1993 – 94 Arkansas Razorbacks men 's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas in the 1993 – 94 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . Their head coach was Nolan Richardson in his ninth season at Arkansas . They played their home games at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville , Arkansas as members of the West Division of the Southeastern Conference . The Razorbacks finished the season 31 – 3 , 14 – 2 in SEC play to win the West Division and regular season overall championships . They defeated Georgia in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament before losing to Kentucky in the semifinals . They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 1 seed in the Midwest Regional , their seventh straight trip to the tournament . They defeated North Carolina A&T and Georgetown to advance to the Sweet Sixteen for the fourth time in five years . There the Razorbacks defeated Tulsa and Michigan to earn a trip to the Final Four . It was Arkansas ' fifth trip to the Final Four in program history . In the Final Four , they defeated No. 9-ranked Arizona before beating Duke in the National Championship game . Thanks to Scotty Thurman 's high arching three-point shot with less than a minute to play in the national championship game , the team earned its first national championship in school history . Thurman 's shot is known as the " Shot heard ' round Arkansas " , and is considered one of the greatest plays in Arkansas Razorbacks sports history . Corliss Williamson was named the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament . The Razorbacks finished the 1992 – 93 season 22 – 9 , 10 – 6 in SEC play to win the SEC West Division championship . They defeated Georgia before losing in the semifinals of the SEC Tournament to Kentucky . The Razorbacks received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 4 seed in the East Regional . Arkansas defeated Holy Cross and St. John 's to advance to the Sweet Sixteen for the third time in four years . There they lost to No. 4-ranked and eventual national champion North Carolina . This team was dubbed " Richardson 's Runts " , due to the fact that Dwight Stewart was the tallest player on the team at 6 ' 9 "
SEC Tournament
1993 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament
1993–94 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team