1993–94 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team

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.[1] The team earned an invitation to the 1994 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament as a number three seed and advanced to the fourth round.[2] 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,[3] and it also ended the season ranked eleventh in the final USA Today/CNN Poll.[4] The team went 6–6 against ranked teams including the following victories: November 26, 1993, against #13 Georgia Tech 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 Men's Division I Basketball Tournament 84–79 at Kansas Coliseum.[5]

1993–94 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 11
1993–94 record24-8 (13-5, 2nd Big Ten)
Head coachSteve Fisher
Assistant coaches
MVPJalen Rose
MVPJuwan Howard
Captains
Home arenaCrisler Arena
1993–94 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 3 Purdue14–4 .778  29–5  .853
No. 11 Michigan13–5 .722  24–8  .750
No. 18 Indiana12–6 .667  21–9  .700
No. 23 Minnesota10–8 .556  21–12  .636
Michigan State10–8 .556  20–12  .625
Illinois10–8 .556  17–11  .607
Wisconsin8–10 .444  18–11  .621
Penn State6–12 .333  13–14  .481
Ohio State6–12 .333  13–16  .448
Northwestern5–13 .278  15–14  .517
Iowa5–13 .278  11–16  .407
Rankings from AP Poll
*Minnesota vacated all NCAA tournament games due to sanctions against the program.
Disputed record (22-13)

Juwan Howard and Jason Bossard served as team co-captains, while Howard shared team MVP honors with Jalen Rose.[6] 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).[7]

The team surpassed the 1986 team’s single-season total of 265 steals with 267 to establish the current school record.[8]

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.[9] 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 Georgia Tech.[10] 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.[11] Michigan then lost (for the third time in its last four games) to a struggling Northwestern Wildcats team,[12] and finished second in the conference.[13] After the season, Howard was selected as a first team All-Big-Ten member along with Glenn Robinson, Rose, Shawn Respert, and Damon Bailey.[14] In the opening round of the 1994 NCAA Men's Division I 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.[15] In the second round, Howard posted 34 points and 18 rebounds to lead the team to an 84–79 victory over Texas.[16] Michigan faced a Joe Smith-led Maryland in the Sweet Sixteen round.[13] Howard scored 24 and had 11 rebounds before fouling out with 2:49 remaining in the 78–71 victory.[17] 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.[18] After the season, Howard announced his intention to enter the 1994 NBA Draft.[19] The following day, Rose announced he would enter the draft as well.[20]

Rankings
Main article: 1993–94 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Final 
AP Poll[3] 5 5 5 3 7 7 7 13 10 15 15 13 11 7 3 3 8 11

Team players drafted into the NBA

Four players from this team were selected in the NBA Draft.[21][22][23]

YearRoundPickOverallPlayerNBA Club
1994155Juwan HowardWashington Bullets
199411313Jalen RoseDenver Nuggets
19952635Jimmy KingToronto Raptors
199711111Olivier Saint-JeanSacramento Kings

See also
  • 1994 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
  • NCAA Men's Division I Tournament bids by school
  • NCAA Men's Division I Tournament bids by school and conference
  • NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament all-time team records

References
  1. "Big Ten Basketball 2009-10 Media Guide". CBS Interactive. p. 69. Archived from the original on July 3, 2010. Retrieved September 14, 2010.
  2. "NCAA Tournament History". University of Michigan. 2010. p. 3. Archived from the original on October 1, 2010. Retrieved September 14, 2010.
  3. "Division I Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. pp. 68–83. Retrieved August 28, 2010.
  4. "Division I Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 87. Retrieved August 28, 2010.
  5. "Through The Years". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. pp. 45–46. Archived from the original on September 2, 2010. Retrieved September 20, 2010.
  6. "All-Time Accolades". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. pp. 9–10. Archived from the original on September 1, 2010. Retrieved September 14, 2010.
  7. "Men's Basketball Statistic Archive Query Page". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on April 18, 2010. Retrieved September 22, 2010.
  8. "All-Time Records". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. p. 18. Archived from the original on April 1, 2011. Retrieved September 18, 2010.
  9. "New Book Tells Some Fab Stories". Chicago Tribune. November 25, 1993. Retrieved September 6, 2010.
  10. Myslenski, Skip (November 26, 1993). "With No One To Lean On This Season, Michigan's Rose Grows Up". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved September 6, 2010.
  11. "Michigan Ties For Big 10 Lead". Chicago Tribune. March 10, 1994. ProQuest 283770889.
  12. "College Basketball; Hard Day for the High and Mighty: Arkansas and Company Take Falls". The New York Times. March 13, 1994. Retrieved May 19, 2010.
  13. Deardorff, Julie (March 25, 1994). "Underdogs Still Running With Pack Maryland, Tulsa Face Heavyweights In Midwest Regional". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved September 6, 2010.
  14. "All-Big Ten". Chicago Sun-Times. March 15, 1994. p. 87, sports section.
  15. Myslenski, Skip (March 18, 1994). "Michigan Needs OT To Escape Pepperdine". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved September 6, 2010.
  16. Myslenski, Skip (March 20, 1994). "Howard Keeps Michigan Alive His 34 Points, 18 Rebounds Repel Texas". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved September 6, 2010.
  17. Gould, Herb (March 26, 1994). "Big Ten Splits – Michigan Foils Maryland Bid – Arkansas Next". Chicago Sun-Times. p. 104, sports section.
  18. Deardorff, Julie (March 28, 1994). "Michigan Suffers Shortfall Howard Not Enough, So It's Arkansas". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved September 6, 2010.
  19. Myslenski, Skip (April 19, 1994). "Howard, The 'Rock' For Michigan, Enters NBA Draft". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved September 6, 2010.
  20. Myslenski, Skip (April 20, 1994). "Michigan's Fav 5 Slips To 2 As Rose Enters NBA Draft". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved September 6, 2010.
  21. "1994 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
  22. "1995 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
  23. "1997 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
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