1993–94 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team
The 1993–94 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 1993–94 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played their home games at Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They were coached by Jud Heathcote in his 18th year at Michigan State. The Spartans finished the season with a record of 20–12, 10–8 to finish in fourth place in Big Ten play. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as a No. 7 seed where they beat Seton Hall in the First Round[1] before losing to second-seeded Duke in the Second Round.
1993–94 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball | |
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Oldsmobile Spartan Classic champions | |
NCAA Tournament, Second Round | |
Conference | Big Ten Conference |
1993–94 record | 20–12 (10–8 Big Ten) |
Head coach | Jud Heathcote (18th season) |
Assistant coaches | |
Captains |
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Home arena | Breslin Center |
1993–94 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Purdue | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 29 | – | 5 | .853 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 Michigan | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 24 | – | 8 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 Indiana | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 21 | – | 9 | .700 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 23 Minnesota | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan State | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 17 | – | 11 | .607 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 18 | – | 11 | .621 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Penn State | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 13 | – | 14 | .481 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio State | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 13 | – | 16 | .448 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 15 | – | 14 | .517 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 11 | – | 16 | .407 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll *Minnesota vacated all NCAA tournament games due to sanctions against the program. Disputed record (22-13) |
Previous season
The Spartans finished the 1992–93 season with an overall record of 15–13, 7–11 to finish in eighth place in the Big Ten. Michigan State received an at-large bid to the NIT. They lost to Oklahoma in the first round.
Roster
1993–94 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team | ||||||||
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Name | Class | Pos | Height | Summary | ||||
Damion Beathea | SO | F | 6'7" | 5.0 Pts, 3.3 Reb, 1.1 Ast | ||||
Quinton Brooks | SO | F | 6'7" | 11.3 Pts, 4.4 Reb, 0.9 Ast | ||||
Jamie Feick | JR | C | 6'9" | 3.0 Pts, 4.4 Reb, 0.9 Ast | ||||
Jon Garavaglia | FR | F | 6'9 | 2.7 Pts, 2.0 Reb, 0.5 Ast | ||||
David Hart | SO | G | 6'4" | 0.5 Pts, 0.4 Reb, 0.4 Ast | ||||
Anthony Miller | SR | C | 6'9" | 12.6 Pts, 9.0 Reb, 0.9 Ast | ||||
Steve Nicodemus | SO | G | 6'4" | 0.8 Pts, 0.3 Reb, 0.2 Ast | ||||
Steve Polonowski | FR | F | 6'9" | 1.4 Pts, 1.2 Reb, 0.1 Ast | ||||
Mark Prylow | JR | G | 6'3" | 1.0 Pts, 1.0 Reb, 0.0 Ast | ||||
Erik Qualman | SR | F | 6'6" | 0.5 Pts, 0.2 Reb, 0.0 Ast | ||||
Shawn Respert | JR | G | 6'3 | 24.3 Pts, 4.0 Reb, 2.5 Ast | ||||
Eric Snow | JR | G | 6'3" | 6.8 Pts, 3.5 Reb, 6.7 Ast | ||||
Kris Weshinskey | SR | G | 6'4" | 8.2 Pts, 3.1 Reb, 2.3 Ast | ||||
Source[2] |
Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 26, 1993* |
vs. Pacific San Juan Shootout quarterfinals |
W 83–64 | 1–0 |
Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez Bayamón, Puerto Rico | |||||||
Nov 27, 1993* |
vs. Washington State San Juan Shootout semifinals |
L 71–76 | 1–1 |
Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez Bayamón, Puerto Rico | |||||||
Nov 28, 1993* |
vs. East Tennessee State San Juan Shootout third place game |
W 92–69 | 2–1 |
Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez Bayamón, Puerto Rico | |||||||
Dec 4, 1993* |
at No. 11 Louisville | L 68–77 | 2–2 |
Freedom Hall Louisville, KY | |||||||
Dec 7, 1993* |
at Cleveland State | W 90–76 | 3–2 |
Henry J. Goodman Arena Cleveland, OH | |||||||
Dec 9, 1993* |
East Tennessee State | W 107–81 | 4–2 |
Breslin Center East Lansing, MI | |||||||
Dec 12, 1993* |
Detroit Mercy | W 74–63 | 5–2 |
Breslin Center East Lansing, MI | |||||||
Dec 14, 1993* |
UIC | W 90–77 | 6–2 |
Breslin Center East Lansing, MI | |||||||
Dec 18, 1993* |
Nebraska | L 81–85 | 6–3 |
Breslin Center East Lansing, MI | |||||||
Dec 21, 1993* |
at Tennessee | W 69–60 | 7–3 |
Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN | |||||||
Dec 29, 1993* |
Bowling Green State Oldsmobile Spartan Classic Semifinals |
W 62–49 | 8–3 |
Breslin Center East Lansing, MI | |||||||
Dec 30, 1993* |
Cornell Oldsmobile Spartan Classic championship |
W 83–69 | 9–3 |
Breslin Center East Lansing, MI | |||||||
Big Ten regular season | |||||||||||
Jan 5, 1994 |
at No. 13 Michigan Rivalry |
L 64–75 | 9–4 (0–1) |
Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI | |||||||
Jan 8, 1994 |
No. 21 Illinois | W 79–74 | 10–4 (1–1) |
Breslin Center East Lansing, MI | |||||||
Jan 12, 1994 |
at No. 9 Purdue | L 77–89 | 10–5 (1–2) |
Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN | |||||||
Jan 15, 1994 |
Northwestern | W 67–46 | 11–5 (2–2) |
Breslin Center East Lansing, MI | |||||||
Jan 19, 1994 |
No. 14 Wisconsin | W 70–60 | 12–5 (3–2) |
Breslin Center East Lansing, MI | |||||||
Jan 22, 1994 |
No. 20 Minnesota | L 66–68 | 12–6 (3–3) |
Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN | |||||||
Jan 26, 1994 |
at No. 9 Ohio State | W 77–71 | 13–6 (4–3) |
St. John Arena Columbus, OH | |||||||
Jan 29, 1994 |
Iowa | W 87–84 | 14–6 (5–3) |
Breslin Center East Lansing, MI | |||||||
Feb 2, 1994 |
at No. 16 Wisconsin | L 62–87 | 14–7 (5–4) |
Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI | |||||||
Feb 5, 1994 |
No. 13 Michigan Rivalry |
L 51–59 | 14–8 (5–5) |
Breslin Center East Lansing, MI | |||||||
Feb 9, 1994 |
at No. 24 Illniois | L 64–72 | 14–9 (5–6) |
Assembly Hall Champaign, IL | |||||||
Feb 12, 1994 |
No. 10 Purdue | L 70–74 | 14–10 (5–7) |
Breslin Center East Lansing, MI | |||||||
Feb 17, 1994 |
at Northwestern | W 60–55 | 15–10 (6–7) |
Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL | |||||||
Feb 23, 1994 |
No. 20 Minnesota | W 85–68 | 16–10 (7–7) |
Breslin Center East Lansing, MI | |||||||
Feb 26, 1994 |
Ohio State | W 75–60 | 17–10 (8–7) |
Breslin Center East Lansing, MI | |||||||
Mar 2, 1994 |
at Iowa | W 80–72 | 18–10 (9–7) |
Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA | |||||||
Mar 9, 1994 |
No. 18 Indiana | W 94–78 | 19–10 (10–7) |
Breslin Center East Lansing, MI | |||||||
Mar 12, 1994 |
at Penn State | L 70–71 | 19–11 (10–8) |
Rec Hall University Park, PA | |||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 18, 1994* |
(7 SE) | vs. (10 SE) Seton Hall First Round |
W 84–73 | 20–11 |
Thunderdome St. Petersburg, FL | ||||||
Mar 20, 1994* |
(7 SE) | vs. (2 SE) No. 6 Duke Second Round |
L 74–85 | 20–12 |
Thunderdome St. Petersburg, FL | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll,. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time Source[3]. |
Awards and honors
- Shawn Respert – All-Big Ten First Team
References
- George, Thomas (1994-03-19). "N.C.A.A. TOURNAMENT: SOUTHEAST; Seton Hall Collapses After Taking Early Lead". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
- "1993-94 Michigan State Spartans Roster and Stats - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
- "1993-94 Michigan State Spartans Schedule and Results - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 4 July 2018.