# 1993–94 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

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.

## 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. ||||||

### 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

### Player stats

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

## Awards and honors

* Glenn Robinson, Adolph Rupp Trophy
* Glenn Robinson, Chicago Tribune Silver Basketball
* Glenn Robinson, Naismith College Player of the Year
* Glenn Robinson, USBWA College Player of the Year
* Glenn Robinson, John R. Wooden Award
* Glenn Robinson, Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year
* Glenn Robinson, State Farm Division I Player of the Year Award

## Team players drafted into the NBA

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 1 | 1 | Glenn Robinson | Milwaukee Bucks |