# 1992–93 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball team

The 1992–93 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball team represented the University of Delaware during the 1992–93 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Fightin' Blue Hens, led by eighth-year head coach Steve Steinwedel, played their home games at the Delaware Field House and were members of the North Atlantic Conference. They finished the season 22–8, 10–4 in NAC play to finish third in the conference regular season standings. They were champions of the NAC tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the opening round to No. 4 seed Louisville.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 18, 1992* | | at No. 6 Seton Hall Preseason NIT | L 54–75 | 0–1 | Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| Dec 1, 1992* | | Rutgers | W 77–69 | 1–1 | Bob Carpenter Center Newark, Delaware |
| Dec 3, 1992* | | Widener | W 84–55 | 2–1 | Bob Carpenter Center Newark, Delaware |
| Dec 8, 1992* | | at Bucknell | L 71–83 | 2–2 | Lewisburg, Pennsylvania |
| Dec 10, 1992* | | at Delaware State | W 81–64 | 3–2 | Dover, Delaware |
| Dec 18, 1992* | | vs. Xavier Daiwa NCAA Ball Tournament | L 66–74 | 3–3 | Tokyo, Japan |
| Dec 19, 1992* | | vs. Rice Daiwa NCAA Ball Tournament | W 71–65 | 4–3 | Tokyo, Japan |
| Dec 29, 1992* | | vs. UNC Greensboro Mount St. Mary's Tournament | W 67–60 | 5–3 | Knott Arena Emmitsburg, Maryland |
| Dec 30, 1992* | | at Mount St. Mary's Mount St. Mary's Tournament | W 73–55 | 6–3 | Knott Arena Emmitsburg, Maryland |
| Jan 4, 1993* | | Navy | W 79–58 | 7–3 | Bob Carpenter Center Newark, Delaware |
| Jan 6, 1993* | | Maryland–Baltimore County | W 106–98 $^{OT}$ | 8–3 | Bob Carpenter Center Newark, Delaware |
| Jan 9, 1993* | | at Towson State | W 76–69 | 9–3 | Towson, Maryland |
| Jan 15, 1993 | | New Hampshire | W 65–54 | 10–3 (1–0) | Bob Carpenter Center Newark, Delaware |
| Jan 17, 1993 | | Maine | W 93–71 | 11–3 (2–0) | Bob Carpenter Center Newark, Delaware |
| Jan 22, 1993 | | at Boston University | W 70–69 | 12–3 (3–0) | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Jan 24, 1993 | | at Northeastern | L 73–76 | 12–4 (3–1) | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Jan 29, 1993 | | Vermont | W 73–69 | 13–4 (4–1) | Bob Carpenter Center Newark, Delaware |
| Jan 31, 1993 | | Hartford | W 71–67 | 14–4 (5–1) | Bob Carpenter Center Newark, Delaware |
| Feb 6, 1993 | | at Drexel | L 63–79 | 14–5 (5–2) | Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 11, 1993 | | at Hartford | W 69–65 | 15–5 (6–2) | Hartford, Connecticut |
| Feb 13, 1993 | | at Vermont | W 88–73 | 16–5 (7–2) | Burlington, Vermont |
| Feb 19, 1993 | | Northeastern | L 68–82 | 16–6 (7–3) | Bob Carpenter Center Newark, Delaware |
| Feb 21, 1993 | | Boston University | W 83–65 | 17–6 (8–3) | Bob Carpenter Center Newark, Delaware |
| Feb 26, 1993 | | at Maine | W 78–72 | 18–6 (9–3) | Orono, Maine |
| Feb 28, 1993 | | at New Hampshire | L 62–64 | 18–7 (9–4) | Durham, New Hampshire |
| Mar 3, 1993 | | Drexel | W 92–73 | 19–7 (10–4) | Bob Carpenter Center Newark, Delaware |
| NAC tournament ||||||
| Mar 6, 1993* | (3) | (6) New Hampshire Quarterfinals | W 70–65 | 20–7 | Bob Carpenter Center Newark, Delaware |
| Mar 7, 1993* | (3) | at (2) Northeastern Semifinals | W 84–61 | 21–7 | Matthews Arena Boston, Massachusetts |
| Mar 8, 1993* | (3) | at (1) Drexel Championship game | W 67–64 | 22–7 | Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 19, 1993* | (13 MW) | vs. (4 MW) No. 15 Louisville First Round | L 70–76 | 22–8 | RCA Dome Indianapolis, Indiana |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

## Players in the 1993 NBA draft

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 2 | 51 | Spencer Dunkley | Indiana Pacers |