1992–93 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1992–93 Georgetown Hoyas Georgetown Hoyas logo.svg Big East Conference Big East 20–13 8–10 John Thompson 21st Craig Esherick 11th Mike Riley 11th Mel Reid 3rd Joey Brown Capital Centre National Invitation Tournament Runner-Up The 1992–93 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team represented Georgetown University in the 1992–93 NCAA Division I college basketball season. John Thompson, coached them in his 21st season as head coach. They played their home games at the Capital Centre in Landover, Maryland, except for two games at McDonough Gymnasium on the Georgetown campus in Washington, D.C. They were members of the Big East Conference and finished the season with a record of 20–13, 8–10 in Big East play. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the 1993 Big East men's basketball tournament before losing to Seton Hall. Not invited to the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament for the first time since the 1977-78 season, breaking a string of 14 consecutive NCAA tournament appearances, they participated in the 1993 National Invitation Tournament (NIT) – their first NIT appearance since 1978 – and became the first team in Georgetown men's basketball history to advance to the NIT final, which they lost to Minnesota. Season recap Freshman Othella Harrington joined the team this season, succeeding May 1992 graduate Alonzo Mourning at center and starting all 33 games. He had double figures in both scoring and rebounds in three of the first four games of the year and scored 20 or more points in five of the first eight. In the first Big East game of the year, he had 16 points, 13 rebounds, and five blocked shots against Pittsburgh, and in the second conference game he scored 27 points, grabbed 13 rebounds, and blocked five shots at Miami. At the end of the season, he had scored in double figures in 30 games and had double figures in rebounds in 14 games. He combined with his taller teammate, fellow freshman center Duane Spencer, to average 25.5 points and 15.9 rebounds per game for the year.http://www.hoyabasketball.com/features/top100/o_harrington.htm The Georgetown Basketball History Project: The Top 100: 13. Othella Harrington 2014-03-20 2015-02-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20150203040145/http://www.hoyabasketball.com/features/top100/o_harrington.htm dead Junior forward Robert Churchwell also started all 33 games. He led the team in scoring in six games and finished the year as its second-highest scorer and third in rebounds. He had a career-high 25 points against Connecticut and a 16-point, 11-rebound game against Miami.http://www.hoyabasketball.com/features/top100/r_churchwell.htm The Georgetown Basketball History Project: The Top 100: 40. Robert Churchwell 2014-03-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20120502005731/http://www.hoyabasketball.com/features/top100/r_churchwell.htm 2012-05-02 dead Junior point guard and team captain Joey Brown missed only one game all season and started the other 32, scoring in double figures 20 times and leading the team in scoring three times. He tied the school single-season steal record set by guard Fred Brown in the 1980-81 season with 80 steals, and he had 199 assists, the fourth most in a single season in Georgetown history. In his best game of the year, he had 17 points, nine rebounds, nine assists, and four steals against Connecticut.http://www.hoyabasketball.com/features/top100/j_brown10.htm The Georgetown Basketball History Project: The Top 100: 44. Joey Brown 2014-03-20 2014-03-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20140318003121/http://www.hoyabasketball.com/features/top100/j_brown10.htm dead As the Big East season progressed, the lack of a reliable shooting guard hurt Georgetown. Four different underclassmen started at the position, and, with poor shooting from the field by guards John Jacques (36.2% in Big East play), Eric Micoud (34.3%), and Irvin Church (17.9%) plaguing the Hoyas, they lost eight of their last eleven conference games to finish the Big East regular season with an 8-10 record, good for only an eighth-place finish. In the Big East tournament, they defeated Miami in the first round but lost to ninth-ranked Seton Hall in the quarterfinal. Their 16-12 overall record at the end of the tournament, combined with their losing regular-season conference record and a weak non-conference schedule that included three non-Division I opponents, prevented them from receiving an invitation to the 1993 NCAA tournament, breaking a 14-season streak of NCAA Tournament appearances for Georgetown dating back to the 1978-79 season.http://www.hoyabasketball.com/features/top100/g_butler.htm The