1993–94 Charleston Cougars men's basketball team

1993–94 Charleston Cougars men's basketball
1993–94 Charleston Cougars men's basketball
TAAC Regular season champion
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Trans America Athletic Conference
	East Division
Record	24–4 (14–2 TAAC)
Head coach	John Kresse (15th season);
Home arena	F. Mitchell Johnson Center

1993–94 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
	14	–	2	.875	24	–	4	.857
Central Florida †	11	–	5	.688	21	–	9	.700
Stetson	9	–	7	.563	14	–	15	.483
Georgia State	9	–	7	.563	13	–	14	.481
Centenary	8	–	8	.500	16	–	12	.571
Florida International	7	–	9	.438	11	–	16	.407
Southeastern Louisiana	7	–	9	.438	10	–	17	.370
Samford	4	–	12	.250	10	–	18	.357
Mercer	3	–	13	.188	5	–	24	.172
Florida Atlantic		–		–	3	–	24	.111

† 1994 TAAC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll^[1]

The 1993–94 College of Charleston Cougars men's basketball team represented the College of Charleston during the 1993–94 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cougars, led by 15th-year head coach John Kresse, played their home games at F. Mitchell Johnson Arena in Charleston, South Carolina as members of the Trans America Athletic Conference (TAAC).

After finishing atop the conference regular season standings (14–2), the Cougars did not participate in the 1994 TAAC tournament, but did receive an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament – the first appearance in school history – as No. 12 seed in the Southeast region. College of Charleston lost to No. 5 seed Wake Forest^[2] in the opening round. The team finished with an overall record of 24–4.

Roster

1993–94 College of Charleston Cougars men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
C	4	Thaddeous Delaney	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Fr	Eau Claire High School (Columbia, SC)	Columbia, SC
G	5	Marion Busby	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	—	Jr	Eau Claire High School (Columbia, SC)	Columbia, SC
F	21	Stacy Harris	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Fr	West Potomac	Alexandria, Virginia
G	24	Anthony Johnson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	R.B. Stall	Charleston, South Carolina
F	42	Rodney Conner	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Fr	Orangeburg-Wilkinson	Orangeburg, South Carolina

Head coach

John Kresse (St. John's)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 27, 1993*		Webber	W 88–59	1–0	F. Mitchell Johnson Center Charleston, South Carolina
Nov 29, 1993*		South Carolina State	W 70–57	2–0	F. Mitchell Johnson Center Charleston, South Carolina
Dec 4, 1993*		Charleston Southern	W 116–78	3–0	F. Mitchell Johnson Center Charleston, South Carolina
Dec 18, 1993*		Mount Olive	W 106–89	4–0	F. Mitchell Johnson Center Charleston, South Carolina
Dec 22, 1993*		at South Carolina	L 53–65 ^OT	4–1	Carolina Coliseum Columbia, South Carolina
Dec 28, 1993*		Penn State	W 71–65	5–1	North Charleston Coliseum North Charleston, South Carolina
Dec 29, 1993*		Alabama	W 82–60	6–1	North Charleston Coliseum North Charleston, South Carolina
Jan 3, 1994		Samford	W 67–56	7–1 (1–0)	F. Mitchell Johnson Center Charleston, South Carolina
Feb 28, 1994		at Samford	W 69–59	24–3 (14–2)	Seibert Hall Homewood, Alabama
TAAC tournament
Did not participate
NCAA Tournament
Mar 17, 1994*	(12 SE)	vs. (5 SE) Wake Forest First round	L 58–68	24–4	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast. All times are in Eastern.

Source^[3]

Rankings

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Awards and honors

Marion Busby – TAAC Player of the Year
John Kresse – TAAC Coach of the Year

References

^ sports-reference.com 1993-94 Trans America Athletic Conference Season Summary
^ "College of Charleston Makes Case for Respect". The New York Times. March 14, 1997. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
^ "1993-94 Men's Basketball Schedule". College of Charleston Athletics. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1020–1021. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

[1] sports-reference.com 1993-94 Trans America Athletic Conference Season Summary

[ncaa-2] "College of Charleston Makes Case for Respect". The New York Times. March 14, 1997. Retrieved June 11, 2021.

[3] "1993-94 Men's Basketball Schedule". College of Charleston Athletics. Retrieved March 30, 2023.

[ESPN-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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