1993–94 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

1993–94 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 32
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 7
Record27–7 (12–4 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaRupp Arena
Seasons
1993–94 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
No. 14 Florida 12 4   .750 29 8   .784
No. 7 Kentucky 12 4   .750 27 7   .794
Vanderbilt 9 7   .563 20 12   .625
Georgia 7 9   .438 14 16   .467
South Carolina 4 12   .250 9 19   .321
Tennessee 2 14   .125 5 22   .185
West
No. 2 Arkansas 14 2   .875 31 3   .912
Alabama 12 4   .750 20 10   .667
Mississippi State 9 7   .563 18 11   .621
Ole Miss 7 9   .438 14 13   .519
LSU 5 11   .313 11 16   .407
Auburn 3 13   .188 11 17   .393
1994 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1993–94 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented University of Kentucky. The head coach was Rick Pitino. The team was a member of the Southeastern Conference and played their home games at Rupp Arena.

Roster

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1993–94 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 00 Tony Delk 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
So Brownsville, TN
PG 5 Travis Ford 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Madisonville North Hopkins Madisonville, Kentucky
G 15 Jeff Sheppard 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Fr Peachtree City, GA
F 40 Walter McCarty 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Fr Evansville, IN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 27, 1993*
No. 7 Louisville W 78–70  1–0
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
Dec 1, 1993*
Tennessee Tech W 115–77  2–0
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
Dec 4, 1993*
vs. No. 21 Indiana L 84–96  2–1
RCA Dome 
Indianapolis, Indiana
Dec 8, 1993*
Eastern Kentucky W 107–78  3–1
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
Dec 17, 1993*
Morehead State W 97–61  4–1
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
Dec 21, 1993*
vs. Texas
Maui Invitational Tournament
W 86–61  5–1
Lahaina Civic Center 
Lahaina, Hawaii
Dec 22, 1993*
vs. Ohio State
Maui Invitational Tournament
W 100–88  6–1
Lahaina Civic Center 
Lahaina, Hawaii
Dec 23, 1993*
vs. No. 13 Arizona
Maui Invitational Tournament
W 93–92  7–1
Lahaina Civic Center 
Lahaina, Hawaii
SEC regular season
Mar 2, 1994
8:00 p.m., JP Sports
at Florida W 80–77  22–6
(11–4)
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
Mar 5, 1994
2:00 p.m., JP Sports
at South Carolina L 74–75  23–6
(12–4)
Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, South Carolina
SEC tournament
Mar 11, 1994*
 JP Sports
No. 10 vs. Mississippi State
Quarterfinals
W 95–76  24–6
Pyramid Arena 
Memphis, Tennessee
Mar 12, 1994*
 JP Sports
No. 10 vs. No. 1 Arkansas
Semifinals
W 90–78  25–6
Pyramid Arena 
Memphis, Tennessee
Mar 13, 1994*
 JP Sports
No. 10 vs. No. 17 Florida
Championship game
W 73–60  26–6
Pyramid Arena 
Memphis, Tennessee
NCAA tournament
Mar 18, 1994*
 CBS
(3 SE) No. 7 vs. (14 SE) Tennessee State
First round
W 83–70  27–6
Tropicana Field 
St. Petersburg, Florida
Mar 20, 1994*
 CBS
(3 SE) No. 7 vs. (6 SE) No. 21 Marquette
Second round
L 63–75  27–7
Tropicana Field 
St. Petersburg, Florida
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
SE=Southeast.
All times are in Eastern.

NCAA tournament

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Seeding in brackets

  • Southeast
    • Kentucky (3) 83, Tennessee State (14) 70
    • Marquette (6) 75, Kentucky 63

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Awards and honors

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  • Travis Ford, Second Team, 1994-1995 All-SEC (AP and Coaches)
  • Tony Delk, Second Team, 1994-1995 All-SEC (Coaches, Third Team AP)
  • Rodrick Rhodes, Third Team, 1994-1995 All-SEC (AP and Coaches)

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Team players drafted into the NBA

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Round Pick Player NBA Club
2 31 Rodney Dent Orlando Magic

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1993-94 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More".
  3. ^ "John Scott's Kentucky Basketball Statistics Project". bigbluehistory.net. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
  4. ^ "1994 NBA Draft on". Databasebasketball.com. Archived from the original on February 9, 2012. Retrieved May 15, 2012.