1992–93 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

1992–93 season of University of Kentucky men's basketball team March 2026 August 2023 1992-93 Basketball Kentucky Wildcats Kentucky Wildcats logo (1984-2005).png 150 Southeastern Conference SEC 3 2 30–4 13–3 Rick Pitino 4th Herb Sendek Billy Donovan Bernadette Locke-Mattox Rupp Arena SEC tournament champions NCAA tournament Final Four The 1992–93 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented University of Kentucky in the 1992–93 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Rick Pitinohttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/kentucky/1993.html 1992-1993 Kentucky Wildcats Roster and Stats 20 October 2013 and the team finished the season with an overall record of 30–4. Kentucky was invited as a #1 seed in the 1993 NCAA Tournament. The Wildcats advanced all the way to the Final Four before losing in the semifinals to Michigan 81–78.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/kentucky/1993-schedule.html 1992-1993 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results 20 October 2013 Roster 1992 Kentucky Wildcats y y Travis Ford 5 PG 5 9 165 JR y Madisonville, Kentucky Madisonville North Hopkins Jamal Mashburn 24 SF 6 8 235 JR y The Bronx, New York Cardinal Hayes Rick Pitino (Massachusetts) Schedule and results |- !colspan=9 style=Kentucky Wildcats| Regular Season December 2, 1992 UKTV yes 5 Wright State Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky 81–65 1–0 December 5, 1992 7:30 p.m. ESPN yes 5 Georgia Tech 13 Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky 96–87 2–0 December 8, 1992 UKTV yes 3 1992 men Eastern Kentucky Colonels Eastern Kentucky Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky 82–73 3–0 December 12, 1992 8:30 p.m. ESPN yes yes 3 Louisville 9 Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky Rivalry 88–68 4–0 December 19, 1992 yes 3 1992 men Morehead State Eagles Morehead State Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky 108–65 5–0 December 22, 1992 yes 3 1992 men Miami Redskins Miami (OH) Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky 65–49 6–0 December 28, 1992 yes yes 3 1992 men Rutgers Scarlet Knights Rutgers Madison Square Garden New York, New York ECAC Holiday Festival 89–67 7–0 December 30, 1992 yes yes 3 St. John's Madison Square Garden New York, New York ECAC Holiday Festival 86–77 8–0 January 3, 1993 1:00 p.m. CBS yes yes 3 Indiana 4 Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky Rivalry 81–78 9–0 January 5, 1993 9:30 p.m. ESPN yes 2 1992 none Georgia Bulldogs Georgia Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia 74–59 10–0 1–0 January 9, 1993 UKTV 2 1992 none Tennessee Volunteers Tennessee Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky 84–70 11–0 2–0 January 13, 1993 UKTV yes 1 Vanderbilt Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee 86–101 11–1 2–1 January 19, 1993 9:30 p.m. ESPN yes 4 Alabama Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama 73–59 12–1 3–1 January 23, 1993 2:00 p.m. JP yes 4 1992 men South Carolina Gamecocks South Carolina Carolina Coliseum Columbia, South Carolina 108–82 13–1 4–1 January 26, 1993 9:30 p.m. ESPN 4 LSU Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky 105–67 14–1 5–1 January 30, 1993 4 1992 men Florida Gators Florida Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky Rivalry 71–48 15–1 6–1 February 3, 1993 8:00 p.m. JP 2 1992 men Mississippi State Bulldogs Mississippi State Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky 87–63 16–1 7–1 February 6, 1993 3:30 p.m. JP 2 Vanderbilt 11 Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky 82–67 17–1 8–1 February 10, 1993 8:00 p.m. JP no yes 2 Arkansas Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas February 13, 1993 2:00 p.m. NBC yes yes 2 Notre Dame South Bend, Indiana February 24, 1993 8:00 p.m. JP no yes 2 Tennessee Thompson-Boiling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee 77–78 March 3, 1993 8:00 p.m. JP no yes 2 Ole Miss Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi March 7, 1993 ABC yes 5 1992 men Florida Gators Florida Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida Rivalry 85–77 23–3 13–3 |- !colspan=9 style=Kentucky Wildcats| SEC Tournament March 12, 1993 JP yes 4 E2 Tennessee E6 Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky SEC Tournament Quarterfinal 101–40 24–3 March 13, 1993 JP yes 4 E2 Arkansas 14 W1 Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky SEC Tournament Semifinal 92–81 25–3 March 14, 1993 JP yes 4 E2 LSU W2 Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky SEC tournament championship 82–65 26–3 |- !colspan=9 style=Kentucky Wildcats| NCAA Tournament March 19, 1993 yes yes 4 1 SE Rider 16 SE Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee First round 96–52Rider Plays a Game That Isn't a Contest https://www.nytimes.com/1993/03/20/sports/ncaa-tournament-southeast-rider-plays-a-game-that-isn-t-a-contest.html The New York Times March 20, 1993 June 5, 2022 27–3 March 21, 1993 yes yes 4 1 SE Utah 19 8 SE Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee Second Round 83–62Wildcats March By Utes, 83-62 https://www.deseret.com/1993/3/22/19038234/wildcats-march-by-utes-83-62 Deseret News March 22, 1993 June 5, 2022 28–3 March 25, 1993 CBS yes yes 4 1 SE Wake Forest 16 5 SE Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina Southeast Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen 103–69The Baltimore Sun Kentucky wipes out Wake Forest in 103-69 runaway Southeast Regional https://www.baltimoresun.com/1993/03/27/kentucky-wipes-out-wake-forest-in-103-69-runaway-southeast-regional/ March 27, 1993 June 5, 2022 29–3 March 27, 1993 CBS yes yes 4 1 SE Florida State 11 3 SE Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina Southeast Regional Final – Elite Eight 106–81Kentucky and Kansas March In : Southeast: There is no Laettner miracle to beat Wildcats in 106-81 victory over Florida State. Freshman Prickett scores 22. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-03-28-sp-16106-story.html The Los Angeles Times March 28, 1993 June 5, 2022 30–3 April 3, 1993 CBS yes yes 4 1 SE Michigan 3 Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana National semifinal – Final Four 78–81 OTMichigan Tips Kentucky in OT, 81-78 https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/longterm/memories/final4/articles/semi93a.htm The Washington Post April 4, 1993 June 5, 2022 30–4 AP poll Eastern Standard Time SE Southeast Rankings 1992–93 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings Awards and honors Jamal Mashburn – Consensus First-team All-American, SEC Player of the Year NBA draft 1993 NBA draft Kentucky Wildcats Round Pick Player NBA club 1 4 Jamal Mashburn Dallas Mavericks https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1993.html 1993 NBA Draft Sports Reference July 12, 2020 References 2 Category:Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball seasons Kentucky Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four seasons Wild Wild Kentucky Category:Long stubs with short prose