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1993–94 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team

American college basketball season

Field	Value
mode	Basketball
year	1993–94
team	Michigan Wolverines
image_size	150
logo	1901-94 Michigan Wolverines Primary Logo.png
logo_size	200
conference	Big Ten Conference
short_conf	Big Ten
CoachRank	8
APRank	11
record	24–8
conf_record	13–5
head_coach	Steve Fisher
asst_coach1	Brian Dutcher
asst_coach2	Jay Smith
asst_coach3	Scott Trost
stadium	Crisler Arena
captain	Jason Bossard
captain2	Juwan Howard
mvp	Jalen Rose
mvp2	Juwan Howard
bowl	[NCAA tournament](1994-ncaa-division-i-men-s-basketball-tournament)
bowl_result	Elite Eight

The 1993–94 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate college basketball during the 1993–94 season. The team played its home games in the Crisler Arena in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference. Under the direction of head coach Steve Fisher, the team finished second in the Big Ten Conference. The team earned an invitation to the 1994 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament as a number three seed and advanced to the fourth round. The team was ranked for the entire eighteen weeks of Associated Press Top Twenty-Five Poll, starting the season ranked fifth, peaking at number three and ending ranked eleventh, and it also ended the season ranked eleventh in the final USA Today/CNN Poll. The team went 6–6 against ranked teams including the following victories: November 26, 1993, against #13 80–70 in the Tipoff Classic in Springfield, Massachusetts, January 29, 1994, against #16 Wisconsin 79–75 at home, February 1 against #8 Purdue 63–62 on the road, February 8 against #12 Indiana 91–67 at home, February 19 against #20 Minnesota 72–65 at home, and March 19 against #12 Texas in the 1994 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament 84–79 at Kansas Coliseum.

Juwan Howard and Jason Bossard served as team co-captains, while Howard shared team MVP honors with Jalen Rose. The team's leading scorers were Jalen Rose (636 points), Juwan Howard (625 points), and Jimmy King (358 points). The leading rebounders were Juwan Howard (270), Ray Jackson (195), and Jalen Rose (182).

The team surpassed the 1986 team's single-season total of 265 steals with 267 to establish the current school record.

Regular season

In November 2003, Mitch Albom released his book Fab five: basketball, trash talk, the American dream chronicling the recruiting of and first two years of play of the Fab Five. After Chris Webber left for the NBA, the team entered the season ranked fifth in the nation as it opened the season against number 13 . Michigan found itself with a 21–6, (13–4 Big Ten) record and tied with the Purdue Boilermakers for the conference lead with one game remaining. Michigan then lost (for the third time in its last four games) to a struggling team, and finished second in the conference. After the season, Howard was selected as a first team All-Big-Ten member along with Glenn Robinson, Rose, Shawn Respert, and Damon Bailey. In the opening round of the 1994 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, Howard helped Michigan survive with a 78–74 overtime victory over Pepperdine by scoring 28 points and adding 9 rebounds before fouling out. In the second round, Howard posted 34 points and 18 rebounds to lead the team to an 84–79 victory over Texas. Michigan faced a Joe Smith-led Maryland in the Sweet Sixteen round. Howard earned the regional MVP award with a game-high 30 points and 13 rebounds despite collecting two fouls in the first two minutes in the Elite Eight round against a victorious Arkansas team that had United States President Bill Clinton as a vocal supporter. After the season, Howard announced his intention to enter the 1994 NBA Draft. The following day, Rose announced he would enter the draft as well.

Schedule and results

Rankings

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

Team players drafted into the NBA

Four players from this team were selected in the NBA draft.

References

"Big Ten Basketball 2009-10 Media Guide". [[CBS Interactive]].
(2010). "NCAA Tournament History". University of Michigan.
"Division I Records". [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]].
"Division I Records". [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]].
"Through The Years". [[CBS Interactive]].
"All-Time Accolades". [[CBS Interactive]].
"Men's Basketball Statistic Archive Query Page". [[CBS Interactive]].
"All-Time Records". [[CBS Interactive]].
(November 25, 1993). "New Book Tells Some Fab Stories". [[Chicago Tribune]].
Myslenski, Skip. (November 26, 1993). "With No One To Lean On This Season, Michigan's Rose Grows Up". [[Chicago Tribune]].
(March 10, 1994). "Michigan Ties For Big 10 Lead". [[Chicago Tribune]].
(March 13, 1994). "College Basketball; Hard Day for the High and Mighty: Arkansas and Company Take Falls". [[The New York Times]].
Deardorff, Julie. (March 25, 1994). "Underdogs Still Running With Pack Maryland, Tulsa Face Heavyweights In Midwest Regional". [[Chicago Tribune]].
(March 15, 1994). "All-Big Ten". [[Chicago Sun-Times]].
Myslenski, Skip. (March 18, 1994). "Michigan Needs OT To Escape Pepperdine". [[Chicago Tribune]].
Myslenski, Skip. (March 20, 1994). "Howard Keeps Michigan Alive His 34 Points, 18 Rebounds Repel Texas". [[Chicago Tribune]].
Gould, Herb. (March 26, 1994). "Big Ten Splits – Michigan Foils Maryland Bid – Arkansas Next". [[Chicago Sun-Times]].
Deardorff, Julie. (March 28, 1994). "Michigan Suffers Shortfall Howard Not Enough, So It's Arkansas". [[Chicago Tribune]].
Myslenski, Skip. (April 19, 1994). "Howard, The 'Rock' For Michigan, Enters NBA Draft". [[Chicago Tribune]].
Myslenski, Skip. (April 20, 1994). "Michigan's Fav 5 Slips To 2 As Rose Enters NBA Draft". [[Chicago Tribune]].
(March 18, 1994). "Michigan Survives Pepperdine in Overtime". [[The New York Times]].
(March 20, 1994). "Michigan Best in the Stretch, Defeats Texas". [[The Los Angeles Times]].
(March 26, 1994). "Howard, Michigan Subdue Maryland". [[Chicago Tribune]].
(March 28, 1994). "Arkansas Bids Fab Four A Farewell". [[The New York Times]].
(2009). "ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game". [[Random House]].
"1994 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com.
"1995 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com.
"1997 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com.

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