strike, Reaction
The National League's MVP award was given to Jeff Bagwell. His hand was broken by a pitch on August 10, just before the players' strike began; had the season continued, he would likely have missed the remainder of the year and might not have won the MVP. But because of the timing of his "lucky break", Bagwell became just the fourth player in National League history to win the award unanimously.


1994–95 Major League Baseball strike, Strike, Reaction
The strike also led to an absurdity. The Minnesota Twins traded Dave Winfield to the Cleveland Indians for a player to be named later. Since the strike led to the season being cancelled, no further transactions could be made until it was settled. The Twins would officially be listed as having sold Winfield to the Indians, but the actual transaction was conducted much differently. Instead of the Indians buying the contract outright, team management went out for a meal with Twins management and the Indians paid the tab; this essentially meant that Winfield had been traded for dinner.


1994–95 Major League Baseball strike, Strike, Reaction
Arguably, the biggest storyline of the strike was the New York Yankees. In having the best record in the American League, which was also the second-best record in baseball, 70–43, and a 6+1⁄2 game lead over the Baltimore Orioles in the AL East, the largest division lead of any division leader, the strike cost their captain, Don Mattingly, his best chance at his postseason debut in his 13-year career. The Yankees had not been in the postseason since 1981.


1994–95 Major League Baseball strike, Strike, Reaction
Because the Yankees' prior postseason chances had also been cut short by a strike, news media reported on the parallels between the two Yankee teams (1981 and 1994), both of which had division leads taken away by strike actions. Mattingly would reach the playoffs for the first and only time in his playing career the following year, being defeated at the hands of the Seattle Mariners in the ALDS in five games.


1994–95 Major League Baseball strike, Strike, December
On December 5, it was announced Richard Ravitch would step down as negotiator for the owners on December 31, 1994. Ravitch instead resigned on December 6, 1994. On December 14, labor talks headed by federal mediator William Usery broke down. The next day, the owners approved a salary cap plan by a vote of 25–3, but agreed to delay implementing it so that another round of talks with the players could be held. On December 23, with negotiations at a standstill, the owners unilaterally implemented a salary cap.


1994–95 Major League Baseball strike, Strike, January 1995
On January 4, 1995, five bills aimed at ending the baseball strike were introduced into Congress. The next day, Fehr declared all 895 unsigned Major League players to be free agents in response to unilateral contract changes made by the owners. On January 10, arbitrator Thomas Roberts awarded 11 players a total of almost $10 million as a result of collusion charges brought against the owners. On January 26, both players and owners were ordered by President Bill Clinton to resume bargaining and reach an agreement by February 6. Unfortunately, President Clinton's deadline came and went with no resolution of the strike. Just five days earlier, the owners agreed to revoke the salary cap and return to the old agreement.


1994–95 Major League Baseball strike, Strike, Replacement players
After the deadline passed with no compromises, the use of replacement players for spring training and regular season games was approved by baseball's executive council on January 13. Replacement players were reportedly guaranteed US$5,000 for reporting to spring training and another $5,000 if they made the Opening Day roster. Selig declared that, "We are committed to playing the 1995 season and will do so with the best players willing to play."