1993–94 Florida Gators men's basketball team

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 Florida Gators men's basketball
SEC East Division Champions
NCAA Tournament, Final Four
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 14
1993–94 record29–8 (12–4 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaO'Connell Center
1993–94 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
No. 14 Florida124 .750  298  .784
No. 7 Kentucky124 .750  277  .794
Vanderbilt97 .563  2012  .625
Georgia79 .438  1416  .467
South Carolina412 .250  919  .321
Tennessee214 .125  522  .185
West
No. 2 Arkansas142 .875  313  .912
Alabama124 .750  2010  .667
Mississippi State97 .563  1811  .621
Ole Miss79 .438  1413  .519
LSU511 .313  1116  .407
Auburn313 .188  1117  .393
1994 SEC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Roster

1993–94 Florida Gators men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
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 Kyrkolbotn 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
Assistant coach(es)

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

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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 W 74–69  8–1
 
 
Dec 28, 1993*
vs. No. 11 Louisville L 68–83  8–2
 
 
Dec 29, 1993*
vs. Evansville W 66–63  9–2
 
 
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  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  29–7
Miami Arena 
Miami, FL
Apr 2, 1994*
(3 E) No. 14 vs. No. 6 Duke
National Semifinal
L 65–70  29–8
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East.

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Rankings

Awards and honors

References

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