# 1992–93 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

The 1992–93 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented University of Virginia as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference during the 1992–93 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by third-year head coach Jeff Jones. The Cavaliers earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 6 seed in the East region. They defeated Manhattan in the opening round and No. 3 seed UMass to reach the Sweet Sixteen before falling to No. 2 seed Cincinnati. The Cavaliers finished with a record of 21–10 (9–7 ACC).

## Roster

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## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Dec 1, 1992* | | at Penn | W 74–68 | 1–0 | Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Dec 5, 1992* | | Stanford | W 72–48 | 2–0 | University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Dec 9, 1992* | | Old Dominion | W 90–68 | 3–0 | University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Dec 12, 1992* | | Howard | W 100–64 | 4–0 | University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Dec 22, 1992* | | Alabama | W 86–83 | 5–0 | University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Dec 29, 1992* | | Radford | W 82–63 | 6–0 | University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Jan 2, 1993* | | Winthrop | W 92–68 | 7–0 | University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Jan 6, 1993 | No. 25 | No. 23 Florida State | W 80–76 | 8–0 (1–0) | University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Jan 9, 1993 | No. 25 | at NC State | W 73–56 | 9–0 (2–0) | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Jan 13, 1993 | No. 14 | Clemson | W 100–82 | 10–0 (3–0) | University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Jan 17, 1993 | No. 14 | at No. 3 Duke | W 77–69 | 11–0 (4–0) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina |
| Jan 20, 1993 | No. 7 | at No. 3 North Carolina | L 58–80 | 11–1 (4–1) | Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| Jan 23, 1993 | No. 7 | No. 16 Georgia Tech | L 71–75 | 11–2 (4–2) | University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Jan 25, 1993* | No. 15 | at William & Mary | W 93–84 | 12–2 | Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 27, 1993 | No. 15 | Wake Forest | L 73–75 | 12–3 (4–3) | University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Jan 30, 1993* | No. 15 | vs. Virginia Tech | L 53–59 | 12–4 | |
| Feb 4, 1993 | No. 24 | at Maryland | W 70–68 | 13–4 (5–3) | Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland |
| Feb 8, 1993 | No. 24 | at No. 10 Florida State | L 84–99 | 13–5 (5–4) | Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, Florida |
| Feb 11, 1993 | No. 24 | NC State | W 75–66 | 14–5 (6–4) | University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Feb 13, 1993 | No. 24 | at Clemson | W 83–78 | 15–5 (7–4) | Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina |
| Feb 18, 1993* | No. 23 | No. 7 Duke | W 58–55 | 16–5 (8–4) | University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Feb 21, 1993 | No. 23 | No. 3 North Carolina | L 58–78 | 16–6 (8–5) | University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Feb 23, 1993 | No. 22 | at Georgia Tech | L 61–73 | 16–7 (8–6) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| Feb 27, 1993 | No. 22 | at No. 12 Wake Forest | L 56–58 | 16–8 (8–7) | Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| Mar 3, 1993* | | College of Charleston | W 72–58 | 17–8 | University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Mar 6, 1993 | | Maryland | W 88–74 | 18–8 (9–7) | University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia |
| ACC Tournament ||||||
| Mar 12, 1993* | | vs. No. 12 Wake Forest ACC Tournament quarterfinals | W 61–57 | 19–8 | Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Mar 13, 1993* | | vs. No. 1 North Carolina ACC Tournament semifinals | L 56–74 | 19–9 | Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 19, 1993* | (6 E) | vs. (11 E) Manhattan First round | W 78–66 | 20–9 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York |
| Mar 21, 1993* | (6 E) | vs. (3 E) No. 14 UMass Second Round | W 71–56 | 21–9 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York |
| Mar 26, 1993* | (6 E) | vs. (2 E) No. 7 Cincinnati East Regional semifinals – Sweet Sixteen | L 54–71 | 21–10 | Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern time. ||||||
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