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 Charleston Cougars men's basketball
TAAC Regular season champion
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Trans America Athletic Conference
Division	East Division
Record	24–4 (14–2 TAAC)
Head coach	John Kresse (15th season)
Home arena	F. Mitchell Johnson Center

1993–94 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
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

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 in the opening round. The team finished with an overall record of 24–4.

Roster

1993–94 College of Charleston Cougars men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown C 4 Thaddeous Delaney 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Fr     G 5 Marion Busby 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) — Jr     F 21 Stacy Harris 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Fr West Potomac Alexandria, Virginia G 24 Anthony Johnson  6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So R.B. Stall Charleston, South Carolina F 42 Rodney Conner 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Fr Orangeburg-Wilkinson Orangeburg, South Carolina	Head coach John Kresse (St. John's) Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
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
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast. All times are in Eastern.

Source

Rankings

Main article: 1993–94 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Awards and honors

• Marion Busby – TAAC Player of the Year
• John Kresse – TAAC Coach of the Year