Georgetown Basketball History Project: The Top 100: 80. George Butler 2014-03-21 2015-03-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20150324011731/http://www.hoyabasketball.com/features/top100/g_butler.htm dead Georgetown instead received an invitation to the 1993 National Invitation Tournament (NIT) and made its first NIT appearance since the 1977-78 season. Harrington led the way, beginning the tournament by scoring 25 points and collecting 18 rebounds in a first-round win at Arizona State. In the second round, Georgetown met favored Texas-El Paso at McDonough Gymnasium on the Georgetown campus (held there because NIT rules at the time required host teams to play tournament games on campus) and held the Miners to 15% shooting from the field in the first half and 25% for the game behind a strong defensive effort by Joey Brown, whose 16 points, five rebounds, three assists, and three steals led the team. The Hoyas then defeated Miami of Ohio in the quarterfinals. Harrington had 20 rebounds in the Texas-El Paso and Miami of Ohio games. In the semifinals, the Hoyas met Alabama-Birmingham in a tough game dominated by defense. With 13:48 to play in the game, Alabama-Birmingham held a 38-22 lead, but the Hoya defense clamped down after that, held the Blazers to three points in the next four minutes and no points in the final 9:24. Harrington had 11 points and five rebounds and Churchwell shot 6-for-7 (85.7%) from the field and scored 15 points as the Hoyas came from behind to win 45–41.http://www.hoyabasketball.com/history/classic.htm The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Classic Games 2014-03-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924041705/http://www.hoyabasketball.com/history/classic.htm 2015-09-24 dead Georgetown thus advanced to the NIT final for the first time in school history, facing Minnesota in the championship game, in which Harrington scored 17 points. With 4:27 left to play and Minnesota leading 62–53, the Hoyas made another defensive stand that prevented the Golden Gophers from scoring for the rest of the game, and Georgetown cut Minnesotas lead to 62–61. On the last play of the game, Georgetown sophomore forward Kevin Millen, having no reliable shooting guard to get the ball to, took a long shot from outside himself. It missed. The game ended with the Golden Gophers deflecting a late pass to Harrington, preventing him from attempting a final shot for the win, and Minnesota won 62–61. Although the Hoyas did not win the tournament championship, as tournament runners-up they had the best NIT finish in school history. Roster Sourcehttp://www.hoyabasketball.com/players/roster-90s.htm#1993 The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Rosters 1990-91 to 1999-2000 2013-11-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20141122153349/http://www.hoyabasketball.com/players/roster-90s.htm#1993 2014-11-22 dead The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Player Directory: Jersey Numbers #NameHeightWeight (lbs.)PositionClassHometownPrevious Team(s)4John Jacques6'3"175FSo.Delco, NC, U.S.Acme-Delco HS10Joey Brown5'10"185GJr.Morgan City, LA, U.S.Morgan City HS11Irvin Church6'1"185GSo.Riverdale, MD, U.S.Parkdale HS12Éric Micoud6'1"185GFr.Lyon, FranceSt. John's HS (D.C.)21Lonnie Harrell6'6"180G/FSo.Washington, DC, U.S.Eastern HS22Robert Churchwell6'6"210FJr.South Bend, IN, U.S.Gonzaga College HS (D.C.)24Vladimir Bosanac6'9"190FJr.Belgrade, YugoslaviaSecond Economic School32Kevin Millen6'6"185FSo.Memphis, TN, U.S.Raleigh-Egypt HS34Lamont Morgan6'2"185GSo.Washington, DC, U.S.Gonzaga College HS40Duane Spencer6'10"205F/CFr.New Orleans, LA, U.S.Walter L. Cohen HS43Derrick Patterson6'6"200FSo.Chicago, IL, U.S.Dunbar Vocational HS50Othella Harrington6'9"240CFr.Jackson, MS, U.S.Murrah HS52Don Reid6'8"270FSo.Largo, MD, U.S.Largo HS Rankings 1992–93 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings Source1992-93 Big East Conference Season Summarysports-reference.com 1992-93 Polls + Ranking movementLegend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes. Poll Pre Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Final AP 12 13 14 11 11 11 10 17 20 18 21 23 Coaches Sources do not provide Coaches' Poll rankings during the season, but confirm that Georgetown was not ranked in the Top 25 in the final poll. N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 1992–93 Schedule and results Sourceshttp://www.hoyabasketball.com/records/bb-1990.htm The Georgetown Basketball History Project: 1990s Seasons November 28, 2013 November 12, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131112045956/http://www.hoyabasketball.com/records/bb-1990.htm dead http://www.hoyabasketball.com/opponents.htm The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Records