1992–93 UMass Minutemen basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1992–93 UMass Minutemen Basketball UMass logo.gif 150 Atlantic 10 Conference A-10 22 14 24-7 11-3 John Calipari 5th Bruiser Flint Bill Bayno John Robic Curry Hicks Cage (until 1/29/1993)William D. Mullins Memorial Center (from 2/4/1993) Atlantic 10 Regular Season ChampionsAtlantic 10 tournament champions NCAA tournament Round of 32 The 1992–93 UMass Minutemen basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 1992–93 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Minutemen, led by fifth year head coach John Calipari were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 24–7, 11–3 in A-10 play to finish in first place. It also marked the last season home games would be regularly played at Curry Hicks Cage. Roster Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown 3 Dana Dingle Forward 6–6 200 Freshman Bronx, New York 5 Giddel Padilla Guard 6–4 170 Sophomore Springfield, Massachusetts 10 Mike Williams Guard 6–2 175 Sophomore Hartford, Connecticut 11 Craig Berry Guard 6-1 185 Junior Cambridge, Massachusetts 12 Chris Robinson Guard 6-2 195 Junior New York, New York 14 Derek Kellogg Guard 6-3 185 Sophomore Springfield, Massachusetts 15 Lou Roe Forward 6-7 210 Sophomore Atlantic City, New Jersey 22 Tony Barbee Forward/Guard 6–6 210 Senior Indianapolis, Indiana 23 Rigoberto Nuñez Forward 6–7 182 Freshman Lawrence, Massachusetts 24 Jerome Malloy Guard 6–4 180 Sophomore Waterbury, Connecticut 31 Harper Williams Forward 6–7 215 Senior Bridgeport, Connecticut 33 Jeff Meyer Center 7–2 225 Sophomore Wausau, Wisconsin 40 Ted Cottrell Center/Forward 6–9 210 Freshman Annapolis, Maryland 42 Kennard Robinson Forward/Center 6–10 215 Senior Bronx, New York Schedule 1992-93 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 1993 yes |- !colspan=9| Regular season Dec 2, 1992 yes yes 19 Florida State 11 Donald L. Tucker Civic Center Tallahassee, FL Preseason NIT 64-67 0–1 Dec 5, 1992 yes 19 1992 men Central Connecticut State Blue Devils Central Connecticut State Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, MA 78–52 1–1 Dec 8, 1992 yes yes 23 1992 men Siena Saints Siena Knickerbocker Arena Albany, NY 70–58 2–1 Dec 12, 1992 yes yes 23 1992 men Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma 11 Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK 83–93 2–2 Dec 28, 1992 yes yes Holy Cross Springfield Civic Center Springfield, MA Abdow's Classic 81–66 3–2 Dec 29, 1992 yes 1992 men South Carolina Gamecocks South Carolina Springfield Civic Center Springfield, MA Abdow's Classic 84–66 4–2 Jan 2, 1993 yes yes 1992 men New Hampshire Wildcats New Hampshire Lundholm Gym Durham, NH 75–61 5–2 Jan 5, 1993 yes 22 1992 men Boston University Terriers Boston University Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, MA 90–42 6–2 Jan 7, 1993 yes 22 Cincinnati 16 Springfield Civic Center Springfield, MA 53–64 6–3 Jan 9, 1993 yes 22 Temple McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, PA 44–52 6–4 0–1 Jan 12, 1993 yes 1992 men Rutgers Scarlet Knights Rutgers Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ 82–78 7–4 1–1 Jan 16, 1993 yes George Washington Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, MA 76–68 8–4 2–1 Jan 19, 1993 Rhode Island Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, MA 84–72 9–4 3–1 Jan 21, 1993 Temple Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, MA 52–50 10–4 4–1 Jan 24, 1993 yes yes 1992 men DePaul Blue Demons DePaul Worcester Centrum Worcester, MA 79–69 11–4 Jan 29, 1993 1992 men Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Southwestern Louisiana Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, MA 84–74 12–4 Jan 31, 1993 yes 1992 men St. Bonaventure Bonnies St. Bonaventure Reilly Center Olean, NY 93–78 13–4 5–1 Feb 4, 1993 1992 men West Virginia Mountaineers West Virginia Mullins Center Amherst, MA 64–59 OT 14–4 6–1 Feb 6, 1993 Rutgers Mullins Center Amherst, MA 82–67 15–4 7–1 Feb 11, 1993 yes 22 1992 men Saint Joseph's Hawks Saint Joseph's Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse Philadelphia, PA 81–69 16–4 8–1 Feb 13, 1993 22 George Washington Charles E. Smith Center Washington, DC 68–65 17–4 9–1 Feb 18, 1993 yes yes 19 1992 men Buffalo Bulls Buffalo Alumni Arena Amherst, NY 96–67 18–4 Feb 20, 1993 yes 19 Rhode Island Providence Civic Center Providence, RI 68–71 18–5 9–2 Feb 27, 1993 yes 21 West Virginia WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV 54–79 18–6 9–3 Mar 1, 1993 23 St. Bonaventure Mullins Center Amherst, MA 86–62 19–6 10–3 Mar 4, 1993 23 Saint Joseph's Mullins Center Amherst, MA 61–43 20–6 11–3 |- !colspan=8| 1993 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament Mar 7, 1993 yes 23 1 St. Bonaventure 8 The Palestra Philadelphia, PA Quarterfinals 75–62 21–6 Mar 8, 1993 yes 20 1 Rhode Island 5 The Palestra Philadelphia, PA Semifinals 76–50 22–6 Mar 11, 1993 20 1 Temple 3 Mullins Center Amherst, MA Championship 69–61 23–6 |- !colspan=8| 1993 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Mar 19, 1993 yes yes 14 3 E Penn 14 E Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY First Round 54–50 24–6 Mar 21, 1993 yes yes 14 3 E Virginia 6 E Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY Second Round 56–71CAVALIERS OVERWHELM UMASS, 71-56 https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1993/03/22/cavaliers-overwhelm-umass-71-56/d6ea495f-7301-4345-8123-b5879fc1af9a/ The Washington Post March 22, 1993 June 19, 2021 24–7 AP Poll Eastern Time Rankings 1992–93 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings References Category:UMass Minutemen basketball seasons UMass Umass UMass Minutemen basketball UMass Minutemen basketball