1993–94 Penn Quakers men's basketball team

1993–94 Penn Quakers men's basketball
Ivy League champions
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceIvy League
Ranking
CoachesNo. 25
Record25–3 (14–0 Ivy)
Head coach
Home arenaThe Palestra
Seasons
1993–94 Ivy League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Penn 14 0   1.000 25 3   .893
Princeton 11 3   .786 18 8   .692
Yale 7 7   .500 10 16   .385
Brown 6 8   .429 12 14   .462
Dartmouth 6 8   .429 10 16   .385
Harvard 5 9   .357 9 17   .346
Columbia 4 10   .286 6 20   .231
Cornell 3 11   .214 8 18   .308
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1993–94 Penn Quakers men's basketball team represented the University of Pennsylvania during the 1993–94 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Quakers, led by 5th-year head coach Fran Dunphy, played their home games at The Palestra as members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 25–3, 14–0 in Ivy League play to win the conference championship. They received the Ivy League's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated No. 6 seed Nebraska in the opening round[2] before losing to No. 3 seed and eventual Final Four participant Florida in the second round.[3]

This was the second of three consecutive 14–0 seasons, and one of five overall in the Dunphy era, in Ivy League play.

Roster

1993–94 Penn Quakers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 12 Matt Maloney 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Vanderbilt Haddonfield, New Jersey
G 53 Jerome Allen 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Episcopal Academy Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

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Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 27, 1993*
at USC W 77–62  1–0
L.A. Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, California
Nov 29, 1993*
at Ohio State L 80–83  1–1
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Dec 4, 1993*
at Fairleigh Dickinson W 62–47  2–1
Rothman Center 
Hackensack, New Jersey
Dec 11, 1993*
vs. Saint Joseph's W 79–77  3–1
The Spectrum 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 18, 1993*
Haverford W 114–73  4–1
The Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 28, 1993*
at Washington W 71–68  5–1
Hec Edmundson Pavilion 
Seattle, Washington
Dec 29, 1993*
vs. Georgia W 81–79  6–1
Hec Edmundson Pavilion 
Seattle, Washington
Jan 3, 1994*
Lehigh W 87–62  7–1
The Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Ivy League regular season
Jan 7, 1994
Harvard W 92–76  8–1
(1–0)
The Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 8, 1994
Dartmouth W 71–51  9–1
(2–0)
The Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 11, 1994*
at No. 13 Temple L 65–76  9–2
McGonigle Hall 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 17, 1994*
Lafayette W 88–71  10–2
The Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 25, 1994*
at La Salle W 66–62  11–2
Convention Hall 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 29, 1994
at Princeton W 66–55  12–2
(3–0)
Jadwin Gymnasium 
Princeton, New Jersey
Feb 4, 1994
Columbia W 67–55  13–2
(4–0)
The Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 5, 1994
Cornell W 70–59  14–2
(5–0)
The Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 7, 1994*
at Buffalo W 77–52  15–2
Alumni Arena 
Buffalo, New York
Feb 11, 1994
at Brown W 79–59  16–2
(6–0)
Pizzitola Sports Center 
Providence, Rhode Island
Feb 12, 1994
at Yale W 76–66  17–2
(7–0)
Payne Whitney Gymnasium 
New Haven, Connecticut
Feb 18, 1994
at Dartmouth W 77–67  18–2
(8–0)
Leede Arena 
Hanover, New Hampshire
Feb 19, 1994
at Harvard W 66–65  19–2
(9–0)
Lavietes Pavilion 
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Feb 25, 1994
Yale W 87–63  20–2
(10–0)
The Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 26, 1994
Brown W 70–43  21–2
(11–0)
The Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 2, 1994
Princeton W 53–43  22–2
(12–0)
The Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 6, 1994
at Cornell W 81–66  23–2
(13–0)
Newman Arena 
Ithaca, New York
Mar 7, 1994
at Columbia W 89–69  24–2
(14–0)
Levien Gymnasium 
New York, New York
NCAA tournament
Mar 17, 1994*
(11 E) vs. (6 E) No. 22 Nebraska
First Round
W 90–80  25–2
Nassau Coliseum 
Uniondale, New York
Mar 19, 1994*
(11 E) vs. (3 E) No. 14 Florida
Second Round
L 58–70  25–3
Nassau Coliseum 
Uniondale, New York
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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Awards and honors

Rankings

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References

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1993-94 Ivy Group Season Summary
  2. ^ "Quakers Win, but Don't Call It an Upset". The New York Times. March 18, 1994. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
  3. ^ "Penn Keeps on Missing and Loses to Florida". The Los Angeles Times. March 20, 1994. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
  4. ^ "1993-94 Men's Basketball Roster". University of Pennsylvania Athletics. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
  5. ^ "1993–94 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Pennsylvania Athletics. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
  6. ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1020–1021. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.