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1992–93 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team

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1992–93 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
APNo. 18
Record19–11 (8–8 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kevin Cantwell (7th season)
  • Sherman Dillard (5th season)
  • Jimmy Hebron (12th season)
Home arenaAlexander Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
1993–94 →
1992–93 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 North Carolina 14 2   .875 34 4   .895
No. 11 Florida State 12 4   .750 25 10   .714
No. 10 Duke 10 6   .625 24 8   .750
No. 16 Wake Forest 10 6   .625 21 9   .700
Virginia 9 7   .563 21 10   .677
No. 18 Georgia Tech 8 8   .500 19 11   .633
Clemson 5 11   .313 17 13   .567
Maryland 2 14   .125 12 16   .429
NC State 2 14   .125 8 19   .296
1993 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 1992–93 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference during the 1992–93 NCAA men's basketball season. Led by 12th year head coach Bobby Cremins, the Yellow Jackets reached the NCAA tournament where they were upset in the opening round by No. 13 seed Southern.

Roster

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1992–93 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 15 Darryl Barnes 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 202 lb (92 kg) Sr Brooklyn, New York
G 10 Drew Barry 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Oakland, California
G 34 Rod Belanis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Sr Williamsburg, Virginia
G 3 Travis Best 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Springfield, Massachusetts
G 23 Brian Black 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Sr Marietta, Georgia
PF 34 James Forrest 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Atlanta, Georgia
F 32 Malcolm Mackey 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 243 lb (110 kg) Sr Chattanooga, Tennessee
F 33 Ivano Newbill 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 224 lb (102 kg) Sr Macon, Georgia
SG 24 Fred Vinson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Conway, North Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Dec 1, 1992*
No. 13 Florida A&M W 112–83  1–0
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Dec 5, 1992*
No. 13 at No. 5 Kentucky L 87–96  1–1
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
ACC Regular Season
Jan 5, 1993
No. 10 at Maryland W 85–75  8–1
(1–0)
Cole Fieldhouse 
College Park, Maryland
Jan 10, 1993
No. 10 No. 1 Duke W 80–79  9–1
(2–0)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Jan 13, 1993
No. 8 at No. 5 North Carolina L 67–80  9–2
(2–1)
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Mar 4, 1993
No. 11 Florida State L 82–83  15–10
(7–8)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Mar 7, 1993
at Clemson W 66–59  16–10
(8–8)
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, South Carolina
ACC tournament
Mar 12, 1993*
vs. No. 8 Duke
Quarterfinals
W 69–66  17–10
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, North Carolina
Mar 13, 1993*
vs. Clemson
Semifinals
W 69–61  18–10
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, North Carolina
Mar 14, 1993*
vs. No. 1 North Carolina
Championship game
W 77–75  19–10
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, North Carolina
NCAA tournament
Mar 19, 1993*
(4 W) No. 18 vs. (13 W) Southern
First round
L 78–93  19–11
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.

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Rankings

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Players in the 1993 NBA draft

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Round Pick Player NBA Club
1 27 Malcolm Mackey Phoenix Suns

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References

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  1. ^ "1992-93 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  2. ^ "2020–21 Georgia Tech Men's Basketball Information Guide". Georgia Tech Athletics. p. 119. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  3. ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 998–999. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
  4. ^ "1993 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved January 9, 2022.