# 1993–94 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

The 1993–94 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas in the 1993–94 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, which was the Jayhawks' 96th basketball season. The head coach was Roy Williams, who served his 6th year at KU. The team played its home games in Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas.

## Roster

| Name | # | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Home Town |
| Greg Gurley | 33 | Guard | 6-5 | 210 | Junior | Leawood, Kansas |
| Greg Ostertag | 00 | Center | 7-2 | 275 | Junior | Duncanville, Texas |
| Sean Pearson | 21 | Forward/Guard | 6–4 | 210 | Sophomore | LaGrange, Illinois |
| Scot Pollard | 31 | Center/Forward | 6–11 | 240 | Freshman | San Diego, California |
| Nick Proud | 44 | Center | 6–10 | 230 | Freshman | Sydney, Australia |
| Calvin Rayford | 10 | Guard | 5-6 | 155 | Junior | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Robert Reed | 30 | Guard | 6-1 | 185 | Junior | Kansas City, Kansas |
| Patrick Richey | 12 | Forward | 6-8 | 200 | Senior | Lee's Summit, Missouri |
| Richard Scott | 34 | Forward | 6-7 | 235 | Senior | Little Rock, Arkansas |
| Jacque Vaughn | 11 | Guard | 6–1 | 180 | Freshman | Pasadena, California |
| Blake Weichbrodt | 35 | Guard | 6–2 | 195 | Senior | Norman, Oklahoma |
| T.J. Whatley | 14 | Guard | 6–4 | 175 | Sophomore | Benton, Arkansas |
| B.J. Williams | 22 | Forward | 6–8 | 200 | Freshman | Wichita, Kansas |
| Steve Woodberry | 20 | Guard/Forward | 6–4 | 190 | Senior | Wichita, Kansas |

## Big Eight Conference standings

| # | Team | Conference | Pct. | Overall | Pct. |
| 1 | Missouri | 14-0 | 1.000 | 28-4 | .875 |
| 2 | Oklahoma State | 10-4 | .714 | 24-10 | .706 |
| 3 | Kansas | 9-5 | .643 | 27-8 | .771 |
| 4 | Nebraska | 7-7 | .500 | 20-10 | .667 |
| 5 | Oklahoma | 6-8 | .429 | 15-13 | .536 |
| 6 | Kansas State | 4-10 | .289 | 20-14 | .588 |
| 7 | Iowa State | 4-10 | .289 | 14-13 | .519 |
| 8 | Colorado | 2-12 | .143 | 10-17 | .370 |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| 11/17/1993* | No. 9 | Western Michigan Preseason NIT First Round | W 69-50 | 1–0 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 11/18/1993* | No. 9 | No. 6 California Preseason NIT Second Round | W 73-56 | 2–0 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 11/19/1993* | No. 9 | vs. No. 10 Minnesota Preseason NIT Semifinals | W 75-71 | 3–0 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 11/20/1993* | No. 9 | vs. No. 22 UMass Preseason NIT Championship Game | W 86-75 | 4–0 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 12/1/1993* | No. 3 | No. 7 Temple | L 59-73 | 4-1 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 12/4/1993* | No. 3 | at DePaul | W 79-74 | 5-1 | Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL |
| 12/6/1993* | No. 7 | Washburn | W 82-68 | 6-1 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 12/8/1993* | No. 7 | at NC State | W 74-57 | 7-1 | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC |
| 12/11/1993* | No. 7 | Arkansas-Little Rock | W 98-63 | 8-1 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 12/18/1993* | No. 6 | vs. Georgia Kuppenheimber Classic | W 89-79 | 9-1 | Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA |
| 12/20/1993* | No. 6 | Furman | W 101-60 | 10-1 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 12/22/1993* | No. 6 | No. 12 Indiana | W 86-83 $^{OT}$ | 11-1 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 12/29/1993* | No. 6 | vs. Rhode Island Golden Harvest Classic First Round | W 73-60 | 12-1 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO |
| 12/30/1993* | No. 6 | vs. SMU Golden Harvest Classic Championship Game | W 91-59 | 13-1 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO |
| 1/5/1994* | No. 5 | UNC Asheville | W 90-44 | 14-1 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 1/8/1994* | No. 5 | SMU | W 91-59 | 15-1 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 1/10/1994 | No. 3 | Oklahoma | W 94-84 | 16-1 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 1/17/1994 | No. 1 | Kansas State Sunflower Showdown | L 64-68 | 16-2 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 1/22/1994 | No. 1 | at Iowa State | W 78-71 | 17-2 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA |
| 1/26/1994 | No. 3 | Oklahoma State | W 62-61 $^{OT}$ | 18-2 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 1/29/1994 | No. 3 | at Colorado | W 87-53 | 19-2 | Coors Events Center Boulder, CO |
| 1/31/1994 | No. 3 | at No. 20 Missouri Border War | L 67-69 | 19-3 | Hearnes Center Columbia, MO |
| 2/6/1994 | No. 3 | Nebraska | W 94-87 | 20-3 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 2/12/1994 | No. 5 | at Kansas State Sunflower Showdown | W 65-56 | 21-3 | Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS |
| 2/16/1994 | No. 4 | at Oklahoma State | L 59-63 $^{OT}$ | 21-4 | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK |
| 2/20/1994 | No. 4 | No. 12 Missouri Border War | L 74-81 | 21-5 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 2/23/1994 | No. 10 | at Nebraska | L 87-96 | 21-6 | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE |
| 2/26/1994 | No. 10 | Colorado | W 106-62 | 22-6 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 3/3/1994 | No. 13 | Iowa State | W 97-79 | 23-6 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 3/6/1994 | No. 13 | at Oklahoma | W 84-81 | 24-6 | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK |
| Big Eight Tournament ||||||
| 3/11/1994 | No. 11 | vs. Kansas State Quarterfinals | W 73-52 | 25-6 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO |
| 3/12/1994 | No. 11 | vs. No. 23 Oklahoma State Semifinals | L 68-69 | 25-7 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 3/17/1994* | No. 13 (4) | vs. (13) Tennessee-Chattanooga First Round | W 102-73 | 26-7 | Rupp Arena Lexington, KY |
| 3/19/1994* | No. 13 (4) | vs. (5) Wake Forest Second Round | W 69-58 | 27-7 | Rupp Arena Lexington, KY |
| 3/24/1994* | No. 13 (4) | vs. No. 3 (1) Purdue Sweet Sixteen | L 78-83 | 27-8 | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll, NCAA tournament seeds shown in parentheses. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Standard Time. ||||||

## Rankings

| Poll | Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 |
| AP | 9 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 13 |
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*There was no coaches poll in week 1.