1993–94 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

The 1993–94 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 1993–94 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Jim Harrick for the sixth year led the Bruins as head coach. UCLA started the season ranked #14 in the AP poll. The Bruins started their season with an excellent 14–0 record. After finishing 2nd in the Pac-10 The Bruins accepted a bid to the NCAA tournament. They were seeded 5th in the Midwest Region, but lost to 12th Seed Tulsa in the first round in a high scoring game, 102–112.[1][2]

1993–94 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
ConferencePacific-10
Ranking
CoachesNo. 22
APNo. 17
Record21–7 (13 – 5, T-2nd Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPauley Pavilion
Seasons
1993–94 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 9 Arizona 14 4   .778 29 6   .829
No. 17 UCLA 13 5   .722 21 7   .750
No. 16 California 13 5   .722 22 8   .733
Washington State 10 8   .556 20 11   .645
Stanford 10 8   .556 17 11   .607
Arizona State 10 8   .556 15 13   .536
USC 9 9   .500 16 12   .571
Oregon 6 12   .333 10 17   .370
Washington 3 15   .167 5 22   .185
Oregon State 2 16   .111 6 21   .222
Rankings from AP Poll

Starting lineup

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Position Player Class
F Charles O'Bannon Fr.
F Ed O'Bannon Jr.
F George Zidek Jr.
G Shon Tarver Sr.
G Tyus Edney Jr.

Roster

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1993–94 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 12 David Boyle 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Sr
G 4 Marquis Burns 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
So
F 30 Kevin Dempsey 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
So
G 5 Cameron Dollar 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Fr Atlanta, Georgia
G 11 Tyus Edney 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Jr Gardena, California
F 24 Bob Myers 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Fr Danville, California
C 35 Ike Nwankwo 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Fr Houston, Texas
F 13 Charles O'Bannon 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Fr Bellflower, California
F 31 Ed O'Bannon 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Jr Los Angeles, California
G 21 Shon Tarver (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Sr
G Tom Walden 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Fr
C 25 George Zidek 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Jr Gottwaldov, Czechoslovakia
C 14 Rodney Zimmerman (C) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Sr
Head coach

Jim Harrick (Morris Harvey College)

Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
November 27, 1993*
No. 14 Loyola Marymount W 115–77  1–0
Pauley Pavilion (6,778)
Los Angeles, CA
December 4, 1993*
No. 10 UNLV W 108–83  2–0
Pauley Pavilion (12,738)
Los Angeles, CA
December 8, 1993*
No. 9 Tennessee State W 80–66  3–0
Pauley Pavilion (7,467)
Los Angeles, CA
December 11, 1993*
No. 9 Long Beach State W 93–51  4–0
Pauley Pavilion (9,206)
Los Angeles, CA
December 18, 1993*
No. 9 No. 25 LSU W 100–80  5–0
Pauley Pavilion (12,164)
Los Angeles, CA
December 20, 1993*
No. 9 at Houston W 93–72  6–0
Hofheinz Pavilion (5,081)
Houston, TX
December 28, 1993*
No. 8 vs. North Carolina State W 81–75  7–0
Greensboro Coliseum (9,100)
Greensboro, NC
January 6, 1994
No. 6 Oregon Ducks W 89–73  8–0
(1–0)
Pauley Pavilion (10,116)
Los Angeles, CA
January 8, 1994
No. 6 Oregon State W 104–71  9–0
(2–0)
Pauley Pavilion (8,684)
Los Angeles, CA
January 13, 1994
No. 5 at Washington State W 81–79  10–0
(3–0)
Beasley Coliseum (8,436)
Pullman, WA
January 15, 1994
No. 5 at Washington W 82–62  11–0
(4–0)
Hec Edmundson Pavilion (5,046)
Seattle, WA
January 20, 1994
No. 2 No. 9 Arizona W 74–66  12–0
(5–0)
Pauley Pavilion (12,832)
Los Angeles, CA
January 22, 1994
No. 2 Arizona State W 98–81  13–0
(6–0)
Pauley Pavilion (12,389)
Los Angeles, CA
January 27, 1994
No. 1 at Stanford W 69–65  14–0
(7–0)
Maples Pavilion (7,500)
Stanford, CA
January 30, 1994
No. 1 at California L 70–85  14–1
(7–1)
Oakland Arena (15,039)
Oakland, CA
February 3, 1994
No. 4 USC W 101–72  15–1
(8–1)
Pauley Pavilion (12,623)
Los Angeles, CA
February 5, 1994*
No. 4 at Notre Dame L 63–79  15–2
Edmund P. Joyce Center (11,418)
Notre Dame, IN
February 10, 1994
No. 9 Washington W 79–76  16–2
(9–1)
Pauley Pavilion (10,246)
Los Angeles, CA
February 12, 1994
No. 9 Washington State W 76–66  17–2
(10–1)
Pauley Pavilion (12,017)
Los Angeles, CA
February 17, 1994
No. 9 at Arizona State W 76–70  18–2
(11–1)
Wells Fargo Arena (14,035)
Tempe, AZ
February 19, 1994*
No. 8 at No. 15 Arizona L 74–98  18–3
(11–2)
McKale Center (14,007)
Tucson, AZ
February 24, 1994
No. 15 No. 17 California L 88–92  18–4
(11–3)
Pauley Pavilion (12,761)
Los Angeles, CA
February 26, 1994
No. 15 Stanford W 103–88  19–4
(12–3)
Pauley Pavilion (11,158)
Los Angeles, CA
March 3, 1994
No. 15 at USC L 79–85  19–5
(12–4)
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (9,677)
Los Angeles, CA
March 6, 1994*
No. 15 No. 10 Louisville W 75–72  20–5
Pauley Pavilion (12,243)
Los Angeles, CA
March 10, 1994
No. 15 at Oregon State W 78–67  21–5
(13–4)
Gill Coliseum (6,558)
Corvallis, OR
March 12, 1994
No. 15 at Oregon L 79–80  21–6
(13–5)
McArthur Court (7,630)
Eugene, OR
NCAA tournament
March 18, 1994*
No. 17 vs. Tulsa
First Round
L 102–112  21–7
Myriad Convention Center (13,336)
Oklahoma City, OK
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source[3] [4]

Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ 2011-12 UCLA Men's Basketball Media Guide
  2. ^ "Bruins Caught in a Hurricane". The Los Angeles Times. March 19, 1994. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
  3. ^ "Season by Season Records" (PDF). UCLA Athletics.
  4. ^ "Final 1994 Cumulative Basketball Statistics Report" (PDF).
  5. ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1020–1021. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.