1994 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament explained

Year:1994
Conference:Atlantic 10
Division:I
Gender:Men's
Teams:9
Arena:The Palestra (First 3 rounds)
Philadelphia and
Mullins Center (Championship)
City:Amherst, Massachusetts
Champions:UMass
Titlecount:3rd
Coach:John Calipari
Coachcount:3rd
Mvp:Mike Williams
Mvpteam:UMass

The 1994 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament was played from March 5 to March 7, 1994, and March 11, 1994. The first three rounds were played at the Palestra in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, while the final was played at the Mullins Center in Amherst, Massachusetts. The winner was named champion of the Atlantic 10 Conference and received an automatic bid to the 1994 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. The University of Massachusetts became the first team in Atlantic 10 history to win the tournament for a third year in a row.[1] George Washington and Temple also received bids to the NCAA Tournament. Mike Williams of Massachusetts was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Future NBA players Derrick Alston (Duquesne), Eddie Jones (Temple), Aaron McKie (Temple), and Lou Roe (Massachusetts) joined Williams on the All-Championship Team.

Notes and References

  1. Moran, Malcolm. "College Basketball; UMass Pulls Out a Hat Trick Over Temple", The New York Times, March 11, 1994. Accessed February 4, 2024. "With an early 21-point lead reduced to just 3 and shrinking fast, Williams's shots gave the Minutemen a badly needed margin of error on the way to a 70-59 victory and a berth in the National Collegiate Athletic Association tournament. Massachusetts (27-6), the first team to win three consecutive Atlantic 10 tournaments, extended the nation's second-longest home-court winning streak to 33 games."