1993–94 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team

1993–94 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
	East
	West
	† 1994 SEC Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll

1993–94 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball
1993–94 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball
NCAA Tournament National Champions; SEC Regular Season Champions; SEC West Division Champions
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	West
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
AP	No. 2
1993–94 record	31–3 (14–2 SEC)
Head coach	Nolan Richardson (9th season);
Assistant coaches	Nolan Richardson III; Mike Anderson (9th season); Scott Whittle;
Home arena	Bud Walton Arena
	Seasons ← 1992–93 1994–95 →

The 1993–94 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas in the 1993–94 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was Nolan Richardson's ninth season as head coach at Arkansas. The Razorbacks played their home games at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, Arkansas as members of the West Division of the Southeastern Conference. Arkansas finished the season 31–3, 14–2 in SEC play to win the West Division and regular season overall championships. The Hogs defeated Georgia in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament before losing to Kentucky in the semifinals. The Razorbacks received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as the 1 seed in the Midwest Regional, their seventh straight trip to the tournament. Arkansas defeated North Carolina A&T and Georgetown to advance to the Sweet Sixteen for the fourth time in five years. There the Razorbacks defeated Tulsa and Michigan to earn a trip to the Final Four. It was Arkansas's fifth trip to the Final Four in program history. In the Final Four, they defeated Arizona before beating Duke in the National Championship game. Thanks to Scotty Thurman's high arching three-point shot with less than a minute to play in the national championship game, the team earned its first national championship in school history. Thurman's shot is known as the "Shot heard 'round Arkansas,"^{[citation needed]} and is considered one of the greatest plays in Arkansas Razorbacks sports history. Corliss Williamson was named the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament.

Previous season[]

The Razorbacks finished the 1992–93 season 22–9, 10–6 in SEC play to win the SEC West Division championship. Arkansas defeated Georgia before losing in the semifinals of the SEC Tournament to Kentucky. The Razorbacks received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as the 4 seed in the East Regional. Arkansas defeated Holy Cross and St. John's to advance to the Sweet Sixteen for the third time in four years. There they lost to 4th-ranked and eventual national champion North Carolina. This team was dubbed "Richardson's Runts", due to the fact that Dwight Stewart was the tallest player on the team at 6'9".^{[citation needed]}

Roster[]

1993–94 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	3	Alex Dillard	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Bessemer, AL
G	12	Clint McDaniel	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Tulsa, OK
G	13	John Engskov	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Berryville, AR
G	14	Corey Beck	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Memphis, TN
C	15	Dwight Stewart	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	270 lb (122 kg)	Jr	Memphis, TN
G	22	Davor Rimac	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Zagreb, Croatia
F	23	Ken Biley	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Pine Bluff, AR
F	24	Ray Biggers	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Houston, TX
F	30	Scotty Thurman	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Ruston, LA
G	31	Roger Crawford	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Birmingham, AL
C	33	Lee Wilson	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Fr	Waco, TX
F	34	Corliss Williamson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	So	Russellville, AR
G	35	Reggie Merritt	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Little Rock, AR
F	40	Elmer Martin	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Memphis, TN
C	44	Darnell Robinson	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Fr	Oakland, CA

Head coach

Nolan Richardson (Texas Western)

Assistant coach(es)

