1993–94 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

1993–94 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
Preseason NIT Champions
Golden Harvest Classic Champions
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
APNo. 13
Record27–8 (9–5 Big Eight)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Captains
Home arenaAllen Fieldhouse
Seasons
1993–94 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
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


The 1993–94 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas in the 1993–94 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, which was the Jayhawks' 96th basketball season. The head coach was Roy Williams, who served his 6th year at KU. The team played its home games in Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas.

Roster

Name # Position Height Weight Year Home Town
Greg Gurley 33 Guard 6-5 210 Junior Leawood, Kansas
Greg Ostertag 00 Center 7-2 275 Junior Duncanville, Texas
Sean Pearson 21 Forward/Guard 6–4 210 Sophomore LaGrange, Illinois
Scot Pollard 31 Center/Forward 6–11 240 Freshman San Diego, California
Nick Proud 44 Center 6–10 230 Freshman Sydney, Australia
Calvin Rayford 10 Guard 5-6 155 Junior Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Robert Reed 30 Guard 6-1 185 Junior Kansas City, Kansas
Patrick Richey 12 Forward 6-8 200 Senior Lee's Summit, Missouri
Richard Scott 34 Forward 6-7 235 Senior Little Rock, Arkansas
Jacque Vaughn 11 Guard 6–1 180 Freshman Pasadena, California
Blake Weichbrodt 35 Guard 6–2 195 Senior Norman, Oklahoma
T.J. Whatley 14 Guard 6–4 175 Sophomore Benton, Arkansas
B.J. Williams 22 Forward 6–8 200 Freshman Wichita, Kansas
Steve Woodberry 20 Guard/Forward 6–4 190 Senior Wichita, Kansas

Big Eight Conference standings

# Team Conference Pct. Overall Pct.
1 Missouri
14-0
 1.000
28-4
 .875
2 Oklahoma State
10-4
 .714
24-10
 .706
3 Kansas
9-5
 .643
27-8
 .771
4 Nebraska
7-7
 .500
20-10
 .667
5 Oklahoma
6-8
 .429
15-13
 .536
6 Kansas State
4-10
 .289
20-14
 .588
7 Iowa State
4-10
 .289
14-13
 .519
8 Colorado
2-12
 .143
10-17
 .370

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Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
11/17/1993*
 No. 9 Western Michigan
Preseason NIT First Round 		W 69-50  1–0
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
11/18/1993*
 No. 9 No. 6 California
Preseason NIT Second Round 		W 73-56  2–0
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
11/19/1993*
 No. 9 vs. No. 10 Minnesota
Preseason NIT Semifinals 		W 75-71  3–0
 Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
11/20/1993*
 No. 9 vs. No. 22 UMass
Preseason NIT Championship Game 		W 86-75  4–0
 Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
12/1/1993*
 No. 3 No. 7 Temple L 59-73  4-1
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
12/4/1993*
 No. 3 at DePaul W 79-74  5-1
 Allstate Arena 
Rosemont, IL
12/6/1993*
 No. 7 Washburn W 82-68  6-1
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
12/8/1993*
 No. 7 at NC State W 74-57  7-1
 Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
12/11/1993*
 No. 7 Arkansas-Little Rock W 98-63  8-1
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
12/18/1993*
 No. 6 vs. Georgia
Kuppenheimber Classic 		W 89-79  9-1
 Georgia Dome 
Atlanta, GA
12/20/1993*
 No. 6 Furman W 101-60  10-1
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
12/22/1993*
 No. 6 No. 12 Indiana W 86-83 OT 11-1
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
12/29/1993*
 No. 6 vs. Rhode Island
Golden Harvest Classic First Round 		W 73-60  12-1
 Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, MO
12/30/1993*
 No. 6 vs. SMU
Golden Harvest Classic Championship Game 		W 91-59  13-1
 Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, MO
1/5/1994*
 No. 5 UNC Asheville W 90-44  14-1
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
1/8/1994*
 No. 5 SMU W 91-59  15-1
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
1/10/1994
 No. 3 Oklahoma W 94-84  16-1
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
1/17/1994
 No. 1 Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown 		L 64-68  16-2
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
1/22/1994
 No. 1 at Iowa State W 78-71  17-2
 Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
1/26/1994
 No. 3 Oklahoma State W 62-61 OT 18-2
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
1/29/1994
 No. 3 at Colorado W 87-53  19-2
 Coors Events Center 
Boulder, CO
1/31/1994
 No. 3 at No. 20 Missouri
Border War 		L 67-69  19-3
 Hearnes Center 
Columbia, MO
2/6/1994
 No. 3 Nebraska W 94-87  20-3
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
2/12/1994
 No. 5 at Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown 		W 65-56  21-3
 Bramlage Coliseum 
Manhattan, KS
2/16/1994
 No. 4 at Oklahoma State L 59-63 OT 21-4
 Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, OK
2/20/1994
 No. 4 No. 12 Missouri
Border War 		L 74-81  21-5
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
2/23/1994
 No. 10 at Nebraska L 87-96  21-6
 Bob Devaney Sports Center 
Lincoln, NE
2/26/1994
 No. 10 Colorado W 106-62  22-6
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
3/3/1994
 No. 13 Iowa State W 97-79  23-6
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
3/6/1994
 No. 13 at Oklahoma W 84-81  24-6
 Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
Big Eight Tournament
3/11/1994
 No. 11 vs. Kansas State
Quarterfinals 		W 73-52  25-6
 Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, MO
3/12/1994
 No. 11 vs. No. 23 Oklahoma State
Semifinals 		L 68-69  25-7
 Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, MO
NCAA tournament
3/17/1994*
 No. 13 (4) vs. (13) Tennessee-Chattanooga
First Round 		W 102-73  26-7
 Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY
3/19/1994*
 No. 13 (4) vs. (5) Wake Forest
Second Round 		W 69-58  27-7
 Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY
3/24/1994*
 No. 13 (4) vs. No. 3 (1) Purdue
Sweet Sixteen 		L 78-83  27-8
 Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll, NCAA tournament seeds shown in parentheses. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Standard Time.

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Rankings

Poll Pre Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17
AP 9 6 3 7 6 6 6 5 3 1 3 3 5 4 10 13 11 13
Coaches

*There was no coaches poll in week 1.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Big 12 Record Book (PDF)" (PDF) (Press release). Big 12 Conference. August 1, 2008. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
  2. ^ "Kansas Jayhawks Men's Basketball 1993-94 Season Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (English) on March 6, 2012. Retrieved June 16, 2013.