1993–94 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team

1993–94 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball
1993–94 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball
Big Eight tournament champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	Big 8 Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 22
Record	20–10 (7–7 Big 8)
Head coach	Danny Nee (8th season);
Assistant coaches	Gary Bargen; Jeff Smith; Jimmy Williams;
Home arena	Bob Devaney Sports Center
	Seasons ← 1992–93 1994–95 →

1993–94 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 5 Missouri	14	–	0	1.000	28	–	4	.875
No. 19 Oklahoma State	10	–	4	.714	24	–	10	.706
No. 13 Kansas	9	–	5	.643	27	–	8	.771
No. 22 Nebraska †	7	–	7	.500	20	–	10	.667
Oklahoma	6	–	8	.429	15	–	13	.536
Kansas State	4	–	10	.286	20	–	14	.588
Iowa State	4	–	10	.286	14	–	13	.519
Colorado	2	–	12	.143	10	–	17	.370

† 1994 Big Eight tournament winner As of April 4, 1994 Rankings from AP poll

The 1993–94 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team represented the University of Nebraska, Lincoln during the 1993–94 college basketball season. Led by head coach Danny Nee (8th season), the Cornhuskers competed in the Big Eight Conference and played their home games at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. They finished with a record of 20–10 overall and 7–7 in Big Eight Conference play. Nebraska won the Big Eight tournament to earn an automatic bid to the 1994 NCAA tournament as the #6 seed in the East region.

Roster[edit]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	3	Chad Jaeger	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	So	Lexington	Lexington,NE
G	12	Jamar Johnson	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Concord	Elkhart,IN
G	20	Chris Newton	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Milford	Milford,NE
G	21	Erick Strickland	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Bellevue West	Bellevue, NE
G	24	Jaron Boone	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Skyline	Salt Lake City, UT
G	30	Jason Glock	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Wahoo	Wahoo, NE
C	32	Mikki Moore	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Blacksburg	Gaffney, SC
F	33	Tom Best	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	Thornwood	South Holland, IL
F	34	Melvin Brooks	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	Northeastern	Elizabeth City, NC
F	41	Bruce Chubick	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	West Holt	Atkinson, NE
F	43	Terrance Badgett	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Omaha South	Omaha, NE
G	52	Eric Piatkowski	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Stevens	Rapid City, SD

Head coach

Danny Nee

Assistant coach(es)

Gary Bargen
Jeff Smith
Jimmy Williams

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: March 29, 2020

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 27, 1993*		at Texas-San Antonio	W 96–85	1–0	Convocation Center San Antonio, Texas
Nov 28, 1993*		Texas	L 75–78	1–1	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska
Dec 1, 1993*		at Appalachian State	L 82–91	1–2	Varsity Gymnasium Boone, North Carolina
Dec 3, 1993*		Ohio Ameritas Classic	W 94–68	2–2	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska
Dec 4, 1993*		Portland Ameritas Classic	W 111–85	3–2	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska
Dec 9, 1993*		at Creighton	W 67–53	4–2	Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska
Dec 11, 1993*		Wichita State	W 94–72	5–2	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska
Dec 18, 1993*		at Michigan State	W 85–81	6–2	Breslin Student Events Center East Lansing, Michigan
Dec 20, 1993*		Florida A&M	W 86–61	7–2	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska
Dec 31, 1993*		Northern Iowa	W 70–63	8–2	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska
Jan 3, 1994		at Iowa State	W 78–72	9–2 (1–0)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
Jan 5, 1994*		Southern Utah	W 89–85	10–2	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska
Jan 8, 1994		Colorado	W 106–67	11–2 (2–0)	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska
Jan 15, 1994*		Missouri-Kansas City	W 92–71	12–2	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska
Jan 19, 1994		at Colorado	L 81–86	12–3 (2–1)	CU Events/Conference Center Boulder, Colorado
Jan 24, 1994		No. 24 Missouri	L 73–89	12–4 (2–2)	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska
Jan 29, 1994		Oklahoma	L 76–79	12–5 (2–3)	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska
Feb 6, 1994		at No. 3 Kansas	L 87–94	12–6 (2–4)	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
Feb 9, 1994		at Kansas State	W 76–68	13–6 (3–4)	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas
Feb 12, 1994		Iowa State	W 102–96	14–6 (4–4)	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska
Feb 14, 1994		at Oklahoma	L 111–115 ^OT	14–7 (4–5)	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Feb 19, 1994		at Oklahoma State	L 80–98	14–8 (4–6)	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Feb 23, 1994		No. 10 Kansas	W 96–87	15–8 (5–6)	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska
Feb 26, 1994		Kansas State	W 86–77	16–8 (6–6)	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska
Mar 2, 1994		No. 21 Oklahoma State	W 89–81	17–8 (7–6)	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska
Mar 5, 1994		at No. 6 Missouri	L 78–80	17–9 (7–7)	Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Big Eight tournament
Mar 11, 1994*		vs. Oklahoma Big Eight tournament Quarterfinal	W 105–88	18–9	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 12, 1994*		vs. No. 3 Missouri Big Eight tournament Semifinal	W 98–91	19–9	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 13, 1994*		vs. No. 23 Oklahoma State Big Eight tournament championship	W 77–68	20–9	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA Tournament
Mar 17, 1994*	(6 E) No. 22	vs. (11 E) Penn First Round	L 80–90^[1]	20–10	Nassau Coliseum Uniondale, New York
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Central Time.

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Rankings[edit]

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References[edit]

^ "Quakers Win, but Don't Call It an Upset". The New York Times. March 18, 1994. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
^ "1993-94 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Nebraska Athletics. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
^ "2019-20 Men's Basketball Media Guide (PDF) - University of Nebraska" (PDF). University of Nebraska Athletics. p. 196. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 998–999. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

[1] "Quakers Win, but Don't Call It an Upset". The New York Times. March 18, 1994. Retrieved July 4, 2022.

[2] "1993-94 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Nebraska Athletics. Retrieved March 29, 2020.

[3] "2019-20 Men's Basketball Media Guide (PDF) - University of Nebraska" (PDF). University of Nebraska Athletics. p. 196. Retrieved March 29, 2020.

[ESPN-4] *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 998–999. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

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