Mike Anderson (Tulsa)
Nolan Richardson III (Langston)
Scott Whittle

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results[]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 29, 1993*	No. 2	Murray State	W 93–67	1–0	Bud Walton Arena (20,048) Fayetteville, AR
Dec 2, 1993*	No. 2	Missouri	W 120–68	2–0	Bud Walton Arena (20,212) Fayetteville, AR
Dec 4, 1993*	No. 2	Northwestern State	W 111–76	3–0	Bud Walton Arena (19,886) Fayetteville, AR
Dec 8, 1993*	No. 1	at Memphis	W 96–78	4–0	Pyramid Arena (20,142) Memphis, TN
Dec 11, 1993*	No. 1	Delaware State	W 123-66	5–0	Bud Walton Arena (20,184) Fayetteville, AR
Dec 18, 1993*	No. 1	Jackson State	W 123-66	5–0	Bud Walton Arena (20,084) Fayetteville, AR
Dec 23, 1993*	No. 1	at Tulsa	W 93-91 ^OT	7–0	Tulsa Convention Center (8,659) Tulsa, OK
Dec 29, 1993*	No. 1	Texas Southern	W 129-63	8–0	Bud Walton Arena (20,098) Fayetteville, AR
Jan 2, 1994*	No. 1	SMU	W 96-70	9–0	Bud Walton Arena (20,008) Fayetteville, AR
Jan 5, 1994	No. 1	Ole Miss	W 87-61	10–0 (1-0)	Bud Walton Arena (20,096) Fayetteville, AR
Jan 8, 1994	No. 1	at Alabama	L 64-66	10–1 (1-1)	Coleman Coliseum (15,043) Tuscaloosa, AL
Jan 11, 1994	No. 4	LSU	W 84-83	11–1 (2-1)	Bud Walton Arena (20,208) Fayetteville, AR
Jan 15, 1994	No. 4	at Auburn	W 117-105	12-1 (3-1)	Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum (11,236) Auburn, AL
Jan 19, 1994	No. 3	at Mississippi State	L 71-72	12-2 (3-2)	Humphrey Coliseum (9,711) Starkville, MS
Jan 22, 1994	No. 3	South Carolina	W 79-53	13-2 (4-2)	Bud Walton Arena (20,118) Fayetteville, AR
Jan 29, 1994	No. 5	at Tennessee	W 65-64	14-2 (5-2)	Thompson-Boling Arena (14,275) Knoxville, TN
Feb 1, 1994	No. 6	Vanderbilt	W 89-76	15-2 (6-2)	Bud Walton Arena (20,246) Fayetteville, AR
Feb 5, 1994*	No. 6	Montevallo	W 131-63	16-2	Bud Walton Arena (20,034) Fayetteville, AR
Feb 9, 1994	No. 3	at No. 4 Kentucky	W 90–82	17–2 (8–2)	Rupp Arena (24,236) Lexington, KY
Feb 12, 1994	No. 3	No. 20 Florida	W 99-87	18–2 (9–2)	Bud Walton Arena (20,230) Fayetteville, AR
Feb 16, 1994	No. 1	Alabama	W 102-81	19–2 (10–2)	Bud Walton Arena (20,262) Fayetteville, AR
Feb 19, 1994	No. 1	vs. Ole Miss	W 90–73	20–2 (11–2)	The Pyramid (20,142) Memphis, TN
Feb 22, 1994	No. 1	at Georgia	W 74-65	21–2 (12–2)	Stegeman Coliseum (8,458) Athens, GA
Feb 26, 1994	No. 1	Auburn	W 91-81	22–2 (12–2)	Bud Walton Arena (20,208) Fayetteville, AR
Mar 2, 1994	No. 1	at LSU	W 108-105	23–2 (13–2)	Maravich Assembly Center (11,712) Baton Rouge, LA
Mar 5, 1994	No. 1	Mississippi State	W 80-62	24–2 (14–2)	Bud Walton Arena (20,224) Fayetteville, AR
SEC Tournament
Mar 11, 1994*	No. 1	vs. Georgia Quarterfinal	W 95–83	25–2	Pyramid Arena (20,218) Memphis, TN
Mar 12, 1994*	No. 1	vs. No. 10 Kentucky Semifinal	L 78–90	25–3	Pyramid Arena (20,431) Memphis, TN
NCAA Tournament
Mar 18, 1994* CBS	(MW1) No. 2	vs. (MW16) North Carolina A&T First Round	W 94–79	26–3	Myriad Convention Center (13,366) Oklahoma City, OK
Mar 20, 1994* CBS	(MW1) No. 2	vs. (MW9) Georgetown Second Round	W 85–73	27–3	Myriad Convention Center (13,376) Oklahoma City, OK
Mar 25, 1994* CBS	(MW1) No. 2	vs. (MW12) Tulsa Sweet Sixteen	W 103–84	28–3	Reunion Arena (16,297) Dallas, TX
Mar 27, 1994* CBS	(MW1) No. 2	vs. (MW3) No. 11 Michigan Elite Eight	W 76–68	29–3	Reunion Arena (16,297) Dallas, TX
Apr 2, 1994* CBS	(MW1) No. 2	vs. (W2) No. 9 Arizona Final Four	W 91–82	30–3	Charlotte Coliseum (23,674) Charlotte, NC
Apr 4, 1994* CBS	(MW1) No. 2	vs. (SE2) No. 6 Duke National Championship	W 76–72	31–3	Charlotte Coliseum (23,674) Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Sources^[2]^[3]

Rankings[]

Awards and honors[]

Nolan Richardson, Naismith College Coach of the Year
Nolan Richardson, SEC Men's Basketball Coach of the Year
Corliss Williamson, NCAA Men's MOP Award^[4]
Corliss Williamson, Second Team, 1994 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans
Corliss Williamson, SEC Men's Basketball Player of the Year
Corliss Williamson, 1st team All-SEC
Scotty Thurman, Honorable Mention, 1994 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans
Scotty Thurman, 1st team All-SEC

Team players drafted into the NBA[]

Year	Round	Pick	Player	NBA Team
1995	1	13	Corliss Williamson	Sacramento Kings
1996	2	58	Darnell Robinson	Dallas Mavericks

^[5]

Corey Beck and Clint McDaniel played in the NBA as undrafted free agents.^[6]^[7]

References[]

^ sports-reference.com 1993-94 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
^ "1993–94 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
^ "1993–94 Arkansas Basketball Schedule". hogstats.com. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
^ "Final Four Most Outstanding Players". cbs.sportsline.com. Archived from the original on 7 September 2008. Retrieved 31 March 2008.
^ "1995 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com". Archived from the original on 2009-07-30. Retrieved 2009-07-28.
^ "Corey Beck." www.basketball-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
^ "Clint McDaniel." www.basketball-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2014.

[1] sports-reference.com 1993-94 Southeastern Conference Season Summary

[2] "1993–94 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 3, 2018.

[3] "1993–94 Arkansas Basketball Schedule". hogstats.com. Retrieved March 3, 2018.

[Tourney_History-4] "Final Four Most Outstanding Players". cbs.sportsline.com. Archived from the original on 7 September 2008. Retrieved 31 March 2008.

[5] "1995 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com". Archived from the original on 2009-07-30. Retrieved 2009-07-28.

[6] "Corey Beck." www.basketball-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2014.

[7] "Clint McDaniel." www.basketball-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2014.

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1993–94 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball

NCAA Tournament National Champions SEC Regular Season Champions SEC West Division Champions
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	West
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
AP	No. 2
1993–94 record	31–3 (14–2 SEC)
Head coach	Nolan Richardson (9th season)
Assistant coaches	Nolan Richardson III Mike Anderson (9th season) Scott Whittle
Home arena	Bud Walton Arena
Seasons ← 1992–93 1994–95 →

1993–94 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
No. 14 Florida	12	–	4	.750	29	–	8	.784
No. 7 Kentucky †	12	–	4	.750	27	–	7	.794
Vanderbilt	9	–	7	.563	20	–	12	.625
Georgia	7	–	9	.438	14	–	16	.467
South Carolina	4	–	12	.250	9	–	19	.321
Tennessee	2	–	14	.125	5	–	22	.185
West
No. 2 Arkansas	14	–	2	.875	31	–	3	.912
Alabama	12	–	4	.750	20	–	10	.667
Mississippi State	9	–	7	.563	18	–	11	.621
Ole Miss	7	–	9	.438	14	–	13	.519
LSU	5	–	11	.313	11	–	16	.407
Auburn	3	–	13	.188	11	–	17	.393

† 1994 SEC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]