The 1992–93 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team represented Florida State University as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference during the 1992–93 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Pat Kennedy, and future NBA players Sam Cassell, Doug Edwards, Bob Sura, and Charlie Ward, the Seminoles reached the Elite Eight of the NCAA tournament. The team finished the season 25–10, 12–4 in ACC play to finish in second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament to Clemson. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament at the No. 3 seed in the South East region. They defeated Evansville and Tulane to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. In the Sweet Sixteen, they defeated Western Kentucky before losing to No. 2-ranked Kentucky in the Elite Eight.
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NCAA tournament, Elite Eight | |
Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 7 |
AP | No. 11 |
Record | 25–10 (12–4 ACC) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 North Carolina | 14 | – | 2 | .875 | 34 | – | 4 | .895 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 Florida State | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 25 | – | 10 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Duke | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 24 | – | 8 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Wake Forest | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 21 | – | 9 | .700 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 21 | – | 10 | .677 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 Georgia Tech † | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 19 | – | 11 | .633 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 17 | – | 13 | .567 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland | 2 | – | 14 | .125 | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 2 | – | 14 | .125 | 8 | – | 19 | .296 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1993 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll |
Roster
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Schedule and results
editDate time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Regular Season | |||||||||||
Nov 18, 1992* |
No. 9 | Siena Preseason NIT |
W 89–80 | 1–0 |
Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center (7,113) Tallahassee, FL | ||||||
Nov 19, 1992* |
No. 9 | No. 19 Iowa State Preseason NIT |
W 109–86[3] | 2–0 |
Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center (7,919) Tallahassee, FL | ||||||
Nov 25, 1992* |
No. 7 | vs. No. 4 Indiana Preseason NIT Semifinal |
L 78–81 OT | 2–1 |
Madison Square Garden (12,641) New York, NY | ||||||
Nov 21, 1992* |
No. 7 | vs. No. 24 UCLA Preseason NIT 3rd Place Game |
L 83–86 | 2–2 |
Madison Square Garden (14,338) New York, NY | ||||||
Dec 2, 1992* |
No. 11 | No. 19 UMass | W 67–64 | 3–2 |
Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center (7,111) Tallahassee, FL | ||||||
Dec 15, 1992* |
No. 10 | at Duquesne | L 84–91[4] | 3–3 |
A.J. Palumbo Center (5,115) Pittsburgh, PA | ||||||
Dec 19, 1992* |
No. 10 | vs. UNC Charlotte Milk Classic |
W 63–59 | 4–3 |
(6,873) Orlando, FL | ||||||
Dec 20, 1992* |
No. 10 | vs. Temple Milk Classic |
W 91–80 OT[5] | 5–3 |
(6,937) Orlando, FL | ||||||
Dec 22, 1992* |
No. 18 | Arkansas-Little Rock | W 95–64 | 6–3 |
Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, FL | ||||||
Dec 28, 1992* |
No. 18 | Maryland-Baltimore County | W 109–80 | 7–3 |
Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, FL | ||||||
Dec 30, 1992* |
No. 18 | South Florida | W 94–73 | 8–3 |
Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, FL | ||||||
Jan 2, 1993* |
No. 18 | Florida | L 86–89 | 8–4 |
Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, FL | ||||||
Jan 6, 1993 |
No. 23 | at No. 25 Virginia | L 76–80 | 8–5 (0–1) |
University Hall (University of Virginia) Charlottesville, VA | ||||||
Jan 9, 1993 |
No. 23 | at Wake Forest | W 74–72 | 9–5 (1–1) |
Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC | ||||||
Jan 13, 1993 |
Maryland | W 105–85 | 10–5 (2–1) |
Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, FL | |||||||
Jan 16, 1993 |
NC State | W 70–54 | 11–5 (3–1) |
Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, FL | |||||||
Jan 20, 1993 |
at Clemson | W 89–71 | 12–5 (4–1) |
Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC | |||||||
