1993–94 Big East Conference men's basketball season

American college basketball season April 2025 1993–94 Big East Conference Men's Basketball Season #072E67 #EFE3BB NCAA Division I Basketball Big East Conference primary logo 1979-1998.png 250px November 17, 1993through March 13, 1994 10 ESPN Regular Season Connecticut (16–2) Champion Donyell Marshall – Connecticut Big East Men's Basketball Player of the Year Tournament 1994 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament Providence Michael Smith – Providence Most Valuable Player Basketball 1992–93 1994–95 The 1993–94 Big East Conference men's basketball season was the 15th in conference history, and involved its ten full-time member schools. Connecticut was the regular-season champion with a record of 16–2. Providence won the Big East tournament championship. Season summary & highlights Connecticut finished as the regular-season champion with a record of 16–2. It was the second regular-season championship or co-championship and first outright championship for Connecticut. Providence won its first Big East tournament championship. Villanova won the 1994 National Invitation Tournament championship. Head coaches SchoolCoachSeasonNotes Boston College Jim O'Brien 8th Connecticut Jim Calhoun 8th Big East Coach of the Year (2nd award) Georgetown John Thompson, Jr. 22nd Miami Leonard Hamilton 4th Pittsburgh Paul Evans 8th Fired March 10, 1994 Providence Rick Barnes 6th Resigned March 31, 1994 St. John's Brian Mahoney 2nd Seton Hall P. J. Carlesimo 12th Resigned June 23, 1994 Syracuse Jim Boeheim 18th Villanova Steve Lappas 2nd Rankings + 1993–94 Big East Conference Weekly RankingsKey: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. AP Pollhttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/big-east/men/1994.html 1993-94 Men's Big East Conference Season Summary April 9, 2025 sports-reference.com Pre 11/22 11/29 12/6 12/13 12/20 12/27 1/3 1/10 1/17 1/24 1/31 2/7 2/14 2/21 2/28 3/7 FinalBoston College 20 18 23 20 20 21 23 Connecticut 21 16 15 14 16 14 10 6 5 6 3 5 4 2 4 Georgetown 15 15 25 Miami Pittsburgh Providence St. John's Seton Hall Syracuse 20 20 18 13 21 21 19 18 16 16 14 15 14 14 18 14 13 15 Villanova Regular-season statistical leaders 18em start ScoringNameSchoolPPG Donyell Marshall Conn 25.1 Lawrence Moten Syr 21.5 Bill Curley BC 20.0 Kerry Kittles Vill 19.7 Artūras Karnišovas SHU 18.3 18em break ReboundingNameSchoolRPG Michael Smith Prov 11.5 Shawnelle Scott SJU 9.2 John Wallace Syr 9.0 Bill Curley BC 9.0 Donyell Marshall Conn 8.9 18em break AssistsNameSchoolAPG Abdul Abdullah Prov 8.0 Jerry McCullough Pitt 7.0 Joey Brown GU 6.5 Kevin Ollie Conn 6.1 Adrian Autry Syr 6.1 18em break StealsNameSchoolSPG Jerry McCullough Pitt 2.8 Kerry Kittles Vill 2.7 Doron Sheffer Conn 2.3 Lawrence Moten Syr 2.0 Jonathan Haynes Vill 2.0 18em break BlocksNameSchoolBPG Donyell Marshall Conn 3.3 Jason Lawson Vill 2.8 Eric Mobley Pitt 2.8 Constantin Popa Mia 2.2 Eric Williams Prov 1.8 18em break Field GoalsNameSchoolFG% Eric Mobley Pitt .568 John Wallace Syr .566 Bill Curley BC .557 Shawnelle Scott SJU .530 Donyell Marshall Conn .512 18em break 3-Pt Field GoalsNameSchool3FG% Howard Eisley BC .484(no other qualifiers) 18em break Free ThrowsNameSchoolFT% Artūras Karnišovas SHU .833 Bill Curley BC .793 Adrian Autry Syr .784 Chris Gant Pitt .776 Donny Marshall Conn .774 end Postseason Big East tournament 1994 Big East men's basketball tournament Seeding Seeding in the Big East tournament was based on conference record, with tiebreakers applied as necessary. Teams seeded seventh through tenth played a first-round game, and the other six teams received a bye into the quarterfinals. The tournament's seeding was as follows: (1) Connecticut, (2) Syracuse, (3) Boston College, (4) Providence, (5) Villanova, (6) Georgetown, (7) Seton Hall, (8) Pittsburgh, (9) St. John's, (10) Miami. Bracket First roundMarch 10, 1994 QuarterfinalsMarch 11, 1994 SemifinalsMarch 12, 1994 Championship GameMarch 13, 1994 8 Pittsburgh 72 9 St. John's 80 7 Seton Hall 69 10 1993-94 Miami Hurricanes University of Miami Miami 51 1 #2 Connecticut 97 9 St. John's 77 4 Providence 77 5 Villanova 66 3 Boston College 58 6 Georgetown 81 2 #13 Syracuse 80 7 Seton Hall 81OT 1 #2 Connecticut 67 4 Providence 69 6 Georgetown 76OT 7 Seton Hall 71 4 Providence 74 6 