1992–93 Big East Conference men's basketball season

American college basketball season April 2025 1992–93 Big East Conference Men's Basketball Season #072E67 #EFE3BB NCAA Division I Basketball Big East Conference primary logo 1979-1998.png 250px November 18, 1992through March 14, 1993 10 ESPN Regular Season Seton Hall (14–4) Champion Terry Dehere – Seton Hall Big East Men's Basketball Player of the Year Tournament 1993 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament Seton Hall Terry Dehere – Seton Hall Most Valuable Player Basketball 1991–92 1993–94 The 1992–93 Big East Conference men's basketball season was the 14th in conference history, and involved its ten full-time member schools. Seton Hall was the regular-season champion with a record of 14–4. Seton Hall also won the Big East tournament championship. Season summary & highlights Seton Hall finished as the regular-season champion with a record of 14–4. It was the second regular-season championship or co-championship and first outright championship for Seton Hall. Seton Hall won its second Big East tournament championship. Head coaches SchoolCoachSeasonNotes Boston College Jim O'Brien 7th Connecticut Jim Calhoun 7th Georgetown John Thompson, Jr. 21st Miami Leonard Hamilton 3rd Pittsburgh Paul Evans 7th Providence Rick Barnes 5th St. John's Brian Mahoney 1st Big East Coach of the Year Seton Hall P. J. Carlesimo 11th Syracuse Jim Boeheim 17th Villanova Steve Lappas 1st Rankings Seton Hall spent the entire season in the Associated Press poll Top 25, both starting and finishing the season as No. 6. Boston College, Connecticut, Georgetown, Pittsburgh, St. John's, and Syracuse also spent time in the Top 25. + 1992–93 Big East Conference Weekly RankingsKey: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. AP Pollhttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/big-east/men/1993.html 1992-93 Men's Big East Conference Season Summary April 9, 2025 sports-reference.com Pre 11/23 11/30 12/7 12/14 12/21 12/28 1/4 1/11 1/18 1/25 2/1 2/8 2/15 2/22 3/1 3/8 FinalBoston College 22 21 Connecticut 16 16 25 24 22 23 19 15 17 22 Georgetown 12 13 14 11 11 11 10 17 20 18 21 23 Miami Pittsburgh 24 20 13 15 17 17 25 Providence St. John's 25 25 Seton Hall 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 10 9 14 19 16 14 10 9 6 Syracuse 18 17 17 15 14 13 12 21 24 Villanova Regular-season statistical leaders 18em start ScoringNameSchoolPPG Terry Dehere SHU 22.0 Lawrence Moten Syr 17.9 Donyell Marshall Conn 17.0 Othella Harrington GU 16.8 Scott Burrell Conn 16.1 18em break ReboundingNameSchoolRPG Michael Smith Prov 11.4 Othella Harrington GU 8.8 Shawnelle Scott SJU 8.8 Chris McNeal Pitt 8.5 Donyell Marshall Conn 7.8 18em break AssistsNameSchoolAPG David Cain SJU 7.1 Joey Brown GU 6.2 Michael Gardner Miami 5.7 Abdul Abdullah Prov 5.7 Kevin Ollie Conn 5.6 18em break StealsNameSchoolSPG Jonathan Haynes Vill 2.7 Joey Brown GU 2.5 Scott Burrell Conn 2.4 David Cain SJU 2.4 Jerry McCullough Pitt 2.3 18em break BlocksNameSchoolBPG Constantin Popa Mia 3.1 Conrad McRae Syr 2.7 Luther Wright SHU 2.2 Donyell Marshall Conn 2.1 Eric Mobley Pitt 1.9 18em break Field GoalsNameSchoolFG% Shawnelle Scott SJU .585 Bill Curley BC .580 Othella Harrington GU .573 Constantin Popa Mia .527 Donyell Marshall Conn .500 18em break 3-Pt Field GoalsNameSchool3FG% Steven Edwards Mia .382(no other qualifiers) 18em break Free ThrowsNameSchoolFT% Bill Curley BC .849 Howard Eisley BC .834 Artūras Karnišovas SHU .832 Donyell Marshall Conn .829 Terry Dehere SHU .818 end Postseason Big East tournament 1993 Big East men's basketball tournament Seeding Seeding in the Big East tournament was based on conference record, with tiebreakers applied as necessary. Teams seeded seventh through tenth played a first-round game, and the other six teams received a bye into the quarterfinals. The tournament's seeding was as follows: (1) Seton Hall, (2) St. John's, (3) Syracuse, (4) Connecticut, (5) Providence, (6) Pittsburgh, (7) Boston College, (8) Georgetown, (9) Miami, (10) Villanova. Bracket First roundMarch 11, 1993 QuarterfinalsMarch 12, 1993 SemifinalsMarch 13, 1993 Championship GameMarch 14, 1993 8 Georgetown 67 9 1992-93 Miami Hurricanes University of Miami Miami 40 7 1992-93 Boston College Eagles Boston College Boston College 74OT 10 1992-93 Villanova Wildcats Villanova University Villanova 70 1 #9 Seton Hall 83 8 Georgetown 69 