1993–94 UCF Golden Knights men's basketball team

The 1993–94 UCF Golden Knights men's basketball team represented the University of Central Florida as members of the Trans America Athletic Conference during the 1993–94 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at the UCF Arena in Orlando, Florida, and were led by head coach Kirk Speraw who was in his first season with the team. After finishing second in the regular season TAAC standings, the Golden Knights won the TAAC tournament to secure the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament – the first appearance in school history. Playing as the No. 16 seed in the Southeast region, UCF was beaten handily by No. 1 seed Purdue, 98–67.^[2]

1993–94 UCF Golden Knights men's basketball

TAAC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Trans American Athletic Conference
Record	21–9 (11–5 TAAC)
Head coach	Kirk Speraw (1st season)
Home arena	UCF Arena
Seasons ← 1992–93 1994–95 →

1993–94 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
College of Charleston	14	–	2	.875	24	–	4	.857
Central Florida †	11	–	5	.688	21	–	9	.700
Stetson	9	–	7	.563	14	–	15	.483
Georgia State	9	–	7	.563	13	–	14	.481
Centenary	8	–	8	.500	16	–	12	.571
Florida International	7	–	9	.438	11	–	16	.407
Southeastern Louisiana	7	–	9	.438	10	–	17	.370
Samford	4	–	12	.250	10	–	18	.357
Mercer	3	–	13	.188	5	–	24	.172
Florida Atlantic		–		–	3	–	24	.111

† 1994 TAAC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll^[1]

Roster edit

1993–94 UCF Knights men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	00	Ochiel Swaby	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Miami, Florida

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Dec 20, 1993*		at Florida	L 69–83	5–1	Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida
TAAC tournament
Mar 3, 1994*		Mercer Quarterfinals	W 90–68	19–8	UCF Arena Orlando, Florida
Mar 4, 1994*		Centenary Semifinals	W 93–89	20–8	UCF Arena Orlando, Florida
Mar 5, 1994*		Stetson Championship game	W 70–67	21–8	UCF Arena Orlando, Florida
NCAA tournament
Mar 17, 1994*	(16 SE)	vs. (1 SE) No. 3 Purdue First round	L 67–98	21–9	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
*Non-Conference Game. Rankings from AP poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

^ sports-reference.com 1993-94 Trans America Athletic Conference Season Summary
^ "Purdue 98, Central Florida 67". UPI Archives. March 17, 1994. Retrieved July 1, 2023.