1994 National Invitation Tournament

1994 National Invitation Tournament
Season1993–94
Teams32
Finals siteMadison Square Garden
New York City
ChampionsVillanova Wildcats (1st title)
Runner-upVanderbilt Commodores (2nd title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachSteve Lappas (1st title)
MVPDoremus Bennerman (Siena)
National Invitation Tournaments
«1993 1995»

The 1994 National Invitation Tournament was the 1994 edition of the annual 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

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Below is a list of the 32 teams selected for the tournament.[2]

Team Conference Overall record Appearance Last bid
Arizona State Pac-10 15–12 5th 1993
Bradley Missouri Valley 21–7 16th 1985
BYU WAC 21–9 7th 1987
Canisius MAAC 22–6 4th 1985
Clemson ACC 16–15 9th 1993
Davidson SoCon 22–7 2nd 1972
DePaul Great Midwest 16–11 11th 1990
Duquesne Atlantic 10 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 MAAC 19–10 15th 1992
Miami (OH) 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 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 17–10 4th 1991
Texas A&M SWC 19–10 5th 1986
Tulane Metro 17–10 3rd 1983
UNC Charlotte Metro 16–12 3rd 1989
USC Pac-10 16–11 3rd 1993
Vanderbilt SEC 16–11 5th 1982
Villanova Big East 15–12 12th 1992
West Virginia Atlantic 10 16–11 12th 1993
Xavier Midwestern Collegiate 20–7 5th 1984

Brackets

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "NIT Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  2. ^ a b Tournament Results (1990's) at nit.org, URL accessed November 7, 2009. Archived 11/6/09
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