1992–93 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball team

1992–93 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball
ConferenceBig South
Record22–10 (12–4 Big South)
Head coach
  • Russ Bergman
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Selvy
  • Gary Leiner
  • Mike Murphy
Home arenaKimbel Arena
1992–93 Big South Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Towson State 14 2   .875 18 9   .667
12 4   .750 22 10   .688
Campbell 10 6   .625 12 15   .444
Liberty 9 7   .563 16 14   .533
Radford 8 8   .500 16 15   .516
UMBC 7 9   .438 12 16   .429
Charleston Southern 5 11   .313 9 18   .333
Winthrop 5 11   .313 14 16   .467
UNC Asheville 2 14   .125 4 23   .148
1993 Big South tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1992–93 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball team represented Coastal Carolina University during the 1992–93 college basketball season. This was head coach Russ Bergman's fifth season at Coastal Carolina. The Chanticleers competed in the Big South Conference and played their home games at Kimbel Arena. They finished the season 22–10, 12–4 (adjusted to 11–5) in Big South play to finish in second place. The Chanticleers won the 1993 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament to advance to the 1993 NCAA tournament. Playing as the No. 16 seed in the West Region, the team was beaten in the opening round by No. 1 seed and eventual National runner-up Michigan[1] and the famed Fab Five.

Senior forward Tony Dunkin ended his career as the school's career scoring leader. Dunkin was also named the Big South Conference Men's Player of the Year for an unprecedented fourth straight season.

Roster

1992–93 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G KeKe Hicks 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
So
F 25 Tony Dunkin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Rains, South Carolina
Head coach
  • Russ Bergman
Assistant coach(es)

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

    [2]

    Schedule and results

    Source[3]

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Regular season
    Dec 1, 1992*
    Methodist W 101–51  1–0
    Kimbel Arena 
    Conway, South Carolina
    Dec 5, 1992*
    Bryan (TN) W 112–88  2–0
    Kimbel Arena 
    Conway, South Carolina
    Dec 10, 1992*
    at Boston University W 85–78 OT 3–0
    Case Gym 
    Boston, Massachusetts
    Dec 12, 1992*
    at Boston College L 65–69  3–1
    Silvio O. Conte Forum 
    Boston, Massachusetts
    Dec 18, 1992*
    vs. Northeast Louisiana W 77–68  4–1
    Neal S. Blaisdell Center 
    Honolulu, Hawaii
    Dec 19, 1992*
    at Hawaii L 62–66  4–2
    Neal S. Blaisdell Center 
    Honolulu, Hawaii
    Dec 28, 1992*
    vs. No. 9 Arkansas L 74–93  4–3
    Barton Coliseum (7,386)
    Little Rock, Arkansas
    Jan 2, 1993*
    South Carolina State W 90–75  5–3
    Kimbel Arena 
    Conway, South Carolina
    Jan 6, 1993*
    at Charleston L 60–65  5–4
    John Kresse Arena 
    Charleston, South Carolina
    Jan 9, 1993
    at Liberty W 66–65 OT 6–4
    (1–0)
    Vines Center 
    Lynchburg, Virginia
    Jan 11, 1993
    at Radford L 83–84  6–5
    (1–1)
    Dedmon Center 
    Radford, Virginia
    Jan 14, 1993
    UMBC W 115–98  7–5
    (2–1)
    Kimbel Arena 
    Conway, South Carolina
    Jan 16, 1993
    Towson State L 74–77  7–6
    (2–2)
    Kimbel Arena 
    Conway, South Carolina
    Jan 18, 1993*
    at Missouri L 69–94  7–7
    Hearnes Center 
    Columbia, Missouri
    Jan 23, 1993
    Liberty L 74–81 OT 7–8
    (2–3)
    Kimbel Arena 
    Conway, South Carolina
    Jan 25, 1993
    at UNC Asheville W 65–59  8–8
    (3–3)
    Justice Center 
    Asheville, North Carolina
    Jan 28, 1993*
    Charleston W 58–57  9–8
    Kimbel Arena 
    Conway, South Carolina
    Jan 30, 1993
    Radford W 96–95 OT 10–8
    (4–3)
    Kimbel Arena 
    Conway, South Carolina
    Feb 3, 1993
    Charleston Southern W 84–63  11–8
    (5–3)
    Kimbel Arena 
    Conway, South Carolina
    Feb 6, 1993
    at Towson State L 69–74  11–9
    (5–4)
    Towson Center 
    Towson, Maryland
    Feb 8, 1993
    at UMBC W 84–63  12–9
    (6–4)
    Retriever Activities Center 
    Baltimore, Maryland
    Feb 11, 1993*
    Belmont Abbey W 93–62  13–9
    Kimbel Arena 
    Conway, South Carolina
    Feb 13, 1993
    at Winthrop W 74–70  14–9
    (7–4)
    Winthrop Coliseum 
    Rock Hill, South Carolina
    Feb 15, 1993
    UNC Asheville W 100–68  15–9
    (8–4)
    Kimbel Arena 
    Conway, South Carolina
    Feb 18, 1993
    at Campbell W 74–70  16–9
    (9–4)
    Carter Gymnasium 
    Buies Creek, North Carolina
    Feb 22, 1993
    at Charleston Southern W 45–37  17–9
    (10–4)
    Buccaneer Field House 
    North Charleston, South Carolina
    Feb 24, 1993
    Winthrop W 79–64  18–9
    (11–4)
    Kimbel Arena 
    Conway, South Carolina
    Feb 27, 1993
    Campbell W 80–50  19–9
    (12–4)
    Kimbel Arena 
    Conway, South Carolina
    Big South tournament
    Mar 4, 1993*
    (2) at (7) Charleston Southern
    Quarterfinals
    W 79–66  20–9
    North Charleston Coliseum 
    North Charleston, South Carolina
    Mar 5, 1993*
    (2) vs. (6) UMBC
    Semifinals
    W 66–59  21–9
    North Charleston Coliseum 
    North Charleston, South Carolina
    Mar 6, 1993*
    (2) vs. (8) Winthrop
    Championship game
    W 78–65  22–9
    North Charleston Coliseum 
    North Charleston, South Carolina
    NCAA tournament
    Mar 19, 1993*
    (16 W) vs. (1 W) No. 3 Michigan
    First Round
    L 53–84  22–10
    McKale Center (13,532)
    Tucson, Arizona
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    W=West.
    All times are in Eastern Time Zone.

    Awards and honors

    References

    1. ^ "Michigan, Indiana Start Fast". The Chicago Tribune. March 20, 1993. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
    2. ^ "Coastal Carolina Men's Basketball Fact Book" (PDF). Coastal Carolina University Athletics. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
    3. ^ "1992-93 Men's Basketball Schedule". Retrieved June 5, 2022.