1992–93 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team American college basketball season
The 1992–93 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona as members of the Pacific-10 Conference during the 1992–93 season . The team was led by head coach was Lute Olson . and their home games were played in McKale Center .
After an impressive 17–1 record, winning the Pac-10 regular-season title with a 5-game margin, the team was seeded second in the West region of the NCAA tournament . However, they suffered an upset in the first round, losing to Santa Clara , 64–61. The team finished the season with an overall record of 24–4. This marked the second consecutive NCAA Tournament in which the Wildcats were eliminated in the opening round by a double-digit seed.
Roster
1992–93 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site city, state
Regular Season
Dec 6, 1992 *
No. 9
Arkansas
L 80–86
0–1
McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Dec 8, 1992 *
No. 14
New Mexico
W 89–70
1–1
McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Dec 12, 1992 *
No. 14
Utah
W 78–64
2–1
McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Dec 22, 1992 *
No. 14
at Providence
L 66–81
2–2
Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, Rhode Island
Dec 28, 1992 *
No. 22
Delaware State Valley Bank Fiesta Bowl Classic
W 92–52
3–2
McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Dec 30, 1992 *
No. 22
West Virginia Valley Bank Fiesta Bowl Classic
W 75–74
4–2
McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Jan 2, 1993 *
No. 22
Rhode Island
W 87–79
5–2
McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Jan 7, 1993
No. 20
at No. 15 UCLA
W 82–80
6–2 (1–0)
Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California
Jan 9, 1993
No. 20
at USC
W 81–73
7–2 (2–0)
L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California
Jan 14, 1993
No. 12
Washington
W 93–76
8–2 (3–0)
McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Jan 16, 1993
No. 12
Washington
W 87–63
9–2 (4–0)
McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Jan 20, 1993
No. 11
at Arizona State
W 91–87
10–2 (5–0)
Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, Arizona
Jan 23, 1993 *
No. 11
at New Orleans
W 72–69[ 1]
11–2
Lakefront Arena New Orleans, Louisiana
Jan 28, 1993
No. 8
at Oregon
W 92–60
12–2 (6–0)
McArthur Court Eugene, Oregon
Jan 30, 1993
No. 8
at Oregon State
W 57–54
13–2 (7–0)
Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon
Feb 4, 1993
No. 8
Stanford
W 96–61
14–2 (8–0)
McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Feb 7, 1993
No. 8
California
W 93–81
15–2 (9–0)
McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Feb 11, 1993
No. 5
at Washington State
W 70–64
16–2 (10–0)
Friel Court Pullman, Washington
Feb 13, 1993
No. 5
at Washington
W 81–72
17–2 (11–0)
Bank of America Arena Seattle, Washington
Feb 18, 1993
No. 4
Arizona State
W 116–80
18–2 (12–0)
McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Feb 21, 1993 *
No. 4
vs. No. 8 Cincinnati 7-Up Shootout
W 70–60
19–2
Phoenix, Arizona
Feb 25, 1993
No. 4
Oregon State
W 81–70
20–2 (13–0)
McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Feb 27, 1993
No. 4
Oregon
W 99–68
21–2 (14–0)
McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Mar 4, 1993
No. 3
vs. California
L 71–74
21–3 (14–1)
Oakland Coliseum Oakland, California
Mar 7, 1993
No. 3
at Stanford
W 94–80
22–3 (15–1)
Maples Pavilion Stanford, California
Mar 11, 1993
No. 6
USC
W 87–76
23–3 (16–1)
McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Mar 13, 1993 *
No. 6
UCLA
W 99–80
24–3 (17–1)
McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
NCAA Tournament
Mar 18, 1993 *
(2 W) No. 5
vs. (15 W) Santa Clara First Round
L 61–64
24–4
Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.
[ 2]
NCAA basketball tournament
[ 3]
Rankings
Team players drafted into the NBA
[ 4]
References
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics