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1993–94 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team

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1993–94 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record23–7 (14–4 MVC)
Head coach
Home arenaSIU Arena
Seasons
1993–94 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Tulsa 15 3   .833 23 8   .742
Bradley 14 4   .778 23 8   .742
Southern Illinois 14 4   .778 23 7   .767
Illinois State 12 6   .667 16 11   .593
Northern Iowa 10 8   .556 16 13   .552
Southwest Missouri State 7 11   .389 12 15   .444
Wichita State 6 12   .333 9 18   .333
Drake 6 12   .333 11 16   .407
Creighton 3 15   .167 7 22   .241
Indiana State 3 15   .167 4 22   .154
1994 MVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1993–94 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team represented Southern Illinois University Carbondale during the 1993–94 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Salukis were led by ninth-year head coach Rich Herrin and played their home games at the SIU Arena in Carbondale, Illinois as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 23–7, 14–4 in MVC play to finish in second place. The Salukis won the MVC tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 11 seed in the West region. The Salukis fell to No. 6 seed Minnesota in the opening round.[2]

Roster

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1993–94 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G Chris Lowery
Sr    
F Marcus Timmons 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr   Sikeston, Missouri
F 43 Chris Carr 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So   Ironton, Missouri
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 27, 1993*
Tampa W 114–64  1–0
SIU Arena 
Carbondale, Illinois
Dec 4, 1993*
at Evansville W 74–69  2–0
Roberts Municipal Stadium 
Evansville, Indiana
Dec 8, 1993*
Ole Miss W 81–60  3–0
SIU Arena 
Carbondale, Illinois
Dec 11, 1993*
Austin Peay W 94–86 2OT 4–0
SIU Arena 
Carbondale, Illinois
Dec 16, 1993*
Southeast Missouri State W 82–54  5–0
SIU Arena 
Carbondale, Illinois
Dec 22, 1993
at Wichita State W 72–64  6–0
(1–0)
Levitt Arena 
Wichita, Kansas
Dec 30, 1993*
at Saint Louis L 87–100  6–1
St. Louis Arena (17,117)
St. Louis, Missouri
Jan 5, 1994*
Missouri L 56–72  6–2
SIU Arena 
Carbondale, Illinois
Jan 8, 1994
Illinois State W 67–64  7–2
(2–0)
SIU Arena 
Carbondale, Illinois
Jan 10, 1994
at Drake W 86–76  8–2
(3–0)
Knapp Center 
Des Moines, Iowa
Jan 15, 1994
Bradley W 72–66  9–2
(4–0)
SIU Arena 
Carbondale, Illinois
Jan 17, 1994
at Creighton W 81–67  10–2
(5–0)
Omaha Civic Auditorium 
Omaha, Nebraska
Jan 20, 1994
Tulsa L 81–86  10–3
(5–1)
SIU Arena 
Carbondale, Illinois
Jan 22, 1994
Wichita State W 95–79  11–3
(6–1)
SIU Arena 
Carbondale, Illinois
Jan 25, 1994
at Indiana State W 72–69  12–3
(7–1)
Hulman Center 
Terre Haute, Indiana
Jan 29, 1994
at Bradley L 62–68  12–4
(7–2)
Carver Arena 
Peoria, Illinois
Jan 31, 1994
Creighton W 97–64  13–4
(8–2)
SIU Arena 
Carbondale, Illinois
Feb 3, 1994
Northern Iowa W 89–68  14–4
(9–2)
SIU Arena 
Carbondale, Illinois
Feb 5, 1994
at SW Missouri State L 64–66  14–5
(9–3)
Hammons Student Center 
Springfield, Missouri
Feb 9, 1994
Indiana State W 89–69  15–5
(10–3)
SIU Arena 
Carbondale, Illinois
Feb 12, 1994
at Tulsa L 70–88  15–6
(10–4)
Tulsa Convention Center 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Feb 14, 1994*
at Oral Roberts W 92–76  16–6
Mabee Center 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Feb 16, 1994
SW Missouri State W 79–56  17–6
(11–4)
SIU Arena 
Carbondale, Illinois
Feb 19, 1994
Drake W 73–71  18–6
(12–4)
SIU Arena 
Carbondale, Illinois
Feb 23, 1994
at Northern Iowa W 97–94  19–6
(13–4)
UNI-Dome 
Cedar Falls, Iowa
Feb 27, 1994
at Illinois State W 84–73  20–6
(14–4)
Redbird Arena 
Normal, Illinois
Missouri Valley tournament
Mar 5, 1994*
vs. SW Missouri State
Quarterfinals
W 52–50  21–6
St. Louis Arena 
St. Louis, Missouri
Mar 6, 1994*
vs. Bradley
Semifinals
W 72–59  22–6
St. Louis Arena 
St. Louis, Missouri
Mar 7, 1994*
vs. Northern Iowa
Championship game
W 77–74  23–6
St. Louis Arena 
St. Louis, Missouri
NCAA tournament
Mar 18, 1994*
(11 W) vs. (6 W) No. 23 Minnesota
First round
L 60–74  23–7
ARCO Arena 
Sacramento, California
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.
All times are in Central Time.

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1993-94 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "Virginia, Georgetown Step Up, UCLA Tumbles". The Washington Post. March 19, 1994. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
  3. ^ "2019-20 Southern Illinois Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Retrieved March 29, 2023.