1992–93 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team

The 1992–93 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team represented Ball State University as a member of the Mid-American Conference during the 1992–93 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Dick Hunsaker and played their home games at the brand new Worthen Arena in Muncie, Indiana. Ball State finished atop the MAC regular season standings and also won the MAC tournament to receive the conference's automatic bid to the 1993 NCAA tournament. Playing as the No. 15 seed in the Midwest region, the Cardinals were beaten in the opening round by No. 2 seed and eventual Final Four participant Kansas, 94–72.^[1]

1992–93 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball

MAC regular season champions MAC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	26–8 (14–4 MAC)
Head coach	Dick Hunsaker (4th season)
Assistant coach	Leonard Drake
Home arena	Worthen Arena
Seasons ← 1991–92 1993–94 →

1992–93 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Ball State †	13	–	4	.765	26	–	8	.765
Miami (OH)	14	–	4	.778	22	–	9	.710
Western Michigan	12	–	6	.667	17	–	12	.586
Ohio	11	–	7	.611	14	–	13	.519
Toledo	9	–	9	.500	12	–	16	.429
Eastern Michigan	8	–	10	.444	13	–	17	.433
Bowling Green	8	–	10	.444	11	–	16	.407
Kent State	7	–	11	.389	10	–	17	.370
Central Michigan	4	–	14	.222	8	–	18	.308
Akron	3	–	15	.167	8	–	18	.308

† 1993 MAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Roster edit

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	4	Jeermal Sylvester	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Jr
G		Mark Hardwick	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Sr	Jay County	Dunkirk, IN

Roster

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Non-conference regular season
Dec 7, 1992*		Xavier	L 78–81	2–1	Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana
MAC regular season
MAC tournament
Mar 11, 1993*		vs. Kent State Quarterfinals	W 77–57	24–7	Battelle Hall Columbus, Ohio
Mar 12, 1993*		vs. Toledo Semifinals	W 72–64	25–7	Battelle Hall Columbus, Ohio
Mar 13, 1993*		vs. Western Michigan Championship game	W 79–64	26–7	Battelle Hall Columbus, Ohio
NCAA tournament
Mar 18, 1993*	(15 MW)	vs. (2 MW) No. 9 Kansas First Round	L 72–94	26–8	Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time Sources^[2]^[3].

^ "Kansas, written off, erases Ball State in 94-72 win; Jayhawks to meet BYU in 2nd round Midwest Regional". Baltimore Sun. March 19, 1993. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
^ "1992-93 Men's Basketball Schedule". Ball State Sports. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
^ "Record Book" (PDF). Ball State Sports. Retrieved June 5, 2022.