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The 1993–94 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas in the 1993–94 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was Nolan Richardson's ninth season as head coach at Arkansas. The Razorbacks played their home games at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, Arkansas as members of the West Division of the Southeastern Conference. Arkansas finished the season 31–3, 14–2 in SEC play to win the West Division and regular season overall championships. The Hogs defeated Georgia in the quarterfinals of the SEC tournament before losing to Kentucky in the semifinals. The Razorbacks received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the 1 seed in the Midwest Regional, their seventh straight trip to the tournament. Arkansas defeated North Carolina A&T and Georgetown to advance to the Sweet Sixteen for the fourth time in five years. There the Razorbacks defeated Tulsa and Michigan to earn a trip to the Final Four. It was Arkansas's fifth trip to the Final Four in program history. In the Final Four, they defeated Arizona before beating Duke in the National Championship game. Thanks to Scotty Thurman's high arching three-point shot with less than a minute to play in the national championship game, the team earned its first national championship in school history. Thurman's shot is known as the "Shot heard 'round Arkansas",[2] and is considered one of the greatest plays in Arkansas Razorbacks sports history. Corliss Williamson was named the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament. 1993–94 is considered the greatest single season in Arkansas' one-hundred-year history of men's basketball.

ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWest
CoachesNo. 1
APNo. 2
Quick facts Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball, NCAA tournament National ChampionsNCAA tournament Midwest Regional championsSEC regular season championsSEC West Division champions ...
1993–94 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball
NCAA tournament National Champions
NCAA tournament Midwest Regional champions
SEC regular season champions
SEC West Division champions
National Championship Game,
W 76–72 vs. Duke
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWest
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
APNo. 2
Record31–3 (14–2 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBud Walton Arena
Seasons
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1993–94 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
No. 14 Florida12–4 .75029–8  .784
No. 7 Kentucky †12–4 .75027–7  .794
Vanderbilt9–7 .56320–12  .625
Georgia7–9 .43814–16  .467
South Carolina4–12 .2509–19  .321
Tennessee2–14 .1255–22  .185
West
No. 2 Arkansas14–2 .87531–3  .912
Alabama12–4 .75020–10  .667
Mississippi State9–7 .56318–11  .621
Ole Miss7–9 .43814–13  .519
LSU5–11 .31311–16  .407
Auburn3–13 .18811–17  .393
† 1994 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]
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Previous season

The Razorbacks finished the 1992–93 season 22–9, 10–6 in SEC play to win the SEC West Division championship. Arkansas defeated Georgia before losing in the semifinals of the SEC tournament to Kentucky. The Razorbacks received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the 4 seed in the East Regional. Arkansas defeated Holy Cross and St. John's to advance to the Sweet Sixteen for the third time in four years. There they lost to 4th-ranked and eventual national champion North Carolina. This team was dubbed "Richardson's Runts", due to the fact that Dwight Stewart was the tallest player on the team at 6'9".[3]

