1992–93 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team

The 1992–93 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team represented Oklahoma State University as a member of the Big Eight Conference during the 1992–93 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by third-year head coach Eddie Sutton and played their home games at Gallagher-Iba Arena. The Cowboys finished with a record of 20–9 (8–6 Big Eight) and tied for second in Big Eight regular season play.

1992–93 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 23
Record	20–9 (8–6 Big Eight)
Head coach	Eddie Sutton (3rd season)
Assistant coach	Bill Self (7th season)
Home arena	Gallagher-Iba Arena (Capacity: 6,381)

1992–93 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 9 Kansas	11	–	3		.786			29	–	7		.806
No. 23 Oklahoma State	8	–	6		.571			20	–	9		.690
Iowa State	8	–	6		.571			20	–	11		.645
Nebraska	8	–	6		.571			20	–	11		.645
Kansas State	7	–	7		.500			19	–	11		.633
Oklahoma	7	–	7		.500			20	–	12		.625
Missouri †	5	–	9		.357			19	–	14		.576
Colorado	2	–	12		.143			10	–	17		.370
† 1993 Big Eight tournament winner As of April 5, 1993 Rankings from AP poll

Oklahoma State received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 5 seed in the Midwest region. After defeating Marquette in the opening round, the Cowboys were defeated by Louisville, 78–63.

Roster

1992–93 Oklahoma State Cowboys men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 22 Brooks Thompson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Texas A&M Littleton, Colorado C 50 Bryant Reeves 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 265 lb (120 kg) So Gans Gans, Oklahoma	Head coach Eddie Sutton Assistant coach(es) Bill Self Rob Evans Russ Pennell Steve Anthis Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
Dec 1, 1992*		Midwestern State	W 86–74	1–0	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dec 5, 1992*		at California	L 65–80	1–1	Harmon Gym  Berkeley, California
Dec 9, 1992*		Tulsa	W 85–67	2–1	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dec 12, 1992*		Baylor	W 93–75	3–1	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dec 19, 1992*		Houston Baptist	W 93–54	4–1	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dec 22, 1992*		at TCU	W 65–47	5–1	Daniel-Meyer Coliseum  Fort Worth, Texas
Dec 30, 1992*		Southwest Missouri State	W 74–59	6–1	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Jan 2, 1993*		vs. SMU	W 75–59	7–1	Tulsa, Oklahoma
Jan 4, 1993*		at Jacksonville	W 60–59	8–1	Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum  Jacksonville, Florida
Jan 9, 1993		Kansas State	L 62–75	8–2 (0–1)	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Jan 14, 1993		at Iowa State	L 72–81	8–3 (0–2)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
Jan 16, 1993		Nebraska	W 78–73	9–3 (1–2)	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Jan 21, 1993*		at Oral Roberts	W 90–45	10–3	Mabee Center  Tulsa, Oklahoma
Jan 24, 1993		at Missouri	L 63–79	10–4 (1–3)	Hearnes Center  Columbia, Missouri
Jan 30, 1993		Iowa State	W 94–77	11–4 (2–3)	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Feb 3, 1993		at Colorado	W 85–61	12–4 (3–3)	Coors Events/Conference Center  Boulder, Colorado
Feb 6, 1993		No. 16 Oklahoma	W 83–76	13–4 (4–3)	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Feb 10, 1993		at No. 7 Kansas	L 72–84	13–5 (4–4)	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, Kansas
Feb 13, 1993		Colorado	W 77–59	14–5 (5–4)	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Feb 15, 1993		at Nebraska	W 73–63	15–5 (6–4)	Bob Devaney Sports Center  Lincoln, Nebraska
Feb 20, 1993*		Louisiana Tech	W 80–53	16–5	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Feb 24, 1993		Missouri	W 77–73	17–5 (7–4)	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Feb 27, 1993		at Kansas State	W 78–61	18–5 (8–4)	Bramlage Coliseum  Manhattan, Kansas
Mar 1, 1993		at Oklahoma	L 80–89	18–6 (8–5)	Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma
Mar 4, 1993*		Oral Roberts	W 114–85	19–6	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Mar 7, 1993	No. 19	No. 8 Kansas	L 73–74	19–7 (8–6)	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Big Eight Tournament
Mar 12, 1993*	(2) No. 21	vs. (7) Missouri Quarterfinals	L 62–81	19–8	Kemper Arena  Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA tournament
Mar 19, 1993*	(5 MW) No. 23	vs. (12 MW) Marquette First Round	W 74–62	20–8	RCA Dome  Indianapolis, Indiana
Mar 21, 1993*	(5 MW) No. 23	vs. (4 MW) No. 15 Louisville Second Round	L 63–78	20–9	RCA Dome  Indianapolis, Indiana
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

Main article: 1992–93 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Awards and honors

• Bryant Reeves – Big Eight Player of the Year