1992–93 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team

1992–93 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 11
Record25–10 (12–4 ACC)
Head coach
Home arenaTallahassee-Leon County Civic Center
Seasons
← 1991–92
1993–94 →
1992–93 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 North Carolina 14 – 2   .875 34 – 4   .895
No. 11 Florida State 12 – 4   .750 25 – 10   .714
No. 10 Duke 10 – 6   .625 24 – 8   .750
No. 16 Wake Forest 10 – 6   .625 21 – 9   .700
Virginia 9 – 7   .563 21 – 10   .677
No. 18 Georgia Tech † 8 – 8   .500 19 – 11   .633
Clemson 5 – 11   .313 17 – 13   .567
Maryland 2 – 14   .125 12 – 16   .429
NC State 2 – 14   .125 8 – 19   .296
† 1993 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 1992–93 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team represented Florida State University as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference during the 1992–93 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Pat Kennedy, and future NBA players Sam Cassell, Doug Edwards, Bob Sura, and Charlie Ward, the Seminoles reached the Elite Eight of the NCAA tournament. The team finished the season 25–10, 12–4 in ACC play to finish in second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament to Clemson. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament at the No. 3 seed in the South East region. They defeated Evansville and Tulane to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. In the Sweet Sixteen, they defeated Western Kentucky before losing to No. 2-ranked Kentucky in the Elite Eight.