vs. All Opponents 2013-11-28 2013-11-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20131103211101/http://www.hoyabasketball.com/opponents.htm dead sports-reference.com 1992-93 Big East Conference Schedule and Results2012-2013 Georgetown Men's Basketball Media Guide, p. 65.Muscatine Alison Thompson Searches, Hoyas Survive, 112-100 The Washington Post November 29, 1992 http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-1037195.html https://web.archive.org/web/20140611124412/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-1037195.html June 11, 2014 HighBeam Research subscription usurpedOfficial Basketball Box Score Syracuse vs Georgetown 1/5/93 8:00 p.m. at Capital Center, Landover, MDOfficial Basketball Box Score Georgetown vs Syracuse 2/8/93 7:30 p.m. at Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY All times are Eastern yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#002147; color:#8D817B;"| Preseason Sat., Nov. 28, 1992 Fort Hood(U.S. Army All−Star Team) McDonough Gymnasium Washington, DC 112−100 exhibition N/A |- !colspan=9 style="background:#002147; color:#8D817B;"| Regular Season Thu., Dec. 3, 1992 yes 14 Saint Leo Capital Centre Landover, MD 88−41 1–0 N/A Sat., Dec. 5, 1992 yes 14 Southern-New Orleans Capital Centre Landover, MD 96−57 2–0 5,078 Wed., Dec. 9, 1992 11 Pittsburgh Capital Centre Landover, MD 80−66 3–0 (1–0) 10,173 Sat., Dec. 12, 1992 yes 11 Maryland Eastern Shore McDonough Gymnasium Washington, DC 87−64 4–0 2,276 Sat., Dec. 19, 1992 yes 11 Morgan State Capital Centre Landover, MD 103−85 5–0 9,752 Mon., Dec. 28, 1992 yes yes 10 Hawaii Pacific Donald Bren Events Center Irvine, CA UCI Classic 78–65 6–0 3,218 Wed., Dec. 30, 1992 yes yes 10 California-Irvine Donald Bren Events Center Irvine, CA UCI Classic 64–60 7–0 5,022 Sat., Jan. 2, 1993 yes 10 Miami Miami Arena Miami, FL 69–80 7–1 (1–1) 4,497 Tue., Jan. 5, 1993 8:00 p.m. 17 Syracuse 21 Capital Centre Landover, MD Rivalry 64−60 8–1 (2–1) 12,185 Sat., Jan. 9, 1993 17 Boston College Capital Centre Landover, MD 56–57 8–2 (2–2) 11,223 Wed., Jan. 13, 1993 yes 20 DePaul Capital Centre Landover, MD 74−45 9–2 N/A Sat., Jan. 16, 1993 yes 20 Villanova Spectrum Philadelphia, PA 66−56 10–2 (3–2) 11,217 Mon., Jan. 18, 1993 yes 18 Connecticut 17 Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT Rivalry 86–69 11–2 (4–2) 16,294 Sat., Jan. 23, 1993 yes yes 18 Nevada-Las Vegas 15 Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, NV 80–96 11–3 N/A Wed., Jan. 27, 1993 21 Seton Hall 9 Capital Centre Landover, MD 73–62 12–3 (5–2) 13,528 Sat., Jan. 30, 1993 yes 21 Boston College Silvio O. Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA 61–71 12–4 (5–3) 8,606 Mon., Feb. 1, 1993 yes 23 St. John's Madison Square Garden New York, NY 61–79 12–5 (5–4) 11,690 Sat., Feb. 6, 1993 23 Providence Capital Centre Landover, MD 58–66 OT 12–6 (5–5) 13,423 Mon., Feb. 8, 1993 7:30 p.m. yes Syracuse Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY Rivalry 61–76 12−7 (5–6) 28,861 Sat., Feb. 13, 1993 yes Providence Providence Civic Center Providence, RI 50–68 12−8 (5–7) 13,106 Wed., Feb. 17, 1993 Villanova Capital Centre Landover, MD 61–52 13–8 (6–7) 9,182 Sun., Feb. 21, 1993 yes Seton Hall 16 Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, NJ 56–66 13–9 (6–8) 20,029 Tue., Feb. 23, 1993 St. John's Capital Centre Landover, MD 56–61 13–10 (6–9) 8,672 Sun., Feb. 28, 1993 yes Pittsburgh Civic Arena Pittsburgh, PA 48–51 13–11 (6–10) 15,154 Wed., Mar. 3, 1993 Miami Capital Centre Landover, MD 82–64 14–11 (7–10) 9,051 Sun., Mar. 7, 1993 Connecticut Capital Centre Landover, MD Rivalry 70–56 15–11 (8–10) 9,528 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#002147; color:#8D817B;"| Big East tournament Thu., Mar. 11, 1993 yes Miami Madison Square Garden New York, NY First Round 67–40 16–11 18,992 Fri., Mar. 12, 1993 yes Seton Hall 9 Madison Square Garden New York, NY Quarterfinal 69–83 16–12 19,522 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#002147; color:#8D817B;"| National Invitation Tournament Thu., Mar. 18, 1993 yes Arizona State Arizona State University Activity Center Tempe, AZ First Round 78–68 17–12 8,777 Tue., Mar. 23, 1993 Texas-El Paso McDonough Gymnasium Washington, DC Second Round 71–44 18–12 2,249 Thu., Mar. 25, 1993 yes Miami (OH) Patriot Center Fairfax, VA Third Round 66–53 19–12 2,929 Mon., Mar. 29, 1993 yes Alabama-Birmingham Madison Square Garden New York, NY Semifinal 45–41 20–12 9,065 Wed., Mar. 31, 1993 yes Minnesota Madison Square Garden New York, NY Final 61–62 20–13 11,071 Notes note References Category:Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball seasons Georgetown Hoyas Georgetown Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team