1992–93 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team

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1992–93 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball
WCC Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament, Round of 32
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
1992–93 record19–12 (9–5 WCC)
Head coach
Home arenaToso Pavilion
Seasons
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1992–93 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Pepperdine 11 – 3   .786 23 – 8   .742
Gonzaga 10 – 4   .714 19 – 9   .679
Santa Clara † 9 – 5   .643 19 – 12   .613
San Francisco 8 – 6   .571 19 – 12   .613
San Diego 7 – 7   .500 13 – 14   .481
Saint Mary's (CA) 6 – 8   .429 11 – 16   .407
Portland 3 – 11   .214 9 – 18   .333
Loyola Marymount 2 – 12   .143 7 – 20   .259
† Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1992–93 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team[1] [2] represented Santa Clara University as a member of the West Coast Conference during the 1992-93 Season. Led by head coach Dick Davey, the Broncos finished with a record of 19-12, and a WCC record of 9-5. The Broncos beat Saint Mary's, Gonzaga, and Pepperdine to win the West Coast Conference tournament, and received an automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament. Santa Clara became just the second #15 seed to win a game in the NCAA Tournament, beating Arizona in the first round before losing to Temple in the round of 32. It would be the first of three NCAA Tournament appearances in a 4-year period for the Broncos.

Roster[]

1992–93 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 11 Steve Nash 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr St. Michaels Victoria, BC
F 41 Pete Eisenrich 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
—
 Jr
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
Dec 1, 1992*
 at San Jose State W 71–56  1–0
 The Event Center 
San Jose, California
Dec 5, 1992*
 at No. 16 UCLA L 60–69  1–1
 Pauley Pavilion (5,667)
Los Angeles, California
Feb 27, 1993
 at San Francisco W 77–76  15–11
(9–5) 		War Memorial Gymnasium 
San Francisco, California
WCC Tournament
Mar 6, 1993*
 vs. Saint Mary's
WCC Tournament Quarterfinal 		W 79–68  16–11
 War Memorial Gymnasium 
San Francisco, California
Mar 7, 1993*
 vs. Gonzaga
WCC Tournament Semifinal 		W 53–51  17–11
 War Memorial Gymnasium 
San Francisco, California
Mar 8, 1993*
 vs. Pepperdine
WCC Tournament Championship 		W 73–63  18–11
 War Memorial Gymnasium 
San Francisco, California
NCAA Tournament
Mar 18, 1993*
 (15 W) vs. (2 W) No. 5 Arizona
First Round 		W 64–61[3][4]  19–11
 Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
Mar 20, 1993*
 (15 W) vs. (7 W) Temple
Second Round 		L 57–68  19–12
 Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References[]

  1. ^ "1992-93 Santa Clara Broncos Roster and Stats - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  2. ^ "Men's Basketball History".
  3. ^ "Santa Clara Stuns Arizona". Los Angeles Times. March 19, 1993. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  4. ^ "Santa Clara 64, Arizona 61". Santa Clara Athletics. March 13, 2002. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  5. ^ "2018-19 Santa Clara Men's Basketball History and Records" (PDF). Santa Clara Athletics. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
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