1992–93 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 1992–93 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team represented Seton Hall University during the 1992–93 NCAA men's college basketball season . The Pirates were led by eleventh year head coach P.J. Carlesimo .
The Pirates had two wins streaks of 10+ games, won the Big East regular season and tournament championships, and received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 2 seed in the Southeast region.
Roster
1992–93 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 18, 1992 *
No. 6
Delaware Preseason NIT
W 75–54
1–0
Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey
Nov 19, 1992 *
No. 6
Tennessee Preseason NIT
W 72–64
2–0
Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey
Nov 25, 1992 *
No. 6
vs. No. 24 UCLA Preseason NIT
W 73–64
4–0
Madison Square Garden (12,641)New York, New York
Nov 27, 1992 *
No. 6
vs. No. 4 Indiana Preseason NIT
L 74–78[ 2]
4–1
Madison Square Garden New York, New York
Dec 1, 1992 *
No. 7
Rider
W 87–74
5–1
Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey
Dec 7, 1992
No. 7
Miami (FL)
W 65–56
6–1 (1–0)
Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey
Dec 10, 1992 *
No. 7
at Iona
W 75–61
7–1
John A. Mulcahy Campus Events Center New Rochelle, New York
Dec 14, 1992 *
No. 7
Saint Peter's
W 88–54
8–1
Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey
Dec 20, 1992 *
No. 7
Fairleigh Dickinson
W 81–61
9–1
Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey
Dec 29, 1992 *
No. 7
Cornell
W 75–59
10–1
Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey
Dec 30, 1992 *
No. 7
James Madison
W 87–66
11–1
Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey
Jan 4, 1993
No. 7
No. 19 Connecticut
W 72–69
12–1 (2–0)
Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey
Jan 9, 1993
No. 7
at Providence
W 91–79
13–1 (3–0)
Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island
Jan 11, 1993
No. 7
No. 24 Syracuse
W 80–73
14–1 (4–0)
Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey
Jan 16, 1993
No. 7
at Pittsburgh
L 73–76
14–2 (4–1)
Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Jan 19, 1993
No. 10
Villanova
W 66–61
15–2 (5–1)
Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey
Jan 24, 1993 *
No. 10
No. 3 North Carolina
L 66–70
15–3
Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey
Jan 27, 1993
No. 9
at No. 21 Georgetown
L 62–73
15–4 (5–2)
USAir Arena Washington, D.C.
Jan 31, 1993
No. 9
at Syracuse
L 67–76
15–5 (5–3)
Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
Feb 2, 1993
No. 14
Providence
W 90–71
16–5 (6–3)
Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey
Feb 6, 1993
No. 14
at Boston College
L 62–63
16–6 (6–4)
Silvio O. Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Feb 9, 1993
No. 19
No. 17 Pittsburgh
W 91–73
17–6 (7–4)
Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey
Feb 13, 1993
No. 19
at Villanova
W 65–59
18–6 (8–4)
The Pavilion Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 17, 1993
No. 16
at No. 25 St. John's
W 95–85
19–6 (9–4)
Madison Square Garden New York, New York
Feb 21, 1993
No. 16
Georgetown
W 66–56
20–6 (10–4)
Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey
Feb 23, 1993
No. 14
at Miami (FL)
W 85–73
21–6 (11–4)
Miami Arena Miami, Florida
Feb 27, 1993
No. 14
at Connecticut
W 82–74
22–6 (12–4)
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut
Mar 3, 1993
No. 10
Boston College
W 79–61
23–6 (13–4)
Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, NJ
Mar 6, 1993
No. 10
No. 25 St. John's
W 92–73
24–6 (14–4)
Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, NJ
Big East tournament
Mar 12, 1993 *
No. 9
vs. Georgetown Big East tournament Quarterfinal
W 83–69
25–6
Madison Square Garden New York, NY
Mar 13, 1993 *
No. 9
vs. Providence Big East tournament Semifinal
W 69–60
26–6
Madison Square Garden New York, NY
Mar 14, 1993 *
No. 9
vs. Syracuse Big East tournament championship
W 103–70[ 3]
27–6
Madison Square Garden New York, NY
NCAA Tournament
Mar 18, 1993 *
(2 SE) No. 6
vs. (15 SE) Tennessee State First Round
W 81–59[ 4]
28–6
Orlando Arena Orlando, FL
Mar 20, 1993 *
(2 SE) No. 6
vs. (7 SE) No. 20 Western Kentucky Second Round
L 68–72[ 5]
28–7
Orlando Arena Orlando, FL
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
SE=Southeast.
Sources [1]
Rankings
[ 6]
Awards and honors
Players in the 1993 NBA draft
[ 7]
References
^ sports-reference.com 1992-93 Big East Conference Season Summary
^ "Seton Hall Falls Short In the N.I.T." The New York Times . November 28, 1992. Retrieved March 25, 2023 .
^ "Everything's Coming Up Gangbusters for the Hall" . The New York Times . March 15, 1993. Retrieved March 25, 2023 .
^ "Seton Hall Clears First Hurdle With Little Trouble, as Usual" . The Los Angeles Times . March 19, 1993. Retrieved March 25, 2023 .
^ "W. Kentucky stuns Seton Hall; Pirates falter down the stretch, 72-68" . The Baltimore Sun . March 20, 1993. Retrieved March 25, 2023 .
^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game . Random House . 2009. pp. 1009– 1010. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2 .
^ "1993 NBA Draft" . Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 20, 2019 .
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