1992–93 Long Beach State 49ers men's basketball team

1992–93 Long Beach State 49ers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record22–10 (11–7 Big West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaWalter Pyramid
1992–93 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 24 New Mexico State 15 3   .833 26 8   .765
No. 25 UNLV 13 5   .722 21 8   .724
Pacific 12 6   .667 16 11   .593
11 7   .611 22 10   .688
UC Santa Barbara 10 8   .556 18 11   .621
Cal State Fullerton 10 8   .556 15 12   .556
Utah State 7 11   .389 10 17   .370
Nevada 4 14   .222 9 17   .346
San Jose State 4 14   .222 7 19   .269
UC Irvine 4 14   .222 6 21   .222
1993 Big West tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1992–93 Long Beach State 49ers men's basketball team represented California State University, Long Beach during the 1992–93 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The 49ers, led by third-year head coach Seth Greenberg, played their home games at Walter Pyramid and are members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 22–10, 11–7 in Big West play, to finish in fourth place. They were champions of the Big West Basketball tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid into the 1993 NCAA tournament where they lost in the opening round to No. 6 seed Illinois, 75–72.[1][2]

Roster

1992–93 Long Beach State Beach men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 3 Tim Caviezel 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Jr Mount Vernon, Washington
G 4 Jeff Rogers 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Jr Compton, California
G 22 Juaquin Hawkins 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Fr Lynwood, California
G 23 Rod Hannibal 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Jr Long Beach, California
G 30 Lucious Harris 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Sr Los Angeles, California
F 32 Bryon Russell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Sr San Bernardino, California
F 34 Mike Atkinson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
So San Jose, California
C 40 Chris Jones 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Sr Chicago, Illinois
G 44 Eric Brown 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Fr City of Industry, California
F 55 Terrance O'Kelley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
So Chattanooga, Tennessee
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 (attendance)
    city, state
    Non-Conference Regular season
    December 4, 1992*
    vs. Tulsa
    Hawaii Tip-Off
    W 72–69  1–0
     
    Honolulu, Hawaii
    December 5, 1992*
    vs. San Diego
    Hawaii Tip-Off
    W 80–74  2–0
     
    Honolulu, Hawaii
    December 11, 1992*
    So. Cal College W 92–62  3–0
    The Gold Mine 
    Long Beach, California
    December 18, 1992*
    Point Loma W 112–71  4–0
    The Gold Mine 
    Long Beach, California
    December 23, 1992*
    Howard W 95–62  5–0
    The Gold Mine 
    Long Beach, California
    December 29, 1992*
    vs. Eastern Washington W 76–59  6–0
    Selland Arena 
    Fresno, California
    December 30, 1992*
    at Fresno State W 82–61  7–0
    Selland Arena 
    Fresno, California
    Big West Regular season
    January 2, 1993
    at San Jose State W 88–73  8–0
    (1–0)
    The Event Center 
    San Jose, California
    January 4, 1993
    at Pacific L 56–68  8–1
    (1–1)
    Alex G. Spanos Center 
    Stockton, California
    January 7, 1993
    No. 12 UNLV W 101–94  9–1
    (2–1)
    The Gold Mine 
    Long Beach, California
    January 9, 1993
    New Mexico State W 97–71  10–1
    (3–1)
    The Gold Mine 
    Long Beach, California
    January 14, 1993
    at Nevada W 94–75  11–1
    (4–1)
    Lawlor Events Center 
    Reno, Nevada
    January 16, 1993
    at Utah State W 75–69  12–1
    (5–1)
    Dee Glen Smith Spectrum 
    Logan, Utah
    January 18, 1993
    at UC Santa Barbara L 60–61  12–2
    (6–1)
    The Thunderdome 
    Santa Barbara, California
    January 21, 1993
    Cal State Fullerton W 72–58  13–2
    (7–1)
    The Gold Mine 
    Long Beach, California
    January 23, 1993*
    at VCU L 61–95  13–3
    Richmond Coliseum 
    Richmond, Virginia
    1993 Big West tournament
    March 12, 1993*
    Cal State Fullerton
    Quarterfinals
    W 80–68  20–9
    Long Beach Arena 
    Long Beach, California
    March 13, 1993*
    No. 19 UNLV
    Semifinals
    W 79–77  21–9
    Long Beach Arena 
    Long Beach, California
    March 14, 1993*
    No. 24 New Mexico State
    Championship game
    W 70–62  22–9
    Long Beach Arena 
    Long Beach, California
    1993 NCAA tournament
    March 18, 1993*
    (11 W) vs. (6 W) Illinois
    First Round
    L 72–75  22–10
    Jon M. Huntsman Center 
    Salt Lake City, Utah
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Pacific Time (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region.

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    References

    1. ^ McLeod, Paul (March 19, 1993). "49ers' Dreams Stolen". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
    2. ^ "NO TIME FOR TIMEOUT: CLEMONS SAVES ILLINI". Chicago Tribune. March 19, 1993. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
    3. ^ "1992-93 Men's Basketball Schedule". Long Beach State University Athletics. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
    4. ^ "Long Beach State Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Long Beach State University Athletics. Retrieved May 15, 2022.