# 1992–93 LSU Tigers basketball team

The 1992-93 LSU Tigers men's basketball team represented Louisiana State University during the 1992–93 NCAA men's college basketball season. The head coach was Dale Brown. The team was a member of the Southeastern Conference and played their home games at Pete Maravich Assembly Center.
The Tigers finished second in the SEC West standings, and made a strong run to the championship game of the SEC Tournament. LSU received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 11 seed in the Midwest region where they lost in the opening round to California. After ten straight tournament appearances (and 13 overall), this would be the last season Coach Brown would take a team to the NCAA Tournament. The team finished with a 22–11 record (9–7 SEC).

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Dec 1, 1992* | | McNeese State | W 83–72 | 1–0 | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Dec 3, 1992* | | Southeastern Louisiana | W 92–65 | 2–0 | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Dec 5, 1992* | | Mercer | W 82–48 | 3–0 | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Dec 15, 1992* | | Nicholls State | W 75–64 | 4–0 | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Dec 16, 1992* | | Campbell | W 93–71 | 5–0 | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Dec 21, 1992* | | vs. Stanford Maui Invitational | W 72–63 | 6–0 | Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, Hawaii |
| Dec 22, 1992* | | vs. No. 1 Duke Maui Invitational | L 67–96 | 6–1 | Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, Hawaii |
| Dec 23, 1992* | | vs. Memphis State Maui Invitational | L 66–70 | 6–2 | Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, Hawaii |
| Dec 29, 1992* | | Northwestern State | W 93–79 | 7–2 | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Dec 30, 1992* | | Tennessee State | W 90–68 | 8–2 | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Jan 2, 1993* | | Drake | W 94–86 | 9–2 | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| SEC regular season ||||||
| Jan 6, 1993 | | at Alabama | L 67–77 | 9–3 (0–1) | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| Jan 9, 1993 | | Auburn | W 87–81 | 10–3 (1–1) | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Jan 13, 1993 | | at Mississippi State | W 84–76 | 11–3 (2–1) | Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi |
| Jan 16, 1993 | | Florida | W 85–81 | 12–3 (3–1) | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Jan 20, 1993* | | Central Connecticut State | W 86–53 | 13–3 | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Jan 23, 1993 | | at Ole Miss | L 62–71 | 13–4 (3–2) | Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi |
| Jan 26, 1993 | | at No. 4 Kentucky | L 67–105 | 13–5 (3–3) | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| Jan 30, 1993 | | South Carolina | W 85–62 | 14–5 (4–3) | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Feb 2, 1993 | | No. 17 Arkansas | L 79–91 | 14–6 (4–4) | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Feb 7, 1993* | | vs. Texas | W 84–81 | 15–6 | |
| Feb 10, 1993 | | Mississippi State | W 92–66 | 16–6 (5–4) | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Feb 13, 1993 | | at Auburn | W 75–73 | 17–6 (6–4) | Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama |
| Feb 17, 1993 | | No. 11 Vanderbilt | L 66–87 | 17–7 (6–5) | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Feb 20, 1993 | | at Tennessee | W 81–74 | 18–7 (7–5) | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Feb 23, 1993 | | Alabama | W 76–68 | 19–7 (8–5) | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Feb 27, 1993 | | at Georgia | L 78–81 | 19–8 (8–6) | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia |
| Mar 3, 1993 | | at No. 13 Arkansas | L 75–88 | 19–9 (8–7) | Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| Mar 6, 1993 | | Ole Miss | W 71–56 | 20–9 (9–7) | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| SEC Tournament ||||||
| Mar 12, 1993* | | vs. Ole Miss Quarterfinals | W 89–70 | 21–9 | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| Mar 13, 1993* | | vs. No. 5 Vanderbilt Semifinals | W 72–62 | 22–9 | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| Mar 14, 1993* | | at No. 4 Kentucky Championship game | L 65–82 | 22–10 | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 18, 1993* | (11 MW) | vs. (6 MW) California First round | L 64–66 | 22–11 | Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. ||||||

## Team players drafted into the NBA

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 1 | 26 | Geert Hammink | Orlando Magic |