1993–94 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team

The 1993–94 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team represented Saint Louis University in the 1993–94 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Billikens were led by head coach Charlie Spoonhour who was in his second season at Saint Louis. The team played their home games at St. Louis Arena and were a member of the Great Midwest Conference. The Billikens finished the season 23–6, 8–4 in GMC play to finish 2nd. They lost in the semifinal round of the GMC tournament, but received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 7 seed in the Midwest region. The Billikens were defeated by No. 10 seed Maryland in the second round.[2]

1993–94 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceGreat Midwest Conference
Ranking
APNo. 24
Record23–6 (8–4 GMC)
Head coach
Home arenaSt. Louis Arena
Seasons
1993–94 Great Midwest Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Marquette 10 2   .833 24 9   .727
Saint Louis 8 4   .667 23 6   .793
UAB 8 4   .667 22 8   .733
Cincinnati 7 5   .583 22 10   .688
DePaul 4 8   .333 16 12   .571
Memphis State 4 8   .333 13 16   .448
Dayton 1 11   .083 6 21   .222
1994 GMC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Roster

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1993–94 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 23 Erwin Claggett 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Venice Venice, Illinois
F Scott Highmark 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Jr   St. Louis, Missouri
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 27, 1993*
Mercer W 86–52  1–0
St. Louis Arena (7,978)
St. Louis, Missouri
Dec 1, 1993*
at SMU W 90–85 OT 2–0
Moody Coliseum (2,235)
Dallas, Texas
Dec 4, 1993*
Cornell W 84–47  3–0
St. Louis Arena (6,979)
St. Louis, Missouri
Dec 6, 1993*
at Creighton W 78–71  4–0
Omaha Civic Auditorium (2,294)
Omaha, Nebraska
Dec 8, 1993*
Chicago State W 97–69  5–0
St. Louis Arena (6,589)
St. Louis, Missouri
Dec 15, 1993*
Augustana (IL) W 97–64  6–0
St. Louis Arena (6,187)
St. Louis, Missouri
Dec 18, 1993*
at Murray State W 92–89  7–0
Racer Arena (2,015)
Murray, Kentucky
Dec 20, 1993*
Samford W 70–68  8–0
St. Louis Arena (7,811)
St. Louis, Missouri
Dec 30, 1993*
Southern Illinois W 100–87  9–0
St. Louis Arena (17,117)
St. Louis, Missouri
Jan 2, 1994*
Detroit W 91–77  10–0
St. Louis Arena (7,482)
St. Louis, Missouri
Jan 5, 1994*
SW Missouri State W 81–48  11–0
St. Louis Arena (13,854)
St. Louis, Missouri
Jan 8, 1994*
vs. Arizona State W 77–75  12–0
McKale Center (2,423)
Tucson, Arizona
Jan 11, 1994
Memphis State W 86–59  13–0
(1–0)
St. Louis Arena (18,073)
St. Louis, Missouri
Jan 15, 1994
at DePaul W 80–71  14–0
(2–0)
Rosemont Horizon (9,120)
Rosemont, Illinois
Jan 22, 1994
No. 23 at Marquette L 52–62  14–1
(2–1)
Bradley Center (16,354)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Jan 26, 1994
No. 23 No. 22 Marquette W 76–66  15–1
(3–1)
St. Louis Arena (18,158)
St. Louis, Missouri
Jan 29, 1994*
No. 23 at UMKC W 83–71  16–1
Municipal Auditorium (6,348)
Kansas City, Missouri
Feb 2, 1994
No. 18 Dayton W 94–75  17–1
(4–1)
St. Louis Arena (14,791)
St. Louis, Missouri
Feb 6, 1994
No. 18 DePaul W 91–81  18–1
(5–1)
St. Louis Arena (17,209)
St. Louis, Missouri
Feb 9, 1994*
No. 17 Iowa State W 90–75  19–1
St. Louis Arena (16,453)
St. Louis, Missouri
Feb 13, 1994
No. 17 at Dayton L 77–82 OT 19–2
(5–2)
UD Arena (10,432)
Dayton, Ohio
Feb 16, 1994
No. 18 at No. 23 Cincinnati L 73–78  19–3
(5–3)
Myrl H. Shoemaker Center (13,176)
Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 19, 1994
No. 18 No. 21 UAB W 73–72 OT 20–3
(6–3)
St. Louis Arena (18,033)
St. Louis, Missouri
Feb 23, 1994
No. 19 Cincinnati W 70–67  21–3
(7–3)
St. Louis Arena (18,411)
St. Louis, Missouri
Feb 26, 1994
No. 19 at Memphis State W 71–66  22–3
(8–3)
Pyramid Arena (10,645)
Memphis, Tennessee
Mar 4, 1994
No. 16 at No. 24 UAB L 70–85  22–4
(8–4)
UAB Arena (18,017)
Birmingham, Alabama
GMWC tournament
Mar 10, 1994*
(2) No. 21 vs. (7) Dayton
Quarterfinals
W 80–46  23–4
Fifth Third Arena 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Mar 11, 1994*
(2) No. 21 vs. (6) Memphis State
Semifinals
L 62–73  23–5
Fifth Third Arena 
Cincinnati, Ohio
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 1994*
(7 MW) No. 24 vs. (10 MW) Maryland
First Round
L 66–74  23–6
Kansas Coliseum 
Wichita, Kansas
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region MW=Midwest.

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Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ "1993-94 Great Midwest Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
  2. ^ "Navy ships out, but Terps remain afloat". The Baltimore Sun. March 17, 1994. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
  3. ^ "1993-94 Men's Basketball Roster". Saint Louis University Athletics. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
  4. ^ "1993-94 Men's Basketball Schedule". Saint Louis University Athletics. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
  5. ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1018–1019. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.