1992–93 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 1992–93 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team represented Wake Forest University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference during the 1992–93 NCAA men's basketball season . The team was led by fourth-year head coach Dave Odom , and played their home games at LJVM Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina .
The Demon Deacons finished tied for third in the ACC regular season with an 10–6 conference record. The team lost to Virginia in the quarterfinal round of the ACC tournament , but received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 5 seed in the Southeast region. Making their third straight appearance in the NCAA tournament, Wake Forest beat Chattanooga and Iowa to advance to the Sweet Sixteen for the first time since 1984. The Demon Deacons were eliminated by No. 1 seed Kentucky in the regional semifinal round[1] to finish with a 21–9 overall record.
Junior Rodney Rogers was ACC Player of the Year , a consensus second-team All-American , and was selected by the Denver Nuggets with the 9th overall pick in the 1993 NBA draft .
Previous season
Wake Forest finished with a 17–12 record (7–9 ACC) and reached the NCAA tournament for the second straight season.
Roster
1992–93 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
F
34
Travis Banks
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
So
Clinton HS
Clinton, NC
G
25
Marc Blucas
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Jr
Girard HS
Girard, PA
G
3
Barry Canty
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Fr
Independence
Charlotte, NC
G
5
Stacey Castle
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Fr
Oak Hill Academy (VA)
Far Rockaway, NY
G
22
Randolph Childress (C)
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
So
Flint Hill School
Clinton, MD
F
42
Bobby Fitzgibbons
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Fr
Nichols
Buffalo, NY
G
11
Charlie Harrison
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
Jr
Archbishop Carroll
Washington, DC
F/C
21
Derrick Hicks
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Sr
Anderson JC
Raleigh, NC
C
51
Stan King
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
252 lb (114 kg)
Jr
August Martin
Jamaica, NY
G
10
Rusty LaRue
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Fr
Northwest Guilford HS
Oak Ridge, NC
F
40
Trelonnie Owens (C)
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
Jr
Bladenboro HS
Bladenboro, NC
F
35
David Rasmussen
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Sr
Ricks JC
East Lansing, MI
C
55
Steve Rich
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
Fr
Cardinal Gibbons
Fort Lauderdale, FL
F
54
Rodney Rogers (C)
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
Jr
Southern HS
Durham, NC
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: 2016-Mar-01
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site city, state
Regular season
Dec 1, 1992 *
Radford
W 81–62
1–0
LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Dec 5, 1992 *
Vermont
W 95–76
2–0
LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Dec 15, 1992 *
Rhode Island
W 69–65
3–0
LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Dec 19, 1992 *
Richmond
W 88–74
4–0
LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Dec 22, 1992 *
at No. 21 California
L 65–81
4–1
Harmon Gym Berkeley, California
Dec 28, 1992 *
vs. Davidson
W 71–52
5–1
Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina
Dec 30, 1992 *
Lafayette
W 74–47
6–1
LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Jan 2, 1993 *
Mount St. Mary's
W 76–65
7–1
LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Jan 7, 1993 *
Winthrop
W 99–65
8–1
LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Jan 9, 1993
No. 23 Florida State
L 72–74
8–2 (0–1)
LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Jan 13, 1993
No. 3 Duke
L 59–86
8–3 (0–2)
LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Jan 16, 1993
at Maryland
W 86–73
9–3 (1–2)
Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland
Jan 21, 1993
at No. 16 Georgia Tech
W 81–58
10–3 (2–2)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia
Jan 24, 1993
Clemson
W 74–56
11–3 (3–2)
LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Jan 27, 1993
at No. 15 Virginia
W 75–73
12–3 (4–2)
University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan 30, 1993
No. 3 North Carolina
W 88–62
13–3 (5–2)
LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Feb 4, 1993
No. 13
at NC State
W 65–54
14–3 (6–2)
Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina
Feb 7, 1993 *
No. 13
at Temple
W 106–69
15–3
McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 10, 1993
No. 9
at No. 10 Florida State
L 94–111
15–4 (6–3)
Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, Florida
Feb 13, 1993
No. 9
at No. 3 Duke
W 98–86
16–4 (7–3)
Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina
Feb 17, 1993
No. 10
Maryland
W 88–64
17–4 (8–3)
LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Feb 20, 1993
No. 10
Georgia Tech
L 58–69
17–5 (8–4)
LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Feb 24, 1993
No. 12
at Clemson
L 74–76
17–6 (8–5)
Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina
Feb 27, 1993 *
No. 12
No. 22 Virginia
W 58–56
18–6 (9–5)
LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Mar 3, 1993
No. 14
at No. 1 North Carolina
L 65–83
18–7 (9–6)
Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Mar 6, 1993 *
No. 14
NC State
W 80–68
19–7 (10–6)
LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina
ACC Tournament
Mar 12, 1993 *
No. 12
vs. Virginia ACC Tournament Quarterfinal
L 57–61
19–8
Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina
NCAA Tournament
Mar 19, 1993 *
(5 SE) No. 16
vs. (12 SE) Chattanooga First round
W 81–58[2]
20–8
Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Mar 21, 1993 *
(5 SE) No. 16
vs. (4 SE) No. 13 Iowa Second Round
W 84–78[3]
21–8
Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Mar 25, 1993 *
(5 SE) No. 16
vs. (1 SE) No. 2 Kentucky Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen
L 69–103[1]
21–9
Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
SE=Southeast.
All times are in
Eastern Time .
[4]
Rankings
[5]
Awards and honors
Rodney Rogers – ACC Player of the Year, Consensus, second-team All-American
NBA draft
[6]
References
^ a b "Kentucky wipes out Wake Forest in 103-69 runaway Southeast Regional" . The Baltimore Sun . March 27, 1993. Retrieved July 12, 2020 .
^ "Wake Forest 81, Tennessee-Chattanooga 58" . UPI Archives . March 19, 1993. Retrieved July 12, 2020 .
^ "NCAA MEN'S TOURNAMENT : SOUTHEAST REGIONAL : Wake Forest's Rogers Gets Message, 84-78" . Los Angeles Times . March 22, 1993. Retrieved July 12, 2020 .
^ "2019-20 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball media guide" (PDF) . Wake Forest University Athletics . Retrieved July 12, 2020 .
^ 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" . Sports Reference . Retrieved July 12, 2020 .
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