1992–93 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team explained

Year:1992–93
Team:Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Sport:basketball
Conference:Atlantic Coast Conference
Short Conf:ACC
Coachrank:14
Aprank:16
Record:21–9
Conf Record:10–6
Head Coach:Dave Odom
Hc Year:4th
Asst Coach1:Larry Davis
Asst Coach2:Ricky Stokes
Asst Coach3:Jerry Wainwright
Arena:LJVM Coliseum
Tourney:NCAA tournament
Tourney Result:Regional semifinal

The 1992–93 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team represented Wake Forest University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference during the 1992–93 NCAA men's basketball season. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Dave Odom, and played their home games at LJVM Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

The Demon Deacons finished tied for third in the ACC regular season with an 10–6 conference record. The team lost to Virginia in the quarterfinal round of the ACC tournament, but received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 5 seed in the Southeast region. Making their third straight appearance in the NCAA tournament, Wake Forest beat Chattanooga and Iowa to advance to the Sweet Sixteen for the first time since 1984. The Demon Deacons were eliminated by No. 1 seed Kentucky in the regional semifinal round[1] to finish with a 21–9 overall record.

Junior Rodney Rogers was ACC Player of the Year, a consensus second-team All-American, and was selected by the Denver Nuggets with the 9th overall pick in the 1993 NBA draft.

Previous season

Wake Forest finished with a 17–12 record (7–9 ACC) and reached the NCAA tournament for the second straight season.

Schedule and results

|-!colspan=9 style=| Regular season|-!colspan=9 style=| ACC Tournament|-!colspan=9 style=| NCAA Tournament[2]

Rankings

See main article: 1992–93 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings. [3]

Awards and honors

NBA draft

See main article: 1993 NBA draft.

1 9 Denver Nuggets
[4]

Notes and References

  1. News: . Kentucky wipes out Wake Forest in 103-69 runaway Southeast Regional . March 27, 1993 . July 12, 2020.
  2. Web site: 2019-20 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball media guide . . July 12, 2020.
  3. Book: ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 1009=1010. 2009. 978-0-345-51392-2.
  4. Web site: 1993 NBA Draft. Sports Reference. July 12, 2020.