1993–94 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
1993–94 NCAA Division I men's basketball season | |
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Preseason AP No. 1 | North Carolina Tar Heels |
Regular season | November 1993 – April 1994 |
NCAA Tournament | 1994 |
Tournament dates | March 17 – April 4, 1994 |
National Championship | Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina |
NCAA Champions | Arkansas Razorbacks |
Other champions | Villanova Wildcats (NIT) |
Player of the Year (Naismith, Wooden) | Glenn Robinson, Purdue |
The 1993–94 NCAA Division I men's basketball season concluded in the 64-team 1994 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament whose finals were held at the Charlotte Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Arkansas Razorbacks earned their first national championship by defeating the Duke Blue Devils 76–72 on April 4, 1994. They were coached by Nolan Richardson and the NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player was Arkansas' Corliss Williamson.
In the 32-team 1994 National Invitation Tournament, the Villanova Wildcats defeated the Vanderbilt Commodores at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Following the season, the 1994 NCAA Men's Basketball All-American Consensus First team included Grant Hill, Jason Kidd, Donyell Marshall, Glenn Robinson, and Clifford Rozier.
Season headlines[]
- Nolan Richardson led the Arkansas Razorbacks to their first National Championship, also his first.
Major rule changes[]
Beginning in 1993–94, the following rules changes were implemented:
- The shot clock was shortened from 45 seconds to 35 seconds per possession
Pre-season polls[]
The top 25 from the pre-season AP and Coaches Polls.[1]
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Conference membership changes[]
These schools joined new conferences for the 1993–94 season.
School | Former conference | New conference |
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Buffalo | NCAA Division I Independent | East Coast Conference |
Central Connecticut State | NCAA Division I Independent | East Coast Conference |
Chicago State | NCAA Division I Independent | East Coast Conference |
Dayton | Midwestern Collegiate Conference | Great Midwest Conference |
Duquesne | Midwestern Collegiate Conference | Atlantic 10 Conference |
Hofstra | NCAA Division I Independent | East Coast Conference |
Florida Atlantic | NCAA Division II | Trans America Athletic Conference |
Milwaukee | NCAA Division I Independent | Mid-Continent Conference |
Northeastern Illinois | NCAA Division I Independent | East Coast Conference |
Troy State | NCAA Division II | East Coast Conference |
Regular season[]
Conference winners and tournaments[]
30 conference seasons concluded with a single-elimination tournament, with only the Big Ten Conference, Ivy League and the Pac-10 Conference choosing not to conduct conference tournaments. Conference tournament winners, with the exception of the East Coast Conference, received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
Conference | Regular Season Winner[2] |
Conference Player of the Year |
Conference Tournament |
Tournament Venue (City) |
Tournament Winner |
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Atlantic 10 Conference | Massachusetts | Eddie Jones, Temple | 1994 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament | Mullins Center (Amherst, Massachusetts) |
Massachusetts |
Atlantic Coast Conference | Duke | Grant Hill, Duke | 1994 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament | Charlotte Coliseum (Charlotte, North Carolina) |
North Carolina |
Big East Conference | Connecticut | Donyell Marshall, Connecticut | 1994 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament | Madison Square Garden (New York City, New York) |
Providence |
Big Eight Conference | Missouri | Melvin Booker, Missouri | Kemper Arena (Kansas City, Missouri) |
Nebraska | |
Big Sky Conference | Idaho State Weber State |
Ruben Nembhard, Weber State | 1994 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament | BSU Pavilion (Boise, Idaho) |
Boise State |
Big South Conference | Towson State | Joe Spinks, Campbell | 1994 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament | North Charleston Coliseum (North Charleston, South Carolina) |
Liberty |
Big Ten Conference | Purdue | Glenn Robinson, Purdue | No Tournament | ||
