1992–93 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team

The 1992–93 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Kansas State University as a member of the Big 8 Conference during the 1992–93 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Dana Altman who was in his third season at the helm. The team played its home games at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kansas. The Wildcats finished with a record of 19–11 (7–7 Big 8), and received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 6 seed in the Southeast region. Kansas State was upset by No. 11 seed Tulane in the opening round of the tournament.^[1]

1992–93 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball
NCAA tournament
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	19–11 (7–7 Big Eight)
Head coach	Dana Altman (3rd season)
Home arena	Bramlage Coliseum
Seasons ← 1991–92 1993–94 →

1992–93 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 9 Kansas	11	–	3		.786			29	–	7		.806
No. 23 Oklahoma State	8	–	6		.571			20	–	9		.690
Iowa State	8	–	6		.571			20	–	11		.645
Nebraska	8	–	6		.571			20	–	11		.645
Kansas State	7	–	7		.500			19	–	11		.633
Oklahoma	7	–	7		.500			20	–	12		.625
Missouri †	5	–	9		.357			19	–	14		.576
Colorado	2	–	12		.143			10	–	17		.370
† 1993 Big Eight tournament winner As of April 5, 1993 Rankings from AP poll

Roster

1992–93 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 24 Askia Jones 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr San Antonio, Texas	Head coach Lon Kruger (Kansas 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
Regular Season
Dec 1, 1992*		Coppin State	W 85–61	1–0	Bramlage Coliseum  Manhattan, Kansas
Dec 5, 1992*		Lafayette	W 86–73	2–0	Bramlage Coliseum  Manhattan, Kansas
Dec 8, 1992*		Ohio	W 73–72	3–0	Bramlage Coliseum  Manhattan, Kansas
Dec 12, 1992*		Sam Houston State	W 86–53	4–0	Bramlage Coliseum  Manhattan, Kansas
Dec 18, 1992*		at UMKC	W 66–64	5–0	Municipal Auditorium  Kansas City, Missouri
Dec 21, 1992*		at Wichita State	L 61–74	5–1	Levitt Arena  Wichita, Kansas
Dec 28, 1992*		at Nevada	L 82–83	5–2	Lawlor Events Center  Reno, Nevada
Dec 30, 1992*		at UC Santa Barbara	W 60–59	6–2	The Thunderdome  Santa Barbara, California
Jan 5, 1993*		La Salle	W 79–59	7–2	Bramlage Coliseum  Manhattan, Kansas
Jan 9, 1993		at Oklahoma State	W 75–62	8–2 (1–0)	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Jan 13, 1993*		Northeastern Illinois	W 97–68	9–2	Bramlage Coliseum  Manhattan, Kansas
Jan 16, 1993		Colorado	W 83–78	10–2 (2–0)	Bramlage Coliseum  Manhattan, Kansas
Jan 18, 1993		No. 1 Kansas	L 65–71	10–3 (2–1)	Bramlage Coliseum  Manhattan, Kansas
Jan 23, 1993		at Nebraska	W 66–64	11–3 (3–1)	Bob Devaney Sports Center  Lincoln, Nebraska
Jan 26, 1993*		Central Connecticut State	W 81–56	12–3	Bramlage Coliseum  Manhattan, Kansas
Jan 30, 1993*		Temple	W 86–63	13–3	Bramlage Coliseum  Manhattan, Kansas
Feb 3, 1993		No. 16 Oklahoma	W 62–61	14–3 (4–1)	Bramlage Coliseum  Manhattan, Kansas
Feb 8, 1993		at Missouri	L 51–67	14–4 (4–2)	Hearnes Center  Columbia, Missouri
Feb 10, 1993		Iowa State	W 68–66	15–4 (5–2)	Bramlage Coliseum  Manhattan, Kansas
Feb 13, 1993		Nebraska	L 59–80	15–5 (5–3)	Bramlage Coliseum  Manhattan, Kansas
Feb 16, 1993		at Colorado	L 77–88	15–6 (5–4)	Coors Events Center  Boulder, Colorado
Feb 20, 1993		at No. 6 Kansas	L 64–77	15–7 (5–5)	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, Kansas
Feb 23, 1993		at Oklahoma	W 67–63	16–7 (6–5)	Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma
Feb 27, 1993		Oklahoma State	L 61–78	16–8 (6–6)	Bramlage Coliseum  Manhattan, Kansas
Mar 3, 1993		Missouri	W 78–67	17–8 (7–6)	Bramlage Coliseum  Manhattan, Kansas
Mar 6, 1993		at Iowa State	L 61–79	17–9 (7–7)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
Big 8 Tournament
Mar 12, 1993*		vs. Nebraska Quarterfinals	W 47–45	18–9	Kemper Arena  Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 13, 1993*		vs. No. 7 Kansas Semifinals	W 74–67	19–9	Kemper Arena  Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 14, 1993*		vs. Missouri Championship game	L 56–68	19–10	Kemper Arena  Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA Tournament
Mar 18, 1993*	(6 SE)	vs. (11 SE) Tulane First round	L 53–55^[1]	19–11	Orlando Arena  Orlando, Florida
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest.

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References

1. "TULANE SETS UP K-STATE". Orlando Sentinel. March 19, 1993. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
2. "1992–93 Kansas State Wildcats Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
3. "2018-19 Kansas State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Kansas State University Athletics. Retrieved January 15, 2022.