Roster

1992–93 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 3 Bob Sura 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So G.A.R. Memorial Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
G 4 Chuck Graham 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Richmond Academy Augusta, Georgia
G/F 5 Ray Donald 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Washington Pensacola, Florida
G 10 Sam Cassell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr San Jacinto JC Baltimore, Maryland
G 12 Charlie Ward 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Central Thomasville, Georgia
F 21 Derrick Carroll 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Eau Claire Columbia, South Carolina
F 32 Doug Edwards 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Miami Senior Miami, Florida
F 33 Byron Wells 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr King Tampa, Florida
F/C 34 Rodney Dobard 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Atlantic Delray Beach, Florida
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Kenny Williamson
  • David Zimroth
  • Tom Carlson
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
Nov 18, 1992*
 No. 9 Siena
Preseason NIT 		W 89–80  1–0
 Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center (7,113)
Tallahassee, FL
Nov 19, 1992*
 No. 9 No. 19 Iowa State
Preseason NIT 		W 109–86[3]  2–0
 Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center (7,919)
Tallahassee, FL
Nov 25, 1992*
 No. 7 vs. No. 4 Indiana
Preseason NIT Semifinal 		L 78–81 OT 2–1
 Madison Square Garden (12,641)
New York, NY
Nov 21, 1992*
 No. 7 vs. No. 24 UCLA
Preseason NIT 3rd Place Game 		L 83–86  2–2
 Madison Square Garden (14,338)
New York, NY
Dec 2, 1992*
 No. 11 No. 19 UMass W 67–64  3–2
 Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center (7,111)
Tallahassee, FL
Dec 15, 1992*
 No. 10 at Duquesne L 84–91[4]  3–3
 A.J. Palumbo Center (5,115)
Pittsburgh, PA
Dec 19, 1992*
 No. 10 vs. UNC Charlotte
Milk Classic 		W 63–59  4–3
  (6,873)
Orlando, FL
Dec 20, 1992*
 No. 10 vs. Temple
Milk Classic 		W 91–80 OT[5] 5–3
  (6,937)
Orlando, FL
Dec 22, 1992*
 No. 18 Arkansas-Little Rock W 95–64  6–3
 Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center 
Tallahassee, FL
Dec 28, 1992*
 No. 18 Maryland-Baltimore County W 109–80  7–3
 Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center 
Tallahassee, FL
Dec 30, 1992*
 No. 18 South Florida W 94–73  8–3
 Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center 
Tallahassee, FL
Jan 2, 1993*
 No. 18 Florida L 86–89  8–4
 Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center 
Tallahassee, FL
Jan 6, 1993
 No. 23 at No. 25 Virginia L 76–80  8–5
(0–1) 		University Hall (University of Virginia) 
Charlottesville, VA
Jan 9, 1993
 No. 23 at Wake Forest W 74–72  9–5
(1–1) 		Lawrence Joel Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
Jan 13, 1993
 Maryland W 105–85  10–5
(2–1) 		Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center 
Tallahassee, FL
Jan 16, 1993
 NC State W 70–54  11–5
(3–1) 		Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center 
Tallahassee, FL
Jan 20, 1993
 at Clemson W 89–71  12–5
(4–1) 		Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, SC
Jan 24, 1993
 No. 6 Duke W 89–88 OT 13–5
(5–1) 		Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center 
Tallahassee, FL
Jan 27, 1993
 No. 19 at No. 3 North Carolina L 77–82  13–6
(5–2) 		Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, NC
Jan 31, 1993
 No. 19 No. 18 Georgia Tech W 96–77  14–6
(6–2) 		Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center 
Tallahassee, FL
Feb 2, 1993*
 No. 12 at Jacksonville W 92–77  15–6
 Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum 
Jacksonville, FL
Feb 6, 1993*
 No. 12 at Connecticut W 86–74  16–6
 Harry A. Gampel Pavilion 
Storrs, CT
Feb 8, 1993
 No. 10 No. 24 Virginia W 99–84  17–6
(7–2) 		Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center 
Tallahassee, FL
Feb 10, 1993
 No. 10 No. 9 Wake Forest W 111–94  18–6
(8–2) 		Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center 
Tallahassee, FL
Feb 13, 1993
 No. 10 at Maryland W 87–84  19–6
(9–2) 		Cole Fieldhouse 
College Park, MD
Feb 17, 1993
 No. 9 at NC State W 72–71  20–6
(10–2) 		Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
Feb 20, 1993
 No. 9 Clemson W 102–92  21–6
(11–2) 		Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center 
Tallahassee, FL
Feb 24, 1993
 No. 6 at No. 9 Duke L 75–98  21–7
(11–3) 		Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
Feb 27, 1993
 No. 6 No. 3 North Carolina L 76–86  21–8
(11–4) 		Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center 
Tallahassee, FL
Mar 4, 1993
 No. 11 at Georgia Tech W 83–82  22–8
(12–4) 		Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, GA
ACC Tournament
Mar 12, 1993*
 No. 10 vs. Clemson
ACC Tournament Quarterfinal 		L 75–87[6]  22–9
 Charlotte Coliseum (23,532)
Charlotte, NC
NCAA Tournament
Mar 18, 1993*
 (3 SE) No. 11 vs. (14 SE) Evansville
First Round 		W 82–70[7]  23–9
 Amway Arena (14,410)
Orlando, FL
Mar 20, 1993*
 (3 SE) No. 11 vs. (11 SE) Tulane
Second Round 		W 94–63[8]  24–9
 Amway Arena (14,410)
Orlando, FL
Mar 25, 1993*
 (3 SE) No. 11 vs. (7 SE) No. 20 Western Kentucky W 81–78 OT[9] 25–9
 Charlotte Coliseum (22,876)
Charlotte, NC
Mar 27, 1993*
 (3 SE) No. 11 vs. (1 SE) No. 2 Kentucky
Southeast Regional Final 		L 81–106[10]  25–10
 Charlotte Coliseum (22,876)
Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
SE=Southeast.
All times are in Eastern.

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Rankings

Main article: 1992–93 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Awards and honors

Team Players in the 1993 NBA draft

See also: 1993 NBA draft
Round Pick Player NBA Club
1 15 Doug Edwards Atlanta Hawks
1 24 Sam Cassell Houston Rockets

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References

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  4. ^ "Duquesne Stuns Florida State". The New York Times. December 15, 1992. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
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  6. ^ "Georgia Tech trips Duke, 69-66, to complete ACC's day of upsets Clemson, Virginia also reach semis". The Baltimore Sun via New York Daily News. March 13, 1993. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
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  8. ^ "Tulane vs. Florida State Box Score, March 20, 1993". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
  9. ^ "Western Kentucky vs. Florida State Box Score, March 25, 1993". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
  10. ^ "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". Los Angeles Times. March 28, 1993. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
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