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1994 Big Eight Conference Men's Basketball Tournament ...
The 1994 Big Eight men's basketball tournament was held March 11–13 at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri. Fourth-seeded Nebraska defeated #2 seed in the championship game, 77–68, to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 1994 NCAA tournament. Bracket References {{1994 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament navbox Tournament Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament The Big Eight Conference was an NCAA athletic conference that existed from 1907 to 1996, when it and the Southwest Conference disbanded to create the Big 12 Conference. The post-season conference tournament was instituted in 1977 and from that tim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kemper Arena
The Hy-Vee Arena, previously known as Kemper Arena, is an indoor arena located in Kansas City, Missouri. Prior to conversion to a youth sports and community gymnasium facility, Kemper Arena was previously a 19,500-seat professional sports arena. It has hosted NCAA Final Four basketball games, professional basketball and hockey teams, professional wrestling events, the 1976 Republican National Convention, concerts, and is the ongoing host of the American Royal livestock show. It was originally named for R. Crosby Kemper Sr., a member of the powerful Kemper financial clan and who donated $3.2 million from his estate for the arena. In 2016, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in recognition of its revolutionary design by Helmut Jahn. History Construction Kemper Arena was built in 18 months in 1973–74 on the site of the former Kansas City Stockyards just west of downtown in the West Bottoms to replace the 8,000-seat Municipal Auditorium to play host to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City (abbreviated KC or KCMO) is the largest city in Missouri by population and area. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 508,090 in 2020, making it the 36th most-populous city in the United States. It is the central city of the Kansas City metropolitan area, which straddles the Missouri–Kansas state line and has a population of 2,392,035. Most of the city lies within Jackson County, with portions spilling into Clay, Cass, and Platte counties. Kansas City was founded in the 1830s as a port on the Missouri River at its confluence with the Kansas River coming in from the west. On June 1, 1850, the town of Kansas was incorporated; shortly after came the establishment of the Kansas Territory. Confusion between the two ensued, and the name Kansas City was assigned to distinguish them soon after. Sitting on Missouri's western boundary with Kansas, with Downtown near the confluence of the Kansas and Missouri Rivers, the city encompasses about , making ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1993–94 Nebraska Cornhuskers Men's Basketball Team
The 1993–94 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team represented the University of Nebraska, Lincoln during the 1993–94 college basketball season. Led by head coach Danny Nee (8th season), the Cornhuskers competed in the Big Eight Conference and played their home games at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. They finished with a record of 20–10 overall and 7–7 in Big Eight Conference play. Nebraska won the Big Eight tournament to earn an automatic bid to the 1994 NCAA tournament as the #6 seed in the East region. Roster Schedule and results , - !colspan=12 style=, Regular season , - !colspan=12 style=, Big Eight tournament , - !colspan=12 style=, NCAA Tournament Rankings * References {{DEFAULTSORT:1993-94 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team Nebraska Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball seasons Corn Corn Nebraska Nebraska () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danny Nee
Daniel Hugh Nee (born June 18, 1945) is an American basketball coach. He served as the head men's basketball coach at Ohio University from 1980 to 1986, the University of Nebraska–Lincoln from 1986 to 2000, Robert Morris University in 2000–01, Duquesne University from 2001 to 2006, and the United States Merchant Marine Academy from 2010 to 2014, compiling a career college basketball coaching record of 461–433. Early life Born Daniel Hugh Nee, Danny Nee grew up in his native Brooklyn, New York. His father Patrick immigrated to the U.S. from Ireland. "Rough is what I grew up knowing, and it's what I still know," said Nee in an interview with ''Sports Illustrated'' in 1991. Nee played high school basketball at Power Memorial Academy alongside future NBA Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. After his junior year in 1963, Nee was expelled from Power Memorial for participating in a gang fight. For his senior year, Nee transferred to Fort Hamilton High School and was recruited to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Piatkowski
Eric Todd Piatkowski (; born September 30, 1970) is an American former professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball, Nebraska Cornhuskers. He is the son of former American Basketball Association (1967-1976), ABA player Walt Piatkowski. High school career Piatkowski attended Stevens High School (South Dakota), Rapid City Stevens High School and was a student and a standout in basketball. In basketball, as a senior, he led his team to the 1989 South Dakota Class AA State Championship, was an All-State selection, and was named the Mr. Basketball for the State of South Dakota. College career Piatkowski played at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln for coach Danny Nee from 1990 to 1994. He was a member of the All Big Eight Freshman team in 1991 and was honorable mention All Big Eight his freshman and sophomore seasons. Piatkowski was a first team All-Big Eight pick by the Associ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Eight Men's Basketball Tournament
