1993–94 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

The 1993–94 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina from Chapel Hill, North Carolina.[2]

1993–94 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
ACC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Round of 32
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 1
Record28–7 (11–5 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coachBill Guthridge (27th season)
Home arenaDean Smith Center
Seasons
1993–94 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Duke 12 4   .750 28 6   .824
No. 1 North Carolina 11 5   .688 28 7   .800
Wake Forest 9 7   .563 21 12   .636
Virginia 8 8   .500 18 13   .581
Maryland 8 8   .500 18 12   .600
Georgia Tech 7 9   .438 16 13   .552
Florida State 6 10   .375 13 14   .481
Clemson 6 10   .375 18 16   .529
NC State 5 11   .313 11 19   .367
1994 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll[1]

Led by head coach Dean Smith, the Tar Heels reached the second round of the NCAA tournament. Marking the first time since 1980 that the Tar Heels failed to reach the Sweet Sixteen. [3]

Roster

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1993–94 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
C 00 Eric Montross 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Sr Indianapolis, IN
F 3 Pat Sullivan   6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Bogota, NJ
G 4 Larry Davis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 184 lb (83 kg) So Denmark, SC
G 5 Jeff McInnis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Charlotte, NC
G 14 Derrick Phelps 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Pleasantville, NY
G 21 Donald Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 194 lb (88 kg) Jr Garner, NC
G 22 Pearce Landry 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Greensboro, NC
G 24 Dante Calabria 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Beaver Falls, PA
F 30 Rasheed Wallace 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Philadelphia, PA
F 31 Brian Reese 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr The Bronx, NY
C 33 Kevin Salvadori 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 224 lb (102 kg) Sr Pittsburgh, PA
F 42 Jerry Stackhouse 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Kinston, NC
C 45 Serge Zwikker 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 273 lb (124 kg) Fr Potomac, MD
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: March 24, 2020

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
Nov 17, 1993*
No. 1 Western Kentucky
Preseason NIT
W 101–87  1–0
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, NC
Nov 18, 1993*
No. 1 No. 19 Cincinnati
Preseason NIT
W 90–63  2–0
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, NC
Nov 24, 1993*
No. 1 vs. No. 18 Massachusetts
Preseason NIT
L 86–91 OT 2–1
Madison Square Garden 
New York, New York
Nov 26, 1993*
No. 1 vs. No. 9 Minnesota
Preseason NIT
W 90–76  3–1
Madison Square Garden 
New York, New York
Dec 1, 1993*
No. 4 Hawaii W 92–77  4–1
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Dec 3, 1993*
No. 4 vs. No. 22 George Washington
Tournament of Champions
W 87–62  5–1
Bojangles Coliseum 
Charlotte, North Carolina
Dec 4, 1993*
No. 4 vs. BYU
Tournament of Champions
W 97–65  6–1
Bojangles Coliseum 
Charlotte, North Carolina
Dec 9, 1993*
No. 2 Colorado State W 89–66  7–1
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Dec 18, 1993*
No. 2 Ohio State W 81–68  8–1
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Dec 20, 1993*
No. 2 at Pittsburgh W 106–93  9–1
Fitzgerald Field House 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Jan 2, 1994*
No. 2 Marshall W 116–62  10–1
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Jan 5, 1994
No. 2 NC State
Rivalry
W 88–58  11–1
(1–0)
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Jan 8, 1994
No. 2 at Maryland W 75–70  12–1
(2–0)
Cole Fieldhouse 
College Park, Maryland
Jan 12, 1994
No. 1 at No. 17 Georgia Tech L 69–89  12–2
(2–1)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Jan 15, 1994
No. 1 Clemson W 106–62  13–2
(3–1)
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Jan 19, 1994
No. 4 at Virginia L 77–81  13–3
(3–2)
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan 22, 1994*
No. 4 vs. LSU W 88–65  14–3
Louisiana Superdome 
New Orleans, Louisiana
Jan 24, 1994*
No. 4 Butler W 104–64  15–3
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Jan 26, 1994
No. 4 at Florida State W 90–77  16–3
(4–2)
Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, Florida
Jan 30, 1994
No. 4 Wake Forest
Rivalry
W 85–61  17–3
(5–2)
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Feb 3, 1994
No. 2 No. 1 Duke
Rivalry
W 89–78  18–3
(6–2)
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Feb 5, 1994
No. 2 at NC State
Rivalry
W 77–64  19–3
(7–2)
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, North Carolina
Feb 10, 1994
No. 1 Maryland W 95–89  20–3
(8–2)
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Feb 12, 1994
No. 1 Georgia Tech L 89–96  20–4
(8–3)
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Feb 17, 1994
No. 2 at Clemson L 69–77  20–5
(8–4)
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, South Carolina
Feb 19, 1994
No. 2 Virginia W 69–56  21–5
(9–4)
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Feb 23, 1994*
No. 4 at Notre Dame W 80–71  22–5
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, Indiana
Feb 26, 1994
No. 4 Florida State W 78–75  23–5
(9–5)
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Mar 2, 1994
No. 5 at Wake Forest
Rivalry
L 61–68 OT 23–6
(10–5)
Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Mar 5, 1994
No. 5 at No. 2 Duke
Rivalry
W 87–77[4]  24–6
(11–5)
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
ACC Tournament
Mar 11, 1994*
(2) No. 4 vs. (7) Florida State
Quarterfinals
W 83–69  25–6
Bojangles Coliseum 
Charlotte, NC
Mar 12, 1994*
(2) No. 4 vs. (3) Wake Forest
Semifinals
W 86–84 OT 26–6
Bojangles Coliseum 
Charlotte, NC
Mar 13, 1994*
(2) No. 4 vs. (4) Virginia
Championship
W 73–66  27–6
Bojangles Coliseum 
Charlotte, NC
NCAA Tournament
Mar 18, 1994*
(1 E) No. 1 vs. (16 E) Liberty
First round
W 71–51  28–6
USAir Arena 
Landover, MD
Mar 20, 1994*
(1 E) No. 1 vs. (9 E) Boston College
Second round
L 72–75[5]  28–7
USAir Arena 
Landover, MD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.
All times are in EST.

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Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1993-94 Atlantic Coast Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "1993-94 UNC Tar Heels Schedule and Results | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
  3. ^ "North Carolina Tar Heels 1993-1994 Basketball Roster". Tar Heel Times. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
  4. ^ "The Tar Heels' Best Game Proves Too Good for Duke". The New York Times. March 6, 1994. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
  5. ^ "BC Knocks Out No. 1 North Carolina, 75-72". The Washington Post. March 21, 1994. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
  6. ^ "UNC Basketball Schedule 1993-1994". tarheeltimes.com. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
  7. ^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1020–1021. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.