1992–93 LSU Tigers basketball team

The 1992-93 LSU Tigers men's basketball team represented Louisiana State University during the 1992–93 NCAA men's college basketball season. The head coach was Dale Brown. The team was a member of the Southeastern Conference and played their home games at Pete Maravich Assembly Center.

1992–93 LSU Tigers basketball
NCAA tournament
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	West Division
Record	22–11 (9–7 SEC)
Head coach	Dale Brown (21st season)
Assistant coach	Johnny Jones (9th season)
Home arena	Pete Maravich Assembly Center
Seasons ← 1991–92 1993–94 →

1992–93 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
No. 8 Vanderbilt	14	–	2		.875			28	–	6		.824
No. 2 Kentucky †	13	–	3		.813			30	–	4		.882
Florida	9	–	7		.563			16	–	12		.571
Georgia	8	–	8		.500			15	–	14		.517
South Carolina	5	–	11		.313			9	–	18		.333
Tennessee	4	–	12		.250			13	–	17		.433
West
No. 12 Arkansas	10	–	6		.625			22	–	9		.710
LSU	9	–	7		.563			22	–	11		.667
Auburn	8	–	8		.500			15	–	12		.556
Alabama	7	–	9		.438			16	–	13		.552
Mississippi State	5	–	11		.313			13	–	16		.448
Ole Miss	4	–	12		.250			10	–	18		.357
† 1993 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll^[1]

The Tigers finished second in the SEC West standings, and made a strong run to the championship game of the SEC Tournament. LSU received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 11 seed in the Midwest region where they lost in the opening round to California. After ten straight tournament appearances (and 13 overall), this would be the last season Coach Brown would take a team to the NCAA Tournament. The team finished with a 22–11 record (9–7 SEC).

Roster

1992–93 LSU Tigers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 4 Jamie Brandon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr   Chicago, IL F 12 Sean Gipson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr   Winston-Salem, NC F 22 Clarence Ceasar 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 213 lb (97 kg) So   Iowa, LA C 43 Geert Hammink 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Sr   Didam, Netherlands	Head coach Dale Brown (Minot State) Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Exhibition
Non-conference regular season
Dec 1, 1992*		McNeese State	W 83–72	1–0	Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Dec 3, 1992*		Southeastern Louisiana	W 92–65	2–0	Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Dec 5, 1992*		Mercer	W 82–48	3–0	Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Dec 15, 1992*		Nicholls State	W 75–64	4–0	Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Dec 16, 1992*		Campbell	W 93–71	5–0	Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Dec 21, 1992*		vs. Stanford Maui Invitational	W 72–63	6–0	Lahaina Civic Center  Lahaina, Hawaii
Dec 22, 1992*		vs. No. 1 Duke Maui Invitational	L 67–96	6–1	Lahaina Civic Center  Lahaina, Hawaii
Dec 23, 1992*		vs. Memphis State Maui Invitational	L 66–70	6–2	Lahaina Civic Center  Lahaina, Hawaii
Dec 29, 1992*		Northwestern State	W 93–79	7–2	Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Dec 30, 1992*		Tennessee State	W 90–68	8–2	Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Jan 2, 1993*		Drake	W 94–86	9–2	Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
SEC regular season
Jan 6, 1993		at Alabama	L 67–77	9–3 (0–1)	Coleman Coliseum  Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Jan 9, 1993		Auburn	W 87–81	10–3 (1–1)	Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Jan 13, 1993		at Mississippi State	W 84–76	11–3 (2–1)	Humphrey Coliseum  Starkville, Mississippi
Jan 16, 1993		Florida	W 85–81	12–3 (3–1)	Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Jan 20, 1993*		Central Connecticut State	W 86–53	13–3	Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Jan 23, 1993		at Ole Miss	L 62–71	13–4 (3–2)	Tad Smith Coliseum  Oxford, Mississippi
Jan 26, 1993		at No. 4 Kentucky	L 67–105	13–5 (3–3)	Rupp Arena  Lexington, Kentucky
Jan 30, 1993		South Carolina	W 85–62	14–5 (4–3)	Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Feb 2, 1993		No. 17 Arkansas	L 79–91	14–6 (4–4)	Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Feb 7, 1993*		vs. Texas	W 84–81	15–6
Feb 10, 1993		Mississippi State	W 92–66	16–6 (5–4)	Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Feb 13, 1993		at Auburn	W 75–73	17–6 (6–4)	Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum  Auburn, Alabama
Feb 17, 1993		No. 11 Vanderbilt	L 66–87	17–7 (6–5)	Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Feb 20, 1993		at Tennessee	W 81–74	18–7 (7–5)	Thompson-Boling Arena  Knoxville, Tennessee
Feb 23, 1993		Alabama	W 76–68	19–7 (8–5)	Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Feb 27, 1993		at Georgia	L 78–81	19–8 (8–6)	Stegeman Coliseum  Athens, Georgia
Mar 3, 1993		at No. 13 Arkansas	L 75–88	19–9 (8–7)	Barnhill Arena  Fayetteville, Arkansas
Mar 6, 1993		Ole Miss	W 71–56	20–9 (9–7)	Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
SEC Tournament
Mar 12, 1993*		vs. Ole Miss Quarterfinals	W 89–70	21–9	Rupp Arena  Lexington, Kentucky
Mar 13, 1993*		vs. No. 5 Vanderbilt Semifinals	W 72–62	22–9	Rupp Arena  Lexington, Kentucky
Mar 14, 1993*		at No. 4 Kentucky Championship game	L 65–82	22–10	Rupp Arena  Lexington, Kentucky
NCAA Tournament
Mar 18, 1993*	(11 MW)	vs. (6 MW) California First round	L 64–66^[3]	22–11	Rosemont Horizon  Rosemont, Illinois
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest.

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Team players drafted into the NBA

Main article: 1993 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	26	Geert Hammink	Orlando Magic

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References

1. sports-reference.com 1992-93 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
2. "1992-93 LSU Tigers Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
3. "Kidd, Cal Beat LSU in Final Second, 66-64". Los Angeles Times. March 19, 1993. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
4. 2014-15 LSU Tigers basketball media guide 2019-07-08 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2022-Jan-16.
5. College Basketball @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2022-Jan-16.
6. "1993 NBA Draft". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 16, 2022.