1993–94 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

1993–94 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
1993–94 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
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
	← 1992–93 1994–95 →

The 1993–94 NCAA Division I men's basketball season concluded in the 64-team 1994 NCAA Division I men's 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]

Associated Press
Ranking	Team
1	North Carolina
2	Kentucky
3	Arkansas
4	Duke
5	Michigan
6	California
7	Louisville
8	Temple
9	Kansas
10	Minnesota
11	Oklahoma State
12	Indiana
13	UCLA
14	Georgia Tech
15	Georgetown
16	Virginia
17	Illinois
18	Arizona
19	Cincinnati
20	Syracuse
21	Purdue
22	Massachusetts
23	Vanderbilt
24	George Washington
25	Florida State

Coaches
Ranking	Team
1	North Carolina
2	Kentucky
3	Duke
4	Arkansas
5	Michigan
6	Louisville
7	Indiana
7	Temple
9	Kansas
10	California
11	Minnesota
12	Georgetown
13	Oklahoma State
14	UCLA
15	Georgia Tech
16	Illinois
17	Cincinnati
18	Virginia
19	Syracuse
20	Arizona
21	Massachusetts
22	Wisconsin
23	Marquette
24	Florida State
25	Purdue

Conference membership changes

These schools joined new conferences for the 1993–94 season.

School	Former conference	New conference
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, Great Midwest Conference, and Midwestern Collegiate 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
Atlantic 10 Conference	UMass	Eddie Jones, Temple	1994 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament	Mullins Center (Amherst, Massachusetts)	UMass
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	1994 Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament	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	1994 East Coast Conference basketball tournament	Alumni Arena (Amherst, New York)	Hofstra
Great Midwest Conference	Marquette	Jim McIlvaine, Marquette	1994 Great Midwest men's basketball tournament	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	1994 MAAC men's basketball tournament	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	Kenny Williams, 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	1994 MEAC men's basketball tournament	Talmadge L. Hill Field House (Baltimore, Maryland)	North Carolina A&T
Midwestern Collegiate Conference	Xavier	Brian Grant, Xavier	1994 MCC men's basketball tournament	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	1994 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament	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	Northeast Louisiana	Eric Kubel, Northwestern State	1994 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (Monroe, Louisiana)	Southwest 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	1994 SWAC men's basketball tournament	—	Texas Southern
Sun Belt Conference	Western Kentucky	Michael Allen, Southwestern Louisiana	1994 Sun Belt men's basketball tournament	E. A. Diddle Arena (Bowling Green, Kentucky)	Southwestern Louisiana
Trans America Athletic Conference	College of Charleston	Marion Busby, College of Charleston	1994 TAAC men's basketball tournament	UCF Arena (Orlando, Florida)	UCF
West Coast Conference	Gonzaga	Jeff Brown, Gonzaga	1994 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament	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

Source for additional stats categories

Player	School	PPG	Player	School	RPG	Player	School	APG	Player	School	SPG
Points per game			Rebounds per game			Assists per game			Steals per game
Glenn Robinson	Purdue	30.3	Jerome Lambert	Baylor	14.8	Jason Kidd	California	9.1	Shawn Griggs	LA-Lafayette	4.0
Rob Feaster	Holy Cross	28.0	Jervaughn Scales	Southern	14.2	David Edwards	Texas A&M	8.8	Gerald Walker	San Francisco	3.9
Jervaughn Scales	Southern	27.1	Eric Kubel	Northwestern St.	13.1	Tony Miller	Marquette	8.3	Andre Cradle	Long Island	3.8
Frankie King	W. Carolina	26.9	Kendrick Warren	VCU	12.4	Eathan O'Bryant	Nevada	8.3	Jason Kidd	California	3.1
Tucker Neale	Colgate	26.6	Malik Rose	Drexel	12.4	Abdul Abdullah	Providence	8.0	B. J. Tyler	Texas	3.1

Player	School	BPG	Player	School	FG%	Player	School	3FG%	Player	School	FT%
Blocked shots per game			Field goal percentage			Three-point FG percentage			Free throw percentage
Grady Livingston	Howard	4.4	Mike Atkinson	Long Beach St.	.695	Howard Eisley	Boston College	.484	Danny Baisle	Marist	.944
Jim McIlvaine	Marquette	4.3	Lynwood Wade	SW Texas St.	.671	Brooks Thompson	Oklahoma St.	.472	Dandrea Evans	Troy St.	.935
Theo Ratliff	Wyoming	4.1	Anthony Miller	Michigan St.	.651	Scott Neely	Campbell	.468	Casey Schmidt	Valparaiso	.926
David Vaughn III	Memphis St.	3.8	Deon Thomas	Illinois	.633	Landon Hackim	Miami (OH)	.463	Matt Hildebrand	Liberty	.925
Tim Duncan	Wake Forest	3.8	Aaron Swinson	Auburn	.631	Gary Collier	Tulsa	.463	Kent Culuko	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

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**Consensus First Team**
Player	Position	Class	Team
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

**Consensus Second Team**
Player	Position	Class	Team
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

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