1992–93 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team

1992–93 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball
1992–93 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball
MCC Regular season co-champions
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Midwestern Collegiate Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 23
Record	24–6 (12–2 MCC)
Head coach	Pete Gillen (8th season);
Assistant coach	Dino Gaudio (6th season)
Home arena	Cincinnati Gardens
	Seasons ← 1991–92 1993–94 →

1992–93 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Xavier	12	–	2	.857	24	–	6	.800
Evansville †	12	–	2	.857	23	–	7	.767
La Salle	9	–	5	.643	14	–	13	.519
Detroit Mercy	7	–	7	.500	15	–	12	.556
Duquesne	5	–	9	.357	13	–	15	.464
Butler	5	–	9	.357	11	–	17	.393
Dayton	3	–	11	.214	4	–	26	.133
Loyola (IL)	3	–	11	.214	7	–	20	.259

† 1993 MCC tournament winner

The 1992–93 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team represented Xavier University from Cincinnati, Ohio in the 1992–93 season. Led by head coach Pete Gillen, the Musketeers finished with a 24–6 record (12–2 MCC), won the MCC regular season title, and received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 9 seed in the Midwest region. In the NCAA tournament, the Musketeers defeated No. 8 seed New Orleans,^[1] then lost to No. 1 seed Indiana in the second round.^[2]

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	22	Jamie Gladden	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	Sr
G	25	Michael Hawkins	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Canton, Ohio
F/C	33	Brian Grant	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Jr	Georgetown, Ohio
F	44	Aaron Williams	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Rolling Meadows, Illinois
F	54	Larry Sykes	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	So	Toledo, Ohio

Head coach

Pete Gillen (Fairfield)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Dec 1, 1992*		Huntington	W 113–73	1–0	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 7, 1992*		at Ball State	W 81–78	2–0	Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana
Dec 9, 1992*		Kent State	W 72–56	3–0	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 12, 1992*		at Miami (OH)	W 70–67	4–0	Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio
Dec 18, 1992*		vs. Delaware Daiwa NCAA Ball Tournament	W 74–66	5–0	Tokyo, Japan
Dec 20, 1992*		vs. Rice Daiwa NCAA Ball Tournament	W 75–60	6–0	Tokyo, Japan
Dec 30, 1992*		Wichita State	W 88–54	7–0	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 4, 1993*		Notre Dame	W 75–60	8–0	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 9, 1993		at Detroit	L 90–97	8–1 (0–1)	Calihan Hall Detroit, Michigan
Jan 11, 1993*		at Louisville	L 73–76	8–2	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
Jan 16, 1993		at Dayton	W 85–58	9–2 (1–1)	University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
Jan 19, 1993*		South Florida	W 56–53	10–2	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 21, 1993		Butler	W 63–59	11–2 (2–1)	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 23, 1993		at Evansville	W 74–68	12–2 (3–1)	Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, Indiana
Jan 27, 1993*		at No. 4 Cincinnati	L 67–78	12–3	Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 30, 1993		at Loyola (IL)	W 81–64	13–3 (4–1)
Feb 4, 1993		La Salle	W 56–49	14–3 (5–1)	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 6, 1993		Duquesne	W 85–79	15–3 (6–1)	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 13, 1993		Dayton	W 53–46	16–3 (7–1)	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 17, 1993		Evansville	W 74–63	17–3 (8–1)	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 20, 1993		at Butler	W 80–66	18–3 (9–1)
Feb 25, 1993	No. 24	Loyola (IL)	W 68–65	19–3 (10–1)	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 27, 1993	No. 24	Detroit	W 93–74	20–3 (11–1)	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio
Mar 2, 1993	No. 18	at La Salle	W 73–58	21–3 (12–1)
Mar 6, 1993	No. 18	at Duquesne	L 72–88	21–4 (12–2)
Midwestern Collegiate Conference Tournament
Mar 11, 1993*	No. 22	vs. Loyola (IL) Quarterfinals	W 60–50	22–4	Market Square Arena Indianapolis, Indiana
Mar 12, 1993*	No. 22	vs. Duquesne Semifinals	W 67–41	23–4	Market Square Arena Indianapolis, Indiana
Mar 13, 1993*	No. 22	vs. Evansville Championship game	L 69–80	23–5	Market Square Arena Indianapolis, Indiana
NCAA Tournament
Mar 19, 1993*	(9 MW)	vs. (8 MW) No. 17 New Orleans Second round	W 73–55	24–5	RCA Dome Indianapolis, Indiana
Mar 21, 1993*	(9 MW)	vs. (1 MW) No. 1 Indiana Second round	L 70–73	24–6	RCA Dome Indianapolis, Indiana
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Rankings

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References

^ "XAVIER EARNS DATE WITH NO. 1 SEED INDIANA". Deseret News. March 20, 1993. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
^ "Musketeers' upset bid foiled by Hoosiers, 73-70". The Los Angeles Times. March 22, 1993. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
^ "2019-20 Xavier Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Xavier University Athletics. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
^ "1989-90 Xavier Musketeers Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
^ "1992-93 Xavier Musketeers Schedule and Results".
^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 998–999. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

[ncaa-no-1] "XAVIER EARNS DATE WITH NO. 1 SEED INDIANA". Deseret News. March 20, 1993. Retrieved January 15, 2022.

[ncaa-hoosiers-2] "Musketeers' upset bid foiled by Hoosiers, 73-70". The Los Angeles Times. March 22, 1993. Retrieved January 15, 2022.

[3] "2019-20 Xavier Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Xavier University Athletics. Retrieved January 15, 2022.

[4] "1989-90 Xavier Musketeers Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 15, 2022.

[5] "1992-93 Xavier Musketeers Schedule and Results".

[ESPN-6] *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 998–999. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

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