# 1993–94 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team

The 1993–94 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team represented the Marquette University in the 1993–94 season. The Warriors, coached by Kevin O’Neill, were then a member of Great Midwest Conference.
The Warriors were invited to participate in the 1994 NCAA tournament, where Marquette advanced to the Sweet Sixteen for the first time since 1977.
The 1993-94 season was the last in which Marquette went by the nickname "Warriors." Toward the end of the end of the 1993–94 academic year, the school decided to change the nickname for their sports teams to "Golden Eagles" effective the following school year.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| November 26* | vs. American-Puerto Rico | W 86–72 | 1–0 | San Juan, PR |
| November 27* | vs. East Tennessee State | W 87–72 | 2–0 | San Juan, PR |
| November 28* | vs. Washington State | L 46–56 | 2–1 | San Juan, PR |
| December 3* | Texas Southern | W 85–67 | 3–1 | Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI |
| December 4* | UW-Green Bay | L 45–46 | 3–2 | Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI |
| December 7* | Illinois | W 74–65 | 4–2 | Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI |
| December 12* | Ohio State | W 86–66 | 5–2 | Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI |
| December 21* | Louisiana Tech | W 84–48 | 6–2 | Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI |
| December 28* | at Northern Illinois | W 73–58 | 7–2 | Chick Evans Field House DeKalb, Illinois |
| January 2* | at Wisconsin | L 52–71 | 7–3 | Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin |
| January 5 | Memphis | W 79–67 | 8–3 (1–0) | Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI |
| January 8* | at Arizona | L 80–94 | 8–4 (1–0) | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| January 12 | at DePaul | W 71–52 | 9–4 (2–0) | Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois |
| January 19 | at UAB | W 60–58 | 10–4 (3–0) | Bartow Arena Birmingham, Alabama |
| January 22 | Saint Louis | W 62–52 | 11–4 (4–0) | Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI |
| January 26 | at Saint Louis | L 66–76 | 11–5 (4–1) | St. Louis Arena St. Louis, Missouri |
| January 29 | at Memphis | W 51–46 | 12–5 (5–1) | The Pyramid Memphis, Tennessee |
| January 31* | South Florida | W 78–54 | 13–5 (5–1) | Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI |
| February 2 | UAB | W 58–54 | 14–5 (6–1) | Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI |
| February 5* | West Virginia | W 75–50 | 15–5 (6–1) | Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI |
| February 10 | at Cincinnati | W 61–60 | 16–5 (7–1) | Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, Ohio |
| February 13 | Cincinnati | L 82–89 | 16–6 (7–2) | Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI |
| February 15* | at Virginia Tech | W 55–48 | 17–6 (7–2) | Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Virginia |
| February 17* | Notre Dame | L 58–68 | 17–7 (7–2) | Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI |
| February 20 | Dayton | W 84–62 | 18–7 (8–2) | Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI |
| February 23 | at Dayton | W 63–58 | 19–7 (9–2) | University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio |
| February 27 | DePaul | W 70–62 | 20–7 (10–2) | Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI |
| February 28* | San Francisco | W 86–65 | 21–7 (10–2) | Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI |
| March 4* | UW Milwaukee | W 73–51 | 22–7 (10–2) | Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI |
| March 11 | vs. Cincinnati Great Midwest Conference tournament | L 63–72 | 22–8 (10–3) | The Pyramid Memphis, Tennessee |
| March 18* | vs. SW Louisiana NCAA tournament • First Round | W 81–59 | 23–8 (10–3) | Tropicana Field St. Petersburg, Florida |
| March 20* | vs. Kentucky NCAA tournament • Second Round | W 75–63 | 24–8 (10–3) | Tropicana Field St. Petersburg, Florida |
| March 24* | vs. Duke NCAA tournament • Sweet Sixteen | L 49–59 | 24–9 (10–3) | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||

## Team players drafted into the NBA

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 2 | 32 | Jim McIlvaine | Washington Bullets |