1993–94 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

The 1993–94 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented University of Kentucky. The head coach was Rick Pitino. The team was a member of the Southeastern Conference and played their home games at Rupp Arena.

1993–94 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
SEC tournament champions Maui Invitational champions
NCAA tournament, Round of 32
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 13
AP	No. 7
Record	27–7 (12–4 SEC)
Head coach	Rick Pitino (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Billy Donovan Bernadette Locke-Mattox Delray Brooks
Home arena	Rupp Arena

1993–94 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
No. 14 Florida	12	–	4		.750			29	–	8		.784
No. 7 Kentucky †	12	–	4		.750			27	–	7		.794
Vanderbilt	9	–	7		.563			20	–	12		.625
Georgia	7	–	9		.438			14	–	16		.467
South Carolina	4	–	12		.250			9	–	19		.321
Tennessee	2	–	14		.125			5	–	22		.185
West
No. 2 Arkansas	14	–	2		.875			31	–	3		.912
Alabama	12	–	4		.750			20	–	10		.667
Mississippi State	9	–	7		.563			18	–	11		.621
Ole Miss	7	–	9		.438			14	–	13		.519
LSU	5	–	11		.313			11	–	16		.407
Auburn	3	–	13		.188			11	–	17		.393
† 1994 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1993–94 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 00 Tony Delk 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — So Brownsville, TN PG 5 Travis Ford 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Madisonville North Hopkins Madisonville, Kentucky G 15 Jeff Sheppard 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Fr Peachtree City, GA F 40 Walter McCarty 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) — Fr Evansville, IN	Head coach Rick Pitino (UMass) Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 27, 1993*		No. 7 Louisville	W 78–70	1–0	Rupp Arena  Lexington, Kentucky
Dec 1, 1993*		Tennessee Tech	W 115–77	2–0	Rupp Arena  Lexington, Kentucky
Dec 4, 1993*		vs. No. 21 Indiana	L 84–96	2–1	RCA Dome  Indianapolis, Indiana
Dec 8, 1993*		Eastern Kentucky	W 107–78	3–1	Rupp Arena  Lexington, Kentucky
Dec 17, 1993*		Morehead State	W 97–61	4–1	Rupp Arena  Lexington, Kentucky
Dec 21, 1993*		vs. Texas Maui Invitational Tournament	W 86–61	5–1	Lahaina Civic Center  Lahaina, Hawaii
Dec 22, 1993*		vs. Ohio State Maui Invitational Tournament	W 100–88	6–1	Lahaina Civic Center  Lahaina, Hawaii
Dec 23, 1993*		vs. No. 13 Arizona Maui Invitational Tournament	W 93–92	7–1	Lahaina Civic Center  Lahaina, Hawaii
SEC regular season
Mar 2, 1994 8:00 p.m., JP Sports		at Florida	W 80–77	22–6 (11–4)	Rupp Arena  Lexington, Kentucky
Mar 5, 1994 2:00 p.m., JP Sports		at South Carolina	L 74–75	23–6 (12–4)	Carolina Coliseum  Columbia, South Carolina
SEC tournament
Mar 11, 1994*  JP Sports	No. 10	vs. Mississippi State Quarterfinals	W 95–76	24–6	Pyramid Arena  Memphis, Tennessee
Mar 12, 1994*  JP Sports	No. 10	vs. No. 1 Arkansas Semifinals	W 90–78	25–6	Pyramid Arena  Memphis, Tennessee
Mar 13, 1994*  JP Sports	No. 10	vs. No. 17 Florida Championship game	W 73–60	26–6	Pyramid Arena  Memphis, Tennessee
NCAA tournament
Mar 18, 1994*  CBS	(3 SE) No. 7	vs. (14 SE) Tennessee State First round	W 83–70	27–6	Tropicana Field  St. Petersburg, Florida
Mar 20, 1994*  CBS	(3 SE) No. 7	vs. (6 SE) No. 21 Marquette Second round	L 63–75	27–7	Tropicana Field  St. Petersburg, Florida
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast. All times are in Eastern.

NCAA tournament

Seeding in brackets

• Southeast
  • Kentucky (3) 83, Tennessee State (14) 70
  • Marquette (6) 75, Kentucky 63

Awards and honors

• Travis Ford, Second Team, 1994-1995 All-SEC (AP and Coaches)
• Tony Delk, Second Team, 1994-1995 All-SEC (Coaches, Third Team AP)
• Rodrick Rhodes, Third Team, 1994-1995 All-SEC (AP and Coaches)

Team players drafted into the NBA

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
2	31	Rodney Dent	Orlando Magic