1993–94 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team

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1993–94 Syracuse Orangemen basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference Big East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
APNo. 15
Record23–7 (13–5 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arena Carrier Dome
Seasons
  1992–93
1994–95  
1993–94 Big East men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 4 Connecticut 162 .889295  .853
No. 15 Syracuse 135 .722237  .767
Boston College 117 .6112311  .676
Providence108 .5562010  .667
Villanova 108 .5562012  .625
Georgetown 108 .5561912  .613
Seton Hall 810 .4441713  .567
Pittsburgh 711 .3891314  .481
St. John's 513 .2781217  .414
Miami 018 .000720  .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.

Contents

Roster

1993–94 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
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 34Lucious Jackson6 ft 6 in(1.98 m)205 lb(93 kg)Jr Beaumont, Texas
G/F 35Scott McCorkle6 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
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite
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 VillanovaW 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 PittsburghW 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 ProvidenceW 79–74 17–4
(9–4)
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, New York
Feb 19, 1994
No. 14 at Boston CollegeL 83–89 17–5
(9–5)
Silvio O. Conte Forum  
Boston, Massachusetts
Feb 23, 1994
No. 18 Seton HallW 91–69 18–5
(10–5)
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, New York
Feb 27, 1994
No. 18 at St. John'sW 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 GeorgetownW 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

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References

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  2. "In Upset, Odds Are in Seton Hall's Favor". The New York Times . March 12, 1994. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
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  4. "Missouri, Purdue doggedly march on: Syr. rallies, fall in OT". Baltimore Sun . March 24, 1994. Retrieved June 20, 2021.