1994 Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1994 Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 10–13 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Paradise, Nevada.[1] This was the first Big West/PCAA tournament played outside the state of California.

1994 Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1993–94
Teams10
SiteThomas & Mack Center
Paradise, NV
ChampionsNew Mexico State (2nd title)
Winning coachNeil McCarthy (2nd title)
MVPChris Brown & James Dockery (UC Irvine & New Mexico State)
1993–94 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
New Mexico State†12–6 .667  23–8  .742
Long Beach State11–7 .611  17–10  .630
San Jose State11–7 .611  15–12  .556
Utah State11–7 .611  14–13  .519
Pacific10–8 .556  17–14  .548
UNLV10–8 .556  15–13  .536
UC Santa Barbara9–9 .500  13–17  .433
Nevada6–12 .333  11–17  .393
Cal State Fullerton6–12 .333  8–19  .296
UC Irvine4–14 .222  10–20  .333
† 1994 Big West Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Top-seeded New Mexico State defeated UC Irvine (the tournament's lowest-seeded team, with only 4 conference wins) in the final, 70–64, to capture their second PCAA/Big West title.

The Aggies subsequently received an automatic bid to the 1994 NCAA Tournament.

Format

For the second straight year, there were changes to the tournament format.

The Big West returned to a ten-team tournament with all conference members in participation. With all teams seeded and paired based on conference regular-season records, the top six teams were given byes into the quarterfinal round while the four lowest-seeded teams were placed in a preliminary first round.

As a result of the field's expansion, this was the first tournament for second-year Big West member Nevada.

Bracket
  First Round
Thursday, March 10		 Quarterfinals
Friday, March 11		 Semifinals
Saturday, March 12		 Championship
Sunday, March 13
                                     
       
  1 New Mexico State 68  
    8 Nevada 67  
9 Cal State Fullerton 64
8 Nevada 68  
  1 New Mexico State 82  
  5 UNLV 64  
       
       
  5 UNLV 80
    4 San Jose State 69  
     
       
  1 New Mexico State 70
  10 UC Irvine 64
       
       
  3 Long Beach State 73
    6 Pacific 87  
     
       
  6 Pacific 78
  10 UC Irvine 82  
7 UC Santa Barbara 48  
10 UC Irvine 53  
  10 UC Irvine 78
    2 Utah State 68  
     

References
  1. "1993-94 Big West Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2018. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
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