1993–94 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team

The 1993–94 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team represented Oklahoma State University as a member of the Big Eight Conference during the 1993–94 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Eddie Sutton and played their home games at Gallagher-Iba Arena. The Cowboys finished with a record of 24–10 (10–4 Big Eight) and earned a second place finish in Big Eight regular season play.

1993–94 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 21
AP	No. 19
Record	24–10 (10–4 Big Eight)
Head coach	Eddie Sutton (4th season)
Assistant coach	John Pelphrey
Home arena	Gallagher-Iba Arena (Capacity: 6,381)
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

Oklahoma State received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 4 seed in the Midwest region. After defeating New Mexico State in the opening round, the Cowboys were defeated by Tulsa, 82–80.^[1]

Roster

1993–94 Oklahoma State Cowboys men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 15 Randy Rutherford 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Bacone JC Broken Bow, Oklahoma G 22 Brooks Thompson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Texas A&M Littleton, Colorado C 50 Bryant Reeves 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Jr Gans Gans, Oklahoma	Head coach Eddie Sutton Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt

Source:^[2]

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
Nov 24, 1993*	No. 10	vs. Providence	W 113–102 ^OT	1–0	Tulsa Convention Center  Tulsa, Oklahoma
Nov 27, 1993*	No. 10	at SMU	W 88–72	2–0	Moody Coliseum  Dallas, Texas
Nov 29, 1993*	No. 8	Oral Roberts	W 94–52	3–0	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dec 2, 1993*	No. 8	vs. Arizona State	W 87–69	4–0	Mabee Center  Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 5, 1993*	No. 8	vs. No. 19 Arizona	L 84–97	4–1	America West Arena (9,817) Phoenix, Arizona
Dec 9, 1993*	No. 15	TCU	W 89–67	5–1	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dec 11, 1993*	No. 15	vs. LSU	L 68–71	5–2	New Orleans, Louisiana
Dec 18, 1993*	No. 22	UC Davis	W 85–41	6–2	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dec 20, 1993*	No. 22	at Tulsa	W 73–61	7–2	Tulsa Convention Center  Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 27, 1993*	No. 20	vs. Florida Rainbow Classic	L 69–74	7–3	Neal S. Blaisdell Center  Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 28, 1993*	No. 20	vs. UC Santa Barbara Rainbow Classic	W 79–74	8–3	Neal S. Blaisdell Center  Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 29, 1993*	No. 20	vs. Clemson Rainbow Classic	L 65–68	8–4	Neal S. Blaisdell Center  Honolulu, Hawaii
Jan 4, 1994*		Prairie View A&M	W 113–51	9–4	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Jan 8, 1994		at Oklahoma	W 105–89	10–4 (1–0)	Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma
Jan 10, 1994*		West Texas A&M	W 103–45	11–4	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Jan 15, 1994		at Kansas State	W 71–61	12–4 (2–0)	Bramlage Coliseum  Manhattan, Kansas
Jan 19, 1994*		at SW Missouri State	W 68–63	13–4	Hammons Student Center  Springfield, Missouri
Jan 22, 1994		Missouri	L 68–73	13–5 (2–1)	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Jan 26, 1994		at No. 3 Kansas	L 61–62 ^OT	13–6 (2–2)	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, Kansas
Feb 2, 1994		Kansas State	W 80–59	14–6 (3–2)	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Feb 5, 1994		Iowa State	W 79–66	15–6 (4–2)	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Feb 7, 1994		Oklahoma	W 86–68	16–6 (5–2)	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Feb 12, 1994		at No. 15 Missouri	L 70–72	16–7 (5–3)	Hearnes Center  Columbia, Missouri
Feb 16, 1994		No. 4 Kansas	W 63–59 ^OT	17–7 (6–3)	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Feb 19, 1994		Nebraska	W 98–80	18–7 (7–3)	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Feb 21, 1994	No. 24	at Colorado	W 73–56	19–7 (8–3)	Coors Events/Conference Center  Boulder, Colorado
Feb 26, 1994	No. 24	at Iowa State	W 83–81	20–7 (9–3)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
Mar 2, 1994	No. 21	at Nebraska	L 81–89	20–8 (9–4)	Bob Devaney Sports Center  Lincoln, Nebraska
Mar 5, 1994	No. 21	Colorado	W 83–68	21–8 (10–4)	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Big Eight Tournament
Mar 11, 1994*	(2) No. 23	vs. (7) Iowa State Quarterfinals	W 77–67	22–8	Kemper Arena  Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 12, 1994*	(2) No. 23	vs. (3) No. 11 Kansas Semifinals	W 69–68	23–8	Kemper Arena  Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 13, 1994*	(2) No. 23	vs. (4) Nebraska Championship game	L 68–77	23–9	Kemper Arena  Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA tournament
Mar 18, 1994*	(4 MW) No. 19	vs. (13 MW) New Mexico State First Round	W 65–55	24–9	Cox Center  Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Mar 20, 1994*	(4 MW) No. 19	vs. (12 MW) Tulsa Second Round	L 80–82	24–10	Cox Center  Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Central Time.

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Rankings

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

References

1. "Tulsa's One-Two Punch Is for Real : Midwest: After knocking out UCLA, Golden Hurricane eliminates Oklahoma State and moves to round of 16". The Los Angeles Times. March 21, 1994. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
2. "1993–94 Oklahoma State Cowboys Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
3. "2019–20 Oklahoma State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Oklahoma State University Athletics. Retrieved October 29, 2021.