1992–93 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1992–93 Michigan Wolverines Crisler Arena, UM Basketball, wide angle court view, vs Indiana 1993.jpg 150 1901-94 Michigan Wolverines Primary Logo.png 200 Big Ten Conference Big Ten 2 3 0–4 (31–5 unadjusted) 0–3 (15-3 unadjusted) Steve Fisher Brian Dutcher Jay Smith Perry Watson Rotating Chris Webber Crisler Arena NCAA tournament, Runner-up (vacated) National Championship Game <br/ > L Lost 71–77 vs. North Carolina (vacated) The 1992–93 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate college basketball during the 1992–93 season. The team played its home games in the Crisler Arena in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference. Under the direction of head coach Steve Fisher, the team finished second in the Big Ten Conference.http://www.bigten.org/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/big10/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/BT Big Ten Basketball 2009-10 Media Guide CBS Interactive 69 2010-09-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20100703173409/http://www.bigten.org/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/big10/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/BT 2010-07-03 dead Although the team compiled a 31–5 record during the season, the NCAA has adjusted the team's record to 0–4 due to Chris Webber being ruled ineligible as a result of the investigation in the University of Michigan basketball scandal.http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/m_basketball_RB/2010/D1.pdf Division I Records 2010-09-23 National Collegiate Athletic Association 56 The team earned an invitation to the 1993 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament where it was national runner up.http://www.mgoblue.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/mich/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/bkm-ncaa-tournament NCAA Tournament History University of Michigan 3 2010 2010-09-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20101001104827/http://www.mgoblue.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/mich/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/bkm-ncaa-tournament 2010-10-01 dead The team was ranked for the entire eighteen weeks of Associated Press Top Twenty-Five Poll, starting the season ranked first, holding the number one position for three weeks and ending ranked third,http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/m_basketball_RB/2010/D1.pdf Division I Records 2010-08-28 National Collegiate Athletic Association 68–83 and it ended the season ranked fourth in the final USA Today/CNN Poll.http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/m_basketball_RB/2010/D1.pdf Division I Records 2010-08-28 National Collegiate Athletic Association 87 The team had an 8–5 record against ranked opponents, including the following victories: December 28, 1992, against #20 Nebraska 88–73 in the Rainbow Classic at the Blaisdell Center, December 29 against #5 North Carolina 79–78 in the Rainbow Classic, December 30 against #2 Kansas 86–74 in the Rainbow Classic, January 7, 1993, against #9 Purdue 80–70 at Mackey Arena, February 2 against #25 Michigan State 73–69 at the Breslin Student Events Center, February 7 against #19 Purdue 84–76 at Crisler Arena, March 2 against #15 Iowa 82–73 at Crisler Arena, April 2 against #2 Kentucky 81–78 (OT) at the Superdome in the 1993 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.http://www.mgoblue.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/mich/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/bkm-through-the-years Through The Years 2010-09-20 CBS Interactive MGoBlue.com 45 https://web.archive.org/web/20100902071019/http://www.mgoblue.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/mich/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/bkm-through-the-years 2010-09-02 dead The team had rotating captains on a game-by-game basis, and Chris Webber earned team MVP.http://www.mgoblue.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/mich/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/bkm-all-time-accolades All-Time Accolades CBS Interactive MGoBlue.com 9–10 2010-09-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20100901151320/http://www.mgoblue.