1993–94 College of Charleston Cougars men's basketball
TAAC Regular season champion
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceTrans America Athletic Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record24–4 (14–2 TAAC)
Head coach
Home arenaF. Mitchell Johnson Center
1993–94 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
College of Charleston142 .875244  .857
Central Florida115 .688219  .700
Stetson97 .5631415  .483
Georgia State97 .5631314  .481
Centenary88 .5001612  .571
Florida International79 .4381116  .407
Southeastern Louisiana79 .4381017  .370
Samford412 .2501018  .357
Mercer313 .188524  .172
Florida Atlantic 324  .111
1994 TAAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll[1]

The 1993–94 College of Charleston Cougars men's basketball team represented the College of Charleston during the 1993–94 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cougars, led by 15th-year head coach John Kresse, played their home games at F. Mitchell Johnson Arena in Charleston, South Carolina as members of the Trans America Athletic Conference (TAAC).

After finishing atop the conference regular season standings (14–2), the Cougars did not participate in the 1994 TAAC tournament, but did receive an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament the first appearance in school history as No. 12 seed in the Southeast region. College of Charleston lost to No. 5 seed Wake Forest[2] in the opening round. The team finished with an overall record of 24–4.

Roster

1993–94 College of Charleston Cougars men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
C 4 Thaddeous Delaney 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)250 lb (113 kg) Fr   
G 5 Marion Busby 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Jr   
F 21 Stacy Harris 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
FrWest Potomac Alexandria, Virginia
G 24 Anthony Johnson Injured 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoR.B. Stall Charleston, South Carolina
F 42 Rodney Conner 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
FrOrangeburg-Wilkinson Orangeburg, South Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Regular season
    Nov 27, 1993*
    Webber W 88–59  1–0
    F. Mitchell Johnson Center 
    Charleston, South Carolina
    Nov 29, 1993*
    South Carolina State W 70–57  2–0
    F. Mitchell Johnson Center 
    Charleston, South Carolina
    Dec 4, 1993*
    Charleston Southern W 116–78  3–0
    F. Mitchell Johnson Center 
    Charleston, South Carolina
    Dec 18, 1993*
    Mount Olive W 106–89  4–0
    F. Mitchell Johnson Center 
    Charleston, South Carolina
    Dec 22, 1993*
    at South Carolina L 53–65 OT 4–1
    Carolina Coliseum 
    Columbia, South Carolina
    Dec 28, 1993*
    Penn State W 71–65  5–1
    North Charleston Coliseum 
    North Charleston, South Carolina
    Dec 29, 1993*
    Alabama W 82–60  6–1
    North Charleston Coliseum 
    North Charleston, South Carolina
    Jan 3, 1994
    Samford W 67–56  7–1
    (1–0)
    F. Mitchell Johnson Center 
    Charleston, South Carolina
    Feb 28, 1994
    at Samford W 69–59  24–3
    (14–2)
    Seibert Hall 
    Homewood, Alabama
    TAAC tournament
    Did not participate
    NCAA Tournament
    Mar 17, 1994*
    (12 SE) vs. (5 SE) Wake Forest
    First round
    L 58–68  24–4
    Rupp Arena 
    Lexington, Kentucky
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    SE=Southeast.
    All times are in Eastern.

    Source[3]

    Rankings

    [4]

    Awards and honors

    References

    1. sports-reference.com 1993-94 Trans America Athletic Conference Season Summary
    2. "College of Charleston Makes Case for Respect". The New York Times. March 14, 1997. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
    3. "1993-94 Men's Basketball Schedule". College of Charleston Athletics. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
    4. ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1020–1021. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
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