1994 National Invitation Tournament
Season | 1993–94 | ||||
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Teams | 32 | ||||
Finals site | Madison Square Garden New York City | ||||
Champions | Villanova Wildcats (1st title) | ||||
Runner-up | Vanderbilt Commodores (2nd title game) | ||||
Semifinalists |
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Winning coach | Steve Lappas (1st title) | ||||
MVP | Doremus Bennerman (Siena) | ||||
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The 1994 NCAA college basketball competition.
Of note, in Kansas State's 115–77 victory over Fresno State in the quarterfinals, Askia Jones of Kansas State set the NCAA postseason record of 14 three-point field goals. His final total of 62 points, spurred by nine consecutive successful three-point shots bridging the first and second halves, was also the second-highest scoring output in major-college postseason history.
Doremus Bennerman of Siena won MVP after scoring 174 points in 5 NIT games. The total remains a tournament record.[1]
Selected teams
Below is a list of the 32 teams selected for the tournament.[2]
Team | Conference | Overall record | Appearance | Last bid |
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Arizona State | Pac-10
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15–12 | 5th | 1993 |
Bradley | Missouri Valley | 21–7 | 16th | 1985 |
BYU | WAC | 21–9 | 7th | 1987 |
Canisius | MAAC | 22–6 | 4th | 1985 |
Clemson
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ACC | 16–15 | 9th | 1993 |
Davidson | SoCon
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22–7 | 2nd | 1972 |
DePaul | Great Midwest | 16–11 | 11th | 1990 |
Duquesne | Atlantic 10
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16–12 | 16th | 1981 |
Evansville | Midwestern Collegiate | 21–10 | 2nd | 1988 |
Fresno State | WAC | 19–10 | 3rd | 1985 |
Georgia Tech | ACC | 16–12 | 4th | 1984 |
Gonzaga | West Coast | 21–7 | 1st | Never |
Kansas State | Big Eight | 17–12 | 3rd | 1992 |
Manhattan
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MAAC | 19–10 | 15th | 1992 |
Miami (OH)
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MAC | 19–10 | 3rd | 1993 |
Mississippi State | SEC | 18–10 | 3rd | 1990 |
Murray State | OVC | 23–5 | 5th | 1989 |
New Orleans | Sun Belt | 19–9 | 5th | 1990 |
Northwestern | Big Ten
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14–13 | 2nd | 1983 |
Oklahoma | Big Eight | 15–12 | 6th | 1992 |
Old Dominion | CAA | 20–9 | 8th | 1993 |
Siena | MAAC | 21–7 | 3rd | 1991 |
Southern Miss | Metro | 15–14 | 5th | 1988 |
Stanford | Pac-10
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17–10 | 4th | 1991 |
Texas A&M | SWC | 19–10 | 5th | 1986 |
Tulane | Metro | 17–10 | 3rd | 1983 |
UNC Charlotte
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Metro | 16–12 | 3rd | 1989 |
USC | Pac-10
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16–11 | 3rd | 1993 |
Vanderbilt | SEC | 16–11 | 5th | 1982 |
Villanova | Big East | 15–12 | 12th | 1992 |
West Virginia | Atlantic 10
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16–11 | 12th | 1993 |
Xavier | Midwestern Collegiate | 20–7 | 5th | 1984 |
Brackets
Below are the four first-round brackets, along with the four-team championship bracket.[2]
First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||
Clemson
| 96 | |||||||||||||
Southern Miss
| 85 | |||||||||||||
Clemson | 96 | |||||||||||||
West Virginia | 79 | |||||||||||||
West Virginia | 85 | |||||||||||||
Davidson | 69 | |||||||||||||
Clemson | 74 | |||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 89 | |||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 77 | |||||||||||||
Oklahoma | 67 | |||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 78 | |||||||||||||
New Orleans | 59 | |||||||||||||
New Orleans | 79 | |||||||||||||
Texas A&M | 73 |
First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||
Kansas State | 78 | |||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 69 | |||||||||||||
Kansas State | 66 | |||||||||||||
Gonzaga | 64 | |||||||||||||
Gonzaga | 80 | |||||||||||||
Stanford | 76 | |||||||||||||
Kansas State | 115 | |||||||||||||
Fresno State | 77 | |||||||||||||
Fresno State | 79 | |||||||||||||
USC | 76 | |||||||||||||
Fresno State | 68 | |||||||||||||
BYU | 66 | |||||||||||||
BYU | 74 | |||||||||||||
Arizona State | 67 |
First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||
Villanova | 103 | |||||||||||||
Canisius | 79 | |||||||||||||
Villanova | 82 | |||||||||||||
Duquesne | 66 | |||||||||||||
Duquesne | 75 | |||||||||||||
UNC Charlotte
| 73 | |||||||||||||
Villanova | 76 | |||||||||||||
Xavier | 74 | |||||||||||||
Northwestern | 69 | |||||||||||||
DePaul | 68 | |||||||||||||
Northwestern | 79 | |||||||||||||
Xavier | 83 OT | |||||||||||||
Xavier | 80 | |||||||||||||
Miami (OH)
| 68 |
First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||
Bradley | 66 | |||||||||||||
Murray State | 58 | |||||||||||||
Bradley | 79 | |||||||||||||
Old Dominion | 75 | |||||||||||||
Old Dominion | 76 | |||||||||||||
Manhattan
| 74 | |||||||||||||
Bradley | 62 | |||||||||||||
Siena | 75 | |||||||||||||
Tulane | 76 | |||||||||||||
Evansville | 63 | |||||||||||||
Tulane | 79 | |||||||||||||
Siena | 89 | |||||||||||||
Siena | 76 | |||||||||||||
Georgia Tech | 68 |
Semifinals & finals
Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
Vanderbilt | 82 | ||||||||
Kansas State | 76 | ||||||||
Vanderbilt | 73 | ||||||||
Villanova | 80 | ||||||||
Villanova | 66 | ||||||||
Siena | 58 |
Third place game | ||||
Kansas State | 79 | |||
Siena | 92 |
See also
- 1994 National Women's Invitational Tournament
- 1994 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
- 1994 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament
- 1994 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament
- 1994 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
- 1994 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament
- 1994 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament
- 1994 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament
- 1994 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament
- 1994 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament
- 1994 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament
References
- ^ "NIT Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
- ^ a b Tournament Results (1990's) at nit.org, URL accessed November 7, 2009. Archived 11/6/09