1993–94 Florida Gators men's basketball team

1993–94 Florida Gators men's basketball
1993–94 Florida Gators men's basketball
SEC East Division Champions
NCAA tournament, Final Four
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 4
AP	No. 14
Record	29–8 (12–4 SEC)
Head coach	Lon Kruger (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Robert McCullum (3rd season); Ron Stewart; R. C. Buford (1st season);
Home arena	O'Connell Center
	Seasons ← 1992–93 1994–95 →

The 1993–94 Florida Gators men's basketball team represented the University of Florida as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1993–94 NCAA men's basketball season. Led by head coach Lon Kruger, the Gators reached the Final Four for the first time in program history,^[2] and finished with an overall record of 29–8 (12–4 SEC).

1993–94 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
No. 14 Florida	12	–	4	.750	29	–	8	.784
No. 7 Kentucky †	12	–	4	.750	27	–	7	.794
Vanderbilt	9	–	7	.563	20	–	12	.625
Georgia	7	–	9	.438	14	–	16	.467
South Carolina	4	–	12	.250	9	–	19	.321
Tennessee	2	–	14	.125	5	–	22	.185
West
No. 2 Arkansas	14	–	2	.875	31	–	3	.912
Alabama	12	–	4	.750	20	–	10	.667
Mississippi State	9	–	7	.563	18	–	11	.621
Ole Miss	7	–	9	.438	14	–	13	.519
LSU	5	–	11	.313	11	–	16	.407
Auburn	3	–	13	.188	11	–	17	.393

† 1994 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	3	Brian Thompson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	So	Atlanta, GA
G	4	Craig Brown	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	Sr	Steelton, Pennsylvania
G/F	5	Jason Anderson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	College Park, Georgia
G	10	Greg Williams	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	Fr	Fairfax, Virginia
G	12	Dan Cross	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Carbondale, Illinois
F	15	Martti Kuisma	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	236 lb (107 kg)	Sr	Helsinki, Finland
F	33	Tony Mickens	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Memphis, Tennessee
C	35	Dametri Hill	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	286 lb (130 kg)	So	St. Petersburg, Florida
F/C	40	Svein Dyrkolbotn	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	244 lb (111 kg)	Jr	Bergen, Norway
F	55	Andrew DeClercq	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	So	Clearwater, Florida
G		Clayton Bates	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Gainesville, Florida

