# 1993–94 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 1993–94 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1993–94 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Johnny Orr, who was in his 14th season. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa. It would be Orr's final season as head coach. Tim Floyd would take over the program the following season.
They finished the season 14–13, 4–10 in Big Eight play to finish tied for sixth place. Their 23 wins were a school record at the time. They lost to Oklahoma State in the 1994 Big Eight conference tournament championship. They did not qualify for postseason play.
Games were televised by ESPN, Raycom Sports and the Cyclone Television Network.

## Previous season

The previous season the Cyclones finished the season 20–11, 8–6 in Big Eight play to finish tied for second place. They defeated Oklahoma in the 1993 Big Eight conference tournament quarterfinals before losing to Missouri, 67–63. They would qualify for the 1992–93 NCAA men's basketball tournament, losing to UCLA in the first round, 81–70.

## Roster

Roster :
| Name | Position | Class |
| Fred Hoiberg | Guard | Junior |
| Loren Meyer | Center | Junior |
| Julius Michalik | Forward | Junior |
| Hurl Beechum | Forward | Junior |
| Derrick Hayes | Guard | Freshman |
| James Hamilton | Forward | Junior |
| Saun Jackson | Forward | Junior |
| Jason Kimbrough | Guard | Freshman |
| Jacy Holloway | Guard | Freshman |
| Joe Modderman | Forward | Freshman |
| Fred Brown | Guard | Senior |
| Marc Carlson | Forward | Senior |
| Clarence Hill | Forward | Sophomore |
| Ha-Keem Abdel-Kahliq | Guard | Freshman |
| Donnell Bivens | Forward | Senior |
| Sol Harris | Guard | Freshman |
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## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 16, 1993* 7:00 pm | Central Army (CSKA) Russia Exhibition | W 92-85 | | Hilton Coliseum Ames,IA |
| November 24, 1993* 7:00 pm | Marathon Oil Exhibition | W 116-78 | | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| Regular season ||||||
| December 1, 1993* 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network | Creighton | W 107-63 | 1-0 | Hilton Coliseum Ames,IA |
| December 4, 1993* 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network | Northern Iowa | W 79-66 | 2-0 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| December 7, 1993* 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network | at Drake Iowa Big Four | W 83-67 | 3-0 | Knapp Center Des Moines,IA |
| December 11, 1993* 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network | Iowa | W 86-79 | 4-0 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| December 18, 1993* 8:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network | Texas–Arlington | W 119-55 | 5-0 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| December 21, 1993* 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network | Charleston-Southern | W 117-81 | 6-0 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| December 29, 1993* 10:30 pm, Cyclone Television Network | vs. Virginia-Commonwealth Sierra Medical Center Sun Classic semifinals | L 84-91 | 6-1 | Don Haskins Center El Paso, Texas |
| December 30, 1993* 7:30 pm, Cyclone Television Network | vs. Pepperdine Sierra Medical Center Sun Classic third place | W 71-64 | 7-1 | Don Haskins Center El Paso, Texas |
| January 3, 1994 8:00 pm, ESPN | Nebraska | L 72-78 | 7-2 (0-1) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| January 5, 1994* 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network | Western Illinois | W 90-53 | 8-2 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| January 12, 1994* 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network | Morningside | W 108-69 | 9-2 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| January 15, 1994 3:00 pm, Raycom | Oklahoma | L 90-93 | 9-3 (0-2) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| January 19, 1994 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network | at Missouri | L 69-92 | 9-4 (0-3) | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| January 22, 1994 3:00 pm, Raycom | No. 1 Kansas | L 71-78 | 9-5 (0-4) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| January 24, 1994* 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network | Florida-Atlantic | W 86-54 | 10-5 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| January 29, 1994 3:00 pm, Raycom | at Kansas State | L 70-76 | 10-6 (0-5) | Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas |
| February 1, 1994 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network | Colorado | W 99-69 | 11-6 (1-5) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| February 5, 1994 1:00 pm, Raycom | at Oklahoma State | L 66-79 | 11-7 (1-6) | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| February 9, 1994* 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network | at No. 17 Saint Louis | L 75-90 | 11-8 | St. Louis Arena St. Louis, Missouri |
| February 12, 1994 1:00 pm, Raycom | at Nebraska | L 96-102 | 11-9 (1-7) | Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska |
| February 16, 1994 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network | No. 12 Missouri | L 72-79 $^{ot}$ | 11-10 (1-8) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| February 19, 1994 1:00 pm, Raycom | at Colorado | W 81-78 | 12-10 (2-8) | Coors Events Center Boulder, Colorado |
| February 23, 1994 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network | at Oklahoma | W 95-82 | 13-10 (3-8) | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma |
| February 26, 1994 1:00 pm, Raycom | No. 24 Oklahoma State | L 81-83 | 13-11 (3-9) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| March 3, 1994 8:30 pm, ESPN | at No. 13 Kansas | L 79-97 | 13-12 (3-10) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas |
| March 6, 1994 1:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network | Kansas State | W 85-60 | 14-12 (4-10) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| Big Eight tournament ||||||
| March 11, 1994 6:00 pm, Raycom | vs. No. 23 Oklahoma State Quarterfinals | L 67-77 | 14-13 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||