1993–94 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 1993–94 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona . The team's head coach was Lute Olson . The team played its home games in McKale Center as members of the Pacific-10 Conference .
After going 14–4 to win the Pac-10 regular-season title the team was seeded second in the West region of the NCAA tournament . They advanced to the Final Four with a 92–72 victory over top-seeded Missouri before falling 91–82 to Arkansas , who would go on to win the championship. The team finished with a record of 29-6.
Roster
1993–94 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
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 29, 1993 *
No. 19
Baylor
W 106–79
1–0
McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Dec 1, 1993 *
No. 19
Saint Joseph's
W 93–73
2–0
McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Dec 5, 1993 *
No. 19
vs. No. 8 Oklahoma State
W 97–84
3–0
America West Arena (9,817)Phoenix, Arizona
Dec 9, 1993 *
No. 14
at Utah
W 88–81
4–0
Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
Dec 14, 1993 *
No. 13
New Orleans
W 80–62
5–0
McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Dec 18, 1993 *
No. 13
at Santa Clara
W 89–63
6–0
Leavey Center Santa Clara, California
Dec 21, 1993 *
No. 12
vs. Notre Dame Maui Invitational Tournament
W 98–79
7–0
Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, Hawaii
Dec 22, 1993 *
No. 12
vs. No. 18 Boston College Maui Invitational Tournament
W 70–65
8–0
Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, Hawaii
Dec 23, 1993 *
No. 12
vs. No. 5 Kentucky Maui Invitational Tournament
L 92–93
8–1
Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, Hawaii
Dec 28, 1993 *
No. 12
Fordham
W 111–84
9–1
McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Dec 29, 1993 *
No. 12
No. 7 Michigan
W 119–95
10–1
McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Pac-10 Regular season
Jan 5, 1994
No. 9
Arizona State
W 98–81
11–1 (1–0)
McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Jan 8, 1994 *
No. 9
No. 25 Marquette
W 94–80
12–1
McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Jan 13, 1994
No. 6
No. 19 California
L 93–98
12–2 (1–1)
McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Jan 15, 1994
No. 6
Stanford
W 89–72
13–2 (2–1)
McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Jan 20, 1994
No. 9
at No. 2 UCLA
L 66–74
13–3 (2–2)
Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California
Jan 22, 1994
No. 9
at USC
W 83–74
14–3 (3–2)
L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California
Jan 27, 1994
No. 13
Oregon
W 98–86
15–3 (4–2)
McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Jan 29, 1994
No. 13
Oregon State
W 100–56
16–3 (5–2)
McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Feb 3, 1994
No. 12
at Washington State
W 80–68
17–3 (6–2)
Friel Court Pullman, Washington
Feb 5, 1994
No. 12
Washington
L 69–74
17–4 (6–3)
McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Feb 10, 1994
No. 16
at Stanford
W 77–60
18–4 (7–3)
Maples Pavilion Stanford, California
Feb 13, 1994
No. 16
at No. 18 California
W 96–77
19–4 (8–3)
Harmon Gym Berkeley, California
Feb 17, 1994
No. 15
USC
W 94–61
20–4 (9–3)
McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Feb 19, 1994
No. 15
No. 8 UCLA
W 98–74
21–4 (10–3)
McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Feb 24, 1994
No. 9
at Oregon State
W 96–69
22–4 (11–3)
Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon
Feb 26, 1994
No. 9
at Oregon
W 75–71
23–4 (12–3)
McArthur Court Eugene, Oregon
Mar 3, 1994
No. 8
Washington
W 95–62
24–4 (13–3)
McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Mar 5, 1994
No. 8
Washington State
W 85–69
25–4 (14–3)
McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Mar 12, 1994
No. 7
at Arizona State
L 87–94
25–5 (14–4)
Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, Arizona
NCAA Tournament
Mar 18, 1994 *
(2 W) No. 9
vs. (15 W) Loyola (MD) First round
W 81–55
26–5
ARCO Arena Sacramento, California
Mar 20, 1994 *
(2 W) No. 9
vs. (7 W) Virginia Second Round
W 71–58
27–5
ARCO Arena Sacramento, California
Mar 24, 1994 *
(2 W) No. 9
vs. (3 W) No. 10 Louisville West Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen
W 82–70
28–5
L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California
Mar 26, 1994 *
(2 W) No. 9
vs. (1 W) No. 5 Missouri West Regional Final – Elite Eight
W 92–72
29–5
L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California
Apr 2, 1994 *
(2 W) No. 9
vs. (1 MW) No. 2 Arkansas National semifinal – Final Four
L 82–91
29–6
Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.
[ 1]
NCAA basketball tournament
Mideast
Arizona (#2 seed) 81, Loyola (#15 Seed) 55
Arizona 71, Virginia (#7 Seed) 58
Arizona 82, Louisville (#3 seed) 70
Arizona 92, Missouri (#1 seed) 72
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Rankings
[ 3]
Awards and honors
Team players drafted into the NBA
[ 4]
References
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics