UCLA '95 National Champions Heavy Tee
Coached by Jim Harrick, the 1994-1995 UCLA Bruins finished the regular season 25-2. Although they were led by Wooden Award winner Ed O'Bannon, the Bruins were deep. Tyus Edney, George Zidek, Toby Bailey and Charles O'Bannon all played key role's in UCLA's championship run. As the 1-seed in the West Region of the NCAA Tournament, UCLA barely made it out of the first weekend. Facing 8-seed Missouri the Bruins found themselves having to drive the length of the floor down 1 with 4.8 seconds left. Enter Tyus Edney. With the college basketball world watching, the UCLA point guard weaved his way down the court before releasing a right handed floater off the glass and in as time expired! Wins over Mississippi State, UConn and Oklahoma State in the Final Four setup a title game showdown against defending national champs Arkansas. At the Kingdome in Seattle UCLA won a thrilling game, defeating Arkansas 89-78 to claim the national title. With Edney sidelined by a wrist injury, Ed O'Bannon p