1993–94 Liberty Flames basketball team

1993–94 Liberty Flames men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First round
ConferenceBig South Conference
Record18–12 (12–6 Big South)
Head coach
Home arenaVines Center
Seasons
← 1992–93
1994–95 →
1993–94 Big South Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Towson State 15 – 3   .833 21 – 9   .700
Radford 13 – 5   .722 20 – 8   .714
Campbell 13 – 5   .722 20 – 9   .690
Liberty † 12 – 6   .667 18 – 12   .600
UNC Greensboro 11 – 7   .611 15 – 12   .556
Coastal Carolina 10 – 8   .556 15 – 11   .577
Charleston Southern 7 – 11   .389 9 – 18   .333
UMBC 5 – 13   .278 6 – 21   .222
Winthrop 3 – 15   .167 4 – 23   .148
UNC Asheville 3 – 15   .167 3 – 24   .111
† 1994 Big South tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1993–94 Liberty Flames basketball team represented Liberty University during the 1993–94 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Flames, led by 13th-year head coach Jeff Meyer, played their home games at the Vines Center and were members of the North Division of the Big South Conference. The team finished second in the regular season standings, and won the Big South tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Playing as the No. 16 seed in the East region, Liberty lost in the first round to North Carolina, 71–51.[1] The team finished the season with an 18–12 record (12–6 in the Big South; later adjusted to 14–4).

Roster

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1993–94 Liberty Flames men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
C 0 Peter Aluma 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Lagos, Nigeria
F 3 Jeremy Luther 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Fort Washington, Maryland
G 4 Eric Pothoven 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Pella, Iowa
F 5 Darryl Williams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Richmond, Virginia
G 10 Chris Toomer 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Anchorage, Alaska
G 20 Matthew Hildebrand 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Sturgis, Michigan
G 21 Brett Anthony 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Winter Park, Florida
F 24 Eric Sorenson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Staten Island, New York
G/F 32 Kevin Benton 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F 33 Darrius Hunter 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Portsmouth, Virginia
F 40 Darren Hall 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Davidsonville, Maryland
C 42 Jason Dixon 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Aurora, Colorado
G 44 Mark Reed 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Bangor, Maine
F 45 Jody Chapman 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Charlotte, North Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Dec 30, 1993*
 at Virginia L 49–62  3–3
 University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan 4, 1994*
 at James Madison L 64–78  3–4
 JMU Convocation Center 
Harrisonburg, Virginia
Big South tournament
Mar 4, 1994*
 at Charleston Southern
Quarterfinals 		W 82–71  16–11
 North Charleston Coliseum 
North Charleston, South Carolina
Mar 5, 1994*
 vs. Towson
Semifinals 		W 63–58  17–11
 North Charleston Coliseum 
North Charleston, South Carolina
Mar 6, 1994*
 vs. Campbell
Championship game 		W 76–62  18–11
 North Charleston Coliseum 
North Charleston, South Carolina
NCAA tournament
Mar 18, 1994*
 (16 E) vs. (1 E) No. 1 North Carolina
First round 		L 51–71  18–12
 USAir Arena 
Landover, Maryland
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region E=East.

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References

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  1. ^ "Liberty Gives Carolina a Scare - For a While". The Deseret News. March 19, 1994. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
  2. ^ "1993-94 Men's Basketball Schedule". Liberty University Athletics. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
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