1992–93 UMass Minutemen basketball team

1992–93 UMass Minutemen men's basketball
Atlantic 10 Regular Season Champions
Atlantic 10 tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Round of 32
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 22
APNo. 14
Record24-7 (11-3 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCurry Hicks Cage (until 1/29/1993)
William D. Mullins Memorial Center (from 2/4/1993)
Seasons
1992–93 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 14 UMass † 11 – 3   .786 24 – 7   .774
George Washington 8 – 6   .571 21 – 9   .700
Rhode Island 8 – 6   .571 19 – 11   .633
Saint Joseph's 8 – 6   .571 18 – 11   .621
Temple 8 – 6   .571 20 – 13   .606
West Virginia 7 – 7   .500 17 – 12   .586
Rutgers 6 – 8   .429 13 – 15   .464
St. Bonaventure 0 – 14   .000 10 – 17   .370
† 1993 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1992–93 UMass Minutemen basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 1992–93 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Minutemen, led by fifth year head coach John Calipari were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 24-7, 11-3 in A-10 play to finish in first place. It also marked the last season home games would be regularly played at Curry Hicks Cage.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
3 Dana Dingle Forward 6–6 200 Freshman Bronx, New York
5 Giddel Padilla Guard 6–4 170 Sophomore Springfield, Massachusetts
10 Mike Williams Guard 6–2 175 Sophomore Hartford, Connecticut
11 Craig Berry Guard 6-1 185 Junior Cambridge, Massachusetts
12 Chris Robinson Guard 6-2 195 Junior New York, New York
14 Derek Kellogg Guard 6-3 185 Sophomore Springfield, Massachusetts
15 Lou Roe Forward 6-7 210 Sophomore Atlantic City, New Jersey
22 Tony Barbee Forward/Guard 6–6 210 Senior Indianapolis, Indiana
23 Rigoberto Nuñez Forward 6–7 182 Freshman Lawrence, Massachusetts
24 Jerome Malloy Guard 6–4 180 Sophomore Waterbury, Connecticut
31 Harper Williams Forward 6–7 215 Senior Bridgeport, Connecticut
33 Jeff Meyer Center 7–2 225 Sophomore Wausau, Wisconsin
40 Ted Cottrell Center/Forward 6–9 210 Freshman Annapolis, Maryland
42 Kennard Robinson Forward/Center 6–10 215 Senior Bronx, New York

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
Dec 2, 1992*
 No. 19 at No. 11 Florida State
Preseason NIT 		L 64-67  0–1
 Donald L. Tucker Civic Center 
Tallahassee, FL
Dec 5, 1992*
 No. 19 Central Connecticut State W 78–52  1–1
 Curry Hicks Cage 
Amherst, MA
Dec 8, 1992*
 No. 23 at Siena W 70–58  2–1
 Knickerbocker Arena 
Albany, NY
Dec 12, 1992*
 No. 23 at No. 11 Oklahoma L 83–93  2–2
 Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
Dec 28, 1992*
 vs. Holy Cross
Abdow's Classic 		W 81–66  3–2
 Springfield Civic Center 
Springfield, MA
Dec 29, 1992
 at South Carolina
Abdow's Classic 		W 84–66  4–2
 Springfield Civic Center 
Springfield, MA
Jan 2, 1993*
 at New Hampshire W 75–61  5–2
 Lundholm Gym 
Durham, NH
Jan 5, 1993*
 No. 22 Boston University W 90–42  6–2
 Curry Hicks Cage 
Amherst, MA
Jan 7, 1993*
 No. 22 No. 16 Cincinnati L 53–64  6–3
 Springfield Civic Center 
Springfield, MA
Jan 9, 1993
 No. 22 at Temple L 44–52  6–4
(0–1) 		McGonigle Hall 
Philadelphia, PA
Jan 12, 1993
 at Rutgers W 82–78  7–4
(1–1) 		Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, NJ
Jan 16, 1993
 at George Washington W 76–68  8–4
(2–1) 		Curry Hicks Cage 
Amherst, MA
Jan 19, 1993
 Rhode Island W 84–72  9–4
(3–1) 		Curry Hicks Cage 
Amherst, MA
Jan 21, 1993
 Temple W 52–50  10–4
(4–1) 		Curry Hicks Cage 
Amherst, MA
Jan 24, 1993*
 vs. DePaul W 79–69  11–4
 Worcester Centrum 
Worcester, MA
Jan 29, 1993
 Southwestern Louisiana W 84–74  12–4
 Curry Hicks Cage 
Amherst, MA
Jan 31, 1993
 at St. Bonaventure W 93–78  13–4
(5–1) 		Reilly Center 
Olean, NY
Feb 4, 1993
 West Virginia W 64–59 OT 14–4
(6–1) 		Mullins Center 
Amherst, MA
Feb 6, 1993
 Rutgers W 82–67  15–4
(7–1) 		Mullins Center 
Amherst, MA
Feb 11, 1993
 No. 22 at Saint Joseph's W 81–69  16–4
(8–1) 		Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse 
Philadelphia, PA
Feb 13, 1993
 No. 22 George Washington W 68–65  17–4
(9–1) 		Charles E. Smith Center 
Washington, DC
Feb 18, 1993*
 No. 19 at Buffalo W 96–67  18–4
 Alumni Arena 
Amherst, NY
Feb 20, 1993
 No. 19 at Rhode Island L 68–71  18–5
(9–2) 		Providence Civic Center 
Providence, RI
Feb 27, 1993
 No. 21 at West Virginia L 54–79  18–6
(9–3) 		WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, WV
Mar 1, 1993
 No. 23 St. Bonaventure W 86–62  19–6
(10–3) 		Mullins Center 
Amherst, MA
Mar 4, 1993
 No. 23 Saint Joseph's W 61–43  20–6
(11–3) 		Mullins Center 
Amherst, MA
1993 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament
Mar 7, 1993
 (1) No. 23 vs. (8) St. Bonaventure
Quarterfinals 		W 75–62  21–6
 The Palestra 
Philadelphia, PA
Mar 8, 1993
 (1) No. 20 vs. (5) Rhode Island
Semifinals 		W 76–50  22–6
 The Palestra 
Philadelphia, PA
Mar 11, 1993
 (1) No. 20 (3) Temple
Championship 		W 69–61  23–6
 Mullins Center 
Amherst, MA
1993 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
Mar 19, 1993*
 (3 E) No. 14 vs. (14 E) Penn
First Round 		W 54–50  24–6
 Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
Mar 21, 1993*
 (3 E) No. 14 vs. (6 E) Virginia
Second Round 		L 56–71[1]  24–7
 Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

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

References

  1. ^ "CAVALIERS OVERWHELM UMASS, 71-56". The Washington Post. March 22, 1993. Retrieved June 19, 2021.