1993–94 Penn Quakers men's basketball team

The 1993–94 Penn Quakers men's basketball team represented the University of Pennsylvania during the 1993–94 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Quakers, led by 5th-year head coach Fran Dunphy, played their home games at The Palestra as members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 25–3, 14–0 in Ivy League play to win the conference championship. They received the Ivy League's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated No. 6 seed Nebraska in the opening round^[2] before losing to No. 3 seed and eventual Final Four participant Florida in the second round.^[3]

1993–94 Penn Quakers men's basketball
Ivy League champions
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Ivy League
Ranking
Coaches	No. 25
Record	25–3 (14–0 Ivy)
Head coach	Fran Dunphy (5th season)
Home arena	The Palestra
Seasons ← 1992–93 1994–95 →

1993–94 Ivy League men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Penn	14	–	0		1.000			25	–	3		.893
Princeton	11	–	3		.786			18	–	8		.692
Yale	7	–	7		.500			10	–	16		.385
Brown	6	–	8		.429			12	–	14		.462
Dartmouth	6	–	8		.429			10	–	16		.385
Harvard	5	–	9		.357			9	–	17		.346
Columbia	4	–	10		.286			6	–	20		.231
Cornell	3	–	11		.214			8	–	18		.308
Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

This was the second of three consecutive 14–0 seasons, and one of five overall in the Dunphy era, in Ivy League play.

Roster

1993–94 Penn Quakers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 12 Matt Maloney 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Vanderbilt Haddonfield, New Jersey G 53 Jerome Allen 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Episcopal Academy Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Head coach Fran Dunphy Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 27, 1993*		at USC	W 77–62	1–0	L.A. Sports Arena  Los Angeles, California
Nov 29, 1993*		at Ohio State	L 80–83	1–1	St. John Arena  Columbus, Ohio
Dec 4, 1993*		at Fairleigh Dickinson	W 62–47	2–1	Rothman Center  Hackensack, New Jersey
Dec 11, 1993*		vs. Saint Joseph's	W 79–77	3–1	The Spectrum  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 18, 1993*		Haverford	W 114–73	4–1	The Palestra  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 28, 1993*		at Washington	W 71–68	5–1	Hec Edmundson Pavilion  Seattle, Washington
Dec 29, 1993*		vs. Georgia	W 81–79	6–1	Hec Edmundson Pavilion  Seattle, Washington
Jan 3, 1994*		Lehigh	W 87–62	7–1	The Palestra  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Ivy League regular season
Jan 7, 1994		Harvard	W 92–76	8–1 (1–0)	The Palestra  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 8, 1994		Dartmouth	W 71–51	9–1 (2–0)	The Palestra  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 11, 1994*		at No. 13 Temple	L 65–76	9–2	McGonigle Hall  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 17, 1994*		Lafayette	W 88–71	10–2	The Palestra  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 25, 1994*		at La Salle	W 66–62	11–2	Convention Hall  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 29, 1994		at Princeton	W 66–55	12–2 (3–0)	Jadwin Gymnasium  Princeton, New Jersey
Feb 4, 1994		Columbia	W 67–55	13–2 (4–0)	The Palestra  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 5, 1994		Cornell	W 70–59	14–2 (5–0)	The Palestra  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 7, 1994*		at Buffalo	W 77–52	15–2	Alumni Arena  Buffalo, New York
Feb 11, 1994		at Brown	W 79–59	16–2 (6–0)	Pizzitola Sports Center  Providence, Rhode Island
Feb 12, 1994		at Yale	W 76–66	17–2 (7–0)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium  New Haven, Connecticut
Feb 18, 1994		at Dartmouth	W 77–67	18–2 (8–0)	Leede Arena  Hanover, New Hampshire
Feb 19, 1994		at Harvard	W 66–65	19–2 (9–0)	Lavietes Pavilion  Cambridge, Massachusetts
Feb 25, 1994		Yale	W 87–63	20–2 (10–0)	The Palestra  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 26, 1994		Brown	W 70–43	21–2 (11–0)	The Palestra  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 2, 1994		Princeton	W 53–43	22–2 (12–0)	The Palestra  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 6, 1994		at Cornell	W 81–66	23–2 (13–0)	Newman Arena  Ithaca, New York
Mar 7, 1994		at Columbia	W 89–69	24–2 (14–0)	Levien Gymnasium  New York, New York
NCAA tournament
Mar 17, 1994*	(11 E)	vs. (6 E) No. 22 Nebraska First Round	W 90–80	25–2	Nassau Coliseum  Uniondale, New York
Mar 19, 1994*	(11 E)	vs. (3 E) No. 14 Florida Second Round	L 58–70	25–3	Nassau Coliseum  Uniondale, New York
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Awards and honors

• Jerome Allen – Ivy League Player of the Year

Rankings

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

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References

1. sports-reference.com 1993-94 Ivy Group Season Summary
2. "Quakers Win, but Don't Call It an Upset". The New York Times. March 18, 1994. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
3. "Penn Keeps on Missing and Loses to Florida". The Los Angeles Times. March 20, 1994. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
4. "1993-94 Men's Basketball Roster". University of Pennsylvania Athletics. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
5. "1993–94 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Pennsylvania Athletics. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
6. *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1020–1021. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.