1993–94 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

1993–94 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
1993–94 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	14-13 (4-10 Big Eight)
Head coach	Johnny Orr (14th season);
Home arena	Hilton Coliseum
	Seasons ← 1992–93 1994–95 →

The 1993–94 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1993–94 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Johnny Orr, who was in his 14th season. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa. It would be Orr's final season as head coach. Tim Floyd would take over the program the following season.

1993–94 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 5 Missouri	14	–	0	1.000	28	–	4	.875
No. 19 Oklahoma State	10	–	4	.714	24	–	10	.706
No. 13 Kansas	9	–	5	.643	27	–	8	.771
No. 22 Nebraska †	7	–	7	.500	20	–	10	.667
Oklahoma	6	–	8	.429	15	–	13	.536
Kansas State	4	–	10	.286	20	–	14	.588
Iowa State	4	–	10	.286	14	–	13	.519
Colorado	2	–	12	.143	10	–	17	.370

† 1994 Big Eight tournament winner As of April 4, 1994 Rankings from AP poll

They finished the season 14–13, 4–10 in Big Eight play to finish tied for sixth place. Their 23 wins were a school record at the time. They lost to Oklahoma State in the 1994 Big Eight conference tournament championship.^[1] They did not qualify for postseason play.

Games were televised by ESPN, Raycom Sports and the Cyclone Television Network.^[2]

Previous season

The previous season the Cyclones finished the season 20–11, 8–6 in Big Eight play to finish tied for second place. They defeated Oklahoma in the 1993 Big Eight conference tournament quarterfinals before losing to Missouri, 67–63. They would qualify for the 1992–93 NCAA men's basketball tournament, losing to UCLA in the first round, 81–70.

Roster

Roster
Name	Position	Class
Fred Hoiberg	Guard	Junior
Loren Meyer	Center	Junior
Julius Michalik	Forward	Junior
Hurl Beechum	Forward	Junior
Derrick Hayes	Guard	Freshman
James Hamilton	Forward	Junior
Saun Jackson	Forward	Junior
Jason Kimbrough	Guard	Freshman
Jacy Holloway	Guard	Freshman
Joe Modderman	Forward	Freshman
Fred Brown	Guard	Senior
Marc Carlson	Forward	Senior
Clarence Hill	Forward	Sophomore
Ha-Keem Abdel-Kahliq	Guard	Freshman
Donnell Bivens	Forward	Senior
Sol Harris	Guard	Freshman
Reference:^[3]

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Exhibition
November 16, 1993* 7:00 pm	Central Army (CSKA) Russia Exhibition	W 92-85		Hilton Coliseum Ames,IA
November 24, 1993* 7:00 pm	Marathon Oil Exhibition	W 116-78		Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
Regular season
December 1, 1993* 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network	Creighton	W 107-63	1-0	Hilton Coliseum Ames,IA
December 4, 1993* 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network	Northern Iowa	W 79-66	2-0	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
December 7, 1993* 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network	at Drake Iowa Big Four	W 83-67	3-0	Knapp Center Des Moines,IA
December 11, 1993* 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network	Iowa	W 86-79	4-0	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
December 18, 1993* 8:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network	Texas–Arlington	W 119-55	5-0	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
December 21, 1993* 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network	Charleston-Southern	W 117-81	6-0	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
December 29, 1993* 10:30 pm, Cyclone Television Network	vs. Virginia-Commonwealth Sierra Medical Center Sun Classic semifinals	L 84-91	6-1	Don Haskins Center El Paso, Texas
December 30, 1993* 7:30 pm, Cyclone Television Network	vs. Pepperdine Sierra Medical Center Sun Classic third place	W 71-64	7-1	Don Haskins Center El Paso, Texas
January 3, 1994 8:00 pm, ESPN	Nebraska	L 72-78	7-2 (0-1)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
January 5, 1994* 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network	Western Illinois	W 90-53	8-2	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
January 12, 1994* 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network	Morningside	W 108-69	9-2	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
January 15, 1994 3:00 pm, Raycom	Oklahoma	L 90-93	9-3 (0-2)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
January 19, 1994 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network	at Missouri	L 69-92	9-4 (0-3)	Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
January 22, 1994 3:00 pm, Raycom	No. 1 Kansas	L 71-78	9-5 (0-4)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
January 24, 1994* 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network	Florida-Atlantic	W 86-54	10-5	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
January 29, 1994 3:00 pm, Raycom	at Kansas State	L 70-76	10-6 (0-5)	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas
February 1, 1994 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network	Colorado	W 99-69	11-6 (1-5)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
February 5, 1994 1:00 pm, Raycom	at Oklahoma State	L 66-79	11-7 (1-6)	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
February 9, 1994* 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network	at No. 17 Saint Louis	L 75-90	11-8	St. Louis Arena St. Louis, Missouri
February 12, 1994 1:00 pm, Raycom	at Nebraska	L 96-102	11-9 (1-7)	Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska
February 16, 1994 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network	No. 12 Missouri	L 72-79 ^ot	11-10 (1-8)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
February 19, 1994 1:00 pm, Raycom	at Colorado	W 81-78	12-10 (2-8)	Coors Events Center Boulder, Colorado
February 23, 1994 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network	at Oklahoma	W 95-82	13-10 (3-8)	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
February 26, 1994 1:00 pm, Raycom	No. 24 Oklahoma State	L 81-83	13-11 (3-9)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
March 3, 1994 8:30 pm, ESPN	at No. 13 Kansas	L 79-97	13-12 (3-10)	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
March 6, 1994 1:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network	Kansas State	W 85-60	14-12 (4-10)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
Big Eight tournament
March 11, 1994 6:00 pm, Raycom	vs. No. 23 Oklahoma State Quarterfinals	L 67-77	14-13	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Awards and honors

*Academic All-Americans^[4]

Fred Hoiberg (Second team)

Julius Michalik (Third team)

All-Big Eight Selections^[5]

Fred Hoiberg (Second team)

Julius Michalik (HM)

*Academic All-Big Eight

Marc Carlson

Fred Hoiberg

Julius Michalik

Ralph Olsen Award

Fred Hoiberg

References

^ "Big Eight Conference Men's Basketball Championship History : Sponsored by the Big Eight Conference (1908–1996)". Bigeightsports.com. Archived from the original on August 11, 2015. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
^ November 10, 1993 (Page 14 of 34). Des Moines, Iowa:, Nov 10, 1993 ProQuest Historical Newspapers: U.S. North Central Collection.
^ "1993-94 Iowa State Cyclones Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on January 5, 2012. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
^ "Jacobson An Academic All-American". Iowa State University Athletics. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
^ "MBB Tradition (PDF)" (PDF). Iowa State University Athletics. Retrieved July 31, 2019.

[1] "Big Eight Conference Men's Basketball Championship History : Sponsored by the Big Eight Conference (1908–1996)". Bigeightsports.com. Archived from the original on August 11, 2015. Retrieved August 9, 2017.

[2] November 10, 1993 (Page 14 of 34). Des Moines, Iowa:, Nov 10, 1993 ProQuest Historical Newspapers: U.S. North Central Collection.

[3] "1993-94 Iowa State Cyclones Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on January 5, 2012. Retrieved June 6, 2020.

[4] "Jacobson An Academic All-American". Iowa State University Athletics. Retrieved July 31, 2019.

[5] "MBB Tradition (PDF)" (PDF). Iowa State University Athletics. Retrieved July 31, 2019.

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