1992–93 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team

1992–93 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball
Metro Conference tournament champions Metro Conference regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Metro Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 15
AP	No. 15
Record	22–9 (11–1 Metro)
Head coach	Denny Crum (22nd season)
Home arena	Freedom Hall

1992–93 Metro Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 15 Louisville †	11	–	1		.917			22	–	9		.710
Tulane	9	–	3		.750			22	–	9		.710
VCU	7	–	5		.583			20	–	10		.667
UNC Charlotte	6	–	6		.500			15	–	13		.536
Southern Miss	6	–	6		.500			10	–	17		.370
South Florida	2	–	10		.167			8	–	19		.296
Virginia Tech	1	–	11		.083			10	–	18		.357
† 1993 Metro Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1992–93 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of Louisville in the 1992–93 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Denny Crum^[1] and the team finished the season with an overall record of 22–9.^[2]

Roster

1993–94 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G/F 23 Greg Minor 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Washington Co. Sandersville, Georgia F/C 44 Clifford Rozier 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Southeast Bradenton, Florida F 50 Dwayne Morton 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Central Louisville, Kentucky	Head coach Denny Crum (UCLA) Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Dec 9, 1992*	No. 9	at Vanderbilt	L 88–90	1–1	Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 12, 1992*	No. 9	No. 3 Kentucky	L 68–88	1–2	Freedom Hall  Louisville, Kentucky
Jan 11, 1993*		Xavier	W 76–73	6–4	Freedom Hall  Louisville, Kentucky
Metro Conference tournament
Mar 13, 1993*	No. 16	UNC Charlotte Semifinals	W 71–59	19–8	Freedom Hall  Louisville, Kentucky
Mar 14, 1993*	No. 16	VCU Championship game	W 90–78	20–8	Freedom Hall  Louisville, Kentucky
NCAA Tournament
Mar 19, 1993*	(4 MW) No. 15	vs. (13 MW) Delaware First round	W 76–70[4]	21–8	RCA Dome  Indianapolis, Indiana
Mar 21, 1993*	(4 MW) No. 15	vs. (5 MW) No. 23 Oklahoma State Second round	W 78–63[5]	22–8	RCA Dome  Indianapolis, Indiana
Mar 25, 1993*	(4 MW) No. 15	vs. (1 MW) No. 1 Indiana Midwest Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	L 69–82[6]	22–9	St. Louis Arena  St. Louis, Missouri
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

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

References

1. "1992-1993 Louisville Cardinals Roster and Stats". Retrieved November 21, 2013.
2. "1992-1993 Louisville Cardinals Schedule and Results". Retrieved November 21, 2013.
3. "1992-93 Louisville Cardinals". Sports Reference. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
4. "Louisville Pecks Away at Delaware". The New York Times. March 20, 1993. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
5. "Louisville 78, Oklahoma State 63". UPI Archives. March 21, 1993. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
6. "Louisville Has No Answer for Cheaney". The Los Angeles Times. March 26, 1993. Retrieved May 30, 2022.