1992–93 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team

The 1992–93 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama in the 1992-93 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was David Hobbs, who was in his first season at Alabama.^[2] The team played their home games at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. They finished the season with a record of 16-13. The team's conference record was 7-9, which was good enough for fourth place in the SEC Western Division.

1992–93 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball
NIT, First round
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	16–13 (7–9 SEC)
Head coach	David Hobbs (1st season)
Home arena	Coleman Coliseum
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 Tide suffered heavy graduation losses in the off-season. Latrell Sprewell, Robert Horry, and Marcus Webb were all drafted into the NBA, and James Sanders, Bryant Lancaster, and Marcus Campbell all graduated. Key holdovers were junior guard James "Hollywood" Robinson and sophomore forward Jason Caffey. Key signees were freshmen Roy Rogers, Bryan Passink, Anthony Brown, and Marvin Orange, and junior college transfer Shon Peck-Love.

The Tide defeated South Carolina in the first round of the 1993 SEC men's basketball tournament final, but lost in the next round to Vanderbilt. The Tide failed to make the 1993 NCAA tournament, but did receive an invite to the 1993 National Invitation Tournament. In the first meeting in history between the two Alabama-based schools, the Tide lost in the NIT first round to UAB.^[3]

Roster

1992–93 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 20 James Robinson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Jr Murrah High School Jackson, Mississippi F 35 Jason Caffey 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — So Davidson High School Mobile, Alabama C 51 Cedric Moore 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) — So Woodlawn High School Birmingham, Alabama F Andre Perry 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — Sr G Dennis Miller 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — So G Elliot Washington 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) — Sr Southeast High School Bradenton, Florida C 50 Roy Rogers 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) — Fr Linden, Alabama G 15 Marvin Orange 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) — Fr Irmo High School Irmo, South Carolina F Shon Peck-Love 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Jr Three Rivers CC, Missouri Tuscaloosa, Alabama G 22 Bryan Passink 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Fr Benedictine Military School Savannah, Georgia G Anthony Brown 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Fr	Head coach David Hobbs Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt

References

1. sports-reference.com 1992-93 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
2. . November 22, 2007. Archived from the original on November 22, 2007.
3. "1992-93 Alabama Crimson Tide Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.