1993–94 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

1993–94 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
1993–94 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
Great Midwest Tournament champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	Great Midwest Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 25
Record	22–10 (7–5 Great Midwest)
Head coach	Bob Huggins (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Larry Harrison; Steve Moeller; John Loyer;
Home arena	Myrl Shoemaker Center
	Seasons ← 1992–93 1994–95 →

1993–94 Great Midwest Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Marquette	10	–	2	.833	24	–	9	.727
Saint Louis	8	–	4	.667	23	–	6	.793
UAB	8	–	4	.667	22	–	8	.733
Cincinnati †	7	–	5	.583	22	–	10	.688
DePaul	4	–	8	.333	16	–	12	.571
Memphis State	4	–	8	.333	13	–	16	.448
Dayton	1	–	11	.083	6	–	21	.222

† 1994 GMC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 1993–94 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati in NCAA Division I competition in the 1993–94 season. The Bearcats, coached by Bob Huggins, finished 4th in the Great Midwest Conference, and were selected for an at-large bid to the 1994 NCAA tournament. The team finished with an overall record of 22–10 (7–5 GMWC).

Roster[edit]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	3	Damon Flint	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Fr	Cincinnati
F	4	Dontonio Wingfield	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Fr	Albany, Georgia
G	20	David Evans	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Joliet, Illinois
G	23	LaZelle Durden	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Rossford, Ohio
F	21	Keith Gregor	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Cincinnati, Ohio
F	32	Mike Harris	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	So	Brooklyn,New York
G	33	Darnell Burton	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Fr	Lexington, Kentucky
F	43	Curtis Bostic	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Brockton, Massachusetts
F	54	Darrick Ford	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	Lanham, Maryland

Head coach

Bob Huggins (West Virginia)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 17, 1993*		Butler Preseason NIT	W 90–72	1–0	Myrl H. Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Nov 18, 1993*		at No. 1 North Carolina Preseason NIT	L 63–90	1–1	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Nov 29, 1993*		Wyoming	W 73–49	2–1	Myrl H. Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 1, 1993*		Tennessee State	W 79–70	3–1	Myrl H. Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 3, 1993*		Washington	W 88–72	4–1	Myrl H. Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 10, 1993*		Cleveland State	W 92–70	5–1	Myrl H. Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 11, 1993*		Rutgers	W 75–61	6–1	Myrl H. Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 16, 1993*		at No. 4 Temple	L 72–88	6–2	McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 18, 1993*		Youngstown State	W 95–55	7–2	Myrl H. Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Great Midwest Tournament
Mar 10, 1994*		DePaul Quarterfinals	W 95–86	20–9	Myrl H. Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Mar 11, 1994*		No. 19 Marquette Semifinals	W 72–63	21–9	Myrl H. Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Mar 12, 1994*		Memphis State Championship game	W 68–47	22–9	Myrl H. Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio
NCAA Tournament
Mar 17, 1994*	(8 W)	vs. (9 W) Wisconsin First round	L 72–80	22–10	Dee Events Center (12,126) Ogden, Utah
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West.

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Rankings[edit]

References[edit]

^ "1993-94 Great Midwest Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
^ "2020-21 Cincinnati Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Cincinnati Bearcats. Retrieved March 27, 2023.

[1] "1993-94 Great Midwest Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 8, 2020.

[2] "2020-21 Cincinnati Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Cincinnati Bearcats. Retrieved March 27, 2023.

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v t e Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
Venues	Schmidlapp Gymnasium (1901–1954) Cincinnati Gardens (1949–1954; 1987–1989) Armory Fieldhouse (1954–1976) Riverfront Coliseum (1976–1987) Fifth Third Arena (1989–2017; 2018–present) BB&T Arena (2017–2018)
Rivalries	Louisville Memphis West Virginia Xavier
Culture & lore	Bearcat "Cheer Cincinnati" 2011 Crosstown Shootout brawl Longest game in Division I history UC Pep Band
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 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 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics