1992–93 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team

1992–93 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball
1992–93 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball
Big East tournament champions; Big East Regular Season Champions
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 11
AP	No. 6
Record	28–7 (14–4 Big East)
Head coach	P. J. Carlesimo (11th season);
Home arena	Brendan Byrne Arena
	Seasons ← 1991–92 1993–94 →

The 1992–93 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team represented Seton Hall University during the 1992–93 NCAA men's college basketball season. The Pirates were led by eleventh year head coach P.J. Carlesimo.

1992–93 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 6 Seton Hall †	14	–	4	.778	28	–	7	.800
St. John's	12	–	6	.667	19	–	11	.633
Syracuse	10	–	8	.556	20	–	9	.690
Connecticut	9	–	9	.500	15	–	13	.536
Providence	9	–	9	.500	20	–	13	.606
Pittsburgh	9	–	9	.500	17	–	11	.607
Boston College	9	–	9	.500	18	–	13	.581
Georgetown	8	–	10	.444	20	–	13	.606
Miami	7	–	11	.389	10	–	17	.370
Villanova	3	–	15	.167	8	–	19	.296

† 1993 Big East tournament winner As of April 5, 1993^[1] Rankings from AP Poll

The Pirates had two wins streaks of 10+ games, won the Big East regular season and tournament championships, and received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 2 seed in the Southeast region.

Roster

1992–93 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G/F	4	Adrian Griffin	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Wichita East HS	Wichita, Kansas
G	15	Dan Hurley	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	So	St. Anthony HS	Jersey City, New Jersey
F	21	Jerry Walker	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Sr
G	24	Terry Dehere	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	St. Anthony HS	Jersey City, New Jersey
C	50	Luther Wright	7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Jr	Elizabeth HS	Jersey City, New Jersey
F	55	Artūras Karnišovas	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr

Head coach

P. J. Carlesimo

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 18, 1992*	No. 6	Delaware Preseason NIT	W 75–54	1–0	Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey
Nov 19, 1992*	No. 6	Tennessee Preseason NIT	W 72–64	2–0	Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey
Nov 25, 1992*	No. 6	vs. No. 24 UCLA Preseason NIT	W 73–64	4–0	Madison Square Garden (12,641) New York, New York
Nov 27, 1992*	No. 6	vs. No. 4 Indiana Preseason NIT	L 74–78^[2]	4–1	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
Dec 1, 1992*	No. 7	Rider	W 87–74	5–1	Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey
Dec 7, 1992	No. 7	Miami (FL)	W 65–56	6–1 (1–0)	Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey
Dec 10, 1992*	No. 7	at Iona	W 75–61	7–1	John A. Mulcahy Campus Events Center New Rochelle, New York
Dec 14, 1992*	No. 7	Saint Peter's	W 88–54	8–1	Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey
Dec 20, 1992*	No. 7	Fairleigh Dickinson	W 81–61	9–1	Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey
Dec 29, 1992*	No. 7	Cornell	W 75–59	10–1	Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey
Dec 30, 1992*	No. 7	James Madison	W 87–66	11–1	Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey
Jan 4, 1993	No. 7	No. 19 Connecticut	W 72–69	12–1 (2–0)	Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey
Jan 9, 1993	No. 7	at Providence	W 91–79	13–1 (3–0)	Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island
Jan 11, 1993	No. 7	No. 24 Syracuse	W 80–73	14–1 (4–0)	Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey
Jan 16, 1993	No. 7	at Pittsburgh	L 73–76	14–2 (4–1)	Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Jan 19, 1993	No. 10	Villanova	W 66–61	15–2 (5–1)	Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey
Jan 24, 1993*	No. 10	No. 3 North Carolina	L 66–70	15–3	Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey
Jan 27, 1993	No. 9	at No. 21 Georgetown	L 62–73	15–4 (5–2)	USAir Arena Washington, D.C.
Jan 31, 1993	No. 9	at Syracuse	L 67–76	15–5 (5–3)	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
Feb 2, 1993	No. 14	Providence	W 90–71	16–5 (6–3)	Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey
Feb 6, 1993	No. 14	at Boston College	L 62–63	16–6 (6–4)	Silvio O. Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Feb 9, 1993	No. 19	No. 17 Pittsburgh	W 91–73	17–6 (7–4)	Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey
Feb 13, 1993	No. 19	at Villanova	W 65–59	18–6 (8–4)	The Pavilion Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 17, 1993	No. 16	at No. 25 St. John's	W 95–85	19–6 (9–4)	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
Feb 21, 1993	No. 16	Georgetown	W 66–56	20–6 (10–4)	Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey
Feb 23, 1993	No. 14	at Miami (FL)	W 85–73	21–6 (11–4)	Miami Arena Miami, Florida
Feb 27, 1993	No. 14	at Connecticut	W 82–74	22–6 (12–4)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut
Mar 3, 1993	No. 10	Boston College	W 79–61	23–6 (13–4)	Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, NJ
Mar 6, 1993	No. 10	No. 25 St. John's	W 92–73	24–6 (14–4)	Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, NJ
Big East tournament
Mar 12, 1993*	No. 9	vs. Georgetown Big East tournament Quarterfinal	W 83–69	25–6	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
Mar 13, 1993*	No. 9	vs. Providence Big East tournament Semifinal	W 69–60	26–6	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
Mar 14, 1993*	No. 9	vs. Syracuse Big East tournament championship	W 103–70^[3]	27–6	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
NCAA Tournament
Mar 18, 1993*	(2 SE) No. 6	vs. (15 SE) Tennessee State First Round	W 81–59^[4]	28–6	Orlando Arena Orlando, FL
Mar 20, 1993*	(2 SE) No. 6	vs. (7 SE) No. 20 Western Kentucky Second Round	L 68–72^[5]	28–7	Orlando Arena Orlando, FL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast.

Sources [1]

Rankings

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Awards and honors

Terry Dehere – Big East Player of the Year

Players in the 1993 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	13	Terry Dehere	Los Angeles Clippers
1	18	Luther Wright	Utah Jazz

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References

^ sports-reference.com 1992-93 Big East Conference Season Summary
^ "Seton Hall Falls Short In the N.I.T." The New York Times. November 28, 1992. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
^ "Everything's Coming Up Gangbusters for the Hall". The New York Times. March 15, 1993. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
^ "Seton Hall Clears First Hurdle With Little Trouble, as Usual". The Los Angeles Times. March 19, 1993. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
^ "W. Kentucky stuns Seton Hall; Pirates falter down the stretch, 72-68". The Baltimore Sun. March 20, 1993. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1009–1010. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
^ "1993 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 20, 2019.

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

[2] "Seton Hall Falls Short In the N.I.T." The New York Times. November 28, 1992. Retrieved March 25, 2023.

[3] "Everything's Coming Up Gangbusters for the Hall". The New York Times. March 15, 1993. Retrieved March 25, 2023.

[4] "Seton Hall Clears First Hurdle With Little Trouble, as Usual". The Los Angeles Times. March 19, 1993. Retrieved March 25, 2023.

[5] "W. Kentucky stuns Seton Hall; Pirates falter down the stretch, 72-68". The Baltimore Sun. March 20, 1993. Retrieved March 25, 2023.

[ESPN-6] ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1009–1010. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

[7] "1993 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 20, 2019.

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1992–93 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball
Big East tournament champions Big East Regular Season Champions
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 11
AP	No. 6
Record	28–7 (14–4 Big East)
Head coach	P. J. Carlesimo (11th season)
Home arena	Brendan Byrne Arena
Seasons ← 1991–92 1993–94 →