1993–94 Florida Gators men's basketball team

The 1993–94 Florida Gators men's basketball team represented the University of Florida as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1993–94 NCAA men's basketball season. Led by head coach Lon Kruger, the Gators reached the Final Four for the first time in program history,[2] and finished with an overall record of 29–8 (12–4 SEC).

1993–94 Florida Gators men's basketball
SEC East Division Champions
NCAA tournament, Final Four
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 14
Record29–8 (12–4 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaO'Connell Center
Seasons
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[1]

Roster

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1993–94 Florida Gators men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 3 Brian Thompson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 218 lb (99 kg) So Atlanta, GA
G 4 Craig Brown 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Sr Steelton, Pennsylvania
G/F 5 Jason Anderson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So College Park, Georgia
G 10 Greg Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Fr Fairfax, Virginia
G 12 Dan Cross 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Jr Carbondale, Illinois
F 15 Martti Kuisma 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 236 lb (107 kg) Sr Helsinki, Finland
F 33 Tony Mickens 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Memphis, Tennessee
C 35 Dametri Hill 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 286 lb (130 kg) So St. Petersburg, Florida
F/C 40 Svein Dyrkolbotn 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 244 lb (111 kg) Jr Bergen, Norway
F 55 Andrew DeClercq 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Clearwater, Florida
G Clayton Bates 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Gainesville, Florida
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Non-conference Regular season
Nov 26, 1993*
Florida International W 86–66  1–0
O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, Florida
Dec 4, 1993*
at Texas W 76–68  2–0
Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, Texas
Dec 5, 1993*
South Florida W 66–55  3–0
O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, Florida
Dec 8, 1993*
at Jacksonville W 68–67  4–0
Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum 
Jacksonville, Florida
Dec 11, 1993*
Stetson W 90–44  5–0
O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, Florida
Dec 18, 1993*
vs. Florida State L 59–69  5–1
 
 
Dec 20, 1993*
Central Florida W 83–69  6–1
O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, Florida
Dec 22, 1993*
at Villanova W 85–77  7–1
The Pavilion 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 27, 1993*
vs. No. 20 Oklahoma State
Rainbow Classic
W 74–69  8–1
Neal S. Blaisdell Center 
Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 28, 1993*
vs. No. 11 Louisville
Rainbow Classic
L 68–83  8–2
Neal S. Blaisdell Center 
Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 29, 1993*
vs. Evansville
Rainbow Classic
W 66–63  9–2
Neal S. Blaisdell Center 
Honolulu, Hawaii
SEC Regular season
Jan 5, 1994
LSU W 74–73  10–2
(1–0)
O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, Florida
Jan 8, 1994
at Tennessee W 86–71  11–2
(2–0)
Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Jan 11, 1994*
vs. South Florida W 69–64  12–2
 
 
Jan 15, 1994
at South Carolina W 77–75  13–2
(3–0)
Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, South Carolina
Jan 18, 1994
No. 7 Kentucky W 59–57  14–2
(4–0)
O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, Florida
Jan 22, 1994
at Alabama L 61–69  14–3
(4–1)
Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Jan 26, 1994
at Georgia W 100–78  15–3
(5–1)
Stegeman Coliseum 
Athens, Georgia
Jan 29, 1994
Vanderbilt W 75–66  16–3
(6–1)
O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, Florida
Feb 2, 1994
No. 24 Auburn W 68–67  17–3
(7–1)
O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, Florida
Feb 5, 1994
No. 24 Mississippi State W 84–75  18–3
(8–1)
O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, Florida
Feb 9, 1994
No. 20 at Ole Miss W 74–55  19–3
(9–1)
Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, Mississippi
Feb 12, 1994
No. 20 at No. 3 Arkansas L 87–99  19–4
(9–2)
Bud Walton Arena 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Feb 16, 1994
No. 17 at Georgia W 91–79  20–4
(10–2)
Stegeman Coliseum 
Athens, Georgia
Feb 19, 1994
No. 17 South Carolina W 88–64  21–4
(11–2)
O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, Florida
Feb 21, 1994*
No. 16 Florida State W 72–61  22–4
O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, Florida
Feb 26, 1994
No. 16 Vanderbilt L 78–82  22–5
(11–3)
O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, Florida
Mar 2, 1994
No. 19 at No. 7 Kentucky L 77–80  22–6
(11–4)
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
Mar 5, 1994*
No. 19 Tennessee W 82–71  23–6
(12–4)
O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
SEC Tournament
Mar 11, 1994*
No. 17 vs. South Carolina
SEC Tournament Quarterfinal
W 84–57  24–6
The Pyramid 
Memphis, TN
Mar 12, 1994*
No. 17 vs. Alabama
SEC Tournament Semifinal
W 68–52  25–6
The Pyramid 
Memphis, TN
Mar 13, 1994*
No. 17 vs. No. 10 Kentucky
SEC tournament championship
L 60–73  25–7
The Pyramid 
Memphis, TN
NCAA Tournament
Mar 17, 1994*
(3 E) No. 14 vs. (14 E) James Madison
First round
W 64–62  26–7
Nassau Coliseum 
Uniondale, NY
Mar 19, 1994*
(3 E) No. 14 vs. (11 E) Penn
Second Round
W 70–58[4]  27–7
Nassau Coliseum 
Uniondale, NY
Mar 25, 1994*
(3 E) No. 14 vs. (2 E) No. 4 Connecticut
East Regional semifinal
W 69–60 OT 28–7
Miami Arena 
Miami, FL
Mar 27, 1994*
(3 E) No. 14 vs. (9 E) Boston College
East Regional final
W 74–66[5]  29–7
Miami Arena 
Miami, FL
Apr 2, 1994*
(3 E) No. 14 vs. No. 6 Duke
National semifinal
L 65–70[6]  29–8
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.

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Rankings

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Awards and honors

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1993-94 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "Florida's Final Four Founders: Remembering 1993-94". University of Florida Athletic Dept. February 21, 2019. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
  3. ^ "1993-94 Florida Gators Roster and Stats". Retrieved May 19, 2019.
  4. ^ "Penn Keeps on Missing and Loses to Florida". The Los Angeles Times. March 20, 1994. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
  5. ^ Moran, Malcolm (March 28, 1994). "Brown Transforms Gators Into Victors Over Eagles". New York Times. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  6. ^ "Duke Comes Back for Another Final Examination". New York Times. April 3, 1994. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
  7. ^ 2017–18 Florida Gators men's basketball media guide. p. 92–93. Retrieved 2017-Nov-23.
  8. ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1020–1021. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.