1993–94 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 1993–94 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University as a member of the Mid-American Conference in the college basketball season of 1993–94 . The team was coached by Larry Hunter and played their home games at the Convocation Center . The Bobcats won the Big Island Invitational tournament, MAC regular season and conference tournament titles, and received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament . Ohio finished with a record of 25–8 (14–4 MAC).
Roster
1993–94 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
G
4
Chad Estis
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Sr
Aurora, OH
G
22
Rush Floyd
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Sr
Pickerington, OH
F
41
Kevin Murphy
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Sr
Lawton, OK
F
45
Jeff Boals
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
Jr
Magnolia, OH
F
43
Ryan Greenwood
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
Jr
Indianapolis, IN
G
23
Mike Reese
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Jr
Hamilton, OH
G
15
Jude Alexander
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
178 lb (81 kg)
Fr
Dublin, OH
F
24
Jason Kent
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
192 lb (87 kg)
So
Columbus, OH
C
52
Jason Terry
7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
So
Mount Gilead, OH
F
20
Gary Trent
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
So
Columbus, OH
G
12
Geno Ford
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
160 lb (73 kg)
Fr
Cambridge, OH
F
44
Curtis Simmons
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
216 lb (98 kg)
Fr
Columbus, OH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 30, 1993 *
Ohio Dominican
W 84–51
1–0
Convocation Center Athens, Ohio
Dec 3, 1993 *
at Nebraska Ameritas Classic
L 68–94
1–1
Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska
Dec 4, 1993 *
vs. Navy Ameritas Classic
W 68–50
2–1
Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska
Dec 11, 1993 *
Robert Morris
W 74–52
3–1
Convocation Center Athens, Ohio
Dec 14, 1993 *
at Duquesne
L 74–79
3–2
A.J. Palumbo Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Dec 18, 1993 *
at West Virginia
L 81–90
3–3
WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia
Dec 20, 1993 *
Youngstown State
W 85–42
4–3
Convocation Center Athens, Ohio
Dec 22, 1993 *
at Wright State
W 78–63
5–3
Ervin J. Nutter Center Fairborn, Ohio
Dec 28, 1993 *
vs. Chaminade Big Island Invitational
W 79–76
6–3
Civic Auditorium Hilo, Hawaii
Dec 29, 1993 *
vs. No. 14 Connecticut Big Island Invitational
W 85–76
7–3
Civic Auditorium Hilo, Hawaii
Dec 30, 1993 *
vs. La Salle Big Island Invitational
W 100–80
8–3
Civic Auditorium Hilo, Hawaii
MAC Regular Season
Jan 5, 1994
at Ball State
W 84–66
9–3 (1–0)
Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana
Jan 8, 1994
Miami (OH)
L 66–79
9–4 (1–1)
Convocation Center Athens, Ohio
Jan 12, 1994
at Western Michigan
L 65–75
9–5 (1–2)
University Arena Kalamazoo, Michigan
Jan 15, 1994
Akron
W 85–64
10–5 (2–2)
Convocation Center Athens, Ohio
Jan 19, 1994
Central Michigan
W 74–57
11–5 (3–2)
Convocation Center Athens, Ohio
Jan 22, 1994
at Bowling Green
L 72–76
11–6 (3–3)
Anderson Arena Bowling Green, Ohio
Jan 26, 1994
Eastern Michigan
W 94–83
12–6 (4–3)
Convocation Center Athens, Ohio
Jan 29, 1994
at Toledo
L 77–78
12–7 (4–4)
John F. Savage Hall Toledo, Ohio
Feb 2, 1994
Kent State
W 87–49
13–7 (5–4)
Convocation Center Athens, Ohio
Feb 5, 1994
at Miami (OH)
W 77–63
14–7 (6–4)
Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio
Feb 9, 1994
Western Michigan
W 86–61
15–7 (7–4)
Convocation Center Athens, Ohio
Feb 12, 1994
at Akron
W 94–77
16–7 (8–4)
James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, Ohio
Feb 16, 1994
at Central Michigan
W 84–48
17–7 (9–4)
Rose Arena Mount Pleasant, Michigan
Feb 19, 1994
Bowling Green
W 84–70
18–7 (10–4)
Convocation Center Athens, Ohio
Feb 23, 1994
at Eastern Michigan
W 92–82
19–7 (11–4)
Bowen Field House Ypsilanti, Michigan
Feb 26, 1994
Toledo
W 82–79
20–7 (12–4)
Convocation Center Athens, Ohio
Mar 2, 1994
at Kent State
W 71–70
21–7 (13–4)
Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center Kent, Ohio
Mar 5, 1994
Ball State
W 91–76
22–7 (14–4)
Convocation Center Athens, Ohio
MAC Tournament
Mar 8, 1994 *
(1)
(8) Western Michigan MAC Tournament Quarterfinal
W 87–56
23–7
Convocation Center Athens, Ohio
Mar 9, 1994 *
(1)
vs. (4) Ball State MAC Tournament Semifinal
W 79–70
24–7
Battelle Hall Columbus, Ohio
Mar 10, 1994 *
(1)
vs. (3) Miami (OH) MAC Tournament Championship
W 89–66
25–7
Battelle Hall Columbus, Ohio
NCAA Tournament
Mar 18, 1994 *
(12 E)
vs. (5 E) No. 18 Indiana First Round
L 72–84
25–8
Capital Centre Landover, Maryland
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.
