1993–94 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team

1993–94 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball
1993–94 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball
MVC regular season champion
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 19
Record	23–8 (15–3 MVC)
Head coach	Tubby Smith;
Home arena	Tulsa Convention Center
	Seasons ← 1992–93 1994–95 →

The 1993–94 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team represented the University of Tulsa as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1993–94 college basketball season. The Golden Hurricane played their home games at the Tulsa Convention Center. Led by head coach Tubby Smith, they finished the season 23–8 overall and 15–3 in conference play to finish atop the MVC standings. After losing in the semifinal round of the MVC tournament, the team defeated UCLA^[2] and Oklahoma State^[3] to reach the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA tournament, before falling to eventual National champion Arkansas in the Midwest Regional semifinals.^[4]

1993–94 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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]

Roster

1993–94 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	21	Shea Seals	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Tulsa, Oklahoma
SF	34	Gary Collier	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Fort Worth, Texas

Head coach

Tubby Smith

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 27, 1993		Houston Baptist	W 128–63	1–0	Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 1, 1993*		at North Texas	W 76–62	2–0	Super Pit Denton, Texas
Dec 6, 1993*		at Oral Roberts	W 94–74	3–0	Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 11, 1993*		SW Missouri State	W 66–56	4–0	Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 20, 1993*		No. 22 Oklahoma State	L 61–73	4–1	Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 23, 1993*		No. 1 Arkansas	L 91–93 ^OT	4–2	Tulsa Convention Center (8,659) Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 29, 1993*		vs. Texas Tech All-College Tournament	W 96–77	5–2	Myriad Convention Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Dec 30, 1993*		vs. Oklahoma All-College Tournament	L 76–95	5–3	Myriad Convention Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
MVC Tournament
Mar 5, 1994*	(1)	vs. (8) Drake Quarterfinals	W 91–82	21–6	St. Louis Arena St. Louis, Missouri
Mar 6, 1994*	(1)	vs. (5) Northern Iowa Semifinals	L 73–79	21–7	St. Louis Arena St. Louis, Missouri
NCAA Tournament
Mar 18, 1994* CBS	(12 MW)	vs. (5 MW) No. 17 UCLA First Round	W 112–102	22–7	Myriad Convention Center (13,336) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Mar 20, 1994* CBS	(12 MW)	vs. (4 MW) No. 19 Oklahoma State Second Round	W 82–80	23–7	Myriad Convention Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Mar 25, 1994* CBS	(12 MW)	vs. (1 MW) No. 2 Arkansas Midwest Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	L 84–103	23–8	Reunion Arena (16,297) Dallas, Texas
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Central.

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Rankings

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Awards and honors

Gary Collier – MVC Player of the Year

NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Team
2	42	Gary Collier	Cleveland Cavaliers

References

^ sports-reference.com 1993-94 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary
^ "Bruins Caught in a Hurricane". The Los Angeles Times. March 19, 1994. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
^ "Tulsa's One-Two Punch Is for Real : Midwest: After knocking out UCLA, Golden Hurricane eliminates Oklahoma State and moves to round of 16". The Los Angeles Times. March 21, 1994. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
^ "Arkansas, Michigan To Match". The New York Times. March 26, 1994. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
^ "1993-94 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
^ "1993-94 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1020–1021. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

[1] sports-reference.com 1993-94 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary

[2] "Bruins Caught in a Hurricane". The Los Angeles Times. March 19, 1994. Retrieved July 5, 2022.

[3] "Tulsa's One-Two Punch Is for Real : Midwest: After knocking out UCLA, Golden Hurricane eliminates Oklahoma State and moves to round of 16". The Los Angeles Times. March 21, 1994. Retrieved July 5, 2022.

[4] "Arkansas, Michigan To Match". The New York Times. March 26, 1994. Retrieved July 5, 2022.

[5] "1993-94 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 19, 2021.

[6] "1993-94 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 19, 2021.

[ESPN-7] *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1020–1021. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

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