1993–94 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team
{{short description|American college basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
|mode=Basketball
|year=1993–94
|team=Kansas Jayhawks
|image=
|image_size=
|conference= Big Eight Conference
|division=
|short_conf= Big Eight
|CoachRank= 12
|APRank= 13
|record= 27–8
|conf_record= 9–5
|head_coach=Roy Williams
|hc_year=6th
|asst_coach1= Matt Doherty
| ac1_year = 2nd
|asst_coach2= Steve Robinson
|ac2_year= 6th
|asst_coach3=
| mvp =
| mvp_year =
| mvp2 =
| mvp2_year =
| captain = Patrick Richey
| captain_year =
| captain2 = Richard Scott
| captain2_year =
| captain3 = Blake Weichbrodt
| captain3_year =
| captain4 = Steve Woodberry
| captain4_year =
|stadium=Allen Fieldhouse
|champion= Preseason NIT Champions
Golden Harvest Classic Champions
|bowl = NCAA men's Division I tournament
|bowl_result = Sweet Sixteen
}}
{{1993–94 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings}}
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
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |
| Name
! # ! Position ! Height ! Weight ! Year ! Home Town |
|---|
| Greg Gurley
| 33 | Guard | 6-5 | 210 | Junior |
| Greg Ostertag
| 00 | Center | 7-2 | 275 | Junior |
| Sean Pearson
| 21 | Forward/Guard | 6–4 | 210 | Sophomore |
| Scot Pollard
| 31 | Center/Forward | 6–11 | 240 | Freshman |
| Nick Proud
| 44 | Center | 6–10 | 230 | Freshman |
| Calvin Rayford
| 10 | Guard | 5-6 | 155 | Junior |
| Robert Reed
| 30 | Guard | 6-1 | 185 | Junior |
| Patrick Richey
| 12 | Forward | 6-8 | 200 | Senior |
| Richard Scott
| 34 | Forward | 6-7 | 235 | Senior |
| Jacque Vaughn
| 11 | Guard | 6–1 | 180 | Freshman |
| Blake Weichbrodt
| 35 | Guard | 6–2 | 195 | Senior |
| T.J. Whatley
| 14 | Guard | 6–4 | 175 | Sophomore |
| B.J. Williams
| 22 | Forward | 6–8 | 200 | Freshman |
| Steve Woodberry
| 20 | Guard/Forward | 6–4 | 190 | Senior | Wichita, Kansas |
Big Eight Conference standings
| class="wikitable"
! # !! Team !! Conference !! Pct. !! Overall !! Pct. | |||||
| 1 | Missouri | {{center|14-0}} | 1.000 | {{center|28-4}} | .875 |
| 2 | {{cbb link|year=1993-94|sex=men|team=Oklahoma State Cowboys|school=Oklahoma State University|title=Oklahoma State}} | {{center|10-4}} | .714 | {{center|24-10}} | .706 |
| 3 | Kansas | {{center|9-5}} | .643 | {{center|27-8}} | .771 |
| 4 | Nebraska | {{center|7-7}} | .500 | {{center|20-10}} | .667 |
| 5 | {{cbb link|year=1993-94|sex=men|team=Oklahoma Sooners|school=University of Oklahoma|title=Oklahoma}} | {{center|6-8}} | .429 | {{center|15-13}} | .536 |
| 6 | {{cbb link|year=1993-94|sex=men|team=Kansas State Wildcats|school=Kansas State University|title=Kansas State}} | {{center|4-10}} | .289 | {{center|20-14}} | .588 |
| 7 | Iowa State | {{center|4-10}} | .289 | {{center|14-13}} | .519 |
| 8 | {{cbb link|year=1993-94|sex=men|team=Colorado Buffaloes|school=University of Colorado-Boulder|title=Colorado}} | {{center|2-12}} | .143 | {{center|10-17}} | .370 |
Schedule
{{CBB schedule start|attend=no}}
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/17/1993
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 9
| opponent = Western Michigan
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Allen Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Lawrence, KS
| gamename = Preseason NIT First Round
| tv =
| score = 69-50
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 1–0
}}
|-
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/18/1993
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 9
| opponent = California
| opprank = 6
| site_stadium = Allen Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Lawrence, KS
| gamename = Preseason NIT Second Round
| tv =
| score = 73-56
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 2–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/19/1993
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 9
| opponent = Minnesota
| opprank = 10
| site_stadium = Madison Square Garden
| site_cityst = New York, NY
| gamename = Preseason NIT Semifinals
| tv =
| score = 75-71
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 3–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/20/1993
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 9
| opponent = UMass
| opprank = 22
| site_stadium = Madison Square Garden
| site_cityst = New York, NY
| gamename = Preseason NIT Championship Game
| tv =
| score = 86-75
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 4–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/1/1993
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 3
| opponent = Temple
| opprank = 7
| site_stadium = Allen Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Lawrence, KS
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 59-73
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 4-1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/4/1993
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 3
| opponent = DePaul
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Allstate Arena
| site_cityst = Rosemont, IL
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 79-74
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 5-1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/6/1993
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 7
| opponent = Washburn
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Allen Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Lawrence, KS
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 82-68
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 6-1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/8/1993
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 7
| opponent = NC State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Reynolds Coliseum
| site_cityst = Raleigh, NC
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 74-57
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 7-1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/11/1993
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 7
| opponent = Arkansas-Little Rock
