# 1992–93 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball team

The 1992–93 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers men's basketball team represented Western Kentucky University during the 1992–93 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hilltoppers were led by coach Ralph Willard and future NBA player Darnell Mee. The team was Sun Belt Conference runners-up and won Sun Belt Basketball tournament. They received the conference's automatic bid to the 1993 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament where they advanced to the Sweet Sixteen. Mee and Mark Bell made the All-Conference and SBC Tournament team; Mee was also tournament MVP.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| 12/2/1992* | | Jackson State | W 87–69 | 1–0 | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY |
| 12/5/1992* | | at Tennessee Tech | L 92–99 | 1–1 | Eblen Center Cookeville, TN |
| 12/19/1992* | | VCU | W 84–78 | 2–1 | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY |
| 12/21/1992* | | Eastern Kentucky | W 77–68 | 3–1 | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY |
| 12/30/1992* | | at Illinois-Chicago | W 82–71 | 4–1 | UIC Pavilion Chicago, IL |
| 1/2/1993* | | Radford | W 88–58 | 5–1 | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY |
| 1/6/1993 | | at South Alabama | W 88–83 | 6–1 (1-0) | Mitchell Center Mobile, AL |
| 1/9/1993 | | Louisiana Tech | W 86–40 | 7–1 (2-0) | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY |
| 1/11/1993 | | Lamar | W 114–89 | 8–1 (3-0) | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY |
| 1/14/1993 | | Arkansas–Little Rock | W 92–56 | 9–1 (4-0) | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY |
| 1/16/1993 | | at Arkansas State | W 86–75 | 10–1 (5-0) | Convocation Center Jonesboro, AR |
| 1/21/1993 | | at SW Louisiana | L 83–84 | 10–2 (5-1) | Cajundome Lafayette, LA |
| 1/24/1993 | | South Alabama | L 98–101 | 10–3 (5-2) | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY |
| 1/27/1993 | | Texas–Pan American | W 105–49 | 11–3 (6-2) | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY |
| 1/31/1993 | | SW Louisiana | W 121–92 | 12–3 (7-2) | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY |
| 2/2/1993 | | at No. 25 New Orleans | L 80–89 | 12–4 (7-3) | Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA |
| 2/6/1993 | | at Lamar | W 95–88 | 13–4 (8-3) | Montagne Center Beaumont, TX |
| 2/8/1993* | | Southern Utah | W 96–73 | 14–4 | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY |
| 2/11/1993 | | Jacksonville | W 66–58 | 15–4 (9-3) | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY |
| 2/13/1993 | | at Texas–Pan American | W 98–68 | 16–4 (10-3) | UTPA Fieldhouse Edinburg, TX |
| 2/16/1993* | | at No. 22 Louisville | W 78–77 | 17–4 | Freedom Hall Louisville, KY |
| 2/20/1993 | | Arkansas State | W 67–61 | 18–4 (11-3) | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY |
| 2/22/1993 | | No. 19 New Orleans | L 67–71 | 18–5 (11-4) | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY |
| 2/25/1993 | | at Louisiana Tech | W 76–54 | 19–5 (12-4) | Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA |
| 2/27/1993 | | at Jacksonville | W 101–66 | 20–5 (13-4) | Swisher Gymnasium Jacksonville, FL |
| 3/1/1993 | | at Arkansas–Little Rock | W 78–71 | 21–5 (14-4) | Barton Coliseum Little Rock, AR |
| 1993 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament ||||||
| 3/6/1993 | (2) | vs. (7) Lamar Quarterfinals | W 78–68 | 22–5 | Mississippi Coast Coliseum Biloxi, MS |
| 3/7/1993 | (2) | vs. (6) South Alabama Semifinals | W 83–73 | 23–5 | Mississippi Coast Coliseum Biloxi, MS |
| 3/8/1993 | (2) | vs. (1) No. 13 New Orleans Finals | W 72–63 | 24–5 | Mississippi Coast Coliseum Biloxi, MS |
| 1993 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament ||||||
| 3/18/1993* | (7 SE) No. 20 | vs. (10 SE) Memphis State First Round | W 55–52 | 25–5 | Orlando Arena Orlando, FL |
| 3/20/1993* | (7 SE) No. 20 | vs. (2 SE) No. 6 Seton Hall Second Round | W 72–68 | 26–5 | Orlando Arena Orlando, FL |
| 3/25/1993* | (7 SE) No. 20 | vs. (3 SE) No. 11 Florida State Sweet Sixteen | L 78–81 $^{OT}$ | 26–6 | Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll (S#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||