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1992–93 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
Record21–10 (9–7 ACC)
Head coach
Home arenaUniversity Hall
Seasons
1992–93 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 North Carolina 14 2   .875 34 4   .895
No. 11 Florida State 12 4   .750 25 10   .714
No. 10 Duke 10 6   .625 24 8   .750
No. 16 Wake Forest 10 6   .625 21 9   .700
Virginia 9 7   .563 21 10   .677
No. 18 Georgia Tech 8 8   .500 19 11   .633
Clemson 5 11   .313 17 13   .567
Maryland 2 14   .125 12 16   .429
NC State 2 14   .125 8 19   .296
1993 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 1992–93 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented University of Virginia as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference during the 1992–93 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by third-year head coach Jeff Jones. The Cavaliers earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 6 seed in the East region. They defeated Manhattan in the opening round and No. 3 seed UMass to reach the Sweet Sixteen before falling to No. 2 seed Cincinnati. The Cavaliers finished with a record of 21–10 (9–7 ACC).

Roster

1992–93 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
PF 4 Junior Burrough 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
So Charlotte, North Carolina
PG 12 Cory Alexander 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
So Waynesboro, Virginia
F 22 Jason Williford 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
So  
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
Source[1][2]

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Dec 1, 1992*
at Penn W 74–68  1–0
Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 5, 1992*
Stanford W 72–48  2–0
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec 9, 1992*
Old Dominion W 90–68  3–0
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec 12, 1992*
Howard W 100–64  4–0
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec 22, 1992*
Alabama W 86–83  5–0
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec 29, 1992*
Radford W 82–63  6–0
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan 2, 1993*
Winthrop W 92–68  7–0
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan 6, 1993
No. 25 No. 23 Florida State W 80–76  8–0
(1–0)
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan 9, 1993
No. 25 at NC State W 73–56  9–0
(2–0)
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, North Carolina
Jan 13, 1993
No. 14 Clemson W 100–82  10–0
(3–0)
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan 17, 1993
No. 14 at No. 3 Duke W 77–69  11–0
(4–0)
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, North Carolina
Jan 20, 1993
No. 7 at No. 3 North Carolina L 58–80  11–1
(4–1)
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Jan 23, 1993
No. 7 No. 16 Georgia Tech L 71–75  11–2
(4–2)
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan 25, 1993*
No. 15 at William & Mary W 93–84  12–2
Kaplan Arena 
Williamsburg, Pennsylvania
Jan 27, 1993
No. 15 Wake Forest L 73–75  12–3
(4–3)
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan 30, 1993*
No. 15 vs. Virginia Tech L 53–59  12–4
 
 
Feb 4, 1993
No. 24 at Maryland W 70–68  13–4
(5–3)
Cole Fieldhouse 
College Park, Maryland
Feb 8, 1993
No. 24 at No. 10 Florida State L 84–99  13–5
(5–4)
Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center 
Tallahassee, Florida
Feb 11, 1993
No. 24 NC State W 75–66  14–5
(6–4)
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb 13, 1993
No. 24 at Clemson W 83–78  15–5
(7–4)
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, South Carolina
Feb 18, 1993*
No. 23 No. 7 Duke W 58–55  16–5
(8–4)
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb 21, 1993
No. 23 No. 3 North Carolina L 58–78  16–6
(8–5)
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb 23, 1993
No. 22 at Georgia Tech L 61–73  16–7
(8–6)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Feb 27, 1993
No. 22 at No. 12 Wake Forest L 56–58  16–8
(8–7)
Lawrence Joel Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Mar 3, 1993*
College of Charleston W 72–58  17–8
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Mar 6, 1993
Maryland W 88–74  18–8
(9–7)
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
ACC Tournament
Mar 12, 1993*
vs. No. 12 Wake Forest
ACC Tournament quarterfinals
W 61–57  19–8
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, North Carolina
Mar 13, 1993*
vs. No. 1 North Carolina
ACC Tournament semifinals
L 56–74  19–9
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, North Carolina
NCAA tournament
Mar 19, 1993*
(6 E) vs. (11 E) Manhattan
First round
W 78–66[3]  20–9
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, New York
Mar 21, 1993*
(6 E) vs. (3 E) No. 14 UMass
Second Round
W 71–56[4]  21–9
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, New York
Mar 26, 1993*
(6 E) vs. (2 E) No. 7 Cincinnati
East Regional semifinals – Sweet Sixteen
L 54–71[5]  21–10
Brendan Byrne Arena 
East Rutherford, New Jersey
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.
All times are in Eastern time.
Source:[6]

Rankings

References

  1. ^ Morris, Ron (1988). ACC Basketball: An Illustrated History. Chapel Hill, North Carolina: Four Corners Press. p. 306.
  2. ^ "1992–93 Virginia Cavaliers Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  3. ^ "ALEXANDER'S 27 POINTS PUSH VIRGINIA BY MANHATTAN, 78-66". The Washington Post. March 20, 1993. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
  4. ^ "CAVALIERS OVERWHELM UMASS, 71-56". The Washington Post. March 22, 1993. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  5. ^ "Van Exel Reloads on Bench, Sparks Bearcats' Victory". The Los Angeles Times. March 27, 1993. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
  6. ^ "YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS" (PDF). VIRGINIASPORTS.COM – The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 11, 2020. Retrieved June 19, 2021.