The 1994 National Invitation Tournament was the 1994 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.
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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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
editBelow is a list of the 32 teams selected for the tournament.[2]
Brackets
editBelow 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
editSemifinals | Finals | ||||||||
Vanderbilt | 82 | ||||||||
Kansas State | 76 | ||||||||
Vanderbilt | 73 | ||||||||
Villanova | 80 | ||||||||
Villanova | 66 | ||||||||
Siena | 58 |
Third place game | ||||
Kansas State | 79 | |||
Siena | 92 |
See also
edit- 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
edit- ^ "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