1993–94 Liberty Flames basketball team

1993–94 Liberty Flames men's basketball
Big South tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First round
Conference	Big South Conference
Record	18–12 (12–6 Big South)
Head coach	Jeff Meyer (13th season)
Home arena	Vines Center

1993–94 Big South Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Towson State	15	–	3		.833			21	–	9		.700
Radford	13	–	5		.722			20	–	8		.714
Campbell	13	–	5		.722			20	–	9		.690
Liberty †	12	–	6		.667			18	–	12		.600
UNC Greensboro	11	–	7		.611			15	–	12		.556
Coastal Carolina	10	–	8		.556			15	–	11		.577
Charleston Southern	7	–	11		.389			9	–	18		.333
UMBC	5	–	13		.278			6	–	21		.222
Winthrop	3	–	15		.167			4	–	23		.148
UNC Asheville	3	–	15		.167			3	–	24		.111
† 1994 Big South tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1993–94 Liberty Flames basketball team represented Liberty University during the 1993–94 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Flames, led by 13th-year head coach Jeff Meyer, played their home games at the Vines Center and were members of the North Division of the Big South Conference. The team finished second in the regular season standings, and won the Big South tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Playing as the No. 16 seed in the East region, Liberty lost in the first round to North Carolina, 71–51. The team finished the season with an 18–12 record (12–6 in the Big South; later adjusted to 14–4).

Roster

1993–94 Liberty Flames men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown C 0 Peter Aluma 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Lagos, Nigeria F 3 Jeremy Luther 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Fort Washington, Maryland G 4 Eric Pothoven 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Pella, Iowa F 5 Darryl Williams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Richmond, Virginia G 10 Chris Toomer 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Anchorage, Alaska G 20 Matthew Hildebrand 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Sturgis, Michigan G 21 Brett Anthony 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Winter Park, Florida F 24 Eric Sorenson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Staten Island, New York G/F 32 Kevin Benton 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Philadelphia, Pennsylvania F 33 Darrius Hunter 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Portsmouth, Virginia F 40 Darren Hall 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Davidsonville, Maryland C 42 Jason Dixon 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Aurora, Colorado G 44 Mark Reed 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Bangor, Maine F 45 Jody Chapman 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Charlotte, North Carolina	Head coach Jeff Meyer Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Dec 30, 1993*		at Virginia	L 49–62	3–3	University Hall  Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan 4, 1994*		at James Madison	L 64–78	3–4	JMU Convocation Center  Harrisonburg, Virginia
Big South tournament
Mar 4, 1994*		at Charleston Southern Quarterfinals	W 82–71	16–11	North Charleston Coliseum  North Charleston, South Carolina
Mar 5, 1994*		vs. Towson Semifinals	W 63–58	17–11	North Charleston Coliseum  North Charleston, South Carolina
Mar 6, 1994*		vs. Campbell Championship game	W 76–62	18–11	North Charleston Coliseum  North Charleston, South Carolina
NCAA tournament
Mar 18, 1994*	(16 E)	vs. (1 E) No. 1 North Carolina First round	L 51–71	18–12	USAir Arena  Landover, Maryland
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region E=East.