1994 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament

1994 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament
1994 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1993–94
Teams	9
Site	The Palestra (First 3 rounds); Philadelphia and; Mullins Center (Championship); Amherst, Massachusetts
Champions	UMass (3rd title)
Winning coach	John Calipari (3rd title)
MVP	Mike Williams (UMass)
	Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournaments ← 1993 1995 →

1993–94 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 8 UMass †	14	–	2	.875	28	–	7	.800
No. 12 Temple	12	–	4	.750	23	–	8	.742
George Washington	8	–	8	.500	18	–	12	.600
West Virginia	8	–	8	.500	17	–	12	.586
Duquesne	8	–	8	.500	17	–	13	.567
Rhode Island	7	–	9	.438	11	–	16	.407
Rutgers	6	–	10	.375	11	–	16	.407
Saint Joseph's	5	–	11	.313	14	–	14	.500
St. Bonaventure	4	–	12	.250	10	–	17	.370

† 1994 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1994 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament was played from March 5 to March 7, 1994, and March 11, 1994. The first three rounds were played at the Palestra in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, while the final was played at the Mullins Center in Amherst, Massachusetts. The winner was named champion of the Atlantic 10 Conference and received an automatic bid to the 1994 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. The University of Massachusetts became the first team in Atlantic 10 history to win the tournament for a third year in a row.^[1] George Washington and Temple also received bids to the NCAA Tournament. Mike Williams of Massachusetts was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Future NBA players Derrick Alston (Duquesne), Eddie Jones (Temple), Aaron McKie (Temple), and Lou Roe (Massachusetts) joined Williams on the All-Championship Team.

Bracket

First round Saturday, March 5 Palestra, Philadelphia, PA			Quarterfinals Sunday, March 6 Palestra			Semifinals Monday, March 7 Palestra			Final Thursday, March 10 Mullins Center, Amherst, MA

			1	#9 UMass	74

			8	Saint Joseph's	58
8	Saint Joseph's	94

9	St. Bonaventure	83
						1	#9 UMass	69

						5	Duquesne	52



			4	West Virginia	68

			5	Duquesne	70



									1	#9 UMass	70

									2	#12 Temple	59



			2	#12 Temple	58

			7	Rutgers	44



						2	#12 Temple	54

						3	George Washington	34



			3	George Washington	70

			6	Rhode Island	61

^ Moran, Malcolm. "College Basketball; UMass Pulls Out a Hat Trick Over Temple", The New York Times, March 11, 1994. Accessed February 4, 2024. "With an early 21-point lead reduced to just 3 and shrinking fast, Williams's shots gave the Minutemen a badly needed margin of error on the way to a 70-59 victory and a berth in the National Collegiate Athletic Association tournament. Massachusetts (27-6), the first team to win three consecutive Atlantic 10 tournaments, extended the nation's second-longest home-court winning streak to 33 games."