1993–94 UMass Minutemen basketball team

1993–94 UMass Minutemen basketball
1993–94 UMass Minutemen basketball
Atlantic 10 Regular Season Champions; Atlantic 10 tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Round of 32
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 15
AP	No. 8
Record	28-7 (14-2 A-10)
Head coach	John Calipari (6th season);
Assistant coaches	Bruiser Flint; Bill Bayno; John Robic;
Home arena	William D. Mullins Memorial Center
	Seasons ← 1992–93 1994–95 →

1993–94 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 8 UMass †	14	–	2	.875	28	–	7	.800
No. 12 Temple	12	–	4	.750	23	–	8	.742
George Washington	8	–	8	.500	18	–	12	.600
West Virginia	8	–	8	.500	17	–	12	.586
Duquesne	8	–	8	.500	17	–	13	.567
Rhode Island	7	–	9	.438	11	–	16	.407
Rutgers	6	–	10	.375	11	–	16	.407
Saint Joseph's	5	–	11	.313	14	–	14	.500
St. Bonaventure	4	–	12	.250	10	–	17	.370

† 1994 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1993–94 UMass Minutemen basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 1993–94 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Minutemen, led by sixth year head coach John Calipari, played their home games at William D. Mullins Memorial Center and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 28-7, 14-2 in A-10 play to finish in first place.

Roster[edit]

1991–92 UMass Minutemen men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G/F	3	Dana Dingle	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Bronx, New York
G/F	4	Donta Bright	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Baltimore, Maryland
G	5	Jason Germain	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Jr	South Hadley, Massachusetts
G	10	Mike Williams	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Hartford, Connecticut
G	11	Craig Berry	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Cambridge, Massachusetts
G	12	Edgar Padilla	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Toa Alta, Puerto Rico
G	14	Derek Kellogg	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Springfield, Massachusetts
F	15	Lou Roe	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Atlantic City, New Jersey
F/C	21	Marcus Camby	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Hartford, Connecticut
G	24	Carmelo Travieso	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Boston, Massachusetts
C	33	Jeff Meyer	7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Jr	Wausau, Wisconsin
F/C	40	Tedd Cottrell	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Annapolis, Maryland
F	44	Rigoberto Nuñez	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Lawrence, Massachusetts

Head coach

John Calipari (Clarion)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
11/18/1993*	No. 22	Cleveland State Preseason NIT	W 68-60	1–0	William D. Mullins Memorial Center Amherst, Massachusetts
11/20/1993*	No. 22	Towson State Preseason NIT	W 82-55	2–0	Mullins Center Amherst, Massachusetts
11/24/1993*	No. 18	vs. No. 1 North Carolina Preseason NIT	W 91-86 ^{OT^[3]}	3–0	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
11/26/1993*	No. 18	vs. No. 6 Kansas Preseason NIT	L 75–86^[4]	3–1	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
11/28/1993*	No. 18	at Oklahoma	W 84-83	4–1	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
12/04/1993	No. 9	at St. Bonaventure	W 86-66	5–1 (1–0)	Reilly Center Olean, New York
12/09/1993*	No. 8	Central Connecticut	W 90-63	6–1	Mullins Center Amherst, Massachusetts
12/11/1993*	No. 8	at Holy Cross	W 97-80	7–1	Worcester Centrum Worcester, Massachusetts
12/28/1993*	No. 9	vs. Hartford Abdow's Hall of Fame Holiday Classic	W 91-62	8–1	Springfield Civic Center Springfield, Massachusetts
12/29/1993*	No. 9	vs. Maryland Abdow's Hall of Fame Holiday Classic	W 94-80	9–1	Springfield Civic Center Springfield, Massachusetts
01/04/1994	No. 8	at Rutgers	W 71-59	10–1 (2–0)	Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, New Jersey
01/08/1994	No. 8	at Duquesne	W 70-53	11–1 (3–0)	Palumbo Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
01/13/1994	No. 7	at No. 23 West Virginia	W 70-56	12–1 (4–0)	WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia
01/15/1994	No. 7	St. Bonaventure	W 87-60	13–1 (5–0)	Mullins Center Amherst, Massachusetts
1/18/1994*	No. 6	at DePaul	L 76-78	13–2	Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois
01/20/1994	No. 6	Rutgers	W 76-54	14–2 (6–0)	Mullins Center Amherst, MA
01/22/1994	No. 6	George Washington	W 56-55	15–2 (7–0)	Mullins Center Amherst, Massachusetts
01/27/1994*	No. 8	at Cincinnati	L 74-76	15–3	Myrl H. Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio
01/30/1994	No. 8	Rhode Island	W 76-47	16–3 (8–0)	Mullins Center Amherst, Massachusetts
02/03/1994	No. 11	Florida State	W 62-58	17–3	Mullins Center Amherst, Massachusetts
02/06/1994*	No. 11	vs. No. 3 Kentucky	L 64-67	17–4	Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey
02/10/1994	No. 13	at Rhode Island	W 70-64	18–4 (9–0)	Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island
02/13/1994	No. 13	No. 8 Temple	W 56-55	19–4 (10–0)	Mullins Center Amherst, Massachusetts
02/15/1994	No. 10	at Saint Joseph's	L 80-81	19–5 (10–1)	Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
02/18/1994*	No. 10	Manhattan	W 68-54	20–5	Mullins Center Amherst, Massachusetts
02/20/1994	No. 10	West Virginia	W 74-67	21–5 (11–1)	Mullins Center Amherst, Massachusetts
02/22/1994	No. 11	St. Joseph's	W 99-73	22–5 (12–1)	Mullins Center Amherst, Massachusetts
2/24/1994	No. 11	at No. 8 Temple	W 51-50	23–5 (13–1)	McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
02/27/1994	No. 11	at George Washington	L 66-77	23–6 (13–2)	Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C.
03/02/1994	No. 11	Duquesne	W 92-78	24–6 (14–2)	Mullins Center Amherst, Massachusetts
1994 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament
03/06/1994	No. 11	vs. St. Joseph's Quarterfinal	W 74-58	25–6	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
03/07/1994	No. 9	vs. Duquesne Semifinals	W 69-52	26–6	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
03/10/1994	No. 9	No. 12 Temple Final	W 70-59	27–6	Mullins Center Amherst, Massachusetts
1994 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
03/17/1995*	(2 MW) No. 8	vs. (15 MW) Southwest Texas State Midwest Region First Round	W 78-60	28–6	Kansas Coliseum Wichita, Kansas
03/19/1994*	(2 MW) No. 8	vs. (10 MW) Maryland Midwest Region Second Round	L 87-95	28–7	Kansas Coliseum Wichita, Kansas
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings[edit]

References[edit]

^ "1993-94 UMass Minutemen Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
^ "1993-94 Men's Basketball Roster". UMass Athletic Department. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
^ "COLLEGE BASKETBALL; UMass Jolts Tar Heels in Overtime". The New York Times. November 25, 1993. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
^ "COLLEGE BASKETBALL; Kansas Is Too Big and Too Strong for UMass". The New York Times. November 27, 1993. Retrieved January 26, 2020.

[1] "1993-94 UMass Minutemen Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 26, 2020.

[2] "1993-94 Men's Basketball Roster". UMass Athletic Department. Retrieved January 26, 2020.

[3] "COLLEGE BASKETBALL; UMass Jolts Tar Heels in Overtime". The New York Times. November 25, 1993. Retrieved January 26, 2020.

[4] "COLLEGE BASKETBALL; Kansas Is Too Big and Too Strong for UMass". The New York Times. November 27, 1993. Retrieved January 26, 2020.

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