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1992–93 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team

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1992–93 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball
SEC Regular season champion
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 8
Record28–6 (14–2 SEC)
Head coach
Home arenaMemorial Gymnasium
Seasons
1992–93 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
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 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.

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

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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
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule and results

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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

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Awards and honors

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References

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  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.