1993–94 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team

American college basketball season

1993–94 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball

NCAA tournament, second round

Conference| Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches| No. 21
AP| No. 19
Record| 24–10 (10–4 Big Eight)
Head coach|

* Eddie Sutton (4th season)

Assistant coach| John Pelphrey
Home arena| Gallagher-Iba Arena
(Capacity: 6,381)

Seasons

<- 1992–93

1994–95 ->

1993–94 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings

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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[edit]

1993–94 Oklahoma State Cowboys men's basketball team

Players | Coaches
| Pos. | # | Name | Height | Weight | Year | Previous school | Hometown

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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

* Eddie Sutton

Assistant coach(es)

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Legend

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

* Injured
* Current redshirt

Source:[2]

## Schedule and results[edit]

Date
time, TV  | Rank# | Opponent# | Result  | Record  | Site (attendance)
city, state

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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
| Cox Center
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Mar 20, 1994*
| (4 MW)  No. 19  | vs. (12 MW) Tulsa
Second Round | L 80–82 | 24–10
| Cox 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[edit]

Main article: 1993–94 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

## References[edit]

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.

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