The 1992–93 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina in the 1992-93 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 34-4 overall, won the ACC regular season title with a 14-2 record and won the 1993 national championship. They were coached by Dean Smith, who won his second national championship in his thirty-second season as head coach of the Tar Heels. They played their home games at the Dean Smith Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Season Summary [edit]
The 1992-93 team was led by George Lynch, Eric Montross, Brian Reese, Donald Williams and Derrick Phelps. The Tar Heels started out with an 8-0 record and were ranked #5 in the country when they met #6 Michigan in the semi-finals of the Rainbow Classic. The Wolverines, led by the Fab Five in their sophomore season, won 79-78 to on a last-second shot. North Carolina bounced back with nine straight wins before losing back-to-back road games against unranked Wake Forest and #5 Duke. After seven more straight wins, the Tar Heels were ranked #1 heading into the last week of the regular season (their first #1 ranking since the start of the 1987-88 season). North Carolina beat #14 Wake Forest and #6 Duke to close out the regular season and clinch the top seed in the ACC tournament. North Carolina reached the tournament final, but they lost 77-75 to Georgia Tech without Derrick Phelps who was injured. Nonetheless, North Carolina was awarded the top seed in the East Regional of the NCAA Tournament, defeating #16-seed East Carolina (85-65), #8-seed Rhode Island (112-67), #4-seed Arkansas (80-74) and #2-seed Cincinnati (75-68) to reach the final four in New Orleans.
In the national semi-finals, Smith's Tar Heels defeated his alma mater Kansas (coached by future North Carolina coach Roy Williams) 78-68, setting up a rematch with #3-ranked Michigan in the finals.
The national title game was a see-saw battle throughout, but is remembered best for Chris Webber's time out call with seconds left when Michigan didn't have any. Michigan was assessed a technical foul and North Carolina ended up winning 77-71, giving Smith his second national championship.[1]
Roster [edit]
| Name |
# |
Position |
Height |
Year |
Home Town |
| Eric Montross |
00 |
Center |
7–0 |
Junior |
Indianapolis, IN |
| Pat Sullivan |
3 |
Forward |
6–8 |
Junior |
Bogota, NJ |
| Larry Davis |
4 |
Guard |
6–3 |
Freshman |
Denmark, SC |
| Henrik Rödl |
5 |
Forward |
6–8 |
Senior |
Heusenstamm, Germany |
| Scott Cherry |
11 |
Guard/Forward |
6–5 |
Senior |
Ballston Spa, NY |
| Derrick Phelps |
14 |
Guard |
6–3 |
Junior |
Pleasantville, NY |
| Donald Williams |
21 |
Guard |
6–3 |
Sophomore |
Garner, NC |
| Dante Calabria |
24 |
Guard |
6–4 |
Freshman |
Beaver Falls, PA |
| Abdual Hoggard |
13 |
Guard |
6–3 |
Freshman |
Ahoskie, NC |
| Brian Reese |
31 |
Forward |
6–6 |
Junior |
Bronx, NY |
| Kevin Salvadori |
33 |
Center/Forward |
7–0 |
Junior |
Pittsburgh, PA |
| George Lynch |
34 |
Forward |
6–8 |
Senior |
Roanoke, VA |
| Travis Stephenson |
35 |
Forward |
6–7 |
Senior |
Angier, NC |
| Ed Geth |
40 |
Forward |
6–9 |
Freshman |
Norfolk, VA |
| Matt Wenstrom |
50 |
Center |
7–1 |
Senior |
Katy, TX |
NCAA basketball tournament [edit]
- West
- North Carolina 85, East Carolina 65
- North Carolina 112, Rhode Island 67
- North Carolina 80, Arkansas 74
- North Carolina 75, Cincinnati 68
- Final Four
- North Carolina 78, Kansas 68
- North Carolina 77, Michigan 71
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Awards and honors [edit]
Team players drafted into the NBA [edit]
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References [edit]
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North Carolina Tar Heels Men's Basketball 1992–93 NCAA Champions
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