# 1993–94 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team

The 1993–94 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of Louisville in the 1993–94 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Denny Crum and the team finished the season with an overall record of 28–6.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 27, 1993* | No. 7 | at No. 2 Kentucky | L 70–78 | 0–1 | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| Dec 4, 1993* | No. 11 | Michigan State | W 77–68 | 1–1 | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky |
| Dec 8, 1993* | No. 10 | Morehead State | W 107–81 | 2–1 | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky |
| Dec 11, 1993* | No. 10 | Eastern Kentucky | W 90–66 | 3–1 | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky |
| Dec 18, 1993* | No. 10 | at Wyoming | W 72–55 | 4–1 | Arena-Auditorium Laramie, Wyoming |
| Dec 22, 1993* | No. 11 | No. 25 Western Kentucky | W 78–73 $^{OT}$ | 5–1 | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky |
| Dec 27, 1993* | No. 11 | vs. UC Santa Barbara Rainbow Classic | W 76–53 | 6–1 | Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Dec 28, 1993* | No. 11 | vs. Florida Rainbow Classic | W 83–68 | 7–1 | Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Dec 29, 1993* | No. 11 | at Hawaii Rainbow Classic | W 85–79 | 8–1 | Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Jan 4, 1994* | No. 11 | George Mason | W 132–87 | 9–1 | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky |
| Jan 6, 1994 | No. 11 | South Florida | W 80–56 | 10–1 (1–0) | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky |
| Jan 8, 1994 | No. 11 | VCU | L 89–93 $^{OT}$ | 10–2 (1–1) | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky |
| Jan 13, 1994 | No. 15 | Virginia Tech | W 95–76 | 11–2 (2–1) | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky |
| Jan 15, 1994* | No. 15 | No. 17 Georgia Tech | W 88–68 | 12–2 | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky |
| Jan 20, 1994 | No. 13 | at Tulane | W 83–76 | 13–2 (3–1) | Avron B. Fogelman Arena New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Jan 22, 1994 | No. 13 | Southern Miss | W 70–69 | 14–2 (4–1) | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky |
| Jan 27, 1994 | No. 12 | at Virginia Tech | W 74–63 | 15–2 (5–1) | Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Virginia |
| Jan 29, 1994 | No. 12 | at VCU | W 94–74 | 16–2 (6–1) | Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia |
| Feb 3, 1994 | No. 9 | Charlotte | W 76–55 | 17–2 (7–1) | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky |
| Feb 6, 1994* | No. 9 | Vanderbilt | W 78–62 | 18–2 | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky |
| Feb 10, 1994 | No. 7 | at South Florida | W 65–50 | 19–2 (8–1) | Sun Dome Tampa, Florida |
| Feb 12, 1994 | No. 7 | Tulane | W 77–73 | 20–2 (9–1) | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky |
| Feb 17, 1994 | No. 5 | at Charlotte | L 62–64 | 20–3 (9–2) | Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Feb 20, 1994* | No. 5 | vs. No. 13 Temple | L 53–68 | 20–4 | Orlando Arena Orlando, Florida |
| Feb 23, 1994* | No. 13 | LSU | W 82–64 | 21–4 | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky |
| Feb 26, 1994* | No. 13 | at Notre Dame | W 85–82 $^{OT}$ | 22–4 | Joyce Center Notre Dame, Indiana |
| Feb 28, 1994* | No. 10 | at Howard | W 108–65 | 23–4 | Burr Gymnasium Washington, D.C. |
| Mar 2, 1994 | No. 10 | at Southern Miss | W 82–75 | 24–4 (10–2) | Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi |
| Mar 6, 1994* | No. 10 | at No. 15 UCLA | L 72–75 | 24–5 | Pauley Pavilion (12,243) Los Angeles, California |
| Metro Conference tournament ||||||
| Mar 12, 1994* | No. 14 | vs. Virginia Tech Championship game | W 76–67 | 25–5 | Mississippi Coast Coliseum Biloxi, Mississippi |
| Mar 13, 1994* | No. 14 | vs. Southern Miss Championship game | W 69–61 | 26–5 | Mississippi Coast Coliseum Biloxi, Mississippi |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 18, 1994* | (3 W) No. 10 | vs. (14 W) Boise State Second Round | W 67–58 | 27–5 | ARCO Arena (16,477) Sacramento, California |
| Mar 20, 1994* | (3 W) No. 10 | vs. (6 W) No. 23 Minnesota Second Round | W 60–55 | 28–5 | ARCO Arena Sacramento, California |
| Mar 24, 1994* | (3 W) No. 10 | vs. (2 W) No. 9 Arizona West Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen | L 70–82 | 28–6 | L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Final |
| AP | 7 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 10 | Not released |
| Coaches | 6 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
*AP did not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

## NBA draft

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 1 | 16 | Clifford Rozier | Golden State Warriors |
| 1 | 25 | Greg Minor | Los Angeles Clippers |
| 2 | 45 | Dwayne Morton | Golden State Warriors |