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/mich/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/bkm-all-time-accolades 2010-09-01 dead The team's leading scorers were Chris Webber (690 points), Jalen Rose (555 points), and Juwan Howard (524 points). The leading rebounders were Webber (362), Howard (267), and Eric Riley (169).Men's Basketball Statistic Archive Query Page CBS Interactive MGoBlue.com http://stats.ath.umich.edu/basketball/basketstart.php September 22, 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100418044313/http://stats.ath.umich.edu/basketball/basketstart.php April 18, 2010 During the season the team set a Big Ten Conference record for single-season blocked shots (193) that would last until 2000.http://www.bigten.org/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/big10/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/BT Big Ten Basketball 2009-10 Media Guide CBS Interactive 29 2010-09-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20100703173409/http://www.bigten.org/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/big10/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/BT 2010-07-03 dead During the season, the team won the Big Ten Conference statistical championships in rebounding and rebounding margin with at 40.9 average and 7.6 average margin in conference games, respectively.http://www.bigten.org/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/big10/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/BT Big Ten Basketball 2009-10 Media Guide CBS Interactive 38 2010-09-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20100703173409/http://www.bigten.org/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/big10/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/BT 2010-07-03 dead The record-setting team also led the conference in average blocked shots (5.0). Chris Webber led the Big Ten in rebounds with a 9.7 average in 18 conference games and 10.1 average in 36 overall games.http://www.bigten.org/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/big10/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/BT Big Ten Basketball 2009-10 Media Guide CBS Interactive 34 2010-09-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20100703173409/http://www.bigten.org/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/big10/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/BT 2010-07-03 deadhttp://www.bigten.org/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/big10/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/BT Big Ten Basketball 2009-10 Media Guide CBS Interactive 35 2010-09-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20100703173409/http://www.bigten.org/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/big10/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/BT 2010-07-03 dead The team surpassed the 30-win total by the 1989 team with 31 victories and was the winningest team in school history, until being matched by Michigan's 2012–13 team and later being surpassed by its 2017–18 team.http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/m_basketball_RB/2010/D1.pdf Division I Records 2010-09-18 National Collegiate Athletic Association 16 For the second year in a row, the team set the school record for single-season team blocks with 193 in 36 games, surpassing the 182 in 34 games set the prior year. The record would stand until 2007.http://www.mgoblue.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/mich/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/bkm-all-time-records All-Time Records 2010-09-18 CBS Interactive MGoBlue.com 19 https://web.archive.org/web/20110401053824/http://www.mgoblue.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/mich/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/bkm-all-time-records 2011-04-01 dead Four players surpassed Jalen Rose's single-season minutes played record set the prior season. Rose set the new and current single-season record of 1234. King played 1174 minutes, while Webber and Howard contributed 1138 and 1135, respectively.http://www.mgoblue.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/mich/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/bkm-all-time-records All-Time Records 2010-09-09 CBS Interactive MGoBlue.com 20 https://web.archive.org/web/20110401053824/http://www.mgoblue.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/mich/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/bkm-all-time-records 2011-04-01 dead Regular season Michigan returned its top nine scorers and began the season ranked number one in the country by the Associated Press.U-M At Top Of The Polls 1992-11-17 Detroit Free Press Stoda, Greg Michigan lost its second game of the season in a rematch with Duke.Top Tow Take a Tumble – Duke, Kansas knock Off Michigan (1), Indiana (2) 1992-12-06 Chicago Sun-Times Adande, J. A. 1, sports section Schedule yes yes yes |- !colspan="12" style="background:#Michigan Wolverines 1; color:#Michigan Wolverines 3;"| Non-conference Regular season December 1, 1992 yes 1 yes Rice 75–71 1–0 Webber 20 Webber 19 Rose 4 The Summit 9,353 Houston, TX December 5, 1992 yes 9:00 pm 1 yes 4 Duke Rivalry 68–79 1–1 King 20 Webber 11 Webber 6 Cameron Indoor Stadium 9,314 Durham, NC December 7, 1992 yes 6 Detroit 92–77 2–1 Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI December 9, 1992 yes 6 Bowling Green 79–68 3–1 Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI December 14, 1992 yes 6 Cleveland State 88–56 4–1 Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI December 19, 1992 yes 8:00 pm ESPN 6 yes Iowa State 94–72 5–1 Palace of Auburn Hills 18,103 Detroit, MI December 21, 1992 yes 6 Central Michigan 94–69 6–1 Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI December 28, 1992 yes 6 yes 20 Nebraska Rainbow Classic 88–73 7–1 Webber 20 Webber 12 Rose 5 Blaisdell Center 7,575 Honolulu, HI December 29, 1992 yes 6 yes 5 North Carolina Rainbow Classic 79–78 8–1 Webber 27 Webber 8 King 6 Blaisdell Center 7,575 Honolulu, HI December 30, 1992 yes 6 yes 2 Kansas Rainbow Classic 86–74 9–1 Rose 25 Webber 11 Rose 6 Blaisdell Center 7,635 Honolulu, HI January 2, 1993 yes 6 Eastern Michigan 88–58 10–1 Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI |- !colspan="12" style="background:#Michigan Wolverines 1; color:#Michigan Wolverines 3;"| Big Ten Regular season January 7, 1993 3 yes 9 Purdue 80–70 11–1 1–0 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN January 9, 1993 3 yes Wisconsin 98–73 12–1 2–0 Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI January 12, 1993 2 6 Indiana 75–76 12–2 2–1 Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI January 16, 1993 yes 2 Notre Dame 70–55 13–2 Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI January 20, 1993 5 yes Minnesota 80–73 14–2 3–1 Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN January 23, 1993 5 Illinois 76–68 15–2 4–1 Crisler Arena 13,562 Ann Arbor, MI January 26, 1993 5 Ohio State Rivalry 72–62 16–2 5–1 Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI January 31, 1993 5 yes 11 Iowa 80–88 16–3 5–2 Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA February 2, 1993 7 yes 25 Michigan State Rivalry 73–69 17–3 6–2 Breslin Center East Lansing, MI February 7, 1993 7 19 Purdue 84–76 18–3 7–2 Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI February 10, 1993 4 Wisconsin 85–66 19–3 8–2 Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI February 14, 1993 4 yes 1 Indiana 92–93 19–4 8–3 Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN February 17, 1993 5 yes Penn State 80–70 20–4 9–3 Rec Hall University Park, PA February 20, 1993 5 Minnesota 84–69 21–4 10–3 Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI February 28, 1993 5 yes Ohio State Rivalry 66–64 22–4 11–3 St. John Arena Columbus, OH March 2, 1993 4 15 Iowa 82–73 23–4 12–3 Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI March 7, 1993 4 Michigan State Rivalry 87–81 OT 24–4 13–3 Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI March 10, 1993 3 yes Illinois 98–97 OT 25–4 14–3 Rose 23 Assembly Hall 16,321 Champaign, IL March 13, 1993 3 Northwestern 86–60 26–4 15–3 Crisler Arena 13,562 Ann Arbor, MI |- !colspan="12" style="background:#Michigan Wolverines 1; color:#Michigan Wolverines 3;"| NCAA Tournament March 19, 1993 yes 1 W 3 yes 16 W Coastal Carolina First Round 84–53Michigan, Indiana Start Fast https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1993-03-20-9303200181-story.html The Chicago Tribune March 20, 1993 June 5, 2022 27–4 Jackson 19 Howard 10 Tied 4 McKale Center 13,532 Tucson, AZ March 21, 1993 yes 1 W 3 yes 9 W UCLA Second Round 86–84 OT 28–4 Webber 27 Webber 14 Rose 8 McKale Center 13,534 Tucson, AZ March 26, 1993 yes 1 W 3 yes 12 W George Washington Sweet Sixteen 72–64GW Staggers Michigan Before Getting Knocked Out https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1993/03/27/gw-staggers-michigan-before-getting-knocked-out/17263dff-216a-49e9-a556-2b4cc553a28a/ The Washington Post March 27, 1993 June 19, 2021 29–4 Howard 17 Howard 10 Rose 6 Kingdome 24,021 Seattle, WA March 28, 1993 yes 1 W 3 yes 7 W Temple Elite Eight 77–72Temple Tempers Fly https://www.nytimes.com/1993/03/29/sports/college-basketball-ncaa-tournament-west-temple-tempers-fly.html The New York Times March 29, 1993 March 15, 2021 30–4 Rose 17 Webber 12 Webber 3 Kingdome 24,196 Seattle, WA April 3, 1993 yes 1 W 3 yes 1 SE 2 Kentucky Final Four 81–78 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 31–4 Webber 27 Webber 13 Tied 3 Louisiana Superdome 64,151 New Orleans, LA April 5, 1993 yes CBS 1 W 3 yes 1 E 4 North Carolina National Championship 71–77 31–5 Webber 23 Webber 11 Tied 4 Louisiana Superdome 64,151 New Orleans, LA AP Poll Eastern Time W West NCAA tournament Michigan was given the #1 seed in that year's West Regional and played their first and second-round games at the McKale Center in Tucson. They defeated Coastal Carolina in their first game and then were taken to overtime by #9 seed UCLA before escaping with a victory. The Wolverines moved on to the Kingdome for the regionals. The sub-regional had been littered with upsets, as the #12, #13, and #15 seeds had all won in the first round. Michigan drew #12 seeded George Washington and won, then faced Temple for the second consecutive year (having defeated them as a #6 seed the year before) and beating them 77–72 to join Kentucky, Kansas, and North Carolina in the Final Four in New Orleans. In their national semifinal at the Superdome on April 3, the team defeated Southeast Regional winner Kentucky 81–78 in overtime. In the championship game at the Superdome on April 5, the Wolverines lost to East Regional winner North Carolina 