1993–94 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

The 1993–94 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1993–94 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by Gene Keady and played its home games at Mackey Arena.

1993–94 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball
Big Ten Regular season champions Great Alaska Shootout champions
NCAA men's Division I tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 5
AP	No. 3
Record	29–5 (14–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Gene Keady (14th season)
Assistant coaches	Frank Kendrick Bruce Weber
Home arena	Mackey 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)

Roster

1993–94 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 13 Glenn Robinson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Jr Roosevelt Gary, Indiana F 22 Cuonzo Martin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Jr East St. Louis East St. Louis, Illinois G 11 Matt Waddell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Jr G Porter Roberts 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — So F Brandon Brantley 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — So F Ian Stanback 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Sr F Justin Jennings 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — So F 21 Herb Dove 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — So G 30 Linc Darner 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Sr Highland G Todd Foster 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — So C Cornelius McNary 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) — Sr C Kenny Williams 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) — Sr G Tim Ervin 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) — Jr F Paul Gilvydis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) — Fr	Head coach Gene Keady (Kansas State) Assistant coach(es) Frank Kendrick (Purdue) Bruce Weber (Milwaukee) 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
Regular Season
Nov 24, 1993*	No. 21	vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay Great Alaska Shootout	W 74–69	1–0	Sullivan Arena  Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 26, 1993*	No. 21	vs. Weber State Great Alaska Shootout	W 97–78	2–0	Sullivan Arena  Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 27, 1993*	No. 21	vs. Portland Great Alaska Shootout	W 88–73	3–0	Sullivan Arena  Anchorage, Alaska
Dec 3, 1993*	No. 14	James Madison	W 98–74	4–0	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, Indiana
Dec 4, 1993*	No. 14	Western Michigan	W 94–54	5–0	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, Indiana
Dec 8, 1993*	No. 11	at New Orleans	W 84–82	6–0	Lakefront Arena  New Orleans, Louisiana
Dec 10, 1993*	No. 11	vs. Houston	W 114–90	7–0	Indianapolis, Indiana
Dec 18, 1993*	No. 11	Georgia Southern	W 97–59	8–0	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, Indiana
Dec 21, 1993*	No. 10	Chattanooga	W 74–66	9–0	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, Indiana
Dec 30, 1993*	No. 10	at Weber State	W 108–73	10–0	Dee Events Center  Ogden, Utah
Jan 2, 1994*	No. 10	vs. San Francisco	W 95–81	11–0	(6,852)
Jan 5, 1994	No. 10	at Northwestern	W 68–67	12–0 (1–0)	Welsh-Ryan Arena  Evanston, Illinois
Jan 9, 1994*	No. 10	Seton Hall	W 69–67	13–0	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, Indiana
Jan 12, 1994	No. 9	Michigan State	W 89–77	14–0 (2–0)	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, Indiana
Jan 15, 1994	No. 9	at No. 12 Wisconsin	L 69–75	14–1 (2–1)	Wisconsin Field House  Madison, Wisconsin
Jan 18, 1994	No. 12	No. 8 Indiana	W 83–76 OT	15–1 (3–1)	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, Indiana
Jan 22, 1994	No. 12	Ohio State	W 101–63	16–1 (4–1)	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, Indiana
Jan 27, 1994	No. 7	at Penn State	L 68–71	16–2 (4–2)	Rec Hall  University Park, Pennsylvania
Jan 29, 1994	No. 7	at No. 17 Minnesota	W 75–72	17–2 (5–2)	Williams Arena  Minneapolis, Minnesota
Feb 1, 1994	No. 8	No. 13 Michigan	L 62–63	17–3 (5–3)	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, Indiana
Feb 6, 1994	No. 8	at Iowa	W 87–78	18–3 (6–3)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena  Iowa City, Iowa
Feb 9, 1994	No. 10	Northwestern	W 98–81	19–3 (7–3)	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, Indiana
Feb 12, 1994	No. 10	at Michigan State	W 74–70	20–3 (8–3)	Breslin Center  East Lansing, Michigan
Feb 16, 1994	No. 9	No. 24 Wisconsin	W 67–64	21–3 (9–3)	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, Indiana
Feb 19, 1994	No. 9	at No. 16 Indiana Rivalry	L 80–82	21–4 (9–4)	Assembly Hall  Bloomington, Indiana
Feb 23, 1994	No. 14	at Ohio State	W 95–85	22–4 (10–4)	St. John Arena  Columbus, Ohio
Feb 26, 1994	No. 14	Penn State	W 71–66	23–4 (11–4)	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, Indiana
Mar 3, 1994	No. 9	No. 18 Minnesota	W 86–70	24–4 (12–4)	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, Indiana
Mar 6, 1994	No. 9	at No. 3 Michigan	W 95–94	25–4 (13–4)	Crisler Arena  Ann Arbor, Michigan
Mar 12, 1994*	No. 6	Illinois	W 87–77	26–4 (14–4)	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, Indiana
NCAA tournament
Mar 17, 1994*	(1 SE) No. 3	vs. (16 SE) Central Florida First Round	W 98–67	27–4	Rupp Arena  Lexington, Kentucky
Mar 19, 1994*	(1 SE) No. 3	vs. (9 SE) Alabama Second Round	W 83–73	28–4	Rupp Arena  Lexington, Kentucky
Mar 24, 1994*	(1 SE) No. 3	vs. (4 SE) No. 13 Kansas	W 83–78	29–4	Thompson-Boling Arena  Knoxville, Tennessee
Mar 26, 1994*	(1 SE) No. 3	vs. (2 SE) No. 6 Duke	L 60–69	29–5	Thompson-Boling Arena  Knoxville, Tennessee
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast.

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NCAA tournament

During the 1994 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, Purdue qualified for the Elite Eight, where they lost to the Duke Blue Devils.

• Southeast
  • Purdue (#1 seed) 98, Central Florida (#16 seed) 67
  • Purdue 83, Alabama (#9 seed) 73
  • Purdue 83, Kansas (#4 seed) 78
  • Duke (#2 seed) 69, Purdue 60

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Player stats

Player	Games	Minutes	Field goals	Three pointers	Free throws	Rebounds	Blocks	Steals	Points
Glenn Robinson[3]	34	1157	368	79	215	344	31	56	1030

Awards and honors

• Glenn Robinson, Adolph Rupp Trophy^[4]
• Glenn Robinson, Chicago Tribune Silver Basketball
• Glenn Robinson, Naismith College Player of the Year^[5]
• Glenn Robinson, USBWA College Player of the Year^[6]
• Glenn Robinson, John R. Wooden Award^[7]
• Glenn Robinson, Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year
• Glenn Robinson, State Farm Division I Player of the Year Award

Rankings

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

Team players drafted into the NBA

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	1	Glenn Robinson	Milwaukee Bucks

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See also

• 1994 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
• List of NCAA Division I institutions