1993–94 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

1993–94 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
1993–94 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
ACC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Round of 32
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 9
AP	No. 1
Record	28–7 (11–5 ACC)
Head coach	Dean Smith (33rd season);
Assistant coach	Bill Guthridge (27th season)
Home arena	Dean Smith Center
	Seasons ← 1992–93 1994–95 →

1993–94 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 6 Duke	12	–	4	.750	28	–	6	.824
No. 1 North Carolina †	11	–	5	.688	28	–	7	.800
Wake Forest	9	–	7	.563	21	–	12	.636
Virginia	8	–	8	.500	18	–	13	.581
Maryland	8	–	8	.500	18	–	12	.600
Georgia Tech	7	–	9	.438	16	–	13	.552
Florida State	6	–	10	.375	13	–	14	.481
Clemson	6	–	10	.375	18	–	16	.529
NC State	5	–	11	.313	11	–	19	.367

† 1994 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll^[1]

The 1993–94 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina from Chapel Hill, North Carolina.^[2]

Led by head coach Dean Smith, the Tar Heels reached the second round of the NCAA tournament. Marking the first time since 1980 that the Tar Heels failed to reach the Sweet Sixteen. ^[3]

Roster

1993–94 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
C	00	Eric Montross	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	270 lb (122 kg)	Sr	Indianapolis, IN
F	3	Pat Sullivan	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Bogota, NJ
G	4	Larry Davis	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	So	Denmark, SC
G	5	Jeff McInnis	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Charlotte, NC
G	14	Derrick Phelps	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Pleasantville, NY
G	21	Donald Williams	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Garner, NC
G	22	Pearce Landry	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Greensboro, NC
G	24	Dante Calabria	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Beaver Falls, PA
F	30	Rasheed Wallace	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Philadelphia, PA
F	31	Brian Reese	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	The Bronx, NY
C	33	Kevin Salvadori	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	224 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Pittsburgh, PA
F	42	Jerry Stackhouse	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Kinston, NC
C	45	Serge Zwikker	7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)	273 lb (124 kg)	Fr	Potomac, MD

Head coach

Dean Smith (Kansas)

Assistant coach(es)

Bill Guthridge (Kansas State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: March 24, 2020

