1992–93 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1992–93 North Carolina Tar Heels North Carolina Tar Heels interlocking blue logo.png 100px Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 1 4 34–4 14–2, 1st Dean Smith 32nd Bill Guthridge 26th Phil Ford 5th Randy Wiel 5th Dave Hanners 4th Dean Smith Center NCAA tournament National ChampionsCoaches Poll regular season championsACC regular season champions National Championship Game W Won 77–71 vs. Michigan The 1992–93 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the 1992-93 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 34–4 overall, won the ACC regular season title with a 14–2 record and won the 1993 national championship. They were coached by Dean Smith, who won his second national championship in his thirty-second season as head coach of the Tar Heels. They played their home games at the Dean Smith Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Season summary The 1992–93 team was led by George Lynch, Eric Montross, Brian Reese, Donald Williams, and Derrick Phelps. The Tar Heels started out with an 8–0 record and were ranked #5 in the country when they met #6 Michigan in the semi-finals of the Rainbow Classic. The Wolverines, led by the Fab Five in their sophomore season, won 79–78 to on a last-second shot. North Carolina bounced back with nine straight wins before losing back-to-back road games against unranked Wake Forest and #5 Duke. After seven more straight wins, the Tar Heels were ranked #1 heading into the last week of the regular season (their first #1 ranking since the start of the 1987–88 season). North Carolina beat #14 Wake Forest and #6 Duke to close out the regular season and clinch the top seed in the ACC tournament. North Carolina reached the tournament final, but the Tar heels, shorthanded due to an injury to point guard Derrick Phelps, lost 77–75 to Georgia Tech. Nonetheless, North Carolina was awarded the top seed in the East Regional of the NCAA tournament, defeating #16-seed East Carolina (85–65), #8-seed Rhode Island (112–67), #4-seed Arkansas (80–74), and #2-seed Cincinnati (75–68) to reach the final four in New Orleans. In the national semi-finals, Smith's Tar Heels defeated his alma mater Kansas (coached by future North Carolina head coach Roy Williams) 78–68, setting up a rematch with the #3-ranked Michigan Wolverines in the finals. The national title game was a see-saw battle throughout but is best remembered for Chris Webber's time out call with seconds left when Michigan had none remaining. The Wolverines were assessed a technical foul, and North Carolina subsequently won the game 77–71, giving Smith his second national championship.http://tarheelblue.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/033003aaa.html https://web.archive.org/web/20071117134154/http://tarheelblue.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/033003aaa.html dead 2007-11-17 Tar Heel Monthly THM: Looking Back At 1993 Adam Lucas 2007-08-08 2003-03-30 Personnel 1992 North Carolina Tar Heels y Dante Calabria 24 G 6 4 Fr Beaver Falls, PA y Scott Cherry 11 G/F 6 5 Sr Ballston Spa, NY y Larry Davis 4 G 6 3 Fr Denmark, SC Ed Geth 40 F 6 9 Fr Norfolk, VA George Lynch basketball 34 F 6 8 Sr Roanoke, VA y Eric Montross 00 C 7 0 Jr Indianapolis, IN y Derrick Phelps 14 G 6 3 Jr Pleasantville, NY y Brian Reese 31 F 6 6 Jr Bronx, NY y Henrik Rödl 5 F 6 8 Sr Heusenstamm, Germany y Kevin Salvadori 33 F/C 7 0 Jr Pittsburgh, PA y Travis Stephenson 35 F 6 7 Sr Angier, NC Pat Sullivan basketball 3 F 6 8 Jr Bogota, NJ y Matt Wenstrom 55 C 7 1 Sr Katy, TX y Donald Williams basketball 21 G 6 3 So Garner, NC y Dean Smith Phil Ford Bill Guthridge Randy Wiel Dave Hanners Schedule and results yes yes yes December 1, 1992 yes 7 Old Dominion 119–82 1–0 Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC December 4, 1992 yes 7 yes South Carolina Diet Pepsi Tournament of Champions 108–67 2–0 Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC December 5, 1992 yes 7 yes Texas Diet Pepsi Tournament of Champions 104–68 3–0 Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC December 9, 1992 yes 5 yes Virginia Tech 78–62 4–0 Roanoke Civic Center Roanoke, VA December 13, 1992 yes 5 Houston 84–76 5–0 Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC December 20, 1992 yes 5 yes Butler 103–56 6–0 Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN December 22, 1992 yes 5 yes Ohio State 84–64 7–0 St. John Arena Columbus, OH December 28, 1992 yes 5 yes SW Louisiana Rainbow Classic 80–59 8–0 Blaisdell Center Honolulu, HI December 29, 1992 yes 5 6 Michigan Rainbow Classic 78–79 8–1 Blaisdell Center Honolulu, HI December 30, 1992 yes 5 yes Hawaii 101–84 9–1 Blaisdell Center Honolulu, HI January 4, 1993 yes 5 Cornell 98–60 10–1 Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC January 7, 1993 6 yes NC State Rivalry 100–67 11–1 1–0 Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC January 9, 1993 6 Maryland 101–73 12–1 2–0 Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC January 13, 1993 5 8 Georgia Tech 80–67 13–1 3–0 Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC January 16, 1993 5 yes Clemson 82–72 14–1 4–0 Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC January 20, 1993 3 17 Virginia 80–58 15–1 5–0 Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC January 24, 1993 yes 3 yes 10 Seton Hall 70–66 16–1 Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey January 27, 1993 3 19 Florida State 82–77 17–1 6–0 Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC January 30, 1993 3 yes Wake Forest 62–88 17–2 6–1 Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC February 3, 1993 6 yes 5 Duke Rivalry 67–81 17–3 6–2 Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC February 6, 1993 6 NC State 104–58 18–3 7–2 Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC February 9, 1993 6 yes Maryland 77–63 19–3 8–2 Cole Field House College Park, MD February 14, 1993 6 yes Georgia Tech 77–66 20–3 9–2 Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, GA February 17, 1993 3 Clemson 80–67 21–3 10–2 Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC February 21, 1993 3 yes Virginia 78–58 22–3 11–2 University Hall Charlottesville, VA February 23, 1993 yes 3 Notre Dame 85–56 23–3 Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC February 27, 1993 3 yes 6 Florida State 86–76 24–3 12–2 Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, FL March 3, 1993 1 14 Wake Forest 83–65 25–3 13–2 Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC March 7, 1993 1 6 Duke 83–69 26–3 14–2 Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC |- !colspan=9| ACC tournament March 12, 1993 yes 1 yes Maryland ACC Tournament • Quarterfinals 102–66 27–3 Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC March 13, 1993 yes 1 yes Virginia ACC Tournament • Semifinals 74–56 28–3 Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC March 14, 1993 yes 1 yes Georgia Tech ACC Tournament • Final 75–77 28–4 Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC |- !colspan=9| NCAA tournament March 18, 1993 yes E1 4 yes E16 East Carolina NCAA Tournament • First round 85–65Smith Gets 50th Tournament Win as North Carolina Romps, 85-65 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-03-19-sp-12615-story.html The Los Angeles Times March 19, 1993 June 5, 2022 29–4 Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC March 20, 1993 yes E1 4 yes E8 Rhode Island NCAA Tournament • Second Round 112–67 30–4 Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC March 26, 1993 yes E1 4 yes E4 12 Arkansas NCAA Tournament • Regional semifinals 80–74 31–4 Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, NJ March 28, 1993 yes E1 4 yes E2 7 Cincinnati NCAA Tournament • Regional Final 75–68 OTTar Heels Require Outside Help https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-03-29-sp-16416-story.html The Los Angeles Times March 29, 1993 June 17, 2021 32–4 Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, NJ April 3, 1993 yes CBS E1 4 yes MW2 9 Kansas NCAA Tournament • National semifinals 78–68 33–4 Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA April 5, 1993 yes CBS E1 4 yes W1 3 Michigan NCAA Tournament • National Final 77–71 34–4 Williams 25 Lynch 10 Phelps 6 Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA E East 2014-15 North Carolina men's basketball record book https://web.archive.org/web/20150222195148/http://www.goheels.com/fls/3350/pdf/MBB2015/RecordBook2014-15.pdf?SPID=12965&DB_OEM_ID=3350 2015-02-22 . Retrieved 2015-Apr-12.BB State https://web.archive.org/web/20150923182836/http://www.bbstate.com/teams/UNC/schedule/93 2015-09-23 . Retrieved 2015-Apr-12. Awards and honors Dean Smith, Naismith College Coach of the Year Donald Williams, NCAA Men's MOP Awardhttp://www.sportsline.com/collegebasketball/mayhem/history/outstandingplayer Final Four Most Outstanding Players cbs.sportsline.com 31 March 2008 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080907123518/http://sportsline.com/collegebasketball/mayhem/history/outstandingplayer 7 September 2008 Team players drafted into the NBA Year Round Pick Player NBA club 1993 1 12 George Lynch Los Angeles Lakers1993 NBA draft, Basketball-Reference.com 1994 1 9 Eric Montross Boston Celtics1994 NBA draft, Basketball-Reference.com Kevin Salvadori,s/salvake01 Kevin Salvadori Matt Wenstromp/wenstma01 Matt Wenstrom and Derrick Phelpsp/phelpde01 Derrick Phelps also went on to play in the NBA, but were undrafted. 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