| Year: | 1992 |
| Preseason Ap: | Michigan |
| Tourney Start: | March 18, 1993 |
| Nc Date: | April 5, 1993 |
| Champ Stad: | Louisiana Superdome |
| Champ City: | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Champ: | North Carolina |
| Nit Champ: | Minnesota |
| Playeroftheyear: | Calbert Cheaney, Indiana |
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.
Beginning in 1992–93, the following rules changes were implemented.
The top 25 from the AP Poll and Coaches Poll during the pre-season.[3]
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These schools joined new conferences for the 1992–93 season.
| School | Former conference | New conference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akron | Mid-Continent Conference | Mid-American Conference | |
| Buffalo | East Coast Conference | NCAA Division I Independent | |
| Central Connecticut State | East Coast Conference | NCAA Division I Independent | |
| College of Charleston | NCAA Division I Independent | Trans America Athletic Conference | |
| Duquesne | Atlantic 10 Conference | Midwestern Collegiate Conference | |
| Fresno State | Big West Conference | Western Athletic Conference | |
| Georgia Southern | Trans America Athletic Conference | Southern Conference | |
| Hofstra | East Coast Conference | NCAA Division I Independent | |
| La Salle | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | Midwestern Collegiate Conference | |
| Nevada | Big Sky Conference | Big West Conference | |
| Penn State | NCAA Division I Independent | Big Ten Conference | |
| Rider | East Coast Conference | Northeast Conference | |
| Tennessee-Martin | Gulf South Conference (D-II) | Ohio Valley Conference | |
| Towson State | East Coast Conference | Big South Conference | |
| UCF | Sun Belt Conference | Trans America Athletic Conference | |
| UMBC | East Coast Conference | Big South Conference |
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 | ||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||
See main article: 1993 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.
See main article: 1993 National Invitation Tournament.
See main article: 1993 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans.
| Player | Position | Class | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calbert Cheaney | F | Senior | Indiana | |
| Penny Hardaway | G | Junior | Memphis State | |
| Bobby Hurley | G | Senior | Duke | |
| Jamal Mashburn | F | Junior | Kentucky | |
| Chris Webber | F/C | Sophomore | Michigan |
| Player | Position | Class | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Dehere | G | Senior | Seton Hall | |
| Grant Hill | F | Junior | Duke | |
| Billy McCaffrey | G | Junior | Vanderbilt | |
| Eric Montross | C | Junior | North Carolina | |
| J. R. Rider | G | Senior | UNLV | |
| Glenn Robinson | F | Sophomore | Purdue | |
| Rodney Rogers | F | Junior | Wake Forest |