The 1993–94 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented

University of Kentucky The University of Kentucky (UK, UKY, or U of K) is a Public University, public Land-grant University, land-grant research university in Lexington, Kentucky, United States. Founded in 1865 by John Bryan Bowman as the Agricultural and Mechanical ...

. The head coach was

Rick Pitino Richard Andrew Pitino (; born September 18, 1952) is an American basketball coach who is the head men's basketball coach at St. John's University (New York City), St. John's University. He was also the head coach of Greece national basketball t ...

. The team was a member of the

Southeastern Conference The Southeastern Conference (SEC) is a collegiate List of NCAA conferences, athletic conference whose member institutions are located primarily in the South Central United States, South Central and Southeastern United States. Its 16 members in ...

and played their home games at

Rupp Arena Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center is an arena located in downtown Lexington, Kentucky, United States. Since its opening in 1976, it has been the centerpiece of Central Bank Center (formerly Lexington Center), a convention and shopping facility ...

. Kentucky finished with an overall record of 27–7 (12–4 SEC). The team was invited to the 1994 NCAA Tournament as a #3 seed and advanced to the round of 32 before losing to Marquette 75–63.

Roster

Schedule and results

, - !colspan=12 style=, Non-conference regular season , - !colspan=12 style=, SEC regular season , - !colspan=9 style=, SEC tournament , - !colspan=9 style=, NCAA tournament

NCAA tournament

Seeding in brackets *Southeast ** Kentucky (3) 83, Tennessee State (14) 70 **Marquette (6) 75, Kentucky 63

Awards and honors

*Travis Ford, Second Team, 1994-1995 All-SEC (AP and Coaches) * Tony Delk, Second Team, 1994-1995 All-SEC (Coaches, Third Team AP) * Rodrick Rhodes, Third Team, 1994-1995 All-SEC (AP and Coaches)

Team players drafted into the NBA

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:1993-94 Kentucky Wildcats Men's Basketball Team

Kentucky Wildcats The Kentucky Wildcats are the men's and women's intercollegiate athletic squads of the University of Kentucky (UK), a founding member of the Southeastern Conference. The Kentucky Wildcats is the student body of the University of Kentucky. 30, ...

Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball seasons

Wild Wild, wild, wilds or wild may refer to: Common meanings * Wilderness, a wild natural environment * Wildlife, an undomesticated organism * Wildness, the quality of being wild or untamed Art, media and entertainment Film and television * ''Wild ...

Kentucky Kentucky (, ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north, West Virginia to the ...