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1993–94 California Golden Bears men's basketball team

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1993–94 California Golden Bears men's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
APNo. 16
Record22–8 (13–5 Pac-10)
Head coach
Home arenaHarmon Gym
Seasons
1994–95 →
1993–94 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 9 Arizona 14 4   .778 29 6   .829
No. 17 UCLA 13 5   .722 21 7   .750
No. 16 California 13 5   .722 22 8   .733
Washington State 10 8   .556 20 11   .645
Stanford 10 8   .556 17 11   .607
Arizona State 10 8   .556 15 13   .536
USC 9 9   .500 16 12   .571
Oregon 6 12   .333 10 17   .370
Washington 3 15   .167 5 22   .185
Oregon State 2 16   .111 6 21   .222
Rankings from AP Poll

[1] The 1993–94 California Golden Bears men's basketball team represented the University of California, Berkeley in the 1993–94 season.

Led by head coach Todd Bozeman, the Bears finished the regular season with a record of 22–7, and a record of 13–5 in the Pac-10, placing them second. The Bears received an at-large bid into the NCAA tournament where they fell in the first round to Green Bay. Following the season, Sophomore guard Jason Kidd declared eligibility for the NBA draft, and began a career in which he played for the Dallas Mavericks, New Jersey Nets, Phoenix Suns, and New York Knicks. In his NBA career, Kidd became a consistent all-star and won one NBA Championship, in 2011. In 2018, Kidd was inducted into the NBA Hall of Fame. [2]

Roster

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1993–94 California Golden Bears men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 5 Jason Kidd 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So St. Joseph Notre Dame San Francisco, CA
F 21 Lamond Murray 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 236 lb (107 kg) Jr John F. Kennedy Pasadena, CA
G 23 Randy Duck 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Fr
F 44 Michael Stewart 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr John F. Kennedy Sacramento, CA
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
Regular Season
Nov 17, 1993*
No. 6 vs. Santa Clara W 81–74  1–0
Oakland Arena 
Oakland, California
Dec 30, 1993*
at Wake Forest L 72–73  6–2
LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Jan 2, 1994*
Saint Mary's W 94–77  7–2
Harmon Gym 
Berkeley, California
Jan 6, 1994*
No. 24 Washington State W 70–54  8–2
(1–0)
Harmon Gym 
Berkeley, California
Mar 12, 1994
No. 16 at Washington State L 82–94  22–7
(13–5)
Friel Court 
Pullman, Washington
NCAA Tournament
Mar 17, 1994*
(5 W) No. 16 vs. (12 W) Wisconsin-Green Bay
First round
L 57–61  22–8
Dee Events Center 
Ogden, Utah
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.
All times are in Eastern.

Rankings

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Team players drafted into the NBA

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Round Pick Player NBA Team
1 2 Jason Kidd Dallas Mavericks
1 7 Lamond Murray Los Angeles Clippers

References

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  1. ^ "1993-94 University of California Golden Bears Schedule and Results - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  2. ^ "Cal Bears Basketball 1993-94". www.cs.cmu.edu.
  3. ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1020–1021. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.