1993–94 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1993–94 Southern Illinois Salukis Basketball 175 Missouri Valley Conference MVC 23–7 14–4 Rich Herrin 9th SIU Arena MVC tournament champion NCAA tournament The 1993–94 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team represented Southern Illinois University Carbondale during the 1993–94 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Salukis were led by ninth-year head coach Rich Herrin and played their home games at the SIU Arena in Carbondale, Illinois as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 23–7, 14–4 in MVC play to finish in second place. The Salukis won the MVC tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 11 seed in the West region. The Salukis fell to No. 6 seed Minnesota in the opening round.Virginia, Georgetown Step Up, UCLA Tumbles https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1994/03/19/virginia-georgetown-step-up-ucla-tumbles/e7611aae-ff29-4343-8f4a-b2b0d2dfba3e/ The Washington Post March 19, 1994 March 29, 2023 Roster 1993 Southern Illinois Salukis y y Chris Lowery y G Sr Marcus Timmons y F 6 8 215 Jr Sikeston, Missouri Chris Carr y basketball 43 F 6 6 215 So Ironton, Missouri Rich Herrin https://siusalukis.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/1993-94 Schedule and results yes no |- !colspan=12 style=Southern Illinois Salukis| Regular season Nov 27, 1993 yes 1993 men Tampa Spartans Tampa SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois 114–64 1–0 Dec 4, 1993 yes yes 1993 men Evansville Purple Aces Evansville Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, Indiana 74–69 2–0 Dec 8, 1993 yes 1993 men Ole Miss Rebels Ole Miss SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois 81–60 3–0 Dec 11, 1993 yes 1993 men Austin Peay Governors Austin Peay SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois 94–86 2OT 4–0 Dec 16, 1993 yes 1993 men Southeast Missouri State Redhawks Southeast Missouri State SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois 82–54 5–0 Dec 22, 1993 yes 1993 men Wichita State Shockers Wichita State Levitt Arena Wichita, Kansas 72–64 6–0 1–0 Dec 30, 1993 yes yes Saint Louis St. Louis Arena St. Louis, Missouri 87–100 17,117 6–1 Jan 5, 1994 yes Missouri SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois 56–72 6–2 Jan 8, 1994 Illinois State SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois 67–64 7–2 2–0 Jan 10, 1994 yes 1993 men Drake Bulldogs Drake Knapp Center Des Moines, Iowa 86–76 8–2 3–0 Jan 15, 1994 1993 men Bradley Braves Bradley SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois 72–66 9–2 4–0 Jan 17, 1994 yes 1993 men Creighton Bluejays Creighton Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska 81–67 10–2 5–0 Jan 20, 1994 Tulsa SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois 81–86 10–3 5–1 Jan 22, 1994 Wichita State SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois 95–79 11–3 6–1 Jan 25, 1994 yes 1993 men Indiana State Sycamores Indiana State Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana 72–69 12–3 7–1 Jan 29, 1994 yes Bradley Carver Arena Peoria, Illinois 62–68 12–4 7–2 Jan 31, 1994 Creighton SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois 97–64 13–4 8–2 Feb 3, 1994 1993 men Northern Iowa Panthers Northern Iowa SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois 89–68 14–4 9–2 Feb 5, 1994 yes 1993 none Southwest Missouri State Bears SW Missouri State Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri 64–66 14–5 9–3 Feb 9, 1994 Indiana State SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois 89–69 15–5 10–3 Feb 12, 1994 yes Tulsa Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma 70–88 15–6 10–4 Feb 14, 1994 yes yes 1993 men Oral Roberts Golden Eagles Oral Roberts Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma 92–76 16–6 Feb 16, 1994 SW Missouri State SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois 79–56 17–6 11–4 Feb 19, 1994 Drake SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois 73–71 18–6 12–4 Feb 23, 1994 yes Northern Iowa UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, Iowa 97–94 19–6 13–4 Feb 27, 1994 yes Illinois State Redbird Arena Normal, Illinois 84–73 20–6 14–4 |- !colspan=12 style=Southern Illinois Salukis| Missouri Valley tournament Mar 5, 1994 yes yes SW Missouri State St. Louis Arena St. Louis, Missouri Quarterfinals 52–50 21–6 Mar 6, 1994 yes yes Bradley St. Louis Arena St. Louis, Missouri Semifinals 72–59 22–6 Mar 7, 1994 yes yes Northern Iowa St. Louis Arena St. Louis, Missouri Championship game 77–74 23–6 |- !colspan=12 style=Southern Illinois Salukis| NCAA tournament Mar 18, 1994 yes yes 11 W Minnesota 23 6 W ARCO Arena Sacramento, California First round 60–74 23–7 AP poll Central Time W West https://siusalukis.com/documents/2019/11/3//2019_20_Media_Guide_Web.pdf?id=9509 2019-20 Southern Illinois Men's Basketball Media Guide March 29, 2023 Southern Illinois University Carbondale References 2001-02 Category:1993–94 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball season Category:1994 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament participants Category:1993 in sports in Illinois Category:1994 in sports in Illinois