1993–94 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team

The 1993–94 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team represented Boston College as members of the Big East Conference during the 1993–94 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by 8th-year head coach Jim O'Brien and played their home games at the Silvio O. Conte Forum in Boston, Massachusetts.

1993–94 Boston College Eagles men's basketball
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
Record23–11 (11–7 Big East)
Head coach
Home arenaSilvio O. Conte Forum
Seasons
← 1992–93
1994–95 →
1993–94 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Connecticut 16 2   .889 29 5   .853
No. 15 Syracuse 13 5   .722 23 7   .767
Boston College 11 7   .611 23 11   .676
Providence 10 8   .556 20 10   .667
Villanova 10 8   .556 20 12   .625
Georgetown 10 8   .556 19 12   .613
Seton Hall 8 10   .444 17 13   .567
Pittsburgh 7 11   .389 13 14   .481
St. John's 5 13   .278 12 17   .414
Miami 0 18   .000 7 20   .259
1994 Big East tournament winner
As of April 4, 1994[1]
Rankings from AP poll

After finishing third in the Big East regular season standings, the Eagles were bounced in the quarterfinal round of the Big East tournament. The early exit in the conference tournament didn't linger, as BC received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 9 seed in the East region and made a run to the Elite Eight.

Roster

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1993–94 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 10 Howard Eisley 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Detroit, Michigan
G 12 Malcolm Huckaby 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Sr Bristol, Connecticut
F 15 Bill Curley 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Duxbury, Massachusetts
F 24 Danya Abrams 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Westchester, New York
C 40 Paul Grant 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So Birmingham, Michigan
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 27, 1993*
Hartford W 90–65  1–0
Silvio O. Conte Forum 
Boston, Massachusetts
Nov 30, 1993*
Dartmouth W 94–73  2–0
Silvio O. Conte Forum 
Boston, Massachusetts
Dec 2, 1993*
Notre Dame W 87–79  3–0
Silvio O. Conte Forum 
Boston, Massachusetts
Dec 5, 1993*
vs. Arizona State W 78–74  4–0
America West Arena 
Phoenix, Arizona
Dec 9, 1993
at No. 13 Syracuse W 75–58  5–0
(1–0)
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, New York
Dec 11, 1993*
at Buffalo W 64–51  6–0
Alumni Arena 
Buffalo, New York
Dec 21, 1993
No. 18 at Chaminade
Maui Invitational Tournament
W 108–61  7–0
Lahaina Civic Center 
Lahaina, Hawaii
Dec 22, 1993*
No. 18 vs. No. 13 Arizona
Maui Invitational Tournament
L 65–70  7–1
Lahaina Civic Center 
Lahaina, Hawaii
Dec 23, 1993*
No. 18 vs. Ohio State
Maui Invitational Tournament
L 67–69  7–2
Lahaina Civic Center 
Lahaina, Hawaii
Dec 30, 1993*
No. 23 Long Island University W 85–54  8–2
Silvio O. Conte Forum 
Boston, Massachusetts
Jan 2, 1994*
No. 23 Coppin State W 90–64  9–2
Silvio O. Conte Forum 
Boston, Massachusetts
Jan 4, 1994
No. 20 Villanova W 96–84  10–2
(2–0)
Silvio O. Conte Forum 
Boston, Massachusetts
Jan 8, 1994
No. 20 at No. 16 Connecticut L 71–77  10–3
(2–1)
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion 
Storrs, Connecticut
Jan 12, 1994
No. 20 at Seton Hall L 53–61  10–4
(2–2)
Brendan Byrne Arena 
East Rutherford, New Jersey
Jan 15, 1994
No. 20 Miami (FL) W 69–49  11–4
(3–2)
Silvio O. Conte Forum 
Boston, Massachusetts
Jan 18, 1994
Pittsburgh L 75–77  11–5
(3–3)
Silvio O. Conte Forum 
Boston, Massachusetts
Jan 20, 1994*
Holy Cross W 107–72  12–5
Silvio O. Conte Forum 
Boston, Massachusetts
Jan 22, 1994
Providence W 58–54  13–5
(4–3)
Silvio O. Conte Forum 
Boston, Massachusetts
Jan 26, 1994
at St. John's W 85–68  14–5
(5–3)
Madison Square Garden 
New York, New York
Jan 29, 1994
Seton Hall W 70–58  15–5
(6–3)
Silvio O. Conte Forum 
Boston, Massachusetts
Jan 31, 1994
Georgetown W 71–64  16–5
(7–3)
Silvio O. Conte Forum 
Boston, Massachusetts
Feb 5, 1994
at Villanova L 86–92 OT 16–6
(7–4)
The Pavilion 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 9, 1994
No. 6 Connecticut L 91–94 OT 16–7
(7–5)
Silvio O. Conte Forum 
Boston, Massachusetts
Feb 16, 1994
at Miami (FL) W 79–63  17–7
(8–5)
Miami Arena 
Miami, Florida
Feb 19, 1994
No. 14 Syracuse W 89–83  18–7
(9–5)
Silvio O. Conte Forum 
Boston, Massachusetts
Feb 22, 1994
No. 21 at Pittsburgh W 80–77  19–7
(10–5)
Fitzgerald Field House 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Feb 26, 1994
No. 21 at Georgetown L 68–78  19–8
(10–6)
USAir Arena 
Washington, D.C.
Mar 1, 1994
No. 23 St. John's W 95–76  20–8
(11–6)
Silvio O. Conte Forum 
Boston, Massachusetts
Mar 5, 1994
No. 23 at Providence L 69–77  20–9
(11–7)
Providence Civic Center 
Providence, Rhode Island
Big East tournament
Mar 11, 1994*
(3) vs. (6) Georgetown
Quarterfinals
L 58–81  20–10
Madison Square Garden 
New York, New York
NCAA Tournament
Mar 18, 1994*
(9 E) vs. (8 E) Washington State
First Round
W 67–64  21–10
USAir Arena 
Washington, D.C.
Mar 20, 1994*
(9 E) vs. (1 E) No. 1 North Carolina
Second Round
W 75–72[2]  22–10
USAir Arena 
Washington, D.C.
Mar 25, 1994*
(9 E) vs. (5 E) No. 18 Indiana
Sweet Sixteen
W 77–68  23–10
Miami Arena 
Miami, Florida
Mar 27, 1994*
(9 E) vs. (3 E) No. 14 Florida
Elite Eight
L 66–74[3]  23–11
Miami Arena 
Miami, Florida
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Sources [4]

Rankings

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NBA draft

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Round Pick Player NBA Team
1 22 Bill Curley San Antonio Spurs
2 30 Howard Eisley Minnesota Timberwolves

References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1993-94 Big East Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "BC Knocks Out No. 1 North Carolina, 75-72". The Washington Post. March 21, 1994. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  3. ^ "Brown Transforms Gators Into Victors Over Eagles". New York Times. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  4. ^ "1993-94 Boston College Eagles Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 19, 2021.