1993–94 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team

1993–94 Texas Longhorns men's basketball
1993–94 Texas Longhorns men's basketball
SWC tournament champions; SWC Regular season champions
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 24
AP	No. 20
Record	26–8 (12–2 SWC)
Head coach	Tom Penders (6th season);
Home arena	Frank Erwin Center
	Seasons ← 1992–93 1994–95 →

1993–94 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 20 Texas †	12	–	2	.857	26	–	8	.765
Texas A&M	10	–	4	.714	19	–	11	.633
Texas Tech	10	–	4	.714	17	–	11	.607
Baylor	7	–	7	.500	16	–	11	.593
Rice	6	–	8	.429	15	–	14	.517
Houston	5	–	9	.357	8	–	19	.296
SMU	3	–	11	.214	6	–	21	.222
TCU	3	–	11	.214	7	–	20	.259

† 1994 SWC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1993–94 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team represented The University of Texas at Austin in intercollegiate basketball competition during the 1993–94 season. The Longhorns were led by fourth-year head coach Tom Penders. The team finished the season with a 26–8 overall record and finished atop the standings in Southwest Conference play with a 12–2 conference record.^[1]^[2] Texas advanced to the NCAA tournament, defeating No. 11 seed Western Kentucky in the opening round^[3] before falling to No. 3 seed Michigan in the second round.^[4]

Roster[edit]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	10	B. J. Tyler	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Port Arthur, Texas
G	12	Roderick Anderson	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jr	Baton Rouge, Louisiana
G	15	Terrence Rencher	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	The Bronx, New York
G	32	Reggie Freeman	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	The Bronx, New York

Head coach

Tom Penders (Connecticut)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-Conference Regular season
Nov 26, 1993*	at LSU	L 66–86	0–1	Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Nov 28, 1993*	at Nebraska	W 78–75	1–1	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska
Dec 1, 1993*	at Stephen F. Austin	W 78–66	2–1	William R. Johnson Coliseum Nacogdoches, Texas
Dec 4, 1993*	Florida	L 68–76	2–2	Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
Dec 15, 1993*	at No. 16 Connecticut	L 86–96	2–3	Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut
Dec 21, 1993*	vs. No. 5 Kentucky Maui Invitational tournament	L 61–86	2–4	Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, Hawaii
Dec 22, 1993*	vs. Tennessee Tech Maui Invitational Tournament	W 97–85	3–4	Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, Hawaii
Dec 23, 1993*	vs. Notre Dame Maui Invitational Tournament	W 89–72	4–4	Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, Hawaii
Dec 27, 1993*	Oklahoma	W 87–75	5–4	Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
Dec 29, 1993*	Utah	W 93–91 ^2OT	6–4	Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
Jan 2, 1994*	at No. 22 Illinois	L 78–83	6–5	Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois
Jan 5, 1994*	vs. UTSA	W 91–69	7–5	HemisFair Arena San Antonio, Texas
SWC Regular season
Jan 12, 1994*	at Texas A&M	L 84–85	7–6 (0–1)	G. Rollie White Coliseum College Station, Texas
Jan 15, 1994	SMU	W 91–79	8–6 (1–1)	Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
Jan 19, 1994	at Baylor	W 110–85	9–6 (2–1)	Ferrell Center Waco, Texas
Jan 21, 1994	Texas Tech	W 108–79	10–6 (3–1)	Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
Jan 23, 1994*	Georgia	W 107–96	11–6	Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
Jan 29, 1994	at Houston	W 110–78	12–6 (4–1)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Feb 1, 1994	Rice	W 85–70	13–6 (5–1)	Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
Feb 5, 1994	TCU	W 95–73	14–6 (6–1)	Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
Feb 9, 1994	at SMU	W 94–66	15–6 (7–1)	Moody Coliseum Dallas, Texas
Feb 12, 1994	Texas A&M	W 85–68	16–6 (8–1)	Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
Feb 15, 1994	Baylor	W 113–91	17–6 (9–1)	Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
Feb 19, 1994	at Texas Tech	L 125–128 ^2OT	17–7 (9–2)	Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, Texas
Feb 21, 1994*	Lamar	W 105–75	18–7	Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
Feb 26, 1994	Houston	W 88–70	19–7 (10–2)	Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
Feb 28, 1994*	Oral Roberts	W 106–69	20–7	Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
Mar 2, 1994*	Rice	W 78–70	21–7 (11–2)	Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, Texas
Mar 5, 1994	at TCU	W 111–78	22–7 (12–2)	Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas
Southwest Conference tournament
Mar 10, 1994*	vs. TCU Quarterfinals	W 96–75	23–7	Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas
Mar 11, 1994*	vs. Rice Semifinals	W 101–89	24–7	Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas
Mar 12, 1994*	vs. Texas A&M Championship game	W 87–62	25–7	Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas
1994 NCAA Tournament – East No. 6 seed
Mar 17, 1994*	vs. Western Kentucky First Round	W 91–77	26–7	Kansas Coliseum
Mar 19, 1994*	vs. No. 11 Michigan Second Round	L 79–84	26–8	Kansas Coliseum
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Central Standard Time.

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Rankings[edit]

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References[edit]

^ "2015–16 Texas Men's Basketball Fact Book" (pdf). texassports.com. p. 91. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
^ "1993-94 SWC Standings". sports-reference.com. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
^ "Texas 91, Western Kentucky 77". UPI Archives. March 18, 1994. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
^ "Michigan Best in the Stretch, Defeats Texas". The Los Angeles Times. March 20, 1994. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
^ "1993-94 Texas Longhorns Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
^ "2020-21 Texas Men's Basketball Fact Book" (PDF). University of Texas Athletics. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1020–1021. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

[FB_92-1] "2015–16 Texas Men's Basketball Fact Book" (pdf). texassports.com. p. 91. Retrieved July 9, 2022.

[2] "1993-94 SWC Standings". sports-reference.com. Retrieved July 9, 2022.

[3] "Texas 91, Western Kentucky 77". UPI Archives. March 18, 1994. Retrieved July 9, 2022.

[4] "Michigan Best in the Stretch, Defeats Texas". The Los Angeles Times. March 20, 1994. Retrieved July 9, 2022.

[5] "1993-94 Texas Longhorns Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 9, 2022.

[6] "2020-21 Texas Men's Basketball Fact Book" (PDF). University of Texas Athletics. Retrieved July 9, 2022.

[ESPN-7] *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1020–1021. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

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Venues	Clark Field (1905–1917) Men's Gym (1917–1928) Gregory Gymnasium (1930–1977) Frank Erwin Center (1977–2022) Moody Center (2022–present)
Rivalries	Texas A&M
Culture and lore	Bevo Hook 'em "Texas Fight"
People	Head coaches NBA draftees NBA players Statistical leaders
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Premo-Porretta national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics