1992–93 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team American college basketball season
The 1992–93 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team represented Xavier University from 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
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 Gardens 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)
Calihan Hall 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
Myrl Shoemaker Center 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
Market Square Arena 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
[ 6]
References
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