1993–94 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team
The 1993–94 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University for the 1993–94 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by seventh-year head coach Kelvin Sampson, the Cougars were members of the Pacific-10 Conference and played their home games on campus at Beasley Coliseum in Pullman, Washington.
1993–94 Washington State Cougars men's basketball | |
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NCAA Tournament, First round | |
Conference | Pacific-10 Conference |
1993–94 record | 20–11 (10–8 Pac-10) |
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Home arena | Beasley Coliseum |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Arizona | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 29 | – | 6 | .829 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 UCLA | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 21 | – | 7 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 California | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 22 | – | 8 | .733 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 20 | – | 11 | .645 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanford | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 17 | – | 11 | .607 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona State | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 15 | – | 13 | .536 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
USC | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 16 | – | 12 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 10 | – | 17 | .370 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 5 | – | 22 | .185 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon State | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 6 | – | 21 | .222 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll |
The Cougars were 20–10 overall in the regular season and 10–8 in conference play, tied for fourth in the standings. There was no conference tournament this season; last played in 1990, it resumed in 2002.
For the first time in eleven years, WSU was invited to the 64-team NCAA Tournament. Seeded eighth in the East region, they met ninth seed Boston College in the first round in Landover, Maryland,[1] but lost by three points.[2][3][4]
This was Sampson's last season in Pullman; he left in late April for Oklahoma of the Big Eight Conference.[5][6] The next head coach was Kevin Eastman, who previously led UNC Wilmington.[7]
WSU's next NCAA appearance was thirteen years away in 2007, under head coach Tony Bennett.
Postseason results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
Fri, March 18* 11:40 am, CBS |
(8E) | vs. (9E) Boston College First round |
L 64–67 | 20–11 |
USAir Arena Landover, Maryland | ||||||
References
- Bergum, Steve (March 18, 1994). "To beat odds, WSU needs inside numbers". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
- Bergum, Steve (March 19, 1994). "Cougs crumble in crunch". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
- "B.C. closes door on WSU". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). staff and wire reports. March 19, 1994. p. 1B.
- "Cougs like effort, not execution". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). March 19, 1994. p. 1D.
- Sullivan, Tim (April 25, 1994). "WSU's Sampson now a Sooner". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). p. 1C.
- Bergum, Steve (April 26, 1994). "Sampson bolts". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
- Miedema, Laurence (May 10, 1994). "Eastman now officially a Cougar". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). p. 1C.
External links
- Sports Reference – Washington State Cougars: 1993–94 basketball season