1993–94 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team

1993–94 Boston College Eagles men's basketball
1993–94 Boston College Eagles men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 11
Record	23–11 (11–7 Big East)
Head coach	Jim O'Brien (8th season);
Home arena	Silvio O. Conte Forum
	Seasons ← 1992–93 1994–95 →

The 1993–94 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team represented Boston College as members of the Big East Conference during the 1993–94 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by 8th-year head coach Jim O'Brien and played their home games at the Silvio O. Conte Forum in Boston, Massachusetts.

1993–94 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 Connecticut	16	–	2	.889	29	–	5	.853
No. 15 Syracuse	13	–	5	.722	23	–	7	.767
Boston College	11	–	7	.611	23	–	11	.676
Providence †	10	–	8	.556	20	–	10	.667
Villanova	10	–	8	.556	20	–	12	.625
Georgetown	10	–	8	.556	19	–	12	.613
Seton Hall	8	–	10	.444	17	–	13	.567
Pittsburgh	7	–	11	.389	13	–	14	.481
St. John's	5	–	13	.278	12	–	17	.414
Miami	0	–	18	.000	7	–	20	.259

† 1994 Big East tournament winner As of April 4, 1994^[1] Rankings from AP poll

After finishing third in the Big East regular season standings, the Eagles were bounced in the quarterfinal round of the Big East tournament. The early exit in the conference tournament didn't linger, as BC received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 9 seed in the East region and made a run to the Elite Eight.

Roster

1993–94 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	10	Howard Eisley	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Detroit, Michigan
G	12	Malcolm Huckaby	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	Sr	Bristol, Connecticut
F	15	Bill Curley	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Duxbury, Massachusetts
F	24	Danya Abrams	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	Westchester, New York
C	40	Paul Grant	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	So	Birmingham, Michigan

Head coach

Jim O'Brien (Boston College)

Assistant coach(es)

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 27, 1993*		Hartford	W 90–65	1–0	Silvio O. Conte Forum Boston, Massachusetts
Nov 30, 1993*		Dartmouth	W 94–73	2–0	Silvio O. Conte Forum Boston, Massachusetts
Dec 2, 1993*		Notre Dame	W 87–79	3–0	Silvio O. Conte Forum Boston, Massachusetts
Dec 5, 1993*		vs. Arizona State	W 78–74	4–0	America West Arena Phoenix, Arizona
Dec 9, 1993		at No. 13 Syracuse	W 75–58	5–0 (1–0)	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
Dec 11, 1993*		at Buffalo	W 64–51	6–0	Alumni Arena Buffalo, New York
Dec 21, 1993	No. 18	at Chaminade Maui Invitational Tournament	W 108–61	7–0	Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, Hawaii
Dec 22, 1993*	No. 18	vs. No. 13 Arizona Maui Invitational Tournament	L 65–70	7–1	Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, Hawaii
Dec 23, 1993*	No. 18	vs. Ohio State Maui Invitational Tournament	L 67–69	7–2	Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, Hawaii
Dec 30, 1993*	No. 23	Long Island University	W 85–54	8–2	Silvio O. Conte Forum Boston, Massachusetts
Jan 2, 1994*	No. 23	Coppin State	W 90–64	9–2	Silvio O. Conte Forum Boston, Massachusetts
Jan 4, 1994	No. 20	Villanova	W 96–84	10–2 (2–0)	Silvio O. Conte Forum Boston, Massachusetts
Jan 8, 1994	No. 20	at No. 16 Connecticut	L 71–77	10–3 (2–1)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut
Jan 12, 1994	No. 20	at Seton Hall	L 53–61	10–4 (2–2)	Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey
Jan 15, 1994	No. 20	Miami (FL)	W 69–49	11–4 (3–2)	Silvio O. Conte Forum Boston, Massachusetts
Jan 18, 1994		Pittsburgh	L 75–77	11–5 (3–3)	Silvio O. Conte Forum Boston, Massachusetts
Jan 20, 1994*		Holy Cross	W 107–72	12–5	Silvio O. Conte Forum Boston, Massachusetts
Jan 22, 1994		Providence	W 58–54	13–5 (4–3)	Silvio O. Conte Forum Boston, Massachusetts
Jan 26, 1994		at St. John's	W 85–68	14–5 (5–3)	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
Jan 29, 1994		Seton Hall	W 70–58	15–5 (6–3)	Silvio O. Conte Forum Boston, Massachusetts
Jan 31, 1994		Georgetown	W 71–64	16–5 (7–3)	Silvio O. Conte Forum Boston, Massachusetts
Feb 5, 1994		at Villanova	L 86–92 ^OT	16–6 (7–4)	The Pavilion Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 9, 1994		No. 6 Connecticut	L 91–94 ^OT	16–7 (7–5)	Silvio O. Conte Forum Boston, Massachusetts
Feb 16, 1994		at Miami (FL)	W 79–63	17–7 (8–5)	Miami Arena Miami, Florida
Feb 19, 1994		No. 14 Syracuse	W 89–83	18–7 (9–5)	Silvio O. Conte Forum Boston, Massachusetts
Feb 22, 1994	No. 21	at Pittsburgh	W 80–77	19–7 (10–5)	Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Feb 26, 1994	No. 21	at Georgetown	L 68–78	19–8 (10–6)	USAir Arena Washington, D.C.
Mar 1, 1994	No. 23	St. John's	W 95–76	20–8 (11–6)	Silvio O. Conte Forum Boston, Massachusetts
Mar 5, 1994	No. 23	at Providence	L 69–77	20–9 (11–7)	Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island
Big East tournament
Mar 11, 1994*	(3)	vs. (6) Georgetown Quarterfinals	L 58–81	20–10	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
NCAA Tournament
Mar 18, 1994*	(9 E)	vs. (8 E) Washington State First Round	W 67–64	21–10	USAir Arena Washington, D.C.
Mar 20, 1994*	(9 E)	vs. (1 E) No. 1 North Carolina Second Round	W 75–72^[2]	22–10	USAir Arena Washington, D.C.
Mar 25, 1994*	(9 E)	vs. (5 E) No. 18 Indiana Sweet Sixteen	W 77–68	23–10	Miami Arena Miami, Florida
Mar 27, 1994*	(9 E)	vs. (3 E) No. 14 Florida Elite Eight	L 66–74^[3]	23–11	Miami Arena Miami, Florida
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Sources ^[4]

Rankings

NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Team
1	22	Bill Curley	San Antonio Spurs
2	30	Howard Eisley	Minnesota Timberwolves

References

^ sports-reference.com 1993-94 Big East Conference Season Summary
^ "BC Knocks Out No. 1 North Carolina, 75-72". The Washington Post. March 21, 1994. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
^ "Brown Transforms Gators Into Victors Over Eagles". New York Times. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
^ "1993-94 Boston College Eagles Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 19, 2021.

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

[2] "BC Knocks Out No. 1 North Carolina, 75-72". The Washington Post. March 21, 1994. Retrieved June 19, 2021.

[3] "Brown Transforms Gators Into Victors Over Eagles". New York Times. Retrieved June 19, 2021.

[4] "1993-94 Boston College Eagles Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 19, 2021.

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