Big West Conference | New Mexico State | Kebu Stewart, UNLV | 1994 Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament | Thomas & Mack Center (Paradise, Nevada) |
New Mexico State |
Colonial Athletic Association | James Madison Old Dominion |
Odell Hodge, Old Dominion | 1994 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament | Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, Virginia) |
James Madison |
East Coast Conference | Troy State | Reggie Smith, Northeastern Illinois | Alumni Arena (Amherst, New York) |
Hofstra | |
Great Midwest Conference | Marquette | Jim McIlvaine, Marquette | Shoemaker Center (Cincinnati, Ohio) |
Cincinnati | |
Ivy League | Penn | Jerome Allen, Penn | No Tournament | ||
Metro Conference | Louisville | Clifford Rozier, Louisville | 1994 Metro Conference Men's Basketball Tournament | Mississippi Coast Coliseum (Biloxi, Mississippi) |
Louisville |
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | Canisius | Doremus Bennerman, Siena | Knickerbocker Arena (Albany, New York) |
Loyola (MD) | |
Mid-American Conference | Ohio | Gary Trent, Ohio | 1994 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament | Battelle Hall (Columbus, Ohio) |
Ohio |
Mid-Continent Conference | Green Bay | , UIC | 1994 Mid-Continent Conference Men's Basketball Tournament | Rosemont Horizon (Rosemont, Illinois) |
Green Bay |
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference | Coppin State | Stephen Stewart, Coppin State | Talmadge L. Hill Field House (Baltimore, Maryland) |
North Carolina A&T | |
Midwestern Collegiate Conference | Xavier | Brian Grant, Xavier | Hinkle Fieldhouse (Indianapolis, Indiana) |
Detroit | |
Missouri Valley Conference | Southern Illinois Tulsa |
Gary Collier, Tulsa | 1994 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament | St. Louis Arena (St. Louis, Missouri) |
Southern Illinois |
North Atlantic Conference | Drexel | Scott Drapeau, New Hampshire | 1994 North Atlantic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament | Daskalakis Athletic Center (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
Drexel |
Northeast Conference | Rider | Izett Buchanan, Marist | 1994 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament | Alumni Gymnasium (Lawrenceville, New Jersey) |
Rider |
Ohio Valley Conference | Murray State | Carlos Rogers, Tennessee State | Nashville Municipal Auditorium (Nashville, Tennessee) |
Tennessee State | |
Pacific-10 Conference | Arizona | Jason Kidd, California | No Tournament | ||
Patriot League | Colgate Fordham Holy Cross Navy |
Tucker Neale, Colgate | 1994 Patriot League Men's Basketball Tournament | Alumni Hall (Annapolis, Maryland) |
Navy |
Southeastern Conference | Florida (East) Kentucky (East) Arkansas (West) |
Corliss Williamson, Arkansas | 1994 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament | The Pyramid (Memphis, Tennessee) |
Kentucky |
Southern Conference | Chattanooga | Chad Copeland, Chattanooga Frankie King, Western Carolina |
1994 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament | Asheville Civic Center (Asheville, North Carolina) |
Chattanooga |
Southland Conference | Louisiana-Monroe | , Northwestern State | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (Monroe, Louisiana) |
SW Texas State | |
Southwest Conference | Texas | B. J. Tyler, Texas | 1994 Southwest Conference Men's Basketball Tournament | Reunion Arena (Dallas, Texas) |
Texas |
Southwestern Athletic Conference | Texas Southern | Jervaughn Scales, Southern | — | Texas Southern | |
Sun Belt Conference | Western Kentucky | , Louisiana-Lafayette | E. A. Diddle Arena (Bowling Green, Kentucky) |
Louisiana-Lafayette | |
Trans America Athletic Conference | College of Charleston | , College of Charleston | 1994 TAAC Men's Basketball Tournament | UCF Arena (Orlando, Florida) |
UCF |
West Coast Conference | Gonzaga | Jeff Brown, Gonzaga | Toso Pavilion (Santa Clara, California) |
Pepperdine | |
Western Athletic Conference | New Mexico | Greg Brown, New Mexico | 1994 WAC Men's Basketball Tournament | Delta Center (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
Hawaii |
Statistical leaders[]
Player | School | PPG | Player | School | RPG | Player | School | APG | Player | School | SPG | |||
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Glenn Robinson | Purdue | 30.3 | Jerome Lambert | Baylor | 14.8 | Jason Kidd | California | 9.1 | LA-Lafayette | 4.0 | ||||
