# 1992–93 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team

The 1992–93 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball men's basketball team represented Vanderbilt University as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1992–93 college basketball season. The team was led by head coach Eddie Fogler and played its home games at Memorial Gymnasium.
The Commodores won the SEC regular season title, received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 3 seed in the West region, and made a run to the Sweet Sixteen. The team finished with a 28–6 record (14–2 SEC, 1st).

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 25, 1992* | | vs. UAB Great Alaska Shootout | W 81–63 | 1–0 | Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska |
| Nov 27, 1992* | | vs. Illinois Great Alaska Shootout | L 77–93 | 1–1 | Sullivan Arena (6,003) Anchorage, Alaska |
| Nov 28, 1992* | | vs. Oregon Great Alaska Shootout | W 83–81 | 2–1 | Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska |
| Dec 3, 1992* | | Northwestern | W 86–66 | 3–1 | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| Dec 5, 1992* | | at Dayton | W 84–53 | 4–1 | University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio |
| Dec 9, 1992* | | No. 9 Louisville | W 90–88 | 5–1 | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| Dec 12, 1992* | | SMU | W 95–86 | 6–1 | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| Dec 18, 1992* | | vs. North Carolina A&T | W 87–51 | 7–1 | Dunn Center Clarksville, Tennessee |
| Dec 19, 1992* | | at Austin Peay | W 116–71 | 8–1 | Dunn Center Clarksville, Tennessee |
| Dec 28, 1992* | No. 24 | Air Force | W 95–50 | 9–1 | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| Dec 29, 1992* | No. 24 | Bowling Green State | W 96–69 | 10–1 | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| Jan 2, 1993 | No. 24 | Alabama | W 76–73 | 11–1 (1–0) | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| Jan 6, 1993* | No. 18 | at Memphis State | L 78–84 | 11–2 | Pyramid Arena Memphis, Tennessee |
| Jan 9, 1993 SportsChannel | No. 18 | at Florida | L 61–62 | 11–3 (1–1) | Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida |
| Jan 13, 1993 JP Sports | | No. 1 Kentucky | W 101–86 | 12–3 (2–1) | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| Jan 16, 1993 | | Georgia | W 78–66 | 13–3 (3–1) | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| Jan 20, 1993 | No. 19 | No. 8 Arkansas | W 102–89 | 14–3 (4–1) | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| Jan 27, 1993 | No. 12 | at Tennessee | W 82–65 | 15–3 (5–1) | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Jan 30, 1993 JP Sports | No. 12 | at Auburn | W 73–70 | 16–3 (6–1) | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama |
| Feb 3, 1993* | No. 11 | South Carolina | W 76–72 | 17–3 (7–1) | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| Feb 6, 1993 | No. 11 | at No. 2 Kentucky | L 67–82 | 17–4 (7–2) | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| Feb 10, 1993 | No. 11 | Ole Miss | W 89–59 | 18–4 (8–2) | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| Feb 13, 1993* | No. 11 | Middle Tennessee State | W 81–51 | 19–4 | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| Feb 17, 1993 | No. 11 | at LSU | W 87–66 | 20–4 (9–2) | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Feb 20, 1993 | No. 11 | Florida | W 82–64 | 21–4 (10–2) | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| Feb 24, 1993 | No. 8 | at Georgia | W 87–83 | 22–4 (11–2) | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia |
| Feb 27, 1993 | No. 8 | at Mississippi State | W 80–39 | 23–4 (12–2) | Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi |
| Mar 2, 1993 | No. 7 | Tennessee | W 90–82 | 24–4 (13–2) | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| Mar 6, 1993 | No. 7 | at South Carolina | W 77–73 | 25–4 (14–2) | Carolina Coliseum Columbia, South Carolina |
| SEC tournament ||||||
| Mar 12, 1993* JP Sports | No. 5 | vs. Alabama Quarterfinals | W 76–59 | 26–4 | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| Mar 13, 1993* JP Sports | No. 5 | vs. LSU Semifinals | L 62–72 | 26–5 | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 18, 1993* | (3 W) No. 8 | vs. (14 W) Boise State First round | W 92–72 | 27–5 | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Mar 20, 1993* | (3 W) No. 8 | vs. (6 W) Illinois Second Round | W 85–68 | 28–5 | Jon M. Huntsman Center (12,084) Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Mar 26, 1993* CBS | (3 W) No. 8 | vs. (7 W) Temple West Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen | L 59–67 | 28–6 | Kingdome Seattle, Washington |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Central Time. ||||||

## Awards and honors

* Billy McCaffrey – SEC co-Player of the Year