1992–93 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

1992–93 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
1992–93 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
Great Midwest regular season champions
Great Midwest Tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Great Midwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 6
AP	No. 7
Record	27–5 (8–2 Great Midwest)
Head coach	Bob Huggins (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Larry Harrison; Steve Moeller; John Loyer;
Home arena	Myrl Shoemaker Center
	Seasons ← 1991–92 1993–94 →

The 1992–93 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati in NCAA Division I competition in the 1991–92 season. The Bearcats, coached by Bob Huggins, won the Great Midwest Conference, and reached the Elite Eight of the 1993 NCAA tournament. The team finished with an overall record of 27–5 (8–2 GMWC).

1992–93 Great Midwest Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 7 Cincinnati †	8	–	2	.800	27	–	5	.844
Memphis State	7	–	3	.700	20	–	12	.625
Marquette	6	–	4	.600	20	–	8	.714
UAB	5	–	5	.500	21	–	14	.600
DePaul	3	–	7	.300	16	–	15	.516
Saint Louis	1	–	9	.100	12	–	17	.414

† 1993 GMC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

Roster

1992–93 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	3	Erik Martin	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Covina, California
G	10	Tarrance Gibson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	166 lb (75 kg)	Sr	Dothan, Alabama
G	20	David Evans	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Joliet, Illinois
G	23	LaZelle Durden	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Rossford, Ohio
F	21	Keith Gregor	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Cincinnati, Ohio
G	31	Nick Van Exel	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	171 lb (78 kg)	Sr	Kenosha, Wisconsin
F	32	Mike Harris	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	Jr	Brooklyn,New York
F	33	Terry Nelson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	213 lb (97 kg)	Sr	Long Beach, California
C	44	Corie Blount	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Monrovia, California
F	43	Curtis Bostic	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Brockton, Massachusetts
G	52	Allen Jackson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	171 lb (78 kg)	Sr	South Bend, Indiana
F	54	Darrick Ford	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Fr	Lanham, Maryland
F	55	John Jacobs	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	So	Cincinnati, Ohio

Head coach

Bob Huggins (West Virginia)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Non-conference regular season
Dec 1, 1992*	No. 22	Texas Southern	W 87–44	1–0	Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 11, 1992*	No. 19	Southeast Missouri State	W 83–58	2–0	Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 12, 1992*	No. 19	Georgia Southern	W 91–57	3–0	Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 19, 1992*	No. 19	at No. 4 Indiana	L 64–79	3–1	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
Dec 26, 1992*	No. 23	Temple	W 68–45	4–1	Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 29, 1992*	No. 21	at Dayton	W 65–55	5–1	University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
Jan 2, 1993*	No. 21	South Alabama	W 87–49	6–1	Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 4, 1993*	No. 16	Tennessee	W 79–58	7–1	Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 7, 1993*	No. 16	vs. No. 22 UMass	W 64–53	8–1	Springfield Civic Center Springfield, Massachusetts
Jan 9, 1993	No. 16	at Saint Louis	W 80–65	9–1 (1–0)	St. Louis Arena St. Louis, Missouri
Jan 13, 1993*	No. 11	at Cleveland State	W 72–63	10–1	CSU Convocation Center Cleveland, Ohio
Jan 16, 1993	No. 11	at DePaul	W 70–64	11–1 (2–0)	Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois
Jan 19, 1993*	No. 9	Chicago State	W 103–43	12–1	Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 23, 1993	No. 9	UAB	W 40–38	13–1 (3–0)	Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 27, 1993*	No. 6	Xavier	W 78–67	14–1	Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 30, 1993	No. 6	DePaul	W 80–54	15–1 (4–0)	Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 1, 1993*	No. 4	at Miami (OH)	W 74–68	16–1	Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio
Feb 3, 1993*	No. 4	Austin Peay	W 98–61	17–1	Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 6, 1993	No. 4	at Memphis State	L 66–68	17–2 (4–1)	Pyramid Arena Memphis, Tennessee
Feb 10, 1993	No. 8	No. 15 Marquette	W 55–53	18–2 (5–1)	Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 13, 1993	No. 8	Saint Louis	W 64–39	19–2 (6–1)	Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 17, 1993*	No. 8	at South Florida	W 72–50	20–2	Sun Dome Tampa, Florida
Feb 21, 1993*	No. 8	vs. No. 4 Arizona 7-Up Shootout	L 60–70	20–3	America West Arena Phoenix, Arizona
Feb 25, 1993	No. 10	at No. 20 Marquette	W 66–57	21–3 (7–1)	Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Feb 27, 1993	No. 10	at UAB	L 60–67	21–4 (7–2)	Bartow Arena Birmingham, Alabama
Mar 6, 1993	No. 12	Memphis State	W 78–55	22–4 (8–2)	Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Great Midwest Tournament
Mar 12, 1993*	(1) No. 11	vs. (5) DePaul Semifinals	W 78–69	23–4	Pyramid Arena Memphis, Tennessee
Mar 13, 1993*	(1) No. 11	at (2) Memphis State Championship Game	W 77–72	24–4	Pyramid Arena Memphis, Tennessee
NCAA Tournament
Mar 19, 1993*	(2 E) No. 7	vs. (15 E) Coppin State First round	W 93–66	25–4	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
Mar 21, 1993*	(2 E) No. 7	vs. (7 E) No. 24 New Mexico State Second Round	W 92–55^[3]	26–4	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
Mar 26, 1993*	(2 E) No. 7	vs. (6 E) Virginia East Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	W 71–54^[4]	27–4	Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey
Mar 28, 1993*	(2 E) No. 7	vs. (1 E) No. 4 North Carolina East Regional Final – Elite Eight	L 68–75 ^{OT^[5]}	27–5	Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East.

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Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
AP	21	23	22	19	19	23	21	16	11	9	6	4	8	8	10	12	11	7	Not released
Coaches	19 т	19	20	24	18	23	21	16	11	8	6	4	8	7	8	10	9	7	6

NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	25	Corie Blount	Chicago Bulls
2	37	Nick Van Exel	Los Angeles Lakers

References

^ "1992-93 Great Midwest Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
^ "1992 NCAA Final Four program". March 1992. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
^ "Massacre At the Cincinnati Corral". The New York Times. March 22, 1993. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
^ "Van Exel Reloads on Bench, Sparks Bearcats' Victory". The Los Angeles Times. March 27, 1993. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
^ "Tar Heels Require Outside Help". The Los Angeles Times. March 29, 1993. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
^ "2020-21 Cincinnati Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Cincinnati Bearcats. Retrieved June 15, 2021.

[1] "1992-93 Great Midwest Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 11, 2018.

[2] "1992 NCAA Final Four program". March 1992. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)

[ncaa-nwsu-3] "Massacre At the Cincinnati Corral". The New York Times. March 22, 1993. Retrieved September 26, 2021.

[4] "Van Exel Reloads on Bench, Sparks Bearcats' Victory". The Los Angeles Times. March 27, 1993. Retrieved June 17, 2021.

[5] "Tar Heels Require Outside Help". The Los Angeles Times. March 29, 1993. Retrieved June 17, 2021.

[6] "2020-21 Cincinnati Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Cincinnati Bearcats. Retrieved June 15, 2021.

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