1992–93 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team

The 1992–93 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team represented Wake Forest University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference during the 1992–93 NCAA men's basketball season. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Dave Odom, and played their home games at LJVM Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

1992–93 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Regional semifinal
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 14
AP	No. 16
Record	21–9 (10–6 ACC)
Head coach	Dave Odom (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Larry Davis Ricky Stokes Jerry Wainwright
Home arena	LJVM Coliseum
Seasons ← 1991–92 1993–94 →

1992–93 ACC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 4 North Carolina	14	–	2		.875			34	–	4		.895
No. 11 Florida State	12	–	4		.750			25	–	10		.714
No. 10 Duke	10	–	6		.625			24	–	8		.750
No. 16 Wake Forest	10	–	6		.625			21	–	9		.700
Virginia	9	–	7		.563			21	–	10		.677
No. 18 Georgia Tech †	8	–	8		.500			19	–	11		.633
Clemson	5	–	11		.313			17	–	13		.567
Maryland	2	–	14		.125			12	–	16		.429
NC State	2	–	14		.125			8	–	19		.296
† 1993 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The Demon Deacons finished tied for third in the ACC regular season with an 10–6 conference record. The team lost to Virginia in the quarterfinal round of the ACC tournament, but received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 5 seed in the Southeast region. Making their third straight appearance in the NCAA tournament, Wake Forest beat Chattanooga and Iowa to advance to the Sweet Sixteen for the first time since 1984. The Demon Deacons were eliminated by No. 1 seed Kentucky in the regional semifinal round^[1] to finish with a 21–9 overall record.

Junior Rodney Rogers was ACC Player of the Year, a consensus second-team All-American, and was selected by the Denver Nuggets with the 9th overall pick in the 1993 NBA draft.

Previous season

Wake Forest finished with a 17–12 record (7–9 ACC) and reached the NCAA tournament for the second straight season.

Roster

1992–93 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 34 Travis Banks 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Clinton HS Clinton, NC G 25 Marc Blucas 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Girard HS Girard, PA G 3 Barry Canty 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Independence Charlotte, NC G 5 Stacey Castle 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Oak Hill Academy (VA) Far Rockaway, NY G 22 Randolph Childress (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Flint Hill School Clinton, MD F 42 Bobby Fitzgibbons 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Nichols Buffalo, NY G 11 Charlie Harrison 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Archbishop Carroll Washington, DC F/C 21 Derrick Hicks 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Anderson JC Raleigh, NC C 51 Stan King 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 252 lb (114 kg) Jr August Martin Jamaica, NY G 10 Rusty LaRue 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Northwest Guilford HS Oak Ridge, NC F 40 Trelonnie Owens (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Bladenboro HS Bladenboro, NC F 35 David Rasmussen 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Ricks JC East Lansing, MI C 55 Steve Rich 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr Cardinal Gibbons Fort Lauderdale, FL F 54 Rodney Rogers (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Southern HS Durham, NC	Head coach Dave Odom Assistant coach(es) Larry Davis Ricky Stokes Jerry Wainwright Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: 2016-Mar-01