All times are in
Eastern Time .
[ 1]
Statistics
Team statistics
Final 1993–94 statistics
Record
Ohio
OPP
Scoring
2668
2282
Scoring Average
80.85
69.15
Field goals – Att
924–1945
808–1933
3-pt. Field goals – Att
208–530
169–500
Free throws – Att
612–911
497–769
Rebounds
1314
1123
Assists
489
442
Turnovers
492
479
Steals
190
260
Blocked Shots
168
79
Source[ 2]
Player statistics
Minutes
Scoring
Total FGs
3-point FGs
Free-Throws
Rebounds
Player
GP
GS
Tot
Avg
Pts
Avg
FG
FGA
Pct
3FG
3FA
Pct
FT
FTA
Pct
Off
Def
Tot
Avg
A
PF
TO
Stl
Blk
Gary Trent
33
32
1215
36.8
837
25.4
309
536
0.576
9
33
0.273
210
291
0.722
-
-
377
11.4
65
78
125
28
53
Chad Estis
33
19
884
26.8
367
11.1
112
275
0.407
80
205
0.39
63
81
0.778
-
-
55
1.7
93
53
39
29
1
Geno Ford
33
24
891
27
309
9.4
85
218
0.39
43
102
0.422
96
128
0.75
-
-
50
1.5
69
80
53
28
0
Gus Johnson
33
9
630
19.1
227
6.9
59
138
0.428
45
106
0.425
64
76
0.842
-
-
40
1.2
38
40
31
21
0
Jason Terry
33
32
750
22.7
220
6.7
85
174
0.489
0
0
0
50
84
0.595
-
-
152
4.6
18
90
40
1
85
Jeff Boals
33
19
862
26.1
206
6.2
81
178
0.455
4
12
0.333
40
68
0.588
-
-
171
5.2
68
93
74
25
2
Curtis Simmons
33
15
572
17.3
150
4.5
65
126
0.516
0
0
0
20
50
0.4
-
-
123
3.7
34
70
0
18
13
Mike Reese
30
13
541
18
141
4.7
51
106
0.481
13
33
0.394
26
53
0.491
-
-
58
1.9
65
39
38
19
2
Ryan Greenwood
24
1
377
15.7
71
3
25
64
0.391
0
0
0
21
37
0.568
-
-
94
3.9
19
50
26
14
5
Jason Kent
29
0
162
5.6
49
1.7
20
52
0.385
3
8
0.375
6
12
0.5
-
-
20
0.7
11
18
13
3
1
Kevin Murphy
29
1
141
4.7
46
2.1
17
33
0.515
0
0
0
12
24
0.5
-
-
35
0.5
8
21
4
1
6
Rush Floyd
21
0
99
4.9
45
1.6
15
45
0.333
11
31
0.355
4
7
0.571
-
-
10
1.2
1
8
11
3
0
Total
33
-
-
-
2668
80.8
924
1945
0.475
208
530
0.392
612
911
0.672
1314
39.8
489
640
492
190
168
Opponents
33
-
-
-
2282
69.2
808
1933
0.418
169
500
0.338
497
769
0.646
1123
34.0
442
759
479
260
79
Source[ 2]
Awards and honors
References
External links