1993–94 UMass Minutemen basketball team

1993-94 UMass Minutemen men's basketball
Atlantic 10 Regular Season Champions
Atlantic 10 Tournament champions
NCAA 2nd Round vs. Maryland, L 87–95 (1-1)
Conference Atlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 7
AP No. 8
1993-94 record 28-7 (14-2 A-10)
Head coach John Calipari (6th year)
Assistant coach Bruiser Flint
Assistant coach Bill Bayno
Assistant coach John Robic
Home arena William D. Mullins Memorial Center

The 1993–94 UMass Minutemen basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 1993–94 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Minutemen, led by sixth year head coach John Calipari, played their home games at William D. Mullins Memorial Center and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 28-7, 14-2 in A-10 play to finish in first place.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
3 Dana Dingle Forward 6–6 210 Sophomore Bronx, New York
4 Donta Bright Forward 6-6 205 Sophomore Baltimore, Maryland
5 Jason Germain Guard 6–1 160 Junior South Hadley, Massachusetts
10 Mike Williams Guard 6–2 175 Junior Hartford, Connecticut
11 Craig Berry Guard 6-1 195 Senior Cambridge, Massachusetts
12 Edgar Padilla Guard 6-1 165 Freshman Toa Alta, Puerto Rico
14 Derek Kellogg Guard 6-3 185 Junior Springfield, Massachusetts
15 Lou Roe Forward 6-7 215 Junior Atlantic City, New Jersey
21 Marcus Camby Center 6–11 215 Freshman Hartford, Connecticut
24 Carmelo Travieso Guard 6–2 165 Freshman Boston, Massachusetts
33 Jeff Meyer Center 7–2 255 Junior Wausau, Wisconsin
40 Ted Cottrell Center/Forward 6–9 190 Sophomore Annapolis, Maryland
44 Rigoberto Nuñez Forward 6–7 190 Sophomore Lawrence, Massachusetts

Schedule

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
City, State
Regular Season

11/18/1993*
No. 22 Cleveland State
Preseason NIT
W 68-60  1–0
William D. Mullins Memorial Center 
Amherst, Massachusetts

11/20/1993*
No. 22 Towson
Preseason NIT
W 82-55  2–0
Mullins Center 
Amherst, Massachusetts

11/24/1993*
No. 18 vs. No. 1 North Carolina
Preseason NIT
W 91-86 OT 3–0
Madison Square Garden 
New York, New York

11/26/1993*
No. 18 vs. No. 6 Kansas
Preseason NIT
L 75–86  3–1
Madison Square Garden 
New York, New York

11/28/1993*
No. 18 at Oklahoma W 84-83  4-1
Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, Oklahoma

12/04/1993
No. 9 at St. Bonaventure W 86-66  5-1 (1-0)
Reilly Center 
Olean, New York

12/09/1993*
No. 8 Central Connecticut W 90-63  6-1
Mullins Center 
Amherst, Massachusetts

12/11/1993*
No. 8 at Holy Cross W 97-80  7-1
Worcester Centrum 
Worcester, Massachusetts

12/28/1993*
No. 9 vs. Hartford
Abdow's Hall of Fame Holiday Classic
W 91-62  8-1
Springfield Civic Center 
Springfield, Massachusetts

12/29/1993*
No. 9 vs. Maryland
Abdow's Hall of Fame Holiday Classic
W 94-80  9-1
Springfield Civic Center 
Springfield, Massachusetts

01/04/1994
No. 8 at Rutgers W 71-59  10-1 (2-0)
Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, New Jersey

01/08/1994
No. 8 at Duquesne W 70-53  11-1 (3-0)
Palumbo Center 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

01/13/1994
No. 7 at No. 23 West Virginia W 70-56  12-1 (4-0)
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, West Virginia

01/15/1994
No. 7 St. Bonaventure W 87-60  13-1 (5-0)
Mullins Center 
Amherst, Massachusetts

1/18/1994*
No. 6 at DePaul L 76-78  13-2
Rosemont Horizon 
Rosemont, Illinois

01/20/1994
No. 6 Rutgers W 76-54  14-2 (6-0)
Mullins Center 
Amherst, MA

01/22/1994
No. 6 George Washington W 56-55  15-2 (7-0)
Mullins Center 
Amherst, Massachusetts

01/27/1994*
No. 8 at Cincinnati L 74-76  15-3
Myrl H. Shoemaker Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio

01/30/1994
No. 8 Rhode Island W 76-47  16-3 (8-0)
Mullins Center 
Amherst, Massachusetts

02/03/1994
No. 11 Florida State W 62-58  17-3
Mullins Center 
Amherst, Massachusetts

02/06/1994*
No. 11 vs. No. 3 Kentucky L 64-67  17-4
Brendan Byrne Arena 
East Rutherford, New Jersey

02/10/1994
No. 13 at Rhode Island W 70-64  18-4 (9-0)
Providence Civic Center 
Providence, Rhode Island

02/13/1994
No. 13 No. 8 Temple W 56-55  19-4 (10-0)
Mullins Center 
Amherst, Massachusetts

02/15/1994
No. 10 at Saint Joseph's L 80-81  19-5 (10-1)
Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

02/18/1994*
No. 10 Manhattan W 68-54  20-5
Mullins Center 
Amherst, Massachusetts

02/20/1994
No. 10 West Virginia W 74-67  21-5 (11-1)
Mullins Center 
Amherst, Massachusetts

02/22/1994
No. 11 St. Joseph's W 99-73  22-5 (12-1)
Mullins Center 
Amherst, Massachusetts

2/24/1994
No. 11 at No. 8 Temple W 51-50  23-5 (13-1)
McGonigle Hall 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

02/27/1994
No. 11 at George Washington L 66-77  23-6 (13-2)
Charles E. Smith Center 
Washington, D.C.

03/02/1994
No. 11 Duquesne W 92-78  24-6 (14-2)
Mullins Center 
Amherst, Massachusetts
1994 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament

03/06/1994
No. 11 vs. St. Joseph's
Quarterfinal
W 74-58  25-6
The Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

03/07/1994
No. 9 vs. Duquesne
Semifinals
W 69-52  26-6
The Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

03/10/1994
No. 9 No. 12 Temple
Final
W 70-59  27-6
Mullins Center 
Amherst, Massachusetts
1994 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

03/17/1995*
No. 8 vs. Southwest Texas State
Midwest Region First Round
W 78-60  28-6
Kansas Coliseum 
Wichita, Kansas

03/19/1994*
No. 8 vs. Maryland
Midwest Region Second Round
L 87-95  28-7
Kansas Coliseum 
Wichita, Kansas
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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