# 1992–93 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

The 1992–93 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati in NCAA Division I competition in the 1992–93 season. The Bearcats, coached by Bob Huggins, won the Great Midwest Conference, and reached the Elite Eight of the 1993 NCAA tournament. The team finished with an overall record of 27–5 (8–2 GMWC).

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Dec 1, 1992* | No. 22 | Texas Southern | W 87–44 | 1–0 | Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Dec 11, 1992* | No. 19 | Southeast Missouri State | W 83–58 | 2–0 | Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Dec 12, 1992* | No. 19 | Georgia Southern | W 91–57 | 3–0 | Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Dec 19, 1992* | No. 19 | at No. 4 Indiana | L 64–79 | 3–1 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| Dec 26, 1992* | No. 23 | Temple | W 68–45 | 4–1 | Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Dec 29, 1992* | No. 21 | at Dayton | W 65–55 | 5–1 | University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio |
| Jan 2, 1993* | No. 21 | South Alabama | W 87–49 | 6–1 | Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Jan 4, 1993* | No. 16 | Tennessee | W 79–58 | 7–1 | Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Jan 7, 1993* | No. 16 | vs. No. 22 UMass | W 64–53 | 8–1 | Springfield Civic Center Springfield, Massachusetts |
| Jan 9, 1993 | No. 16 | at Saint Louis | W 80–65 | 9–1 (1–0) | St. Louis Arena St. Louis, Missouri |
| Jan 13, 1993* | No. 11 | at Cleveland State | W 72–63 | 10–1 | CSU Convocation Center Cleveland, Ohio |
| Jan 16, 1993 | No. 11 | at DePaul | W 70–64 | 11–1 (2–0) | Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois |
| Jan 19, 1993* | No. 9 | Chicago State | W 103–43 | 12–1 | Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Jan 23, 1993 | No. 9 | UAB | W 40–38 | 13–1 (3–0) | Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Jan 27, 1993* | No. 6 | Xavier | W 78–67 | 14–1 | Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Jan 30, 1993 | No. 6 | DePaul | W 80–54 | 15–1 (4–0) | Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Feb 1, 1993* | No. 4 | at Miami (OH) | W 74–68 | 16–1 | Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio |
| Feb 3, 1993* | No. 4 | Austin Peay | W 98–61 | 17–1 | Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Feb 6, 1993 | No. 4 | at Memphis State | L 66–68 | 17–2 (4–1) | Pyramid Arena Memphis, Tennessee |
| Feb 10, 1993 | No. 8 | No. 15 Marquette | W 55–53 | 18–2 (5–1) | Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Feb 13, 1993 | No. 8 | Saint Louis | W 64–39 | 19–2 (6–1) | Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Feb 17, 1993* | No. 8 | at South Florida | W 72–50 | 20–2 | Sun Dome Tampa, Florida |
| Feb 21, 1993* | No. 8 | vs. No. 4 Arizona 7-Up Shootout | L 60–70 | 20–3 | America West Arena Phoenix, Arizona |
| Feb 25, 1993 | No. 10 | at No. 20 Marquette | W 66–57 | 21–3 (7–1) | Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Feb 27, 1993 | No. 10 | at UAB | L 60–67 | 21–4 (7–2) | Bartow Arena Birmingham, Alabama |
| Mar 6, 1993 | No. 12 | Memphis State | W 78–55 | 22–4 (8–2) | Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Great Midwest Tournament ||||||
| Mar 12, 1993* | (1) No. 11 | vs. (5) DePaul Semifinals | W 78–69 | 23–4 | Pyramid Arena Memphis, Tennessee |
| Mar 13, 1993* | (1) No. 11 | at (2) Memphis State Championship Game | W 77–72 | 24–4 | Pyramid Arena Memphis, Tennessee |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 19, 1993* | (2 E) No. 7 | vs. (15 E) Coppin State First round | W 93–66 | 25–4 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York |
| Mar 21, 1993* | (2 E) No. 7 | vs. (7 E) No. 24 New Mexico State Second Round | W 92–55 | 26–4 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York |
| Mar 26, 1993* | (2 E) No. 7 | vs. (6 E) Virginia East Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen | W 71–54 | 27–4 | Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| Mar 28, 1993* | (2 E) No. 7 | vs. (1 E) No. 4 North Carolina East Regional Final – Elite Eight | L 68–75 | 27–5 | Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking т = Tied with team above or below :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Final |
| AP | 21 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 7 | Not released |
| Coaches | 19 т | 19 | 20 | 24 | 18 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 |

## NBA draft

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 1 | 25 | Corie Blount | Chicago Bulls |
| 2 | 37 | Nick Van Exel | Los Angeles Lakers |