1993–94 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

1993–94 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball
1993–94 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball
Big Ten Regular season champions; Great Alaska Shootout champions
NCAA men's Division I tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 5
AP	No. 3
Record	29–5 (14–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Gene Keady (14th season);
Assistant coaches	Frank Kendrick; Bruce Weber;
Home arena	Mackey Arena
	Seasons ← 1992–93 1994–95 →

1993–94 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 3 Purdue	14	–	4	.778	29	–	5	.853
No. 11 Michigan	13	–	5	.722	24	–	8	.750
No. 18 Indiana	12	–	6	.667	21	–	9	.700
No. 23 Minnesota	10	–	8	.556	21	–	12	.636
Michigan State	10	–	8	.556	20	–	12	.625
Illinois	10	–	8	.556	17	–	11	.607
Wisconsin	8	–	10	.444	18	–	11	.621
Penn State	6	–	12	.333	13	–	14	.481
Ohio State	6	–	12	.333	13	–	16	.448
Northwestern	5	–	13	.278	15	–	14	.517
Iowa	5	–	13	.278	11	–	16	.407

Rankings from AP Poll *Minnesota vacated all NCAA tournament games due to sanctions against the program. Disputed record (22-13)

The 1993–94 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1993–94 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by Gene Keady and played its home games at Mackey Arena.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	13	Glenn Robinson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Jr	Roosevelt	Gary, Indiana
F	22	Cuonzo Martin	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Jr	East St. Louis	East St. Louis, Illinois
G	11	Matt Waddell	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Jr
G		Porter Roberts	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	So
F		Brandon Brantley	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	So
F		Ian Stanback	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Sr
F		Justin Jennings	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	So
F	21	Herb Dove	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	So
G	30	Linc Darner	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Sr	Highland
G		Todd Foster	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	So
C		Cornelius McNary	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	Sr
C		Kenny Williams	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	Sr
G		Tim Ervin	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	—	Jr
F		Paul Gilvydis	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	Fr

Head coach

Gene Keady (Kansas State)

Assistant coach(es)

Frank Kendrick (Purdue)
Bruce Weber (Milwaukee)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Nov 24, 1993*	No. 21	vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay Great Alaska Shootout	W 74–69	1–0	Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 26, 1993*	No. 21	vs. Weber State Great Alaska Shootout	W 97–78	2–0	Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 27, 1993*	No. 21	vs. Portland Great Alaska Shootout	W 88–73	3–0	Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska
Dec 3, 1993*	No. 14	James Madison	W 98–74	4–0	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Dec 4, 1993*	No. 14	Western Michigan	W 94–54	5–0	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Dec 8, 1993*	No. 11	at New Orleans	W 84–82	6–0	Lakefront Arena New Orleans, Louisiana
Dec 10, 1993*	No. 11	vs. Houston	W 114–90	7–0	Indianapolis, Indiana
Dec 18, 1993*	No. 11	Georgia Southern	W 97–59	8–0	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Dec 21, 1993*	No. 10	Chattanooga	W 74–66	9–0	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Dec 30, 1993*	No. 10	at Weber State	W 108–73	10–0	Dee Events Center Ogden, Utah
Jan 2, 1994*	No. 10	vs. San Francisco	W 95–81	11–0	(6,852)
Jan 5, 1994	No. 10	at Northwestern	W 68–67	12–0 (1–0)	Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, Illinois
Jan 9, 1994*	No. 10	Seton Hall	W 69–67	13–0	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Jan 12, 1994	No. 9	Michigan State	W 89–77	14–0 (2–0)	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Jan 15, 1994	No. 9	at No. 12 Wisconsin	L 69–75	14–1 (2–1)	Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin
Jan 18, 1994	No. 12	No. 8 Indiana	W 83–76 ^OT	15–1 (3–1)	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Jan 22, 1994	No. 12	Ohio State	W 101–63	16–1 (4–1)	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Jan 27, 1994	No. 7	at Penn State	L 68–71	16–2 (4–2)	Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania
Jan 29, 1994	No. 7	at No. 17 Minnesota	W 75–72	17–2 (5–2)	Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota
Feb 1, 1994	No. 8	No. 13 Michigan	L 62–63	17–3 (5–3)	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Feb 6, 1994	No. 8	at Iowa	W 87–78	18–3 (6–3)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
Feb 9, 1994	No. 10	Northwestern	W 98–81	19–3 (7–3)	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Feb 12, 1994	No. 10	at Michigan State	W 74–70	20–3 (8–3)	Breslin Center East Lansing, Michigan
Feb 16, 1994	No. 9	No. 24 Wisconsin	W 67–64	21–3 (9–3)	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Feb 19, 1994	No. 9	at No. 16 Indiana Rivalry	L 80–82	21–4 (9–4)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
Feb 23, 1994	No. 14	at Ohio State	W 95–85	22–4 (10–4)	St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio
Feb 26, 1994	No. 14	Penn State	W 71–66	23–4 (11–4)	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Mar 3, 1994	No. 9	No. 18 Minnesota	W 86–70	24–4 (12–4)	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Mar 6, 1994	No. 9	at No. 3 Michigan	W 95–94	25–4 (13–4)	Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan
Mar 12, 1994*	No. 6	Illinois	W 87–77	26–4 (14–4)	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
NCAA tournament
Mar 17, 1994*	(1 SE) No. 3	vs. (16 SE) Central Florida First Round	W 98–67	27–4	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
Mar 19, 1994*	(1 SE) No. 3	vs. (9 SE) Alabama Second Round	W 83–73	28–4	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
Mar 24, 1994*	(1 SE) No. 3	vs. (4 SE) No. 13 Kansas	W 83–78	29–4	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
Mar 26, 1994*	(1 SE) No. 3	vs. (2 SE) No. 6 Duke	L 60–69	29–5	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast.

