1993–94 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

The 1993–94 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1993–94 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 29–5 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Big East Conference where they finished with a 16–2 record and were the Regular Season Champions. They made it to the Sweet Sixteen in the 1994 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. The Huskies played their home games at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut and the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and they were led by eighth-year head coach Jim Calhoun.^[2][3]

1993–94 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Big East Regular Season Champions
NCAA men's Division I tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 7
AP	No. 4
Record	29–5 (16–2 Big East)
Head coach	Jim Calhoun (8th season)
Assistant coaches	Howie Dickenman Karl Hobbs Dave Leitao
Home arena	Hartford Civic Center Harry A. Gampel Pavilion
Seasons ← 1992–93 1994–95 →

1993–94 Big East men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 4 Connecticut	16	–	2		.889			29	–	5		.853
No. 15 Syracuse	13	–	5		.722			23	–	7		.767
Boston College	11	–	7		.611			23	–	11		.676
Providence †	10	–	8		.556			20	–	10		.667
Villanova	10	–	8		.556			20	–	12		.625
Georgetown	10	–	8		.556			19	–	12		.613
Seton Hall	8	–	10		.444			17	–	13		.567
Pittsburgh	7	–	11		.389			13	–	14		.481
St. John's	5	–	13		.278			12	–	17		.414
Miami	0	–	18		.000			7	–	20		.259
† 1994 Big East tournament winner As of April 4, 1994^[1] Rankings from AP poll

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
11/27/1993*		vs. Towson	W 107–67	1–0	Hershey Arena (2,410) Hershey, Pennsylvania
11/29/1993*  WTNH		at No. 12 Virginia	W 77–36	2–0	University Hall (8,457) Charlottesville, Virginia
12/1/1993*		Yale	W 81–64	3–0	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, Connecticut
12/8/1993  WTNH	No. 21	at No. 20 Seton Hall	W 82–66	4–0 (1–0)	Brendan Byrne Arena (13,908) East Rutherford, New Jersey
12/11/1993*	No. 21	Central Connecticut	W 117–63	5–0	Hartford Civic Center (15,785) Hartford, Connecticut
12/15/1993*  ESPN	No. 16	Texas	W 96–86	6–0	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, Connecticut
12/23/1993*	No. 15	Fairfield	W 75–57	7–0	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut
12/28/1993*	No. 14	vs. Texas Arlington Big Island Invitational	W 112–72	8–0	Civic Auditorium (2,350) Hilo, HI
12/29/1993*	No. 14	vs. Ohio Big Island Invitational	L 76–85	8–1	Civic Auditorium (750) Hilo, HI
12/30/1993*	No. 14	vs. Tennessee Tech Big Island Invitational	W 130–78	9–1	Civic Auditorium (1,800) Hilo, HI
1/2/1994*	No. 14	Winthrop	W 113–59	10–1	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, Connecticut
1/4/1994  WTNH	No. 16	Georgetown Rivalry	W 77–65	11–1 (2–0)	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut
1/8/1994  WTNH	No. 16	Boston College	W 77–71	12–1 (3–0)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, Connecticut
1/10/1994  ESPN	No. 14	No. 16 Syracuse Rivalry	W 75–67	13–1 (4–0)	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut
1/15/1994  WTNH	No. 14	at St. John's	W 85–81	14–1 (5–0)	Madison Square Garden (19,542) New York City
1/17/1994*	No. 10	Hartford	W 88–62	15–1	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut
1/19/1994  ESPN	No. 10	at Providence	W 79–78	16–1 (6–0)	Providence Civic Center (13,106) Providence, Rhode Island
1/25/1994  NESN	No. 6	Villanova	W 91–67	17–1 (7–0)	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut
1/29/1994  WTNH	No. 6	at Pittsburgh	W 88–67	18–1 (8–0)	Civic Arena (6,798) Pittsburgh
2/1/1994  WTNH	No. 5	at No. 15 Syracuse Rivalry	L 95–105	18–2 (8–1)	Carrier Dome (24,540) Syracuse, New York
2/5/1994  WTNH	No. 5	Miami	W 73–57	19–2 (9–1)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, Connecticut
2/9/1994  ESPN	No. 6	at Boston College	W 94–91 ^2OT	20–2 (10–1)	Conte Forum (8,706) Boston
2/12/1994  WTNH	No. 6	Seton Hall	W 80–68	21–2 (11–1)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, Connecticut
2/15/1994  WTNH	No. 3	at Villanova	L 63–64	21–3 (11–2)	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, Pennsylvania
2/19/1994  WTNH	No. 3	Providence	W 81–73	22–3 (12–2)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, Connecticut
2/22/1994	No. 5	at Miami	W 74–49	23–3 (13–2)	Miami Arena (4,045) Miami, Florida
2/26/1994  WTNH	No. 5	Pittsburgh	W 78–66	24–3 (14–2)	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut
2/28/1994  ESPN	No. 4	at Georgetown Rivalry	W 66–62	25–3 (15–2)	Capital Centre (12,013) Landover, Maryland
3/5/1994  CBS	No. 4	St. John's	W 80–50	26–3 (16–2)	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut
Big East tournament
3/11/1994  WTNH	No. 2	vs. St. John's Quarterfinals	W 97–77	27–3	Madison Square Garden (19,544) New York
3/12/1994  CBS	No. 2	vs. Providence Semifinals	L 67–69	27–4	Madison Square Garden (19,544) New York
NCAA tournament
3/17/1994*  CBS	No. 4 (2)	vs. No. (15) Rider First Round	W 64–46	28–4	Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (16,204) Uniondale, New York
3/19/1994*  CBS	No. 4 (2)	vs. No. (10) George Washington Second Round	W 75–63	29–4	Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (16,204) Uniondale, New York
3/25/1994*  CBS	No. 4 (2)	vs. No. 14 (3) Florida Sweet Sixteen	L 60–69 ^OT	29–5	Miami Arena (15,217) Miami, Florida
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Schedule Source:^[2][4]

References

1. sports-reference.com 1993-94 Big East Conference Season Summary
2. (PDF). UConn Huskies. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 22, 2015. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
3. Davis, Ken (September 30, 2010). The University of Connecticut Basketball Vault: The History of the Huskies. Atlanta: Whitman LLC. ISBN 0794828035.
4. . UConn Huskies. Archived from the original on July 6, 2016. Retrieved February 20, 2016.