1993–94 Charleston Cougars men's basketball team
The 1993–94 College of Charleston Cougars men's basketball team represented the College of Charleston during the 1993–94 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cougars, led by 15th-year head coach John Kresse, played their home games at F. Mitchell Johnson Arena in Charleston, South Carolina as members of the Trans America Athletic Conference (TAAC).
1993–94 College of Charleston Cougars men's basketball | |
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TAAC Regular season champion | |
NCAA tournament, first round | |
Conference | Trans America Athletic Conference |
East Division | |
Record | 24–4 (14–2 TAAC) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | F. Mitchell Johnson Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College of Charleston | 14 | – | 2 | .875 | 24 | – | 4 | .857 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Florida † | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 21 | – | 9 | .700 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stetson | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 14 | – | 15 | .483 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia State | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 13 | – | 14 | .481 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Centenary | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 16 | – | 12 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida International | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 11 | – | 16 | .407 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southeastern Louisiana | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 10 | – | 17 | .370 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Samford | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 10 | – | 18 | .357 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mercer | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 5 | – | 24 | .172 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida Atlantic | – | – | 3 | – | 24 | .111 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1994 TAAC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll[1] |
After finishing atop the conference regular season standings (14–2), the Cougars did not participate in the 1994 TAAC tournament, but did receive an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament – the first appearance in school history – as No. 12 seed in the Southeast region. College of Charleston lost to No. 5 seed Wake Forest[2] in the opening round. The team finished with an overall record of 24–4.
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 27, 1993* |
Webber | W 88–59 | 1–0 |
F. Mitchell Johnson Center Charleston, South Carolina | |||||||
Nov 29, 1993* |
South Carolina State | W 70–57 | 2–0 |
F. Mitchell Johnson Center Charleston, South Carolina | |||||||
Dec 4, 1993* |
Charleston Southern | W 116–78 | 3–0 |
F. Mitchell Johnson Center Charleston, South Carolina | |||||||
Dec 18, 1993* |
Mount Olive | W 106–89 | 4–0 |
F. Mitchell Johnson Center Charleston, South Carolina | |||||||
Dec 22, 1993* |
at South Carolina | L 53–65 OT | 4–1 |
Carolina Coliseum Columbia, South Carolina | |||||||
Dec 28, 1993* |
Penn State | W 71–65 | 5–1 |
North Charleston Coliseum North Charleston, South Carolina | |||||||
Dec 29, 1993* |
Alabama | W 82–60 | 6–1 |
North Charleston Coliseum North Charleston, South Carolina | |||||||
Jan 3, 1994 |
Samford | W 67–56 | 7–1 (1–0) |
F. Mitchell Johnson Center Charleston, South Carolina | |||||||
Feb 28, 1994 |
at Samford | W 69–59 | 24–3 (14–2) |
Seibert Hall Homewood, Alabama | |||||||
TAAC tournament | |||||||||||
Did not participate | |||||||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 17, 1994* |
(12 SE) | vs. (5 SE) Wake Forest First round |
L 58–68 | 24–4 |
Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
Source[3]
Rankings
Awards and honors
- Marion Busby – TAAC Player of the Year
- John Kresse – TAAC Coach of the Year
References
- sports-reference.com 1993-94 Trans America Athletic Conference Season Summary
- "College of Charleston Makes Case for Respect". The New York Times. March 14, 1997. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
- "1993-94 Men's Basketball Schedule". College of Charleston Athletics. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
- ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1020–1021. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.