1993–94 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team

American college basketball season

1993–94 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
APNo. 23
Record21-12 (22–13 unadjusted) (10–8 Big Ten)
Head coach
  • Clem Haskins (8th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Milton Barnes
  • Dan Kosmoski
  • Dave Thorson
Home arenaWilliams Arena
Seasons
1993–94 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Purdue 14 4   .778 29 5   .853
No. 11 Michigan 13 5   .722 24 8   .750
No. 18 Indiana 12 6   .667 21 9   .700
No. 23 Minnesota 10 8   .556 21 12   .636
Michigan State 10 8   .556 20 12   .625
Illinois 10 8   .556 17 11   .607
Wisconsin 8 10   .444 18 11   .621
Penn State 6 12   .333 13 14   .481
Ohio State 6 12   .333 13 16   .448
Northwestern 5 13   .278 15 14   .517
Iowa 5 13   .278 11 16   .407
Rankings from AP Poll
*Minnesota vacated all NCAA tournament games due to sanctions against the program.
Disputed record (22-13)


The 1993–94 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team represented the University of Minnesota as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1993–94 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by 8th-year head coach Clem Haskins, the Golden Gophers advanced to the Second Round of the NCAA tournament and finished with a 22–13 record (10–8 Big Ten; overall record later adjusted to 21–12).

Minnesota vacated its NCAA Tournament appearance due to sanctions from the University of Minnesota basketball scandal.

Roster

1993–94 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
C 12 John Thomas 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Fr Roosevelt Minneapolis, MN
G/F 21 Voshon Lenard 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Detroit, Michigan
C 50 Trevor Winter 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Fr Slayton Slayton, MN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Non-conference Regular Season
Nov 18, 1993*
No. 10 Rice
Preseason NIT
W 70–61  1–0
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Nov 20, 1993*
No. 10 Georgia
Preseason NIT
W 91–71  2–0
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Nov 24, 1993*
No. 9 vs. No. 6 Kansas
Preseason NIT
L 71–75  2–1
Madison Square Garden 
New York, New York
Nov 26, 1993*
No. 9 vs. No. 1 North Carolina
Preseason NIT
L 76–90  2–2
Madison Square Garden 
New York, New York
Big Ten Regular Season
Mar 9, 1994
No. 20 at Illinois L 75–90  20–11
(10–8)
Assembly Hall 
Champaign, Illinois
NCAA Tournament
Mar 18, 1994*
(6 W) No. 23 vs. (11 W) Southern Illinois
First Round
W 74–60[1]  21–11
ARCO Arena 
Sacramento, California
Mar 20, 1994*
(6 W) No. 23 vs. (3 W) No. 10 Louisville
Second Round
L 55–60  21–12[2]
ARCO Arena 
Sacramento, California
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.

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Rankings

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References

  1. ^ "Arizona unwilling to Pac it in like Western brethren". The Baltimore Sun. March 19, 1994. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
  2. ^ "Louisville Solo Show Is Enough". The Los Angeles Times. March 21, 1994. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
  3. ^ "2021–22 Minnesota Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Minnesota Athletics. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
  4. ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1020–1021. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
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Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics