1992–93 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball team
1992–93 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball | |
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Sun Belt Tournament Champion | |
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen | |
Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 16 |
AP | No. 20 |
Record | 26–6 (14–4 Sun Belt) |
Head coach | |
Home arena | E. A. Diddle Arena |
Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 New Orleans | 18 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 26 | – | 4 | .867 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 Western Kentucky † | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 26 | – | 6 | .813 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW Louisiana | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 17 | – | 13 | .567 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas State | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 16 | – | 12 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas-Little Rock | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 15 | – | 12 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Alabama | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 15 | – | 13 | .536 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lamar | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 15 | – | 12 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jacksonville | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 5 | – | 22 | .185 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana Tech | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 7 | – | 21 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas-Rio Grande Valley | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 2 | – | 20 | .091 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1993 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
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.[1] 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.[2] Mee and Mark Bell made the All-Conference and SBC Tournament team; Mee was also tournament MVP.[3]
Schedule
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
12/2/1992* |
Jackson State | W 87–69 | 1–0 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
12/5/1992* |
at Tennessee Tech | L 92–99 | 1–1 |
Eblen Center Cookeville, TN | |||||||
12/19/1992* |
VCU | W 84–78 | 2–1 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
12/21/1992* |
Eastern Kentucky | W 77–68 | 3–1 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
12/30/1992* |
at Illinois-Chicago | W 82–71 | 4–1 |
UIC Pavilion Chicago, IL | |||||||
1/2/1993* |
Radford | W 88–58 | 5–1 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1/6/1993 |
at South Alabama | W 88–83 | 6–1 (1-0) |
Mitchell Center Mobile, AL | |||||||
1/9/1993 |
Louisiana Tech | W 86–40 | 7–1 (2-0) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1/11/1993 |
Lamar | W 114–89 | 8–1 (3-0) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1/14/1993 |
Arkansas–Little Rock | W 92–56 | 9–1 (4-0) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1/16/1993 |
at Arkansas State | W 86–75 | 10–1 (5-0) |
Convocation Center Jonesboro, AR | |||||||
1/21/1993 |
at SW Louisiana | L 83–84 | 10–2 (5-1) |
Cajundome Lafayette, LA | |||||||
1/24/1993 |
South Alabama | L 98–101 | 10–3 (5-2) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1/27/1993 |
Texas–Pan American | W 105–49 | 11–3 (6-2) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1/31/1993 |
SW Louisiana | W 121–92 | 12–3 (7-2) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
2/2/1993 |
at No. 25 New Orleans | L 80–89 | 12–4 (7-3) |
Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA | |||||||
2/6/1993 |
at Lamar | W 95–88 | 13–4 (8-3) |
Montagne Center Beaumont, TX | |||||||
2/8/1993* |
Southern Utah | W 96–73 | 14–4 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
2/11/1993 |
Jacksonville | W 66–58 | 15–4 (9-3) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
2/13/1993 |
at Texas–Pan American | W 98–68 | 16–4 (10-3) |
UTPA Fieldhouse Edinburg, TX | |||||||
2/16/1993* |
at No. 22 Louisville | W 78–77 | 17–4 |
Freedom Hall Louisville, KY | |||||||
2/20/1993 |
Arkansas State | W 67–61 | 18–4 (11-3) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
2/22/1993 |
No. 19 New Orleans | L 67–71 | 18–5 (11-4) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
2/25/1993 |
at Louisiana Tech | W 76–54 | 19–5 (12-4) |
Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA | |||||||
2/27/1993 |
at Jacksonville | W 101–66 | 20–5 (13-4) |
Swisher Gymnasium Jacksonville, FL | |||||||
3/1/1993 |
at Arkansas–Little Rock | W 78–71 | 21–5 (14-4) |
Barton Coliseum Little Rock, AR | |||||||
1993 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament | |||||||||||
3/6/1993 |
(2) | vs. (7) Lamar Quarterfinals |
W 78–68 | 22–5 |
Mississippi Coast Coliseum Biloxi, MS | ||||||
3/7/1993 |
(2) | vs. (6) South Alabama Semifinals |
W 83–73 | 23–5 |
Mississippi Coast Coliseum Biloxi, MS | ||||||
3/8/1993 |
(2) | vs. (1) No. 13 New Orleans Finals |
W 72–63 | 24–5 |
Mississippi Coast Coliseum Biloxi, MS | ||||||
1993 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament | |||||||||||
3/18/1993* |
(7 SE) No. 20 | vs. (10 SE) Memphis State First Round |
W 55–52 | 25–5 |
Orlando Arena Orlando, FL | ||||||
3/20/1993* |
(7 SE) No. 20 | vs. (2 SE) No. 6 Seton Hall Second Round |
W 72–68 | 26–5 |
Orlando Arena Orlando, FL | ||||||
3/25/1993* |
(7 SE) No. 20 | vs. (3 SE) No. 11 Florida State Sweet Sixteen |
L 78–81 OT | 26–6 |
Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll (S#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. |
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