1993–94 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

1993–94 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
1993–94 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
Preseason NIT Champions; Golden Harvest Classic Champions
NCAA men's Division I tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 12
AP	No. 13
Record	27–8 (9–5 Big Eight)
Head coach	Roy Williams (6th season);
Assistant coaches	Matt Doherty (2nd season); Steve Robinson (6th season);
Captains	Patrick Richey; Richard Scott; Blake Weichbrodt; Steve Woodberry;
Home arena	Allen Fieldhouse
	Seasons ← 1992–93 1994–95 →

1993–94 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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.

References

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

[1] "Big 12 Record Book (PDF)" (PDF) (Press release). Big 12 Conference. August 1, 2008. Retrieved July 14, 2013.

[Schedule-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.

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Venues	Robinson Gymnasium (1907–1927) Hoch Auditorium (1927–1955) Allen Fieldhouse (1955–present)
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Helms and NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

1993–94 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
Preseason NIT Champions Golden Harvest Classic Champions
NCAA men's Division I tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 12
AP	No. 13
Record	27–8 (9–5 Big Eight)
Head coach	Roy Williams (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Matt Doherty (2nd season) Steve Robinson (6th season)
Captains	Patrick Richey Richard Scott Blake Weichbrodt Steve Woodberry
Home arena	Allen Fieldhouse
Seasons ← 1992–93 1994–95 →