1993–94 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceGreat Midwest Conference
Ranking
APNo. 24
Record23–6 (8–4 GMC)
Head coach
Home arenaSt. Louis Arena
1993–94 Great Midwest Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Marquette102 .833249  .727
Saint Louis84 .667236  .793
UAB84 .667228  .733
Cincinnati75 .5832210  .688
DePaul48 .3331612  .571
Memphis State48 .3331316  .448
Dayton111 .083621  .222
1994 GMC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1993–94 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team represented Saint Louis University in the 1993–94 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Billikens were led by head coach Charlie Spoonhour who was in his second season at Saint Louis. The team played their home games at St. Louis Arena and were a member of the Great Midwest Conference. The Billikens finished the season 23–6, 8–4 in GMC play to finish 2nd. They lost in the semifinal round of the GMC tournament, but received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 7 seed in the Midwest region. The Billikens were defeated by No. 10 seed Maryland in the second round.[2]

Roster

1993–94 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 23 Erwin Claggett 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrVenice Venice, Illinois
F Scott Highmark 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Jr  St. Louis, Missouri
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster

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    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Regular season
    Nov 27, 1993*
    Mercer W 86–52  1–0
    St. Louis Arena (7,978)
    St. Louis, Missouri
    Dec 1, 1993*
    at SMU W 90–85 OT 2–0
    Moody Coliseum (2,235)
    Dallas, Texas
    Dec 4, 1993*
    Cornell W 84–47  3–0
    St. Louis Arena (6,979)
    St. Louis, Missouri
    Dec 6, 1993*
    at Creighton W 78–71  4–0
    Omaha Civic Auditorium (2,294)
    Omaha, Nebraska
    Dec 8, 1993*
    Chicago State W 97–69  5–0
    St. Louis Arena (6,589)
    St. Louis, Missouri
    Dec 15, 1993*
    Augustana (IL) W 97–64  6–0
    St. Louis Arena (6,187)
    St. Louis, Missouri
    Dec 18, 1993*
    at Murray State W 92–89  7–0
    Racer Arena (2,015)
    Murray, Kentucky
    Dec 20, 1993*
    Samford W 70–68  8–0
    St. Louis Arena (7,811)
    St. Louis, Missouri
    Dec 30, 1993*
    Southern Illinois W 100–87  9–0
    St. Louis Arena (17,117)
    St. Louis, Missouri
    Jan 2, 1994*
    Detroit W 91–77  10–0
    St. Louis Arena (7,482)
    St. Louis, Missouri
    Jan 5, 1994*
    SW Missouri State W 81–48  11–0
    St. Louis Arena (13,854)
    St. Louis, Missouri
    Jan 8, 1994*
    vs. Arizona State W 77–75  12–0
    McKale Center (2,423)
    Tucson, Arizona
    Jan 11, 1994
    Memphis State W 86–59  13–0
    (1–0)
    St. Louis Arena (18,073)
    St. Louis, Missouri
    Jan 15, 1994
    at DePaul W 80–71  14–0
    (2–0)
    Rosemont Horizon (9,120)
    Rosemont, Illinois
    Jan 22, 1994
    No. 23 at Marquette L 52–62  14–1
    (2–1)
    Bradley Center (16,354)
    Milwaukee, Wisconsin
    Jan 26, 1994
    No. 23 No. 22 Marquette W 76–66  15–1
    (3–1)
    St. Louis Arena (18,158)
    St. Louis, Missouri
    Jan 29, 1994*
    No. 23 at UMKC W 83–71  16–1
    Municipal Auditorium (6,348)
    Kansas City, Missouri
    Feb 2, 1994
    No. 18 Dayton W 94–75  17–1
    (4–1)
    St. Louis Arena (14,791)
    St. Louis, Missouri
    Feb 6, 1994
    No. 18 DePaul W 91–81  18–1
    (5–1)
    St. Louis Arena (17,209)
    St. Louis, Missouri
    Feb 9, 1994*
    No. 17 Iowa State W 90–75  19–1
    St. Louis Arena (16,453)
    St. Louis, Missouri
    Feb 13, 1994
    No. 17 at Dayton L 77–82 OT 19–2
    (5–2)
    UD Arena (10,432)
    Dayton, Ohio
    Feb 16, 1994
    No. 18 at No. 23 Cincinnati L 73–78  19–3
    (5–3)
    Myrl H. Shoemaker Center (13,176)
    Cincinnati, Ohio
    Feb 19, 1994
    No. 18 No. 21 UAB W 73–72 OT 20–3
    (6–3)
    St. Louis Arena (18,033)
    St. Louis, Missouri
    Feb 23, 1994
    No. 19 Cincinnati W 70–67  21–3
    (7–3)
    St. Louis Arena (18,411)
    St. Louis, Missouri
    Feb 26, 1994
    No. 19 at Memphis State W 71–66  22–3
    (8–3)
    Pyramid Arena (10,645)
    Memphis, Tennessee
    Mar 4, 1994
    No. 16 at No. 24 UAB L 70–85  22–4
    (8–4)
    UAB Arena (18,017)
    Birmingham, Alabama
    GMWC tournament
    Mar 10, 1994*
    (2) No. 21 vs. (7) Dayton
    Quarterfinals
    W 80–46  23–4
    Fifth Third Arena 
    Cincinnati, Ohio
    Mar 11, 1994*
    (2) No. 21 vs. (6) Memphis State
    Semifinals
    L 62–73  23–5
    Fifth Third Arena 
    Cincinnati, Ohio
    NCAA tournament
    Mar 16, 1994*
    (7 MW) No. 24 vs. (10 MW) Maryland
    First Round
    L 66–74  23–6
    Kansas Coliseum 
    Wichita, Kansas
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Central Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region MW=Midwest.

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    Rankings

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    References

    1. "1993-94 Great Midwest Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
    2. "Navy ships out, but Terps remain afloat". The Baltimore Sun. March 17, 1994. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
    3. "1993-94 Men's Basketball Roster". Saint Louis University Athletics. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
    4. "1993-94 Men's Basketball Schedule". Saint Louis University Athletics. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
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