1993–94 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team


The 1993–94 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University during the 1993–94 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Mike Krzyzewski. The team played its home games in the Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina, and was a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

1993–94 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Runner-up
ACC regular season champions
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 6
Record28–6 (12–4 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCameron Indoor Stadium
Seasons
1993–94 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Duke 12 4   .750 28 6   .824
No. 1 North Carolina 11 5   .688 28 7   .800
Wake Forest 9 7   .563 21 12   .636
Virginia 8 8   .500 18 13   .581
Maryland 8 8   .500 18 12   .600
Georgia Tech 7 9   .438 16 13   .552
Florida State 6 10   .375 13 14   .481
Clemson 6 10   .375 18 16   .529
NC State 5 11   .313 11 19   .367
1994 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll[1]

Having failed to win a third consecutive national championship the season before, the Blue Devils looked to improve on that. Duke finished the regular season #6 in the AP Poll and earned the #2 seed in the Southeast Region, which they won by defeating top-seeded Purdue to advance to the Final Four for the fifth time in six years. The Blue Devils returned to the National Championship Game for the fourth time in five years, but lost to Arkansas.

Roster

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1993–94 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
SG 3 Marty Clark 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr St. Joseph Westchester, Illinois
SG 4 Kenny Blakeney 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr DeMatha Washington, D.C.
G 5 Jeff Capel 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr South View Fayetteville, NC
G 20 Chris Collins 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Glenbrook North Northbrook, IL
SF 21 Antonio Lang 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr LeFlore Mobile, AL
SF 33 Grant Hill (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr South Lakes Reston, Virginia
PF 44 Cherokee Parks 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Marina Huntington Beach, California
C 52 Erik Meek 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr San Pasqual Escondido, California
SF 54 Christian Ast 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr High Point Beltsville, Maryland
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: March 21, 2020

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
November 27, 1993*
No. 4 Northeastern W 86–72  1–0
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, N.C.
December 1, 1993*
No. 6 The Citadel W 78–63  2–0
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, N.C.
December 4, 1993*
No. 6 Xavier W 82–60  3–0
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, N.C.
December 6, 1993*
No. 4 South Carolina State W 97–61  4–0
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, N.C.
December 11, 1993*
No. 4 at No. 3 Michigan W 73–63  5–0
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, MI
December 22, 1993*
No. 3 at Iowa W 79–76  6–0
Carver–Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
December 30, 1993*
No. 3 Western Carolina W 87–67  7–0
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, N.C.
January 5, 1994
No. 3 at Clemson W 71–65  8–0
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, SC
January 8, 1994
No. 3 No. 12 Georgia Tech W 88–71  9–0
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, N.C.
January 10, 1994*
No. 2 Brown W 89–71  10–0
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, N.C.
January 13, 1994
No. 2 Wake Forest L 68–69  10–1
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, N.C.
January 15, 1994
No. 2 at Virginia W 66–58  11–1
University Hall 
Charlottesville, VA
January 20, 1994
No. 5 at NC State W 92–65  12–1
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
January 22, 1994
No. 5 Florida State W 106–79  13–1
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, N.C.
January 26, 1994*
No. 2 Notre Dame W 74–72  14–1
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, N.C.
January 29, 1994
No. 2 No. 18 Maryland
Rivalry
W 75–62  15–1
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, N.C.
February 3, 1994
No. 1 at No. 2 North Carolina
Rivalry
L 78–89  15–2
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, NC
February 5, 1994
No. 1 Clemson W 78–74  16–2
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, N.C.
February 8, 1994
No. 2 at Georgia Tech W 66–63  17–2
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, GA
February 13, 1994
No. 2 at Wake Forest L 69–78  17–3
LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
February 16, 1994
No. 6 Virginia W 84–54  18–3
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, N.C.
February 20, 1994
No. 6 NC State W 85–58  19–3
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, N.C.
February 23, 1994
No. 2 at Florida State W 84–72  20–3
Donald L. Tucker Civic Center 
Tallahassee, FL
February 27, 1994*
No. 2 No. 8 Temple W 59–47  21–3
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, N.C.
March 2, 1994
No. 2 at Maryland
Rivalry
W 73–69  22–3
Cole Fieldhouse 
College Park, MD
March 5, 1994
No. 2 No. 5 North Carolina
Rivalry
L 77–87[2]  22–4
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, N.C.
ACC tournament
March 11, 1994
(1) No. 5 vs. (8) Clemson
Quarterfinals
W 77–64  23–4
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, N.C.
March 12, 1994
(1) No. 5 vs. (4) Virginia
Semifinals
L 61–66  23–5
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, N.C.
NCAA tournament
March 18, 1994*
(2 SE) No. 6 vs. (15 SE) Texas Southern
First Round
W 82–70  24–5
Thunderdome 
St. Petersburg, Fla.
March 20, 1994*
(2 SE) No. 6 vs. (7 SE) Michigan State
Second Round
W 85–74  25–5
Thunderdome 
St. Petersburg, Fla.
March 24, 1994*
(2 SE) No. 6 vs. (6 SE) No. 21 Marquette
Sweet Sixteen
W 59–49  26–5
Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, Tenn.
March 26, 1994*
(2 SE) No. 6 vs. (1 SE) No. 3 Purdue
Elite Eight
W 69–60  27–5
Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, Tenn.
April 2, 1994*
, CBS
(2 SE) No. 6 vs. (3 E) No. 14 Florida
Final Four
W 70–65  28–5
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, N.C.
April 4, 1994*
, CBS
(2 SE) No. 6 vs. (1 MW) No. 2 Arkansas
National Championship
L 72–76  28–6
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, N.C.
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
SE=Southeast region.
Source: Duke media guide[3]

Rankings

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Awards and honors

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Team players drafted into the NBA

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Round Pick Player NBA Club
1 3 Grant Hill Detroit Pistons
2 29 Antonio Lang Phoenix Suns

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1993-94 Atlantic Coast Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "The Tar Heels' Best Game Proves Too Good for Duke". The New York Times. March 6, 1994. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
  3. ^ "2019–20 Duke MBB Media Guide" (PDF). Duke Athletics. Duke University. October 14, 2019. p. 178. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
  4. ^ "1994 NBA Draft on databaseBasketball.com". Archived from the original on February 9, 2012. Retrieved May 15, 2012.