1992–93 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 1992–93 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented University of Virginia as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference during the 1992–93 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The team was led by third-year head coach Jeff Jones . The Cavaliers earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 6 seed in the East region. They defeated Manhattan in the opening round and No. 3 seed UMass to reach the Sweet Sixteen before falling to No. 2 seed Cincinnati . The Cavaliers finished with a record of 21–10 (9–7 ACC).
Roster
1992–93 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
PF
4
Junior Burrough
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
So
Charlotte, North Carolina
G/F
5
Cornel Parker
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Jr
Norfolk, Virginia
G
11
Doug Smith
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
183 lb (83 kg)
Sr
Fayetteville, Tennessee
PG
12
Cory Alexander
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
176 lb (80 kg)
So
Waynesboro, Virginia
G
15
Chris Havlicek
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
204 lb (93 kg)
Jr
Weston, Massachusetts
F
22
Jason Williford
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
So
Richmond, Virginia
G
23
Rock Mitchell
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
177 lb (80 kg)
Sr
Richmond, Virginia
F/C
24
Yuri Barnes
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
So
Richmond, Virginia
F/C
30
Chris Alexander
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
214 lb (97 kg)
Fr
Long Branch, New Jersey
G
31
Bobby Graves
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
196 lb (89 kg)
So
Herndon, Virginia
F/C
42
Ted Jeffries
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
247 lb (112 kg)
Sr
Bowie, Maryland
G/F
44
Maurice Watkins
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
202 lb (92 kg)
Fr
Petersburg, Virginia
C
53
Shawn Wilson
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
241 lb (109 kg)
Jr
Franklin, Tennessee
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
Source [ 1] [ 2]
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Dec 1, 1992 *
at Penn
W 74–68
1–0
Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 5, 1992 *
Stanford
W 72–48
2–0
University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec 9, 1992 *
Old Dominion
W 90–68
3–0
University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec 12, 1992 *
Howard
W 100–64
4–0
University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec 22, 1992 *
Alabama
W 86–83
5–0
University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec 29, 1992 *
Radford
W 82–63
6–0
University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan 2, 1993 *
Winthrop
W 92–68
7–0
University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan 6, 1993
No. 25
No. 23 Florida State
W 80–76
8–0 (1–0)
University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan 9, 1993
No. 25
at NC State
W 73–56
9–0 (2–0)
Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina
Jan 13, 1993
No. 14
Clemson
W 100–82
10–0 (3–0)
University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan 17, 1993
No. 14
at No. 3 Duke
W 77–69
11–0 (4–0)
Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina
Jan 20, 1993
No. 7
at No. 3 North Carolina
L 58–80
11–1 (4–1)
Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Jan 23, 1993
No. 7
No. 16 Georgia Tech
L 71–75
11–2 (4–2)
University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan 25, 1993 *
No. 15
at William & Mary
W 93–84
12–2
Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, Pennsylvania
Jan 27, 1993
No. 15
Wake Forest
L 73–75
12–3 (4–3)
University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan 30, 1993 *
No. 15
vs. Virginia Tech
L 53–59
12–4
Feb 4, 1993
No. 24
at Maryland
W 70–68
13–4 (5–3)
Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland
Feb 8, 1993
No. 24
at No. 10 Florida State
L 84–99
13–5 (5–4)
Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, Florida
Feb 11, 1993
No. 24
NC State
W 75–66
14–5 (6–4)
University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb 13, 1993
No. 24
at Clemson
W 83–78
15–5 (7–4)
Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina
Feb 18, 1993 *
No. 23
No. 7 Duke
W 58–55
16–5 (8–4)
University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb 21, 1993
No. 23
No. 3 North Carolina
L 58–78
16–6 (8–5)
University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb 23, 1993
No. 22
at Georgia Tech
L 61–73
16–7 (8–6)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia
Feb 27, 1993
No. 22
at No. 12 Wake Forest
L 56–58
16–8 (8–7)
Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Mar 3, 1993 *
College of Charleston
W 72–58
17–8
University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia
Mar 6, 1993
Maryland
W 88–74
18–8 (9–7)
University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia
ACC Tournament
Mar 12, 1993 *
vs. No. 12 Wake Forest ACC Tournament quarterfinals
W 61–57
19–8
Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina
Mar 13, 1993 *
vs. No. 1 North Carolina ACC Tournament semifinals
L 56–74
19–9
Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina
NCAA tournament
Mar 19, 1993 *
(6 E)
vs. (11 E) Manhattan First round
W 78–66[ 3]
20–9
Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
Mar 21, 1993 *
(6 E)
vs. (3 E) No. 14 UMass Second Round
W 71–56[ 4]
21–9
Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
Mar 26, 1993 *
(6 E)
vs. (2 E) No. 7 Cincinnati East Regional semifinals – Sweet Sixteen
L 54–71[ 5]
21–10
Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.
All times are in
Eastern time.
Source: [ 6]
Rankings
References
^ Morris, Ron (1988). ACC Basketball: An Illustrated History . Chapel Hill, North Carolina: Four Corners Press. p. 306.
^ "1992–93 Virginia Cavaliers Roster and Stats" . Sports Reference . Retrieved June 19, 2021 .
^ "ALEXANDER'S 27 POINTS PUSH VIRGINIA BY MANHATTAN, 78-66" . The Washington Post . March 20, 1993. Retrieved May 18, 2022 .
^ "CAVALIERS OVERWHELM UMASS, 71-56" . The Washington Post . March 22, 1993. Retrieved June 19, 2021 .
^ "Van Exel Reloads on Bench, Sparks Bearcats' Victory" . The Los Angeles Times . March 27, 1993. Retrieved June 17, 2021 .
^ "YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS" (PDF) . VIRGINIASPORTS.COM – The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site . Archived from the original (PDF) on April 11, 2020. Retrieved June 19, 2021 .
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics