1992–93 NCAA Division I men's basketball season explained
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
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
Conferences
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 |
|---|
| UMass | Aaron McKie, Temple | John Calipari, UMass | 1993 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament | The Palestra
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mullins Center
Amherst, Massachusetts | UMass |
| North Carolina | Rodney Rogers, Wake Forest | Dean Smith, North Carolina | 1993 ACC men's basketball tournament | Charlotte Coliseum
Charlotte, North Carolina | Georgia Tech |
| 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 |
| Kansas | Bryant Reeves, Oklahoma State | Dana Altman, Kansas State | 1993 Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament | Kemper Arena
Kansas City, Missouri | Missouri |
| Idaho | Orlando Lightfoot, Idaho | Bobby Dye, Boise State | 1993 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament | Kibbie Dome
Moscow, Idaho | Boise State |
| 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 |
| Indiana | Calbert Cheaney, Indiana | Lou Henson, Illinois | No Tournament |
| 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 |
| James Madison & Old Dominion | Brian Gilgeous, American | Oliver Purnell, Old Dominion | 1993 CAA men's basketball tournament | Richmond Coliseum
Richmond, Virginia | East Carolina |
| Cincinnati | Penny Hardaway, Memphis State | | 1993 Great Midwest Conference men's basketball tournament | The Pyramid
Memphis, Tennessee | Cincinnati |
| Penn | Buck Jenkins, Columbia, & Penn | Not named | No Tournament |
| Louisville | Clifford Rozier, Louisville | Sonny Smith, VCU | 1993 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament | Freedom Hall
Louisville, Kentucky | Louisville |
| Manhattan | Keith Bullock, Manhattan | Jack Armstrong, Niagara | 1993 MAAC men's basketball tournament | Knickerbocker Arena
Albany, New York | Manhattan |
| Ball State & Miami (OH) | Gary Trent, Miami (OH) | Joby Wright, Miami (OH) | 1993 MAC men's basketball tournament | Battelle Hall
Columbus, Ohio | Ball State |
| Cleveland State | Bill Edwards, Wright State | Mike Boyd, Cleveland State | 1993 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournament | Nutter Center
Dayton, Ohio | Wright State |
| Coppin State | Jackie Robinson, | Ron Mitchell, Coppin State | 1993 MEAC men's basketball tournament | Norfolk Scope
Norfolk, Virginia | Coppin State |
| Xavier | Brian Grant, Xavier | Pete Gillen, Xavier | 1993 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball tournament | Market Square Arena
Indianapolis, Indiana | Evansville |
| Illinois State | Curt Smith, Drake | Rudy Washington, Drake | 1993 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament | St. Louis Arena
St. Louis, Missouri | Southern Illinois |
| Drexel & Northeastern | Vin Baker, Hartford | Bill Herrion, Drexel | 1993 North Atlantic Conference men's basketball tournament | Daskalakis Athletic Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Delaware |
| Rider | Darrick Suber, Rider | Jim Phelan, & Rider | 1993 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament | Alumni Gymnasium
Lawrenceville, New Jersey | Rider |
| Tennessee State | Carlos Rogers, Tennessee State | Frankie Allen, Tennessee State | 1993 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament | Rupp Arena
Lexington, Kentucky | Tennessee State |
| Arizona | Chris Mills, Arizona | Lute Olson, Arizona | No Tournament |
| Bucknell | Mike Bright, Bucknell | Charlie Woollum, Bucknell | 1993 Patriot League men's basketball tournament | Davis Gym
Lewisburg, Pennsylvania | Holy Cross |
| Vanderbilt (East)
Arkansas (West) | Jamal Mashburn, Kentucky, & Vanderbilt | Eddie Fogler, Vanderbilt | 1993 SEC men's basketball tournament | Rupp Arena
Lexington, Kentucky | Kentucky |
| Chattanooga | Tim Brooks, Chattanooga | Mack McCarthy, Chattanooga | 1993 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament | Asheville Civic Center
Asheville, North Carolina | Chattanooga |
| Northeast Louisiana | Ryan Stuart, Northeast Louisiana | Mike Vining, Northeast Louisiana | 1993 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament | Fant-Ewing Coliseum
Monroe, Louisiana | Northeast Louisiana |
| SMU | Mike Wilson, SMU | John Shumate, SMU | 1993 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament | Reunion Arena
Dallas, Texas | Texas Tech |
| Jackson State | Lindsey Hunter, Jackson State | Andy Stoglin, Jackson State | 1993 SWAC men's basketball tournament | Riverside Centroplex
Baton Rouge, Louisiana | Southern |
| 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 |
| Florida International | Kenny Brown, Mercer | Bob Weltlich, Florida International | No Tournament |
| Pepperdine | Dana Jones, Pepperdine | Dick Davey, Santa Clara | 1993 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament | War Memorial Gymnasium
San Francisco, California | Santa Clara |
| BYU & Utah | Josh Grant, Utah | Rick Majerus, Utah | 1993 WAC men's basketball tournament | Delta Center
Salt Lake City, Utah | New Mexico | |
Conference standings
Division I independents
Eleven college teams played as Division I independents. Among them, (23–4) had both the best winning percentage (.852) and the most wins.[4]
Informal championships
For the second consecutive season, the Philadelphia Big 5 did not play a full round-robin schedule in which each team met each other team once, a format it had used from its first season of competition in
1955–56 through
the 1990–91 season. Instead, each team played only two games against other Big 5 members, and Temple finished with a 2–0 record in head-to-head competition among the Big 5. The Big 5 did not revive its full round-robin schedule until
the 1999–2000 season.
Statistical leaders
Source for additional stats categories
| | | | | | |
| Player | School | PPG | | Player | School | RPG | | Player | School | APG | | Player | School | BPG |
|---|
| | 29.3 | | | | 14.8 | | | | 9.1 | | | | 4.4 |
| | 29.1 | | | | 12.7 | | | UNLV | 8.6 | | | | 4.1 |
| | 28.5 | | | | 12.5 | | | | 8.4 | | | | 3.8 |
| | 28.3 | | | | 12.2 | | | | 8.2 | | | | 3.2 |
| | 26.7 | | | | 12.1 | | | | 8.1 | | Spencer Dunkley | Delaware | 3.2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3.2 | |
| | | | | | |
| Player | School | BPG | | Player | School | FG% | | Player | School | 3FG% | | Player | School | FT% |
|---|
| | 3.8 | | | | .658 | | | | .533 | | | | .920 |
| | 3.8 | | | | .654 | | | | .529 | | | | .901 |
| | 3.6 | | | | .654 | | | | .477 | | | | .899 |
| | 3.2 | | | | .652 | | | | .474 | | | | .897 |
| | 3.1 | | | | .651 | | | | .467 | | | | .889 | |
Postseason tournaments
NCAA Tournament
See main article: 1993 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.
- 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
See main article: 1993 National Invitation Tournament.
NIT Semifinals and Final
Award winners
Consensus All-American teams
See main article: 1993 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans.
Major player of the year awards
Major freshman of the year awards
Major coach of the year awards
Other major awards
Notes and References
- Web site: Playing Rules History . . . ncaa.org . NCAA . June 25, 2024 . 12.
- Web site: Playing Rules History . . . ncaa.org . NCAA . June 25, 2024 . 13.
- Book: ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 1009. 2009. 978-0-345-51392-2.
- Web site: 1992-93 Men's Independent Season Summary . . September 1, 2024.
