1993–94 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball team

1993–94 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
	† 1994 Sun Belt Conference Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball
1993–94 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball
Sun Belt Conference Champion
NCAA Tournament, First Round
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
1993–94 record	20–11 (14–4 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Ralph Willard
Home arena	E. A. Diddle Arena

The 1993–94 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers men's basketball team represented Western Kentucky University during the 1993–94 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hilltoppers were led by coach Ralph Willard and future NBA player Chris Robinson.[1] The team won the Sun Belt Conference Championship and were Sun Belt Basketball Tournament runners-up. They received an at-large bid to the 1994 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament.[2]

Robinson made the All-Conference and SBC Tournament team.[3]

Schedule

[4]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
11/17/1993*		at No. 1 North Carolina Preseason NIT	L 87–101	0–1	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
12/8/1993*		North Florida	W 129–91	1–1	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
12/11/1993*		Ball State	W 84–72	2–1	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
12/18/1993		at South Alabama	W 81–71	3–1 (1-0)	Mitchell Center Mobile, AL
12/22/1993*	No. 25	at No. 11 Louisville	L 73–78 ^OT	3–2	Freedom Hall Louisville, KY
12/27/1993*	No. 25	vs. Princeton Hoosier Classic	W 59–45	4–2	Market Square Arena Indianapolis, IN
12/28/1993*	No. 25	vs. No. 13 Indiana Hoosier Classic	L 55–65	4–3	Market Square Arena Indianapolis, IN
1/3/1994*	No. 25	at UAB	L 51–62	4–4	Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
1/6/1994		South Alabama	L 83–87	4–5 (1-1)	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
1/8/1994		Arkansas State	W 65–55	5–5 (2-1)	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
1/10/1994		Arkansas–Little Rock	W 83–78	6–5 (3-1)	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
1/13/1994		at New Orleans	L 74–79	6–6 (3-2)	Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA
1/15/1994		at Jacksonville	W 83–65	7–6 (4-2)	Swisher Gymnasium Jacksonville, FL
1/22/1994		at Texas–Pan American	L 77–83	7–7 (4-3)	UTPA Fieldhouse Edinburg, TX
1/24/1994		SW Louisiana	W 91–87	8–7 (5-3)	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
1/29/1994		Lamar	W 97–68	9–7 (6-3)	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
2/1/1994*		Oral Roberts	W 87–55	10–7	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
2/5/1994		at SW Louisiana	W 78–62	11–7 (7-3)	Cajundome Lafayette, LA
2/10/1994		at Louisiana Tech	W 91–49	12–7 (8-3)	Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA
2/12/1994		Jacksonville	L 77–84	12–8 (8-4)	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
2/15/1994*		Kansas State	L 68–71 ^OT	12–9	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
2/17/1994		at Arkansas–Little Rock	W 66–62	13–9 (9-4)	Barton Coliseum Little Rock, AR
2/19/1994		at Arkansas State	W 73–51	14–9 (10-4)	Convocation Center Jonesboro, AR
2/24/1994		at Lamar	W 85–83	15–9 (11-4)	Montagne Center Beaumont, TX
2/26/1994		New Orleans	W 61–52	16–9 (12-4)	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
2/28/1994		Louisiana Tech	W 70–47	17–9 (13-4)	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
3/2/1994		Texas-Pan American	W 71–60	18–9 (14-4)	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
1994 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
3/5/1994	(1)	(8) Arkansas-Little Rock Second Round	W 72–69	19–9	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
3/6/1994	(1)	(4) Jacksonville Semifinals	W 83–72	20–9	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
3/8/1994	(1)	(2) SW Louisiana Finals	L 72–78	20–10	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
1994 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
3/17/1994*	(M 11)	vs. No. 20 (M 6) Texas Midwest Region First Round	L 77–91	20–11	Kansas Coliseum Park City, Kansas
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll (M#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

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[1] Basketball Reference – Chris Robinson, retrieved 1 May 2020

[2] 2016-17 SBC Basketball Media Guide, retrieved 28 April 2020

[3] 2019-2020 WKU Basketball Media Guide retrieved 21 April 2020

[4] 1993-94 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Schedule and Results, Sports Reference, retrieved 30 April 2020

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball
Venues	Red Barn (1920–1931) Health & Physical Education Building (1931–1963) E. A. Diddle Arena (1963–present)
Culture & lore	Big Red
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1914–15 1915–16 1916–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20
NCAA and Pre-1956 NIT Final Four appearance in italics

1993–94 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Western Kentucky	14	–	4	.778	20	–	11	.645
SW Louisiana †	13	–	5	.722	22	–	8	.733
New Orleans	12	–	6	.667	20	–	10	.667
Jacksonville	11	–	7	.611	17	–	11	.607
Arkansas State	10	–	8	.556	15	–	12	.556
South Alabama	9	–	9	.500	13	–	14	.481
Texas-Rio Grande Valley	9	–	9	.500	16	–	12	.571
Arkansas-Little Rock	6	–	12	.333	13	–	15	.464
Lamar	6	–	12	.333	10	–	17	.370
Louisiana Tech	0	–	18	.000	2	–	25	.074

† 1994 Sun Belt Conference Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll