1993–94 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

The 1993–94 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona. The team's head coach was Lute Olson. The team played its home games in McKale Center as members of the Pacific-10 Conference.

1993–94 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball
Pac-10 Regular-Season Champions
NCAA Tournament, Final Four
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 9
Record29–6 (14–4 Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMcKale Center
1993–94 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 9 Arizona144 .778296  .829
No. 17 UCLA135 .722217  .750
No. 16 California135 .722228  .733
Washington State108 .5562011  .645
Stanford108 .5561711  .607
Arizona State108 .5561513  .536
USC99 .5001612  .571
Oregon612 .3331017  .370
Washington315 .167522  .185
Oregon State216 .111621  .222
Rankings from AP Poll

After going 14–4 to win the Pac-10 regular-season title the team was seeded second in the West region of the NCAA tournament. They advanced to the Final Four with a 92–72 victory over top-seeded Missouri before falling 91–82 to Arkansas, who would go on to win the championship. The team finished with a record of 29-6.

Roster

1993–94 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 3 Khalid Reeves 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) Sr Queens, New York
G 20 Damon Stoudamire 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)165 lb (75 kg) Jr Portland, Oregon
F 22 Ray Owes 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)215 lb (98 kg) Jr San Bernardino, California
G 44 Reggie Geary 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) So Santa Ana, California
F/C 50 Joseph Blair 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)260 lb (118 kg) So Houston, Texas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Non-Conference Regular season
Nov 29, 1993*
No. 19 Baylor W 106–79  1–0
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Dec 1, 1993*
No. 19 Saint Joseph's W 93–73  2–0
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Dec 5, 1993*
No. 19 vs. No. 8 Oklahoma State W 97–84  3–0
America West Arena (9,817)
Phoenix, Arizona
Dec 9, 1993*
No. 14 at Utah W 88–81  4–0
Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
Dec 14, 1993*
No. 13 New Orleans W 80–62  5–0
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Dec 18, 1993*
No. 13 at Santa Clara W 89–63  6–0
Leavey Center 
Santa Clara, California
Dec 21, 1993*
No. 12 vs. Notre Dame
Maui Invitational Tournament
W 98–79  7–0
Lahaina Civic Center 
Lahaina, Hawaii
Dec 22, 1993*
No. 12 vs. No. 18 Boston College
Maui Invitational Tournament
W 70–65  8–0
Lahaina Civic Center 
Lahaina, Hawaii
Dec 23, 1993*
No. 12 vs. No. 5 Kentucky
Maui Invitational Tournament
L 92–93  8–1
Lahaina Civic Center 
Lahaina, Hawaii
Dec 28, 1993*
No. 12 Fordham W 111–84  9–1
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Dec 29, 1993*
No. 12 No. 7 Michigan W 119–95  10–1
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Pac-10 Regular season
Jan 5, 1994
No. 9 Arizona State W 98–81  11–1
(1–0)
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Jan 8, 1994*
No. 9 No. 25 Marquette W 94–80  12–1
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Jan 13, 1994
No. 6 No. 19 California L 93–98  12–2
(1–1)
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Jan 15, 1994
No. 6 Stanford W 89–72  13–2
(2–1)
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Jan 20, 1994
No. 9 at No. 2 UCLA L 66–74  13–3
(2–2)
Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, California
Jan 22, 1994
No. 9 at USC W 83–74  14–3
(3–2)
L.A. Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, California
Jan 27, 1994
No. 13 Oregon W 98–86  15–3
(4–2)
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Jan 29, 1994
No. 13 Oregon State W 100–56  16–3
(5–2)
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Feb 3, 1994
No. 12 at Washington State W 80–68  17–3
(6–2)
Friel Court 
Pullman, Washington
Feb 5, 1994
No. 12 Washington L 69–74  17–4
(6–3)
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Feb 10, 1994
No. 16 at Stanford W 77–60  18–4
(7–3)
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
Feb 13, 1994
No. 16 at No. 18 California W 96–77  19–4
(8–3)
Harmon Gym 
Berkeley, California
Feb 17, 1994
No. 15 USC W 94–61  20–4
(9–3)
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Feb 19, 1994
No. 15 No. 8 UCLA W 98–74  21–4
(10–3)
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Feb 24, 1994
No. 9 at Oregon State W 96–69  22–4
(11–3)
Gill Coliseum 
Corvallis, Oregon
Feb 26, 1994
No. 9 at Oregon W 75–71  23–4
(12–3)
McArthur Court 
Eugene, Oregon
Mar 3, 1994
No. 8 Washington W 95–62  24–4
(13–3)
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Mar 5, 1994
No. 8 Washington State W 85–69  25–4
(14–3)
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Mar 12, 1994
No. 7 at Arizona State L 87–94  25–5
(14–4)
Wells Fargo Arena 
Tempe, Arizona
NCAA Tournament
Mar 18, 1994*
(2 W) No. 9 vs. (15 W) Loyola (MD)
First round
W 81–55  26–5
ARCO Arena 
Sacramento, California
Mar 20, 1994*
(2 W) No. 9 vs. (7 W) Virginia
Second Round
W 71–58  27–5
ARCO Arena 
Sacramento, California
Mar 24, 1994*
(2 W) No. 9 vs. (3 W) No. 10 Louisville
West Regional semifinal Sweet Sixteen
W 82–70  28–5
L.A. Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, California
Mar 26, 1994*
(2 W) No. 9 vs. (1 W) No. 5 Missouri
West Regional Final Elite Eight
W 92–72  29–5
L.A. Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, California
Apr 2, 1994*
(2 W) No. 9 vs. (1 MW) No. 2 Arkansas
National semifinal Final Four
L 82–91  29–6
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.

[1]

NCAA basketball tournament

  • Mideast
    • Arizona (#2 seed) 81, Loyola (#15 Seed) 55
    • Arizona 71, Virginia (#7 Seed) 58
    • Arizona 82, Louisville (#3 seed) 70
    • Arizona 92, Missouri (#1 seed) 72

[2]

  • Final Four
    • Arkansas 91, Arizona 82

[2]

Rankings

[3]

Awards and honors

Team players drafted into the NBA

Round Pick Player NBA Team
1 12 Khalid Reeves Miami Heat

[4]

References

  1. "2019-20 Arizona Wildcats Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
  2. "RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More".
    • ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1020–1021. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
  3. "1994 NBA Draft on databaseBasketball.com". Archived from the original on February 9, 2012. Retrieved May 15, 2012.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.