1992–93 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team

1992–93 Missouri Tigers men's basketball
1992–93 Missouri Tigers men's basketball
Big Eight tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	19–14 (5–9 Big 8)
Head coach	Norm Stewart (26th season);
Assistant coaches	Kim Anderson (2nd season); Rich Daly (10th season); Lee Winfield (1st season);
Home arena	Hearnes Center
	Seasons ← 1991–92 1993–94 →

The 1992–93 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri as a member of the Big Eight Conference during the 1992–93 NCAA men's basketball season. Led by head coach Norm Stewart, the Tigers finished third in the Big Eight Conference, then unexpectedly won the Big Eight tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 10 seed in the West region. Missouri fell to No. 7 seed Temple in the opening round. The Tigers finished with an overall record of 19–14 (5–9 Big Eight).

1992–93 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 9 Kansas	11	–	3	.786	29	–	7	.806
No. 23 Oklahoma State	8	–	6	.571	20	–	9	.690
Iowa State	8	–	6	.571	20	–	11	.645
Nebraska	8	–	6	.571	20	–	11	.645
Kansas State	7	–	7	.500	19	–	11	.633
Oklahoma	7	–	7	.500	20	–	12	.625
Missouri †	5	–	9	.357	19	–	14	.576
Colorado	2	–	12	.143	10	–	17	.370

† 1993 Big Eight tournament winner As of April 5, 1993 Rankings from AP poll

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	0	Jevon Crudup	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	222 lb (101 kg)	Jr	Kansas City, Missouri
PG	15	Melvin Booker	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Moss Point, Mississippi

Head coach

Norm Stewart (Missouri)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Dec 19, 1992*		No. 12 Arkansas	L 68–73	1–1	Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Dec 23, 1992*		vs. Illinois	W 66–65	2–1	St. Louis Arena
Dec 28, 1992*		vs. San Francisco	L 71–78	2–2
Dec 30, 1992*		vs. Marist	W 69–56	3–2
Jan 3, 1993*		UNC Asheville	W 99–56	4–2	Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Big Eight Conference tournament
Mar 12, 1993*		vs. No. 21 Oklahoma State Quarterfinals	W 81–62	17–13	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 13, 1993*		vs. Iowa State Quarterfinals	W 67–63	18–13	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 14, 1993*		vs. Kansas State Championship game	W 68–56	19–13	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA tournament
Mar 18, 1993*	(10 W)	vs. (7 W) Temple First Round	L 61–75	19–14	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Central.

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Rankings

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References

^ "1992-93 Missouri Tigers Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
^ "2017-18 Missouri Tigers men's basketball media guide" (PDF). University of Missouri Athletics. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 998–999. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

[1] "1992-93 Missouri Tigers Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 17, 2022.

[2] "2017-18 Missouri Tigers men's basketball media guide" (PDF). University of Missouri Athletics. Retrieved May 17, 2022.

[ESPN-3] *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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