Jan 24, 1993 |
No. 6 Duke | W 89–88 OT | 13–5 (5–1) |
Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, FL | |||||||
Jan 27, 1993 |
No. 19 | at No. 3 North Carolina | L 77–82 | 13–6 (5–2) |
Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
Jan 31, 1993 |
No. 19 | No. 18 Georgia Tech | W 96–77 | 14–6 (6–2) |
Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, FL | ||||||
Feb 2, 1993* |
No. 12 | at Jacksonville | W 92–77 | 15–6 |
Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, FL | ||||||
Feb 6, 1993* |
No. 12 | at Connecticut | W 86–74 | 16–6 |
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT | ||||||
Feb 8, 1993 |
No. 10 | No. 24 Virginia | W 99–84 | 17–6 (7–2) |
Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, FL | ||||||
Feb 10, 1993 |
No. 10 | No. 9 Wake Forest | W 111–94 | 18–6 (8–2) |
Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, FL | ||||||
Feb 13, 1993 |
No. 10 | at Maryland | W 87–84 | 19–6 (9–2) |
Cole Fieldhouse College Park, MD | ||||||
Feb 17, 1993 |
No. 9 | at NC State | W 72–71 | 20–6 (10–2) |
Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC | ||||||
Feb 20, 1993 |
No. 9 | Clemson | W 102–92 | 21–6 (11–2) |
Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, FL | ||||||
Feb 24, 1993 |
No. 6 | at No. 9 Duke | L 75–98 | 21–7 (11–3) |
Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC | ||||||
Feb 27, 1993 |
No. 6 | No. 3 North Carolina | L 76–86 | 21–8 (11–4) |
Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, FL | ||||||
Mar 4, 1993 |
No. 11 | at Georgia Tech | W 83–82 | 22–8 (12–4) |
Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, GA | ||||||
ACC Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 12, 1993* |
No. 10 | vs. Clemson ACC Tournament Quarterfinal |
L 75–87[6] | 22–9 |
Charlotte Coliseum (23,532) Charlotte, NC | ||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 18, 1993* |
(3 SE) No. 11 | vs. (14 SE) Evansville First Round |
W 82–70[7] | 23–9 |
Amway Arena (14,410) Orlando, FL | ||||||
Mar 20, 1993* |
(3 SE) No. 11 | vs. (11 SE) Tulane Second Round |
W 94–63[8] | 24–9 |
Amway Arena (14,410) Orlando, FL | ||||||
Mar 25, 1993* |
(3 SE) No. 11 | vs. (7 SE) No. 20 Western Kentucky | W 81–78 OT[9] | 25–9 |
Charlotte Coliseum (22,876) Charlotte, NC | ||||||
Mar 27, 1993* |
(3 SE) No. 11 | vs. (1 SE) No. 2 Kentucky Southeast Regional Final |
L 81–106[10] | 25–10 |
Charlotte Coliseum (22,876) Charlotte, NC | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
SE=Southeast. All times are in Eastern. |
Rankings
editAwards and honors
editTeam Players in the 1993 NBA draft
editRound | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
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1 | 15 | Doug Edwards | Atlanta Hawks |
1 | 24 | Sam Cassell | Houston Rockets |
References
edit- ^ "1992-93 Florida State Seminoles Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
- ^ "Florida State Men's Basketball - 1992-93 Year In Review". nolefan.org. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
- ^ "Sura Scores 34 as Seminoles Rip Cyclones". Sun-Sentinel. November 21, 1992. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
- ^ "Duquesne Stuns Florida State". The New York Times. December 15, 1992. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
- ^ "Seminoles Rally Past Temple; Tar Heels, Seton Hall Cruise". Tulsa World. December 21, 1992. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
- ^ "Georgia Tech trips Duke, 69-66, to complete ACC's day of upsets Clemson, Virginia also reach semis". The Baltimore Sun via New York Daily News. March 13, 1993. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
- ^ "Florida State vs. Evansville Box Score, March 18, 1993". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
- ^ "Tulane vs. Florida State Box Score, March 20, 1993". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
- ^ "Western Kentucky vs. Florida State Box Score, March 25, 1993". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
- ^ "Kentucky and Kansas March In : Southeast: There is no Laettner miracle to beat Wildcats in 106-81 victory over Florida State. Freshman Prickett scores 22". Los Angeles Times. March 28, 1993. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
- ^ "1992-93 Florida State Seminoles Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
- ^ "1993 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved May 26, 2019.