# 1992–93 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

The 1992–93 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona as members of the Pacific-10 Conference during the 1992–93 season. The team was led by head coach was Lute Olson. and their home games were played in McKale Center.
After an impressive 17–1 record, winning the Pac-10 regular-season title with a 5-game margin, the team was seeded second in the West region of the NCAA tournament. However, they suffered an upset in the first round, losing to Santa Clara, 64–61. The team finished the season with an overall record of 24–4. This marked the second consecutive NCAA Tournament in which the Wildcats were eliminated in the opening round by a double-digit seed.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| Dec 6, 1992* | No. 9 | Arkansas | L 80–86 | 0–1 | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Dec 8, 1992* | No. 14 | New Mexico | W 89–70 | 1–1 | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Dec 12, 1992* | No. 14 | Utah | W 78–64 | 2–1 | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Dec 22, 1992* | No. 14 | at Providence | L 66–81 | 2–2 | Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, Rhode Island |
| Dec 28, 1992* | No. 22 | Delaware State Valley Bank Fiesta Bowl Classic | W 92–52 | 3–2 | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Dec 30, 1992* | No. 22 | West Virginia Valley Bank Fiesta Bowl Classic | W 75–74 | 4–2 | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Jan 2, 1993* | No. 22 | Rhode Island | W 87–79 | 5–2 | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Jan 7, 1993 | No. 20 | at No. 15 UCLA | W 82–80 | 6–2 (1–0) | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California |
| Jan 9, 1993 | No. 20 | at USC | W 81–73 | 7–2 (2–0) | L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California |
| Jan 14, 1993 | No. 12 | Washington | W 93–76 | 8–2 (3–0) | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Jan 16, 1993 | No. 12 | Washington | W 87–63 | 9–2 (4–0) | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Jan 20, 1993 | No. 11 | at Arizona State | W 91–87 | 10–2 (5–0) | Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, Arizona |
| Jan 23, 1993* | No. 11 | at New Orleans | W 72–69 | 11–2 | Lakefront Arena New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Jan 28, 1993 | No. 8 | at Oregon | W 92–60 | 12–2 (6–0) | McArthur Court Eugene, Oregon |
| Jan 30, 1993 | No. 8 | at Oregon State | W 57–54 | 13–2 (7–0) | Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon |
| Feb 4, 1993 | No. 8 | Stanford | W 96–61 | 14–2 (8–0) | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Feb 7, 1993 | No. 8 | California | W 93–81 | 15–2 (9–0) | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Feb 11, 1993 | No. 5 | at Washington State | W 70–64 | 16–2 (10–0) | Friel Court Pullman, Washington |
| Feb 13, 1993 | No. 5 | at Washington | W 81–72 | 17–2 (11–0) | Bank of America Arena Seattle, Washington |
| Feb 18, 1993 | No. 4 | Arizona State | W 116–80 | 18–2 (12–0) | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Feb 21, 1993* | No. 4 | vs. No. 8 Cincinnati 7-Up Shootout | W 70–60 | 19–2 | Phoenix, Arizona |
| Feb 25, 1993 | No. 4 | Oregon State | W 81–70 | 20–2 (13–0) | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Feb 27, 1993 | No. 4 | Oregon | W 99–68 | 21–2 (14–0) | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Mar 4, 1993 | No. 3 | vs. California | L 71–74 | 21–3 (14–1) | Oakland Coliseum Oakland, California |
| Mar 7, 1993 | No. 3 | at Stanford | W 94–80 | 22–3 (15–1) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, California |
| Mar 11, 1993 | No. 6 | USC | W 87–76 | 23–3 (16–1) | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Mar 13, 1993* | No. 6 | UCLA | W 99–80 | 24–3 (17–1) | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 18, 1993* | (2 W) No. 5 | vs. (15 W) Santa Clara First Round | L 61–64 | 24–4 | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. ||||||

### NCAA basketball tournament

* West
** Arizona (#2 seed) 61, Santa Clara (#15 Seed) 64

## Team players drafted into the NBA

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 1 | 22 | Chris Mills | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 2 | 35 | Ed Stokes | Miami Heat |