1994 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1994 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament was the 20th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champions of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) men's Division III collegiate basketball in the United States.

1994 NCAA Division III
Men's Basketball Tournament
Teams40
Finals site Buffalo, New York
ChampionsLebanon Valley (1st title)
Runner-upNYU (1st title game)
Semifinalists
  • Wittenberg (6th Final Four)
  • St. Thomas (MN) (1st Final Four)
Winning coachPat Flannery (LVC)
MOPMike Rhoades (LVC)
Adam Crawford (NYU)
Attendance40,207
NCAA Division III Men's Tournaments
«1993 1995»

The field consisted of forty teams, each allocated into one of four sectionals. The national semifinals, third-place final, and championship final were contested in Buffalo, New York.[1]

Lebanon Valley defeated NYU, 66–59 (in overtime), in the final, earning their first national title.

The Flying Dutchmen (28–4) were coached by Pat Flannery.

Future Rice and VCU head coach Mike Rhoades, also from Lebanon Valley, was one of the co-Most Outstanding Players of the tournament.

Championship Rounds

  National Semifinals     National Championship
                 
  NYU 75  
  St. Thomas (MN) 68    
      NYU 59
      Lebanon Valley 66*
  Lebanon Valley 93    
  Wittenberg 83   National Third-place
 
St. Thomas (MN) 62
  Wittenberg 73

See also

References

  1. "Division III Men's Basketball Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 24. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
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