1992–93 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

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1992–93 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
1992–93 record21–10 (9–7 ACC)
Head coach
Home arenaUniversity Hall
Seasons
 →
1992–93 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 North Carolina 14 2   .875 34 4   .895
No. 11 Florida State 12 4   .750 25 10   .714
No. 10 Duke 10 6   .625 24 8   .750
No. 16 Wake Forest 10 6   .625 21 9   .700
Virginia 9 7   .563 21 10   .677
No. 18 Georgia Tech 8 8   .500 19 11   .633
Clemson 5 11   .313 17 13   .567
Maryland 2 14   .125 12 16   .429
NC State 2 14   .125 8 19   .296
1993 ACC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1992–93 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented University of Virginia as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference during the 1992–93 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by third-year head coach Jeff Jones. The Cavaliers earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as No. 6 seed in the East region. They defeated Manhattan in the opening round and No. 3 seed UMass to reach the Sweet Sixteen before falling to No. 2 seed Cincinnati. The Cavaliers finished with a record of 21–10 (9–7 ACC).

Roster[]

1992–93 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
PF 4 Junior Burrough 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
So Charlotte, North Carolina
PG 12 Cory Alexander 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
So Waynesboro, Virginia
F 22 Jason Williford 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
So  
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
Source[1][2]

Schedule and results[]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Dec 1, 1992*
at Penn W 74–68  1–0
Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 5, 1992*
Stanford W 72–48  2–0
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec 9, 1992*
Old Dominion W 90–68  3–0
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec 12, 1992*
Howard W 100–64  4–0
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec 22, 1992*
Alabama W 86–83  5–0
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec 29, 1992*
Radford W 82–63  6–0
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan 2, 1993*
Winthrop W 92–68  7–0
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan 6, 1993
No. 25 No. 23 Florida State W 80–76  8–0
(1–0)
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan 9, 1993
No. 25 at NC State W 73–56  9–0
(2–0)
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, North Carolina
Jan 13, 1993
No. 14 Clemson W 100–82  10–0
(3–0)
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan 17, 1993
No. 14 at No. 3 Duke W 77–69  11–0
(4–0)
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, North Carolina
Jan 20, 1993
No. 7 at No. 3 North Carolina L 58–80  11–1
(4–1)
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Jan 23, 1993
No. 7 No. 16 Georgia Tech L 71–75  11–2
(4–2)
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan 25, 1993*
No. 15 at William & Mary W 93–84  12–2
Kaplan Arena 
Williamsburg, Pennsylvania
Jan 27, 1993
No. 15 Wake Forest L 73–75  12–3
(4–3)
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan 30, 1993*
No. 15 vs. Virginia Tech L 53–59  12–4
 
 
Feb 4, 1993
No. 24 at Maryland W 70–68  13–4
(5–3)
Cole Fieldhouse 
College Park, Maryland
Feb 8, 1993
No. 24 at No. 10 Florida State L 84–99  13–5
(5–4)
Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center 
Tallahassee, Florida
Feb 11, 1993
No. 24 NC State W 75–66  14–5
(6–4)
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb 13, 1993
No. 24 at Clemson W 83–78  15–5
(7–4)
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, South Carolina
Feb 18, 1993*
No. 23 No. 7 Duke W 58–55  16–5
(8–4)
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb 21, 1993
No. 23 No. 3 North Carolina L 58–78  16–6
(8–5)
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb 23, 1993
No. 22 at Georgia Tech L 61–73  16–7
(8–6)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Feb 27, 1993
No. 22 at No. 12 Wake Forest L 56–58  16–8
(8–7)
Lawrence Joel Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Mar 3, 1993*
College of Charleston W 72–58  17–8
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Mar 6, 1993
Maryland W 88–74  18–8
(9–7)
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
ACC Tournament
Mar 12, 1993*
vs. No. 12 Wake Forest
ACC Tournament Quarterfinals
W 61–57  19–8
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, North Carolina
Mar 13, 1993*
vs. No. 1 North Carolina
ACC Tournament Semifinals
L 56–74  19–9
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, North Carolina
NCAA Tournament
Mar 19, 1993*
(6 E) vs. (11 E) Manhattan
First Round
W 78–66  20–9
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, New York
Mar 21, 1993*
(6 E) vs. (3 E) No. 14 UMass
Second Round
W 71–56[3]  21–9
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, New York
Mar 26, 1993*
(6 E) vs. (2 E) No. 7 Cincinnati
East Regional Semifinals – Sweet Sixteen
L 54–71[4]  21–10
Brendan Byrne Arena 
East Rutherford, New Jersey
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East.
All times are in Eastern time.
Source:[5]

Rankings[]

References[]

  1. ^ Morris, Ron (1988). ACC Basketball: An Illustrated History. Chapel Hill, North Carolina: Four Corners Press. p. 306.
  2. ^ "1992–93 Virginia Cavaliers Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  3. ^ "CAVALIERS OVERWHELM UMASS, 71-56". The Washington Post. March 22, 1993. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  4. ^ "Van Exel Reloads on Bench, Sparks Bearcats' Victory". The Los Angeles Times. March 27, 1993. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
  5. ^ "YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS" (PDF). VIRGINIASPORTS.COM – The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 11, 2020. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
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