1993–94 UMass Minutemen basketball team
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| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 7 |
| AP | No. 8 |
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
| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 3 | Dana Dingle | Forward | 6–6 | 210 | Sophomore | Bronx, New York |
| 4 | Donta Bright | Forward | 6-6 | 205 | Sophomore | Baltimore, Maryland |
| 5 | Jason Germain | Guard | 6–1 | 160 | Junior | South Hadley, Massachusetts |
| 10 | Mike Williams | Guard | 6–2 | 175 | Junior | Hartford, Connecticut |
| 11 | Craig Berry | Guard | 6-1 | 195 | Senior | Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| 12 | Edgar Padilla | Guard | 6-1 | 165 | Freshman | Toa Alta, Puerto Rico |
| 14 | Derek Kellogg | Guard | 6-3 | 185 | Junior | Springfield, Massachusetts |
| 15 | Lou Roe | Forward | 6-7 | 215 | Junior | Atlantic City, New Jersey |
| 21 | Marcus Camby | Center | 6–11 | 215 | Freshman | Hartford, Connecticut |
| 24 | Carmelo Travieso | Guard | 6–2 | 165 | Freshman | Boston, Massachusetts |
| 33 | Jeff Meyer | Center | 7–2 | 255 | Junior | Wausau, Wisconsin |
| 40 | Ted Cottrell | Center/Forward | 6–9 | 190 | Sophomore | Annapolis, Maryland |
| 44 | Rigoberto Nuñez | Forward | 6–7 | 190 | Sophomore | Lawrence, Massachusetts |
Schedule
| 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 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 | 3–0 |
Madison Square Garden New York, New York | ||||||
| 11/26/1993* |
No. 18 | vs. No. 6 Kansas Preseason NIT |
L 75–86 | 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 Men's Division I Basketball Tournament | |||||||||||
| 03/17/1995* |
No. 8 | vs. Southwest Texas State Midwest Region First Round |
W 78-60 | 28-6 |
Kansas Coliseum Wichita, Kansas | ||||||
| 03/19/1994* |
No. 8 | vs. 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.
All times are in Eastern Time. | |||||||||||