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NCAA tournament

During the 1994 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, Purdue qualified for the Elite Eight, where they lost to the Duke Blue Devils.

Southeast
- Purdue (#1 seed) 98, Central Florida (#16 seed) 67
- Purdue 83, Alabama (#9 seed) 73
- Purdue 83, Kansas (#4 seed) 78
- Duke (#2 seed) 69, Purdue 60

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Player stats

Player	Games	Minutes	Field goals	Three pointers	Free throws	Rebounds	Blocks	Steals	Points
Glenn Robinson^[3]	34	1157	368	79	215	344	31	56	1030

Awards and honors

Glenn Robinson, Adolph Rupp Trophy^[4]
Glenn Robinson, Chicago Tribune Silver Basketball
Glenn Robinson, Naismith College Player of the Year^[5]
Glenn Robinson, USBWA College Player of the Year^[6]
Glenn Robinson, John R. Wooden Award^[7]
Glenn Robinson, Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year
Glenn Robinson, State Farm Division I Player of the Year Award

Rankings

Team players drafted into the NBA

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	1	Glenn Robinson	Milwaukee Bucks

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References

^ "2019-20 Purdue Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Purdue Boilermakers. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
^ "RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More".
^ "Glenn Robinson Past Stats, Playoff Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards". Archived from the original on January 17, 2010. Retrieved May 7, 2009.
^ "About Us". Archived from the original on January 7, 2009. Retrieved April 17, 2009.
^ "Naismith Awards - Naismith Trophy". Archived from the original on March 2, 2009. Retrieved October 30, 2013.
^ "The Oscar Robertson Trophy - Past Oscar Robertson Trophy Winners". Archived from the original on June 11, 2008. Retrieved June 11, 2008.
^ "Wooden Award - Athletics". Archived from the original on April 13, 2009. Retrieved May 5, 2009.
^ "1994 NBA Draft on databaseBasketball.com". Archived from the original on February 9, 2012. Retrieved May 15, 2012.

[1] "2019-20 Purdue Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Purdue Boilermakers. Retrieved May 10, 2020.

[2] "RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More".

[3] "Glenn Robinson Past Stats, Playoff Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards". Archived from the original on January 17, 2010. Retrieved May 7, 2009.

[4] "About Us". Archived from the original on January 7, 2009. Retrieved April 17, 2009.

[5] "Naismith Awards - Naismith Trophy". Archived from the original on March 2, 2009. Retrieved October 30, 2013.

[6] "The Oscar Robertson Trophy - Past Oscar Robertson Trophy Winners". Archived from the original on June 11, 2008. Retrieved June 11, 2008.

[7] "Wooden Award - Athletics". Archived from the original on April 13, 2009. Retrieved May 5, 2009.

[8] "1994 NBA Draft on databaseBasketball.com". Archived from the original on February 9, 2012. Retrieved May 15, 2012.

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Venues	Lafayette Coliseum (1896–1909) Memorial Gymnasium (1909–1934) Lafayette Jefferson High School Gymnasium (1929, 1934–1937) Lambert Fieldhouse (1937–1967) Mackey Arena (1967–present)
Rivalries	Indiana
Culture & lore	Crossroads Classic Boilermaker Special Purdue Pete "Hail Purdue!" 2023 Fairleigh Dickinson upset
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1896–97 1897–99 1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Helms and Premo-Porretta national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics