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1993–94 Tennessee State Tigers basketball team

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1993–94 Tennessee State Tigers basketball
OVC tournament champions
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record19–12 (12–4 OVC)
Head coach
Home arenaGentry Complex
Seasons
1994–95 →
1993–94 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Murray State 15 1   .938 23 6   .793
Tennessee State 12 4   .750 19 12   .613
Austin Peay 10 6   .625 11 16   .407
Eastern Kentucky 9 7   .563 13 14   .481
Morehead State 8 8   .500 14 14   .500
Tennessee Tech 5 11   .313 10 21   .323
Middle Tennessee 5 11   .313 8 19   .296
Southeast Missouri State 5 11   .313 10 17   .370
UT Martin 3 13   .188 5 22   .185
1994 OVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1993–94 Tennessee State Tigers basketball team represented Tennessee State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference during the 1993–94 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by third-year head coach Frankie Allen, played their home games at the Gentry Complex in Nashville, Tennessee as members of the Ohio Valley Conference. After finishing second in the OVC regular season standings, the Tigers repeated as OVC tournament champs to secure the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament – the school's second straight, and most recent, appearance in the Big Dance. Playing as No. 14 seed in the Southeast region, Tennessee State was beaten by No. 3 seed Kentucky, 83–70.[2]

Roster

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1993–94 Tennessee State Tigers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
C Carlos Rogers 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr  
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
Non-conference regular season
Dec 1, 1993*
at No. 23 Cincinnati L 70–79  0–2
Myrl H. Shoemaker Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
OVC regular season
Feb 21, 1994
Tennessee Tech W 94–85  16–10
(12–4)
Gentry Center Complex 
Nashville, Tennessee
Feb 23, 1994*
at Alabama L 62–66  16–11
Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Ohio Valley tournament
Mar 3, 1994*
Middle Tennessee
Quarterfinals
W 61–60  17–11
Nashville Municipal Auditorium 
Nashville, Tennessee
Mar 4, 1994*
Tennessee Tech
Semifinals
W 91–74  18–11
Nashville Municipal Auditorium 
Nashville, Tennessee
Mar 5, 1994*
Murray State
Championship game
W 73–72  19–11
Nashville Municipal Auditorium 
Nashville, Tennessee
NCAA tournament
Mar 18, 1994*
vs. No. 7 Kentucky
First round
L 70–83  19–12
Tropicana Field 
St. Petersburg, Florida
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
SE=Southeast.
All times are in Central.

Sources[3]

References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1993-94 Ohio Valley Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "Wildcats, Tigers have a real cat fight". The Tampa Bay Times. March 19, 1994. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
  3. ^ "1993-94 Men's Basketball Schedule". Tennessee State University. Retrieved May 27, 2023.