1993–94 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team

The 1993–94 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri as a member of the Big Eight Conference during the 1993–94 NCAA men's basketball season. Led by head coach Norm Stewart, the Tigers won the Big Eight Conference regular season title by sweeping through the league schedule. Though upset by Nebraska in the Big Eight tournament semifinals, the Tigers were awarded the #1 seed in the West region of the NCAA tournament. After reaching the Elite Eight, Arizona defeated the Tigers 92–72 in the regional final. Missouri finished with an overall record of 28–4 (14–0 Big Eight).

1993–94 Missouri Tigers men's basketball
Big Eight Regular-Season Champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 6
AP	No. 5
Record	28–4 (14–0 Big 8)
Head coach	Norm Stewart (27th season)
Captain	Lamont Frazier
Home arena	Hearnes Center
Seasons ← 1992–93 1994–95 →

1993–94 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 5 Missouri	14	–	0		1.000			28	–	4		.875
No. 19 Oklahoma State	10	–	4		.714			24	–	10		.706
No. 13 Kansas	9	–	5		.643			27	–	8		.771
No. 22 Nebraska †	7	–	7		.500			20	–	10		.667
Oklahoma	6	–	8		.429			15	–	13		.536
Kansas State	4	–	10		.286			20	–	14		.588
Iowa State	4	–	10		.286			14	–	13		.519
Colorado	2	–	12		.143			10	–	17		.370
† 1994 Big Eight tournament winner As of April 4, 1994 Rankings from AP poll

Roster

1993–94 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F 0 Jevon Crudup 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 222 lb (101 kg) Sr Kansas City, Missouri G 15 Melvin Booker 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — Sr F 42 Derek Grimm 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) — Fr	Head coach Norm Stewart (Missouri) Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 27, 1993*		Central Missouri State	W 69–66	1–0	Hearnes Center  Columbia, Missouri
Dec 2, 1993*		at No. 2 Arkansas	L 68–120^[1]	1–1	Bud Walton Arena (20,212) Fayetteville, Arkansas
Dec 22, 1993*		vs. No. 19 Illinois Braggin' Rights	W 108–107 ^3OT	6–1	St. Louis Arena (18,273) St. Louis, Missouri
Jan 12, 1994*	No. 25	at Notre Dame	L 73–77	10–2	Joyce Center
Jan 15, 1994	No. 25	at Colorado	W 80–72	11–2 (1–0)	CU Events/Conference Center  Boulder, Colorado
Jan 19, 1994		Iowa State	W 92–69	12–2 (2–0)	Hearnes Center  Columbia, Missouri
Jan 22, 1994		at Oklahoma State	W 73–68	13–2 (3–0)	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Jan 24, 1994	No. 24	at Nebraska	W 89–73	14–2 (4–0)	Bob Devaney Sports Center  Lincoln, Nebraska
Jan 31, 1994	No. 20	No. 3 Kansas	W 79–67	15–2 (5–0)	Hearnes Center  Columbia, Missouri
Mar 5, 1994	No. 6	Nebraska	W 80–78	24–2 (14–0)	Hearnes Center  Columbia, Missouri
Big Eight tournament
Mar 11, 1994*	No. 3	vs. Colorado Big Eight tournament Quarterfinal	W 64–62	25–2	Kemper Arena  Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 12, 1994*	No. 3	vs. Nebraska Big Eight tournament Semifinal	L 91–98	25–3	Kemper Arena  Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA Tournament
Mar 17, 1994*	(1 W) No. 5	vs. (16 W) Navy West Regional – First round	W 76–53	26–3	Dee Events Center  Logan, Utah
Mar 19, 1994*	(1 W) No. 5	vs. (9 W) Wisconsin West Regional – Second Round	W 109–96	27–3	Dee Events Center  Logan, Utah
Mar 24, 1994*	(1 W) No. 5	vs. (4 W) No. 15 Syracuse West Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	W 98–88 ^OT	28–3	L.A. Sports Arena  Los Angeles, California
Mar 26, 1994*	(1 W) No. 5	vs. (2 W) No. 9 Arizona West Regional Final – Elite Eight	L 72–92	28–4	L.A. Sports Arena  Los Angeles, California
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Central.

Rankings

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

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	25	—	24	20	15	12	6	6	3	5	Not released
Coaches	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	25	16	14	8	6	3	5	6

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Awards

• Melvin Booker – Big Eight Player of the Year, First-team All-Big Eight, Consensus Second-team All-American

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References

1. "It Was the Best of Times". University of Missouri Alumni Association. October 25, 2013. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
2. *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 987–988. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.
3. 2017-18 Missouri Tigers men's basketball media guide. Retrieved March 29, 2020.