1992–93 UMass Minutemen basketball team

The 1992–93 UMass Minutemen basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 1992–93 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Minutemen, led by fifth year head coach John Calipari were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 24-7, 11-3 in A-10 play to finish in first place. It also marked the last season home games would be regularly played at Curry Hicks Cage.

1992–93 UMass Minutemen men's basketball
Atlantic 10 Regular Season Champions Atlantic 10 tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Round of 32
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 22
AP	No. 14
Record	24-7 (11-3 A-10)
Head coach	John Calipari (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Bruiser Flint Bill Bayno John Robic
Home arena	Curry Hicks Cage (until 1/29/1993) William D. Mullins Memorial Center (from 2/4/1993)
Seasons ← 1991–92 1993–94 →

1992–93 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 14 UMass †	11	–	3		.786			24	–	7		.774
George Washington	8	–	6		.571			21	–	9		.700
Rhode Island	8	–	6		.571			19	–	11		.633
Saint Joseph's	8	–	6		.571			18	–	11		.621
Temple	8	–	6		.571			20	–	13		.606
West Virginia	7	–	7		.500			17	–	12		.586
Rutgers	6	–	8		.429			13	–	15		.464
St. Bonaventure	0	–	14		.000			10	–	17		.370
† 1993 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
3	Dana Dingle	Forward	6–6	200	Freshman	Bronx, New York
5	Giddel Padilla	Guard	6–4	170	Sophomore	Springfield, Massachusetts
10	Mike Williams	Guard	6–2	175	Sophomore	Hartford, Connecticut
11	Craig Berry	Guard	6-1	185	Junior	Cambridge, Massachusetts
12	Chris Robinson	Guard	6-2	195	Junior	New York, New York
14	Derek Kellogg	Guard	6-3	185	Sophomore	Springfield, Massachusetts
15	Lou Roe	Forward	6-7	210	Sophomore	Atlantic City, New Jersey
22	Tony Barbee	Forward/Guard	6–6	210	Senior	Indianapolis, Indiana
23	Rigoberto Nuñez	Forward	6–7	182	Freshman	Lawrence, Massachusetts
24	Jerome Malloy	Guard	6–4	180	Sophomore	Waterbury, Connecticut
31	Harper Williams	Forward	6–7	215	Senior	Bridgeport, Connecticut
33	Jeff Meyer	Center	7–2	225	Sophomore	Wausau, Wisconsin
40	Ted Cottrell	Center/Forward	6–9	210	Freshman	Annapolis, Maryland
42	Kennard Robinson	Forward/Center	6–10	215	Senior	Bronx, New York

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Dec 2, 1992*	No. 19	at No. 11 Florida State Preseason NIT	L 64-67	0–1	Donald L. Tucker Civic Center  Tallahassee, FL
Dec 5, 1992*	No. 19	Central Connecticut State	W 78–52	1–1	Curry Hicks Cage  Amherst, MA
Dec 8, 1992*	No. 23	at Siena	W 70–58	2–1	Knickerbocker Arena  Albany, NY
Dec 12, 1992*	No. 23	at No. 11 Oklahoma	L 83–93	2–2	Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, OK
Dec 28, 1992*		vs. Holy Cross Abdow's Classic	W 81–66	3–2	Springfield Civic Center  Springfield, MA
Dec 29, 1992		at South Carolina Abdow's Classic	W 84–66	4–2	Springfield Civic Center  Springfield, MA
Jan 2, 1993*		at New Hampshire	W 75–61	5–2	Lundholm Gym  Durham, NH
Jan 5, 1993*	No. 22	Boston University	W 90–42	6–2	Curry Hicks Cage  Amherst, MA
Jan 7, 1993*	No. 22	No. 16 Cincinnati	L 53–64	6–3	Springfield Civic Center  Springfield, MA
Jan 9, 1993	No. 22	at Temple	L 44–52	6–4 (0–1)	McGonigle Hall  Philadelphia, PA
Jan 12, 1993		at Rutgers	W 82–78	7–4 (1–1)	Louis Brown Athletic Center  Piscataway, NJ
Jan 16, 1993		at George Washington	W 76–68	8–4 (2–1)	Curry Hicks Cage  Amherst, MA
Jan 19, 1993		Rhode Island	W 84–72	9–4 (3–1)	Curry Hicks Cage  Amherst, MA
Jan 21, 1993		Temple	W 52–50	10–4 (4–1)	Curry Hicks Cage  Amherst, MA
Jan 24, 1993*		vs. DePaul	W 79–69	11–4	Worcester Centrum  Worcester, MA
Jan 29, 1993		Southwestern Louisiana	W 84–74	12–4	Curry Hicks Cage  Amherst, MA
Jan 31, 1993		at St. Bonaventure	W 93–78	13–4 (5–1)	Reilly Center  Olean, NY
Feb 4, 1993		West Virginia	W 64–59 ^OT	14–4 (6–1)	Mullins Center  Amherst, MA
Feb 6, 1993		Rutgers	W 82–67	15–4 (7–1)	Mullins Center  Amherst, MA
Feb 11, 1993	No. 22	at Saint Joseph's	W 81–69	16–4 (8–1)	Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse  Philadelphia, PA
Feb 13, 1993	No. 22	George Washington	W 68–65	17–4 (9–1)	Charles E. Smith Center  Washington, DC
Feb 18, 1993*	No. 19	at Buffalo	W 96–67	18–4	Alumni Arena  Amherst, NY
Feb 20, 1993	No. 19	at Rhode Island	L 68–71	18–5 (9–2)	Providence Civic Center  Providence, RI
Feb 27, 1993	No. 21	at West Virginia	L 54–79	18–6 (9–3)	WVU Coliseum  Morgantown, WV
Mar 1, 1993	No. 23	St. Bonaventure	W 86–62	19–6 (10–3)	Mullins Center  Amherst, MA
Mar 4, 1993	No. 23	Saint Joseph's	W 61–43	20–6 (11–3)	Mullins Center  Amherst, MA
1993 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament
Mar 7, 1993	(1) No. 23	vs. (8) St. Bonaventure Quarterfinals	W 75–58	21–6	The Palestra  Philadelphia, PA
Mar 8, 1993	(1) No. 20	vs. (5) Rhode Island Semifinals	W 76–50	22–6	The Palestra  Philadelphia, PA
Mar 11, 1993	(1) No. 20	(3) Temple Championship	W 69–61	23–6	Mullins Center  Amherst, MA
1993 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
Mar 19, 1993*	(3 E) No. 14	vs. (14 E) Penn First Round	W 54–50	24–6	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, NY
Mar 21, 1993*	(3 E) No. 14	vs. (6 E) Virginia Second Round	L 56–71^[1]	24–7	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

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

References

1. "CAVALIERS OVERWHELM UMASS, 71-56". The Washington Post. March 22, 1993. Retrieved June 19, 2021.