1992–93 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team

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1992–93
Midwestern Collegiate Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 23
Record24–6 (12–2 MCC)
Head coach
Assistant coachDino Gaudio (6th season)
Home arenaCincinnati Gardens
Seasons
1992–93 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball standings
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

The 1992–93 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team represented

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]

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
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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, 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)
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
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
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

Main article:
1992-93 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

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References

  1. ^ "XAVIER EARNS DATE WITH NO. 1 SEED INDIANA". Deseret News. March 20, 1993. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  2. 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".
  6. ISBN 0-345-51392-4
    .
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