1992–93 UMass Minutemen basketball team

1992–93 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
	† 1993 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll

1992–93 UMass Minutemen men's basketball
1992–93 UMass Minutemen men's basketball
Atlantic 10 Regular Season Champions; Atlantic 10 Tournament champions
NCAA 2nd Round vs. Virginia, L 56–71 (1-1)
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 22
AP	No. 14
1992–93 record	24-7 (11-3 A-10)
Head coach	John Calipari (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Bruiser Flint; Bill Bayno; John Robic;
Home arena	Curry Hicks Cage (until 1/29/1993); William D. Mullins Memorial Center (from 2/4/1993)
	Seasons ← 1991–92 1993–94 →

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
12/02/1992*	No. 19	at No. 11 Florida State Preseason NIT	L 64-67	0–1	Donald L. Tucker Civic Center Tallahassee, FL
12/05/1992*	No. 19		W 78-52	1–1	Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, MA
12/08/1992*	No. 23	at	W 70-58	2–1	Knickerbocker Arena Albany, NY
12/12/1992*	No. 23	at No. 11	L 83–93	2–2	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
12/28/1992*		vs. Abdow's Classic	W 81-66	3-2	Springfield Civic Center Springfield, MA
12/29/1992	No. 9	at Abdow's Classic	W 84-66	4-2	Springfield Civic Center Springfield, MA
01/02/1993*		at	W 75-61	5-2	Lundholm Gym Durham, NH
01/05/1993*	No. 22		W 90-42	6-2	Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, MA
01/07/1993*	No. 22	No. 16 Cincinnati	L 53-64	6-3	Springfield Civic Center Springfield, MA
01/09/1993	No. 22	at Temple	L 44-52	6-4 (0-1)	McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, PA
01/12/1993		at	W 82-78	7-4 (1-1)	Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ
01/16/1993		at George Washington	W 76-68	8-4 (2-1)	Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, MA
01/19/1993			W 84-72	9-4 (3-1)	Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, MA
01/21/1993		Temple	W 52-50	10-4 (4-1)	Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, MA
1/24/1993*		vs.	W 79-69	11-4	Worcester Centrum Worcester, MA
01/29/1993			W 84-74	12-4	Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, MA
01/31/1993		at	W 93-78	13-4 (5-1)	Reilly Center Olean, NY
02/04/1993			W 64-59 ^OT	14-4 (6-1)	Mullins Center Amherst, MA
02/06/1993		Rutgers	W 82-67	15-4 (7-1)	Mullins Center Amherst, MA
02/11/1993	No. 22	at	W 81-69	16-4 (8-1)	Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse Philadelphia, PA
02/13/1993	No. 22	George Washington	W 68-65	17-4 (9-1)	Charles E. Smith Center Washington, DC
02/18/1993*	No. 19	at	W 96-67	18-4	Alumni Arena Amherst, NY
02/20/1993	No. 19	at Rhode Island	L 68-71	18-5 (9-2)	Providence Civic Center Providence, RI
02/27/1993	No. 21	at West Virginia	L 54-79	18-6 (9-3)	WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV
03/01/1993	No. 23	St. Bonaventure	W 86-62	19-6 (10-3)	Mullins Center Amherst, MA
03/04/1993	No. 23	Saint Joseph's	W 61-43	20-6 (11-3)	Mullins Center Amherst, MA
1993 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament
03/07/1993	No. 23	vs. St. Bonaventure Quarterfinal	W 75–58	21–6	The Palestra Philadelphia, PA
03/08/1993	No. 20	vs. Rhode Island Semifinals	W 76–50	22–6	The Palestra Philadelphia, PA
03/11/1993	No. 20	Temple Final	W 69–61	23–6	Mullins Center Amherst, MA
1993 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
03/19/1993*	No. 14	vs. East Region First Round	W 54–50	24–6	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
03/21/1993*	No. 14	vs. Virginia East Region 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[]

References[]

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

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

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Rivalries	Boston College
Culture & lore	Sam the Minuteman "Fight Mass"
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NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

1992–93 UMass Minutemen men's basketball
Atlantic 10 Regular Season Champions Atlantic 10 Tournament champions
NCAA 2nd Round vs. Virginia, L 56–71 (1-1)
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 22
AP	No. 14
1992–93 record	24-7 (11-3 A-10)
Head coach	John Calipari (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Bruiser Flint Bill Bayno John Robic
Home arena	Curry Hicks Cage (until 1/29/1993) William D. Mullins Memorial Center (from 2/4/1993)
Seasons ← 1991–92 1993–94 →

1992–93 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
v t	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