# 1992–93 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team

The 1992–93 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team represented Seton Hall University during the 1992–93 NCAA men's college basketball season. The Pirates were led by eleventh year head coach P.J. Carlesimo.
The Pirates had two wins streaks of 10+ games, won the Big East regular season and tournament championships, and received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 2 seed in the Southeast region.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 18, 1992* | No. 6 | Delaware Preseason NIT | W 75–54 | 1–0 | Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| Nov 19, 1992* | No. 6 | Tennessee Preseason NIT | W 72–64 | 2–0 | Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| Nov 25, 1992* | No. 6 | vs. No. 24 UCLA Preseason NIT | W 73–64 | 4–0 | Madison Square Garden (12,641) New York, New York |
| Nov 27, 1992* | No. 6 | vs. No. 4 Indiana Preseason NIT | L 74–78 | 4–1 | Madison Square Garden New York, New York |
| Dec 1, 1992* | No. 7 | Rider | W 87–74 | 5–1 | Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| Dec 7, 1992 | No. 7 | Miami (FL) | W 65–56 | 6–1 (1–0) | Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| Dec 10, 1992* | No. 7 | at Iona | W 75–61 | 7–1 | John A. Mulcahy Campus Events Center New Rochelle, New York |
| Dec 14, 1992* | No. 7 | Saint Peter's | W 88–54 | 8–1 | Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| Dec 20, 1992* | No. 7 | Fairleigh Dickinson | W 81–61 | 9–1 | Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| Dec 29, 1992* | No. 7 | Cornell | W 75–59 | 10–1 | Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| Dec 30, 1992* | No. 7 | James Madison | W 87–66 | 11–1 | Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| Jan 4, 1993 | No. 7 | No. 19 Connecticut | W 72–69 | 12–1 (2–0) | Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| Jan 9, 1993 | No. 7 | at Providence | W 91–79 | 13–1 (3–0) | Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island |
| Jan 11, 1993 | No. 7 | No. 24 Syracuse | W 80–73 | 14–1 (4–0) | Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| Jan 16, 1993 | No. 7 | at Pittsburgh | L 73–76 | 14–2 (4–1) | Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 19, 1993 | No. 10 | Villanova | W 66–61 | 15–2 (5–1) | Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| Jan 24, 1993* | No. 10 | No. 3 North Carolina | L 66–70 | 15–3 | Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| Jan 27, 1993 | No. 9 | at No. 21 Georgetown | L 62–73 | 15–4 (5–2) | USAir Arena Washington, D.C. |
| Jan 31, 1993 | No. 9 | at Syracuse | L 67–76 | 15–5 (5–3) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York |
| Feb 2, 1993 | No. 14 | Providence | W 90–71 | 16–5 (6–3) | Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| Feb 6, 1993 | No. 14 | at Boston College | L 62–63 | 16–6 (6–4) | Silvio O. Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts |
| Feb 9, 1993 | No. 19 | No. 17 Pittsburgh | W 91–73 | 17–6 (7–4) | Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| Feb 13, 1993 | No. 19 | at Villanova | W 65–59 | 18–6 (8–4) | The Pavilion Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 17, 1993 | No. 16 | at No. 25 St. John's | W 95–85 | 19–6 (9–4) | Madison Square Garden New York, New York |
| Feb 21, 1993 | No. 16 | Georgetown | W 66–56 | 20–6 (10–4) | Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| Feb 23, 1993 | No. 14 | at Miami (FL) | W 85–73 | 21–6 (11–4) | Miami Arena Miami, Florida |
| Feb 27, 1993 | No. 14 | at Connecticut | W 82–74 | 22–6 (12–4) | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut |
| Mar 3, 1993 | No. 10 | Boston College | W 79–61 | 23–6 (13–4) | Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, NJ |
| Mar 6, 1993 | No. 10 | No. 25 St. John's | W 92–73 | 24–6 (14–4) | Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, NJ |
| Big East tournament ||||||
| Mar 12, 1993* | No. 9 | vs. Georgetown Big East tournament Quarterfinal | W 83–69 | 25–6 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| Mar 13, 1993* | No. 9 | vs. Providence Big East tournament Semifinal | W 69–60 | 26–6 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| Mar 14, 1993* | No. 9 | vs. Syracuse Big East tournament championship | W 103–70 | 27–6 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 18, 1993* | (2 SE) No. 6 | vs. (15 SE) Tennessee State First Round | W 81–59 | 28–6 | Orlando Arena Orlando, FL |
| Mar 20, 1993* | (2 SE) No. 6 | vs. (7 SE) No. 20 Western Kentucky Second Round | L 68–72 | 28–7 | Orlando Arena Orlando, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast. ||||||
Sources

## Awards and honors

* Terry Dehere – Big East Player of the Year

## Players in the 1993 NBA draft

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 1 | 13 | Terry Dehere | Los Angeles Clippers |
| 1 | 18 | Luther Wright | Utah Jazz |