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 Providence won the Big East tournament championship.
Season summary & highlights Connecticut finished as the regular-season champion with a record of 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 Poll 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
ScoringNameSchoolPPG Donyell Marshall Conn 25.1 Lawrence Moten Syr 21.5 Bill Curley BC 20.0 Kerry Kittles Vill 19.7 SHU 18.3
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
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
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
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
Field GoalsNameSchoolFG% Eric Mobley Pitt .568 John Wallace Syr .566 Bill Curley BC .557 Shawnelle Scott SJU .530 Donyell Marshall Conn .512
3-Pt Field GoalsNameSchool3FG% Howard Eisley BC .484(no other qualifiers)
Free ThrowsNameSchoolFT% SHU .833 Bill Curley BC .793 Adrian Autry Syr .784 Chris Gant Pitt .776 Donny Marshall Conn .774
Postseason
Big East 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:
Bracket
NCAA 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 East 9 1 5 Indiana, Connecticut East 2 15 Rider, 3 Florida, Syracuse West 4 13 Hawaii, 12 Georgetown Midwest 9 8 Illinois, 1 Arkansas, Providence Southeast 8 9 Alabama, Seton Hall Southeast 10 7
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, Duquesne, Xavier, Vanderbilt,
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., , , Reading, Pa. Bill Curley, Boston College, F, Sr., , , Boston, Mass. Kerry Kittles, Villanova, G, So., , , Dayton, Ohio Lawrence Moten, Syracuse, G, Jr., , , Washington, D.C. Adrian Autry, Syracuse, G Jr., , , Monroe, N.C.
All-Big East Second Team: Michael Smith, Providence, F, Sr., , , Washington, D.C. Othella Harrington, Georgetown, C, So., , , Jackson, Miss. Artūras Karnišovas, Seton Hall, F, Sr., , , Klaipėda, Lithuania John Wallace, Syracuse, F, So., , , Rochester, N.Y. Howard Eisley, Boston College, G, Sr., , , Detroit, Mich.
All-Big East Third Team: Donny Marshall, Connecticut, F, Jr., , , Detroit, Mich. Doron Sheffer, Connecticut, G, Fr., , , Ramat Efal, Israel Eric Mobley, Pittsburgh, C, Sr., , , The Bronx, N.Y. Shawnelle Scott, St. John's, C, Sr., , , New York, N.Y. Jerry McCullough, Pittsburgh, G, Jr., , , New York, N.Y.
Big East All-Rookie Team:
Danya Abrams, Boston College, F, Fr., , , Westchester, N.Y. Doron Sheffer, Connecticut, G, Fr., , , Ramat Efal, Israel Ray Allen, Connecticut, G, Fr., , , Merced, Calif. Otis Hill, Syracuse, C, Fr., , , White Plains, N.Y. Jason Lawson, Villanova, C, Fr., , , Philadelphia, Pa.
All-Americans The following players were selected to the 1994 Associated Press All-America teams.
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
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