Roster

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1993–94 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 3 Alex Dillard 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) Jr Bessemer, AL
G 12 Clint McDaniel 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) Jr Tulsa, OK
G 13 John Engskov 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) Fr Berryville, AR
G 14 Corey Beck 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)210 lb (95 kg) Jr Memphis, TN
C 15 Dwight Stewart 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)270 lb (122 kg) Jr Memphis, TN
G 22 Davor Rimac 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) Jr Zagreb, Croatia
F 23 Ken Biley 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) Sr Pine Bluff, AR
F 24 Ray Biggers 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) Jr Houston, TX
F 30 Scotty Thurman 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)195 lb (88 kg) So Ruston, LA
G 31 Roger Crawford 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) Sr Birmingham, AL
C 33 Lee Wilson 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)235 lb (107 kg) Fr Waco, TX
F 34 Corliss Williamson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)245 lb (111 kg) So Russellville, AR
G 35 Reggie Merritt 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)170 lb (77 kg) So Little Rock, AR
F 40 Elmer Martin 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) Jr Memphis, TN
C 44 Darnell Robinson 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)245 lb (111 kg) Fr Oakland, CA
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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 High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 29*
7:05 p.m.		 No. 2 Murray State W 93–67  1–0
  13 – Tied  7 – Robinson  6 – Beck  Bud Walton Arena (20,048)
Fayetteville, AR
December 2*
8:30 p.m., ESPN		 No. 2 Missouri W 120–68  2–0
  18 – Thurman  8 – Robinson  5 – Beck  Bud Walton Arena (20,212)
Fayetteville, AR
December 4*
7:05 p.m., Learfield Sports		 No. 2 Northwestern State W 111–76  3–0
  21 – Dillard  12 – Williamson  7 – Crawford  Bud Walton Arena (19,886)
Fayetteville, AR
December 8*
8:30 p.m., ESPN		 No. 1 at Memphis W 96–78  4–0
  18 – Williamson  7 – Wilson  5 – Beck  Pyramid Arena (20,142)
Memphis, TN
December 11*
7:05 p.m., Learfield Sports		 No. 1 Delaware State W 123–66  5–0
  39 – Dillard  9 – Robinson  5 – Crawford  Bud Walton Arena (20,184)
Fayetteville, AR
December 18*
7:05 p.m., Learfield Sports		 No. 1 Jackson State W 96–80  6–0
  25 – Williamson  12 – Stewart  5 – Beck  Bud Walton Arena (20,084)
Fayetteville, AR
December 23*
7:05 p.m., Learfield Sports		 No. 1 at Tulsa W 93–91 OT 7–0
  27 – Williamson  9 – Williamson  5 – McDaniel  Tulsa Convention Center (8,659)
Tulsa, OK
December 28*
7:05 p.m., Learfield Sports		 No. 1 Texas Southern W 129–63  8–0
  18 – Rimac  9 – Stewart  9 – Beck  Bud Walton Arena (20,098)
Fayetteville, AR
January 3*
7:05 p.m.		 No. 1 SMU W 96–70  9–0
  23 – Dillard  8 – Thurman  7 – Thurman  Bud Walton Arena (20,008)
Fayetteville, AR
January 5
7:00 p.m., JP Sports		 No. 1 Ole Miss W 87–61  10–0
(1–0)		  25 – Williamson  10 – Williamson  5 – Beck  Bud Walton Arena (20,096)
Fayetteville, AR
January 8
1:30 p.m.		 No. 1 at Alabama L 64–66  10–1
(1–1)		  14 – Beck  8 – Williamson  2 – Tied  Coleman Coliseum (15,043)
Tuscaloosa, AL
January 11
8:30 p.m., ESPN		 No. 4 LSU W 84–83  11–1
(2–1)		  24 – Williamson  8 – Williamson  8 – Beck  Bud Walton Arena (20,208)
Fayetteville, AR
January 15
1:30 p.m.		 No. 4 at Auburn W 117–105  12–1
(3–1)		  32 – Thurman  11 – Williamson  4 – Tied  Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum (11,236)
Auburn, AL
January 19
7:30 p.m.		 No. 3 at Mississippi State L 71–72  12–2
(3–2)		  26 – Williamson  6 – Beck  3 – Tied  Humphrey Coliseum (9,711)
Starkville, MS
January 22
1:00 p.m., JP Sports		 No. 3 South Carolina W 79–53  13–2
(4–2)		  27 – Williamson  9 – Stewart  7 – Beck  Bud Walton Arena (20,118)
Fayetteville, AR
January 29
3:00 p.m.		 No. 5 at Tennessee W 65–64  14–2
(5–2)		  15 – Beck  9 – Tied  5 – Beck  Thompson-Boling Arena (14,275)
Knoxville, TN
February 1
8:30 p.m., ESPN		 No. 6 Vanderbilt W 89–76  15–2
(6–2)		  24 – Williamson  8 – Thurman  9 – Beck  Bud Walton Arena (20,246)
Fayetteville, AR
February 5*
7:05 p.m.		 No. 6 Montevallo W 131–63  16–2
  21 – Thurman  9 – Biley  7 – Tied  Bud Walton Arena (20,034)
Fayetteville, AR
February 9
7:00 p.m., JP Sports, ESPN2		 No. 3 at No. 4 Kentucky W 90–82  17–2
(8–2)		  26 – Thurman  14 – Williamson  9 – Beck  Rupp Arena (24,236)
Lexington, KY
February 12
1:00 p.m., JP Sports		 No. 3 No. 20 Florida W 99–87  18–2
(9–2)		  24 – Thurman  7 – Stewart  3 – Tied  Bud Walton Arena (20,230)
Fayetteville, AR
February 16
7:00 p.m., JP Sports		 No. 1 Alabama W 102–81  19–2
(10–2)		  20 – Williamson  6 – Stewart  5 – Thurman  Bud Walton Arena (20,262)
Fayetteville, AR
February 19
7:35 p.m.		 No. 1 vs. Ole Miss W 90–73  20–2
(11–2)		  21 – Williamson  9 – Wilson  5 – Tied  The Pyramid (20,142)
Memphis, TN
February 22
8:30 p.m., ESPN		 No. 1 at Georgia W 74–65  21–2
(12–2)		  25 – Thurman  8 – Tied  3 – Beck  Stegeman Coliseum (8,458)
Athens, GA
February 26
7:05 p.m.		 No. 1 Auburn W 91–81  22–2
(12–2)		  21 – Thurman  11 – Williamson  4 – Robinson  Bud Walton Arena (20,208)
Fayetteville, AR
March 2
7:00 p.m., JP Sports		 No. 1 at LSU W 108–105 OT 23–2
(13–2)		  27 – Thurman  9 – Beck  8 – Beck  Maravich Assembly Center (11,712)
Baton Rouge, LA
March 5
3:00 p.m., JP Sports		 No. 1 Mississippi State W 80–62  24–2
(14–2)		  27 – Williamson  9 – Williamson  4 – Tied  Bud Walton Arena (20,224)
Fayetteville, AR
SEC Tournament
March 11*
2:15 p.m., JP Sports		 (W1) No. 1 vs. (E4) Georgia
Quarterfinal		 W 95–83  25–2
  30 – Williamson  8 – Williamson  6 – Beck  Pyramid Arena (20,218)
Memphis, TN
March 12*
2:30 p.m., JP Sports		 (W1) No. 1 vs. (E2) No. 10 Kentucky
Semifinal		 L 78–90  25–3
  23 – Williamson  16 – Williamson  3 – Tied  Pyramid Arena (20,431)
Memphis, TN
NCAA tournament
March 18*
9:38 p.m., CBS		 (MW1) No. 2 vs. (MW16) North Carolina A&T
First Round		 W 94–79  26–3
  24 – Williamson  7 – Williamson  9 – Thurman  Myriad Convention Center (13,366)
Oklahoma City, OK
March 20*
3:55 p.m., CBS		 (MW1) No. 2 vs. (MW9) Georgetown
Second Round		 W 85–73  27–3
  21 – Williamson  8 – Beck  5 – Williason  Myriad Convention Center (13,376)
Oklahoma City, OK
March 25*
7:02 p.m., CBS		 (MW1) No. 2 vs. (MW12) Tulsa
Sweet Sixteen		 W 103–84[4]  28–3
  21 – Tied  9 – Williamson  8 – Wilson  Reunion Arena (16,297)
Dallas, TX
March 27*
3:00 p.m., CBS		 (MW1) No. 2 vs. (MW3) No. 11 Michigan
Elite Eight		 W 76–68[5]  29–3
  20 – Thurman  7 – McDaniel  5 – Beck  Reunion Arena (16,297)
Dallas, TX
April 2*
4:42 p.m., CBS		 (MW1) No. 2 vs. (W2) No. 9 Arizona
Final Four		 W 91–82  30–3
  29 – Williamson  14 – Williamson  5 – Tied  Charlotte Coliseum (23,674)
Charlotte, NC
April 4*
8:22 p.m., CBS		 (MW1) No. 2 vs. (SE2) No. 6 Duke
National Championship		 W 76–72  31–3
  23 – Williamson  10 – Beck  4 – Tied  Charlotte Coliseum (23,674)
Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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Sources[6][7]

Rankings

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

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Awards and honors

Player statistics

PlayerGGSMPFGFGAFG%2P2PA2P%3P3PA3P%FTFTAFT%ORBDRBTRBASTSTLBLKTOVPFPTS
Williamson3434989
Thurman3434987
Dillard340421
Beck3434876
Stewart3427724
McDaniel3113669
Crawford304536
Robinson276479
Rimac3412406
Wilson301287
Biley18294
Martin270160
Engskov9023
Biggers183178
Merritt9021
School Totals34

Team players drafted into the NBA

YearRoundPickPlayerNBA Team
1995 1 13 Corliss Williamson Sacramento Kings
1996 2 58 Darnell Robinson Dallas Mavericks

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