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1993–94 UMass Minutemen basketball team

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1993–94 UMass Minutemen basketball
Atlantic 10 Regular Season Champions
Atlantic 10 tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Round of 32
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
APNo. 8
Record28-7 (14-2 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaWilliam D. Mullins Memorial Center
Seasons
1993–94 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
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

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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
Assistant coach(es)

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

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Schedule

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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

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References

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  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.