1992–93 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team

1992–93 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball
1992–93 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball
MCC Regular season co-champions
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Midwestern Collegiate Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 23
Record	24–6 (12–2 MCC)
Head coach	Pete Gillen (8th season);
Assistant coach	Dino Gaudio (6th season)
Home arena	Cincinnati Gardens
	Seasons ← 1991–92 1993–94 →

The 1992–93 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team represented Xavier University from Cincinnati, Ohio in the 1992–93 season. Led by head coach Pete Gillen, the Musketeers finished with a 24–6 record (12–2 MCC), won the MCC regular season title, and received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 9 seed in the Midwest region. In the NCAA tournament, the Musketeers defeated No. 8 seed New Orleans,^[1] then lost to No. 1 seed Indiana in the second round.^[2]

1992–93 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Xavier	12	–	2	.857	24	–	6	.800
Evansville †	12	–	2	.857	23	–	7	.767
La Salle	9	–	5	.643	14	–	13	.519
Detroit Mercy	7	–	7	.500	15	–	12	.556
Duquesne	5	–	9	.357	13	–	15	.464
Butler	5	–	9	.357	11	–	17	.393
Dayton	3	–	11	.214	4	–	26	.133
Loyola (IL)	3	–	11	.214	7	–	20	.259

† 1993 MCC tournament winner

Roster

1992–93 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	22	Jamie Gladden	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	Sr
G	25	Michael Hawkins	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Canton, Ohio
F/C	33	Brian Grant	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Jr	Georgetown, Ohio
F	44	Aaron Williams	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Rolling Meadows, Illinois
F	54	Larry Sykes	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	So	Toledo, Ohio

Head coach

Pete Gillen (Fairfield)

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 city, state
Regular Season
Dec 1, 1992*		Huntington	W 113–73	1–0	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 7, 1992*		at Ball State	W 81–78	2–0	Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana
Dec 9, 1992*		Kent State	W 72–56	3–0	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 12, 1992*		at Miami (OH)	W 70–67	4–0	Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio
Dec 18, 1992*		vs. Delaware Daiwa NCAA Ball Tournament	W 74–66	5–0	Tokyo, Japan
Dec 20, 1992*		vs. Rice Daiwa NCAA Ball Tournament	W 75–60	6–0	Tokyo, Japan
Dec 30, 1992*		Wichita State	W 88–54	7–0	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 4, 1993*		Notre Dame	W 75–60	8–0	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 9, 1993		at Detroit	L 90–97	8–1 (0–1)	Calihan Hall Detroit, Michigan
Jan 11, 1993*		at Louisville	L 73–76	8–2	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
Jan 16, 1993		at Dayton	W 85–58	9–2 (1–1)	University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
Jan 19, 1993*		South Florida	W 56–53	10–2	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 21, 1993		Butler	W 63–59	11–2 (2–1)	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 23, 1993		at Evansville	W 74–68	12–2 (3–1)	Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, Indiana
Jan 27, 1993*		at No. 4 Cincinnati	L 67–78	12–3	Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 30, 1993		at Loyola (IL)	W 81–64	13–3 (4–1)
Feb 4, 1993		La Salle	W 56–49	14–3 (5–1)	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 6, 1993		Duquesne	W 85–79	15–3 (6–1)	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 13, 1993		Dayton	W 53–46	16–3 (7–1)	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 17, 1993		Evansville	W 74–63	17–3 (8–1)	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 20, 1993		at Butler	W 80–66	18–3 (9–1)
Feb 25, 1993	No. 24	Loyola (IL)	W 68–65	19–3 (10–1)	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 27, 1993	No. 24	Detroit	W 93–74	20–3 (11–1)	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio
Mar 2, 1993	No. 18	at La Salle	W 73–58	21–3 (12–1)
Mar 6, 1993	No. 18	at Duquesne	L 72–88	21–4 (12–2)
Midwestern Collegiate Conference Tournament
Mar 11, 1993*	No. 22	vs. Loyola (IL) Quarterfinals	W 60–50	22–4	Market Square Arena Indianapolis, Indiana
Mar 12, 1993*	No. 22	vs. Duquesne Semifinals	W 67–41	23–4	Market Square Arena Indianapolis, Indiana
Mar 13, 1993*	No. 22	vs. Evansville Championship game	L 69–80	23–5	Market Square Arena Indianapolis, Indiana
NCAA Tournament
Mar 19, 1993*	(9 MW)	vs. (8 MW) No. 17 New Orleans Second round	W 73–55	24–5	RCA Dome Indianapolis, Indiana
Mar 21, 1993*	(9 MW)	vs. (1 MW) No. 1 Indiana Second round	L 70–73	24–6	RCA Dome Indianapolis, Indiana
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Rankings

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References

^ "XAVIER EARNS DATE WITH NO. 1 SEED INDIANA". Deseret News. March 20, 1993. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
^ "Musketeers' upset bid foiled by Hoosiers, 73-70". The Los Angeles Times. March 22, 1993. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
^ "2019-20 Xavier Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Xavier University Athletics. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
^ "1989-90 Xavier Musketeers Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
^ "1992-93 Xavier Musketeers Schedule and Results".
^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 998–999. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

[ncaa-no-1] "XAVIER EARNS DATE WITH NO. 1 SEED INDIANA". Deseret News. March 20, 1993. Retrieved January 15, 2022.

[ncaa-hoosiers-2] "Musketeers' upset bid foiled by Hoosiers, 73-70". The Los Angeles Times. March 22, 1993. Retrieved January 15, 2022.

[3] "2019-20 Xavier Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Xavier University Athletics. Retrieved January 15, 2022.

[4] "1989-90 Xavier Musketeers Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 15, 2022.

[5] "1992-93 Xavier Musketeers Schedule and Results".

[ESPN-6] *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 998–999. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

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