1992–93 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

1992–93 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
	East
	West
	† 1993 SEC Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll

1992–93 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
1992–93 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
SEC Tournament champions
1993 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, Final Four
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
AP	No. 2
1992–93 record	30–4 (13–3 SEC)
Head coach	Rick Pitino (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Herb Sendek; Billy Donovan; Bernadette Locke-Mattox;
Home arena	Rupp Arena
	Seasons ← 1991–92 1993–94 →

The 1992–93 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented University of Kentucky in the 1992-93 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Rick Pitino^[2] and the team finished the season with an overall record of 30-4.^[3]

Roster[]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
PG	5	Travis Ford	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jr	Madisonville North Hopkins	Madisonville, Kentucky
SF	24	Jamal Mashburn	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	Cardinal Hayes	The Bronx, New York

Head coach

Rick Pitino (Massachusetts)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results[]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Mar 7, 1993	No. 5	at Florida	W 85–77	23–3 (13–3)	Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida
SEC Tournament
Mar 12, 1993*	No. 4	Tennessee SEC Tournament Quarterfinal	W 101–40	24–3	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
Mar 13, 1993*	No. 4	No. 14 Arkansas SEC Tournament Semifinal	W 92–81	25–3	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
Mar 14, 1993*	No. 4	LSU SEC Tournament Championship	W 82–65	26–3	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
NCAA Tournament
Mar 19, 1993*	(1 SE) No. 4	vs. (16 SE) Rider First Round	W 96–52	27–3	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Mar 21, 1993*	(1 SE) No. 4	vs. (8 SE) No. 19 Utah Second Round	W 83–62	28–3	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Mar 25, 1993*	(1 SE) No. 4	vs. (5 SE) No. 16 Wake Forest Southeast Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	W 103–69	29–3	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina
Mar 27, 1993*	(1 SE) No. 4	vs. (3 SE) No. 11 Florida State Southeast Regional Final – Elite Eight	W 106–81	30–3	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina
Apr 3, 1993*	(1 SE) No. 4	vs. No. 3 Michigan National Semifinal – Final Four	L 78–81 ^OT	30–4	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast.

Rankings[]

Awards and honors[]

Jamal Mashburn – Consensus First-team All-American, SEC Player of the Year

NBA Draft[]

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	4	Jamal Mashburn	Dallas Mavericks

^[4]

References[]

^ sports-reference.com 1992-93 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
^ "1992-1993 Kentucky Wildcats Roster and Stats". Retrieved 20 October 2013.
^ "1992-1993 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results". Retrieved 20 October 2013.
^ "1993 NBA Draft". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 12, 2020.

[1] sports-reference.com 1992-93 Southeastern Conference Season Summary

[2] "1992-1993 Kentucky Wildcats Roster and Stats". Retrieved 20 October 2013.

[3] "1992-1993 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results". Retrieved 20 October 2013.

[4] "1993 NBA Draft". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 12, 2020.

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v t Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
Venues	State College Gymnasium (1903–1914) Buell Armory Gymnasium (1910–1924) Alumni Gymnasium (1924–1950) Memorial Coliseum (1950–1976) Rupp Arena (1976–present) Joe Craft Center (practice)
Rivalries	Centre College (historical) Florida Indiana Louisville North Carolina Tennessee Transylvania (historical)
Culture & lore	History under Adolph Rupp Basketbowl Champions Classic Fabulous Five "The Shot" The Unforgettables 2011 Indiana game The Rivalry: Red v. Blue
People	Head coaches Honorees NBA draftees Players Recruiting history Statistical leaders
Seasons	1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1913–14 1920–21 1932–33 1933–34 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1957–58 1960–61 1965–66 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics; NCAA championships in bolded italics

1992–93 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t	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]