# 1992–93 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team

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.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 23–9 | Amway Arena (14,410) Orlando, FL |
| Mar 20, 1993* | (3 SE) No. 11 | vs. (11 SE) Tulane Second Round | W 94–63 | 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 | 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 | 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. ||||||

## Awards and honors

* Doug Edwards – AP Honorable Mention All-American
* Bob Sura – AP Honorable Mention All-American

## Team Players in the 1993 NBA draft

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 1 | 15 | Doug Edwards | Atlanta Hawks |
| 1 | 24 | Sam Cassell | Houston Rockets |