1994 in basketball

The following are the basketball events of the year 1994 throughout the world. == Championships == === World Championship === Men United States 137, Russia 91 Women United States 100, Australia 95 === Professional === Men 1994 NBA Finals: Houston Rockets over the New York Knicks 4-3. MVP: Hakeem Olajuwon 1994 NBA Playoffs 1993-94 NBA season 1994 NBA draft 1994 NBA All-Star Game Eurobasket: None Women Eurobasket Women: None === College === Men NCAA Division I: Arkansas 76, Duke 72 NIT: Villanova University def. Vanderbilt University Division II: California State University-Bakersfield 92, University of Southern Indiana 86 Division III: Lebanon Valley College 66, 59 New York University OT NAIA Division I Oklahoma City University 86, Georgetown College KY 80 Division II Eureka College IL 98, Northern State University SD 95 OT NJCAA Division I Hutchinson Community College 78, Three Rivers Community College (MO) 74 Division II Joliet Junior College IL 85, Owens Technical College OH 80 Division III Gloucester County College 71, Sullivan County CC 69 Women NCAA Division I: North Carolina 60, Louisiana Tech University 59 Division II: North Dakota State 89, Cal State San Bernardino 56 Division III: Capital 82, Washington (Mo.) 63 NAIA Division I: Southern Nazarene (Okla.) 97, David Lipscomb (Tenn.) 74 Division II Northern State University (S.D.) 48, Western Oregon 45 NJCAA Division I Trinity Valley CC 104, Westark Community College, Ark. 95 Division II Southwestern Michigan College 81, Chattahoochee Valley CC 72 Division III Anoka-Ramsey Community College 69, Triton College 62 == Awards and honors == === Professional === Men NBA Most Valuable Player Award: Hakeem Olajuwon, Houston Rockets NBA Rookie of the Year Award: Chris Webber Golden State Warriors NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award: Hakeem Olajuwon, Houston Rockets NBA Coach of the Year Award: Lenny Wilkens, Atlanta Hawks === Collegiate === Naismith College Player of the Year Men: Glenn Robinson, Purdue Women: Lisa Leslie, USC Naismith College Coach of the Year Men: Nolan Richardson Arkansas Women: Pat Summitt Tennessee === Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame === Class of 1994: Carol Blazejowski Denny Crum Chuck Daly Buddy Jeannette Cesare Rubini == Movies == Above the Rim The Air Up There Blue Chips Hoop Dreams == Births == March 6 — Awa Sissoko, French basketball player == Deaths == March 13 — Sam Ranzino, All-American at NC State (born 1927) May 3 — Vladimir Kostin, FIBA Hall of Fame Russian referee (born 1921) June 25 — Katrín Axelsdóttir, Icelandic national team player (born 1956) July 10 — Earl Strom, Hall of Fame NBA and ABA referee (born 1927) September 3 — Glen Rose, American college player and coach (Arkansas) (born 1905) November 11 — Frank McGuire, Hall of Fame coach of the undefeated 1957 National Champion North Carolina Tar Heels (born 1914) November 20 — Jānis Krūmiņš, Latvian (Soviet) Olympic Silver medalist (1956, 1960, 1964) (born 1930) == References ==