1994 in basketball

Championships

World Championship

• Men
• *United States 137, Russia 91
• Women
• *United States 100, Australia 95

  Professional

• Men
• *1994 NBA Finals: Houston Rockets over the New York Knicks 4-3. MVP: Hakeem Olajuwon
• ** 1994 NBA Playoffs
• **1993-94 NBA season
• **1994 NBA Draft
• *Eurobasket: None
• Women
• *Eurobasket Women: None

  College

• Men
• *NCAA
• **Division I: Arkansas 76, Duke 72
• **NIT: Villanova University def. Vanderbilt University
• **Division II: California State University-Bakersfield 92, University of Southern Indiana 86
• **Division III: Lebanon Valley College 66, 59 New York University OT
• *NAIA
• **Division I Oklahoma City University 86, Georgetown College KY 80
• **Division II Eureka College IL 98, Northern State University SD 95 OT
• *NJCAA
• **Division I Hutchinson Community College 78, Three Rivers Community College 74
• **Division II Joliet Junior College IL 85, Owens Technical College OH 80
• **Division III Gloucester County College 71, Sullivan County CC 69
• Women
• *NCAA
• **Division I: North Carolina 60, Louisiana Tech University 59
• **Division II: North Dakota State 89, Cal State San Bernardino 56
• **Division III: Capital 82, Washington 63
• *NAIA
• **Division I: Southern Nazarene 97, David Lipscomb 74
• **Division II Northern State University 48, Western Oregon 45
• *NJCAA
• **Division I Trinity Valley CC 104, Westark Community College, Ark. 95
• **Division II Southwestern Michigan College 81, Chattahoochee Valley CC 72
• **Division III Anoka-Ramsey Community College 69, Triton College 62

  Awards and honors

Professional

• Men
• *NBA Most Valuable Player Award: Hakeem Olajuwon, Houston Rockets
• *NBA Rookie of the Year Award: Chris Webber Golden State Warriors
• *NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award: Hakeem Olajuwon, Houston Rockets
• *NBA Coach of the Year Award: Lenny Wilkens, Atlanta Hawks

  Collegiate

• Naismith College Player of the Year
• * Men: Glenn Robinson, Purdue
• * Women: Lisa Leslie, USC
• Naismith College Coach of the Year
• * Men: Nolan Richardson Arkansas
• * Women: Pat Summitt Tennessee

  [Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame]

• Class of 1994:
• *Carol Blazejowski
• *Denny Crum
• *Chuck Daly
• *Buddy Jeannette
• *Cesare Rubini

  Movies

• Above the Rim
• The Air Up There
• Blue Chips
• Hoop Dreams

  Deaths

• March 13 — Sam Ranzino, All-American at NC State
• May 3 — Vladimir Kostin, FIBA Hall of Fame Russian referee
• July 10 — Earl Strom, Hall of Fame NBA and ABA referee
• September 3 — Glen Rose, American college player and coach
• November 11 — Frank McGuire, Hall of Fame coach of the undefeated 1957 National Champion North Carolina Tar Heels
• November 20 — Jānis Krūmiņš, Latvian Olympic Silver medalist