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1993–94 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

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1993–94 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
MAC tournament champions
MAC Regular Season champions
Big Island Invitational champions
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record25–8 (14–4 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaConvocation Center
Seasons
1993–94 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Ohio 14 4   .778 25 8   .758
Bowling Green 12 6   .667 18 10   .643
Miami (OH) 12 6   .667 19 11   .633
Ball State 11 7   .611 16 12   .571
Toledo 10 8   .556 15 12   .556
Eastern Michigan 10 8   .556 15 12   .556
Kent State 8 10   .444 13 14   .481
Western Michigan 7 11   .389 14 14   .500
Central Michigan 4 14   .222 5 21   .192
Akron 2 16   .111 8 18   .308
1994 MAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1993–94 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University as a member of the Mid-American Conference in the college basketball season of 1993–94. The team was coached by Larry Hunter and played their home games at the Convocation Center. The Bobcats won the Big Island Invitational tournament, MAC regular season and conference tournament titles, and received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Ohio finished with a record of 25–8 (14–4 MAC).

Roster

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1993–94 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 4 Chad Estis 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Aurora, OH
G 22 Rush Floyd 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Pickerington, OH
F 41 Kevin Murphy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Lawton, OK
F 45 Jeff Boals 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Magnolia, OH
F 43 Ryan Greenwood 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Indianapolis, IN
G 23 Mike Reese 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Hamilton, OH
G 15 Jude Alexander 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Fr Dublin, OH
F 24 Jason Kent 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 192 lb (87 kg) So Columbus, OH
C 52 Jason Terry 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Mount Gilead, OH
F 20 Gary Trent 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Columbus, OH
G 12 Geno Ford 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Cambridge, OH
F 44 Curtis Simmons 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 216 lb (98 kg) Fr Columbus, OH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 30, 1993*
Ohio Dominican W 84–51  1–0
Convocation Center 
Athens, Ohio
Dec 3, 1993*
at Nebraska
Ameritas Classic
L 68–94  1–1
Bob Devaney Sports Center 
Lincoln, Nebraska
Dec 4, 1993*
vs. Navy
Ameritas Classic
W 68–50  2–1
Bob Devaney Sports Center 
Lincoln, Nebraska
Dec 11, 1993*
Robert Morris W 74–52  3–1
Convocation Center 
Athens, Ohio
Dec 14, 1993*
at Duquesne L 74–79  3–2
A.J. Palumbo Center 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Dec 18, 1993*
at West Virginia L 81–90  3–3
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, West Virginia
Dec 20, 1993*
Youngstown State W 85–42  4–3
Convocation Center 
Athens, Ohio
Dec 22, 1993*
at Wright State W 78–63  5–3
Ervin J. Nutter Center 
Fairborn, Ohio
Dec 28, 1993*
vs. Chaminade
Big Island Invitational
W 79–76  6–3
Civic Auditorium 
Hilo, Hawaii
Dec 29, 1993*
vs. No. 14 Connecticut
Big Island Invitational
W 85–76  7–3
Civic Auditorium 
Hilo, Hawaii
Dec 30, 1993*
vs. La Salle
Big Island Invitational
W 100–80  8–3
Civic Auditorium 
Hilo, Hawaii
MAC Regular Season
Jan 5, 1994
at Ball State W 84–66  9–3
(1–0)
Worthen Arena 
Muncie, Indiana
Jan 8, 1994
Miami (OH) L 66–79  9–4
(1–1)
Convocation Center 
Athens, Ohio
Jan 12, 1994
at Western Michigan L 65–75  9–5
(1–2)
University Arena 
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Jan 15, 1994
Akron W 85–64  10–5
(2–2)
Convocation Center 
Athens, Ohio
Jan 19, 1994
Central Michigan W 74–57  11–5
(3–2)
Convocation Center 
Athens, Ohio
Jan 22, 1994
at Bowling Green L 72–76  11–6
(3–3)
Anderson Arena 
Bowling Green, Ohio
Jan 26, 1994
Eastern Michigan W 94–83  12–6
(4–3)
Convocation Center 
Athens, Ohio
Jan 29, 1994
at Toledo L 77–78  12–7
(4–4)
John F. Savage Hall 
Toledo, Ohio
Feb 2, 1994
Kent State W 87–49  13–7
(5–4)
Convocation Center 
Athens, Ohio
Feb 5, 1994
at Miami (OH) W 77–63  14–7
(6–4)
Millett Hall 
Oxford, Ohio
Feb 9, 1994
Western Michigan W 86–61  15–7
(7–4)
Convocation Center 
Athens, Ohio
Feb 12, 1994
at Akron W 94–77  16–7
(8–4)
James A. Rhodes Arena 
Akron, Ohio
Feb 16, 1994
at Central Michigan W 84–48  17–7
(9–4)
Rose Arena 
Mount Pleasant, Michigan
Feb 19, 1994
Bowling Green W 84–70  18–7
(10–4)
Convocation Center 
Athens, Ohio
Feb 23, 1994
at Eastern Michigan W 92–82  19–7
(11–4)
Bowen Field House 
Ypsilanti, Michigan
Feb 26, 1994
Toledo W 82–79  20–7
(12–4)
Convocation Center 
Athens, Ohio
Mar 2, 1994
at Kent State W 71–70  21–7
(13–4)
Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center 
Kent, Ohio
Mar 5, 1994
Ball State W 91–76  22–7
(14–4)
Convocation Center 
Athens, Ohio
MAC Tournament
Mar 8, 1994*
(1) (8) Western Michigan
MAC Tournament Quarterfinal
W 87–56  23–7
Convocation Center 
Athens, Ohio
Mar 9, 1994*
(1) vs. (4) Ball State
MAC Tournament Semifinal
W 79–70  24–7
Battelle Hall 
Columbus, Ohio
Mar 10, 1994*
(1) vs. (3) Miami (OH)
MAC Tournament Championship
W 89–66  25–7
Battelle Hall 
Columbus, Ohio
NCAA Tournament
Mar 18, 1994*
(12 E) vs. (5 E) No. 18 Indiana
First Round
L 72–84  25–8
Capital Centre 
Landover, Maryland
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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Statistics

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Team statistics

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Final 1993–94 statistics
Record Ohio OPP
Scoring 2668 2282
Scoring Average 80.85 69.15
Field goals – Att 924–1945 808–1933
3-pt. Field goals – Att 208–530 169–500
Free throws – Att 612–911 497–769
Rebounds 1314 1123
Assists 489 442
Turnovers 492 479
Steals 190 260
Blocked Shots 168 79

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Player statistics

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Minutes Scoring Total FGs 3-point FGs Free-Throws Rebounds
Player GP GS Tot Avg Pts Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg A PF TO Stl Blk
Gary Trent 33 32 1215 36.8 837 25.4 309 536 0.576 9 33 0.273 210 291 0.722 - - 377 11.4 65 78 125 28 53
Chad Estis 33 19 884 26.8 367 11.1 112 275 0.407 80 205 0.39 63 81 0.778 - - 55 1.7 93 53 39 29 1
Geno Ford 33 24 891 27 309 9.4 85 218 0.39 43 102 0.422 96 128 0.75 - - 50 1.5 69 80 53 28 0
Gus Johnson 33 9 630 19.1 227 6.9 59 138 0.428 45 106 0.425 64 76 0.842 - - 40 1.2 38 40 31 21 0
Jason Terry 33 32 750 22.7 220 6.7 85 174 0.489 0 0 0 50 84 0.595 - - 152 4.6 18 90 40 1 85
Jeff Boals 33 19 862 26.1 206 6.2 81 178 0.455 4 12 0.333 40 68 0.588 - - 171 5.2 68 93 74 25 2
Curtis Simmons 33 15 572 17.3 150 4.5 65 126 0.516 0 0 0 20 50 0.4 - - 123 3.7 34 70 0 18 13
Mike Reese 30 13 541 18 141 4.7 51 106 0.481 13 33 0.394 26 53 0.491 - - 58 1.9 65 39 38 19 2
Ryan Greenwood 24 1 377 15.7 71 3 25 64 0.391 0 0 0 21 37 0.568 - - 94 3.9 19 50 26 14 5
Jason Kent 29 0 162 5.6 49 1.7 20 52 0.385 3 8 0.375 6 12 0.5 - - 20 0.7 11 18 13 3 1
Kevin Murphy 29 1 141 4.7 46 2.1 17 33 0.515 0 0 0 12 24 0.5 - - 35 0.5 8 21 4 1 6
Rush Floyd 21 0 99 4.9 45 1.6 15 45 0.333 11 31 0.355 4 7 0.571 - - 10 1.2 1 8 11 3 0
Total 33 - - - 2668 80.8 924 1945 0.475 208 530 0.392 612 911 0.672 1314 39.8 489 640 492 190 168
Opponents 33 - - - 2282 69.2 808 1933 0.418 169 500 0.338 497 769 0.646 1123 34.0 442 759 479 260 79
Legend
  GP  Games played   GS  Games started  Avg  Average per game
  FG  Field-goals made  FGA  Field-goal attempts  Off  Offensive rebounds
 Def  Defensive rebounds   A  Assists   TO Turnovers
 Blk  Blocks  Stl  Steals  High  Team high

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Awards and honors

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References

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  1. ^ "2020-21 Ohio Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). University of Ohio Athletics. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "1993-94 Ohio Bobcats Roster and Stats". Sports Reference.
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