1993–94 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team

1993–94 Missouri Tigers men's basketball
1993–94 Missouri Tigers men's basketball
Big Eight Regular-Season Champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 6
AP	No. 5
Record	28–4 (14–0 Big 8)
Head coach	Norm Stewart (27th season);
Assistant coaches	Kim Anderson (3rd season); Rich Daly (11th season); Lee Winfield (2nd season);
Captain	Lamont Frazier
Home arena	Hearnes Center

1993–94 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 5	14	–	0	1.000	28	–	4	.875
No. 19 Oklahoma State	10	–	4	.714	24	–	10	.706
No. 13 Kansas	9	–	5	.643	27	–	8	.771
No. 22 Nebraska †	7	–	7	.500	20	–	10	.667
Oklahoma	6	–	8	.429	15	–	13	.536
Kansas State	4	–	10	.286	20	–	14	.588
Iowa State	4	–	10	.286	14	–	13	.519
Colorado	2	–	12	.143	10	–	17	.370

† 1994 Big Eight tournament winner As of April 4, 1994 Rankings from AP poll

The 1993–94 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri as a member of the Big Eight Conference during the 1993–94 NCAA men's basketball season. Led by head coach Norm Stewart, the Tigers won the Big Eight Conference regular season title by sweeping through the league schedule. Though upset by Nebraska in the Big Eight tournament semifinals, the Tigers were awarded the #1 seed in the West region of the NCAA tournament. After reaching the Elite Eight, Arizona defeated the Tigers 92–72 in the regional final. Missouri finished with an overall record of 28–4 (14–0 Big Eight).

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	3	Mark Atkins	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Gary, Indiana
G	15	Melvin Booker	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Moss Point, Mississippi
F	0	Jevon Crudup	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	222 lb (101 kg)	Sr	Kansas City, Missouri
F	53	Derek Dunham	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	247 lb (112 kg)	Sr	Jerseyville, Illinois
F	21	Marlo Finner	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	229 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Chicago, Illinois
G/F	22	Lamont Frazier	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	237 lb (108 kg)	Sr	Charleston, Missouri
G	25	Jed Frost	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	Sr	Kansas City, Missouri
F	42	Derek Grimm	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	Fr	Morton, Illinois
C	41	Chris Heller	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	226 lb (103 kg)	RS Sr	Kansas City, Missouri
G	11	Derrick Johnson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS So	Jefferson City, Missouri
G	4	Reggie Smith	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	Sr	Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
G	5	Jason Sutherland	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	So	Watertown, South Dakota
F	33	Kelly Thames	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	So	St. Louis, Missouri
G	10	Chip Walther	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	166 lb (75 kg)	RS Fr	St. Louis, Missouri
G/F	13	Julian Winfield	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	St. Louis, Missouri

Head coach

Norm Stewart (Missouri)

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 (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
Nov 27, 1993*		Central Missouri State	W 69–66	1–0	Hearnes Center Columbia, MO
Dec 2, 1993*		at No. 2 Arkansas	L 68–120^[1]	1–1	Bud Walton Arena (20,212) Fayetteville, AR
Dec 4, 1993*		Jackson State	W 80–76	2–1	Hearnes Center Columbia, MO
Dec 6, 1993*		Arkansas State	W 80–58	3–1	Hearnes Center Columbia, MO
Dec 11, 1993*		SMU	W 82–77	4–1	Hearnes Center Columbia, MO
Dec 19, 1993*		Coppin State	W 64–63	5–1	Hearnes Center Columbia, MO
Dec 22, 1993*		vs. No. 19 Illinois Braggin' Rights	W 108–107 ^3OT	6–1	St. Louis Arena (18,273) St. Louis, MO
Dec 30, 1993*		Mercer	W 75–56	7–1	Hearnes Center Columbia, MO
Jan 2, 1994*		Washington	W 85–71	8–1	Hearnes Center Columbia, MO
Jan 5, 1994*		at Southern Illinois	W 72–56	9–1	SIU Arena Carbondale, IL
Jan 8, 1994		Kansas State	W 63–43	10–1 (1–0)	Hearnes Center Columbia, MO
Jan 12, 1994*	No. 25	at Notre Dame	L 73–77	10–2	Joyce Center South Bend, IN
Jan 15, 1994	No. 25	at Colorado	W 80–72	11–2 (2–0)	Coors Events Center Boulder, CO
Jan 19, 1994		Iowa State	W 92–69	12–2 (3–0)	Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Jan 22, 1994		at Oklahoma State	W 73–68	13–2 (4–0)	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK
Jan 24, 1994	No. 24	at Nebraska	W 89–73	14–2 (5–0)	Devaney Center Lincoln, NE
Jan 31, 1994	No. 20	No. 3 Kansas	W 79–67	15–2 (6–0)	Hearnes Center Columbia, MO
Feb 5, 1994	No. 20	at Oklahoma	W 104–94	16–2 (7–0)	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
Feb 9, 1994	No. 15	Colorado	W 82–70	17–2 (8–0)	Hearnes Center Columbia, MO
Feb 12, 1994	No. 15	Oklahoma State	W 72–70	18–2 (9–0)	Hearnes Center Columbia, MO
Feb 16, 1994	No. 12	at Iowa State	W 79–72 ^OT	19–2 (10–0)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
Feb 20, 1994	No. 12	at No. 4 Kansas	W 81–74	20–2 (11–0)	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
Feb 23, 1994*	No. 6	Southeast Missouri State	W 83–61	21–2	Hearnes Center Columbia, MO
Feb 25, 1994	No. 6	Oklahoma	W 99–63	22–2 (12–0)	Hearnes Center Columbia, MO
March 2, 1994	No. 6	at Kansas State	W 68–57	23–2 (13–0)	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
Mar 5, 1994	No. 6	Nebraska	W 80–78	24–2 (14–0)	Hearnes Center Columbia, MO
Big Eight Tournament
Mar 11, 1994*	No. 3	vs. Colorado Quarterfinal	W 64–62	25–2	Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO
Mar 12, 1994*	No. 3	vs. Nebraska Semifinal	L 91–98	25–3	Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO
NCAA Tournament
Mar 17, 1994*	(1 W) No. 5	vs. (16 W) Navy First Round	W 76–53	26–3	Dee Events Center Logan, UT
Mar 19, 1994*	(1 W) No. 5	vs. (9 W) Wisconsin Second Round	W 109–96	27–3	Dee Events Center Logan, UT
Mar 24, 1994*	(1 W) No. 5	vs. (4 W) No. 15 Syracuse Sweet Sixteen	W 98–88 ^OT	28–3	L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
Mar 26, 1994*	(1 W) No. 5	vs. (2 W) No. 9 Arizona Elite Eight	L 72–92	28–4	L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Central.

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	25	—	24	20	15	12	6	6	3	5	Not released
Coaches	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	25	16	14	8	6	3	5	6

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Awards

Melvin Booker – Big Eight Player of the Year, First-team All-Big Eight, Consensus Second-team All-American

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References

^ "It Was the Best of Times". University of Missouri Alumni Association. October 25, 2013. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 987–988. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.
^ 2017-18 Missouri Tigers men's basketball media guide. Retrieved March 29, 2020.

[1] "It Was the Best of Times". University of Missouri Alumni Association. October 25, 2013. Retrieved March 29, 2020.

[ESPN-2] *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 987–988. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

[3] 2017-18 Missouri Tigers men's basketball media guide. Retrieved March 29, 2020.

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