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1993–94 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team

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1993–94 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 21
APNo. 19
Record24–10 (10–4 Big Eight)
Head coach
Assistant coachJohn Pelphrey
Home arenaGallagher-Iba Arena
(Capacity: 6,381)
Seasons
1993–94 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Missouri 14 0   1.000 28 4   .875
No. 19 Oklahoma State 10 4   .714 24 10   .706
No. 13 Kansas 9 5   .643 27 8   .771
No. 22 Nebraska 7 7   .500 20 10   .667
Oklahoma 6 8   .429 15 13   .536
Kansas State 4 10   .286 20 14   .588
Iowa State 4 10   .286 14 13   .519
Colorado 2 12   .143 10 17   .370
1994 Big Eight tournament winner
As of April 4, 1994
Rankings from AP poll


The 1993–94 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team represented Oklahoma State University as a member of the Big Eight Conference during the 1993–94 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Eddie Sutton and played their home games at Gallagher-Iba Arena. The Cowboys finished with a record of 24–10 (10–4 Big Eight) and earned a second place finish in Big Eight regular season play.

Oklahoma State received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 4 seed in the Midwest region. After defeating New Mexico State in the opening round, the Cowboys were defeated by Tulsa, 82–80.[1]

Roster

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1993–94 Oklahoma State Cowboys men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 15 Randy Rutherford 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Bacone JC Broken Bow, Oklahoma
G 22 Brooks Thompson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Texas A&M Littleton, Colorado
C 50 Bryant Reeves 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Jr Gans Gans, Oklahoma
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Source:[2]

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
Nov 24, 1993*
No. 10 vs. Providence W 113–102 OT 1–0
Tulsa Convention Center 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Nov 27, 1993*
No. 10 at SMU W 88–72  2–0
Moody Coliseum 
Dallas, Texas
Nov 29, 1993*
No. 8 Oral Roberts W 94–52  3–0
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dec 2, 1993*
No. 8 vs. Arizona State W 87–69  4–0
Mabee Center 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 5, 1993*
No. 8 vs. No. 19 Arizona L 84–97  4–1
America West Arena (9,817)
Phoenix, Arizona
Dec 9, 1993*
No. 15 TCU W 89–67  5–1
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dec 11, 1993*
No. 15 vs. LSU L 68–71  5–2
 
New Orleans, Louisiana
Dec 18, 1993*
No. 22 UC Davis W 85–41  6–2
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dec 20, 1993*
No. 22 at Tulsa W 73–61  7–2
Tulsa Convention Center 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 27, 1993*
No. 20 vs. Florida
Rainbow Classic
L 69–74  7–3
Neal S. Blaisdell Center 
Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 28, 1993*
No. 20 vs. UC Santa Barbara
Rainbow Classic
W 79–74  8–3
Neal S. Blaisdell Center 
Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 29, 1993*
No. 20 vs. Clemson
Rainbow Classic
L 65–68  8–4
Neal S. Blaisdell Center 
Honolulu, Hawaii
Jan 4, 1994*
Prairie View A&M W 113–51  9–4
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Jan 8, 1994
at Oklahoma W 105–89  10–4
(1–0)
Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, Oklahoma
Jan 10, 1994*
West Texas A&M W 103–45  11–4
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Jan 15, 1994
at Kansas State W 71–61  12–4
(2–0)
Bramlage Coliseum 
Manhattan, Kansas
Jan 19, 1994*
at SW Missouri State W 68–63  13–4
Hammons Student Center 
Springfield, Missouri
Jan 22, 1994
Missouri L 68–73  13–5
(2–1)
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Jan 26, 1994
at No. 3 Kansas L 61–62 OT 13–6
(2–2)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, Kansas
Feb 2, 1994
Kansas State W 80–59  14–6
(3–2)
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Feb 5, 1994
Iowa State W 79–66  15–6
(4–2)
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Feb 7, 1994
Oklahoma W 86–68  16–6
(5–2)
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Feb 12, 1994
at No. 15 Missouri L 70–72  16–7
(5–3)
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
Feb 16, 1994
No. 4 Kansas W 63–59 OT 17–7
(6–3)
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Feb 19, 1994
Nebraska W 98–80  18–7
(7–3)
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Feb 21, 1994
No. 24 at Colorado W 73–56  19–7
(8–3)
Coors Events/Conference Center 
Boulder, Colorado
Feb 26, 1994
No. 24 at Iowa State W 83–81  20–7
(9–3)
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
Mar 2, 1994
No. 21 at Nebraska L 81–89  20–8
(9–4)
Bob Devaney Sports Center 
Lincoln, Nebraska
Mar 5, 1994
No. 21 Colorado W 83–68  21–8
(10–4)
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Big Eight Tournament
Mar 11, 1994*
(2) No. 23 vs. (7) Iowa State
Quarterfinals
W 77–67  22–8
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 12, 1994*
(2) No. 23 vs. (3) No. 11 Kansas
Semifinals
W 69–68  23–8
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 13, 1994*
(2) No. 23 vs. (4) Nebraska
Championship game
L 68–77  23–9
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA tournament
Mar 18, 1994*
(4 MW) No. 19 vs. (13 MW) New Mexico State
First Round
W 65–55  24–9
Myriad Convention Center 
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Mar 20, 1994*
(4 MW) No. 19 vs. (12 MW) Tulsa
Second Round
L 80–82  24–10
Myriad Convention Center 
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.
All times are in Central Time.

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Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ "Tulsa's One-Two Punch Is for Real : Midwest: After knocking out UCLA, Golden Hurricane eliminates Oklahoma State and moves to round of 16". The Los Angeles Times. March 21, 1994. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
  2. ^ "1993–94 Oklahoma State Cowboys Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  3. ^ "2019–20 Oklahoma State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Oklahoma State University Athletics. Retrieved October 29, 2021.