1993–94 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team
Appearance
1993–94 Tulsa Convention Center | |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulsa | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 23 | – | 8 | .742 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bradley | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 23 | – | 8 | .742 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Illinois † | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 23 | – | 7 | .767 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois State | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 16 | – | 11 | .593 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Iowa | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 16 | – | 13 | .552 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southwest Missouri State |
7 | – | 11 | .389 | 12 | – | 15 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wichita State | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 9 | – | 18 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Drake | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 11 | – | 16 | .407 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Creighton | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 7 | – | 22 | .241 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana State | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 4 | – | 22 | .154 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† AP Poll[1]
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The 1993–94 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team represented the
Tulsa Convention Center. Led by head coach Tubby Smith, they finished the season 23–8 overall and 15–3 in conference play to finish atop the MVC standings. After losing in the semifinal round of the MVC tournament, the team defeated UCLA[2] and Oklahoma State[3] to reach the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA tournament, before falling to eventual National champion Arkansas in the Midwest Regional semifinals.[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 |
Houston Baptist
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W 128–63 | 1–0 |
Tulsa Convention Center
Tulsa, Oklahoma | |||||||
Dec 1, 1993* |
at North Texas | W 76–62 | 2–0 |
Super Pit
Denton, Texas | |||||||
Dec 6, 1993* |
at Oral Roberts | W 94–74 | 3–0 |
Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma | |||||||
Dec 11, 1993* |
SW Missouri State
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W 66–56 | 4–0 |
Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma | |||||||
Dec 20, 1993* |
No. 22 Oklahoma State | L 61–73 | 4–1 |
Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma | |||||||
Dec 23, 1993* |
No. 1 Arkansas | L 91–93 OT | 4–2 |
Tulsa Convention Center (8,659) Tulsa, Oklahoma | |||||||
Dec 29, 1993* |
vs. Texas Tech
All-College Tournament |
W 96–77 | 5–2 |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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Dec 30, 1993* |
vs. Oklahoma All-College Tournament |
L 76–95 | 5–3 |
Myriad Convention Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | |||||||
MVC Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 5, 1994* |
(1) | vs. (8) Drake Quarterfinals |
W 91–82 | 21–6 |
St. Louis Arena St. Louis, Missouri | ||||||
Mar 6, 1994* |
(1) | vs. (5) Northern Iowa Semifinals |
L 73–79 | 21–7 |
St. Louis Arena St. Louis, Missouri | ||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 18, 1994* CBS |
(12 MW) | vs. (5 MW) No. 17 UCLA First Round |
W 112–102 | 22–7 |
Myriad Convention Center (13,336) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | ||||||
Mar 20, 1994* CBS |
(12 MW) | vs. (4 MW) No. 19 Oklahoma State Second Round |
W 82–80 | 23–7 |
Myriad Convention Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | ||||||
Mar 25, 1994* CBS |
(12 MW) | vs. (1 MW) No. 2 Arkansas Midwest Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen |
L 84–103 | 23–8 |
Reunion Arena (16,297) Dallas, Texas | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest. All times are in Central. |
Rankings
Awards and honors
NBA draft
Round | Pick | Player | NBA Team |
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2 | 42 | Gary Collier | Cleveland Cavaliers |
References
- ^ sports-reference.com 1993-94 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary
- The Los Angeles Times. March 19, 1994. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
- The Los Angeles Times. March 21, 1994. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
- ^ "Arkansas, Michigan To Match". The New York Times. March 26, 1994. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
- ^ "1993-94 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
- ^ "1993-94 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
- ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.