1992–93 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team

1992–93 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball
1992–93 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball
ACC tournament champion
NCAA tournament
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 18
Record	19–11 (8–8 ACC)
Head coach	Bobby Cremins (12th season);
Assistant coaches	Kevin Cantwell (7th season); Sherman Dillard (5th season); Jimmy Hebron (12th season);
Home arena	Alexander Memorial Coliseum
	Seasons ← 1991–92 1993–94 →

1992–93 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	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 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference during the 1992–93 NCAA men's basketball season. Led by 12th year head coach Bobby Cremins, the Yellow Jackets reached the NCAA tournament where they were upset in the opening round by No. 13 seed Southern.

Roster[edit]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	15	Darryl Barnes	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	Sr	Brooklyn, New York
G	10	Drew Barry	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Oakland, California
G	34	Rod Belanis	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	Sr	Williamsburg, Virginia
G	3	Travis Best	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Springfield, Massachusetts
G	23	Brian Black	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	Sr	Marietta, Georgia
PF	34	James Forrest	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	So	Atlanta, Georgia
F	32	Malcolm Mackey	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	243 lb (110 kg)	Sr	Chattanooga, Tennessee
F	33	Ivano Newbill	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	224 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Macon, Georgia
SG	24	Fred Vinson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Jr	Conway, North Carolina

Head coach

Bobby Cremins (South Carolina)

Assistant coach(es)

Kevin Cantwell
Sherman Dillard
Jimmy Hebron

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Non-conference regular season
Dec 1, 1992*	No. 13	Florida A&M	W 112–83	1–0	Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia
Dec 5, 1992*	No. 13	at No. 5 Kentucky	L 87–96	1–1	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
ACC Regular Season
Jan 5, 1993	No. 10	at Maryland	W 85–75	8–1 (1–0)	Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland
Jan 10, 1993	No. 10	No. 1 Duke	W 80–79	9–1 (2–0)	Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia
Jan 13, 1993	No. 8	at No. 5 North Carolina	L 67–80	9–2 (2–1)	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Mar 4, 1993		No. 11 Florida State	L 82–83	15–10 (7–8)	Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia
Mar 7, 1993		at Clemson	W 66–59	16–10 (8–8)	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina
ACC tournament
Mar 12, 1993*		vs. No. 8 Duke Quarterfinals	W 69–66	17–10	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina
Mar 13, 1993*		vs. Clemson Semifinals	W 69–61	18–10	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina
Mar 14, 1993*		vs. No. 1 North Carolina Championship game	W 77–75	19–10	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina
NCAA tournament
Mar 19, 1993*	(4 W) No. 18	vs. (13 W) Southern First round	L 78–93	19–11	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West.

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Rankings[edit]

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Players in the 1993 NBA draft[edit]

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	27	Malcolm Mackey	Phoenix Suns

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References[edit]

^ "1992-93 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
^ "2020–21 Georgia Tech Men's Basketball Information Guide". Georgia Tech Athletics. p. 119. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 998–999. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
^ "1993 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved January 9, 2022.

[1] "1992-93 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 9, 2022.

[2] "2020–21 Georgia Tech Men's Basketball Information Guide". Georgia Tech Athletics. p. 119. Retrieved January 9, 2022.

[ESPN-3] *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 998–999. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

[4] "1993 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved January 9, 2022.

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v t e Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball
Venues	Heisman Gym (1938–1956) Alexander Memorial Coliseum (1956–2011) Philips Arena & Gwinnett Center (2011–2012) McCamish Pavilion (2012–present)
Culture & lore	Buzz Ramblin' Wreck "Ramblin' Wreck from Georgia Tech" Georgia Tech Pep Band
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1905–06 1906–08 1908–09 1909–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics