1992–93 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

1992–93 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
1992–93 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
SEC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Final Four
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
AP	No. 2
Record	30–4 (13–3 SEC)
Head coach	Rick Pitino (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Herb Sendek; Billy Donovan; Bernadette Locke-Mattox;
Home arena	Rupp Arena
	Seasons ← 1991–92 1993–94 →

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 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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

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

Rick Pitino (UMass)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

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

Awards and honors

Jamal Mashburn – Consensus First-team All-American, SEC Player of the Year

NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	4	Jamal Mashburn	Dallas Mavericks

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References

^ 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.

[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.

[ncaa-rider-4] "Rider Plays a Game That Isn't a Contest". The New York Times. March 20, 1993. Retrieved June 5, 2022.

[ncaa-utah-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.

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