1993–94 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team

American college basketball season

1993–94 Syracuse Orangemen basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 14
AP	No. 15
Record	23–7 (13–5 Big East)
Head coach	Jim Boeheim (18th season)
Assistant coaches	Bernie Fine (18th season) Wayne Morgan (10th season)
Home arena	Carrier Dome
Seasons ← 1992–93 1994–95 →

1993–94 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	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

The 1993–94 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team represented Syracuse University in the 1993–94 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Head coach was Jim Boeheim, serving for his 18th year. The team played home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. The team finished with a 23–7 (13–5) record and advanced to Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA tournament.

Roster

1993–94 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
C	4	Otis Hill	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Fr	White Plains, New York
PG	15	Adrian Autry	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	Sr	Monroe, North Carolina
SG	21	Lawrence Moten	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Washington, D.C.
G/F	34	Lucious Jackson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Beaumont, Texas
G/F	35	Scott McCorkle	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Mission Viejo, California
SF	44	John Wallace	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Rochester, New York

Head coach

Jim Boeheim (Syracuse)

Assistant coach(es)

Bernie Fine (Syracuse)
Wayne Morgan (St. Lawrence)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 28, 1993*	No. 20	Tennessee	W 98–65	1–0	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
Dec 1, 1993*	No. 18	Cornell	W 95–59	2–0	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
Dec 3, 1993*	No. 18	Boston University	W 89–70	3–0	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
Dec 4, 1993*	No. 18	No. 20 Vanderbilt	W 78–62	4–0	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
Dec 9, 1993	No. 13	Boston College	L 58–75	4–1 (0–1)	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
Dec 13, 1993*	No. 21	Lafayette	W 104–75	5–1	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
Dec 18, 1993*	No. 21	Maryland Eastern Shore	W 108–71	6–1	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
Dec 22, 1993	No. 21	Miami (FL)	W 81–52	7–1 (1–1)	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
Dec 29, 1993*	No. 19	Colgate	W 85–74	8–1	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
Jan 8, 1994	No. 18	Pittsburgh	W 79–75	9–1 (2–1)	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
Jan 10, 1994	No. 16	at No. 14 Connecticut Rivalry	L 67–75	9–2 (2–2)	Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut
Jan 15, 1994	No. 16	at Villanova	W 88–85	10–2 (3–2)	The Pavilion Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 18, 1994	No. 16	St. John's	W 92–82	11–2 (4–2)	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
Jan 22, 1994	No. 16	at Seton Hall	W 78–74	12–2 (5–2)	Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey
Jan 25, 1994	No. 14	at Providence	L 82–96	12–3 (5–3)	Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island
Jan 29, 1994	No. 14	Villanova	W 87–68	13–3 (6–3)	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
Feb 1, 1994	No. 15	No. 5 Connecticut Rivalry	W 108–95	14–3 (7–3)	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
Feb 5, 1994	No. 15	at Pittsburgh	W 80–77	15–3 (8–3)	Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Feb 7, 1994	No. 14	at Georgetown	L 56–60	15–4 (8–4)	USAir Arena Landover, Maryland
Feb 12, 1994*	No. 14	No. 4 Kentucky	W 93–85	16–4	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
Feb 15, 1994	No. 14	Providence	W 79–74	17–4 (9–4)	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
Feb 19, 1994	No. 14	at Boston College	L 83–89	17–5 (9–5)	Silvio O. Conte Forum Boston, Massachusetts
Feb 23, 1994	No. 18	Seton Hall	W 91–69	18–5 (10–5)	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
Feb 27, 1994	No. 18	at St. John's	W 82–81	19–5 (11–5)	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
Mar 1, 1994	No. 14	at Miami (FL)	W 71–69	20–5 (12–5)	Miami Arena Miami, Florida
Mar 6, 1994	No. 14	Georgetown	W 81–75	21–5 (13–5)	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
Big East tournament
Mar 11, 1994*	No. 13	vs. Seton Hall Quarterfinals	L 80–81 ^{OT^[2]}	21–6	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
NCAA tournament
Mar 17, 1994*	(4 W) No. 15	vs. (13 W) Hawaii First round	W 92–78	22–6	Dee Events Center Ogden, Utah
Mar 19, 1994*	(4 W) No. 15	vs. (12 W) Wisconsin–Green Bay Second Round	W 64–59^[3]	23–6	Dee Events Center Ogden, Utah
Mar 24, 1994*	(4 W) No. 15	vs. (1 W) No. 5 Missouri West Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	L 88–98 ^{OT^[4]}	23–7	L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in EST.

Rankings

References

^ sports-reference.com 1993-94 Big East Conference Season Summary
^ "In Upset, Odds Are in Seton Hall's Favor". The New York Times. March 12, 1994. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
^ "Syracuse Pops Wisconsin Green Bay's Bubble". The Los Angeles Times. March 20, 1994. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
^ "Missouri, Purdue doggedly march on: Syr. rallies, fall in OT". Baltimore Sun. March 24, 1994. Retrieved June 20, 2021.

External links

1993-1994 Syracuse Orangemen at Orangehoops.org

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