1993–94 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team

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).

1993–94 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round (vacated)
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 23
Record	21-12 (22–13 unadjusted) (10–8 Big Ten)
Head coach	Clem Haskins (8th season)
Assistant coaches	Milton Barnes Dan Kosmoski Dave Thorson
Home arena	Williams Arena
Seasons ← 1992–93 1994–95 →

1993–94 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	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)

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 Clem Haskins Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured 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
Dec 15, 1993*	No. 15	Clemson	W 73–54	5–2	Williams Arena  Minneapolis, Minnesota
Dec 28, 1993*	No. 16	at Virginia	L 57–62	7–3	University Hall  Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec 31, 1993*	No. 16	James Madison	W 73–68	8–3	Williams Arena  Minneapolis, Minnesota
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

Main article: 1993–94 NCAA Division I men's basketball 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.