1993–94 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team

The 1993–94 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of Louisville in the 1993–94 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Denny Crum[2] and the team finished the season with an overall record of 28–6.[3]

1993–94 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball
Rainbow Classic champions
Metro Conference tournament champions
Metro Conference regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceMetro Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 10
Record28–6 (10–2 Metro)
Head coach
Home arenaFreedom Hall
Seasons
1993–94 Metro Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 10 Louisville 10 2   .833 28 6   .824
Tulane 7 5   .583 18 11   .621
Charlotte 7 5   .583 16 13   .552
Virginia Tech 6 6   .500 18 10   .643
VCU 5 7   .417 14 13   .519
Southern Miss 5 7   .417 15 15   .500
South Florida 2 10   .167 10 17   .370
1994 Metro Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Roster

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1993–94 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G/F 23 Greg Minor 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Washington Co. Sandersville, Georgia
F/C 44 Clifford Rozier 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Southeast Bradenton, Florida
F 50 Dwayne Morton 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Central Louisville, Kentucky
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
Nov 27, 1993*
No. 7 at No. 2 Kentucky L 70–78  0–1
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
Dec 4, 1993*
No. 11 Michigan State W 77–68  1–1
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
Dec 8, 1993*
No. 10 Morehead State W 107–81  2–1
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
Dec 11, 1993*
No. 10 Eastern Kentucky W 90–66  3–1
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
Dec 18, 1993*
No. 10 at Wyoming W 72–55  4–1
Arena-Auditorium 
Laramie, Wyoming
Dec 22, 1993*
No. 11 No. 25 Western Kentucky W 78–73 OT 5–1
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
Dec 27, 1993*
No. 11 vs. UC Santa Barbara
Rainbow Classic
W 76–53  6–1
Neal S. Blaisdell Center 
Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 28, 1993*
No. 11 vs. Florida
Rainbow Classic
W 83–68  7–1
Neal S. Blaisdell Center 
Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 29, 1993*
No. 11 at Hawaii
Rainbow Classic
W 85–79  8–1
Neal S. Blaisdell Center 
Honolulu, Hawaii
Jan 4, 1994*
No. 11 George Mason W 132–87  9–1
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
Jan 6, 1994
No. 11 South Florida W 80–56  10–1
(1–0)
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
Jan 8, 1994
No. 11 VCU L 89–93 OT 10–2
(1–1)
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
Jan 13, 1994
No. 15 Virginia Tech W 95–76  11–2
(2–1)
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
Jan 15, 1994*
No. 15 No. 17 Georgia Tech W 88–68  12–2
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
Jan 20, 1994
No. 13 at Tulane W 83–76  13–2
(3–1)
Avron B. Fogelman Arena 
New Orleans, Louisiana
Jan 22, 1994
No. 13 Southern Miss W 70–69  14–2
(4–1)
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
Jan 27, 1994
No. 12 at Virginia Tech W 74–63  15–2
(5–1)
Cassell Coliseum 
Blacksburg, Virginia
Jan 29, 1994
No. 12 at VCU W 94–74  16–2
(6–1)
Richmond Coliseum 
Richmond, Virginia
Feb 3, 1994
No. 9 Charlotte W 76–55  17–2
(7–1)
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
Feb 6, 1994*
No. 9 Vanderbilt W 78–62  18–2
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
Feb 10, 1994
No. 7 at South Florida W 65–50  19–2
(8–1)
Sun Dome 
Tampa, Florida
Feb 12, 1994
No. 7 Tulane W 77–73  20–2
(9–1)
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
Feb 17, 1994
No. 5 at Charlotte L 62–64  20–3
(9–2)
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, North Carolina
Feb 20, 1994*
No. 5 vs. No. 13 Temple L 53–68  20–4
Orlando Arena 
Orlando, Florida
Feb 23, 1994*
No. 13 LSU W 82–64  21–4
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
Feb 26, 1994*
No. 13 at Notre Dame W 85–82 OT 22–4
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, Indiana
Feb 28, 1994*
No. 10 at Howard W 108–65  23–4
Burr Gymnasium 
Washington, D.C.
Mar 2, 1994
No. 10 at Southern Miss W 82–75  24–4
(10–2)
Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Mar 6, 1994*
No. 10 at No. 15 UCLA L 72–75  24–5
Pauley Pavilion (12,243)
Los Angeles, California
Metro Conference tournament
Mar 12, 1994*
No. 14 vs. Virginia Tech
Championship game
W 76–67  25–5
Mississippi Coast Coliseum 
Biloxi, Mississippi
Mar 13, 1994*
No. 14 vs. Southern Miss
Championship game
W 69–61  26–5
Mississippi Coast Coliseum 
Biloxi, Mississippi
NCAA Tournament
Mar 18, 1994*
(3 W) No. 10 vs. (14 W) Boise State
Second Round
W 67–58  27–5
ARCO Arena (16,477)
Sacramento, California
Mar 20, 1994*
(3 W) No. 10 vs. (6 W) No. 23 Minnesota
Second Round
W 60–55  28–5
ARCO Arena 
Sacramento, California
Mar 24, 1994*
(3 W) No. 10 vs. (2 W) No. 9 Arizona
West Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen
L 70–82  28–6
L.A. Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, California
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
AP7711101011111115131297513101410Not released
Coaches61115151313121215141210961099910

*AP did not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

NBA draft

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Round Pick Player NBA Club
1 16 Clifford Rozier Golden State Warriors
1 25 Greg Minor Los Angeles Clippers
2 45 Dwayne Morton Golden State Warriors

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1993-94 Metropolitan Collegiate Athletic Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "1993-1994 Louisville Cardinals Roster and Stats". Retrieved November 17, 2013.
  3. ^ "1993-1994 Louisville Cardinals Schedule and Results". Retrieved November 17, 2013.
  4. ^ "1993-94 Louisville Cardinals". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  5. ^ "1994 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved November 7, 2021.