# 1992–93 UMass Minutemen basketball team

The 1992–93 UMass Minutemen basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 1992–93 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Minutemen, led by fifth year head coach John Calipari were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 24-7, 11-3 in A-10 play to finish in first place. It also marked the last season home games would be regularly played at Curry Hicks Cage.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 3 | Dana Dingle | Forward | 6–6 | 200 | Freshman | Bronx, New York |
| 5 | Giddel Padilla | Guard | 6–4 | 170 | Sophomore | Springfield, Massachusetts |
| 10 | Mike Williams | Guard | 6–2 | 175 | Sophomore | Hartford, Connecticut |
| 11 | Craig Berry | Guard | 6-1 | 185 | Junior | Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| 12 | Chris Robinson | Guard | 6-2 | 195 | Junior | New York, New York |
| 14 | Derek Kellogg | Guard | 6-3 | 185 | Sophomore | Springfield, Massachusetts |
| 15 | Lou Roe | Forward | 6-7 | 210 | Sophomore | Atlantic City, New Jersey |
| 22 | Tony Barbee | Forward/Guard | 6–6 | 210 | Senior | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 23 | Rigoberto Nuñez | Forward | 6–7 | 182 | Freshman | Lawrence, Massachusetts |
| 24 | Jerome Malloy | Guard | 6–4 | 180 | Sophomore | Waterbury, Connecticut |
| 31 | Harper Williams | Forward | 6–7 | 215 | Senior | Bridgeport, Connecticut |
| 33 | Jeff Meyer | Center | 7–2 | 225 | Sophomore | Wausau, Wisconsin |
| 40 | Ted Cottrell | Center/Forward | 6–9 | 210 | Freshman | Annapolis, Maryland |
| 42 | Kennard Robinson | Forward/Center | 6–10 | 215 | Senior | Bronx, New York |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Dec 2, 1992* | No. 19 | at No. 11 Florida State Preseason NIT | L 64-67 | 0–1 | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center Tallahassee, FL |
| Dec 5, 1992* | No. 19 | Central Connecticut State | W 78–52 | 1–1 | Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, MA |
| Dec 8, 1992* | No. 23 | at Siena | W 70–58 | 2–1 | Knickerbocker Arena Albany, NY |
| Dec 12, 1992* | No. 23 | at No. 11 Oklahoma | L 83–93 | 2–2 | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK |
| Dec 28, 1992* | | vs. Holy Cross Abdow's Classic | W 81–66 | 3–2 | Springfield Civic Center Springfield, MA |
| Dec 29, 1992 | | at South Carolina Abdow's Classic | W 84–66 | 4–2 | Springfield Civic Center Springfield, MA |
| Jan 2, 1993* | | at New Hampshire | W 75–61 | 5–2 | Lundholm Gym Durham, NH |
| Jan 5, 1993* | No. 22 | Boston University | W 90–42 | 6–2 | Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, MA |
| Jan 7, 1993* | No. 22 | No. 16 Cincinnati | L 53–64 | 6–3 | Springfield Civic Center Springfield, MA |
| Jan 9, 1993 | No. 22 | at Temple | L 44–52 | 6–4 (0–1) | McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, PA |
| Jan 12, 1993 | | at Rutgers | W 82–78 | 7–4 (1–1) | Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ |
| Jan 16, 1993 | | at George Washington | W 76–68 | 8–4 (2–1) | Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, MA |
| Jan 19, 1993 | | Rhode Island | W 84–72 | 9–4 (3–1) | Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, MA |
| Jan 21, 1993 | | Temple | W 52–50 | 10–4 (4–1) | Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, MA |
| Jan 24, 1993* | | vs. DePaul | W 79–69 | 11–4 | Worcester Centrum Worcester, MA |
| Jan 29, 1993 | | Southwestern Louisiana | W 84–74 | 12–4 | Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, MA |
| Jan 31, 1993 | | at St. Bonaventure | W 93–78 | 13–4 (5–1) | Reilly Center Olean, NY |
| Feb 4, 1993 | | West Virginia | W 64–59 $^{OT}$ | 14–4 (6–1) | Mullins Center Amherst, MA |
| Feb 6, 1993 | | Rutgers | W 82–67 | 15–4 (7–1) | Mullins Center Amherst, MA |
| Feb 11, 1993 | No. 22 | at Saint Joseph's | W 81–69 | 16–4 (8–1) | Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse Philadelphia, PA |
| Feb 13, 1993 | No. 22 | George Washington | W 68–65 | 17–4 (9–1) | Charles E. Smith Center Washington, DC |
| Feb 18, 1993* | No. 19 | at Buffalo | W 96–67 | 18–4 | Alumni Arena Amherst, NY |
| Feb 20, 1993 | No. 19 | at Rhode Island | L 68–71 | 18–5 (9–2) | Providence Civic Center Providence, RI |
| Feb 27, 1993 | No. 21 | at West Virginia | L 54–79 | 18–6 (9–3) | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV |
| Mar 1, 1993 | No. 23 | St. Bonaventure | W 86–62 | 19–6 (10–3) | Mullins Center Amherst, MA |
| Mar 4, 1993 | No. 23 | Saint Joseph's | W 61–43 | 20–6 (11–3) | Mullins Center Amherst, MA |
| 1993 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament ||||||
| Mar 7, 1993 | (1) No. 23 | vs. (8) St. Bonaventure Quarterfinals | W 75–62 | 21–6 | The Palestra Philadelphia, PA |
| Mar 8, 1993 | (1) No. 20 | vs. (5) Rhode Island Semifinals | W 76–50 | 22–6 | The Palestra Philadelphia, PA |
| Mar 11, 1993 | (1) No. 20 | (3) Temple Championship | W 69–61 | 23–6 | Mullins Center Amherst, MA |
| 1993 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament ||||||
| Mar 19, 1993* | (3 E) No. 14 | vs. (14 E) Penn First Round | W 54–50 | 24–6 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY |
| Mar 21, 1993* | (3 E) No. 14 | vs. (6 E) Virginia Second Round | L 56–71 | 24–7 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||