1993–94 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team

1993–94 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball
MVC regular season champion
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
Record23–8 (15–3 MVC)
Head coach
Home arenaTulsa Convention Center
Seasons
← 1992–93
1994–95 →
1993–94 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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

1993–94 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 21 Shea Seals 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Tulsa, Oklahoma
SF 34 Gary Collier 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Fort Worth, Texas
Head coach

Tubby Smith

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

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Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
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.

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Rankings

Main article: 1993–94 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

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Awards and honors

NBA draft

Main article: 1994 NBA draft
Round Pick Player NBA Team
2 42 Gary Collier Cleveland Cavaliers

References

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1993-94 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "Bruins Caught in a Hurricane". The Los Angeles Times. March 19, 1994. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Arkansas, Michigan To Match". The New York Times. March 26, 1994. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
  5. ^ "1993-94 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  6. ^ "1993-94 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  7. ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1020–1021. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.