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Allen Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Lawrence, KS
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 98-63
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 8-1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/18/1993
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 6
| opponent = Georgia
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Georgia Dome
| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA
| gamename = Kuppenheimber Classic
| tv =
| score = 89-79
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 9-1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/20/1993
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 6
| opponent = Furman
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Allen Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Lawrence, KS
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 101-60
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 10-1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/22/1993
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 6
| opponent = Indiana
| opprank = 12
| site_stadium = Allen Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Lawrence, KS
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 86-83
| overtime = OT
| attend =
| record = 11-1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/29/1993
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 6
| opponent = Rhode Island
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Kemper Arena
| site_cityst = Kansas City, MO
| gamename = Golden Harvest Classic First Round
| tv =
| score = 73-60
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 12-1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/30/1993
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 6
| opponent = SMU
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Kemper Arena
| site_cityst = Kansas City, MO
| gamename = Golden Harvest Classic Championship Game
| tv =
| score = 91-59
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 13-1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 1/5/1994
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 5
| opponent = UNC Asheville
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Allen Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Lawrence, KS
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 90-44
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 14-1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 1/8/1994
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 5
| opponent = SMU
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Allen Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Lawrence, KS
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 91-59
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 15-1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 1/10/1994
| time =
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 3
| opponent = Oklahoma
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Allen Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Lawrence, KS
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 94-84
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 16-1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 1/17/1994
| time =
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 1
| opponent = Kansas State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Allen Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Lawrence, KS
| gamename = Sunflower Showdown
| tv =
| score = 64-68
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 16-2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 1/22/1994
| time =
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 1
| opponent = Iowa State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hilton Coliseum
| site_cityst = Ames, IA
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 78-71
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 17-2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 1/26/1994
| time =
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 3
| opponent = Oklahoma State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Allen Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Lawrence, KS
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 62-61
| overtime = OT
| attend =
| record = 18-2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 1/29/1994
| time =
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 3
| opponent = Colorado
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Coors Events Center
| site_cityst = Boulder, CO
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 87-53
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 19-2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 1/31/1994
| time =
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 3
| opponent = Missouri
| opprank = 20
| site_stadium = Hearnes Center
| site_cityst = Columbia, MO
| gamename = Border War
| TV =
| score = 67-69
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 19-3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 2/6/1994
| time =
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 3
| opponent = Nebraska
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Allen Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Lawrence, KS
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 94-87
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 20-3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 2/12/1994
| time =
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 5
| opponent = Kansas State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Bramlage Coliseum
| site_cityst = Manhattan, KS
| gamename = Sunflower Showdown
| tv =
| score = 65-56
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 21-3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 2/16/1994
| time =
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 4
| opponent = Oklahoma State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Gallagher-Iba Arena
| site_cityst = Stillwater, OK
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 59-63
| overtime = OT
| attend =
