1992–93 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball team

The 1992–93 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball team represented the University of Rhode Island in the 1992–93 college basketball season. This was head coach Al Skinner's fifth of nine seasons at Rhode Island. The Rams competed in the Atlantic 10 Conference and played their home games at Keaney Gymnasium. They finished the season 19–11, 8–6 in A-10 play and lost in the semifinals of the 1993 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament. Rhode Island was invited to the 1993 NCAA tournament as No. 8 seed in the East region. In the opening round, they defeated No. 9 seed Purdue,[1] but fell to No. 1 seed and eventual National champion North Carolina in the round of 32.[2]

1992–93 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second round
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record19–11 (8–6 A-10)
Head coach
Home arenaKeaney Gymnasium
Seasons
← 1991–92
1993–94 →
1992–93 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 14 UMass 11 3   .786 24 7   .774
George Washington 8 6   .571 21 9   .700
Rhode Island 8 6   .571 19 11   .633
Saint Joseph's 8 6   .571 18 11   .621
Temple 8 6   .571 20 13   .606
West Virginia 7 7   .500 17 12   .586
Rutgers 6 8   .429 13 15   .464
St. Bonaventure 0 14   .000 10 17   .370
1993 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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1992–93 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G Carlos Easterling 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Sr
G 25 Abdul Fox 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Jr
F Andre Samuel 6 ft 5 in (1.96 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 (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Dec 1, 1992*
at Fordham W 85–59  1–0
Rose Hill Gym 
Bronx, New York
Dec 5, 1992*
at Eastern Michigan W 68–60  2–0
Bowen Field House 
Ypsilanti, Michigan
Dec 8, 1992*
at Providence W 81–79  3–0
Providence Civic Center 
Providence, Rhode Island
Dec 15, 1992*
at Wake Forest L 65–69  3–1
Lawrence Joel Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Dec 23, 1992*
Hartford W 98–67  4–1
Keaney Gymnasium 
Kingston, Rhode Island
Dec 29, 1992*
vs. Alabama L 78–79  4–2
 
 
Dec 30, 1992*
vs. Harvard W 80–67  5–2
 
 
Jan 2, 1993*
at No. 22 Arizona L 79–87  5–3
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Jan 6, 1993*
Iona W 87–80  6–3
Keaney Gymnasium 
Kingston, Rhode Island
Jan 9, 1993*
at Northeastern W 80–72  7–3
Matthews Arena 
Boston, Massachusetts
Jan 11, 1993
at West Virginia W 86–82  8–3
(1–0)
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, West Virginia
Jan 14, 1993
St. Bonaventure W 96–82  9–3
(2–0)
Keaney Gymnasium 
Kingston, Rhode Island
Jan 16, 1993*
Hofstra W 80–68  10–3
Keaney Gymnasium 
Kingston, Rhode Island
Jan 19, 1993
at UMass L 72–84  10–4
(2–1)
Curry Hicks Cage 
Amherst, Massachusetts
Jan 23, 1993
at George Washington L 75–88  10–5
(2–2)
Charles E. Smith Center 
Washington, D.C.
Jan 25, 1993*
Brown W 90–50  11–5
Keaney Gymnasium 
Kingston, Rhode Island
Jan 28, 1993
at Temple L 67–69  11–6
(2–3)
McGonigle Hall 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 30, 1993
Rutgers W 100–81  12–6
(3–3)
Keaney Gymnasium 
Kingston, Rhode Island
Feb 3, 1993
Saint Joseph's L 65–74  12–7
(3–4)
Keaney Gymnasium 
Kingston, Rhode Island
Feb 7, 1993
West Virginia W 69–59  13–7
(4–4)
Keaney Gymnasium 
Kingston, Rhode Island
Feb 13, 1993
at St. Bonaventure W 83–81  14–7
(5–4)
Reilly Center 
St. Bonaventure, New York
Feb 15, 1993
Temple W 67–65  15–7
(6–4)
Keaney Gymnasium 
Kingston, Rhode Island
Feb 20, 1993
vs. No. 19 UMass W 71–68  16–7
(7–4)
 
 
Feb 23, 1993
at Rutgers L 63–67  16–8
(7–5)
Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, New Jersey
Feb 27, 1993
at Saint Joseph's L 80–84  16–9
(7–6)
Hagan Arena 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 4, 1993
George Washington W 75–72  17–9
(8–6)
Keaney Gymnasium 
Kingston, Rhode Island
Atlantic 10 tournament
Mar 7, 1993*
vs. George Washington
Quarterfinals
W 86–75  18–9
The Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 8, 1993*
vs. No. 20 UMass
Semifinals
L 50–76  18–10
The Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
NCAA tournament
Mar 18, 1993*
(8 E) vs. (9 E) No. 22 Purdue
First round
W 74–68  19–10
Lawrence Joel Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Mar 20, 1993*
(8 E) vs. (1 E) No. 4 North Carolina
Second round
L 67–112  19–11
Lawrence Joel Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.
All times are in EST.

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References

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  1. ^ "Rhode Island uses balancing act to stop Purdue". The Baltimore Sun. March 19, 1993. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  2. ^ "North Carolina shows no mercy, 112-67". The Baltimore Sun. March 21, 1993. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  3. ^ "2021-22 Rhode Island Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). University of Rhode Island Athletics. Retrieved January 15, 2022.