1992–93 Memphis State Tigers men's basketball team

1992–93 Memphis State Tigers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Great Midwest Conference
Record	20–12 (7–3 Great Midwest)
Head coach	Larry Finch (7th season)
Home arena	Pyramid Arena
Seasons ← 1991–92 1993–94 →

1992–93 Great Midwest Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 7 Cincinnati †	8	–	2	.800	27	–	5	.844
Memphis State	7	–	3	.700	20	–	12	.625
Marquette	6	–	4	.600	20	–	8	.714
UAB	5	–	5	.500	21	–	14	.600
DePaul	3	–	7	.300	16	–	15	.516
Saint Louis	1	–	9	.100	12	–	17	.414

† 1993 GMC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 1992–93 Memphis State Tigers men's basketball team represented Memphis State University as a member of the Great Midwest Conference during the 1992–93 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.^[2] The Tigers were led by head coach Larry Finch and played their home games at the Pyramid Arena in Memphis, Tennessee.

The Tigers received an at-large bid to the 1992 NCAA tournament as No. 10 seed in the Southeast region. Memphis State fell to No. 7 seed Western Kentucky in the opening round.^[3] The team finished with a 20–12 record (7–3 Great Midwest).

Roster

1992–93 Memphis State Tigers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	12	Leon Mitchell	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Overton	Memphis, Tennessee
G	14	Chris Haynes	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	179 lb (81 kg)	So	Briarcrest	Memphis, Tennessee
G	15	Marcus Nolan	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	171 lb (78 kg)	So	Hamilton	Memphis, Tennessee
G	20	Tony Madlock	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Melrose	Memphis, Tennessee
G	25	Penny Hardaway	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	Jr	Treadwell	Memphis, Tennessee
F	31	Kelvin Allen	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Bolivar Central	Bolivar, Tennessee
G	35	Billy Smith	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	East	Memphis, Tennessee
F	50	David Vaughn	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	232 lb (105 kg)	So	Whites Creek	Whites Creek, Tennessee
F	55	Anthony Douglas	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Sr	East	Memphis, Tennessee

Head coach

Larry Finch (Memphis)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Dec 2, 1992*	No. 8	at Arkansas	L 76–81	0–1	Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas
Dec 6, 1992*	No. 8	at Tennessee	L 59–70	0–2	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
Dec 9, 1992*	No. 21	No. 20 Tulane	L 85–86	0–3	The Pyramid Memphis, Tennessee
Dec 11, 1992*	No. 21	Southwestern Louisiana	W 91–85	1–3	The Pyramid Memphis, Tennessee
Dec 18, 1992*		Jackson State	W 81–78	2–3	The Pyramid Memphis, Tennessee
Dec 21, 1992*		at Chaminade Maui Invitational Tournament	W 64–56	3–3	Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, Hawaii
Dec 22, 1992*		vs. BYU Maui Invitational Tournament	L 67–73	3–4	Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, Hawaii
Dec 23, 1992*		vs. LSU Maui Invitational Tournament	W 70–66	4–4	Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, Hawaii
Dec 28, 1992*		Robert Morris	W 78–63	5–4	The Pyramid Memphis, Tennessee
Dec 31, 1992*		at Minnesota	L 55–70	5–5	Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota
Jan 4, 1993*		Georgia State	W 97–76	6–5	The Pyramid Memphis, Tennessee
Jan 6, 1993*		No. 18 Vanderbilt	W 84–78	7–5	The Pyramid Memphis, Tennessee
Feb 21, 1993*		vs. Arizona State	L 76–89	16–8
Feb 24, 1993*		at Temple	L 58–65	16–9	McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 6, 1993		at No. 12 Cincinnati	L 55–78	18–10 (7–3)	Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, Ohio
Great Midwest Conference Tournament
Mar 12, 1993*		Saint Louis Quarterfinals	W 73–65	19–10	The Pyramid Memphis, Tennessee
Mar 13, 1993*		No. 11 Cincinnati Semifinals	L 72–77	20–11	The Pyramid Memphis, Tennessee
NCAA Tournament
Mar 18, 1993*	(10 SE)	vs. (7 SE) No. 20 Western Kentucky First Round	L 52–55	20–12	Orlando Arena Orlando, Florida
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Rankings

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Awards and honors

Penny Hardaway – GMC Player of the Year (2x)

Team players in the 1993 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	3	Penny Hardaway	Golden State Warriors

^[6]

References

^ "1992-93 Great Midwest Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
^ "1992-93 Memphis Tigers Schedule and Results | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
^ "Western Kentucky Out of Style, but Wins". The Los Angeles Times. March 19, 1993. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
^ "2019–20 Memphis Tigers Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Memphis Athletics. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 998–999. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.
^ "1993 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved May 16, 2022.

v t e Memphis Tigers men's basketball
Venues	Various locations (1920–1929) Memorial Fieldhouse (1929–1966) Mid-South Coliseum (1966–1991) Pyramid Arena (1991–2004) FedExForum (2004–present)
Rivalries	Cincinnati Louisville UAB
Culture & lore	Pouncer Newby's TOM (mascot) "Go Tigers Go" Mighty Sound of the South
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1942–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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1992–93 Memphis State Tigers men's basketball team

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Roster

Schedule and results

Rankings

Awards and honors

Team players in the 1993 NBA draft

References