1992–93 UMass Minutemen basketball team

1992-93 UMass Minutemen men's basketball

Atlantic 10 Regular Season Champions Atlantic 10 Tournament champions
NCAA 2nd Round vs. Virginia, L 56–71 (1-1)
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#16
AP	#14
1992-93 record	24-7 (11-3 A-10)
Head coach	John Calipari (5th year)
Assistant coach	Bruiser Flint
Assistant coach	Bill Bayno
Assistant coach	John Robic
Home arena	Curry Hicks Cage (until 1/29/1993) William D. Mullins Memorial Center (from 2/4/1993)

The 1992–93 UMass Minutemen basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 1992–93 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Minutemen, led by fifth year head coach John Calipari were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 24-7, 11-3 in A-10 play to finish in first place. It also marked the last season home games would be regularly played at Curry Hicks Cage.

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
3	Dana Dingle	Forward	6–6	200	Freshman	Bronx, New York
5	Giddel Padilla	Guard	6–4	170	Sophomore	Springfield, Massachusetts
10	Mike Williams	Guard	6–2	175	Sophomore	Hartford, Connecticut
11	Craig Berry	Guard	6-1	185	Junior	Cambridge, Massachusetts
12	Chris Robinson	Guard	6-2	195	Junior	New York, New York
14	Derek Kellogg	Guard	6-3	185	Sophomore	Springfield, Massachusetts
15	Lou Roe	Forward	6-7	210	Sophomore	Atlantic City, New Jersey
22	Tony Barbee	Forward/Guard	6–6	210	Senior	Indianapolis, Indiana
23	Rigoberto Nuñez	Forward	6–7	182	Freshman	Lawrence, Massachusetts
24	Jerome Malloy	Guard	6–4	180	Sophomore	Waterbury, Connecticut
31	Harper Williams	Forward	6–7	215	Senior	Bridgeport, Connecticut
33	Jeff Meyer	Center	7–2	225	Sophomore	Wausau, Wisconsin
40	Ted Cottrell	Center/Forward	6–9	210	Freshman	Annapolis, Maryland
42	Kennard Robinson	Forward/Center	6–10	215	Senior	Bronx, New York

Schedule

Date	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site
Regular Season
12/02/1992*	#19	at #11 Florida State (Preseason NIT)	L 64-67	0–1	Donald L. Tucker Civic Center
12/05/1992*	#19	Central Connecticut	W 78-52	1–1	Curry Hicks Cage
12/08/1992*	#23	at Siena	W 70-58	2–1	Knickerbocker Arena
12/12/1992*	#23	at #11 Oklahoma	L 83–93	2–2	Lloyd Noble Center
12/28/1992*		vs. Holy Cross (Abdow's Classic)	W 81-66	3-2	Springfield Civic Center
12/29/1992	#9	at South Carolina (Abdow's Classic)	W 84-66	4-2	Springfield Civic Center
01/02/1993*		at New Hampshire	W 75-61	5-2	Lundholm Gym
01/05/1993*	#22	Boston University	W 90-42	6-2	Curry Hicks Cage
01/07/1993*	#22	#16 Cincinnati	L 53-64	6-3	Springfield Civic Center
01/09/1993	#22	at Temple	L 44-52	6-4 (0-1)	McGonigle Hall
01/12/1993		at Rutgers	W 82-78	7-4 (1-1)	Louis Brown Athletic Center
01/16/1993		at George Washington	W 76-68	8-4 (2-1)	Curry Hicks Cage
01/19/1993		Rhode Island	W 84-72	9-4 (3-1)	Curry Hicks Cage
01/21/1993		Temple	W 52-50	10-4 (4-1)	Curry Hicks Cage
1/24/1993*		vs. DePaul	W 79-69	11-4	Worcester Centrum
01/29/1993		Southwestern Louisiana	W 84-74	12-4	Curry Hicks Cage
01/31/1993		at St. Bonaventure	W 93-78	13-4 (5-1)	Reilly Center
02/04/1993		West Virginia	W 64-59 ^OT	14-4 (6-1)	Mullins Center
02/06/1993		Rutgers	W 82-67	15-4 (7-1)	Mullins Center
02/11/1993	#22	at Saint Joseph's	W 81-69	16-4 (8-1)	Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse
02/13/1993	#22	George Washington	W 68-65	17-4 (9-1)	Charles E. Smith Center
02/18/1993*	#19	at Buffalo	W 96-67	18-4	Alumni Arena
02/20/1993	#19	at Rhode Island	L 68-71	18-5 (9-2)	Providence Civic Center
02/27/1993	#21	at West Virginia	L 54-79	18-6 (9-3)	WVU Coliseum
03/01/1993	#23	St. Bonaventure	W 86-62	19-6 (10-3)	Mullins Center
03/04/1993	#23	St. Joseph's	W 61-43	20-6 (11-3)	Mullins Center
1993 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament
03/07/1993	#23	vs. St. Bonaventure (Quarterfinal)	W 75-58	21-6	The Palestra
03/08/1993	#20	vs. Rhode Island (Semifinals)	W 76-50	22-6	The Palestra
03/11/1993	#20	Temple (Final)	W 69-61	23-6	Mullins Center
1993 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
03/19/1993*	#14	vs. Pennsylvania (East Region First Round)	W 54-50	24-6	Carrier Dome
03/21/1993*	#14	vs. Virginia (East Region Second Round)	L 56-71	24-7	Carrier Dome
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

UMass Minutemen basketball

Venues	Drill Hall (1899–1931) Curry Hicks Cage (1931–1993) William D. Mullins Memorial Center (1993–present)

Rivalries	Boston College

Culture & lore	Sam the Minuteman "Fight Mass"

People	Head coaches Retired numbers

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NCAA Final Four appearances in italics