77–71. Michigan's final possession of the game went down as one of the most memorable moments in college basketball history. With twenty seconds to go and Michigan trailing by two and out of timeouts, Chris Webber rebounded a missed free throw. Confused as to what to do next, Webber thought about passing to Jalen Rose but did not and took a step without dribbling the basketball. The officials did not see the travel, however, and Webber headed upcourt where North Carolina was set up in a half court trap defense. Webber ran directly into the trap and was double teamed in the corner. He could not break the double team to pass the ball, and called for a timeout that the Wolverines did not have. By rule, Michigan was given a technical foul for calling the extra timeout and North Carolina was given two free throws and possession of the ball. North Carolina made their free throws, then added two more when Michigan was forced to foul again after the change in possession. The team established numerous NCAA records for three-point field goals in the final four: fewest single-game three-point field goals made in a final four (0 vs. Kentucky on April 3, 1993, in an overtime) and fewest single-game three-point field goals attempted (4 vs. Kentucky).http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/m_final4/2010/2010Final4.pdf The Final Four 2010-09-16 National Collegiate Athletic Association 10 The 0 three-point field goals made surpassed the team's previous record of 1 made against Duke the year before in the 1992 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. Later developments In 2002, the Wolverines vacated their entire 1992–93 season, including their tournament appearance, in the wake of a major scandal involving many years of improper payments from a major booster to several former players, among them Webber. Statistics The team posted the following statistics:http://stats.ath.umich.edu/basketball/basketstart.php Men's Basketball Statistic Archive Query Page 2010-03-28 CBS Interactive https://web.archive.org/web/20100418044313/http://stats.ath.umich.edu/basketball/basketstart.php 18 April 2010 dead Name GP GS Min Avg FG FGA FG% 3FG 3FGA 3FG% FT FTA FT% OR DR RB Avg Ast Avg PF DQ TO Stl Blk Pts Avg Chris Webber* 3636113831.62814540.61927800.3381011830.55215520736210.1902.51024105499069019.2 Jalen Rose 3636123434.32034550.446331030.3201161610.721371131504.21403.9821113431555515.4 Juwan Howard 3636113531.52064070.506020.0001121600.700941732677.4691.999392211452414.6 Jimmy King 3636117432.61482910.50937920.40257880.648581011594.41103.175284571939010.8 Ray Jackson 292665722.71052130.4932130.15450790.63346721184.1672.37835327102629.0 Eric Riley 35052815.1781330.586010.00039530.736631061694.8140.48223715311955.6 Rob Pelinka 36457115.9501200.41724600.40032420.7623739762.1351.049017611564.3 James Voskuil 33639011.833940.35123480.47913200.6501347601.8170.549025861023.1 Michael Talley 2902498.615550.2734160.250350.600511160.6321.12401970371.3 Jason Bossard 100252.57190.3681100.100030.0003030.300.030300151.5 Leon Derricks 140624.44140.286010.000370.429513181.330.2100425110.8 Dugan Fife 2001226.1090.000040.00010170.588611170.9130.71301170100.5 Sean Dobbins 100121.2130.33300 140.2501120.200.04000030.3 Ricky Guzman 3031.0010.000010.00000 0000.000.01010000.0 TEAM36 4334772.1 Season Total36 113122680.4991514310.3505378220.653566928149441.559016.467115564242191295081.9 Opponents36 94322750.4152025780.3494987200.692518693121133.646212.87202252922698258671.8 * Denotes players whose individual records, awards and other honors have been vacated due to NCAA and U-M sanctions Rankings 1992–93 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings AP Poll 0 17 1 1 1 6 6 6 6 3 2 5 5 7 4 5 5 4 3 3 Coaches' Poll 0 18 1 1 2 5 6 6 6 3 3 5 5 9 4 5 5 5 3 2 Awards and honors Chris Webber, All-America selection (vacated as a result of the scandal) Rob Pelinka, Walter Byers Scholar (top male scholar-athlete in all NCAA sports; not vacated) Team players drafted into the NBA Five players from this team were selected in the NBA draft.https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1993.html 1993 NBA Draft Basketball-reference.com 2014-04-25https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1994.html 1994 NBA Draft Basketball-reference.com 2014-04-25https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1995.html 1995 NBA Draft Basketball-reference.com 2014-04-25 Year Round Pick Overall Player NBA Club 1993 1 1 1 Chris Webber Orlando Magic 1993 2 6 33 Eric Riley Dallas Mavericks 1994 1 5 5 Juwan Howard Washington Bullets 1994 1 13 13 Jalen Rose Denver Nuggets 1995 2 6 35 Jimmy King Toronto Raptors See also 1993 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament List of vacated and forfeited games in college basketball University of Michigan basketball scandal References 30em Category:Michigan Wolverines men's basketball seasons Michigan Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four seasons Michigan Michigan Michigan