Head coach

Lon Kruger (Kansas State)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Non-conference Regular season
Nov 26, 1993*		Florida International	W 86–66	1–0	O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida
Dec 4, 1993*		at Texas	W 76–68	2–0	Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
Dec 5, 1993*		South Florida	W 66–55	3–0	O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida
Dec 8, 1993*		at Jacksonville	W 68–67	4–0	Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, Florida
Dec 11, 1993*		Stetson	W 90–44	5–0	O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida
Dec 18, 1993*		vs. Florida State	L 59–69	5–1
Dec 20, 1993*		Central Florida	W 83–69	6–1	O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida
Dec 22, 1993*		at Villanova	W 85–77	7–1	The Pavilion Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 27, 1993*		vs. No. 20 Oklahoma State Rainbow Classic	W 74–69	8–1	Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 28, 1993*		vs. No. 11 Louisville Rainbow Classic	L 68–83	8–2	Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 29, 1993*		vs. Evansville Rainbow Classic	W 66–63	9–2	Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii
SEC Regular season
Jan 5, 1994		LSU	W 74–73	10–2 (1–0)	O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida
Jan 8, 1994		at Tennessee	W 86–71	11–2 (2–0)	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
Jan 11, 1994*		vs. South Florida	W 69–64	12–2
Jan 15, 1994		at South Carolina	W 77–75	13–2 (3–0)	Carolina Coliseum Columbia, South Carolina
Jan 18, 1994		No. 7 Kentucky	W 59–57	14–2 (4–0)	O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida
Jan 22, 1994		at Alabama	L 61–69	14–3 (4–1)	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Jan 26, 1994		at Georgia	W 100–78	15–3 (5–1)	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia
Jan 29, 1994		Vanderbilt	W 75–66	16–3 (6–1)	O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida
Feb 2, 1994	No. 24	Auburn	W 68–67	17–3 (7–1)	O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida
Feb 5, 1994	No. 24	Mississippi State	W 84–75	18–3 (8–1)	O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida
Feb 9, 1994	No. 20	at Ole Miss	W 74–55	19–3 (9–1)	Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi
Feb 12, 1994	No. 20	at No. 3 Arkansas	L 87–99	19–4 (9–2)	Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas
Feb 16, 1994	No. 17	at Georgia	W 91–79	20–4 (10–2)	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia
Feb 19, 1994	No. 17	South Carolina	W 88–64	21–4 (11–2)	O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida
Feb 21, 1994*	No. 16	Florida State	W 72–61	22–4	O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida
Feb 26, 1994	No. 16	Vanderbilt	L 78–82	22–5 (11–3)	O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida
Mar 2, 1994	No. 19	at No. 7 Kentucky	L 77–80	22–6 (11–4)	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
Mar 5, 1994*	No. 19	Tennessee	W 82–71	23–6 (12–4)	O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
SEC Tournament
Mar 11, 1994*	No. 17	vs. South Carolina SEC Tournament Quarterfinal	W 84–57	24–6	The Pyramid Memphis, TN
Mar 12, 1994*	No. 17	vs. Alabama SEC Tournament Semifinal	W 68–52	25–6	The Pyramid Memphis, TN
Mar 13, 1994*	No. 17	vs. No. 10 Kentucky SEC tournament championship	L 60–73	25–7	The Pyramid Memphis, TN
NCAA Tournament
Mar 17, 1994*	(3 E) No. 14	vs. (14 E) James Madison First round	W 64–62	26–7	Nassau Coliseum Uniondale, NY
Mar 19, 1994*	(3 E) No. 14	vs. (11 E) Penn Second Round	W 70–58^[4]	27–7	Nassau Coliseum Uniondale, NY
Mar 25, 1994*	(3 E) No. 14	vs. (2 E) No. 4 Connecticut East Regional semifinal	W 69–60 ^OT	28–7	Miami Arena Miami, FL
Mar 27, 1994*	(3 E) No. 14	vs. (9 E) Boston College East Regional final	W 74–66^[5]	29–7	Miami Arena Miami, FL
Apr 2, 1994*	(3 E) No. 14	vs. No. 6 Duke National semifinal	L 65–70^[6]	29–8	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East.

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Rankings

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Awards and honors

Dan Cross – Honorable Mention, AP All-America Team
Lon Kruger – SEC Coach of the Year

References

^ sports-reference.com 1993-94 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
^ "Florida's Final Four Founders: Remembering 1993-94". University of Florida Athletic Dept. February 21, 2019. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
^ "1993-94 Florida Gators Roster and Stats". Retrieved May 19, 2019.
^ "Penn Keeps on Missing and Loses to Florida". The Los Angeles Times. March 20, 1994. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
^ Moran, Malcolm (March 28, 1994). "Brown Transforms Gators Into Victors Over Eagles". New York Times. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
^ "Duke Comes Back for Another Final Examination". New York Times. April 3, 1994. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
^ 2017–18 Florida Gators men's basketball media guide. p. 92–93. Retrieved 2017-Nov-23.
^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1020–1021. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

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

[2] "Florida's Final Four Founders: Remembering 1993-94". University of Florida Athletic Dept. February 21, 2019. Retrieved May 24, 2019.

[3] "1993-94 Florida Gators Roster and Stats". Retrieved May 19, 2019.

[4] "Penn Keeps on Missing and Loses to Florida". The Los Angeles Times. March 20, 1994. Retrieved July 8, 2022.

[5] Moran, Malcolm (March 28, 1994). "Brown Transforms Gators Into Victors Over Eagles". New York Times. Retrieved June 19, 2021.

[6] "Duke Comes Back for Another Final Examination". New York Times. April 3, 1994. Retrieved July 5, 2022.

[7] 2017–18 Florida Gators men's basketball media guide. p. 92–93. Retrieved 2017-Nov-23.

[ESPN-8] *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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