The 1993–94 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1993–94 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 29–5 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Big East Conference where they finished with a 16–2 record and were the Regular Season Champions. They made it to the Sweet Sixteen in the 1994 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. The Huskies played their home games at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut and the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and they were led by eighth-year head coach Jim Calhoun.[2][3]
| 1993–94 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball | |
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Big East Regular Season Champions | |
NCAA men's Division I tournament, Sweet Sixteen | |
| Conference | Big East Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 7 |
| AP | No. 4 |
| Record | 29–5 (16–2 Big East) |
| Head coach |
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| Assistant coaches |
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| Home arena | Hartford Civic Center Harry A. Gampel Pavilion |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Connecticut | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 29 | – | 5 | .853 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Syracuse | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 23 | – | 7 | .767 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston College | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 23 | – | 11 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Providence † | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 20 | – | 10 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Villanova | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgetown | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 19 | – | 12 | .613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seton Hall | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 17 | – | 13 | .567 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 13 | – | 14 | .481 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. John's | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 12 | – | 17 | .414 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami | 0 | – | 18 | .000 | 7 | – | 20 | .259 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 1994 Big East tournament winner As of April 4, 1994[1] Rankings from AP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Schedule
edit| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| 11/27/1993* |
vs. Towson | W 107–67 | 1–0 |
Hershey Arena (2,410) Hershey, Pennsylvania | |||||||
| 11/29/1993* WTNH |
at No. 12 Virginia | W 77–36 | 2–0 |
University Hall (8,457) Charlottesville, Virginia | |||||||
| 12/1/1993* |
Yale | W 81–64 | 3–0 |
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, Connecticut | |||||||
| 12/8/1993 WTNH |
No. 21 | at No. 20 Seton Hall | W 82–66 | 4–0 (1–0) |
Brendan Byrne Arena (13,908) East Rutherford, New Jersey | ||||||
| 12/11/1993* |
No. 21 | Central Connecticut | W 117–63 | 5–0 |
Hartford Civic Center (15,785) Hartford, Connecticut | ||||||
| 12/15/1993* ESPN |
No. 16 | Texas | W 96–86 | 6–0 |
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, Connecticut | ||||||
| 12/23/1993* |
No. 15 | Fairfield | W 75–57 | 7–0 |
Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut | ||||||
| 12/28/1993* |
No. 14 | vs. Texas Arlington Big Island Invitational |
W 112–72 | 8–0 |
Civic Auditorium (2,350) Hilo, HI | ||||||
| 12/29/1993* |
No. 14 | vs. Ohio Big Island Invitational |
L 76–85 | 8–1 |
Civic Auditorium (750) Hilo, HI | ||||||
| 12/30/1993* |
No. 14 | vs. Tennessee Tech Big Island Invitational |
W 130–78 | 9–1 |
Civic Auditorium (1,800) Hilo, HI | ||||||
| 1/2/1994* |
No. 14 | Winthrop | W 113–59 | 10–1 |
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, Connecticut | ||||||
| 1/4/1994 WTNH |
No. 16 | Georgetown Rivalry |
W 77–65 | 11–1 (2–0) |
Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut | ||||||
| 1/8/1994 WTNH |
No. 16 | Boston College | W 77–71 | 12–1 (3–0) |
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, Connecticut | ||||||
| 1/10/1994 ESPN |
No. 14 | No. 16 Syracuse Rivalry |
W 75–67 | 13–1 (4–0) |
Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut | ||||||
| 1/15/1994 WTNH |
No. 14 | at St. John's | W 85–81 | 14–1 (5–0) |
Madison Square Garden (19,542) New York City | ||||||
| 1/17/1994* |
No. 10 | Hartford | W 88–62 | 15–1 |
Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut | ||||||
| 1/19/1994 ESPN |
No. 10 | at Providence | W 79–78 | 16–1 (6–0) |
Providence Civic Center (13,106) Providence, Rhode Island | ||||||
| 1/25/1994 NESN |
No. 6 | Villanova | W 91–67 | 17–1 (7–0) |
Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut | ||||||
| 1/29/1994 WTNH |
No. 6 | at Pittsburgh | W 88–67 | 18–1 (8–0) |
Civic Arena (6,798) Pittsburgh | ||||||
| 2/1/1994 WTNH |
No. 5 | at No. 15 Syracuse Rivalry |
L 95–105 | 18–2 (8–1) |
Carrier Dome (24,540) Syracuse, New York | ||||||
| 2/5/1994 WTNH |
No. 5 | Miami | W 73–57 | 19–2 (9–1) |
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, Connecticut | ||||||
| 2/9/1994 ESPN |
No. 6 | at Boston College | W 94–91 2OT | 20–2 (10–1) |
Conte Forum (8,706) Boston | ||||||
| 2/12/1994 WTNH |
No. 6 | Seton Hall | W 80–68 | 21–2 (11–1) |
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, Connecticut | ||||||
| 2/15/1994 WTNH |
No. 3 | at Villanova | L 63–64 | 21–3 (11–2) |
The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, Pennsylvania | ||||||
| 2/19/1994 WTNH |
No. 3 | Providence | W 81–73 | 22–3 (12–2) |
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, Connecticut | ||||||
| 2/22/1994 |
No. 5 | at Miami | W 74–49 | 23–3 (13–2) |
Miami Arena (4,045) Miami, Florida | ||||||
| 2/26/1994 WTNH |
No. 5 | Pittsburgh | W 78–66 | 24–3 (14–2) |
Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut | ||||||
| 2/28/1994 ESPN |
No. 4 | at Georgetown Rivalry |
W 66–62 | 25–3 (15–2) |
Capital Centre (12,013) Landover, Maryland | ||||||
| 3/5/1994 CBS |
No. 4 | St. John's | W 80–50 | 26–3 (16–2) |
Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut | ||||||
| Big East tournament | |||||||||||
| 3/11/1994 WTNH |
No. 2 | vs. St. John's Quarterfinals |
W 97–77 | 27–3 |
Madison Square Garden (19,544) New York | ||||||
| 3/12/1994 CBS |
No. 2 | vs. Providence Semifinals |
L 67–69 | 27–4 |
Madison Square Garden (19,544) New York | ||||||
| NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
| 3/17/1994* CBS |
No. 4 (2) | vs. No. (15) Rider First Round |
W 64–46 | 28–4 |
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (16,204) Uniondale, New York | ||||||
| 3/19/1994* CBS |
No. 4 (2) | vs. No. (10) George Washington Second Round |
W 75–63 | 29–4 |
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (16,204) Uniondale, New York | ||||||
| 3/25/1994* CBS |
No. 4 (2) | vs. No. 14 (3) Florida Sweet Sixteen |
L 60–69 OT | 29–5 |
Miami Arena (15,217) Miami, Florida | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. | |||||||||||
References
edit- ^ sports-reference.com 1993-94 Big East Conference Season Summary
- ^ a b 2015-16 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 22, 2015. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
- ^ Davis, Ken (September 30, 2010). The University of Connecticut Basketball Vault: The History of the Huskies. Atlanta: Whitman LLC. ISBN 0794828035.
- ^ "Connecticut Men's Basketball Archive Schedule". UConn Huskies. Archived from the original on July 6, 2016. Retrieved February 20, 2016.