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Nov 17, 1993*	No. 1	Western Kentucky Preseason NIT	W 101–87	1–0	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
Nov 18, 1993*	No. 1	No. 19 Cincinnati Preseason NIT	W 90–63	2–0	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
Nov 24, 1993*	No. 1	vs. No. 18 Massachusetts Preseason NIT	L 86–91 ^OT	2–1	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
Nov 26, 1993*	No. 1	vs. No. 9 Minnesota Preseason NIT	W 90–76	3–1	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
Dec 1, 1993*	No. 4	Hawaii	W 92–77	4–1	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Dec 3, 1993*	No. 4	vs. No. 22 George Washington Tournament of Champions	W 87–62	5–1	Bojangles Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina
Dec 4, 1993*	No. 4	vs. BYU Tournament of Champions	W 97–65	6–1	Bojangles Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina
Dec 9, 1993*	No. 2	Colorado State	W 89–66	7–1	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Dec 18, 1993*	No. 2	Ohio State	W 81–68	8–1	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Dec 20, 1993*	No. 2	at Pittsburgh	W 106–93	9–1	Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Jan 2, 1994*	No. 2	Marshall	W 116–62	10–1	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Jan 5, 1994	No. 2	NC State Rivalry	W 88–58	11–1 (1–0)	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Jan 8, 1994	No. 2	at Maryland	W 75–70	12–1 (2–0)	Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland
Jan 12, 1994	No. 1	at No. 17 Georgia Tech	L 69–89	12–2 (2–1)	Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia
Jan 15, 1994	No. 1	Clemson	W 106–62	13–2 (3–1)	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Jan 19, 1994	No. 4	at Virginia	L 77–81	13–3 (3–2)	University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan 22, 1994*	No. 4	vs. LSU	W 88–65	14–3	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana
Jan 24, 1994*	No. 4	Butler	W 104–64	15–3	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Jan 26, 1994	No. 4	at Florida State	W 90–77	16–3 (4–2)	Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, Florida
Jan 30, 1994	No. 4	Wake Forest Rivalry	W 85–61	17–3 (5–2)	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Feb 3, 1994	No. 2	No. 1 Duke Rivalry	W 89–78	18–3 (6–2)	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Feb 5, 1994	No. 2	at NC State Rivalry	W 77–64	19–3 (7–2)	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina
Feb 10, 1994	No. 1	Maryland	W 95–89	20–3 (8–2)	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Feb 12, 1994	No. 1	Georgia Tech	L 89–96	20–4 (8–3)	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Feb 17, 1994	No. 2	at Clemson	L 69–77	20–5 (8–4)	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina
Feb 19, 1994	No. 2	Virginia	W 69–56	21–5 (9–4)	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Feb 23, 1994*	No. 4	at Notre Dame	W 80–71	22–5	Joyce Center Notre Dame, Indiana
Feb 26, 1994	No. 4	Florida State	W 78–75	23–5 (9–5)	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Mar 2, 1994	No. 5	at Wake Forest Rivalry	L 61–68 ^OT	23–6 (10–5)	Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Mar 5, 1994	No. 5	at No. 2 Duke Rivalry	W 87–77^[4]	24–6 (11–5)	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
ACC Tournament
Mar 11, 1994*	(2) No. 4	vs. (7) Florida State Quarterfinals	W 83–69	25–6	Bojangles Coliseum Charlotte, NC
Mar 12, 1994*	(2) No. 4	vs. (3) Wake Forest Semifinals	W 86–84 ^OT	26–6	Bojangles Coliseum Charlotte, NC
Mar 13, 1994*	(2) No. 4	vs. (4) Virginia Championship	W 73–66	27–6	Bojangles Coliseum Charlotte, NC
NCAA Tournament
Mar 18, 1994*	(1 E) No. 1	vs. (16 E) Liberty First round	W 71–51	28–6	USAir Arena Landover, MD
Mar 20, 1994*	(1 E) No. 1	vs. (9 E) Boston College Second round	L 72–75^[5]	28–7	USAir Arena Landover, MD
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in EST.

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Rankings

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References

^ sports-reference.com 1993-94 Atlantic Coast Conference Season Summary
^ "1993-94 UNC Tar Heels Schedule and Results | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
^ "North Carolina Tar Heels 1993-1994 Basketball Roster". Tar Heel Times. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
^ "The Tar Heels' Best Game Proves Too Good for Duke". The New York Times. March 6, 1994. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
^ "BC Knocks Out No. 1 North Carolina, 75-72". The Washington Post. March 21, 1994. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
^ "UNC Basketball Schedule 1993-1994". tarheeltimes.com. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1020–1021. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

[1] sports-reference.com 1993-94 Atlantic Coast Conference Season Summary

[sports-reference-2] "1993-94 UNC Tar Heels Schedule and Results | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved February 22, 2020.

[tarheeltimes-3] "North Carolina Tar Heels 1993-1994 Basketball Roster". Tar Heel Times. Retrieved February 22, 2020.

[4] "The Tar Heels' Best Game Proves Too Good for Duke". The New York Times. March 6, 1994. Retrieved February 22, 2020.

[5] "BC Knocks Out No. 1 North Carolina, 75-72". The Washington Post. March 21, 1994. Retrieved February 22, 2020.

[6] "UNC Basketball Schedule 1993-1994". tarheeltimes.com. Retrieved June 25, 2024.

[ESPN-7] ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1020–1021. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

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v t e North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
Venues	Bynum Gymnasium (1910–1923) Tin Can (1924–1938) Woollen Gymnasium (1938–1965) Carmichael Auditorium (1965–1986) Dean Smith Center (1986–present)
Rivalries	Duke (Carlyle Cup) Kentucky NC State Wake Forest
Culture & lore	Rameses The Marching Tar Heels Junior varsity team Inside Carolina Four corners offense Blue blood status Dixie Classic/Big Four Jumpman Invitational Tobacco Road Academic-athletic scandal Gambling scandal
People	Head coaches Honorees Honored players NBA draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics; NCAA championships in bolded italics