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1992–93 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team

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1992–93 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball
WCC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Round of 32
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record19–12 (9–5 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Larry Hauser
  • Steve Seandel
Home arenaToso Pavilion
Seasons
1992–93 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Pepperdine 11 3   .786 23 8   .742
Gonzaga 10 4   .714 19 9   .679
Santa Clara 9 5   .643 19 12   .613
San Francisco 8 6   .571 19 12   .613
San Diego 7 7   .500 13 14   .481
Saint Mary's (CA) 6 8   .429 11 16   .407
Portland 3 11   .214 9 18   .333
Loyola Marymount 2 12   .143 7 20   .259
Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 1992–93 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team represented Santa Clara University as a member of the West Coast Conference during the 1992-93 Season. Led by head coach Dick Davey, the Broncos finished with a record of 19–12, and a WCC record of 9–5. The Broncos beat Saint Mary's, Gonzaga, and Pepperdine[1] to win the West Coast Conference tournament, and received an automatic bid into the NCAA tournament. Santa Clara became just the second #15 seed to win a game in the NCAA Tournament, beating Arizona in the first round before losing to Temple in the round of 32.[2] It would be the first of three NCAA Tournament appearances in a 4-year period for the Broncos.

Roster

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1992–93 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 11 Steve Nash 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr St. Michaels Victoria, BC
G/F 12 Adam Anderson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Fr    
G 20 Mark Schmitz 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Sr    
F 23 DeWayne Lewis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Jr    
F 30 Jason Sedlock 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Fr    
C 31 Drew Zurek 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Fr    
C 33 Phil Von Buchwaldt 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Fr    
F 34 Kevin Dunne 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Fr    
F 41 Pete Eisenrich 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Jr
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
Dec 1, 1992*
at San Jose State W 71–56  1–0
The Event Center (2,150)
San Jose, California
Dec 5, 1992*
at No. 16 UCLA L 60–69  1–1
Pauley Pavilion (5,667)
Los Angeles, California
Dec 11, 1992*
vs. Georgia
Cougar Classic
L 68–80  1–2
Marriott Center (5,506)
Provo, Utah
Dec 12, 1992*
vs. Southern Utah
Cougar Classic
W 85–76  2–2
Marriott Center (6,028)
Provo, Utah
Dec 15, 1992*
Nevada W 81–68  3–2
Toso Pavilion (1,340)
Santa Clara, California
Dec 17, 1992*
San Francisco State W 89–57  4–2
Toso Pavilion (725)
Santa Clara, California
Dec 20, 1992*
No. 25 California L 73–80  4–3
Toso Pavilion (5,000)
Santa Clara, California
Dec 23, 1992*
Minnesota L 63–87  4–4
Toso Pavilion (1,438)
Santa Clara, California
Dec 29, 1992*
vs. Harvard
Cable Car Classic
W 80–69  5–4
San Jose Arena (3,144)
San Jose, California
Dec 30, 1992*
vs. Alabama
Cable Car Classic
L 58–65[3]  5–5
San Jose Arena (3,648)
San Jose, California
Jan 2, 1993*
at Stanford L 35–66  5–6
Maples Pavilion (3,126)
Stanford, California
Jan 5, 1993*
CS Stanislaus W 93–80  6–6
Toso Pavilion (1,314)
Santa Clara, California
Jan 9, 1993
San Diego L 57–59  6–7
(0–1)
Toso Pavilion (1,760)
Santa Clara, California
Jan 14, 1993
San Francisco W 91–80  7–7
(1–1)
Toso Pavilion (3,028)
Santa Clara, California
Jan 16, 1993
Saint Mary's W 63–53  8–7
(2–1)
Toso Pavilion (4,062)
Santa Clara, California
Jan 21, 1993
at Gonzaga L 61–64  8–8
(2–2)
Charlotte Y. Martin Centre (3,221)
Spokane, Washington
Jan 23, 1993
at Portland W 77–74  9–8
(3–2)
Chiles Center (1,550)
Portland, Oregon
Jan 30, 1993
at San Diego L 62–63  9–9
(3–3)
USD Sports Center (2,079)
San Diego, California
Feb 4, 1993
Pepperdine L 71–73  9–10
(3–4)
Toso Pavilion (2,750)
Santa Clara, California
Feb 6, 1993
Loyola Marymount W 80–57  10–10
(4–4)
Toso Pavilion (4,018)
Santa Clara, California
Feb 12, 1993
at Loyola Marymount W 71–62  11–10
(5–4)
Gersten Pavilion (1,907)
Los Angeles, California
Feb 13, 1993
at Pepperdine W 63–58  12–10
(6–4)
Firestone Fieldhouse (2,439)
Malibu, California
Feb 18, 1993
Portland W 66–60  13–10
(7–4)
Toso Pavilion (1,752)
Santa Clara, California
Feb 20, 1993
Gonzaga W 58–56  14–10
(8–4)
Toso Pavilion (4,066)
Santa Clara, California
Feb 26, 1993
at Saint Mary's L 57–58  14–11
(8–5)
McKeon Pavilion (3,392)
Moraga, California
Feb 27, 1993
at San Francisco W 77–76  15–11
(9–5)
War Memorial Gymnasium (4,764)
San Francisco, California
WCC Tournament
Mar 6, 1993*
(3) vs. (6) Saint Mary's
Quarterfinals
W 79–68  16–11
War Memorial Gymnasium (3,182)
San Francisco, California
Mar 7, 1993*
(3) vs. (2) Gonzaga
Semifinals
W 53–51  17–11
War Memorial Gymnasium (3,992)
San Francisco, California
Mar 8, 1993*
(3) vs. (1) Pepperdine
Championship
W 73–63[1]  18–11
War Memorial Gymnasium (4,029)
San Francisco, California
NCAA Tournament
Mar 18, 1993*
(15 W) vs. (2 W) No. 5 Arizona
First Round
W 64–61[4][5]  19–11
Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
Mar 20, 1993*
(15 W) vs. (7 W) Temple
Second Round
L 57–68[2]  19–12
Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Pepperdine Loses by Long Distance". The Los Angeles Times. March 9, 1993. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "West Region". The Washington Post. March 21, 1993. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  3. ^ "COLLEGE BASKETBALL / NATIONAL ROUNDUP: No Kidd-ing". The Los Angeles Times. December 31, 1992. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  4. ^ "Santa Clara Stuns Arizona". Los Angeles Times. March 19, 1993. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  5. ^ "Santa Clara 64, Arizona 61". Santa Clara Athletics. March 13, 2002. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  6. ^ "2018-19 Santa Clara Men's Basketball History and Records" (PDF). Santa Clara Athletics. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  7. ^ "1992-93 Santa Clara Broncos Roster and Stats - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  8. ^ "Men's Basketball History".