| record = 21-4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 2/20/1994
| time =
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 4
| opponent = Missouri
| opprank = 12
| site_stadium = Allen Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Lawrence, KS
| gamename = Border War
| tv =
| score = 74-81
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 21-5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 2/23/1994
| time =
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 10
| opponent = Nebraska
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Bob Devaney Sports Center
| site_cityst = Lincoln, NE
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 87-96
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 21-6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 2/26/1994
| time =
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 10
| opponent = Colorado
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Allen Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Lawrence, KS
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 106-62
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 22-6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 3/3/1994
| time =
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 13
| opponent = Iowa State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Allen Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Lawrence, KS
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 97-79
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 23-6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 3/6/1994
| time =
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 13
| opponent = Oklahoma
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Lloyd Noble Center
| site_cityst = Norman, OK
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 84-81
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 24-6
}}
|-
!colspan=9| Big Eight Tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 3/11/1994
| time =
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 11
| opponent = Kansas State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Kemper Arena
| site_cityst = Kansas City, MO
| gamename = Quarterfinals
| tv =
| score = 73-52
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 25-6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 3/12/1994
| time =
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 11
| opponent = Oklahoma State
| opprank = 23
| site_stadium = Kemper Arena
| site_cityst = Kansas City, MO
| gamename = Semifinals
| tv =
| score = 68-69
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 25-7
}}
|-
!colspan=9| NCAA tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 3/17/1994
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 13 (4)
| opponent = (13) Tennessee-Chattanooga
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Rupp Arena
| site_cityst = Lexington, KY
| gamename = First Round
| tv =
| score = 102-73
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 26-7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 3/19/1994
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 13 (4)
| opponent = (5) Wake Forest
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Rupp Arena
| site_cityst = Lexington, KY
| gamename = Second Round
| tv =
| score = 69-58
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 27-7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 3/24/1994
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 13 (4)
| opponent = (1) Purdue
| opprank = 3
| site_stadium = Thompson-Boling Arena
| site_cityst = Knoxville, TN
| gamename = Sweet Sixteen
| tv =
| score = 78-83
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 27-8
}}
{{CBB schedule end|timezone=Central Standard Time|poll=AP Poll, NCAA tournament seeds shown in parentheses}}{{cite web|title=Kansas Jayhawks Men's Basketball 1993-94 Season Media Guide |url=http://www.fansonly.com/photos/schools/kan/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/04-mediaguide.pdf |format=English |access-date=2013-06-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306064242/http://www.fansonly.com/photos/schools/kan/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/04-mediaguide.pdf |archive-date=2012-03-06 }}
Rankings
| class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap;" | |||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="text-align:center;"
! AP | style="background:#FFF;" | 9 | style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 6 | style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 3 | style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 7 | style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 6 | style="background:#FFF;" | 6 | style="background:#FFF;" | 6 | style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 5 | style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 3 | style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 1 | style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 3 | style="background:#FFF;" | 3 | style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 5 | style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 4 | style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 10 | style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 13 | style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 11 | style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
| style="text-align:center;"
! Coaches | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#D8FFEB;" | | style="background:#D8FFEB;" | | style="background:#FFE6E6;" | | style="background:#D8FFEB;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#D8FFEB;" | | style="background:#D8FFEB;" | | style="background:#D8FFEB;" | | style="background:#FFE6E6;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFE6E6;" | | style="background:#FD8FFEB;" | | style="background:#FFE6E6;" | | style="background:#FFE6E6;" | | style="background:#D8FFEB;" | | style="background:#FFE6E6;" | |
*There was no coaches poll in week 1.
See also
References
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