1993–94 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball team

The 1993–94 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers men's basketball team represented Western Kentucky University during the 1993–94 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hilltoppers were led by coach Ralph Willard and future NBA player Chris Robinson. The team won the Sun Belt Conference Championship and were Sun Belt Basketball tournament runners-up. They received an at-large bid to the 1994 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.

1993–94 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball
Sun Belt Conference Champion
NCAA Tournament, first round
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	20–11 (14–4 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Ralph Willard
Home arena	E. A. Diddle Arena

1993–94 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Western Kentucky	14	–	4		.778			20	–	11		.645
SW Louisiana †	13	–	5		.722			22	–	8		.733
New Orleans	12	–	6		.667			20	–	10		.667
Jacksonville	11	–	7		.611			17	–	11		.607
Arkansas State	10	–	8		.556			15	–	12		.556
South Alabama	9	–	9		.500			13	–	14		.481
Texas-Pan American	9	–	9		.500			16	–	12		.571
Arkansas-Little Rock	6	–	12		.333			13	–	15		.464
Lamar	6	–	12		.333			10	–	17		.370
Louisiana Tech	0	–	18		.000			2	–	25		.074
† 1994 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Robinson made the All-Conference and SBC Tournament team.

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
11/17/1993*		at No. 1 North Carolina Preseason NIT	L 87–101	0–1	Dean Smith Center  Chapel Hill, NC
12/8/1993*		North Florida	W 129–91	1–1	E. A. Diddle Arena  Bowling Green, KY
12/11/1993*		Ball State	W 84–72	2–1	E. A. Diddle Arena  Bowling Green, KY
12/18/1993		at South Alabama	W 81–71	3–1 (1-0)	Mitchell Center  Mobile, AL
12/22/1993*	No. 25	at No. 11 Louisville	L 73–78 OT	3–2	Freedom Hall  Louisville, KY
12/27/1993*	No. 25	vs. Princeton Hoosier Classic	W 59–45	4–2	Market Square Arena  Indianapolis, IN
12/28/1993*	No. 25	vs. No. 13 Indiana Hoosier Classic	L 55–65	4–3	Market Square Arena  Indianapolis, IN
1/3/1994*	No. 25	at UAB	L 51–62	4–4	Bartow Arena  Birmingham, AL
1/6/1994		South Alabama	L 83–87	4–5 (1-1)	E. A. Diddle Arena  Bowling Green, KY
1/8/1994		Arkansas State	W 65–55	5–5 (2-1)	E. A. Diddle Arena  Bowling Green, KY
1/10/1994		Arkansas–Little Rock	W 83–78	6–5 (3-1)	E. A. Diddle Arena  Bowling Green, KY
1/13/1994		at New Orleans	L 74–79	6–6 (3-2)	Lakefront Arena  New Orleans, LA
1/15/1994		at Jacksonville	W 83–65	7–6 (4-2)	Swisher Gymnasium  Jacksonville, FL
1/22/1994		at Texas–Pan American	L 77–83	7–7 (4-3)	UTPA Fieldhouse  Edinburg, TX
1/24/1994		SW Louisiana	W 91–87	8–7 (5-3)	E. A. Diddle Arena  Bowling Green, KY
1/29/1994		Lamar	W 97–68	9–7 (6-3)	E. A. Diddle Arena  Bowling Green, KY
2/1/1994*		Oral Roberts	W 87–55	10–7	E. A. Diddle Arena  Bowling Green, KY
2/5/1994		at SW Louisiana	W 78–62	11–7 (7-3)	Cajundome  Lafayette, LA
2/10/1994		at Louisiana Tech	W 91–49	12–7 (8-3)	Thomas Assembly Center  Ruston, LA
2/12/1994		Jacksonville	L 77–84	12–8 (8-4)	E. A. Diddle Arena  Bowling Green, KY
2/15/1994*		Kansas State	L 68–71 OT	12–9	E. A. Diddle Arena  Bowling Green, KY
2/17/1994		at Arkansas–Little Rock	W 66–62	13–9 (9-4)	Barton Coliseum  Little Rock, AR
2/19/1994		at Arkansas State	W 73–51	14–9 (10-4)	Convocation Center  Jonesboro, AR
2/24/1994		at Lamar	W 85–83	15–9 (11-4)	Montagne Center  Beaumont, TX
2/26/1994		New Orleans	W 61–52	16–9 (12-4)	E. A. Diddle Arena  Bowling Green, KY
2/28/1994		Louisiana Tech	W 70–47	17–9 (13-4)	E. A. Diddle Arena  Bowling Green, KY
3/2/1994		Texas-Pan American	W 71–60	18–9 (14-4)	E. A. Diddle Arena  Bowling Green, KY
1994 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament
3/5/1994	(1)	(8) Arkansas-Little Rock Second Round	W 72–69	19–9	E. A. Diddle Arena  Bowling Green, KY
3/6/1994	(1)	(4) Jacksonville Semifinals	W 83–72	20–9	E. A. Diddle Arena  Bowling Green, KY
3/8/1994	(1)	(2) SW Louisiana Finals	L 72–78	20–10	E. A. Diddle Arena  Bowling Green, KY
1994 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
3/17/1994*	(11 MW)	vs. (6 MW) No. 20 Texas First Round	L 77–91	20–11	Kansas Coliseum  Park City, Kansas
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll (M#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.