4 Connecticut 55 5 1992-93 Providence Friars Providence College Providence 73 3 1992-93 Syracuse Orange Syracuse University Syracuse 55 6 Pittsburgh 50 2 St. John's 76 7 Boston College 56 1 #9 Seton Hall 69 5 Providence 60 3 Syracuse 84 2 St. John's 72 1 #9 Seton Hall 103 3 Syracuse 70 NCAA tournament 1993 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Three Big East teams received bids to the NCAA Tournament. Pittsburgh lost in the first round and St. John's and Seton Hall in the second round. School Region Seed Round 1 Round 2 Seton Hall Southeast 2 15 Tennessee State, W 81–59 7 Western Kentucky, L 72–68 St. John's East 5 12 Texas Tech, W 85–67 4 Arkansas, L 80–74 Pittsburgh Southeast 9 8 Utah, L 86–65 National Invitation Tournament 1993 National Invitation Tournament Four Big East teams received bids to the National Invitation Tournament, which did not yet have seeding. They played in three different unnamed brackets. Connecticut lost in the first round. Providence defeated Boston College in the quarterfinals, then lost in the semifinals. Georgetown advanced to the NIT championship game for the first time in school history but lost to Minnesota and finished as the tournament runner-up. School Round 1 Round 2 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Georgetown Arizona State, W 78–68 UTEP, W 71–44 Miami (OH), W 66–53 UAB, W 45–41 Minnesota, L 62–61 Providence James Madison, W 73–61 West Virginia, W 68–67 Boston College, W 75–58 Minnesota, L 76–70 Boston College Niagara, W 87–83 Rice, W 101–68 Providence, L 75–58 Connecticut Jackson State, L 90–88(OT) Awards and honors Big East Conference Player of the Year: * Terry Dehere, Seton Hall, G, Sr. Defensive Player of the Year: Jerry Walker, Seton Hall, F, Sr. Rookie of the Year: Othella Harrington, Georgetown, C, Fr. Coach of the Year: Brian Mahoney, St. John's (1st season) All-Big East First Team Bill Curley, Boston College, F Jr., 6 ft 9 in cm 0, 220 lb 0, Boston, Mass. Donyell Marshall, Connecticut, F, So., 6 ft 9 in cm 0, 245 lb 0, Reading, Pa. Terry Dehere, Seton Hall, G Sr., 6 ft 2 in cm 0, 190 lb 0, Jersey City, N.J. David Cain, St. John's, G Sr., 6 ft 0 in cm 0, 175 lb 0, The Bronx, N.Y. Lawrence Moten, Syracuse, G, So., 6 ft 5 in cm 0, 185 lb 0, Washington, D.C. All-Big East Second Team: Howard Eisley, Boston College, G Jr., 6 ft 2 in cm 0, 185 lb 0, Detroit, Mich. Jerry McCullough, Pittsburgh, G, So., 5 ft 11 in cm 0, 175 lb 0, New York, N.Y. Michael Smith, Providence, F Jr., 6 ft 8 in cm 0, 230 lb 0, Washington, D.C. Artūras Karnišovas, Seton Hall, F Jr., 6 ft 8 in cm 0, 227 lb 0, Klaipėda, Lithuania Shawnelle Scott, St. John's, C Jr., 6 ft 10 in cm 0, 250 lb 0, New York, N.Y. All-Big East Third Team: Scott Burrell, Connecticut, G Sr., 6 ft 7 in cm 0, 218 lb 0, New Haven, Conn. Constantin Popa, Miami, C, So., 7 ft 3 in cm 0, 235 lb 0, Bucharest, Romania Jerry Walker, Seton Hall, F Sr., 6 ft 7 in cm 0 Lamont Middleton, St. John's, F Sr., 6 ft 6 in cm 0, 234 lb 0, The Bronx, N.Y. Adrian Autry, Syracuse, G Jr., 6 ft 4 in cm 0, 207 lb 0, Monroe, N.C. Big East All-Rookie Team: Othella Harrington, Georgetown, C, Fr., 6 ft 9 in cm 0, 240 lb 0, Jackson, Miss. Steven Edwards, Miami, F, Fr., 6 ft 5 in cm 0, 200 lb 0, Miami, Fla. Michael Brown, Providence, G, Fr., 6 ft 1 in cm 0, 185 lb 0, North Syracuse, N.Y. John Wallace, Syracuse, F, Fr., 6 ft 8 in cm 0, 225 lb 0, Rochester, N.Y. Kerry Kittles, Villanova, G, Fr., 6 ft 5 in cm 0, 179 lb 0, Dayton, Ohio All-Americans The following players were selected to the 1993 Associated Press All-America teams. 1993 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans Consensus All-America Second Team: Terry Dehere, Seton Hall, Key Stats: 22.0 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 2.7 apg, 46.1 FG%, 39.6 3P%, 770 points Second Team All-America: Terry Dehere, Seton Hall, Key Stats: 22.0 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 2.7 apg, 46.1 FG%, 39.6 3P%, 770 points AP Honorable Mention Bill Curley, Boston College Lawrence Moten, Syracuse See also 1992–93 NCAA Division I men's basketball season 1992–93 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team 1992–93 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team 1992–93 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team 1992–93 St. John's Redmen basketball team 1992–93 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team References