1993–94 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team
1993–94 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball | |
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ACC tournament champions | |
NCAA tournament, Round of 32 | |
Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 9 |
AP | No. 1 |
Record | 28–7 (11–5 ACC) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coach | Bill Guthridge (27th season) |
Home arena | Dean Smith Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Duke | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 28 | – | 6 | .824 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 North Carolina † | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 28 | – | 7 | .800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 18 | – | 13 | .581 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 18 | – | 12 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Tech | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 16 | – | 13 | .552 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida State | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 13 | – | 14 | .481 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 18 | – | 16 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1994 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll[1] |
The 1993–94 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina from Chapel Hill, North Carolina.[2]
Led by head coach Dean Smith, the Tar Heels reached the second round of the NCAA tournament. Marking the first time since 1980 that the Tar Heels failed to reach the Sweet Sixteen. [3]
Roster[edit]
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Schedule and results[edit]
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Regular Season | |||||||||||
Nov 17, 1993* |
No. 1 | Western Kentucky Preseason NIT |
W 101–87 | 1–0 |
Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
Nov 18, 1993* |
No. 1 | No. 19 Cincinnati Preseason NIT |
W 90–63 | 2–0 |
Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
Nov 24, 1993* |
No. 1 | vs. No. 18 Massachusetts Preseason NIT |
L 86–91 OT | 2–1 |
Madison Square Garden New York, New York | ||||||
Nov 26, 1993* |
No. 1 | vs. No. 9 Minnesota Preseason NIT |
W 90–76 | 3–1 |
Madison Square Garden New York, New York | ||||||
Dec 1, 1993* |
No. 4 | Hawaii | W 92–77 | 4–1 |
Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina | ||||||
Dec 3, 1993* |
No. 4 | vs. No. 22 George Washington | W 87–62 | 5–1 |
Bojangles Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina | ||||||
Dec 4, 1993* |
No. 4 | vs. BYU | W 97–65 | 6–1 |
Bojangles Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina | ||||||
Feb 23, 1994* |
No. 4 | at Notre Dame | W 80–71 | 22–5 |
Joyce Center Notre Dame, Indiana | ||||||
Feb 26, 1994 |
No. 4 | Florida State | W 78–75 | 23–5 (9–5) |
Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina | ||||||
Mar 2, 1994 |
No. 5 | at Wake Forest | L 61–68 OT | 23–6 (10–5) |
Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina | ||||||
Mar 5, 1994 |
No. 5 | at No. 2 Duke | W 87–77[4] | 24–6 (11–5) |
Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC | ||||||
ACC Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 11, 1994* |
(2) No. 4 | vs. (7) Florida State Quarterfinals |
W 83–69 | 25–6 |
Bojangles Coliseum Charlotte, NC | ||||||
Mar 12, 1994* |
(2) No. 4 | vs. (3) Wake Forest Semifinals |
W 86–84 OT | 26–6 |
Bojangles Coliseum Charlotte, NC | ||||||
Mar 13, 1994* |
(2) No. 4 | vs. (4) Virginia Championship |
W 73–66 | 27–6 |
Bojangles Coliseum Charlotte, NC | ||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 18, 1994* |
(1 E) No. 1 | vs. (16 E) Liberty First round |
W 71–51 | 28–6 |
USAir Arena Landover, MD | ||||||
Mar 20, 1994* |
(1 E) No. 1 | vs. (9 E) Boston College Second round |
L 72–75[5] | 28–7 |
USAir Arena Landover, MD | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East. All times are in EST. |
Rankings[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ sports-reference.com 1993-94 Atlantic Coast Conference Season Summary
- ^ "1993-94 UNC Tar Heels Schedule and Results | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
- ^ "North Carolina Tar Heels 1993-1994 Basketball Roster". Tar Heel Times. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
- ^ "The Tar Heels' Best Game Proves Too Good for Duke". The New York Times. March 6, 1994. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
- ^ "BC Knocks Out No. 1 North Carolina, 75-72". The Washington Post. March 21, 1994. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
- ^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1020–1021. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.