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Sports Reference
Sports Reference, LLC, is an American company which operates several sports-related websites, including Sports-Reference.com, Baseball-Reference.com for baseball, Basketball-Reference.com for basketball, Hockey-Reference.com for ice hockey, Pro-Football-Reference.com for American football, and FBref.com for association football (soccer). They also operate a subscription based service for statistics, called Stathead. Between 2008 and 2020, Sports Reference also provided pages for Olympic Games and its competitors. Description The site also includes sections on college football, college basketball and the Olympics. The sites attempt a comprehensive approach to sports data. For example, Baseball-Reference contains more than 100,000 box scores and Pro-Football-Reference contains data on every scoring play in the National Football League since . The company, which is based in the Mount Airy neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was founded as Sports Reference in 2004 and was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1994 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 1994 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 17, 1994, and ended with the championship game on April 4 in Charlotte, North Carolina, played at Charlotte Coliseum. A total of 63 games were played. The Final Four consisted of Arkansas, making their fifth trip and first since 1990, Arizona, making their second ever trip and first since 1988, Florida, making their first ever trip, and Duke, making their sixth trip in the last seven tournaments. In the national championship game, Arkansas defeated Duke by a score of 76–72 and won their first ever national championship. Corliss Williamson of Arkansas was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Schedule and venues The following are the sites that were selected to host each round of the 1994 tournament: First and Second Rounds *March 17 and 19 **East Region *** ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1993–94 Missouri Tigers Men's Basketball Team
The 1993–94 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri as a member of the Big Eight Conference during the 1993–94 NCAA men's basketball season. Led by head coach Norm Stewart, the Tigers won the Big Eight Conference regular season title by sweeping through the league schedule. Though upset by Nebraska in the Big Eight tournament semifinals, the Tigers were awarded the #1 seed in the West region of the NCAA tournament. After reaching the Elite Eight, Arizona defeated the Tigers 92–72 in the regional final. Missouri finished with an overall record of 28–4 (14–0 Big Eight). Roster Schedule and results , - !colspan=9 style=, Regular season , - !colspan=9 style=, , - !colspan=9 style=, NCAA Tournament Rankings * Awards *Melvin Booker – Big Eight Player of the Year, First-team All-Big Eight, Consensus Second-team All-American [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1993–94 Kansas Jayhawks Men's Basketball Team
The 1993–94 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas in the 1993–94 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, which was the Jayhawks' 96th basketball season. The head coach was Roy Williams, who served his 6th year at KU. The team played its home games in Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas. Roster Big Eight Conference standings Schedule , - , - , - !colspan=9, Big Eight Tournament , - !colspan=9, NCAA tournament Rankings *There was no coaches poll in week 1. See also * 1994 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament References {{DEFAULTSORT:1993-94 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball seasons Kansas Jay Jay Kansas Kansas () is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its capital is Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita. Kansas is a landlocked state bordered by Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1993–94 Iowa State Cyclones Men's Basketball Team
The 1993–94 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1993–94 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball, Cyclones were coached by Johnny Orr (basketball, born 1927), Johnny Orr, who was in his 14th season. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa. It would be Orr's final season as head coach. Tim Floyd would take over the program the following season. They finished the season 14–13, 4–10 in Big Eight Conference, Big Eight play to finish tied for sixth place. Their 23 wins were a school record at the time. They lost to 1993-94 Oklahoma State Cowboys men's basketball, Oklahoma State in the 1994 Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament, 1994 Big Eight conference tournament championship. They did not qualify for postseason play. Games were televised by ESPN, Raycom Sports and the Cyclone Television Network. Previous season The previous season the Cyclones fin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1993–94 Oklahoma State Cowboys Basketball Team
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. Roster Source: Schedule and results , - !colspan=9 style=, Regular Season , - !colspan=9 style=, Big Eight Tournament , - !colspan=9 style=, Rankings References {{DEFAULTSORT:1993-94 Oklahoma State Cowboys Men's Basketball Team Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball seasons Oklahoma State 1993 in spo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
