| Year: | 1993 |
| Preseason Ap: | North Carolina Tar Heels |
| Regular Season: | November 1993 – April 1994 |
| Tourney Start: | March 17 |
| Nc Date: | April 4, 1994 |
| Champ Stad: | Charlotte Coliseum |
| Champ City: | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Champ: | Arkansas Razorbacks |
| Playeroftheyear: | Glenn Robinson, Purdue |
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.
Beginning in 1993–94, the following rules changes were implemented:
The top 25 from the pre-season AP and Coaches Polls.[1]
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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 |
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.
Source for additional stats categories
| Player | School | PPG | Player | School | RPG | Player | School | APG | Player | School | SPG | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30.3 | 14.8 | 9.1 | 4.0 | ||||||||||||
| 28.0 | Jervaughn Scales | Southern | 14.2 | 8.8 | 3.9 | ||||||||||
| 27.1 | 13.1 | 8.3 | 3.8 | ||||||||||||
| 26.9 | 12.4 | 8.3 | 3.1 | ||||||||||||
| 26.6 | 12.4 | 8.0 | 3.1 | ||||||||||||
| Player | School | BPG | Player | School | FG% | Player | School | 3FG% | Player | School | FT% | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.4 | .695 | .484 | .944 | ||||||||||||
| Marquette | 4.3 | .671 | .472 | .935 | |||||||||||
| 4.1 | .651 | .468 | .926 | ||||||||||||
| 3.8 | .633 | .463 | .925 | ||||||||||||
| 3.8 | .631 | .463 | .921 | ||||||||||||
Six schools played as independents. They had no postseason play.[3]
See main article: 1994 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.
See main article: 1994 National Invitation Tournament.
See main article: 1994 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans. [4]
| 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 |
| 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 |