1992–93 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
Basketball season
The 1992–93 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began in November 1992 and ended with the Final Four at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana . The North Carolina Tar Heels earned their third national championship by defeating the Michigan Wolverines 77–71 on April 5, 1993.
Season headlines
Major rule changes
Beginning in 1992–93, the following rules changes were implemented.
Season outlook
Pre-season polls
The top 25 from the AP Poll and Coaches Poll during the pre-season.[3]
Conference membership changes
These schools joined new conferences for the 1992–93 season.
Regular season
Conference winners and tournaments
Conference
Regular season first place
Conference player of the year
Conference Coach of the Year
Conference tournament
Tournament venue (city)
Tournament winner
Atlantic 10 Conference
UMass
Aaron McKie , Temple
John Calipari , UMass
1993 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament
The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ;Mullins Center Amherst, Massachusetts
UMass
Atlantic Coast Conference
North Carolina
Rodney Rogers , Wake Forest
Dean Smith , North Carolina
1993 ACC men's basketball tournament
Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina
Georgia Tech
Big East Conference
Seton Hall
Terry Dehere , Seton Hall
Brian Mahoney , St. John's
1993 Big East men's basketball tournament
Madison Square Garden New York, New York
Seton Hall
Big Eight Conference
Kansas
Bryant Reeves , Oklahoma State
Dana Altman , Kansas State
1993 Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament
Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
Missouri
Big Sky Conference
Idaho
Orlando Lightfoot , Idaho
Bobby Dye , Boise State
1993 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament
Kibbie Dome Moscow, Idaho
Boise State
Big South Conference
Towson State
Tony Dunkin , Coastal Carolina
Terry Truax , Towson State
1993 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament
North Charleston Coliseum North Charleston, South Carolina
Coastal Carolina
Big Ten Conference
Indiana
Calbert Cheaney , Indiana
Lou Henson , Illinois
No Tournament
Big West Conference
New Mexico State
Isaiah Rider , UNLV
Bob Thomason , Pacific
1993 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament
Long Beach Arena Long Beach, California
Long Beach State
Colonial Athletic Association
James Madison & Old Dominion
Brian Gilgeous , American
Oliver Purnell , Old Dominion
1993 CAA men's basketball tournament
Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia
East Carolina
Great Midwest Conference
Cincinnati
Penny Hardaway , Memphis State
1993 Great Midwest Conference men's basketball tournament
The Pyramid Memphis, Tennessee
Cincinnati
Ivy League
Penn
Buck Jenkins , Columbia , & Jerome Allen , Penn
Not named
No Tournament
Metro Conference
Louisville
Clifford Rozier , Louisville
Sonny Smith , VCU
1993 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament
Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Manhattan
Keith Bullock , Manhattan
Jack Armstrong , Niagara
1993 MAAC men's basketball tournament
Knickerbocker Arena Albany, New York
Manhattan
Mid-American Conference
Ball State & Miami (OH)
Gary Trent , Miami (OH)
Joby Wright , Miami (OH)
1993 MAC men's basketball tournament
Battelle Hall Columbus, Ohio
Ball State
Mid-Continent Conference
Cleveland State
Bill Edwards , Wright State
Mike Boyd , Cleveland State
1993 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournament
Nutter Center Dayton, Ohio
Wright State
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Coppin State
Jackie Robinson , South Carolina State
Ron Mitchell , Coppin State
1993 MEAC men's basketball tournament
Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia
Coppin State
Midwestern Collegiate Conference
Xavier
Brian Grant , Xavier
Pete Gillen , Xavier
1993 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball tournament
Market Square Arena Indianapolis, Indiana
Evansville
Missouri Valley Conference
Illinois State
Curt Smith , Drake
Rudy Washington , Drake
1993 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
St. Louis Arena St. Louis, Missouri
Southern Illinois
North Atlantic Conference
Drexel & Northeastern
Vin Baker , Hartford
Bill Herrion , Drexel
1993 North Atlantic Conference men's basketball tournament
Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Delaware
Northeast Conference
Rider
Darrick Suber , Rider
Jim Phelan , Mount St. Mary's & Kevin Bannon , Rider
1993 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament
Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, New Jersey
Rider
Ohio Valley Conference
Tennessee State
Carlos Rogers , Tennessee State
Frankie Allen , Tennessee State
1993 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
Tennessee State
Pacific-10 Conference
Arizona
Chris Mills , Arizona
Lute Olson , Arizona
No Tournament
Patriot League
Bucknell
Mike Bright , Bucknell
Charlie Woollum , Bucknell
1993 Patriot League men's basketball tournament
Davis Gym Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
Holy Cross
Southeastern Conference
Vanderbilt (East)Arkansas (West)
Jamal Mashburn , Kentucky , & Bill McCaffrey , Vanderbilt
Eddie Fogler , Vanderbilt
1993 SEC men's basketball tournament
Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
Kentucky
Southern Conference
Chattanooga
Tim Brooks , Chattanooga
Mack McCarthy , Chattanooga
1993 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
Asheville Civic Center Asheville, North Carolina
Chattanooga
Southland Conference
Northeast Louisiana
Ryan Stuart , Northeast Louisiana
Mike Vining , Northeast Louisiana
1993 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament
Fant-Ewing Coliseum Monroe, Louisiana
Northeast Louisiana
Southwest Conference
SMU
Mike Wilson , SMU
John Shumate , SMU
1993 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament
Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas
Texas Tech
Southwestern Athletic Conference
Jackson State
Lindsey Hunter , Jackson State
Andy Stoglin , Jackson State
1993 SWAC men's basketball tournament
Riverside Centroplex Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Southern
Sun Belt Conference
New Orleans
Ervin Johnson , New Orleans
Tim Floyd , New Orleans
1993 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament
Mississippi Coast Coliseum Biloxi, Mississippi
Western Kentucky
Trans America Athletic Conference
Florida International
Kenny Brown , Mercer
Bob Weltlich , Florida International
No Tournament
West Coast Athletic Conference
Pepperdine
Dana Jones , Pepperdine
Dick Davey , Santa Clara
1993 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament
War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, California
Santa Clara
Western Athletic Conference
BYU & Utah
Josh Grant , Utah
Rick Majerus , Utah
1993 WAC men's basketball tournament
Delta Center Salt Lake City, Utah
New Mexico
Statistical leaders
Source for additional stats categories
Conference standings
1992–93 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
No. 1 Indiana
17
–
1
.944
31
–
4
.886
No. 13 Iowa
11
–
7
.611
23
–
9
.719
Illinois
11
–
7
.611
19
–
13
.594
Minnesota
9
–
9
.500
22
–
10
.688
No. 22 Purdue
9
–
9
.500
18
–
10
.643
Ohio State
8
–
10
.444
15
–
13
.536
Michigan State
7
–
11
.389
15
–
13
.536
Wisconsin
7
–
11
.389
14
–
14
.500
Northwestern
3
–
15
.167
8
–
19
.296
Penn State
2
–
16
.111
7
–
20
.259
No. 3 Michigan
0
–
3
.000
0
–
4
.000
Rankings from AP Poll *Michigan vacated all games due to NCAA sanctions. Disputed record (15-3, 31-5)
1992–93 Ivy League men's basketball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
Penn
14
–
0
1.000
22
–
5
.815
Columbia
10
–
4
.714
16
–
10
.615
Cornell
9
–
5
.643
16
–
10
.615
Princeton
7
–
7
.500
15
–
11
.577
Yale
6
–
8
.429
10
–
16
.385
Dartmouth
5
–
9
.357
11
–
15
.423
Harvard
3
–
11
.214
6
–
20
.231
Brown
2
–
12
.143
7
–
19
.269
Rankings from AP Poll [7]
1992–93 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
SMU
12
–
2
.857
20
–
8
.714
Rice
11
–
3
.786
18
–
10
.643
Houston
9
–
5
.643
21
–
9
.700
Baylor
7
–
7
.500
16
–
11
.593
Texas Tech †
6
–
8
.429
18
–
12
.600
Texas A&M
5
–
9
.357
10
–
17
.370
Texas
4
–
10
.286
11
–
17
.393
TCU
2
–
12
.143
6
–
22
.214
† 1993 SWC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll
Postseason tournaments
NCAA Tournament
National semifinals
National championship game
E1
North Carolina
78
M2
Kansas
68
E1
North Carolina
77
W1
Michigan *
71
SE1
Kentucky
78
W1
Michigan *
81 *
* Michigan's entire 1992–93 schedule results were vacated, on November 7, 2002, as part of the settlement of the University of Michigan basketball scandal . Unlike forfeiture, a vacated game does not result in the other school being credited with a win, only with Michigan removing the wins from its own record.
National Invitation Tournament
NIT Semifinals and Final
Semifinals
Finals
Providence
70
Minnesota
76
Minnesota
62
Georgetown
61
UAB
41
Georgetown
45
Third place game
UAB
55
Providence
52
Award winners
Consensus All-American teams
Major player of the year awards
Major freshman of the year awards
Major coach of the year awards
Other major awards
References