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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
No. 8 Vanderbilt142 .875286 .824
No. 2 Kentucky133 .813304 .882
Florida97 .5631612 .571
Georgia88 .5001514 .517
South Carolina511 .313918 .333
Tennessee412 .2501317 .433
West
No. 12 Arkansas106 .625229 .710
LSU97 .5632211 .667
Auburn88 .5001512 .556
Alabama79 .4381613 .552
Mississippi State511 .3131316 .448
Ole Miss412 .2501018 .357
1993 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll[1]

Roster

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1992–93 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
PG5Travis Ford5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)165 lb (75 kg)JrMadisonville North HopkinsMadisonville, Kentucky
SF24Jamal Mashburn6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)235 lb (107 kg)JrCardinal HayesThe 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#ResultRecordSite
city, state
Regular Season
December 2, 1992*
 UKTV
No. 5 Wright StateW 81–65 1–0
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
December 5, 1992*
7:30 p.m., ESPN
No. 5 No. 13 Georgia TechW 96–87 2–0
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
December 8, 1992*
 UKTV
No. 3 Eastern KentuckyW 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 StateW 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 GeorgiaW 74–59 10–0
(1–0)
Stegeman Coliseum 
Athens, Georgia
January 9, 1993
 UKTV
No. 2 TennesseeW 84–70 11–0
(2–0)
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
January 13, 1993
 UKTV
No. 1 at VanderbiltL 86–101 11–1
(2–1)
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
January 19, 1993
9:30 p.m., ESPN
No. 4 at AlabamaW 73–59 12–1
(3–1)
Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
January 23, 1993
2:00 p.m., JP
No. 4 at South CarolinaW 108–82 13–1
(4–1)
Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, South Carolina
January 26, 1993
9:30 p.m., ESPN
No. 4 LSUW 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 StateW 87–63 16–1
(7–1)
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
February 6, 1993
3:30 p.m., JP
No. 2 No. 11 VanderbiltW 82–67 17–1
(8–1)
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
February 10, 1993
8:00 p.m., JP
No. 2 at ArkansasBud 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 FloridaW 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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RoundPickPlayerNBA Club
14Jamal MashburnDallas 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.