1993–94 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team

The 1993–94 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team represented Southern Illinois University Carbondale during the 1993–94 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Salukis were led by ninth-year head coach Rich Herrin and played their home games at the SIU Arena in Carbondale, Illinois as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 23–7, 14–4 in MVC play to finish in second place. The Salukis won the MVC tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 11 seed in the West region. The Salukis fell to No. 6 seed Minnesota in the opening round.^[2]

1993–94 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball
MVC tournament champion
NCAA tournament
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	23–7 (14–4 MVC)
Head coach	Rich Herrin (9th season)
Home arena	SIU Arena
Seasons ← 1992–93 1994–95 →

1993–94 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Tulsa	15	–	3		.833			23	–	8		.742
Bradley	14	–	4		.778			23	–	8		.742
Southern Illinois †	14	–	4		.778			23	–	7		.767
Illinois State	12	–	6		.667			16	–	11		.593
Northern Iowa	10	–	8		.556			16	–	13		.552
Southwest Missouri State	7	–	11		.389			12	–	15		.444
Wichita State	6	–	12		.333			9	–	18		.333
Drake	6	–	12		.333			11	–	16		.407
Creighton	3	–	15		.167			7	–	22		.241
Indiana State	3	–	15		.167			4	–	22		.154
† 1994 MVC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

Roster

1993–94 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G Chris Lowery — — Sr     F Marcus Timmons 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr   Sikeston, Missouri F 43 Chris Carr 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So   Ironton, Missouri	Head coach Rich Herrin Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 27, 1993*		Tampa	W 114–64	1–0	SIU Arena  Carbondale, Illinois
Dec 4, 1993*		at Evansville	W 74–69	2–0	Roberts Municipal Stadium  Evansville, Indiana
Dec 8, 1993*		Ole Miss	W 81–60	3–0	SIU Arena  Carbondale, Illinois
Dec 11, 1993*		Austin Peay	W 94–86 ^2OT	4–0	SIU Arena  Carbondale, Illinois
Dec 16, 1993*		Southeast Missouri State	W 82–54	5–0	SIU Arena  Carbondale, Illinois
Dec 22, 1993		at Wichita State	W 72–64	6–0 (1–0)	Levitt Arena  Wichita, Kansas
Dec 30, 1993*		at Saint Louis	L 87–100	6–1	St. Louis Arena (17,117) St. Louis, Missouri
Jan 5, 1994*		Missouri	L 56–72	6–2	SIU Arena  Carbondale, Illinois
Jan 8, 1994		Illinois State	W 67–64	7–2 (2–0)	SIU Arena  Carbondale, Illinois
Jan 10, 1994		at Drake	W 86–76	8–2 (3–0)	Knapp Center  Des Moines, Iowa
Jan 15, 1994		Bradley	W 72–66	9–2 (4–0)	SIU Arena  Carbondale, Illinois
Jan 17, 1994		at Creighton	W 81–67	10–2 (5–0)	Omaha Civic Auditorium  Omaha, Nebraska
Jan 20, 1994		Tulsa	L 81–86	10–3 (5–1)	SIU Arena  Carbondale, Illinois
Jan 22, 1994		Wichita State	W 95–79	11–3 (6–1)	SIU Arena  Carbondale, Illinois
Jan 25, 1994		at Indiana State	W 72–69	12–3 (7–1)	Hulman Center  Terre Haute, Indiana
Jan 29, 1994		at Bradley	L 62–68	12–4 (7–2)	Carver Arena  Peoria, Illinois
Jan 31, 1994		Creighton	W 97–64	13–4 (8–2)	SIU Arena  Carbondale, Illinois
Feb 3, 1994		Northern Iowa	W 89–68	14–4 (9–2)	SIU Arena  Carbondale, Illinois
Feb 5, 1994		at SW Missouri State	L 64–66	14–5 (9–3)	Hammons Student Center  Springfield, Missouri
Feb 9, 1994		Indiana State	W 89–69	15–5 (10–3)	SIU Arena  Carbondale, Illinois
Feb 12, 1994		at Tulsa	L 70–88	15–6 (10–4)	Tulsa Convention Center  Tulsa, Oklahoma
Feb 14, 1994*		at Oral Roberts	W 92–76	16–6	Mabee Center  Tulsa, Oklahoma
Feb 16, 1994		SW Missouri State	W 79–56	17–6 (11–4)	SIU Arena  Carbondale, Illinois
Feb 19, 1994		Drake	W 73–71	18–6 (12–4)	SIU Arena  Carbondale, Illinois
Feb 23, 1994		at Northern Iowa	W 97–94	19–6 (13–4)	UNI-Dome  Cedar Falls, Iowa
Feb 27, 1994		at Illinois State	W 84–73	20–6 (14–4)	Redbird Arena  Normal, Illinois
Missouri Valley tournament
Mar 5, 1994*		vs. SW Missouri State Quarterfinals	W 52–50	21–6	St. Louis Arena  St. Louis, Missouri
Mar 6, 1994*		vs. Bradley Semifinals	W 72–59	22–6	St. Louis Arena  St. Louis, Missouri
Mar 7, 1994*		vs. Northern Iowa Championship game	W 77–74	23–6	St. Louis Arena  St. Louis, Missouri
NCAA tournament
Mar 18, 1994*	(11 W)	vs. (6 W) No. 23 Minnesota First round	L 60–74	23–7	ARCO Arena  Sacramento, California
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Central Time.

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References

1. sports-reference.com 1993-94 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary
2. "Virginia, Georgetown Step Up, UCLA Tumbles". The Washington Post. March 19, 1994. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
3. "2019-20 Southern Illinois Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Retrieved March 29, 2023.