1993–94 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

1993–94 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
Conference Big Ten Conference
1993–94 record 20–12 (10–8 Big Ten)
Head coach Jud Heathcote (18th year)
Assistant coach Tom Izzo
Home arena Breslin Center
1993–94 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#3 Purdue 14 4   .778     29 5   .853
#11 Michigan 13 5   .722     24 8   .750
#18 Indiana 12 6   .667     21 9   .700
# 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)

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 a bid to the NCAA Tournament as a #7 seed where they beat Seton Hall in the First Round before losing to #2 seeded Duke.

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
Name Class Position 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
Joe Garavaglia FR F 6'3" 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 6'1" 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[1]

Schedule

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
City, State
Non-conference Regular season
Nov 26, 1993*
vs. Pacific
San Juan Shootout
W 83–64  1–0
Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez 
Bayamón, Puerto Rico

Nov 27, 1993*
vs. Washington State
San Juan Shootout
L 71–76  1–1
Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez 
Bayamón, Puerto Rico

Nov 28, 1993*
vs. East Tennessee State
San Juan Shootout
W 92–69  2–1
Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez 
Bayamón, Puerto Rico

Dec 4, 1993*
at 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 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 W 62–49  8–3
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Big Ten Regular season
Jan 5, 1994
at #13 Michigan
Rivalry
L 64–75  9–4
(0–1)
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, MI

Jan 8, 1994
#21 Illinois W 79–74  10–4
(1–1)
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI

Jan 12, 1994
at #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
#14 Wisconsin W 70–60  12–5
(3–2)
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI

Jan 22, 1994
#20 Minnesota L 66–68  12–6
(3–3)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN

Jan 26, 1994
at #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 #16 Wisconsin L 62–87  14–7
(5–4)
Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, WI

Feb 5, 1994
#13 Michigan
Rivalry
L 51–59  14–8
(5–5)
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI

Feb 9, 1994
at #24 Illniois L 64–72  14–9
(5–6)
Assembly Hall 
Champaign, IL

Feb 12, 1994
#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
#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
#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
Tropicana Field 
St. Petersburg, FL

Mar 20, 1994*
(7 SE) vs. (2 SE) #6 Duke
Second Round
L 74–85  20–12
Tropicana Field 
St. Petersburg, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll,. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time
Source[2].

References

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