Baseball 1994

1. Jeff Bagwell: All-Star (2-4 R), ML Player of the Year (Sporting News, AP, Players Choice, Baseball Digest), NL Player of the month in June and July.

Bagwell was unamiously voted NL MVP.

He was also a silver slugger and gold glover at first base.

He led the NL with 116 RBIs and 104 Runs. He was also the led the league in OPS (1.201) and total bases (300).

He was second in the NL in batting (.368), hits (147), and HR (39).

He set many Astros team records.

He was on a full season pace of 55 HR, 164 RBI, 147 R, 207 H, and 21 SB.

The Astros were 66-49 (93 W pace) and .5 games behind the Reds in the NL Central.

2. Frank Thomas: Was the AL MVP for the second straight season. He was the starting 1B for the AL (2-2 RBI, R, BB).

He was a Silver Slugger and Player of the Month in May and July.

He led the AL in OPS (1.217), runs (106), and walks.

He was 2^nd in HR (38), and third in RBI (101), batting (.353) and total bases (291).

The Big Hurt was on pace for 54 HR, 145 RBI, 152 R, 202 H, 156 BB.

The White Sox won 67 games (96 win pace) and led the AL Central and had the AL's 2^nd best record.

3. Albert Belle: Was 3^rd in the MVP voting, an All-Star and Silver Slugger.

He finished 2^nd in batting (.357) and OPS (1.152). He was third in HR (36) and RBI (101).

Joey was on pace for pace 52 HR, 145 RBI, 129 R, 211 H, 422 TB.

From May 13^th- June 19^th Cleveland won 18 straight home games and in that streak Belle drove in 21 runs and scored 21 more.

The streak propelled the Indians to 66 wins (95 win pace) and the third best record in the AL (wild card position).

1994 NBA

1. Hakeem Olajuwon: Won a trifecta of major awards… MVP, Finals MVP and Defensive Player of the Year.

He was first team All-NBA and starting Center for the West All-Star team (19 pts, 11 rbs, 5 blks) and first team All-Defense.

He was third in the NBA in scoring (27.3), 4^th in rebounding (11.9), and 2^nd in blocks (3.7).

He shot 52.8% and was 2^nd in the league in Field Goals made, and posted a career high 3.6 assists per game.

In the playoffs “The Dream” raised his averages in 29 (tops in the NBA)-11-4 and 4 blocks in his 22 games played.

In the conference semis, he put away Phoenix in Game 7 with 37-17-5 and carried Houston to win the series after trailing 2-0.

He helped the Rockets save their season with a 30-10 and five block Game 6 vs New York in the Finals.

His 25-10-7 performance led Houston in the championship clinching Game 7.

Houston won 58 games, and the Midwest Division. They rolled past Portland, survived against Phoenix, handled Utah in five to win the West. They came from 3-2 down to beat New York for the NBA crown.

2. David Robinson: Was second in the MVP voting. He was 2^nd team All-NBA and All-Defensive. He was an All-Star (19 points).

He led the NBA scoring (29.8) by scoring 71 points (3^rd most in history) on the final day of the season.

He also led the league in free throws and finished 3^rd in blocks (3.3).

The Admiral shot over 50% from the field and grabbed over 10 boards per game.

Against Detroit he put a rare quadruple-double.

He had 25-8-7 and 3 blocks in a Game 1 win over Utah in round 1.

The Spurs won 55 games in the regular season but fell in four games to Utah in the playoffs.

3. Karl Malone: Was first team All-NBA. He finished 5^th in points (25.3) and 8^th in rebounding (11.5).

He was third in minutes and played all 82 games. Malone was 2^nd league in free throws , nearly 50% from the field and four assists.

He put up 60 dbl-dbls in the 93-94 season.

He was a starting forward for the West All-Star team.

In the playoffs he raised his averages in to 27-12.4 in 16 games.

He had 31-12 in the clincher vs. the Spurs and 31-4-6 in Game 7 win over the Nuggets.

Utah won 53 games and the 5^th seed in the West. They knocked out San Antonio and Denver to get to the West Finals, where they fell to Houston in five games.

1994 College Basketball

1. Corliss Williamson: Was the MVP of the Final Four and All-Tournament Team. He was the SEC Player of the Year and 2^nd team All-American.

Overall for the season “Big Nasty” put up 20.4 points, 7.7 rebounds, and shot over 62% from the field in just 29 minutes of actions per game.

In the Tournament (six games) Williamson scored 21.7 points grabbed 8.2 rebounds and blocked 2.3 shot per game and maintained his 62% from the field.

In the national Semis vs #9 ranked Arizona he was 11-18 from the field. He tallied 29-13 and five assists.

In the title game (played in Charlotte, NC) he put up 23 and 8 in Arkansas’ 76-72 victory over #6 Duke.

Arkansas won the national championship over Duke. They finished 31-3 over including 14-2 (SEC West champs). In the final poll they were #2 and were the top seed in the Midwest. The Hogs averaged over 92 points per game (3^rd in the NCAA) and outscored their opponents by 18 a game.

2. Glenn Robinson: Was the unanimous Player of the Year. He was the Big Ten Player of the Year (also named Big Ten Male Athlete of the year) after leading the conference in scoring and rebounds (10.1). He earned many other awards.

He led the nation with 30.3 per game. He shot over 48%, (including 38 on threes) and nearly 80% from the line.

The Big Dog guided Purdue to the Big Ten title with 37 points including the game-winner over then #3 Michigan.

Then he followed that up with 49 in the season finale win over Illinois to clinch the conference crown.

In the NCAAs, he dropped 44 on #13 Kansas in the sweet 16.

Purdue won a competitive Big Ten (14-4) and went 29-5 (3^rd in the final poll). They were the top seed in the Southeast Region and advanced to the Regional Final, losing to Duke. The Boilermakers, sparked by Robinson, scored over 84 points per game.

3. Grant Hill: Was a consensus first team All-American, and the ACC Player of the Year.

He was also named All-Tournament team and the Southeast Regional MVP.

He averaged 17.4 points, 6.9 rebs, 5.2 ast, and 1.9 steals while shooting 39% on 3s.

In the NCAA tournament Hill put up 17.7 points, 8.3 rebs, 5.7 asts and shot 50% (40-80) from the field.

It was Hill’s defense that shut down Glenn Robinson and held him to a season low 13 points and forced 6 turnovers.

In the Final Four vs #14 ranked Florida Hill went all 40 minutes, and had 25-6-5 in Duke’s 70-65 comeback win.

In the championship game vs Arkansas he has 12-14(career high), 6 assists and three blocks. His game three tied the game at 70 with just over a minute to go.

Duke finished the season 28-6 and was #6 in the final poll. They advanced to their 4^th title game in five years. They won the ACC regular season with a 12-4 record.