1993–94 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

The 1993–94 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University during the 1993–94 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Mike Krzyzewski. The team played its home games in the Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina, and was a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

1993–94 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
ACC regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Runner-up
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
AP	No. 6
Record	28–6 (12–4 ACC)
Head coach	Mike Krzyzewski (14th season)
Assistant coaches	Mike Brey Tommy Amaker Pete Gaudet
Home arena	Cameron Indoor Stadium
Seasons ← 1992–93 1994–95 →

1993–94 ACC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
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]

Having failed to win a third consecutive national championship the season before, the Blue Devils looked to improve on that. Duke finished the regular season #6 in the AP Poll and earned the #2 seed in the Southeast Region, which they won by defeating top-seeded Purdue to advance to the Final Four for the fifth time in six years. The Blue Devils returned to the National Championship Game for the fourth time in five years, but lost to Arkansas.

Roster

1993–94 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown SG 3 Marty Clark 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr St. Joseph Westchester, Illinois SG 4 Kenny Blakeney 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr DeMatha Washington, D.C. G 5 Jeff Capel 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr South View Fayetteville, NC G 20 Chris Collins 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Glenbrook North Northbrook, IL SF 21 Antonio Lang 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr LeFlore Mobile, AL SF 33 Grant Hill (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr South Lakes Reston, Virginia PF 44 Cherokee Parks 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Marina Huntington Beach, California C 52 Erik Meek 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr San Pasqual Escondido, California SF 54 Christian Ast 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr High Point Beltsville, Maryland	Head coach Mike Krzyzewski Assistant coach(es) Pete Gaudet Mike Brey Tommy Amaker Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: March 21, 2020

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
November 27, 1993*	No. 4	Northeastern	W 86–72	1–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, N.C.
December 1, 1993*	No. 6	The Citadel	W 78–63	2–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, N.C.
December 4, 1993*	No. 6	Xavier	W 82–60	3–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, N.C.
December 6, 1993*	No. 4	South Carolina State	W 97–61	4–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, N.C.
December 11, 1993*	No. 4	at No. 3 Michigan	W 73–63	5–0	Crisler Arena  Ann Arbor, MI
December 22, 1993*	No. 3	at Iowa	W 79–76	6–0	Carver–Hawkeye Arena  Iowa City, IA
December 30, 1993*	No. 3	Western Carolina	W 87–67	7–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, N.C.
January 5, 1994	No. 3	at Clemson	W 71–65	8–0	Littlejohn Coliseum  Clemson, SC
January 8, 1994	No. 3	No. 12 Georgia Tech	W 88–71	9–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, N.C.
January 10, 1994*	No. 2	Brown	W 89–71	10–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, N.C.
January 13, 1994	No. 2	Wake Forest	L 68–69	10–1	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, N.C.
January 15, 1994	No. 2	at Virginia	W 66–58	11–1	University Hall  Charlottesville, VA
January 20, 1994	No. 5	at NC State	W 92–65	12–1	Reynolds Coliseum  Raleigh, NC
January 22, 1994	No. 5	Florida State	W 106–79	13–1	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, N.C.
January 26, 1994*	No. 2	Notre Dame	W 74–72	14–1	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, N.C.
January 29, 1994	No. 2	No. 18 Maryland Rivalry	W 75–62	15–1	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, N.C.
February 3, 1994	No. 1	at No. 2 North Carolina Rivalry	L 78–89	15–2	Dean Smith Center  Chapel Hill, NC
February 5, 1994	No. 1	Clemson	W 78–74	16–2	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, N.C.
February 8, 1994	No. 2	at Georgia Tech	W 66–63	17–2	Alexander Memorial Coliseum  Atlanta, GA
February 13, 1994	No. 2	at Wake Forest	L 69–78	17–3	LJVM Coliseum  Winston-Salem, NC
February 16, 1994	No. 6	Virginia	W 84–54	18–3	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, N.C.
February 20, 1994	No. 6	NC State	W 85–58	19–3	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, N.C.
February 23, 1994	No. 2	at Florida State	W 84–72	20–3	Donald L. Tucker Civic Center  Tallahassee, FL
February 27, 1994*	No. 2	No. 8 Temple	W 59–47	21–3	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, N.C.
March 2, 1994	No. 2	at Maryland Rivalry	W 73–69	22–3	Cole Fieldhouse  College Park, MD
March 5, 1994	No. 2	No. 5 North Carolina Rivalry	L 77–87	22–4	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, N.C.
ACC tournament
March 11, 1994	No. 5	vs. Clemson Quarterfinals	W 77–64	23–4	Charlotte Coliseum  Charlotte, N.C.
March 12, 1994	No. 5	vs. Virginia Semifinals	L 61–66	23–5	Charlotte Coliseum  Charlotte, N.C.
NCAA tournament
March 18, 1994*	No. 6	vs. Texas Southern First Round	W 82–70	24–5	Thunderdome  St. Petersburg, Fla.
March 20, 1994*	No. 6	vs. Michigan State Second Round	W 85–74	25–5	Thunderdome  St. Petersburg, Fla.
March 24, 1994*	No. 6	vs. No. 21 Marquette Sweet Sixteen	W 59–49	26–5	Thompson-Boling Arena  Knoxville, Tenn.
March 26, 1994*	No. 6	vs. No. 3 Purdue Elite Eight	W 69–60	27–5	Thompson-Boling Arena  Knoxville, Tenn.
April 2, 1994* , CBS	No. 6	vs. No. 14 Florida Final Four	W 70–65	28–5	Charlotte Coliseum  Charlotte, N.C.
April 4, 1994* , CBS	No. 6	vs. No. 2 Arkansas National Championship	L 72–76	28–6	Charlotte Coliseum  Charlotte, N.C.
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast region. Source: Duke media guide^[2]

Rankings

Main article: 1993–94 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Awards and honors

• Grant Hill, ACC Player of the Year

Team players drafted into the NBA

Main article: 1994 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	3	Grant Hill	Detroit Pistons
2	29	Antonio Lang	Phoenix Suns

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References

1. sports-reference.com 1993-94 Atlantic Coast Conference Season Summary
2. "2019–20 Duke MBB Media Guide" (PDF). Duke Athletics. Duke University. 14 October 2019. p. 178. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
3. . Archived from the original on 2012-02-09. Retrieved 2012-05-15.