1992–93 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

The 1992–93 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 1992–93 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bruins began the season ranked 24th in the AP Poll. The team finished 3rd in the conference. The Bruins competed in the 1993 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. The UCLA Bruins beat Iowa State in the first round, 81-70, and lost to Michigan in the second round, 84-86.

1992–93 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 32
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 24
Record	22–11 (11–7 Pac-10)
Head coach	Jim Harrick (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Mark Gottfried Lorenzo Romar
Captain	Mitchell Butler
Home arena	Pauley Pavilion

1992–93 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 5 Arizona	17	–	1		.944			24	–	4		.857
California	12	–	6		.667			21	–	9		.700
UCLA	11	–	7		.611			22	–	11		.667
Arizona State	11	–	7		.611			18	–	10		.643
USC	9	–	9		.500			18	–	12		.600
Oregon State	9	–	9		.500			13	–	14		.481
Washington	7	–	11		.389			13	–	14		.481
Washington State	9	–	9		.500			15	–	12		.556
Oregon	3	–	15		.167			10	–	20		.333
Stanford	2	–	16		.111			7	–	23		.233
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1992–93 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 12 David Boyle 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Fr G 4 Marquis Burns 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Fr F 23 Mitchell Butler (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Sr Los Angeles, California F 30 Kevin Dempsey 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — Fr G 11 Tyus Edney 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) — So Gardena, California C 21 Mike Lanier 7 ft 7 in (2.31 m) — Sr C 35 Ike Nwankwo 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) — Fr Houston, Texas F 31 Ed O'Bannon 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — So Los Angeles, California C 3 Richard Petruska 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) — Sr G 21 Shon Tarver 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — Jr C 25 George Zidek 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) — So Gottwaldov, Czechoslovakia C 14 Rodney Zimmerman 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) — Jr	Head coach Jim Harrick (Morris Harvey College) Assistant coach(es) Mark Gottfried (Alabama) Steve Lavin (Chapman) Lorenzo Romar (Washington) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 30 January 2018

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Preseason NIT
November 18, 1992	No. 24	Saint Louis First Round	W 68–54	1–0	Pauley Pavilion (6,612) Los Angeles, CA
November 20, 1992	No. 24	UTEP Second Round	W 73–72	2–0	Pauley Pavilion (7,481) Los Angeles, CA
November 25, 1992	No. 21	vs. No. 6 Seton Hall Semifinals	L 64–73	2–1	Madison Square Garden (12,641) New York, NY
November 27, 1992	No. 21	vs. No. 7 Florida State Third Place Game	W 86–83	3–1	Madison Square Garden (14,338) New York, NY
Regular Season
December 5, 1992	No. 16	Santa Clara	W 69–60	4–1	Pauley Pavilion (5,667) Los Angeles, CA
December 12, 1992	No. 13	San Diego	W 90–63	5–1	Pauley Pavilion (5,326) Los Angeles, CA
December 19, 1992	No. 13	vs. Georgia Kuppenheimer Classic	W 68–63	6–1	Georgia Dome (28,885) Atlanta, GA
December 22, 1992	No. 12	Cal State Northridge	W 80–73	7–1	Pauley Pavilion (5,638) Los Angeles, CA
December 28, 1992	No. 11	at Pittsburgh	L 79–91	7–2	Pittsburgh Civic Arena (13,071) Pittsburgh, PA
December 30, 1992	No. 11	Cal State Fullerton	W 90–82	8–2	Pauley Pavilion (6,039) Los Angeles, CA
January 2, 1993	No. 11	Houston	W 87–78	9–2	Pauley Pavilion (7,047) Los Angeles, CA
January 7, 1993	No. 15	No. 20 Arizona	L 80–82	9–3 (0–1)	Pauley Pavilion (9,256) Los Angeles, CA
January 9, 1993	No. 15	Arizona State	W 89–85	10–3 (1–1)	Pauley Pavilion (7,192) Los Angeles, CA
January 14, 1993	No. 16	at Oregon	W 99–87	11–3 (2–1)	McArthur Court (7,489) Eugene, OR
January 16, 1993	No. 16	at Oregon State	L 73–79	11–4 (2–2)	Gill Coliseum (9,632) Corvallis, OR
January 21, 1993	No. 23	Stanford	W 84–76	12–4 (3–2)	Pauley Pavilion (8,767) Los Angeles, CA
January 24, 1993	No. 23	California	L 82–104	12–5 (3–3)	Pauley Pavilion (12,563) Los Angeles, CA
January 28, 1993		at USC	W 90–80	13–5 (4–3)	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (10,141) Los Angeles, CA
January 31, 1993		Notre Dame	W 68–65	14–5	Pauley Pavilion (6,251) Los Angeles, CA
February 4, 1993		at Washington	L 67–81	14–6 (4–4)	Hec Edmundson Pavilion (3,788) Seattle, WA
February 6, 1993		at Washington State	L 56–67	14–7 (4–5)	Beasley Coliseum (8,192) Corvallis, OR
February 11, 1993		Oregon State	W 76–75	15–7 (5–5)	Pauley Pavilion (7,921) Los Angeles, CA
February 14, 1993		Oregon	W 97–90	16–7 (6–5)	Pauley Pavilion (6,861) Los Angeles, CA
February 18, 1993		at Stanford	W 72–64	17–7 (7–5)	Maples Pavilion (3,776) Stanford, CA
February 20, 1993		at California	W 85–71	18–7 (8–5)	Oakland Arena (15,039) Oakland, CA
February 25, 1993		USC	L 62–72	18–8 (8–6)	Pauley Pavilion (12,767) Los Angeles, CA
February 28, 1993		at No. 9 Duke	L 67–78	18–9	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
March 04, 1993		Washington State	W 71–70	19–9 (9–6)	Pauley Pavilion (8,231) Los Angeles, CA
March 06, 1993		Washington	W 93–64	20–9 (10–6)	Pauley Pavilion (9,152) Los Angeles, CA
March 11, 1993		at Arizona State	W 77–74	21–9 (11–6)	ASU Activity Center (10,185) Tempe, AZ
March 13, 1993		at No. 6 Arizona	L 80–99	21–10 (11–7)	McKale Center (13,990) Tucson, AZ
NCAA tournament
March 19, 1993		vs. Iowa State First Round	W 81–70	22–10	McKale Center (13,532) Tucson, AZ
March 21, 1993		vs. No. 3 Michigan Second Round	L 84–86 OT	22–11	McKale Center (13,534) Tucson, AZ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source

Starting lineup

Position	Player	Class
F	Mitchell Butler	Sr.
F	Ed O'Bannon	So.
F	Richard Petruska	Sr.
G	Shon Tarver	Jr.
G	Tyus Edney	So.

Other players: C George Zidek (Fr), Ike Nwankwo, Kevin Dempsey, Rodney Zimmerman, David Boyle, Mike Lanier, Marquis Burns, Steve Elkind