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1993–94 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team

American college basketball season

Field	Value
mode	Basketball
year	1993–94
team	Arkansas Razorbacks
conference	Southeastern Conference
division	West
short_conf	SEC
CoachRank	1
APRank	2
record	31–3
conf_record	14–2
head_coach	Nolan Richardson
hc_year	9th
asst_coach1	Nolan Richardson III
asst_coach2	Mike Anderson
ac2_year	9th
asst_coach3	Brad Dunn
stadium	Bud Walton Arena
champion	[NCAA tournament](1994-ncaa-division-i-men-s-basketball-tournament) National Champions
NCAA tournament Midwest Regional champions
SEC regular season champions
SEC West Division champions
bowl	[National Championship Game](1994-ncaa-division-i-men-s-basketball-championship-game)
bowl_result
W 76–72 vs. [Duke](1993-94-duke-blue-devils-men-s-basketball-team)

NCAA tournament Midwest Regional champions SEC regular season champions SEC West Division champions W 76–72 vs. Duke

The 1993–94 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas in the 1993–94 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was Nolan Richardson's ninth season as head coach at Arkansas. The Razorbacks played their home games at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, Arkansas as members of the West Division of the Southeastern Conference. Arkansas finished the season 31–3, 14–2 in SEC play to win the West Division and regular season overall championships. The Hogs defeated Georgia in the quarterfinals of the SEC tournament before losing to Kentucky in the semifinals. The Razorbacks received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the 1 seed in the Midwest Regional, their seventh straight trip to the tournament. Arkansas defeated North Carolina A&T and Georgetown to advance to the Sweet Sixteen for the fourth time in five years. There the Razorbacks defeated Tulsa and Michigan to earn a trip to the Final Four. It was Arkansas's fifth trip to the Final Four in program history. In the Final Four, they defeated Arizona before beating Duke in the National Championship game. Thanks to Scotty Thurman's high arching three-point shot with less than a minute to play in the national championship game, the team earned its first national championship in school history. Thurman's shot is known as the "Shot heard 'round Arkansas", and is considered one of the greatest plays in Arkansas Razorbacks sports history. Corliss Williamson was named the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament. 1993–94 is considered the greatest single season in Arkansas' one-hundred-year history of men's basketball.

Previous season

The Razorbacks finished the 1992–93 season 22–9, 10–6 in SEC play to win the SEC West Division championship. Arkansas defeated Georgia before losing in the semifinals of the SEC tournament to Kentucky. The Razorbacks received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the 4 seed in the East Regional. Arkansas defeated Holy Cross and St. John's to advance to the Sweet Sixteen for the third time in four years. There they lost to 4th-ranked and eventual national champion North Carolina. This team was dubbed "Richardson's Runts", due to the fact that Dwight Stewart was the tallest player on the team at 6'9".

Roster

Nolan Richardson ()
Mike Anderson ()
Nolan Richardson III ()
Brad Dunn

Schedule and results

Sources

Rankings

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

Awards and honors

Nolan Richardson, Naismith College Coach of the Year
Nolan Richardson, SEC Men's Basketball Coach of the Year
Corliss Williamson, NCAA Men's MOP Award
Corliss Williamson, Second Team, 1994 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans
Corliss Williamson, SEC Men's Basketball Player of the Year
Corliss Williamson, 1st team All-SEC
Scotty Thurman, Honorable Mention, 1994 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans
Scotty Thurman, 1st team All-SEC

Player statistics

School Totals	34

Team players drafted into the NBA

[1996](1996-nba-draft)	2	58	Darnell Robinson	Dallas Mavericks

Corey Beck and Clint McDaniel played in the NBA as undrafted free agents.

References

Warner, Rick. (April 5, 1994). "Thurman fires shot heard 'round Arkansas". [[The Desert Sun]].
Newton, David. (January 9, 1993). "'Suffering' Razorbacks meet USC". [[The State (newspaper).
(March 26, 1994). "Arkansas, Michigan To Match". [[The New York Times]].
(March 28, 1994). "Arkansas Bids Fab Four A Farewell". [[The New York Times]].
"1993–94 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results". [[Sports Reference]].
"1993–94 Arkansas Basketball Schedule".
(2009). "ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game". [[Random House]].
"Final Four Most Outstanding Players". cbs.sportsline.com.
"1995 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com".
[https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/beckco01.html "Corey Beck."] ''www.basketball-reference.com.'' Retrieved January 25, 2014.
[https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/mcdancl01.html "Clint McDaniel."] ''www.basketball-reference.com.'' Retrieved January 25, 2014.

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