Rob Feaster | Holy Cross | 28.0 | Jervaughn Scales | Southern | 14.2 | David Edwards | Texas A&M | 8.8 | San Francisco | 3.9 | ||||
Jervaughn Scales | Southern | 27.1 | Northwestern St. | 13.1 | Tony Miller | Marquette | 8.3 | Long Island | 3.8 | |||||
Frankie King | W. Carolina | 26.9 | Kendrick Warren | VCU | 12.4 | Nevada | 8.3 | Jason Kidd | California | 3.1 | ||||
Tucker Neale | Colgate | 26.6 | Malik Rose | Drexel | 12.4 | Providence | 8.0 | B. J. Tyler | Texas | 3.1 |
Field Goal Percentage |
Three-Point FG Percentage |
Free Throw Percentage
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Player | School | BPG | Player | School | FG% | Player | School | 3FG% | Player | School | FT% | |||
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Grady Livingston | Howard | 4.4 | Long Beach St. | .695 | Howard Eisley | Boston College | .484 | Marist | .944 | |||||
Jim McIlvaine | Marquette | 4.3 | SW Texas St. | .671 | Brooks Thompson | Oklahoma St. | .472 | Troy St. | .935 | |||||
Theo Ratliff | Wyoming | 4.1 | Anthony Miller | Michigan St. | .651 | Campbell | .468 | Casey Schmidt | Valparaiso | .926 | ||||
David Vaughn III | Memphis St. | 3.8 | Deon Thomas | Illinois | .633 | Miami (OH) | .463 | Liberty | .925 | |||||
Tim Duncan | Wake Forest | 3.8 | Aaron Swinson | Auburn | .631 | Gary Collier | Tulsa | .463 | James Madison | .921 |
Post-Season Tournaments[]
NCAA Tournament[]
Final Four – Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina[]
National Semifinals | National Championship Game | ||||||||
E3 | Florida | 65 | |||||||
SE2 | Duke | 70 | |||||||
SE2 | Duke | 72 | |||||||
M1 | Arkansas | 76 | |||||||
M1 | Arkansas | 91 | |||||||
W2 | Arizona | 82 |
National Invitation Tournament[]
Semifinals & Finals[]
Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
Vanderbilt | 82 | ||||||||
Kansas State | 76 | ||||||||
Vanderbilt | 73 | ||||||||
Villanova | 80 | ||||||||
Villanova | 66 | ||||||||
Siena | 58 |
- Third Place - Siena 92, Kansas State 79
Award winners[]
Consensus All-American teams[]
Player | Position | Class | Team |
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Grant Hill | F | Senior | Duke |
Jason Kidd | G | Sophomore | California |
Donyell Marshall | F | Junior | Connecticut |
Glenn Robinson | F | Junior | Purdue |
Clifford Rozier | F/C | Junior | Louisville |
Player | Position | Class | Team |
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Melvin Booker | G | Senior | Missouri |
Eric Montross | C | Senior | North Carolina |
Lamond Murray | F | Junior | California |
Khalid Reeves | G | Senior | Arizona |
Jalen Rose | G | Junior | Michigan |
Corliss Williamson | F | Sophomore | Arkansas |
Major player of the year awards[]
- Wooden Award: Glenn Robinson, Purdue
- Naismith Award: Glenn Robinson, Purdue
- Associated Press Player of the Year: Glenn Robinson, Purdue
- NABC Player of the Year: Glenn Robinson, Purdue
- Oscar Robertson Trophy (USBWA): Glenn Robinson, Purdue
- Adolph Rupp Trophy: Glenn Robinson, Purdue
- Sporting News Player of the Year: Glenn Robinson, Purdue
- UPI College Basketball Player of the Year: Glenn Robinson, Purdue
Major freshman of the year awards[]
- USBWA Freshman of the Year: Joe Smith, Maryland
Major coach of the year awards[]
- Associated Press Coach of the Year: Norm Stewart, Missouri
- Henry Iba Award (USBWA): Charlie Spoonhour, Saint Louis
- NABC Coach of the Year: Gene Keady, Purdue & Nolan Richardson, Arkansas
- Naismith College Coach of the Year: Nolan Richardson, Arkansas
- Sporting News Coach of the Year: Norm Stewart, Missouri
Other major awards[]
- NABC Defensive Player of the Year: Jim McIlvaine, Marquette
- Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award (Best player under 6'0): Greg Brown, New Mexico
- Robert V. Geasey Trophy (Top player in Philadelphia Big 5): Eddie Jones, Temple
- NIT/Haggerty Award (Top player in New York City metro area): Izett Buchanan, Marist & Artūras Karnišovas, Seton Hall
References[]
- ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. p. 1020. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.
- ^ "2001 NCAA Men's Basketball Record Book – Conferences Section" (PDF). NCAA. 2001. Retrieved February 4, 2009.
- ^ NCAA Record Book - DIVISION I CONSENSUS ALL-AMERICA SELECTIONS p.6
- 1993–94 NCAA Division I men's basketball season