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 |
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Home arena | E. A. Diddle Arena |
Seasons |
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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
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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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