1992–93 UMass Minutemen basketball team

UMass Minutemen men's basketball
1992-93 UMass Minutemen men's basketball
Atlantic 10 Regular Season Champions; Atlantic 10 Tournament champions
NCAA 2nd Round vs. Virginia, L 56–71 (1-1)
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#16
AP	#14
1992-93 record	24-7 (11-3 A-10)
Head coach	John Calipari (5th year)
Assistant coach	Bruiser Flint
Assistant coach	Bill Bayno
Assistant coach	John Robic
Home arena	Curry Hicks Cage (until 1/29/1993); William D. Mullins Memorial Center (from 2/4/1993)
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The 1992–93 UMass Minutemen basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 1992–93 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Minutemen, led by fifth year head coach John Calipari were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 24-7, 11-3 in A-10 play to finish in first place. It also marked the last season home games would be regularly played at Curry Hicks Cage.

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
3	Dana Dingle	Forward	6–6	200	Freshman	Bronx, New York
5	Giddel Padilla	Guard	6–4	170	Sophomore	Springfield, Massachusetts
10	Mike Williams	Guard	6–2	175	Sophomore	Hartford, Connecticut
11	Craig Berry	Guard	6-1	185	Junior	Cambridge, Massachusetts
12	Chris Robinson	Guard	6-2	195	Junior	New York, New York
14	Derek Kellogg	Guard	6-3	185	Sophomore	Springfield, Massachusetts
15	Lou Roe	Forward	6-7	210	Sophomore	Atlantic City, New Jersey
22	Tony Barbee	Forward/Guard	6–6	210	Senior	Indianapolis, Indiana
23	Rigoberto Nuñez	Forward	6–7	182	Freshman	Lawrence, Massachusetts
24	Jerome Malloy	Guard	6–4	180	Sophomore	Waterbury, Connecticut
31	Harper Williams	Forward	6–7	215	Senior	Bridgeport, Connecticut
33	Jeff Meyer	Center	7–2	225	Sophomore	Wausau, Wisconsin
40	Ted Cottrell	Center/Forward	6–9	210	Freshman	Annapolis, Maryland
42	Kennard Robinson	Forward/Center	6–10	215	Senior	Bronx, New York

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site City, State
Regular Season
12/02/1992*	#19	at #11 Florida State Preseason NIT	L 64-67	0–1	Donald L. Tucker Civic Center Tallahassee, Florida
12/05/1992*	#19	Central Connecticut	W 78-52	1–1	Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, Massachusetts
12/08/1992*	#23	at Siena	W 70-58	2–1	Knickerbocker Arena Albany, New York
12/12/1992*	#23	at #11 Oklahoma	L 83–93	2–2	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
12/28/1992*		vs. Holy Cross Abdow's Classic	W 81-66	3-2	Springfield Civic Center Springfield, Massachusetts
12/29/1992	#9	at South Carolina Abdow's Classic	W 84-66	4-2	Springfield Civic Center Springfield, Massachusetts
01/02/1993*		at New Hampshire	W 75-61	5-2	Lundholm Gym Durham, New Hampshire
01/05/1993*	#22	Boston University	W 90-42	6-2	Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, Massachusetts
01/07/1993*	#22	#16 Cincinnati	L 53-64	6-3	Springfield Civic Center Springfield, Massachusetts
01/09/1993	#22	at Temple	L 44-52	6-4 (0-1)	McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
01/12/1993		at Rutgers	W 82-78	7-4 (1-1)	Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, New Jersey
01/16/1993		at George Washington	W 76-68	8-4 (2-1)	Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, Massachusetts
01/19/1993		Rhode Island	W 84-72	9-4 (3-1)	Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, Massachusetts
01/21/1993		Temple	W 52-50	10-4 (4-1)	Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, Massachusetts
1/24/1993*		vs. DePaul	W 79-69	11-4	Worcester Centrum Worcester, Massachusetts
01/29/1993		Southwestern Louisiana	W 84-74	12-4	Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, MA
01/31/1993		at St. Bonaventure	W 93-78	13-4 (5-1)	Reilly Center Olean, New York
02/04/1993		West Virginia	W 64-59 ^OT	14-4 (6-1)	Mullins Center Amherst, Massachusetts
02/06/1993		Rutgers	W 82-67	15-4 (7-1)	Mullins Center Amherst, Massachusetts
02/11/1993	#22	at Saint Joseph's	W 81-69	16-4 (8-1)	Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
02/13/1993	#22	George Washington	W 68-65	17-4 (9-1)	Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C.
02/18/1993*	#19	at Buffalo	W 96-67	18-4	Alumni Arena Amherst, New York
02/20/1993	#19	at Rhode Island	L 68-71	18-5 (9-2)	Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island
02/27/1993	#21	at West Virginia	L 54-79	18-6 (9-3)	WVU Coliseum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
03/01/1993	#23	St. Bonaventure	W 86-62	19-6 (10-3)	Mullins Center Amherst, Massachusetts
03/04/1993	#23	St. Joseph's	W 61-43	20-6 (11-3)	Mullins Center Amherst, Massachusetts
1993 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament
03/07/1993	#23	vs. St. Bonaventure Quarterfinal	W 75-58	21-6	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
03/08/1993	#20	vs. Rhode Island Semifinals	W 76-50	22-6	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
03/11/1993	#20	Temple Final	W 69-61	23-6	Mullins Center Amherst, Massachusetts
1993 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
03/19/1993*	#14	vs. Pennsylvania East Region First Round	W 54-50	24-6	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
03/21/1993*	#14	vs. Virginia East Region Second Round	L 56-71	24-7	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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Venues	Drill Hall (1899–1931) Curry Hicks Cage (1931–1993) William D. Mullins Memorial Center (1993–present)
Rivalries	Boston College
Culture & lore	Sam the Minuteman "Fight Mass"
People	Head coaches Retired numbers
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