# 1993–94 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

The 1993–94 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 1993–94 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Jim Harrick for the sixth year led the Bruins as head coach. UCLA started the season ranked #14 in the AP poll. The Bruins started their season with an excellent 14–0 record. After finishing 2nd in the Pac-10 The Bruins accepted a bid to the NCAA tournament. They were seeded 5th in the Midwest Region, but lost to 12th Seed Tulsa in the first round in a high scoring game, 102–112.

## Starting lineup

| Position | Player | Class |
| F | Charles O'Bannon | Fr. |
| F | Ed O'Bannon | Jr. |
| F | George Zidek | Jr. |
| G | Shon Tarver | Sr. |
| G | Tyus Edney | Jr. |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| November 27, 1993* | No. 14 | Loyola Marymount | W 115–77 | 1–0 | Pauley Pavilion (6,778) Los Angeles, CA |
| December 4, 1993* | No. 10 | UNLV | W 108–83 | 2–0 | Pauley Pavilion (12,738) Los Angeles, CA |
| December 8, 1993* | No. 9 | Tennessee State | W 80–66 | 3–0 | Pauley Pavilion (7,467) Los Angeles, CA |
| December 11, 1993* | No. 9 | Long Beach State | W 93–51 | 4–0 | Pauley Pavilion (9,206) Los Angeles, CA |
| December 18, 1993* | No. 9 | No. 25 LSU | W 100–80 | 5–0 | Pauley Pavilion (12,164) Los Angeles, CA |
| December 20, 1993* | No. 9 | at Houston | W 93–72 | 6–0 | Hofheinz Pavilion (5,081) Houston, TX |
| December 28, 1993* | No. 8 | vs. North Carolina State | W 81–75 | 7–0 | Greensboro Coliseum (9,100) Greensboro, NC |
| January 6, 1994 | No. 6 | Oregon Ducks | W 89–73 | 8–0 (1–0) | Pauley Pavilion (10,116) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 8, 1994 | No. 6 | Oregon State | W 104–71 | 9–0 (2–0) | Pauley Pavilion (8,684) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 13, 1994 | No. 5 | at Washington State | W 81–79 | 10–0 (3–0) | Beasley Coliseum (8,436) Pullman, WA |
| January 15, 1994 | No. 5 | at Washington | W 82–62 | 11–0 (4–0) | Hec Edmundson Pavilion (5,046) Seattle, WA |
| January 20, 1994 | No. 2 | No. 9 Arizona | W 74–66 | 12–0 (5–0) | Pauley Pavilion (12,832) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 22, 1994 | No. 2 | Arizona State | W 98–81 | 13–0 (6–0) | Pauley Pavilion (12,389) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 27, 1994 | No. 1 | at Stanford | W 69–65 | 14–0 (7–0) | Maples Pavilion (7,500) Stanford, CA |
| January 30, 1994 | No. 1 | at California | L 70–85 | 14–1 (7–1) | Oakland Arena (15,039) Oakland, CA |
| February 3, 1994 | No. 4 | USC | W 101–72 | 15–1 (8–1) | Pauley Pavilion (12,623) Los Angeles, CA |
| February 5, 1994* | No. 4 | at Notre Dame | L 63–79 | 15–2 | Edmund P. Joyce Center (11,418) Notre Dame, IN |
| February 10, 1994 | No. 9 | Washington | W 79–76 | 16–2 (9–1) | Pauley Pavilion (10,246) Los Angeles, CA |
| February 12, 1994 | No. 9 | Washington State | W 76–66 | 17–2 (10–1) | Pauley Pavilion (12,017) Los Angeles, CA |
| February 17, 1994 | No. 9 | at Arizona State | W 76–70 | 18–2 (11–1) | Wells Fargo Arena (14,035) Tempe, AZ |
| February 19, 1994* | No. 8 | at No. 15 Arizona | L 74–98 | 18–3 (11–2) | McKale Center (14,007) Tucson, AZ |
| February 24, 1994 | No. 15 | No. 17 California | L 88–92 | 18–4 (11–3) | Pauley Pavilion (12,761) Los Angeles, CA |
| February 26, 1994 | No. 15 | Stanford | W 103–88 | 19–4 (12–3) | Pauley Pavilion (11,158) Los Angeles, CA |
| March 3, 1994 | No. 15 | at USC | L 79–85 | 19–5 (12–4) | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (9,677) Los Angeles, CA |
| March 6, 1994* | No. 15 | No. 10 Louisville | W 75–72 | 20–5 | Pauley Pavilion (12,243) Los Angeles, CA |
| March 10, 1994 | No. 15 | at Oregon State | W 78–67 | 21–5 (13–4) | Gill Coliseum (6,558) Corvallis, OR |
| March 12, 1994 | No. 15 | at Oregon | L 79–80 | 21–6 (13–5) | McArthur Court (7,630) Eugene, OR |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 18, 1994* | No. 17 | vs. Tulsa First Round | L 102–112 | 21–7 | Myriad Convention Center (13,336) Oklahoma City, OK |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||
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