1992–93 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team

1992–93 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball
1992–93 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball
CAA tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	13–17 (4–10 CAA)
Head coach	Eddie Payne (2nd season);
Home arena	Williams Arena
	Seasons ← 1991–92 1993–94 →

The 1992–93 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team represented East Carolina University during the 1992–93 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pirates, led by second-year head coach Eddie Payne, played their home games at Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They finished the season 13–17, 4–10 in CAA play to finish in seventh place. They won the CAA tournament to receive the conference's automatic bid to the 1993 NCAA tournament. As No. 16 seed in the East region, the Pirates were beaten in the opening round by No. 1 seed and eventual National champion North Carolina, 85–65.^[2]

1992–93 CAA men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
James Madison	11	–	3	.786	21	–	9	.700
Old Dominion	11	–	3	.786	21	–	8	.724
Richmond	10	–	4	.714	15	–	12	.556
American	6	–	8	.429	11	–	17	.393
William & Mary	6	–	8	.429	14	–	13	.519
UNC Wilmington	6	–	8	.429	17	–	11	.607
East Carolina †	4	–	10	.286	13	–	17	.433
George Mason	2	–	12	.143	7	–	21	.250

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

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Year
F	Anton Gill	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	So
G	Lester Lyons	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Jr
G	Ronnell Peterson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	Sr

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Dec 8, 1992*		UNC Charlotte	L 59–62	0–1	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Greenville, North Carolina
Dec 12, 1992*		Tennessee Tech	W 109–94	1–1	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Greenville, North Carolina
Dec 18, 1992*		vs. Southeastern Louisiana	W 72–65	2–1	John F. Savage Hall Toledo, Ohio
Dec 19, 1992*		at Toledo	W 72–61	3–1	John F. Savage Hall Toledo, Ohio
Dec 22, 1992*		at Colorado State	L 66–78	3–2	Moby Arena Fort Collins, Colorado
Dec 30, 1992*		at Tennessee Tech	L 77–95	3–3	Eblen Center Cookeville, Tennessee
Jan 2, 1993*		at Virginia Tech	L 67–76	3–4	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Virginia
Jan 4, 1993*		at Appalachian State	L 74–76	3–5	Varsity Gymnasium Boone, North Carolina
CAA tournament
Mar 6, 1993*		vs. Old Dominion Quarterfinals	W 73–67	11–16	Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia
Mar 7, 1993*		vs. UNC Wilmington Semifinals	W 55–50	12–16	Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia
Mar 8, 1993*		vs. James Madison Championship game	W 54–49	13–16	Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia
1993 NCAA tournament
Mar 18, 1993*	(16 E)	vs. (1 E) No. 4 North Carolina First Round	L 65–85	13–17	Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern Time.