1993–94 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

1993–94 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
1993–94 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Big East Regular Season Champions
NCAA men's Division I tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 7
AP	No. 4
Record	29–5 (16–2 Big East)
Head coach	Jim Calhoun (8th season);
Assistant coaches	Howie Dickenman; Karl Hobbs; Dave Leitao;
Home arena	Hartford Civic Center; Harry A. Gampel Pavilion

The 1993–94 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1993–94 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 29–5 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Big East Conference where they finished with a 16–2 record and were the Regular Season Champions. They made it to the Sweet Sixteen in the 1994 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. The Huskies played their home games at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut and the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and they were led by eighth-year head coach Jim Calhoun.[2][3]

1993–94 Big East men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 Connecticut	16	–	2	.889	29	–	5	.853
No. 15 Syracuse	13	–	5	.722	23	–	7	.767
Boston College	11	–	7	.611	23	–	11	.676
Providence †	10	–	8	.556	20	–	10	.667
Villanova	10	–	8	.556	20	–	12	.625
Georgetown	10	–	8	.556	19	–	12	.613
Seton Hall	8	–	10	.444	17	–	13	.567
Pittsburgh	7	–	11	.389	13	–	14	.481
St. John's	5	–	13	.278	12	–	17	.414
Miami	0	–	18	.000	7	–	20	.259

† 1994 Big East tournament winner As of April 4, 1994[1] Rankings from AP poll

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
11/27/1993*		vs. Towson	W 107–67	1–0	Hershey Arena (2,410) Hershey, Pennsylvania
11/29/1993* WTNH		at No. 12 Virginia	W 77–36	2–0	University Hall (8,457) Charlottesville, Virginia
12/1/1993*		Yale	W 81–64	3–0	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, Connecticut
12/8/1993 WTNH	No. 21	at No. 20 Seton Hall	W 82–66	4–0 (1–0)	Brendan Byrne Arena (13,908) East Rutherford, New Jersey
12/11/1993*	No. 21	Central Connecticut	W 117–63	5–0	Hartford Civic Center (15,785) Hartford, Connecticut
12/15/1993* ESPN	No. 16	Texas	W 96–86	6–0	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, Connecticut
12/23/1993*	No. 15	Fairfield	W 75–57	7–0	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut
12/28/1993*	No. 14	vs. Texas Arlington Big Island Invitational	W 112–72	8–0	Civic Auditorium (2,350) Hilo, HI
12/29/1993*	No. 14	vs. Ohio Big Island Invitational	L 76–85	8–1	Civic Auditorium (750) Hilo, HI
12/30/1993*	No. 14	vs. Tennessee Tech Big Island Invitational	W 130–78	9–1	Civic Auditorium (1,800) Hilo, HI
1/2/1994*	No. 14	Winthrop	W 113–59	10–1	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, Connecticut
1/4/1994 WTNH	No. 16	Georgetown Rivalry	W 77–65	11–1 (2–0)	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut
1/8/1994 WTNH	No. 16	Boston College	W 77–71	12–1 (3–0)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, Connecticut
1/10/1994 ESPN	No. 14	No. 16 Syracuse Rivalry	W 75–67	13–1 (4–0)	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut
1/15/1994 WTNH	No. 14	at St. John's	W 85–81	14–1 (5–0)	Madison Square Garden (19,542) New York City
1/17/1994*	No. 10	Hartford	W 88–62	15–1	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut
1/19/1994 ESPN	No. 10	at Providence	W 79–78	16–1 (6–0)	Providence Civic Center (13,106) Providence, Rhode Island
1/25/1994 NESN	No. 6	Villanova	W 91–67	17–1 (7–0)	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut
1/29/1994 WTNH	No. 6	at Pittsburgh	W 88–67	18–1 (8–0)	Civic Arena (6,798) Pittsburgh
2/1/1994 WTNH	No. 5	at No. 15 Syracuse Rivalry	L 95–105	18–2 (8–1)	Carrier Dome (24,540) Syracuse, New York
2/5/1994 WTNH	No. 5	Miami	W 73–57	19–2 (9–1)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, Connecticut
2/9/1994 ESPN	No. 6	at Boston College	W 94–91 ^2OT	20–2 (10–1)	Conte Forum (8,706) Boston
2/12/1994 WTNH	No. 6	Seton Hall	W 80–68	21–2 (11–1)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, Connecticut
2/15/1994 WTNH	No. 3	at Villanova	L 63–64	21–3 (11–2)	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, Pennsylvania
2/19/1994 WTNH	No. 3	Providence	W 81–73	22–3 (12–2)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, Connecticut
2/22/1994	No. 5	at Miami	W 74–49	23–3 (13–2)	Miami Arena (4,045) Miami, Florida
2/26/1994 WTNH	No. 5	Pittsburgh	W 78–66	24–3 (14–2)	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut
2/28/1994 ESPN	No. 4	at Georgetown Rivalry	W 66–62	25–3 (15–2)	Capital Centre (12,013) Landover, Maryland
3/5/1994 CBS	No. 4	St. John's	W 80–50	26–3 (16–2)	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut
Big East tournament
3/11/1994 WTNH	No. 2	vs. St. John's Quarterfinals	W 97–77	27–3	Madison Square Garden (19,544) New York
3/12/1994 CBS	No. 2	vs. Providence Semifinals	L 67–69	27–4	Madison Square Garden (19,544) New York
NCAA tournament
3/17/1994* CBS	No. 4 (2)	vs. No. (15) Rider First Round	W 64–46	28–4	Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (16,204) Uniondale, New York
3/19/1994* CBS	No. 4 (2)	vs. No. (10) George Washington Second Round	W 75–63	29–4	Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (16,204) Uniondale, New York
3/25/1994* CBS	No. 4 (2)	vs. No. 14 (3) Florida Sweet Sixteen	L 60–69 ^OT	29–5	Miami Arena (15,217) Miami, Florida
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Schedule Source:[2][4]

References

sports-reference.com 1993-94 Big East Conference Season Summary
2015-16 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 22, 2015. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
Davis, Ken (September 30, 2010). The University of Connecticut Basketball Vault: The History of the Huskies. Atlanta: Whitman LLC. ISBN 0794828035.
"Connecticut Men's Basketball Archive Schedule". UConn Huskies. Archived from the original on July 6, 2016. Retrieved February 20, 2016.

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[1] sports-reference.com 1993-94 Big East Conference Season Summary

[cstv-2] 2015-16 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 22, 2015. Retrieved February 20, 2016.

[3] Davis, Ken (September 30, 2010). The University of Connecticut Basketball Vault: The History of the Huskies. Atlanta: Whitman LLC. ISBN 0794828035.

[4] "Connecticut Men's Basketball Archive Schedule". UConn Huskies. Archived from the original on July 6, 2016. Retrieved February 20, 2016.

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