1993–94 Penn Quakers men's basketball team

The 1993–94 Penn Quakers men's basketball team represented the University of Pennsylvania during the 1993–94 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Quakers, led by 5th-year head coach Fran Dunphy, played their home games at The Palestra as members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 25–3, 14–0 in Ivy League play to win the conference championship. They received the Ivy League's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated No. 6 seed Nebraska in the opening round[2] before losing to No. 3 seed and eventual Final Four participant Florida in the second round.[3]

1993–94 Penn Quakers men's basketball
Ivy League champions
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceIvy League
Ranking
CoachesNo. 25
Record25–3 (14–0 Ivy)
Head coach
Home arenaThe Palestra
1993–94 Ivy League men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Penn140 1.000253  .893
Princeton113 .786188  .692
Yale77 .5001016  .385
Brown68 .4291214  .462
Dartmouth68 .4291016  .385
Harvard59 .357917  .346
Columbia410 .286620  .231
Cornell311 .214818  .308
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

This was the second of three consecutive 14–0 seasons, and one of five overall in the Dunphy era, in Ivy League play.

Roster

1993–94 Penn Quakers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 12 Matt Maloney 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrVanderbilt Haddonfield, New Jersey
G 53 Jerome Allen 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrEpiscopal Academy Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

    Roster

    [4]

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Non-conference regular season
    Nov 27, 1993*
    at USC W 77–62  1–0
    L.A. Sports Arena 
    Los Angeles, California
    Nov 29, 1993*
    at Ohio State L 80–83  1–1
    St. John Arena 
    Columbus, Ohio
    Dec 4, 1993*
    at Fairleigh Dickinson W 62–47  2–1
    Rothman Center 
    Hackensack, New Jersey
    Dec 11, 1993*
    vs. Saint Joseph's W 79–77  3–1
    The Spectrum 
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    Dec 18, 1993*
    Haverford W 114–73  4–1
    The Palestra 
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    Dec 28, 1993*
    at Washington W 71–68  5–1
    Hec Edmundson Pavilion 
    Seattle, Washington
    Dec 29, 1993*
    vs. Georgia W 81–79  6–1
    Hec Edmundson Pavilion 
    Seattle, Washington
    Jan 3, 1994*
    Lehigh W 87–62  7–1
    The Palestra 
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    Ivy League regular season
    Jan 7, 1994
    Harvard W 92–76  8–1
    (1–0)
    The Palestra 
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    Jan 8, 1994
    Dartmouth W 71–51  9–1
    (2–0)
    The Palestra 
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    Jan 11, 1994*
    at No. 13 Temple L 65–76  9–2
    McGonigle Hall 
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    Jan 17, 1994*
    Lafayette W 88–71  10–2
    The Palestra 
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    Jan 25, 1994*
    at La Salle W 66–62  11–2
    Convention Hall 
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    Jan 29, 1994
    at Princeton W 66–55  12–2
    (3–0)
    Jadwin Gymnasium 
    Princeton, New Jersey
    Feb 4, 1994
    Columbia W 67–55  13–2
    (4–0)
    The Palestra 
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    Feb 5, 1994
    Cornell W 70–59  14–2
    (5–0)
    The Palestra 
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    Feb 7, 1994*
    at Buffalo W 77–52  15–2
    Alumni Arena 
    Buffalo, New York
    Feb 11, 1994
    at Brown W 79–59  16–2
    (6–0)
    Pizzitola Sports Center 
    Providence, Rhode Island
    Feb 12, 1994
    at Yale W 76–66  17–2
    (7–0)
    Payne Whitney Gymnasium 
    New Haven, Connecticut
    Feb 18, 1994
    at Dartmouth W 77–67  18–2
    (8–0)
    Leede Arena 
    Hanover, New Hampshire
    Feb 19, 1994
    at Harvard W 66–65  19–2
    (9–0)
    Lavietes Pavilion 
    Cambridge, Massachusetts
    Feb 25, 1994
    Yale W 87–63  20–2
    (10–0)
    The Palestra 
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    Feb 26, 1994
    Brown W 70–43  21–2
    (11–0)
    The Palestra 
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    Mar 2, 1994
    Princeton W 53–43  22–2
    (12–0)
    The Palestra 
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    Mar 6, 1994
    at Cornell W 81–66  23–2
    (13–0)
    Newman Arena 
    Ithaca, New York
    Mar 7, 1994
    at Columbia W 89–69  24–2
    (14–0)
    Levien Gymnasium 
    New York, New York
    NCAA tournament
    Mar 17, 1994*
    (11 E) vs. (6 E) No. 22 Nebraska
    First Round
    W 90–80  25–2
    Nassau Coliseum 
    Uniondale, New York
    Mar 19, 1994*
    (11 E) vs. (3 E) No. 14 Florida
    Second Round
    L 58–70  25–3
    Nassau Coliseum 
    Uniondale, New York
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    E=East.
    All times are in Eastern Time.

    [5]

    Awards and honors

    Rankings

    [6]

    References

    1. sports-reference.com 1993-94 Ivy Group Season Summary
    2. "Quakers Win, but Don't Call It an Upset". The New York Times. March 18, 1994. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
    3. "Penn Keeps on Missing and Loses to Florida". The Los Angeles Times. March 20, 1994. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
    4. "1993-94 Men's Basketball Roster". University of Pennsylvania Athletics. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
    5. "1993–94 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Pennsylvania Athletics. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
      • ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1020–1021. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
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