1993–94 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team

1993–94 Marquette Warriors men's basketball
Great Midwest Conference Champions
NCAA tournament, Semifinal, L 49–59 vs. Duke
ConferenceGreat Midwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
APNo. 21
Record24–9 (10-2 GMWC)
Head coach
Home arenaBradley Center
Seasons
← 1992–93
1994–95 →
1993–94 Great Midwest Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Marquette 10 – 2   .833 24 – 9   .727
Saint Louis 8 – 4   .667 23 – 6   .793
UAB 8 – 4   .667 22 – 8   .733
Cincinnati † 7 – 5   .583 22 – 10   .688
DePaul 4 – 8   .333 16 – 12   .571
Memphis State 4 – 8   .333 13 – 16   .448
Dayton 1 – 11   .083 6 – 21   .222
† 1994 GMC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1993–94 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team represented the Marquette University in the 1993–94 season. The Warriors, coached by Kevin O’Neill, were then a member of Great Midwest Conference.

The Warriors were invited to participate in the 1994 NCAA tournament, where Marquette advanced to the Sweet Sixteen for the first time since 1977.

The 1993-94 season was the last in which Marquette went by the nickname "Warriors." Toward the end of the end of the 1993–94 academic year, the school decided to change the nickname for their sports teams to "Golden Eagles" effective the following school year.

Roster

1993–94 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 40 Faisal Abraham 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr St. Croix, Virgin Islands
F 5 Chris Crawford 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Kalamazoo, Michigan
G 13 Roney Eford 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Queens, New York
F 35 Damon Key 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr Milwaukee, Wisconsin
G 12 Robb Logterman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Janesville, Wisconsin
C 00 Amal McCaskill 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS So Maywood, Illinois
C 34 Jim McIlvaine 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Racine, Wisconsin
G 10 Tony Miller 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Jr Cleveland, Ohio
G 3 Anthony Pieper 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Wausaukee, Wisconsin
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
November 26*
 vs. American-Puerto Rico W 86–72  1–0
  
San Juan, PR
November 27*
 vs. East Tennessee State W 87–72  2–0
  
San Juan, PR
November 28*
 vs. Washington State L 46–56  2–1
  
San Juan, PR
December 3*
 Texas Southern W 85–67  3–1
 Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI
December 4*
 UW-Green Bay L 45–46  3–2
 Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI
December 7*
 Illinois W 74–65  4–2
 Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI
December 12*
 Ohio State W 86–66  5–2
 Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI
December 21*
 Louisiana Tech W 84–48  6–2
 Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI
December 28*
 at Northern Illinois W 73–58  7–2
 Chick Evans Field House 
DeKalb, Illinois
January 2*
 at Wisconsin L 52–71  7–3
 Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, Wisconsin
January 5
 Memphis W 79–67  8–3
(1–0) 		Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI
January 8*
 at Arizona L 80–94  8–4
(1–0) 		McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
January 12
 at DePaul W 71–52  9–4
(2–0) 		Rosemont Horizon 
Rosemont, Illinois
January 19
 at UAB W 60–58  10–4
(3–0) 		Bartow Arena 
Birmingham, Alabama
January 22
 Saint Louis W 62–52  11–4
(4–0) 		Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI
January 26
 at Saint Louis L 66–76  11–5
(4–1) 		St. Louis Arena 
St. Louis, Missouri
January 29
 at Memphis W 51–46  12–5
(5–1) 		The Pyramid 
Memphis, Tennessee
January 31*
 South Florida W 78–54  13–5
(5–1) 		Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI
February 2
 UAB W 58–54  14–5
(6–1) 		Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI
February 5*
 West Virginia W 75–50  15–5
(6–1) 		Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI
February 10
 at Cincinnati W 61–60  16–5
(7–1) 		Fifth Third Arena 
Cincinnati, Ohio
February 13
 Cincinnati L 82–89  16–6
(7–2) 		Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI
February 15*
 at Virginia Tech W 55–48  17–6
(7–2) 		Cassell Coliseum 
Blacksburg, Virginia
February 17*
 Notre Dame L 58–68  17–7
(7–2) 		Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI
February 20
 Dayton W 84–62  18–7
(8–2) 		Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI
February 23
 at Dayton W 63–58  19–7
(9–2) 		University of Dayton Arena 
Dayton, Ohio
February 27
 DePaul W 70–62  20–7
(10–2) 		Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI
February 28*
 San Francisco W 86–65  21–7
(10–2) 		Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI
March 4*
 UW Milwaukee W 73–51  22–7
(10–2) 		Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI
March 11
 vs. Cincinnati
Great Midwest Conference tournament 		L 63–72  22–8
(10–3) 		The Pyramid 
Memphis, Tennessee
March 18*
 vs. SW Louisiana
NCAA tournament • First Round 		W 81–59  23–8
(10–3) 		Tropicana Field 
St. Petersburg, Florida
March 20*
 vs. Kentucky
NCAA tournament • Second Round 		W 75–63  24–8
(10–3) 		Tropicana Field 
St. Petersburg, Florida
March 24*
 vs. Duke
NCAA tournament • Sweet Sixteen 		L 49–59  24–9
(10–3) 		Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, Tennessee
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

[2][3]

Team players drafted into the NBA

Round Pick Player NBA Club
2 32 Jim McIlvaine Washington Bullets

References

  1. ^ "1993-94 Great Midwest Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
  2. ^ "1993–94 Marquette Warriors Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  3. ^ 2008-09 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball media guide. Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2013-Oct-21.