1993–94 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team

The 1993–94 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team represented Syracuse University in the 1993–94 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Jim Boeheim, serving for his 18th year. The team played home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. The team finished with a 23–7 (13–5) record and advanced to Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA tournament.

1993–94 Syracuse Orangemen basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 14
AP	No. 15
Record	23–7 (13–5 Big East)
Head coach	Jim Boeheim (18th season)
Assistant coaches	Bernie Fine (18th season) Wayne Morgan (10th season)
Home arena	Carrier Dome
Seasons ← 1992–93 1994–95 →

1993–94 Big East men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 4 Connecticut	16	–	2		.889			29	–	5		.853
No. 15 Syracuse	13	–	5		.722			23	–	7		.767
Boston College	11	–	7		.611			23	–	11		.676
Providence †	10	–	8		.556			20	–	10		.667
Villanova	10	–	8		.556			20	–	12		.625
Georgetown	10	–	8		.556			19	–	12		.613
Seton Hall	8	–	10		.444			17	–	13		.567
Pittsburgh	7	–	11		.389			13	–	14		.481
St. John's	5	–	13		.278			12	–	17		.414
Miami	0	–	18		.000			7	–	20		.259
† 1994 Big East tournament winner As of April 4, 1994[1] Rankings from AP poll

Roster

1993–94 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown C 4 Otis Hill 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr White Plains, New York PG 15 Adrian Autry 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 207 lb (94 kg) Sr Monroe, North Carolina SG 21 Lawrence Moten 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Washington, D.C. G/F 34 Lucious Jackson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Beaumont, Texas G/F 35 Scott McCorkle 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Mission Viejo, California SF 44 John Wallace 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Rochester, New York	Head coach Jim Boeheim (Syracuse) Assistant coach(es) Bernie Fine (Syracuse) Wayne Morgan (St. Lawrence) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 28, 1993*	No. 20	Tennessee	W 98–65	1–0	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, New York
Dec 1, 1993*	No. 18	Cornell	W 95–59	2–0	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, New York
Dec 3, 1993*	No. 18	Boston University	W 89–70	3–0	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, New York
Dec 4, 1993*	No. 18	No. 20 Vanderbilt	W 78–62	4–0	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, New York
Dec 9, 1993	No. 13	Boston College	L 58–75	4–1 (0–1)	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, New York
Dec 13, 1993*	No. 21	Lafayette	W 104–75	5–1	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, New York
Dec 18, 1993*	No. 21	Maryland Eastern Shore	W 108–71	6–1	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, New York
Dec 22, 1993	No. 21	Miami (FL)	W 81–52	7–1 (1–1)	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, New York
Dec 29, 1993*	No. 19	Colgate	W 85–74	8–1	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, New York
Jan 8, 1994	No. 18	Pittsburgh	W 79–75	9–1 (2–1)	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, New York
Jan 10, 1994	No. 16	at No. 14 Connecticut Rivalry	L 67–75	9–2 (2–2)	Hartford Civic Center  Hartford, Connecticut
Jan 15, 1994	No. 16	at Villanova	W 88–85	10–2 (3–2)	The Pavilion  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 18, 1994	No. 16	St. John's	W 92–82	11–2 (4–2)	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, New York
Jan 22, 1994	No. 16	at Seton Hall	W 78–74	12–2 (5–2)	Brendan Byrne Arena  East Rutherford, New Jersey
Jan 25, 1994	No. 14	at Providence	L 82–96	12–3 (5–3)	Providence Civic Center  Providence, Rhode Island
Jan 29, 1994	No. 14	Villanova	W 87–68	13–3 (6–3)	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, New York
Feb 1, 1994	No. 15	No. 5 Connecticut Rivalry	W 108–95	14–3 (7–3)	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, New York
Feb 5, 1994	No. 15	at Pittsburgh	W 80–77	15–3 (8–3)	Fitzgerald Field House  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Feb 7, 1994	No. 14	at Georgetown	L 56–60	15–4 (8–4)	USAir Arena  Landover, Maryland
Feb 12, 1994*	No. 14	No. 4 Kentucky	W 93–85	16–4	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, New York
Feb 15, 1994	No. 14	Providence	W 79–74	17–4 (9–4)	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, New York
Feb 19, 1994	No. 14	at Boston College	L 83–89	17–5 (9–5)	Silvio O. Conte Forum  Boston, Massachusetts
Feb 23, 1994	No. 18	Seton Hall	W 91–69	18–5 (10–5)	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, New York
Feb 27, 1994	No. 18	at St. John's	W 82–81	19–5 (11–5)	Madison Square Garden  New York, New York
Mar 1, 1994	No. 14	at Miami (FL)	W 71–69	20–5 (12–5)	Miami Arena  Miami, Florida
Mar 6, 1994	No. 14	Georgetown	W 81–75	21–5 (13–5)	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, New York
Big East tournament
Mar 11, 1994*	No. 13	vs. Seton Hall Quarterfinals	L 80–81 OT[2]	21–6	Madison Square Garden  New York, New York
NCAA tournament
Mar 17, 1994*	(4 W) No. 15	vs. (13 W) Hawaii First round	W 92–78	22–6	Dee Events Center  Ogden, Utah
Mar 19, 1994*	(4 W) No. 15	vs. (12 W) Wisconsin–Green Bay Second Round	W 64–59[3]	23–6	Dee Events Center  Ogden, Utah
Mar 24, 1994*	(4 W) No. 15	vs. (1 W) No. 5 Missouri West Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	L 88–98 OT[4]	23–7	L.A. Sports Arena  Los Angeles, California
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in EST.

Rankings

Main article: 1993–94 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings