1992–93 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team

The 1992–93 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball men's basketball team represented Vanderbilt University as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1992–93 college basketball season. The team was led by head coach Eddie Fogler and played its home games at Memorial Gymnasium.

1992–93 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball
SEC Regular season champion
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 8
Record28–6 (14–2 SEC)
Head coach
Home arenaMemorial Gymnasium
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]

The Commodores won the SEC regular season title, received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 3 seed in the West region, and made a run to the Sweet Sixteen. The team finished with a 28–6 record (14–2 SEC, 1st).

Roster

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1992–93 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G14Billy McCaffrey6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg)JrAllentown, Pennsylvania
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 (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 25, 1992*
vs. UAB
Great Alaska Shootout
W 81–63 1–0
Sullivan Arena 
Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 27, 1992*
vs. Illinois
Great Alaska Shootout
L 77–93 1–1
Sullivan Arena (6,003)
Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 28, 1992*
vs. Oregon
Great Alaska Shootout
W 83–81 2–1
Sullivan Arena 
Anchorage, Alaska
Dec 3, 1992*
NorthwesternW 86–66 3–1
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 5, 1992*
at DaytonW 84–53 4–1
University of Dayton Arena 
Dayton, Ohio
Dec 9, 1992*
No. 9 LouisvilleW 90–88 5–1
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 12, 1992*
SMUW 95–86 6–1
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 18, 1992*
vs. North Carolina A&TW 87–51 7–1
Dunn Center 
Clarksville, Tennessee
Dec 19, 1992*
at Austin PeayW 116–71 8–1
Dunn Center 
Clarksville, Tennessee
Dec 28, 1992*
No. 24 Air ForceW 95–50 9–1
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 29, 1992*
No. 24 Bowling Green StateW 96–69 10–1
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 2, 1993
No. 24 AlabamaW 76–73 11–1
(1–0)
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 6, 1993*
No. 18 at Memphis StateL 78–84 11–2
Pyramid Arena 
Memphis, Tennessee
Jan 9, 1993
 SportsChannel
No. 18 at FloridaL 61–62 11–3
(1–1)
Stephen C. O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, Florida
Jan 13, 1993
 JP Sports
No. 1 KentuckyW 101–86 12–3
(2–1)
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 16, 1993
GeorgiaW 78–66 13–3
(3–1)
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 20, 1993
No. 19 No. 8 ArkansasW 102–89 14–3
(4–1)
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 27, 1993
No. 12 at TennesseeW 82–65 15–3
(5–1)
Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Jan 30, 1993
 JP Sports
No. 12 at AuburnW 73–70 16–3
(6–1)
Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, Alabama
Feb 3, 1993*
No. 11 South CarolinaW 76–72 17–3
(7–1)
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
Feb 6, 1993
No. 11 at No. 2 KentuckyL 67–82 17–4
(7–2)
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
Feb 10, 1993
No. 11 Ole MissW 89–59 18–4
(8–2)
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
Feb 13, 1993*
No. 11 Middle Tennessee StateW 81–51 19–4
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
Feb 17, 1993
No. 11 at LSUW 87–66 20–4
(9–2)
Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Feb 20, 1993
No. 11 FloridaW 82–64 21–4
(10–2)
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
Feb 24, 1993
No. 8 at GeorgiaW 87–83 22–4
(11–2)
Stegeman Coliseum 
Athens, Georgia
Feb 27, 1993
No. 8 at Mississippi StateW 80–39 23–4
(12–2)
Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, Mississippi
Mar 2, 1993
No. 7 TennesseeW 90–82 24–4
(13–2)
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
Mar 6, 1993
No. 7 at South CarolinaW 77–73 25–4
(14–2)
Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, South Carolina
SEC tournament
Mar 12, 1993*
 JP Sports
No. 5 vs. Alabama
Quarterfinals
W 76–59 26–4
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
Mar 13, 1993*
 JP Sports
No. 5 vs. LSU
Semifinals
L 62–72 26–5
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
NCAA tournament
Mar 18, 1993*
(3 W) No. 8 vs. (14 W) Boise State
First round
W 92–72 27–5
Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
Mar 20, 1993*
(3 W) No. 8 vs. (6 W) Illinois
Second Round
W 85–68 28–5
Jon M. Huntsman Center (12,084)
Salt Lake City, Utah
Mar 26, 1993*
 CBS
(3 W) No. 8 vs. (7 W) Temple
West Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen
L 59–67[2] 28–6
Kingdome 
Seattle, Washington
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.
All times are in Central Time.

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Rankings

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Awards and honors

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1992-93 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "Vanderbilt stunned by Temple, 67-59". Baltimore Sun. March 27, 1993. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  3. ^ "2019–20 Vanderbilt Men's Basketball Fact Book" (PDF). Vanderbilt University Athletics. Retrieved June 19, 2021.