1992–93 UMass Minutemen basketball team

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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)
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 22
APNo. 14
1992–93 record24-7 (11-3 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCurry Hicks Cage (until 1/29/1993)
William D. Mullins Memorial Center (from 2/4/1993)
Seasons
1992–93 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
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

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[]

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