1993–94 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

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The 1993–94 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented University of Kentucky. The head coach was Rick Pitino. The team was a member of the Southeastern Conference and played their home games at Rupp Arena. Kentucky finished with an overall record of 27–7 (12–4 SEC). The team was invited to the 1994 NCAA Tournament as a #3 seed and advanced to the round of 32 before losing to Marquette 75–63.

ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 7
Record27–7 (12–4 SEC)
Quick facts Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball, SEC tournament championsMaui Invitational champions ...
1993–94 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 32
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 7
Record27–7 (12–4 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaRupp Arena
Seasons
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More information Conf., Overall ...
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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Roster

More information Players, Coaches ...
1993–94 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 00 Tony Delk 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
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 So Brownsville, TN
PG 5 Travis Ford 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)165 lb (75 kg) SrMadisonville North Hopkins Madisonville, Kentucky
G 15 Jeff Sheppard 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
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 Fr Peachtree City, GA
F 40 Walter McCarty 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
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 Fr Evansville, IN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on
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    Schedule and results

    More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
    Date
    time, TV    		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Non-conference regular season
    Nov 27, 1993*
    2:45 p.m., CBS    		 No. 7 Louisville W 78–70  1–0
    		 Rupp Arena 
    Lexington, Kentucky
    Dec 1, 1993*
    8:00 p.m., UKTV    		 Tennessee Tech W 115–77  2–0
    		 Rupp Arena 
    Lexington, Kentucky
    Dec 4, 1993*
    3:45 p.m., CBS    		 vs. No. 21 Indiana L 84–96  2–1
    		 RCA Dome 
    Indianapolis, Indiana
    Dec 8, 1993*
    8:00 p.m., UKTV    		 Eastern Kentucky W 107–78  3–1
    		 Rupp Arena 
    Lexington, Kentucky
    Dec 17, 1993*
    8:00 p.m., UKTV    		 Morehead State W 97–61  4–1
    		 Rupp Arena 
    Lexington, Kentucky
    Dec 21, 1993*
    		 vs. Texas
    Maui Invitational Tournament    		 W 86–61  5–1
    		 Lahaina Civic Center 
    Lahaina, Hawaii
    Dec 22, 1993*
    		 vs. Ohio State
    Maui Invitational Tournament    		 W 100–88  6–1
    		 Lahaina Civic Center 
    Lahaina, Hawaii
    Dec 23, 1993*
    		 vs. No. 13 Arizona
    Maui Invitational Tournament    		 W 93–92  7–1
    		 Lahaina Civic Center 
    Lahaina, Hawaii
    Dec 28, 1993
    8:00 p.m., UKTV    		 at San Francisco W 110-83  8-1
    		 Rupp Arena 
    Lexington, Kentucky
    Dec 31, 1993
    8:00 p.m., UKTV    		 at Robert Morris W 92-67  9-1
    		 Rupp Arena 
    Lexington, Kentucky
    SEC regular season
    Feb 19, 1994
    2:00 p.m., JP Sports    		 at Vanderbilt W 107-82 
    		Memorial Gymnasium 
    Nashville, Tennessee
    Feb 23, 1994
    2:00 p.m., JP Sports    		 at Tennessee Thompson Boiling Arena 
    Knoxville, Tennessee
    Feb 27, 1994
    1:00 p.m., JP Sports    		 at Georgia Rupp Arena 
    Lexington, Kentucky
    Mar 2, 1994
    8:00 p.m., JP Sports    		 at Florida W 80–77  22–6
    (11–4)    		 Rupp Arena 
    Lexington, Kentucky
    Mar 5, 1994
    2:00 p.m., JP Sports    		 at South Carolina L 74–75  22–7
    (11–5)    		 Carolina Coliseum 
    Columbia, South Carolina
    SEC tournament
    Mar 11, 1994*
    JP Sports    		 No. 10 vs. Mississippi State
    Quarterfinals    		 W 95–76  24–6
    		 Pyramid Arena 
    Memphis, Tennessee
    Mar 12, 1994*
    JP Sports    		 No. 10 vs. No. 1 Arkansas
    Semifinals    		 W 90–78  25–6
    		 Pyramid Arena 
    Memphis, Tennessee
    Mar 13, 1994*
    JP Sports    		 No. 10 vs. No. 17 Florida
    Championship game    		 W 73–60  26–6
    		 Pyramid Arena 
    Memphis, Tennessee
    NCAA tournament
    Mar 18, 1994*
    CBS    		 (3 SE) No. 7 vs. (14 SE) Tennessee State
    First round    		 W 83–70  27–6
    		 Tropicana Field 
    St. Petersburg, Florida
    Mar 20, 1994*
    CBS    		 (3 SE) No. 7 vs. (6 SE) No. 21 Marquette
    Second round    		 L 63–75  27–7
    		 Tropicana Field 
    St. Petersburg, Florida
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    SE=Southeast.
    All times are in Eastern.
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    NCAA tournament

    Seeding in brackets

    • Southeast
      • Kentucky (3) 83, Tennessee State (14) 70
      • Marquette (6) 75, Kentucky 63

    [2]

    Awards and honors

    • Travis Ford, Second Team, 1994-1995 All-SEC (AP and Coaches)
    • Tony Delk, Second Team, 1994-1995 All-SEC (Coaches, Third Team AP)
    • Rodrick Rhodes, Third Team, 1994-1995 All-SEC (AP and Coaches)

    [3]

    Team players drafted into the NBA

    RoundPickPlayerNBA club
    231Rodney DentOrlando Magic

    [4]

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