1992–93 Tulane Green Wave men's basketball team

The 1992–93 Tulane Green Wave men's basketball team represented Tulane University in the 1992–93 college basketball season. This was head coach Perry Clark's fourth season at Tulane. The Green Wave competed in the Metro Conference and played their home games at Devlin Fieldhouse. They finished the season 22–9 (9–3 in Metro play) and finished second in the conference regular season standings. Tulane lost in the quarterfinal round of the Metro Conference tournament, but received an at-large bid to the 1993 NCAA tournament. The Green Wave defeated Kansas State^[1] in the opening round before losing to Florida State in the round of 32.^[2]

1992–93 Tulane Green Wave men's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Metro Conference
Record	22–9 (9–3 Metro)
Head coach	Perry Clark (4th season)
Home arena	Devlin Fieldhouse
Seasons ← 1991–92 1993–94 →

1992–93 Metro Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 15 Louisville †	11	–	1		.917			22	–	9		.710
Tulane	9	–	3		.750			22	–	9		.710
VCU	7	–	5		.583			20	–	10		.667
UNC Charlotte	6	–	6		.500			15	–	13		.536
Southern Miss	6	–	6		.500			10	–	17		.370
South Florida	2	–	10		.167			8	–	19		.296
Virginia Tech	1	–	11		.083			10	–	18		.357
† 1993 Metro Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1992–93 Tulane Green Wave men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 23 Kim Lewis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Jr F 55 Anthony Reed 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Monroe, Louisiana G Pointer Williams 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) — So New Orleans, Louisiana	Head coach Perry Clark Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 18, 1992*		Wagner Preseason NIT First Round	W 70–54	1–0	Avron B. Fogelman Arena  New Orleans, Louisiana
Nov 20, 1992*		at No. 4 Indiana Preseason NIT Second Round	L 92–102	1–1	Assembly Hall  Bloomington, Indiana
Dec 3, 1992*		Nicholls State	W 96–54	2–1	Avron B. Fogelman Arena  New Orleans, Louisiana
Dec 5, 1992*		SMU	W 103–92 ^OT	3–1	Avron B. Fogelman Arena  New Orleans, Louisiana
Dec 9, 1992*	No. 20	at No. 21 Memphis State	W 86–85	4–1	The Pyramid  Memphis, Tennessee
Dec 12, 1992*		Northwestern State	W 91–81	5–1	Avron B. Fogelman Arena  New Orleans, Louisiana
Dec 15, 1992*		at UAB	L 69–75	5–2	Bartow Arena  Birmingham, Alabama
Dec 23, 1992*		Jackson State	L 84–92	5–3	Avron B. Fogelman Arena  New Orleans, Louisiana
Dec 27, 1992*		Hofstra	W 64–55	6–3	Avron B. Fogelman Arena  New Orleans, Louisiana
Dec 30, 1992*		Prairie View A&M	W 107–74	7–3	Avron B. Fogelman Arena  New Orleans, Louisiana
Jan 2, 1993*		UC Irvine	W 86–65	8–3	Avron B. Fogelman Arena (3,500) New Orleans, Louisiana
Jan 4, 1993*		at Mercer	W 70–52	9–3	Macon Coliseum  Macon, Georgia
Jan 9, 1993		Virginia Tech	W 84–72	10–3 (1–0)	Avron B. Fogelman Arena  New Orleans, Louisiana
Jan 13, 1993*		Texas Tech	W 70–54	11–3	Avron B. Fogelman Arena  New Orleans, Louisiana
Jan 16, 1993		at Southern Miss	W 84–71	12–3 (2–0)	Reed Green Coliseum  Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Jan 21, 1993		at VCU	W 84–76	13–3 (3–0)	Richmond Coliseum  Richmond, Virginia
Jan 23, 1993		at South Florida	W 71–53	14–3 (4–0)	Sun Dome  Tampa, Florida
Jan 30, 1993		Southern Miss	W 65–52	15–3 (5–0)	Avron B. Fogelman Arena  New Orleans, Louisiana
Feb 4, 1993		at Virginia Tech	W 72–59	16–3 (6–0)	Cassell Coliseum  Blacksburg, Virginia
Feb 7, 1993		at UNC Charlotte	L 64–68 ^OT	16–4 (6–1)	Charlotte Coliseum  Charlotte, North Carolina
Feb 11, 1993		Louisville	W 62–60	17–4 (7–1)	Avron B. Fogelman Arena  New Orleans, Louisiana
Feb 15, 1993*		Canisius	W 63–41	18–4	Avron B. Fogelman Arena  New Orleans, Louisiana
Feb 18, 1993		UNC Charlotte	W 75–70	19–4 (8–1)	Avron B. Fogelman Arena  New Orleans, Louisiana
Feb 20, 1993*		Florida Atlantic	W 87–62	20–4	Avron B. Fogelman Arena  New Orleans, Louisiana
Feb 22, 1993*	No. 16	at Temple	L 57–79	20–5	McGonigle Hall  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 27, 1993		at Louisville	L 67–94	20–6 (8–2)	Freedom Hall  Louisville, Kentucky
Mar 4, 1993		VCU	L 65–77 ^OT	20–7 (8–3)	Avron B. Fogelman Arena  New Orleans, Louisiana
Mar 6, 1993		South Florida	W 91–75	21–7 (9–3)	Avron B. Fogelman Arena  New Orleans, Louisiana
Metro Conference tournament
Mar 12, 1993*	(2)	vs. (7) Virginia Tech First round	L 55–64	21–8	Freedom Hall  Louisville, Kentucky
NCAA tournament
Mar 18, 1993*	(11 SE)	vs. (6 SE) Kansas State First round	W 55–53^[1]	22–8	Orlando Arena  Orlando, Florida
Mar 20, 1993*	(11 SE)	vs. (3 SE) No. 11 Florida State Second round	L 63–94^[2]^[3]	22–9	Orlando Arena  Orlando, Florida
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Rankings

See also: 1992–93 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

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References

1. "TULANE SETS UP K-STATE". Orlando Sentinel. March 19, 1993. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
2. "Cassell's 33 trigger Fla. State, 94-63; Tulane no match for Seminoles Southeast Regional". Baltimore Sun. March 21, 1993. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
3. "Tulane vs. Florida State Box Score, March 20, 1993". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
4. "2015-16 Tulane Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Tulane University Athletics. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
5. *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 998–999. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.