1992–93 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball team

1992–93 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball
1992–93 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball
Sun Belt Tournament Champion
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 16
AP	No. 20
Record	26–6 (14–4 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Ralph Willard;
Home arena	E. A. Diddle Arena
	Seasons ← 1991–92 1993–94 →

The 1992–93 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers men's basketball team represented Western Kentucky University during the 1992–93 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hilltoppers were led by coach Ralph Willard and future NBA player Darnell Mee.^[1] The team was Sun Belt Conference runners-up and won Sun Belt Basketball tournament. They received the conference's automatic bid to the 1993 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament where they advanced to the Sweet Sixteen.^[2] Mee and Mark Bell made the All-Conference and SBC Tournament team; Mee was also tournament MVP.^[3]

1992–93 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 17 New Orleans	18	–	0	1.000	26	–	4	.867
No. 20 Western Kentucky †	14	–	4	.778	26	–	6	.813
SW Louisiana	11	–	7	.611	17	–	13	.567
Arkansas State	11	–	7	.611	16	–	12	.571
Arkansas-Little Rock	10	–	8	.556	15	–	12	.556
South Alabama	9	–	9	.500	15	–	13	.536
Lamar	9	–	9	.500	15	–	12	.556
Jacksonville	3	–	15	.167	5	–	22	.185
Louisiana Tech	3	–	15	.167	7	–	21	.250
Texas-Rio Grande Valley	2	–	16	.111	2	–	20	.091

† 1993 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
12/2/1992*		Jackson State	W 87–69	1–0	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
12/5/1992*		at Tennessee Tech	L 92–99	1–1	Eblen Center Cookeville, TN
12/19/1992*		VCU	W 84–78	2–1	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
12/21/1992*		Eastern Kentucky	W 77–68	3–1	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
12/30/1992*		at Illinois-Chicago	W 82–71	4–1	UIC Pavilion Chicago, IL
1/2/1993*		Radford	W 88–58	5–1	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
1/6/1993		at South Alabama	W 88–83	6–1 (1-0)	Mitchell Center Mobile, AL
1/9/1993		Louisiana Tech	W 86–40	7–1 (2-0)	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
1/11/1993		Lamar	W 114–89	8–1 (3-0)	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
1/14/1993		Arkansas–Little Rock	W 92–56	9–1 (4-0)	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
1/16/1993		at Arkansas State	W 86–75	10–1 (5-0)	Convocation Center Jonesboro, AR
1/21/1993		at SW Louisiana	L 83–84	10–2 (5-1)	Cajundome Lafayette, LA
1/24/1993		South Alabama	L 98–101	10–3 (5-2)	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
1/27/1993		Texas–Pan American	W 105–49	11–3 (6-2)	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
1/31/1993		SW Louisiana	W 121–92	12–3 (7-2)	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
2/2/1993		at No. 25 New Orleans	L 80–89	12–4 (7-3)	Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA
2/6/1993		at Lamar	W 95–88	13–4 (8-3)	Montagne Center Beaumont, TX
2/8/1993*		Southern Utah	W 96–73	14–4	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
2/11/1993		Jacksonville	W 66–58	15–4 (9-3)	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
2/13/1993		at Texas–Pan American	W 98–68	16–4 (10-3)	UTPA Fieldhouse Edinburg, TX
2/16/1993*		at No. 22 Louisville	W 78–77	17–4	Freedom Hall Louisville, KY
2/20/1993		Arkansas State	W 67–61	18–4 (11-3)	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
2/22/1993		No. 19 New Orleans	L 67–71	18–5 (11-4)	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
2/25/1993		at Louisiana Tech	W 76–54	19–5 (12-4)	Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA
2/27/1993		at Jacksonville	W 101–66	20–5 (13-4)	Swisher Gymnasium Jacksonville, FL
3/1/1993		at Arkansas–Little Rock	W 78–71	21–5 (14-4)	Barton Coliseum Little Rock, AR
1993 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament
3/6/1993	(2)	vs. (7) Lamar Quarterfinals	W 78–68	22–5	Mississippi Coast Coliseum Biloxi, MS
3/7/1993	(2)	vs. (6) South Alabama Semifinals	W 83–73	23–5	Mississippi Coast Coliseum Biloxi, MS
3/8/1993	(2)	vs. (1) No. 13 New Orleans Finals	W 72–63	24–5	Mississippi Coast Coliseum Biloxi, MS
1993 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
3/18/1993*	(7 SE) No. 20	vs. (10 SE) Memphis State First Round	W 55–52	25–5	Orlando Arena Orlando, FL
3/20/1993*	(7 SE) No. 20	vs. (2 SE) No. 6 Seton Hall Second Round	W 72–68	26–5	Orlando Arena Orlando, FL
3/25/1993*	(7 SE) No. 20	vs. (3 SE) No. 11 Florida State Sweet Sixteen	L 78–81 ^OT	26–6	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll (S#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

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[1] Basketball Reference – Darnell Mee, retrieved 1 May 2020

[2] 2016-17 SBC Basketball Media Guide, retrieved 28 April 2020

[3] 2019-2020 WKU Basketball Media Guide retrieved 21 April 2020

[4] 1992-93 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Schedule and Results, Sports Reference, retrieved 1 May 2020

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