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Dec 1, 1992*		Radford	W 81–62	1–0	LJVM Coliseum  Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Dec 5, 1992*		Vermont	W 95–76	2–0	LJVM Coliseum  Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Dec 15, 1992*		Rhode Island	W 69–65	3–0	LJVM Coliseum  Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Dec 19, 1992*		Richmond	W 88–74	4–0	LJVM Coliseum  Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Dec 22, 1992*		at No. 21 California	L 65–81	4–1	Harmon Gym  Berkeley, California
Dec 28, 1992*		vs. Davidson	W 71–52	5–1	Charlotte Coliseum  Charlotte, North Carolina
Dec 30, 1992*		Lafayette	W 74–47	6–1	LJVM Coliseum  Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Jan 2, 1993*		Mount St. Mary's	W 76–65	7–1	LJVM Coliseum  Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Jan 7, 1993*		Winthrop	W 99–65	8–1	LJVM Coliseum  Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Jan 9, 1993		No. 23 Florida State	L 72–74	8–2 (0–1)	LJVM Coliseum  Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Jan 13, 1993		No. 3 Duke	L 59–86	8–3 (0–2)	LJVM Coliseum  Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Jan 16, 1993		at Maryland	W 86–73	9–3 (1–2)	Cole Fieldhouse  College Park, Maryland
Jan 21, 1993		at No. 16 Georgia Tech	W 81–58	10–3 (2–2)	Alexander Memorial Coliseum  Atlanta, Georgia
Jan 24, 1993		Clemson	W 74–56	11–3 (3–2)	LJVM Coliseum  Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Jan 27, 1993		at No. 15 Virginia	W 75–73	12–3 (4–2)	University Hall  Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan 30, 1993		No. 3 North Carolina	W 88–62	13–3 (5–2)	LJVM Coliseum  Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Feb 4, 1993	No. 13	at NC State	W 65–54	14–3 (6–2)	Reynolds Coliseum  Raleigh, North Carolina
Feb 7, 1993*	No. 13	at Temple	W 106–69	15–3	McGonigle Hall  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 10, 1993	No. 9	at No. 10 Florida State	L 94–111	15–4 (6–3)	Leon County Civic Center  Tallahassee, Florida
Feb 13, 1993	No. 9	at No. 3 Duke	W 98–86	16–4 (7–3)	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, North Carolina
Feb 17, 1993	No. 10	Maryland	W 88–64	17–4 (8–3)	LJVM Coliseum  Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Feb 20, 1993	No. 10	Georgia Tech	L 58–69	17–5 (8–4)	LJVM Coliseum  Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Feb 24, 1993	No. 12	at Clemson	L 74–76	17–6 (8–5)	Littlejohn Coliseum  Clemson, South Carolina
Feb 27, 1993*	No. 12	No. 22 Virginia	W 58–56	18–6 (9–5)	LJVM Coliseum  Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Mar 3, 1993	No. 14	at No. 1 North Carolina	L 65–83	18–7 (9–6)	Dean Smith Center  Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Mar 6, 1993*	No. 14	NC State	W 80–68	19–7 (10–6)	LJVM Coliseum  Winston-Salem, North Carolina
ACC Tournament
Mar 12, 1993*	No. 12	vs. Virginia ACC Tournament Quarterfinal	L 57–61	19–8	Charlotte Coliseum  Charlotte, North Carolina
NCAA Tournament
Mar 19, 1993*	(5 SE) No. 16	vs. (12 SE) Chattanooga First round	W 81–58^[2]	20–8	Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, Tennessee
Mar 21, 1993*	(5 SE) No. 16	vs. (4 SE) No. 13 Iowa Second Round	W 84–78^[3]	21–8	Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, Tennessee
Mar 25, 1993*	(5 SE) No. 16	vs. (1 SE) No. 2 Kentucky Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	L 69–103^[1]	21–9	Charlotte Coliseum  Charlotte, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Rankings

Main article: 1992–93 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

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Awards and honors

• Rodney Rogers – ACC Player of the Year, Consensus, second-team All-American

NBA draft

Main article: 1993 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	9	Rodney Rogers	Denver Nuggets

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References

1. "Kentucky wipes out Wake Forest in 103-69 runaway Southeast Regional". The Baltimore Sun. March 27, 1993. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
2. "Wake Forest 81, Tennessee-Chattanooga 58". UPI Archives. March 19, 1993. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
3. "NCAA MEN'S TOURNAMENT : SOUTHEAST REGIONAL : Wake Forest's Rogers Gets Message, 84-78". Los Angeles Times. March 22, 1993. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
4. "2019-20 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball media guide" (PDF). Wake Forest University Athletics. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
5. ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1009=1010. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
6. "1993 NBA Draft". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 12, 2020.