1992–93 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team
1992–93 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball | |
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SEC tournament champions | |
NCAA tournament, Final Four | |
Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 3 |
AP | No. 2 |
Record | 30–4 (13–3 SEC) |
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Assistant coaches | |
Home arena | Rupp Arena |
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East
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No. 8 Vanderbilt | 14 | – | 2 | .875 | 28 | – | 6 | .824 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 Kentucky † | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 30 | – | 4 | .882 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 16 | – | 12 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 15 | – | 14 | .517 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 9 | – | 18 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West
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No. 12 Arkansas | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 22 | – | 9 | .710 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LSU | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 22 | – | 11 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Auburn | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 15 | – | 12 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 16 | – | 13 | .552 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 13 | – | 16 | .448 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ole Miss | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 10 | – | 18 | .357 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1993 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll[1] |
The 1992–93 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented University of Kentucky in the 1992–93 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Rick Pitino[2] and the team finished the season with an overall record of 30–4.[3]
Roster[edit]
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Schedule and results[edit]
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Regular Season | |||||||||||
December 2, 1992* UKTV |
No. 5 | Wright State | W 81–65 | 1–0 |
Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
December 5, 1992* 7:30 p.m., ESPN |
No. 5 | No. 13 Georgia Tech | W 96–87 | 2–0 |
Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
December 8, 1992* UKTV |
No. 3 | Eastern Kentucky | W 82–73 | 3–0 |
Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
December 12, 1992* 8:30 p.m., ESPN |
No. 3 | at No. 9 Louisville Rivalry |
W 88–68 | 4–0 |
Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky | ||||||
December 19, 1992* |
No. 3 | Morehead State | W 108–65 | 5–0 |
Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
December 22, 1992* |
No. 3 | Miami (OH) | W 65–49 | 6–0 |
Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
December 28, 1992* |
No. 3 | vs. Rutgers ECAC Holiday Festival |
W 89–67 | 7–0 |
Madison Square Garden New York, New York | ||||||
December 30, 1992* |
No. 3 | at St. John's ECAC Holiday Festival |
W 86–77 | 8–0 |
Madison Square Garden New York, New York | ||||||
January 3, 1993* 1:00 p.m., CBS |
No. 3 | vs. No. 4 Indiana Rivalry |
W 81–78 | 9–0 |
Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky | ||||||
January 5, 1993 9:30 p.m., ESPN |
No. 2 | at Georgia | W 74–59 | 10–0 (1–0) |
Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia | ||||||
January 9, 1993 UKTV |
No. 2 | Tennessee | W 84–70 | 11–0 (2–0) |
Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
January 13, 1993 UKTV |
No. 1 | at Vanderbilt | L 86–101 | 11–1 (2–1) |
Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee | ||||||
January 19, 1993 9:30 p.m., ESPN |
No. 4 | at Alabama | W 73–59 | 12–1 (3–1) |
Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama | ||||||
January 23, 1993 2:00 p.m., JP |
No. 4 | at South Carolina | W 108–82 | 13–1 (4–1) |
Carolina Coliseum Columbia, South Carolina | ||||||
January 26, 1993 9:30 p.m., ESPN |
No. 4 | LSU | W 105–67 | 14–1 (5–1) |
Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
January 30, 1993 |
No. 4 | Florida Rivalry |
W 71–48 | 15–1 (6–1) |
Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
February 3, 1993 8:00 p.m., JP |
No. 2 | Mississippi State | W 87–63 | 16–1 (7–1) |
Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
February 6, 1993 3:30 p.m., JP |
No. 2 | No. 11 Vanderbilt | W 82–67 | 17–1 (8–1) |
Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
February 10, 1993 8:00 p.m., JP |
No. 2 | at Arkansas | Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas | ||||||||
February 13, 1993 2:00 p.m., NBC |
No. 2 | at Notre Dame | South Bend, Indiana | ||||||||
March 7, 1993 |
No. 5 | at Florida | W 85–77 | 23–3 (13–3) |
Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida | ||||||
SEC Tournament | |||||||||||
March 12, 1993* JP |
(E2) No. 4 | (E6) Tennessee SEC Tournament Quarterfinal |
W 101–40 | 24–3 |
Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
March 13, 1993* JP |
(E2) No. 4 | (W1) No. 14 Arkansas SEC Tournament Semifinal |
W 92–81 | 25–3 |
Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
March 14, 1993* JP |
(E2) No. 4 | (W2) LSU SEC tournament championship |
W 82–65 | 26–3 |
Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
March 19, 1993* |
(1 SE) No. 4 | vs. (16 SE) Rider First round |
W 96–52[4] | 27–3 |
Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee | ||||||
March 21, 1993* |
(1 SE) No. 4 | vs. (8 SE) No. 19 Utah Second Round |
W 83–62[5] | 28–3 |
Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee | ||||||
March 25, 1993* CBS |
(1 SE) No. 4 | vs. (5 SE) No. 16 Wake Forest Southeast Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen |
W 103–69[6] | 29–3 |
Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina | ||||||
March 27, 1993* CBS |
(1 SE) No. 4 | vs. (3 SE) No. 11 Florida State Southeast Regional Final – Elite Eight |
W 106–81[7] | 30–3 |
Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina | ||||||
April 3, 1993* CBS |
(1 SE) No. 4 | vs. No. 3 Michigan National semifinal – Final Four |
L 78–81 OT[8] | 30–4 |
Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
SE=Southeast. All times are in Eastern Standard Time. |
Rankings[edit]
Awards and honors[edit]
NBA draft[edit]
Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
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1 | 4 | Jamal Mashburn | Dallas Mavericks |
References[edit]
- ^ sports-reference.com 1992-93 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
- ^ "1992-1993 Kentucky Wildcats Roster and Stats". Retrieved October 20, 2013.
- ^ "1992-1993 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results". Retrieved October 20, 2013.
- ^ "Rider Plays a Game That Isn't a Contest". The New York Times. March 20, 1993. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
- ^ "Wildcats March By Utes, 83-62". Deseret News. March 22, 1993. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
- ^ "Kentucky wipes out Wake Forest in 103-69 runaway Southeast Regional". The Baltimore Sun. March 27, 1993. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
- ^ "Kentucky and Kansas March In : Southeast: There is no Laettner miracle to beat Wildcats in 106-81 victory over Florida State. Freshman Prickett scores 22". The Los Angeles Times. March 28, 1993. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
- ^ "Michigan Tips Kentucky in OT, 81-78". The Washington Post. April 4, 1993. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
- ^ "1993 NBA Draft". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 12, 2020.