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1993–94 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team

The 1993–94 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team represented Wake Forest University as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference during the 1993–94 men's college basketball season. The team was led by 5th year head coach Dave Odom, and played their home games at LJVM Coliseum.

1993–94 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record21–12 (9–7 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
CaptainRandolph Childress
Home arenaLJVM Coliseum
Seasons
1993–94 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Duke 12 – 4   .750 28 – 6   .824
No. 1 North Carolina † 11 – 5   .688 28 – 7   .800
Wake Forest 9 – 7   .563 21 – 12   .636
Virginia 8 – 8   .500 18 – 13   .581
Maryland 8 – 8   .500 18 – 12   .600
Georgia Tech 7 – 9   .438 16 – 13   .552
Florida State 6 – 10   .375 13 – 14   .481
Clemson 6 – 10   .375 18 – 16   .529
NC State 5 – 11   .313 11 – 19   .367
† 1994 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll[1]

Wake Forest completed the ACC regular season with a third place finish at 9–7. They defeated Georgia Tech in the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament, before losing to North Carolina in the semifinal round. For the second straight season, the Demon Deacons received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 5 seed in the Southeast region. The team beat the College of Charleston in the opening round before losing to No. 4 seed Kansas in the round of 32 to finish with a 21–12 overall record.

Head coach Dave Odom was named ACC Coach of the Year for the second time.

Previous season

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The Demon Deacons finished tied for third in the ACC regular season with an 10–6 conference record. They lost to Virginia in the quarterfinal round of the ACC tournament, but received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 5 seed in the Southeast region. Making their third consecutive appearance in the NCAA tournament, Wake Forest beat Chattanooga and Iowa to advance to the Sweet Sixteen for the first time since 1984. The Demon Deacons were eliminated by No. 1 seed Kentucky in the regional semifinals round to finish with a 21–9 record (10–6 ACC).

Junior Rodney Rogers was ACC Player of the Year, a consensus second-team All-American, and was selected by the Denver Nuggets with the 9th overall pick in the 1993 NBA draft.

Roster

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1993–94 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 3 Barry Canty 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Independence Charlotte, NC
G 5 Stacey Castle 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Oak Hill Academy (VA) Far Rockaway, NY
G 10 Rusty LaRue 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Northwest Guilford Oak Ridge, NC
G 13 Charlie Harrison 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Archbishop Carroll Washington, DC
G 20 Marc Scott 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr — Chapel Hill, NC
F/C 21 Tim Duncan 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr St. Dunstan's Episcopal Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
G 22 Randolph Childress (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Flint Hill School Clinton, MD
G 25 Marc Blucas 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
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 Sr Girard Girard, PA
G 31 Matt Simpson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Franklin Road Academy Nashville, TN
F 34 Travis Banks 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Clinton HS Clinton, NC
F 40 Trelonnie Owens 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr Bladenboro Bladenboro, NC
F 42 Bobby Fitzgibbons 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Nichols Buffalo, NY
F 44 Ricky Peral 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr — Valladolid, Spain
C 51 Stan King 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 252 lb (114 kg) Sr August Martin Jamaica, NY
C — Marc Schoone 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr — Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: March 24, 2020

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
Nov 25, 1993*
 at Alaska Anchorage
Great Alaska Shootout 		L 68–70  0–1
 Sullivan Arena 
Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 26, 1993*
 vs. Hawaii
Great Alaska Shootout 		W 78–49  1–1
 Sullivan Arena 
Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 27, 1993*
 vs. Green Bay
Great Alaska Shootout 		W 61–58 OT 2–1
 Sullivan Arena 
Anchorage, Alaska
Dec 1, 1993*
 Winthrop W 75–59  3–1
 LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Dec 4, 1993*
 Richmond W 71–65  4–1
 LJVM Memorial Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Dec 6, 1993*
 Davidson W 77–68  5–1
 LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Dec 8, 1993*
 at No. 23 Vanderbilt L 83–91 2OT 5–2
 Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 19, 1993*
 Appalachian State W 83–78  6–2
 LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Dec 22, 1993*
 Marshall W 82–60  7–2
 LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Dec 30, 1993*
 California L 72–73  7–3
 LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Jan 3, 1994*
 Canisius W 75–51  8–3
 LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Jan 5, 1994*
 VMI W 72–44  9–3
 LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Jan 8, 1994*
 at Florida State W 90–66  10–3
(1–0) 		Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, Florida
Jan 13, 1994*
 at No. 2 Duke W 69–68  11–3
(2–0) 		Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, North Carolina
Jan 15, 1994*
 Maryland L 58–61  11–4
(2–1) 		LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Jan 19, 1994*
 No. 17 Georgia Tech W 67–63  12–4
(3–1) 		LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Jan 22, 1994*
 at Clemson L 68–75  12–5
(3–2) 		Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, South Carolina
Jan 26, 1994
 Virginia L 59–61  12–6
(3–3) 		LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Jan 30, 1994
 at No. 4 North Carolina
Rivalry 		L 61–85  12–7
(3–4) 		Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Feb 2, 1994*
 NC State W 72–60  13–7
(4–4) 		LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Feb 5, 1994*
 vs. Rhode Island W 72–59  14–7
  
 
Feb 10, 1994
 Florida State W 77–69  15–7
(5–4) 		LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Feb 13, 1994
 No. 2 Duke W 78–69[2]  16–7
(6–4) 		LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Feb 16, 1994
 at Maryland L 58–81  16–8
(6–5) 		Cole Fieldhouse 
College Park, Maryland
Feb 19, 1994
 at No. 25 Georgia Tech L 69–71  16–9
(6–6) 		Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Feb 22, 1994
 Clemson W 80–69  17–9
(7–6) 		LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Feb 26, 1994
 at Virginia W 63–45  18–9
(8–6) 		University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Mar 2, 1994
 No. 5 North Carolina
Rivalry 		W 68–61  19–9
(9–6) 		LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Mar 5, 1994
 at NC State L 63–71  19–10
(9–7) 		Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, North Carolina
ACC Tournament
Mar 11, 1994*
 (3) vs. (6) Georgia Tech
ACC Tournament Quarterfinal 		W 74–49  20–10
 Bojangles Coliseum 
Charlotte, North Carolina
Mar 12, 1994*
 (3) vs. (2) No. 4 North Carolina
ACC Tournament Semifinal 		L 84–86 OT 20–11
 Bojangles Coliseum 
Charlotte, North Carolina
NCAA Tournament
Mar 17, 1994*
 (5 SE) vs. (12 SE) College of Charleston
First round 		W 68–58  21–11
 Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
Mar 19, 1994*
 (5 SE) vs. (4 SE) No. 13 Kansas
Second round 		L 58–69  21–12
 Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
SE=Southeast.
All times are in Eastern.

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Rankings

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

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Awards and honors

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1993-94 Atlantic Coast Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "Guess What Happened On the Way to No. 1?". New York Times. February 14, 1994. Retrieved March 21, 2020.
  3. ^ 2019-20 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball media guide. Retrieved March 21, 2020.
  4. ^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1020–1021. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
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