# 1992–93 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

The 1992–93 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented University of Kentucky in the 1992–93 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Rick Pitino and the team finished the season with an overall record of 30–4.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| December 2, 1992* UKTV | No. 5 | Wright State | W 81–65 | 1–0 | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| December 5, 1992* 7:30 p.m., ESPN | No. 5 | No. 13 Georgia Tech | W 96–87 | 2–0 | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| December 8, 1992* UKTV | No. 3 | Eastern Kentucky | W 82–73 | 3–0 | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| December 12, 1992* 8:30 p.m., ESPN | No. 3 | at No. 9 Louisville Rivalry | W 88–68 | 4–0 | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky |
| December 19, 1992* | No. 3 | Morehead State | W 108–65 | 5–0 | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| December 22, 1992* | No. 3 | Miami (OH) | W 65–49 | 6–0 | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| December 28, 1992* | No. 3 | vs. Rutgers ECAC Holiday Festival | W 89–67 | 7–0 | Madison Square Garden New York, New York |
| December 30, 1992* | No. 3 | at St. John's ECAC Holiday Festival | W 86–77 | 8–0 | Madison Square Garden New York, New York |
| January 3, 1993* 1:00 p.m., CBS | No. 3 | vs. No. 4 Indiana Rivalry | W 81–78 | 9–0 | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky |
| January 5, 1993 9:30 p.m., ESPN | No. 2 | at Georgia | W 74–59 | 10–0 (1–0) | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia |
| January 9, 1993 UKTV | No. 2 | Tennessee | W 84–70 | 11–0 (2–0) | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| January 13, 1993 UKTV | No. 1 | at Vanderbilt | L 86–101 | 11–1 (2–1) | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| January 19, 1993 9:30 p.m., ESPN | No. 4 | at Alabama | W 73–59 | 12–1 (3–1) | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| January 23, 1993 2:00 p.m., JP | No. 4 | at South Carolina | W 108–82 | 13–1 (4–1) | Carolina Coliseum Columbia, South Carolina |
| January 26, 1993 9:30 p.m., ESPN | No. 4 | LSU | W 105–67 | 14–1 (5–1) | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| January 30, 1993 | No. 4 | Florida Rivalry | W 71–48 | 15–1 (6–1) | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| February 3, 1993 8:00 p.m., JP | No. 2 | Mississippi State | W 87–63 | 16–1 (7–1) | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| February 6, 1993 3:30 p.m., JP | No. 2 | No. 11 Vanderbilt | W 82–67 | 17–1 (8–1) | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| February 10, 1993 8:00 p.m., JP | No. 2 | at Arkansas | | | Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| February 13, 1993 2:00 p.m., NBC | No. 2 | at Notre Dame | | | South Bend, Indiana |
| March 7, 1993 | No. 5 | at Florida | W 85–77 | 23–3 (13–3) | Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida |
| SEC Tournament ||||||
| March 12, 1993* JP | (E2) No. 4 | (E6) Tennessee SEC Tournament Quarterfinal | W 101–40 | 24–3 | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| March 13, 1993* JP | (E2) No. 4 | (W1) No. 14 Arkansas SEC Tournament Semifinal | W 92–81 | 25–3 | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| March 14, 1993* JP | (E2) No. 4 | (W2) LSU SEC tournament championship | W 82–65 | 26–3 | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| March 19, 1993* | (1 SE) No. 4 | vs. (16 SE) Rider First round | W 96–52 | 27–3 | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| March 21, 1993* | (1 SE) No. 4 | vs. (8 SE) No. 19 Utah Second Round | W 83–62 | 28–3 | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| March 25, 1993* CBS | (1 SE) No. 4 | vs. (5 SE) No. 16 Wake Forest Southeast Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen | W 103–69 | 29–3 | Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina |
| March 27, 1993* CBS | (1 SE) No. 4 | vs. (3 SE) No. 11 Florida State Southeast Regional Final – Elite Eight | W 106–81 | 30–3 | Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina |
| April 3, 1993* CBS | (1 SE) No. 4 | vs. No. 3 Michigan National semifinal – Final Four | L 78–81 | 30–4 | Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast. All times are in Eastern Standard Time. ||||||

## Awards and honors

* Jamal Mashburn – Consensus First-team All-American, SEC Player of the Year

## NBA draft

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 1 | 4 | Jamal Mashburn | Dallas Mavericks |