# 1992–93 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team

The 1992–93 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team represented Wake Forest University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference during the 1992–93 NCAA men's basketball season. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Dave Odom, and played their home games at LJVM Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
The Demon Deacons finished tied for third in the ACC regular season with an 10–6 conference record. The team lost to Virginia in the quarterfinal round of the ACC tournament, but received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 5 seed in the Southeast region. Making their third straight appearance in the NCAA tournament, Wake Forest beat Chattanooga and Iowa to advance to the Sweet Sixteen for the first time since 1984. The Demon Deacons were eliminated by No. 1 seed Kentucky in the regional semifinal round to finish with a 21–9 overall record.
Junior Rodney Rogers was ACC Player of the Year, a consensus second-team All-American, and was selected by the Denver Nuggets with the 9th overall pick in the 1993 NBA draft.

## Previous season

Wake Forest finished with a 17–12 record (7–9 ACC) and reached the NCAA tournament for the second straight season.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Dec 1, 1992* | | Radford | W 81–62 | 1–0 | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| Dec 5, 1992* | | Vermont | W 95–76 | 2–0 | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| Dec 15, 1992* | | Rhode Island | W 69–65 | 3–0 | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| Dec 19, 1992* | | Richmond | W 88–74 | 4–0 | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| Dec 22, 1992* | | at No. 21 California | L 65–81 | 4–1 | Harmon Gym Berkeley, California |
| Dec 28, 1992* | | vs. Davidson | W 71–52 | 5–1 | Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Dec 30, 1992* | | Lafayette | W 74–47 | 6–1 | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| Jan 2, 1993* | | Mount St. Mary's | W 76–65 | 7–1 | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| Jan 7, 1993* | | Winthrop | W 99–65 | 8–1 | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| Jan 9, 1993 | | No. 23 Florida State | L 72–74 | 8–2 (0–1) | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| Jan 13, 1993 | | No. 3 Duke | L 59–86 | 8–3 (0–2) | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| Jan 16, 1993 | | at Maryland | W 86–73 | 9–3 (1–2) | Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland |
| Jan 21, 1993 | | at No. 16 Georgia Tech | W 81–58 | 10–3 (2–2) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| Jan 24, 1993 | | Clemson | W 74–56 | 11–3 (3–2) | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| Jan 27, 1993 | | at No. 15 Virginia | W 75–73 | 12–3 (4–2) | University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Jan 30, 1993 | | No. 3 North Carolina | W 88–62 | 13–3 (5–2) | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| Feb 4, 1993 | No. 13 | at NC State | W 65–54 | 14–3 (6–2) | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Feb 7, 1993* | No. 13 | at Temple | W 106–69 | 15–3 | McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 10, 1993 | No. 9 | at No. 10 Florida State | L 94–111 | 15–4 (6–3) | Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, Florida |
| Feb 13, 1993 | No. 9 | at No. 3 Duke | W 98–86 | 16–4 (7–3) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina |
| Feb 17, 1993 | No. 10 | Maryland | W 88–64 | 17–4 (8–3) | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| Feb 20, 1993 | No. 10 | Georgia Tech | L 58–69 | 17–5 (8–4) | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| Feb 24, 1993 | No. 12 | at Clemson | L 74–76 | 17–6 (8–5) | Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina |
| Feb 27, 1993* | No. 12 | No. 22 Virginia | W 58–56 | 18–6 (9–5) | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| Mar 3, 1993 | No. 14 | at No. 1 North Carolina | L 65–83 | 18–7 (9–6) | Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| Mar 6, 1993* | No. 14 | NC State | W 80–68 | 19–7 (10–6) | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| ACC Tournament ||||||
| Mar 12, 1993* | No. 12 | vs. Virginia ACC Tournament Quarterfinal | L 57–61 | 19–8 | Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 19, 1993* | (5 SE) No. 16 | vs. (12 SE) Chattanooga First round | W 81–58 | 20–8 | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| Mar 21, 1993* | (5 SE) No. 16 | vs. (4 SE) No. 13 Iowa Second Round | W 84–78 | 21–8 | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| Mar 25, 1993* | (5 SE) No. 16 | vs. (1 SE) No. 2 Kentucky Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen | L 69–103 | 21–9 | Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

## Awards and honors

* Rodney Rogers – ACC Player of the Year, Consensus, second-team All-American

## NBA draft

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 1 | 9 | Rodney Rogers | Denver Nuggets |