1992–93 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team

1992–93 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball
1992–93 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball
SEC Regular season champion
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 8
AP	No. 8
Record	28–6 (14–2 SEC)
Head coach	Eddie Fogler (4th season);
Home arena	Memorial Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 1991–92 1993–94 →

The 1992–93 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball men's basketball team represented Vanderbilt University as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1992–93 college basketball season. The team was led by head coach Eddie Fogler and played its home games at Memorial Gymnasium.

1992–93 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
No. 8 Vanderbilt	14	–	2	.875	28	–	6	.824
No. 2 Kentucky †	13	–	3	.813	30	–	4	.882
Florida	9	–	7	.563	16	–	12	.571
Georgia	8	–	8	.500	15	–	14	.517
South Carolina	5	–	11	.313	9	–	18	.333
Tennessee	4	–	12	.250	13	–	17	.433
West
No. 12 Arkansas	10	–	6	.625	22	–	9	.710
LSU	9	–	7	.563	22	–	11	.667
Auburn	8	–	8	.500	15	–	12	.556
Alabama	7	–	9	.438	16	–	13	.552
Mississippi State	5	–	11	.313	13	–	16	.448
Ole Miss	4	–	12	.250	10	–	18	.357

† 1993 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll^[1]

The Commodores won the SEC regular season title, received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 3 seed in the West region, and made a run to the Sweet Sixteen. The team finished with a 28–6 record (14–2 SEC, 1st).

Roster

1992–93 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	14	Billy McCaffrey	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Allentown, Pennsylvania

Head coach

Eddie Fogler (North Carolina)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 25, 1992*		vs. UAB Great Alaska Shootout	W 81–63	1–0	Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 27, 1992*		vs. Illinois Great Alaska Shootout	L 77–93	1–1	Sullivan Arena (6,003) Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 28, 1992*		vs. Oregon Great Alaska Shootout	W 83–81	2–1	Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska
Dec 3, 1992*		Northwestern	W 86–66	3–1	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 5, 1992*		at Dayton	W 84–53	4–1	University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
Dec 9, 1992*		No. 9 Louisville	W 90–88	5–1	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 12, 1992*		SMU	W 95–86	6–1	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 18, 1992*		vs. North Carolina A&T	W 87–51	7–1	Dunn Center Clarksville, Tennessee
Dec 19, 1992*		at Austin Peay	W 116–71	8–1	Dunn Center Clarksville, Tennessee
Dec 28, 1992*	No. 24	Air Force	W 95–50	9–1	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 29, 1992*	No. 24	Bowling Green State	W 96–69	10–1	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 2, 1993	No. 24	Alabama	W 76–73	11–1 (1–0)	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 6, 1993*	No. 18	at Memphis State	L 78–84	11–2	Pyramid Arena Memphis, Tennessee
Jan 9, 1993 SportsChannel	No. 18	at Florida	L 61–62	11–3 (1–1)	Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida
Jan 13, 1993 JP Sports		No. 1 Kentucky	W 101–86	12–3 (2–1)	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 16, 1993		Georgia	W 78–66	13–3 (3–1)	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 20, 1993	No. 19	No. 8 Arkansas	W 102–89	14–3 (4–1)	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 27, 1993	No. 12	at Tennessee	W 82–65	15–3 (5–1)	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
Jan 30, 1993 JP Sports	No. 12	at Auburn	W 73–70	16–3 (6–1)	Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama
Feb 3, 1993*	No. 11	South Carolina	W 76–72	17–3 (7–1)	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Feb 6, 1993	No. 11	at No. 2 Kentucky	L 67–82	17–4 (7–2)	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
Feb 10, 1993	No. 11	Ole Miss	W 89–59	18–4 (8–2)	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Feb 13, 1993*	No. 11	Middle Tennessee State	W 81–51	19–4	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Feb 17, 1993	No. 11	at LSU	W 87–66	20–4 (9–2)	Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Feb 20, 1993	No. 11	Florida	W 82–64	21–4 (10–2)	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Feb 24, 1993	No. 8	at Georgia	W 87–83	22–4 (11–2)	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia
Feb 27, 1993	No. 8	at Mississippi State	W 80–39	23–4 (12–2)	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi
Mar 2, 1993	No. 7	Tennessee	W 90–82	24–4 (13–2)	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Mar 6, 1993	No. 7	at South Carolina	W 77–73	25–4 (14–2)	Carolina Coliseum Columbia, South Carolina
SEC tournament
Mar 12, 1993* JP Sports	No. 5	vs. Alabama Quarterfinals	W 76–59	26–4	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
Mar 13, 1993* JP Sports	No. 5	vs. LSU Semifinals	L 62–72	26–5	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
NCAA tournament
Mar 18, 1993*	(3 W) No. 8	vs. (14 W) Boise State First round	W 92–72	27–5	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
Mar 20, 1993*	(3 W) No. 8	vs. (6 W) Illinois Second Round	W 85–68	28–5	Jon M. Huntsman Center (12,084) Salt Lake City, Utah
Mar 26, 1993* CBS	(3 W) No. 8	vs. (7 W) Temple West Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	L 59–67^[2]	28–6	Kingdome Seattle, Washington
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Central Time.

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Rankings

Awards and honors

Billy McCaffrey – SEC co-Player of the Year

References

^ sports-reference.com 1992-93 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
^ "Vanderbilt stunned by Temple, 67-59". Baltimore Sun. March 27, 1993. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
^ "2019–20 Vanderbilt Men's Basketball Fact Book" (PDF). Vanderbilt University Athletics. Retrieved June 19, 2021.

[1] sports-reference.com 1992-93 Southeastern Conference Season Summary

[2] "Vanderbilt stunned by Temple, 67-59". Baltimore Sun. March 27, 1993. Retrieved June 19, 2021.

[3] "2019–20 Vanderbilt Men's Basketball Fact Book" (PDF). Vanderbilt University Athletics. Retrieved June 19, 2021.

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