# 1992–93 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team

The 1992–93 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1992–93 college basketball season. The head coach was Nolan Richardson, serving for his eighth year. The team played its home games in Barnhill Arena in Fayetteville, Arkansas. This was the last year that the Razorbacks would play in Barnhill Arena. The Razorbacks were the 1993 SEC West Division Champions. Senior guard Robert Shepherd was named 1st Team SEC, and freshman forward Corliss Williamson was named to the SEC All-Freshman Team. The Hogs defeated Holy Cross and St. John's in the first and second rounds, respectively, of the NCAA tournament, before losing to eventual national champions North Carolina Tarheels in the Sweet 16. This team was dubbed "Richardson's Runts" because Dwight Stewart was the tallest player on the team at 6'9".

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Dec 2, 1992* ESPN | | No. 8 Memphis State | W 81–76 | 1–0 | Barnhill Arena (9,386) Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| Dec 3, 1992* | | Tennessee-Martin | W 90–69 | 2–0 | Barnhill Arena (9,216) Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| Dec 6, 1992* | | at No. 9 Arizona | W 86–80 | 3–0 | McKale Center (13,997) Tucson, Arizona |
| Dec 17, 1992* | No. 12 | vs. Southeast Missouri State | W 96–72 | 4–0 | Pine Bluff Convention Center (7,386) Pine Bluff, Arkansas |
| Dec 19, 1992* | No. 12 | at Missouri | W 73–68 | 5–0 | Hearnes Center (13,349) Columbia, Missouri |
| Dec 21, 1992* | No. 10 | vs. Jackson State | W 123–76 | 6–0 | Pine Bluff Convention Center (7,542) Pine Bluff, Arkansas |
| Dec 23, 1992* | No. 10 | Tulsa | W 101–87 | 7–0 | Barnhill Arena (9,346) Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| Dec 28, 1992* | No. 9 | vs. Coastal Carolina | W 93–74 | 8–0 | Barton Coliseum (7,386) Little Rock, Arkansas |
| Dec 30, 1992* | No. 9 | vs. Northeast Louisiana | L 78–87 | 8–1 | Barton Coliseum (7,959) Little Rock, Arkansas |
| Jan 4, 1993* | No. 13 | at SMU | W 72–53 | 9–1 | Moody Coliseum Dallas, Texas |
| Jan 6, 1993 | No. 13 | Ole Miss | W 90–78 | 10–1 (1–0) | Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| Jan 9, 1993 | No. 13 | at South Carolina | W 86–76 | 11–1 (2–0) | Carolina Coliseum (8,451) Columbia, South Carolina |
| Jan 12, 1993 | No. 9 | Alabama | W 74–66 | 12–1 (3–0) | Barnhill Arena (9,492) Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| Jan 20, 1993 | No. 8 | at No. 19 Vanderbilt | L 89–102 | 12–2 (3–1) | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| Jan 23, 1993 | No. 8 | Auburn | L 89–100 | 12–3 (3–2) | Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| Jan 27, 1993 | No. 16 | at Mississippi State | L 76–80 $^{OT}$ | 12–4 (3–3) | Humphrey Coliseum (6,849) Starkville, Mississippi |
| Jan 30, 1993 | No. 16 | Georgia | W 97–79 | 13–4 (4–3) | Barnhill Arena (9,488) Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| Feb 2, 1993 ESPN | No. 17 | at LSU | W 91–79 | 14–4 (5–3) | Maravich Assembly Center (12,358) Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Feb 6, 1993 | No. 17 | at Florida | W 74–66 | 15–4 (6–3) | Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida |
| Feb 10, 1993* | No. 14 | No. 2 Kentucky | W 101–94 | 16–4 (7–3) | Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| Feb 13, 1993 | No. 14 | at Alabama | L 82–93 | 16–5 (7–4) | Coleman Coliseum (15,043) Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| Feb 16, 1993 | No. 13 | Tennessee | L 91–101 | 16–6 (7–5) | Barnhill Arena (9,442) Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| Feb 20, 1993 | No. 13 | Mississippi State | W 115–58 | 17–6 (8–5) | Barnhill Arena (9,368) Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| Feb 27, 1993 | No. 15 | at Ole Miss | W 85–63 | 18–6 (9–5) | Tad Smith Coliseum (6,321) Oxford, Mississippi |
| Mar 3, 1993* | No. 13 | LSU | W 88–75 | 19–6 (10–5) | Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, AR |
| Mar 6, 1993* | No. 13 | at Auburn | L 80–81 | 19–7 (10–6) | Beard–Eaves–Memorial (11,445) Auburn, AL |
| SEC Tournament ||||||
| Mar 12, 1993* | No. 14 | vs. Georgia SEC Tournament Quarterfinal | W 65–60 | 20–7 | Rupp Arena (22,165) Lexington, KY |
| Mar 13, 1993* | No. 14 | at No. 4 Kentucky SEC Tournament Semifinal | L 81–92 | 20–8 | Rupp Arena (23,623) Lexington, KY |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 18, 1993* | (4 E) No. 12 | vs. (13 E) Holy Cross First round | W 94–64 | 21–8 | Lawrence Joel Coliseum (14,366) Winston-Salem, NC |
| Mar 20, 1993* | (4 E) No. 12 | vs. (5 E) St. John's Second Round | W 80–74 | 22–8 | Lawrence Joel Coliseum (14,366) Winston-Salem, NC |
| Mar 26, 1993* | (4 E) No. 12 | vs. (1 E) No. 4 North Carolina East Regional semifinal | L 74–80 | 22–9 | Brendan Byrne Arena (19,761) East Rutherford, NJ |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. ||||||
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