1992–93 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

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]

1992–93 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
SEC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Final Four
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 2
Record30–4 (13–3 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaRupp Arena
Seasons
1992–93 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
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
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]

Roster

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1992–93 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
PG 5 Travis Ford 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Madisonville North Hopkins Madisonville, Kentucky
SF 24 Jamal Mashburn 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Cardinal Hayes The Bronx, New York
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
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

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Awards and honors

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NBA draft

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Round Pick Player NBA Club
1 4 Jamal Mashburn Dallas Mavericks

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1992-93 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "1992-1993 Kentucky Wildcats Roster and Stats". Retrieved October 20, 2013.
  3. ^ "1992-1993 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results". Retrieved October 20, 2013.
  4. ^ "Rider Plays a Game That Isn't a Contest". The New York Times. March 20, 1993. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  5. ^ "Wildcats March By Utes, 83-62". Deseret News. March 22, 1993. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  6. ^ "Kentucky wipes out Wake Forest in 103-69 runaway Southeast Regional". The Baltimore Sun. March 27, 1993. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "Michigan Tips Kentucky in OT, 81-78". The Washington Post. April 4, 1993. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  9. ^ "1993 NBA Draft". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 12, 2020.