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1992–93 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team

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1992–93 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball
Metro Conference tournament champions
Metro Conference regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceMetro Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
APNo. 15
Record22–9 (11–1 Metro)
Head coach
Home arenaFreedom Hall
Seasons
1992–93 Metro Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 15 Louisville 11 1   .917 22 9   .710
Tulane 9 3   .750 22 9   .710
VCU 7 5   .583 20 10   .667
UNC Charlotte 6 6   .500 15 13   .536
Southern Miss 6 6   .500 10 17   .370
South Florida 2 10   .167 8 19   .296
Virginia Tech 1 11   .083 10 18   .357
1993 Metro Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1992–93 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of Louisville in the 1992–93 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Denny Crum[1] and the team finished the season with an overall record of 22–9.[2]

Roster

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1993–94 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G/F 23 Greg Minor 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Washington Co. Sandersville, Georgia
F/C 44 Clifford Rozier 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Southeast Bradenton, Florida
F 50 Dwayne Morton 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Central Louisville, Kentucky
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
Dec 9, 1992*
No. 9 at Vanderbilt L 88–90  1–1
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 12, 1992*
No. 9 No. 3 Kentucky L 68–88  1–2
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
Jan 11, 1993*
Xavier W 76–73  6–4
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
Metro Conference tournament
Mar 13, 1993*
No. 16 UNC Charlotte
Semifinals
W 71–59  19–8
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
Mar 14, 1993*
No. 16 VCU
Championship game
W 90–78  20–8
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
NCAA Tournament
Mar 19, 1993*
(4 MW) No. 15 vs. (13 MW) Delaware
First round
W 76–70[4]  21–8
RCA Dome 
Indianapolis, Indiana
Mar 21, 1993*
(4 MW) No. 15 vs. (5 MW) No. 23 Oklahoma State
Second round
W 78–63[5]  22–8
RCA Dome 
Indianapolis, Indiana
Mar 25, 1993*
(4 MW) No. 15 vs. (1 MW) No. 1 Indiana
Midwest Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen
L 69–82[6]  22–9
St. Louis Arena 
St. Louis, Missouri
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ "1992-1993 Louisville Cardinals Roster and Stats". Retrieved November 21, 2013.
  2. ^ "1992-1993 Louisville Cardinals Schedule and Results". Retrieved November 21, 2013.
  3. ^ "1992-93 Louisville Cardinals". Sports Reference. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  4. ^ "Louisville Pecks Away at Delaware". The New York Times. March 20, 1993. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  5. ^ "Louisville 78, Oklahoma State 63". UPI Archives. March 21, 1993. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  6. ^ "Louisville Has No Answer for Cheaney". The Los Angeles Times. March 26, 1993. Retrieved May 30, 2022.