1993–94 Florida Gators men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1993–94 Florida Gators basketball Florida Gators script logo.svg Southeastern Conference SEC 4 14 29–8 12–4 Lon Kruger 4th Robert McCullum 3rd Ron Stewart R. C. Buford 1st O'Connell Center SEC East Division Champions NCAA tournament Final Four The 1993–94 Florida Gators men's basketball team represented the University of Florida as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1993–94 NCAA men's basketball season. Led by head coach Lon Kruger, the Gators reached the Final Four for the first time in program history,Florida's Final Four Founders: Remembering 1993-94 https://floridagators.com/news/2019/2/13/mens-basketball-final-four-pioneers-remembering-1993-94.aspx University of Florida Athletic Dept. February 21, 2019 May 24, 2019 and finished with an overall record of 29–8 (12–4 SEC). Roster 1993 Florida Gators y Brian Thompson 3 F 6 6 218 So Atlanta, GA Craig Brown 4 G 6 3 188 Sr Steelton, Pennsylvania Jason Anderson 5 GF 6 4 195 So College Park, Georgia Greg Williams 10 G 6 3 183 Fr Fairfax, Virginia Dan Cross 12 G 6 3 193 Jr y Carbondale, Illinois Martti Kuisma 15 F 6 11 236 Sr y Helsinki, Finland Tony Mickens 33 F 6 5 220 Jr Memphis, Tennessee Dametri Hill 35 C 6 7 286 So y St. Petersburg, Florida Svein Dyrkolbotn 40 FC 6 8 244 Jr Bergen, Norway Andrew DeClercq 55 F 6 10 230 So y Clearwater, Florida Clayton Bates basketball G 6 2 190 So y Gainesville, Florida Lon Kruger (Kansas State) https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/florida/1994.html 1993-94 Florida Gators Roster and Stats May 19, 2019 Schedule and results no |- !colspan=12 style=Florida Gators| Non-conference Regular season Nov 26, 1993 yes 1993 men FIU Panthers Florida International O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida 86–66 1–0 Dec 4, 1993 yes yes Texas Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas 76–68 2–0 Dec 5, 1993 yes 1993 men South Florida Bulls South Florida O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida 66–55 3–0 Dec 8, 1993 yes yes 1993 men Jacksonville Dolphins Jacksonville Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, Florida 68–67 4–0 Dec 11, 1993 yes 1993 men Stetson Hatters Stetson O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida 90–44 5–0 Dec 18, 1993 yes yes 1993 men Florida State Seminoles Florida State 59–69 5–1 Dec 20, 1993 yes Central Florida O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida 83–69 6–1 Dec 22, 1993 yes yes Villanova The Pavilion Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 85–77 7–1 Dec 27, 1993 yes yes Oklahoma State 20 Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii Rainbow Classic 74–69 8–1 Dec 28, 1993 yes yes Louisville 11 Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii Rainbow Classic 68–83 8–2 Dec 29, 1993 yes yes 1993 men Evansville Purple Aces Evansville Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii Rainbow Classic 66–63 9–2 |- !colspan=12 style=Florida Gators| SEC Regular season Jan 5, 1994 1993 men LSU Tigers LSU O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida 74–73 10–2 1–0 Jan 8, 1994 yes 1993 men Tennessee Volunteers Tennessee Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee 86–71 11–2 2–0 Jan 11, 1994 yes yes South Florida 69–64 12–2 Jan 15, 1994 yes 1993 men South Carolina Gamecocks South Carolina Carolina Coliseum Columbia, South Carolina 77–75 13–2 3–0 Jan 18, 1994 Kentucky 7 O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida 59–57 14–2 4–0 Jan 22, 1994 yes Alabama Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama 61–69 14–3 4–1 Jan 26, 1994 yes 1993 men Georgia Bulldogs Georgia Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia 100–78 15–3 5–1 Jan 29, 1994 1993 men Vanderbilt Commodores Vanderbilt O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida 75–66 16–3 6–1 Feb 2, 1994 24 1993 men Auburn Tigers Auburn O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida 68–67 17–3 7–1 Feb 5, 1994 24 1993 men Mississippi State Bulldogs Mississippi State O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida 84–75 18–3 8–1 Feb 9, 1994 yes 20 1993 men Ole Miss Rebels Ole Miss Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi 74–55 19–3 9–1 Feb 12, 1994 yes 20 Arkansas 3 Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas 87–99 19–4 9–2 Feb 16, 1994 yes 17 Georgia Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia 91–79 20–4 10–2 Feb 19, 1994 17 South Carolina O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida 88–64 21–4 11–2 Feb 21, 1994 yes 16 Florida State O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida 72–61 22–4 Feb 26, 1994 16 Vanderbilt O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida 78–82 22–5 11–3 Mar 2, 1994 yes 19 Kentucky 7 Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky 77–80 22–6 11–4 Mar 5, 1994 yes 19 Tennessee O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL 82–71 23–6 12–4 |- !colspan=12 style=Florida Gators| SEC Tournament Mar 11, 1994 yes yes 17 South Carolina The Pyramid Memphis, TN SEC Tournament Quarterfinal 84–57 24–6 Mar 12, 1994 yes yes 17 Alabama The Pyramid Memphis, TN SEC Tournament Semifinal 68–52 25–6 Mar 13, 1994 yes yes 17 Kentucky 10 The Pyramid Memphis, TN SEC tournament championship 60–73 25–7 |- !colspan=12 style=Florida Gators| NCAA Tournament Mar 17, 1994 yes yes 14 3 E James Madison 14 E Nassau Coliseum Uniondale, NY First round 64–62 26–7 Mar 19, 1994 yes yes 14 3 E Penn 11 E Nassau Coliseum Uniondale, NY Second Round 70–58Penn Keeps on Missing and Loses to Florida https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-03-20-sp-36377-story.html The Los Angeles Times March 20, 1994 July 8, 2022 27–7 Mar 25, 1994 yes yes 14 3 E Connecticut 4 2 E Miami Arena Miami, FL East Regional semifinal 69–60 OT 28–7 Mar 27, 1994 yes yes 14 3 E Boston College 9 E Miami Arena Miami, FL East Regional final 74–66https://www.nytimes.com/1994/03/28/sports/ncaa-tournament-east-brown-transforms-gators-into-victors-over-eagles.html Brown Transforms Gators Into Victors Over Eagles New York Times March 28, 1994 June 19, 2021 Moran Malcolm 29–7 Apr 2, 1994 yes yes 14 3 E Duke 6 Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC National semifinal 65–70https://www.nytimes.com/1994/04/03/sports/ncaa-tournament-duke-comes-back-for-another-final-examination.html Duke Comes Back for Another Final Examination New York Times April 3, 1994 July 5, 2022 29–8 AP Poll E East 2017–18 Florida Gators men's basketball media guideAugust 2026 InternetArchiveBot . p. 92–93. Retrieved 2017-Nov-23. Rankings 1993–94 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game Random House 1020–1021 2009 978-0-345-51392-2 Awards and honors Dan Cross – Honorable Mention, AP All-America Team Lon Kruger – SEC Coach of the Year References Category:Florida Gators men's basketball seasons Florida Florida Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four seasons Florida Gators Florida Gators