1992–93 LSU Tigers basketball team

1992–93 LSU Tigers basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record22–11 (9–7 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPete Maravich Assembly Center
Seasons
← 1991–92
1993–94 →
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 Kentucky † 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 LSU Tigers men's basketball team represented Louisiana State University during the 1992–93 NCAA men's college basketball season. The head coach was Dale Brown. The team was a member of the Southeastern Conference and played their home games at Pete Maravich Assembly Center.

The Tigers finished second in the SEC West standings, and made a strong run to the championship game of the SEC Tournament. LSU received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 11 seed in the Midwest region where they lost in the opening round to California. After ten straight tournament appearances (and 13 overall), this would be the last season Coach Brown would take a team to the NCAA Tournament. The team finished with a 22–11 record (9–7 SEC).

Roster

1992–93 LSU Tigers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 4 Jamie Brandon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr   Chicago, IL
F 12 Sean Gipson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr   Winston-Salem, NC
F 22 Clarence Ceasar 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 213 lb (97 kg) So   Iowa, LA
C 43 Geert Hammink 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Sr   Didam, Netherlands
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

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Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Dec 1, 1992*
 McNeese State W 83–72  1–0
 Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Dec 3, 1992*
 Southeastern Louisiana W 92–65  2–0
 Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Dec 5, 1992*
 Mercer W 82–48  3–0
 Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Dec 15, 1992*
 Nicholls State W 75–64  4–0
 Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Dec 16, 1992*
 Campbell W 93–71  5–0
 Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Dec 21, 1992*
 vs. Stanford
Maui Invitational 		W 72–63  6–0
 Lahaina Civic Center 
Lahaina, Hawaii
Dec 22, 1992*
 vs. No. 1 Duke
Maui Invitational 		L 67–96  6–1
 Lahaina Civic Center 
Lahaina, Hawaii
Dec 23, 1992*
 vs. Memphis State
Maui Invitational 		L 66–70  6–2
 Lahaina Civic Center 
Lahaina, Hawaii
Dec 29, 1992*
 Northwestern State W 93–79  7–2
 Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Dec 30, 1992*
 Tennessee State W 90–68  8–2
 Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Jan 2, 1993*
 Drake W 94–86  9–2
 Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
SEC regular season
Jan 6, 1993
 at Alabama L 67–77  9–3
(0–1) 		Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Jan 9, 1993
 Auburn W 87–81  10–3
(1–1) 		Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Jan 13, 1993
 at Mississippi State W 84–76  11–3
(2–1) 		Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, Mississippi
Jan 16, 1993
 Florida W 85–81  12–3
(3–1) 		Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Jan 20, 1993*
 Central Connecticut State W 86–53  13–3
 Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Jan 23, 1993
 at Ole Miss L 62–71  13–4
(3–2) 		Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, Mississippi
Jan 26, 1993
 at No. 4 Kentucky L 67–105  13–5
(3–3) 		Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
Jan 30, 1993
 South Carolina W 85–62  14–5
(4–3) 		Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Feb 2, 1993
 No. 17 Arkansas L 79–91  14–6
(4–4) 		Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Feb 7, 1993*
 vs. Texas W 84–81  15–6
  
 
Feb 10, 1993
 Mississippi State W 92–66  16–6
(5–4) 		Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Feb 13, 1993
 at Auburn W 75–73  17–6
(6–4) 		Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, Alabama
Feb 17, 1993
 No. 11 Vanderbilt L 66–87  17–7
(6–5) 		Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Feb 20, 1993
 at Tennessee W 81–74  18–7
(7–5) 		Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Feb 23, 1993
 Alabama W 76–68  19–7
(8–5) 		Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Feb 27, 1993
 at Georgia L 78–81  19–8
(8–6) 		Stegeman Coliseum 
Athens, Georgia
Mar 3, 1993
 at No. 13 Arkansas L 75–88  19–9
(8–7) 		Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Mar 6, 1993
 Ole Miss W 71–56  20–9
(9–7) 		Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
SEC Tournament
Mar 12, 1993*
 vs. Ole Miss
Quarterfinals 		W 89–70  21–9
 Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
Mar 13, 1993*
 vs. No. 5 Vanderbilt
Semifinals 		W 72–62  22–9
 Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
Mar 14, 1993*
 at No. 4 Kentucky
Championship game 		L 65–82  22–10
 Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
NCAA Tournament
Mar 18, 1993*
 (11 MW) vs. (6 MW) California
First round 		L 64–66[3]  22–11
 Rosemont Horizon 
Rosemont, Illinois
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.

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Team players drafted into the NBA

Main article: 1993 NBA draft
Round Pick Player NBA Club
1 26 Geert Hammink Orlando Magic

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References

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1992-93 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "1992-93 LSU Tigers Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
  3. ^ "Kidd, Cal Beat LSU in Final Second, 66-64". Los Angeles Times. March 19, 1993. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  4. ^ 2014-15 LSU Tigers basketball media guide Archived 2019-07-08 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2022-Jan-16.
  5. ^ College Basketball @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2022-Jan-16.
  6. ^ "1993 NBA Draft". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 16, 2022.