1993–94 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team
1993–94 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball | |
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MVC regular season champion | |
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen | |
Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 19 |
Record | 23–8 (15–3 MVC) |
Head coach | |
Home arena | Tulsa Convention Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulsa | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 23 | – | 8 | .742 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bradley | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 23 | – | 8 | .742 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Illinois † | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 23 | – | 7 | .767 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois State | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 16 | – | 11 | .593 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Iowa | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 16 | – | 13 | .552 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southwest Missouri State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 12 | – | 15 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wichita State | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 9 | – | 18 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Drake | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 11 | – | 16 | .407 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Creighton | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 7 | – | 22 | .241 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana State | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 4 | – | 22 | .154 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1994 MVC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1] |
The 1993–94 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team represented the University of Tulsa as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1993–94 college basketball season. The Golden Hurricane played their home games at the Tulsa Convention Center. Led by head coach Tubby Smith, they finished the season 23–8 overall and 15–3 in conference play to finish atop the MVC standings. After losing in the semifinal round of the MVC tournament, the team defeated UCLA[2] and Oklahoma State[3] to reach the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA tournament, before falling to eventual National champion Arkansas in the Midwest Regional semifinals.[4]
Roster
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 27, 1993 | Houston Baptist | W 128–63 | 1–0 | Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma | |||||||
Dec 1, 1993* | at North Texas | W 76–62 | 2–0 | Super Pit Denton, Texas | |||||||
Dec 6, 1993* | at Oral Roberts | W 94–74 | 3–0 | Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma | |||||||
Dec 11, 1993* | SW Missouri State | W 66–56 | 4–0 | Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma | |||||||
Dec 20, 1993* | No. 22 Oklahoma State | L 61–73 | 4–1 | Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma | |||||||
Dec 23, 1993* | No. 1 Arkansas | L 91–93 OT | 4–2 | Tulsa Convention Center (8,659) Tulsa, Oklahoma | |||||||
Dec 29, 1993* | vs. Texas Tech All-College Tournament | W 96–77 | 5–2 | Myriad Convention Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | |||||||
Dec 30, 1993* | vs. Oklahoma All-College Tournament | L 76–95 | 5–3 | Myriad Convention Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | |||||||
MVC Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 5, 1994* | (1) | vs. (8) Drake Quarterfinals | W 91–82 | 21–6 | St. Louis Arena St. Louis, Missouri | ||||||
Mar 6, 1994* | (1) | vs. (5) Northern Iowa Semifinals | L 73–79 | 21–7 | St. Louis Arena St. Louis, Missouri | ||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 18, 1994* CBS | (12 MW) | vs. (5 MW) No. 17 UCLA First Round | W 112–102 | 22–7 | Myriad Convention Center (13,336) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | ||||||
Mar 20, 1994* CBS | (12 MW) | vs. (4 MW) No. 19 Oklahoma State Second Round | W 82–80 | 23–7 | Myriad Convention Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | ||||||
Mar 25, 1994* CBS | (12 MW) | vs. (1 MW) No. 2 Arkansas Midwest Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen | L 84–103 | 23–8 | Reunion Arena (16,297) Dallas, Texas | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Central. |
Rankings
[edit]Awards and honors
[edit]NBA draft
[edit]Round | Pick | Player | NBA Team |
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2 | 42 | Gary Collier | Cleveland Cavaliers |
References
[edit]- ^ sports-reference.com 1993-94 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary
- ^ "Bruins Caught in a Hurricane". The Los Angeles Times. March 19, 1994. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
- ^ "Tulsa's One-Two Punch Is for Real : Midwest: After knocking out UCLA, Golden Hurricane eliminates Oklahoma State and moves to round of 16". The Los Angeles Times. March 21, 1994. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
- ^ "Arkansas, Michigan To Match". The New York Times. March 26, 1994. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
- ^ "1993-94 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
- ^ "1993-94 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
- ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1020–1021. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.