1993–94 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball team
1993–94 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball | |
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Sun Belt Conference Champion | |
NCAA Tournament, first round | |
Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
Record | 20–11 (14–4 Sun Belt) |
Head coach | |
Home arena | E. A. Diddle Arena |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Kentucky | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 20 | – | 11 | .645 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW Louisiana † | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 22 | – | 8 | .733 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Orleans | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 20 | – | 10 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jacksonville | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 17 | – | 11 | .607 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas State | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 15 | – | 12 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Alabama | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 13 | – | 14 | .481 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas-Pan American | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 16 | – | 12 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas-Little Rock | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 13 | – | 15 | .464 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lamar | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 10 | – | 17 | .370 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana Tech | 0 | – | 18 | .000 | 2 | – | 25 | .074 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1994 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1993–94 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers men's basketball team represented Western Kentucky University during the 1993–94 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hilltoppers were led by coach Ralph Willard and future NBA player Chris Robinson.[1] The team won the Sun Belt Conference Championship and were Sun Belt Basketball tournament runners-up. They received an at-large bid to the 1994 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.[2]
Robinson made the All-Conference and SBC Tournament team.[3]
Schedule
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
11/17/1993* |
at No. 1 North Carolina Preseason NIT |
L 87–101 | 0–1 |
Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC | |||||||
12/8/1993* |
North Florida | W 129–91 | 1–1 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
12/11/1993* |
Ball State | W 84–72 | 2–1 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
12/18/1993 |
at South Alabama | W 81–71 | 3–1 (1-0) |
Mitchell Center Mobile, AL | |||||||
12/22/1993* |
No. 25 | at No. 11 Louisville | L 73–78 OT | 3–2 |
Freedom Hall Louisville, KY | ||||||
12/27/1993* |
No. 25 | vs. Princeton Hoosier Classic |
W 59–45 | 4–2 |
Market Square Arena Indianapolis, IN | ||||||
12/28/1993* |
No. 25 | vs. No. 13 Indiana Hoosier Classic |
L 55–65 | 4–3 |
Market Square Arena Indianapolis, IN | ||||||
1/3/1994* |
No. 25 | at UAB | L 51–62 | 4–4 |
Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL | ||||||
1/6/1994 |
South Alabama | L 83–87 | 4–5 (1-1) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1/8/1994 |
Arkansas State | W 65–55 | 5–5 (2-1) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1/10/1994 |
Arkansas–Little Rock | W 83–78 | 6–5 (3-1) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1/13/1994 |
at New Orleans | L 74–79 | 6–6 (3-2) |
Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA | |||||||
1/15/1994 |
at Jacksonville | W 83–65 | 7–6 (4-2) |
Swisher Gymnasium Jacksonville, FL | |||||||
1/22/1994 |
at Texas–Pan American | L 77–83 | 7–7 (4-3) |
UTPA Fieldhouse Edinburg, TX | |||||||
1/24/1994 |
SW Louisiana | W 91–87 | 8–7 (5-3) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1/29/1994 |
Lamar | W 97–68 | 9–7 (6-3) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
2/1/1994* |
Oral Roberts | W 87–55 | 10–7 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
2/5/1994 |
at SW Louisiana | W 78–62 | 11–7 (7-3) |
Cajundome Lafayette, LA | |||||||
2/10/1994 |
at Louisiana Tech | W 91–49 | 12–7 (8-3) |
Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA | |||||||
2/12/1994 |
Jacksonville | L 77–84 | 12–8 (8-4) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
2/15/1994* |
Kansas State | L 68–71 OT | 12–9 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
2/17/1994 |
at Arkansas–Little Rock | W 66–62 | 13–9 (9-4) |
Barton Coliseum Little Rock, AR | |||||||
2/19/1994 |
at Arkansas State | W 73–51 | 14–9 (10-4) |
Convocation Center Jonesboro, AR | |||||||
2/24/1994 |
at Lamar | W 85–83 | 15–9 (11-4) |
Montagne Center Beaumont, TX | |||||||
2/26/1994 |
New Orleans | W 61–52 | 16–9 (12-4) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
2/28/1994 |
Louisiana Tech | W 70–47 | 17–9 (13-4) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
3/2/1994 |
Texas-Pan American | W 71–60 | 18–9 (14-4) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1994 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament | |||||||||||
3/5/1994 |
(1) | (8) Arkansas-Little Rock Second Round |
W 72–69 | 19–9 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
3/6/1994 |
(1) | (4) Jacksonville Semifinals |
W 83–72 | 20–9 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
3/8/1994 |
(1) | (2) SW Louisiana Finals |
L 72–78 | 20–10 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
1994 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament | |||||||||||
3/17/1994* |
(11 MW) | vs. (6 MW) No. 20 Texas First Round |
L 77–91 | 20–11 |
Kansas Coliseum Park City, Kansas | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll (M#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. |
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