1992–93 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

1992–93 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
Big Eight regular season champions
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 9
Record29–7 (11–3 Big Eight)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Captains
Home arenaAllen Fieldhouse
Seasons
1992–93 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 9 Kansas 11 – 3   .786 29 – 7   .806
No. 23 Oklahoma State 8 – 6   .571 20 – 9   .690
Iowa State 8 – 6   .571 20 – 11   .645
Nebraska 8 – 6   .571 20 – 11   .645
Kansas State 7 – 7   .500 19 – 11   .633
Oklahoma 7 – 7   .500 20 – 12   .625
Missouri † 5 – 9   .357 19 – 14   .576
Colorado 2 – 12   .143 10 – 17   .370
† 1993 Big Eight tournament winner
As of April 5, 1993
Rankings from AP poll

The 1992–93 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas in the 1992–93 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, which was the Jayhawks' 95th basketball season. The head coach was Roy Williams, who served his 5th year at KU. The team played its home games in Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas. Kansas won the Big Eight regular season title and made the Final Four for the second time in three seasons.

Roster

1992–93 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 33 Greg Gurley 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Leawood, Kansas
G 32 Darrin Hancock 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Griffin, Georgia
G 30 Adonis Jordan 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Reseda, California
C 00 Greg Ostertag 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 270 lb (122 kg) So Duncanville, Texas
C 51 Eric Pauley 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Buena Park, California
G/F 21 Sean Pearson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr LaGrange, Illinois
G 10 Calvin Rayford 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Milwaukee, Wisconsin
G/F 12 Patrick Richey 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Lee's Summit, Missouri
F 34 Richard Scott 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Little Rock, Arkansas
G 23 Rex Walters 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr San Jose, California
G 35 Blake Weichbrodt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Norman, Oklahoma
G 14 T. J. Whatley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Benton, Arkansas
G/F 20 Steve Woodberry 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Wichita, Kansas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
12/1/1992*
 No. 3 Georgia W 76-65  1–0
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
12/5/1992*
 No. 3 vs. No. 2 Indiana W 74-69  2–0
 Hoosier Dome 
Indianapolis, IN
12/7/1992*
 No. 2 Emporia State W 91-56  3–0
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
12/11/1992*
 No. 2 vs. Mississippi Valley State W 94-46  4–0
 Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, MO
12/12/1992*
 No. 2 vs. UMKC W 108-62  5-0
 Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, MO
12/14/1992*
 No. 2 Oral Roberts W 140-72  6-0
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
12/19/1992*
 No. 2 East Tennessee State W 86-83  7-0
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
12/21/1992*
 No. 2 NC State W 84-64  8-0
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
12/27/1992*
 No. 2 vs. Jackson State
Rainbow Classic First round 		W 93-85  9-0
 Neal S. Blaisdell Center 
Honolulu, HI
12/28/1992*
 No. 2 at Hawaii
Rainbow Classic Semifinals 		W 94-66  10-0
 Neal S. Blaisdell Center 
Honolulu, HI
12/29/1992*
 No. 2 vs. No. 6 Michigan
Rainbow Classic Championship Game 		L 74-86  10-1
 Neal S. Blaisdell Center 
Honolulu, HI
1/6/1993*
 No. 4 Wichita State W 103-54  11-1
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
1/9/1993
 No. 4 Iowa State W 78-71  12-1
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
1/11/1993
 No. 4 at No. 10 Oklahoma W 96-85  13-1
 Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
1/16/1993*
 No. 4 at Louisville W 98-77  14-1
 Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
1/18/1993
 No. 1 at Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown 		W 71-65  15-1
 Bramlage Coliseum 
Manhattan, KS
1/23/1993
 No. 1 at Colorado W 82-51  16-1
 Coors Events Center 
Boulder, CO
1/25/1993*
 No. 1 Long Beach State L 49-64  16-2
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
1/30/1993
 No. 1 Rollins College W 103-56  17-2
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
2/1/1993
 No. 3 Missouri
Border War 		W 86-69  18-2
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
2/7/1993
 No. 3 at Nebraska L 64-68  18-3
 Bob Devaney Sports Center 
Lincoln, NE
2/10/1993
 No. 7 Oklahoma State W 84-72  19-3
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
2/13/1993
 No. 7 at Missouri
Border War 		W 67-63  20-3
 Hearnes Center 
Columbia, MO
2/17/1993
 No. 6 Oklahoma L 77-80  20-4
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
2/20/1993
 No. 6 Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown 		W 77-64  21-4
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
2/22/1993
 No. 7 at Iowa State L 71-75  21-5
 Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
2/27/1993
 No. 7 Colorado W 72-68  22-5
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
3/3/1993
 No. 8 Nebraska W 94-83  23-5
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
3/7/1993
 No. 8 at No. 19 Oklahoma State W 74-73  24–5
(11–3) 		Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, OK
Big Eight Tournament
3/12/1993
 (1) No. 7 vs. (8) Colorado
First round 		W 82–65  25–5
 Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, MO
3/13/1993
 (1) No. 7 vs. (5) Kansas State
Semifinals 		L 67–74  25–6
 Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, MO
NCAA tournament
3/18/1993*
 (2 MW) No. 9 vs. (15 MW) Ball State
First round 		W 94–72[1]  26–6
 Rosemont Horizon 
Rosemont, IL
3/20/1993*
 (2 MW) No. 9 vs. (7 MW) BYU
Second Round 		W 90-76[2]  27–6
 Rosemont Horizon 
Rosemont, IL
3/25/1993*
 (2 MW) No. 9 vs. (6 MW) California
Regional semifinals 		W 93–76[3]  28–6
 St. Louis Arena 
St. Louis, MO
3/27/1993*
 (2 MW) No. 9 vs. (1 MW) No. 1 Indiana
Regional Finals 		W 83–77[4][5]  29–6
 St. Louis Arena 
St. Louis, MO
4/3/1993*
 (2 MW) No. 9 vs. (1 E) No. 4 North Carolina
National semifinals 		L 68–78[6]  29–7
 Louisiana Superdome 
New Orleans, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll, NCAA tournament seeds shown in parentheses. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest, E=East.
All times are in Central Standard Time.

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Rankings

Main article: 1992–93 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Poll Pre Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17
AP 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 4 4 1 1 3 6 7 8 7 9 13
Coaches

*There was no coaches poll in week 1.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Kansas, written off, erases Ball State in 94-72 win; Jayhawks to meet BYU in 2nd round Midwest Regional". Baltimore Sun. March 19, 1993. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  2. ^ "Walters Gets Redemption, Kansas a Victory Over BYU". The Los Angeles Times. March 21, 1993. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  3. ^ "Finishing Kick by Kansas Catches Cal Off Guard". The Los Angeles Times. March 26, 1993. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  4. ^ "Kansas Pounds Indiana Out". The Chicago Tribune. March 27, 1993. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  5. ^ "Balanced Jayhawks exploit weaknesses of top-ranked Indiana, 83-77, as Williams improves to 3-0 against Knight". The Los Angeles Times. March 28, 1993. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  6. ^ "Inside Job: Tar Heels Power Past Kansas". The New York Times. April 4, 1993. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  7. ^ "Kansas Jayhawks Men's Basketball 1992-93 Season Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (English) on March 6, 2012. Retrieved June 16, 2013.