1992–93 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

1992–93 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
1992–93 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
NCAA tournament
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	20-11 (8-6 Big Eight)
Head coach	Johnny Orr (13th season);
Home arena	Hilton Coliseum
	Seasons ← 1991–92 1993–94 →

1992–93 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 9 Kansas	11	–	3	.786	29	–	7	.806
No. 23 Oklahoma State	8	–	6	.571	20	–	9	.690
Iowa State	8	–	6	.571	20	–	11	.645
Nebraska	8	–	6	.571	20	–	11	.645
Kansas State	7	–	7	.500	19	–	11	.633
Oklahoma	7	–	7	.500	20	–	12	.625
Missouri †	5	–	9	.357	19	–	14	.576
Colorado	2	–	12	.143	10	–	17	.370

† 1993 Big Eight tournament winner As of April 5, 1993 Rankings from AP poll

The 1992–93 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1992–93 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Johnny Orr, who was in his 13th season. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa.

They finished the season 20–11, 8–6 in Big Eight play to finish tied for second place. Their 23 wins were a school record at the time. They lost to seventh-seeded Missouri in the 1993 Big Eight conference tournament semifinals. The Cyclones qualified for the 1993 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, losing to UCLA, 81–70 in the West Regional first round.

Games were televised by ESPN, Raycom Sports, Prime Sports, CBS, the Cyclone Television Network and the Hawkeye Television Network.^[1]

Previous season

The previous season the Cyclones finished the season 21–13, 5–9 in Big Eight play to finish tied for sixth place. They defeated Missouri in the 1992 Big Eight conference tournament quarterfinals before losing to Oklahoma State, 69–60. They would qualify for the 1991–92 NCAA men's basketball tournament, defeating UNC Charlotte 76–74 in the first round, before losing to Kentucky in the second round, 106–98.

Roster

Roster
Name	Position	Class
Fred Hoiberg	Guard	Sophomore
Loren Meyer	Center	Sophomore
Julius Michalik	Forward	Sophomore
Hurl Beechum	Forward	Sophomore
Justus Thigpen	Guard	Senior
Ron Bayless	Guard	Senior
Howard Eaton	Forward	Senior
Morgan Wheat	Forward	Senior
Fred Brown	Guard	Junior
Marc Carlson	Forward	Junior
Donnell Bivens	Forward	Junior
Mike Bergman	Forward	Junior
Reference:^[2]

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
November 18, 1992* 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network	No. 19	Indiana State Preseason NIT	W 84-69	1-0	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
November 20, 1992* 8:30 pm, ESPN	No. 19	at No. 9 Florida State Preseason NIT	L 86-109	1-1	Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, Florida
Exhibition
November 23, 1992* 7:00 pm		Porto (Portugal) Exhibition	W 85-68		Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
Regular season
December 1, 1992* 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		Buffalo	W 106-36	2-1	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
December 3, 1992* 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		at Creighton	W 69-58	3-1	Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska
December 6, 1992* 2:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		at Northern Iowa	W 74-67	4-1	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, Iowa
December 12, 1992* 7:00 pm, Hawkeye Television Network		at No. 8 Iowa Rivalry	L 51-78	4-2	Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
December 18, 1992* 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		Mercer	W 87-46	5-2	Hilton Coliseum (13,433) Ames, Iowa
December 19, 1992* 7:00 pm, ESPN		vs. Michigan	L 72-94	5-3	The Palace of Auburn Hills (18,103) Auburn Hills, Michigan
December 22, 1992* 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		Texas Southern	W 111-74	6-3	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
December 29, 1992* 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		Minnesota	W 99-65	7-3	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
December 31, 1992* 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		Bethune–Cookman	W 115-57	8-3	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
Exhibition
January 5, 1993* 7:00 pm		Marathon Oil Exhibition	W 97-64		Hilton Coliseum (11,500) Ames, Iowa
Regular season
January 9, 1993 1:00 pm, Raycom		at No. 4 Kansas	L 71-78	8-4 (0-1)	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
January 14, 1993 8:30 pm, ESPN		Oklahoma State	W 81-72	9-4 (1-1)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
January 16, 1993 7:00 pm, Raycom		at Missouri	L 49-64	9-5 (1-2)	Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
January 20, 1993* 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		Southern Utah	W 91-63	10-5	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
January 23, 1993 1:00 pm, Raycom		No. 12 Oklahoma	W 81-74 ^OT	11-5 (2-2)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
January 27, 1993* 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		Drake	W 119-81	12-5	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
January 30, 1993 3:00 pm, Raycom		at Oklahoma State	L 77-94	12-6 (2-3)	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
February 3, 1993 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		Nebraska	W 96-69	13-6 (3-3)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
February 6, 1993 1:00 pm, Raycom		Colorado	W 94-74	14-6 (4-3)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
February 10, 1993 7:30 pm, Prime Sports		at No. 23 Kansas State	L 66-68 ^OT	14-7 (4-4)	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas
February 13, 1993 1:00 pm, Raycom		at Oklahoma	L 77-81	14-8 (4-5)	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
February 17, 1993 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		Missouri	W 65-50	15-8 (5-5)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
February 22, 1993 8:30 pm, ESPN		No. 7 Kansas ESPN Big Monday	W 75-71	16-8 (6-5)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
February 24, 1993* 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		Florida Atlantic	W 89-46	17-8	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
February 27, 1993 1:00 pm, Raycom		at Nebraska	L 87-91	17-9 (6-6)	Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska
March 3, 1993 8:00 pm CT, Cyclone Television Network		at Colorado	W 67-66	18-9 (7-6)	Coors Events Center Boulder, Colorado
March 6, 1993 1:00 pm, Raycom		Kansas State	W 79-61	19-9 (8-6)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
Big Eight tournament
March 12, 1993 8:20 pm, Raycom		vs. Oklahoma Big Eight tournament quarterfinals	W 69-55	20-9	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
March 13, 1993 3:30 pm, Raycom		vs. Missouri Big Eight tournament semifinals	L 63-67	20-10	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA Tournament
March 19, 1993* 9:30 pm CT, CBS		vs. No. 9 seed UCLA NCAA West Regional First round	L 70-81	20-11	McKale Center (13,532) Tucson, Arizona
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Awards and honors

All-Big Eight Selections^[3]
Justus Thigpen (1st)

Ron Bayless (2nd)

Fred Hoiberg (HM)
Academic All-Big Eight
Fred Hoiberg

Julius Michalik
Ralph Olsen Award
Justus Thigpen

References

^ September 1, 1992 (Page 12 of 28). Des Moines, Iowa:, Sep 01, 1992 ProQuest Historical Newspapers: U.S. North Central Collection.
^ "1992-93 Iowa State Cyclones Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on January 3, 2012. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
^ "MBB Tradition (PDF)" (PDF). Iowa State University Athletics. Retrieved July 31, 2019.

[1] September 1, 1992 (Page 12 of 28). Des Moines, Iowa:, Sep 01, 1992 ProQuest Historical Newspapers: U.S. North Central Collection.

[2] "1992-93 Iowa State Cyclones Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on January 3, 2012. Retrieved July 1, 2020.

[3] "MBB Tradition (PDF)" (PDF). Iowa State University Athletics. Retrieved July 31, 2019.

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v t e Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Venues	Margaret Hall Gymnasium (1907–1912) State Gymnasium (1913–1947) Iowa State Armory (1947–1971) Hilton Coliseum (1971–present)
Rivalries	Iowa "Big Four" Iowa (Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series)
Culture & lore	Cy the Cardinal "ISU Fights" Iowa State Pep Band ISU Holiday Classic
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 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 2024–25
NCAA Final Four appearance in italics