The 1993–94 Penn Quakers men's basketball team represented the University of Pennsylvania during the 1993–94 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Quakers, led by 5th-year head coach Fran Dunphy, played their home games at The Palestra as members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 25–3, 14–0 in Ivy League play to win the conference championship. They received the Ivy League's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated No. 6 seed Nebraska in the opening round[2] before losing to No. 3 seed and eventual Final Four participant Florida in the second round.[3]
1993–94 Penn Quakers men's basketball | |
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Ivy League champions | |
NCAA tournament, second round | |
Conference | Ivy League |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 25 |
Record | 25–3 (14–0 Ivy) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | The Palestra |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Penn | 14 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 25 | – | 3 | .893 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Princeton | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 18 | – | 8 | .692 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Yale | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 10 | – | 16 | .385 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Brown | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 12 | – | 14 | .462 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dartmouth | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 10 | – | 16 | .385 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Harvard | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 9 | – | 17 | .346 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Columbia | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 6 | – | 20 | .231 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cornell | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 8 | – | 18 | .308 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll[1] |
This was the second of three consecutive 14–0 seasons, and one of five overall in the Dunphy era, in Ivy League play.
Roster
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Schedule and results
editDate time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 27, 1993* |
at USC | W 77–62 | 1–0 |
L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California | |||||||
Nov 29, 1993* |
at Ohio State | L 80–83 | 1–1 |
St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio | |||||||
Dec 4, 1993* |
at Fairleigh Dickinson | W 62–47 | 2–1 |
Rothman Center Hackensack, New Jersey | |||||||
Dec 11, 1993* |
vs. Saint Joseph's | W 79–77 | 3–1 |
The Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Dec 18, 1993* |
Haverford | W 114–73 | 4–1 |
The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Dec 28, 1993* |
at Washington | W 71–68 | 5–1 |
Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, Washington | |||||||
Dec 29, 1993* |
vs. Georgia | W 81–79 | 6–1 |
Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, Washington | |||||||
Jan 3, 1994* |
Lehigh | W 87–62 | 7–1 |
The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Ivy League regular season | |||||||||||
Jan 7, 1994 |
Harvard | W 92–76 | 8–1 (1–0) |
The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Jan 8, 1994 |
Dartmouth | W 71–51 | 9–1 (2–0) |
The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Jan 11, 1994* |
at No. 13 Temple | L 65–76 | 9–2 |
McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Jan 17, 1994* |
Lafayette | W 88–71 | 10–2 |
The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Jan 25, 1994* |
at La Salle | W 66–62 | 11–2 |
Convention Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Jan 29, 1994 |
at Princeton | W 66–55 | 12–2 (3–0) |
Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey | |||||||
Feb 4, 1994 |
Columbia | W 67–55 | 13–2 (4–0) |
The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Feb 5, 1994 |
Cornell | W 70–59 | 14–2 (5–0) |
The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Feb 7, 1994* |
at Buffalo | W 77–52 | 15–2 |
Alumni Arena Buffalo, New York | |||||||
Feb 11, 1994 |
at Brown | W 79–59 | 16–2 (6–0) |
Pizzitola Sports Center Providence, Rhode Island | |||||||
Feb 12, 1994 |
at Yale | W 76–66 | 17–2 (7–0) |
Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, Connecticut | |||||||
Feb 18, 1994 |
at Dartmouth | W 77–67 | 18–2 (8–0) |
Leede Arena Hanover, New Hampshire | |||||||
Feb 19, 1994 |
at Harvard | W 66–65 | 19–2 (9–0) |
Lavietes Pavilion Cambridge, Massachusetts | |||||||
Feb 25, 1994 |
Yale | W 87–63 | 20–2 (10–0) |
The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Feb 26, 1994 |
Brown | W 70–43 | 21–2 (11–0) |
The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Mar 2, 1994 |
Princeton | W 53–43 | 22–2 (12–0) |
The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Mar 6, 1994 |
at Cornell | W 81–66 | 23–2 (13–0) |
Newman Arena Ithaca, New York | |||||||
Mar 7, 1994 |
at Columbia | W 89–69 | 24–2 (14–0) |
Levien Gymnasium New York, New York | |||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 17, 1994* |
(11 E) | vs. (6 E) No. 22 Nebraska First Round |
W 90–80 | 25–2 |
Nassau Coliseum Uniondale, New York | ||||||
Mar 19, 1994* |
(11 E) | vs. (3 E) No. 14 Florida Second Round |
L 58–70 | 25–3 |
Nassau Coliseum Uniondale, New York | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Awards and honors
editRankings
editReferences
edit- ^ sports-reference.com 1993-94 Ivy Group Season Summary
- ^ "Quakers Win, but Don't Call It an Upset". The New York Times. March 18, 1994. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
- ^ "Penn Keeps on Missing and Loses to Florida". The Los Angeles Times. March 20, 1994. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
- ^ "1993-94 Men's Basketball Roster". University of Pennsylvania Athletics. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
- ^ "1993–94 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Pennsylvania Athletics. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
- ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1020–1021. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.