Year XIX: Boeheim 25 Years In 25 Days

It is the 19th installment of "Boeheim 25 Years in 25 Days." "High Socks and High Hopes" (picture is of the stylish leg wear of Lawrence Moten) read the cover of the 1994-95 Syracuse basketball media guide. Under Jim Boeheim, SU posted another 20-win season. It was final season of the Lawrence Moten Era on the Hill.

Record 20-10, 12-6 in the BIG EAST

Jim Boeheim coached his 600th game at SU

SU returned to the Zoo for a game, playing George Washington in Manley Field House. In the first round of the preseason NIT the Orange lost to GW 111-104 in overtime.

The Orange had a 14-game winning streak, registering an undefeated (7-0) December.

Lawrence Moten and John Wallace were named to the All-BIG EAST first team.

Poetry In Moten: Marks Left by Sir Lawrence

All-time leading scorer in BIG EAST history

All-time leading scorer in Syracuse history

First SU player to score 500 points in four separate seasons

Only player to be in the top-five on the all-time scoring and steals lists in the BIG EAST

First Orangemen since Dave Bing to lead the team in scoring for three consecutive seasons

The Orangemen advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. SU lost, 96-94, to Arkansas in the Midwest Region.

Orangemen Junkie Note
Melvin Tuten, a basketball walk-on and Syracuse football player, scored the last points of SU's 1994 game against LeMoyne, Tuten, who currently plays for the NFL's Carolina Panthers, scored on a dunk in SU's 94-54 win.

Factoid
The Orangemen played four teams with the nickname "Wildcats" during the 1994-95 campaign. The teams were Arizona, Davidson, Kentucky and Villanova. SU went 3-2 against the feline opponents, defeating Arizona and Davidson, losing at Kentucky and splitting a pair of games with Villanova.

Coaching Staff
Jim Boeheim, Head Coach
Bernie Fine, Assistant
Wayne Morgan
Tim O'Toole

1994-95 Statistics

	PPG 	RPG	APG
Lawrence Moten	19.6	4.2	3.3
John Wallace	16.8	8.2	2.6
Michael Lloyd	12.5	3.2	5.2
Lucious Jackson	11.2	4.2	1.7
Otis Hill	6.5	4.4	0.7
J.B. Reafsnyder	5.8	4.3	1.0
Todd Burgan	4.0	2.2	0.6
Lazarus Sims	3.0	1.4	2.6
Bobby Lazor	2.4	1.8	0.3
Marius Janulis	2.8	1.1	0.7
Melvin Tuten	1.8	0.3	0.0
James May	0.7	0.5	0.3
Jim Hayes	0.5	1.3	0.1
Elimu Nelson	0,5	0.3	0.1
Derrick Johnson	0.3	0.0	0.0

Click here for Year I: Taking the Reigns

Click Here For Year II: Magic's Visit

Click Here For Year III: The Wins Keep Coming

Click Here Year IV: The Birth of the BIG EAST

Year V: The Orange Defeats Villanova In Overtime Thriller

Year VI: 13 Straight Trips to the Post Season

Year VII: 13th Consecutive Post-Season Appearances

Year VIII: The Pearl Cometh

Year IX: Win No. 200

Year X: Battling With the Johnnies>

Year XI: The Championship Run

Year XII: Sherman's March on the Record Book