1993–94 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team


The 1993–94 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 1993–94 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played their home games at Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They were coached by Jud Heathcote in his 18th year at Michigan State. The Spartans finished the season with a record of 20–12, 10–8 in Big Ten play to finish in fourth place. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 7 seed in the Southeast region. There they beat Seton Hall in the First Round[1] before losing to second-seeded and eventual National Runner-Up Duke in the Second Round.

1993–94 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball
Oldsmobile Spartan Classic champions
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record20–12 (10–8 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Captains
Home arenaBreslin Center
Seasons
1993–94 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Purdue 14 4   .778 29 5   .853
No. 11 Michigan 13 5   .722 24 8   .750
No. 18 Indiana 12 6   .667 21 9   .700
No. 23 Minnesota 10 8   .556 21 12   .636
Michigan State 10 8   .556 20 12   .625
Illinois 10 8   .556 17 11   .607
Wisconsin 8 10   .444 18 11   .621
Penn State 6 12   .333 13 14   .481
Ohio State 6 12   .333 13 16   .448
Northwestern 5 13   .278 15 14   .517
Iowa 5 13   .278 11 16   .407
Rankings from AP Poll
*Minnesota vacated all NCAA tournament games due to sanctions against the program.
Disputed record (22-13)

Previous season

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The Spartans finished the 1992–93 season with a record of 15–13, 7–11 in Big Ten play to finish in eighth place. Michigan State received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament. There they lost to Oklahoma in the first round.

Roster

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1993–94 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team
Name Class Pos Height Summary
Damion Beathea SO F 6'7" 5.0 Pts, 3.3 Reb, 1.1 Ast
Quinton Brooks SO F 6'7" 11.3 Pts, 4.4 Reb, 0.9 Ast
Jamie Feick JR C 6'9" 3.0 Pts, 4.4 Reb, 0.9 Ast
Jon Garavaglia FR F 6'9 2.7 Pts, 2.0 Reb, 0.5 Ast
David Hart SO G 6'4" 0.5 Pts, 0.4 Reb, 0.4 Ast
Anthony Miller SR C 6'9" 12.6 Pts, 9.0 Reb, 0.9 Ast
Steve Nicodemus SO G 6'4" 0.8 Pts, 0.3 Reb, 0.2 Ast
Steve Polonowski FR F 6'9" 1.4 Pts, 1.2 Reb, 0.1 Ast
Mark Prylow JR G 6'3" 1.0 Pts, 1.0 Reb, 0.0 Ast
Erik Qualman SR F 6'6" 0.5 Pts, 0.2 Reb, 0.0 Ast
Shawn Respert JR G 6'3 24.3 Pts, 4.0 Reb, 2.5 Ast
Eric Snow JR G 6'3" 6.8 Pts, 3.5 Reb, 6.7 Ast
Kris Weshinskey SR G 6'4" 8.2 Pts, 3.1 Reb, 2.3 Ast
Source[2]

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 26, 1993*
vs. Pacific
San Juan Shootout quarterfinals
W 83–64  1–0
Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez 
Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Nov 27, 1993*
vs. Washington State
San Juan Shootout semifinals
L 71–76  1–1
Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez 
Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Nov 28, 1993*
vs. East Tennessee State
San Juan Shootout third place game
W 92–69  2–1
Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez 
Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Dec 4, 1993*
at No. 11 Louisville L 68–77  2–2
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
Dec 7, 1993*
at Cleveland State W 90–76  3–2
Henry J. Goodman Arena 
Cleveland, OH
Dec 9, 1993*
East Tennessee State W 107–81  4–2
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Dec 12, 1993*
Detroit Mercy W 74–63  5–2
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Dec 14, 1993*
UIC W 90–77  6–2
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Dec 18, 1993*
Nebraska L 81–85  6–3
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Dec 21, 1993*
at Tennessee W 69–60  7–3
Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, TN
Dec 29, 1993*
Bowling Green State
Oldsmobile Spartan Classic Semifinals
W 62–49  8–3
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Dec 30, 1993*
Cornell
Oldsmobile Spartan Classic championship
W 83–69  9–3
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Big Ten regular season
Jan 5, 1994
at No. 13 Michigan
Rivalry
L 64–75  9–4
(0–1)
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, MI
Jan 8, 1994
No. 21 Illinois W 79–74  10–4
(1–1)
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Jan 12, 1994
at No. 9 Purdue L 77–89  10–5
(1–2)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
Jan 15, 1994
Northwestern W 67–46  11–5
(2–2)
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Jan 19, 1994
No. 14 Wisconsin W 70–60  12–5
(3–2)
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Jan 22, 1994
No. 20 Minnesota L 66–68  12–6
(3–3)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
Jan 26, 1994
at No. 9 Ohio State W 77–71  13–6
(4–3)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH
Jan 29, 1994
Iowa W 87–84  14–6
(5–3)
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Feb 2, 1994
at No. 16 Wisconsin L 62–87  14–7
(5–4)
Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, WI
Feb 5, 1994
No. 13 Michigan
Rivalry
L 51–59  14–8
(5–5)
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Feb 9, 1994
at No. 24 Illinois L 64–72  14–9
(5–6)
Assembly Hall 
Champaign, IL
Feb 12, 1994
No. 10 Purdue L 70–74  14–10
(5–7)
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Feb 17, 1994
at Northwestern W 60–55  15–10
(6–7)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
Feb 23, 1994
No. 20 Minnesota W 85–68  16–10
(7–7)
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Feb 26, 1994
Ohio State W 75–60  17–10
(8–7)
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Mar 2, 1994
at Iowa W 80–72  18–10
(9–7)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
Mar 9, 1994
No. 18 Indiana W 94–78  19–10
(10–7)
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Mar 12, 1994
at Penn State L 70–71  19–11
(10–8)
Rec Hall 
University Park, PA
NCAA tournament
Mar 18, 1994*
(7 SE) vs. (10 SE) Seton Hall
First Round
W 84–73  20–11
Thunderdome 
St. Petersburg, FL
Mar 20, 1994*
(7 SE) vs. (2 SE) No. 6 Duke
Second Round
L 74–85  20–12
Thunderdome 
St. Petersburg, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll,. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time
Source[3].

Awards and honors

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  • Shawn Respert – All-Big Ten First Team

References

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  1. ^ George, Thomas (March 19, 1994). "N.C.A.A. TOURNAMENT: SOUTHEAST; Seton Hall Collapses After Taking Early Lead". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
  2. ^ "1993-94 Michigan State Spartans Roster and Stats - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  3. ^ "1993-94 Michigan State Spartans Schedule and Results - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved July 4, 2018.