| 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 began in November 1993 and 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. The Razorbacks were coached by Nolan Richardson and the NCAA Division I basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player was Arkansas's Corliss Williamson.
In championship game of 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.
Thirty conferences concluded their seasons with a single-elimination tournament, with only the Big Ten Conference, Ivy League, and Pac-10 Conference choosing not to conduct conference tournaments. Conference tournament winners, with the exception of those of the East Coast Conference, Great Midwest Conference, and Midwestern Collegiate Conference, received an automatic bid to the 1994 NCAA tournament.
Six schools played as independents. They had no postseason play.[3]
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 | ||||||||||||
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 |