1992–93 California Golden Bears men's basketball team

1992–93 California Golden Bears men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
Record21–9 (12–6 Pac-10)
Head coach
Home arenaHarmon Gym
1992–93 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Arizona 17 1   .944 24 4   .857
12 6   .667 21 9   .700
UCLA 11 7   .611 22 11   .667
Arizona State 11 7   .611 18 10   .643
USC 9 9   .500 18 12   .600
Oregon State 9 9   .500 13 14   .481
Washington 7 11   .389 13 14   .481
Washington State 9 9   .500 15 12   .556
Oregon 3 15   .167 10 20   .333
Stanford 2 16   .111 7 23   .233
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1992–93 California Golden Bears men's basketball team represented the University of California, Berkeley as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference during the 1992–93 season.

Led by acting head coach Todd Bozeman, the Bears finished the season with a record of 21–9, and a record of 12–6 in the Pac-10, placing them second. The Bears received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they made a run to the Sweet Sixteen before falling to Kansas in the Midwest regional semifinals.[1]

Roster

1992–93 California Golden Bears men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 5 Jason Kidd 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr St. Joseph Notre Dame San Francisco, CA
F 21 Lamond Murray 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 236 lb (107 kg) So John F. Kennedy Pasadena, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
    city, state
    Regular season
    Dec 1, 1992*
    Sacramento State W 89–65  1–0
    Harmon Gym 
    Berkeley, California
    Dec 5, 1992*
    Oklahoma State W 80–65  2–0
    Harmon Gym 
    Berkeley, California
    Dec 7, 1992*
    at San Francisco W 89–79  3–0
    War Memorial Gymnasium 
    San Francisco, California
    Dec 20, 1992*
    No. 25 at Santa Clara W 80–73  4–0
    Toso Pavilion 
    Santa Clara, California
    Dec 22, 1992*
    No. 21 Wake Forest W 81–65  5–0
    Harmon Gym 
    Berkeley, California
    Dec 29, 1992*
    No. 19 vs. James Madison
    Seton Hall Meadowlands Classic
    L 75–90  5–1
    Brendan Byrne Arena 
    East Rutherford, New Jersey
    Dec 30, 1992*
    No. 19 vs. Cornell
    Seton Hall Meadowlands Classic
    L 54–74  5–2
    Brendan Byrne Arena 
    East Rutherford, New Jersey
    Jan 3, 1993*
    Texas Southern W 84–69  6–2
    Harmon Gym 
    Berkeley, California
    Jan 7, 1993
    Oregon W 82–65  7–2
    (1–0)
    Harmon Gym 
    Berkeley, California
    Jan 9, 1993
    Oregon State L 63–64  7–3
    (1–1)
    Harmon Gym 
    Berkeley, California
    Jan 14, 1993
    Stanford W 83–66  8–3
    (2–1)
    Harmon Gym 
    Berkeley, California
    Jan 21, 1993
    at USC L 65–67  8–4
    (2–2)
    L.A. Sports Arena 
    Los Angeles, California
    Jan 24, 1993
    at No. 23 UCLA W 104–82  9–4
    (3–2)
    Pauley Pavilion 
    Los Angeles, California
    Jan 28, 1993
    Washington W 79–65  10–4
    (4–2)
    Harmon Gym 
    Berkeley, California
    Jan 30, 1993
    Washington State L 75–83  10–5
    (4–3)
    Harmon Gym 
    Berkeley, California
    Feb 4, 1993
    at Arizona State L 83–90  10–6
    (4–4)
    Wells Fargo Arena 
    Tempe, Arizona
    Feb 7, 1993
    at No. 8 Arizona L 81–93  10–7
    (4–5)
    McKale Center 
    Tucson, Arizona
    Feb 10, 1993*
    Cal State Northridge W 92–68  11–7
    Harmon Gym 
    Berkeley, California
    Feb 14, 1993
    at Stanford W 86–61  12–7
    (5–5)
    Maples Pavilion 
    Stanford, California
    Feb 18, 1993
    USC W 86–83  13–7
    (6–5)
    Harmon Gym 
    Berkeley, California
    Feb 20, 1993
    UCLA L 71–85  13–8
    (6–6)
    Harmon Gym 
    Berkeley, California
    Feb 25, 1993
    at Washington State W 76–67  14–8
    (7–6)
    Friel Court 
    Pullman, Washington
    Feb 27, 1993
    at Washington W 76–75  15–8
    (8–6)
    Bank of America Arena 
    Seattle, Washington
    Mar 4, 1993
    vs. No. 3 Arizona W 74–71  16–8
    (9–6)
    Oakland Coliseum 
    Oakland, California
    Mar 6, 1993
    vs. Arizona State W 91–67[2]  17–8
    (10–6)
    Oakland Coliseum 
    Oakland, California
    Mar 11, 1993
    at Oregon State W 78–72  18–8
    (11–6)
    Gill Coliseum 
    Corvallis, Oregon
    Mar 13, 1993
    at Oregon W 79–76  19–8
    (12–6)
    McArthur Court 
    Eugene, Oregon
    NCAA Tournament
    Mar 18, 1993*
    (6 MW) vs. (11 MW) LSU
    First round
    W 66–64[3]  20–8
    Rosemont Horizon 
    Rosemont, Illinois
    Mar 20, 1993*
    (6 MW) vs. (3 MW) No. 10 Duke
    Second Round
    W 82–77[4][5]  21–8
    Rosemont Horizon 
    Rosemont, Illinois
    Mar 25, 1993*
    (6 MW) vs. (2 MW) No. 9 Kansas
    Midwest Regional semifinal
    L 76–93[6]  21–9
    St. Louis Arena 
    St. Louis, Missouri
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    MW=Midwest.
    All times are in Eastern.

    [7][8]

    Rankings

    References

    1. ^ "Cal Bears Basketball 1992-93". www.cs.cmu.edu.
    2. ^ "Cal Turns Things Around by Defeating Arizona State". Los Angeles Times. March 7, 1993. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
    3. ^ "Kidd, Cal Beat LSU in Final Second, 66-64". Los Angeles Times. March 19, 1993. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
    4. ^ "Cal Puts an End to Duke's Reign With 82-77 Win". Los Angeles Times. March 21, 1993. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
    5. ^ "Changing of the Guard". Sports Illustrated. March 29, 1993. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
    6. ^ "Finishing Kick by Kansas Catches Cal Off Guard". Los Angeles Times. March 26, 1993. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
    7. ^ "1992-93 University of California Golden Bears Schedule and Results - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
    8. ^ "2019–20 California Golden Bears Record Book" (PDF). University of California Berkeley Athletic Dept. Retrieved March 21, 2020.