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

1992–93 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
No. 8 Vanderbilt	14	–	2	.875	28	–	6	.824
No. 2 †	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]

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. Kentucky was invited as a #1 seed in the 1993 NCAA Tournament. The Wildcats advanced all the way to the Final Four before losing in the semifinals to Michigan 81–78.^[3]

Roster

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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Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
Venues	State College Gymnasium (1903–1914) Buell Armory Gymnasium (1910–1924) Alumni Gymnasium (1924–1950) Memorial Coliseum (1950–1976) Rupp Arena (1976–present) Joe Craft Center (practice)
Rivalries	Arkansas Centre (historical) Florida Indiana Louisville North Carolina Tennessee Transylvania (historical)
Culture & lore	History under Adolph Rupp Fabulous Five Point-shaving scandal Fiddlin' Five Rupp's Runts The Season Without Celebration "The Shot" Unforgettables Untouchables Comeback Cats John Wall Dance Tweakables Pursuit of Perfection 2011 Indiana game Basketbowl Champions Classic CBS Sports Classic The Rivalry: Red v. Blue The Wildcat Scratch Blue "On, On, U of K" "Kentucky Fight" Big Blue Nation Blue blood status
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Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics; NCAA championships in bolded italics