Georgetown 64 NCAA tournament 1994 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Six Big East teams received bids to the NCAA Tournament. Providence and Seton Hall lost in the first round and Georgetown in the second round. Connecticut and Syracuse were defeated in the regional semifinals and Boston College in the regional finals. School Region Seed Round 1 Round 2 Sweet 16 Elite 8 Boston College East 9 8 Washington State, W 67–64 1 North Carolina, W 75–72 5 Indiana, W 77–68 3 Florida, L 74–66 Connecticut East 2 15 Rider, W 64–46 12 George Washington, W 64–59 3 Florida, L 69–60(OT) Syracuse West 4 13 Hawaii, W 92–78 12 UW–Green Bay, W 75–63 1 Missouri, L 98–88(OT) Georgetown Midwest 9 8 Illinois, W 84–77 1 Arkansas, L 85–73 Providence Southeast 8 9 Alabama, L 76–70 Seton Hall Southeast 10 7 Michigan State, L 84–73 National Invitation Tournament 1994 National Invitation Tournament Villanova received the Big East's only bid to the National Invitation Tournament, which did not yet have seeding. The Wildcats won the tournament championship. School Round 1 Round 2 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Villanova Canisius, W 103–79 Duquesne, W 82–66 Xavier, W 76–74 Kansas State, W 82–76 Vanderbilt, W 80–73 Awards and honors Big East Conference Player of the Year: * Donyell Marshall, Connecticut, F, Jr. Defensive Player of the Year: Donyell Marshall, Connecticut, F, Jr. Rookie of the Year: Doron Sheffer, Connecticut, G, Fr. Coach of the Year: Jim Calhoun, Connecticut (8th season) All-Big East First Team Donyell Marshall, Connecticut, F, Jr., 6 ft 9 in cm 0, 245 lb 0, Reading, Pa. Bill Curley, Boston College, F, Sr., 6 ft 9 in cm 0, 220 lb 0, Boston, Mass. Kerry Kittles, Villanova, G, So., 6 ft 5 in cm 0, 179 lb 0, Dayton, Ohio Lawrence Moten, Syracuse, G, Jr., 6 ft 5 in cm 0, 185 lb 0, Washington, D.C. Adrian Autry, Syracuse, G Jr., 6 ft 4 in cm 0, 207 lb 0, Monroe, N.C. All-Big East Second Team: Michael Smith, Providence, F, Sr., 6 ft 8 in cm 0, 230 lb 0, Washington, D.C. Othella Harrington, Georgetown, C, So., 6 ft 9 in cm 0, 240 lb 0, Jackson, Miss. Artūras Karnišovas, Seton Hall, F, Sr., 6 ft 8 in cm 0, 227 lb 0, Klaipėda, Lithuania John Wallace, Syracuse, F, So., 6 ft 8 in cm 0, 225 lb 0, Rochester, N.Y. Howard Eisley, Boston College, G, Sr., 6 ft 2 in cm 0, 185 lb 0, Detroit, Mich. All-Big East Third Team: Donny Marshall, Connecticut, F, Jr., 6 ft 7 in cm 0, 230 lb 0, Detroit, Mich. Doron Sheffer, Connecticut, G, Fr., 6 ft 5 in cm 0, 200 lb 0, Ramat Efal, Israel Eric Mobley, Pittsburgh, C, Sr., 6 ft 11 in cm 0, 235 lb 0, The Bronx, N.Y. Shawnelle Scott, St. John's, C, Sr., 6 ft 10 in cm 0, 250 lb 0, New York, N.Y. Jerry McCullough, Pittsburgh, G, Jr., 5 ft 11 in cm 0, 175 lb 0, New York, N.Y. Big East All-Rookie Team: Danya Abrams, Boston College, F, Fr., 6 ft 7 in cm 0, 251 lb 0, Westchester, N.Y. Doron Sheffer, Connecticut, G, Fr., 6 ft 5 in cm 0, 200 lb 0, Ramat Efal, Israel Ray Allen, Connecticut, G, Fr., 6 ft 5 in cm 0, 205 lb 0, Merced, Calif. Otis Hill, Syracuse, C, Fr., 6 ft 8 in cm 0, 290 lb 0, White Plains, N.Y. Jason Lawson, Villanova, C, Fr., 6 ft 11 in cm 0, 240 lb 0, Philadelphia, Pa. All-Americans The following players were selected to the 1994 Associated Press All-America teams. 1994 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans Consensus All-America First Team: Donyell Marshall, Connecticut, Key Stats: 25.1 ppg, 8.9 rpg, 1.6 apg, 1.3 spg, 51.2 FG%, 31.1 3P%, 855 points First Team All-America: Donyell Marshall, Connecticut, Key Stats: 25.1 ppg, 8.9 rpg, 1.6 apg, 1.3 spg, 51.2 FG%, 31.1 3P%, 855 points AP Honorable Mention Adrian Autry, Syracuse Bill Curley, Boston College Lawrence Moten, Syracuse Michael Smith, Providence See also 1993–94 NCAA Division I men's basketball season 1993–94 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team 1993–94 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team 1993–94 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team 1993–94 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team 1993–94 Providence Friars men's basketball team 1993–94 St. John's Redmen basketball team 1993–94 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team 1993–94 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team 1993–94 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team References