1992–93 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball none 1992–93 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers WKU Hilltoppers wordmark.png 150 Sun Belt Conference 16 20 Sun Belt 26–6 14–4 Ralph Willard E. A. Diddle Arena Sun Belt Tournament Champion NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen The 1992–93 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers men's basketball team represented Western Kentucky University during the 1992–93 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hilltoppers were led by coach Ralph Willard and future NBA player Darnell Mee.Basketball Reference – Darnell Mee, retrieved 1 May 2020 The team was Sun Belt Conference runners-up and won Sun Belt Basketball tournament. They received the conference's automatic bid to the 1993 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament where they advanced to the Sweet Sixteen.2016-17 SBC Basketball Media Guide, retrieved 28 April 2020 Mee and Mark Bell made the All-Conference and SBC Tournament team; Mee was also tournament MVP.2019-2020 WKU Basketball Media Guide retrieved 21 April 2020 Schedule 1992-93 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Schedule and Results, Sports Reference, retrieved 1 May 2020 1992-93 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 1993 |- !colspan=6| Regular season 12/2/1992 yes Jackson State E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 87–69 1–0 |- 12/5/1992 yes yes Tennessee Tech Eblen Center Cookeville, TN 92–99 1–1 12/19/1992 yes VCU E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 84–78 2–1 12/21/1992 yes Eastern Kentucky E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 77–68 3–1 12/30/1992 yes yes Illinois-Chicago UIC Pavilion Chicago, IL 82–71 4–1 1/2/1993 yes Radford E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 88–58 5–1 1/6/1993 yes South Alabama Mitchell Center Mobile, AL 88–83 6–1 (1-0) 1/9/1993 Louisiana Tech E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 86–40 7–1 (2-0) 1/11/1993 Lamar E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 114–89 8–1 (3-0) 1/14/1993 Arkansas–Little Rock E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 92–56 9–1 (4-0) 1/16/1993 yes Arkansas State Convocation Center Jonesboro, AR 86–75 10–1 (5-0) 1/21/1993 yes SW Louisiana Cajundome Lafayette, LA 83–84 10–2 (5-1) 1/24/1993 South Alabama E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 98–101 10–3 (5-2) 1/27/1993 Texas–Pan American E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 105–49 11–3 (6-2) 1/31/1993 SW Louisiana E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 121–92 12–3 (7-2) 2/2/1993 yes New Orleans 25 Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA 80–89 12–4 (7-3) 2/6/1993 yes Lamar Montagne Center Beaumont, TX 95–88 13–4 (8-3) 2/8/1993 yes Southern Utah E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 96–73 14–4 2/11/1993 Jacksonville E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 66–58 15–4 (9-3) 2/13/1993 yes Texas–Pan American UTPA Fieldhouse Edinburg, TX 98–68 16–4 (10-3) 2/16/1993 yes yes Louisville 22 Freedom Hall Louisville, KY 78–77 17–4 2/20/1993 Arkansas State E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 67–61 18–4 (11-3) 2/22/1993 New Orleans 19 E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 67–71 18–5 (11-4) 2/25/1993 yes Louisiana Tech Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA 76–54 19–5 (12-4) 2/27/1993 yes Jacksonville Swisher Gymnasium Jacksonville, FL 101–66 20–5 (13-4) 3/1/1993 yes Arkansas–Little Rock Barton Coliseum Little Rock, AR 78–71 21–5 (14-4) |- !colspan=6| 1993 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament 3/6/1993 yes 2 Lamar 7 Mississippi Coast Coliseum Biloxi, MS Quarterfinals 78–68 22–5 3/7/1993 yes 2 South Alabama 6 Mississippi Coast Coliseum Biloxi, MS Semifinals 83–73 23–5 3/8/1993 yes 2 New Orleans 13 1 Mississippi Coast Coliseum Biloxi, MS Finals 72–63 24–5 |- !colspan=6| 1993 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament 3/18/1993 yes yes 20 7 SE Memphis State 10 SE Orlando Arena Orlando, FL First Round 55–52 25–5 3/20/1993 yes yes 20 7 SE Seton Hall 6 2 SE Orlando Arena Orlando, FL Second Round 72–68 26–5 3/25/1993 yes yes 20 7 SE Florida State 11 3 SE Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC Sweet Sixteen 78–81 OT 26–6 AP Poll (S#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region References Western Kentucky Category:Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball seasons Western Kentucky Western Kentucky Basketball, Men's Western Kentucky Basketball, Men's Category:Long stubs with short prose