1993–94 Charleston Cougars men's basketball team

1993–94 Charleston Cougars men's basketball
TAAC Regular season champion
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceTrans America Athletic Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record24–4 (14–2 TAAC)
Head coach
Home arenaF. Mitchell Johnson Center
Seasons
← 1992–93
1994–95 →
1993–94 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
College of Charleston 14 – 2   .875 24 – 4   .857
Central Florida † 11 – 5   .688 21 – 9   .700
Stetson 9 – 7   .563 14 – 15   .483
Georgia State 9 – 7   .563 13 – 14   .481
Centenary 8 – 8   .500 16 – 12   .571
Florida International 7 – 9   .438 11 – 16   .407
Southeastern Louisiana 7 – 9   .438 10 – 17   .370
Samford 4 – 12   .250 10 – 18   .357
Mercer 3 – 13   .188 5 – 24   .172
Florida Atlantic –   – 3 – 24   .111
† 1994 TAAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll[1]

The 1993–94 College of Charleston Cougars men's basketball team represented the College of Charleston during the 1993–94 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cougars, led by 15th-year head coach John Kresse, played their home games at F. Mitchell Johnson Arena in Charleston, South Carolina as members of the Trans America Athletic Conference (TAAC).

After finishing atop the conference regular season standings (14–2), the Cougars did not participate in the 1994 TAAC tournament, but did receive an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament – the first appearance in school history – as No. 12 seed in the Southeast region. College of Charleston lost to No. 5 seed Wake Forest[2] in the opening round. The team finished with an overall record of 24–4.

Roster

1993–94 College of Charleston Cougars men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
C 4 Thaddeous Delaney 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Fr    
G 5 Marion Busby 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
—
 Jr    
F 21 Stacy Harris 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
—
 Fr West Potomac Alexandria, Virginia
G 24 Anthony Johnson Injured 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So R.B. Stall Charleston, South Carolina
F 42 Rodney Conner 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
—
 Fr Orangeburg-Wilkinson Orangeburg, South Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 27, 1993*
 Webber W 88–59  1–0
 F. Mitchell Johnson Center 
Charleston, South Carolina
Nov 29, 1993*
 South Carolina State W 70–57  2–0
 F. Mitchell Johnson Center 
Charleston, South Carolina
Dec 4, 1993*
 Charleston Southern W 116–78  3–0
 F. Mitchell Johnson Center 
Charleston, South Carolina
Dec 18, 1993*
 Mount Olive W 106–89  4–0
 F. Mitchell Johnson Center 
Charleston, South Carolina
Dec 22, 1993*
 at South Carolina L 53–65 OT 4–1
 Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, South Carolina
Dec 28, 1993*
 Penn State W 71–65  5–1
 North Charleston Coliseum 
North Charleston, South Carolina
Dec 29, 1993*
 Alabama W 82–60  6–1
 North Charleston Coliseum 
North Charleston, South Carolina
Jan 3, 1994
 Samford W 67–56  7–1
(1–0) 		F. Mitchell Johnson Center 
Charleston, South Carolina
Feb 28, 1994
 at Samford W 69–59  24–3
(14–2) 		Seibert Hall 
Homewood, Alabama
TAAC tournament
Did not participate
NCAA Tournament
Mar 17, 1994*
 (12 SE) vs. (5 SE) Wake Forest
First round 		L 58–68  24–4
 Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
SE=Southeast.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[3]

Rankings

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

[4]

Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1993-94 Trans America Athletic Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "College of Charleston Makes Case for Respect". The New York Times. March 14, 1997. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
  3. ^ "1993-94 Men's Basketball Schedule". College of Charleston Athletics. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
  4. ^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1020–1021. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.