# 1992–93 Tulane Green Wave men's basketball team

The 1992–93 Tulane Green Wave men's basketball team represented Tulane University in the 1992–93 college basketball season. This was head coach Perry Clark's fourth season at Tulane. The Green Wave competed in the Metro Conference and played their home games at Devlin Fieldhouse. They finished the season 22–9 (9–3 in Metro play) and finished second in the conference regular season standings. Tulane lost in the quarterfinal round of the Metro Conference tournament, but received an at-large bid to the 1993 NCAA tournament. The Green Wave defeated Kansas State in the opening round before losing to Florida State in the round of 32.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 18, 1992* | | Wagner Preseason NIT First Round | W 70–54 | 1–0 | Avron B. Fogelman Arena New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Nov 20, 1992* | | at No. 4 Indiana Preseason NIT Second Round | L 92–102 | 1–1 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| Dec 3, 1992* | | Nicholls State | W 96–54 | 2–1 | Avron B. Fogelman Arena New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Dec 5, 1992* | | SMU | W 103–92 $^{OT}$ | 3–1 | Avron B. Fogelman Arena New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Dec 9, 1992* | No. 20 | at No. 21 Memphis State | W 86–85 | 4–1 | The Pyramid Memphis, Tennessee |
| Dec 12, 1992* | | Northwestern State | W 91–81 | 5–1 | Avron B. Fogelman Arena New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Dec 15, 1992* | | at UAB | L 69–75 | 5–2 | Bartow Arena Birmingham, Alabama |
| Dec 23, 1992* | | Jackson State | L 84–92 | 5–3 | Avron B. Fogelman Arena New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Dec 27, 1992* | | Hofstra | W 64–55 | 6–3 | Avron B. Fogelman Arena New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Dec 30, 1992* | | Prairie View A&M | W 107–74 | 7–3 | Avron B. Fogelman Arena New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Jan 2, 1993* | | UC Irvine | W 86–65 | 8–3 | Avron B. Fogelman Arena (3,500) New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Jan 4, 1993* | | at Mercer | W 70–52 | 9–3 | Macon Coliseum Macon, Georgia |
| Jan 9, 1993 | | Virginia Tech | W 84–72 | 10–3 (1–0) | Avron B. Fogelman Arena New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Jan 13, 1993* | | Texas Tech | W 70–54 | 11–3 | Avron B. Fogelman Arena New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Jan 16, 1993 | | at Southern Miss | W 84–71 | 12–3 (2–0) | Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi |
| Jan 21, 1993 | | at VCU | W 84–76 | 13–3 (3–0) | Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia |
| Jan 23, 1993 | | at South Florida | W 71–53 | 14–3 (4–0) | Sun Dome Tampa, Florida |
| Jan 30, 1993 | | Southern Miss | W 65–52 | 15–3 (5–0) | Avron B. Fogelman Arena New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Feb 4, 1993 | | at Virginia Tech | W 72–59 | 16–3 (6–0) | Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Virginia |
| Feb 7, 1993 | | at UNC Charlotte | L 64–68 $^{OT}$ | 16–4 (6–1) | Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Feb 11, 1993 | | Louisville | W 62–60 | 17–4 (7–1) | Avron B. Fogelman Arena New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Feb 15, 1993* | | Canisius | W 63–41 | 18–4 | Avron B. Fogelman Arena New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Feb 18, 1993 | | UNC Charlotte | W 75–70 | 19–4 (8–1) | Avron B. Fogelman Arena New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Feb 20, 1993* | | Florida Atlantic | W 87–62 | 20–4 | Avron B. Fogelman Arena New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Feb 22, 1993* | No. 16 | at Temple | L 57–79 | 20–5 | McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 27, 1993 | | at Louisville | L 67–94 | 20–6 (8–2) | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky |
| Mar 4, 1993 | | VCU | L 65–77 $^{OT}$ | 20–7 (8–3) | Avron B. Fogelman Arena New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Mar 6, 1993 | | South Florida | W 91–75 | 21–7 (9–3) | Avron B. Fogelman Arena New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Metro Conference tournament ||||||
| Mar 12, 1993* | (2) | vs. (7) Virginia Tech First round | L 55–64 | 21–8 | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 18, 1993* | (11 SE) | vs. (6 SE) Kansas State First round | W 55–53 | 22–8 | Orlando Arena Orlando, Florida |
| Mar 20, 1993* | (11 SE) | vs. (3 SE) No. 11 Florida State Second round | L 63–94 | 22–9 | Orlando Arena Orlando, Florida |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||