1992–93 Memphis State Tigers men's basketball team

The 1992–93 Memphis State Tigers men's basketball team represented Memphis State University as a member of the Great Midwest Conference during the 1992–93 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.^[2] The Tigers were led by head coach Larry Finch and played their home games at the Pyramid Arena in Memphis, Tennessee.

1992–93 Memphis State Tigers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Great Midwest Conference
Record	20–12 (7–3 Great Midwest)
Head coach	Larry Finch (7th season)
Home arena	Pyramid Arena
Seasons ← 1991–92 1993–94 →

1992–93 Great Midwest Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 7 Cincinnati †	8	–	2		.800			27	–	5		.844
Memphis State	7	–	3		.700			20	–	12		.625
Marquette	6	–	4		.600			20	–	8		.714
UAB	5	–	5		.500			21	–	14		.600
DePaul	3	–	7		.300			16	–	15		.516
Saint Louis	1	–	9		.100			12	–	17		.414
† 1993 GMC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The Tigers received an at-large bid to the 1992 NCAA tournament as No. 10 seed in the Southeast region. Memphis State fell to No. 7 seed Western Kentucky in the opening round.^[3] The team finished with a 20–12 record (7–3 Great Midwest).

Roster

1992–93 Memphis State Tigers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 12 Leon Mitchell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Overton Memphis, Tennessee G 14 Chris Haynes 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 179 lb (81 kg) So Briarcrest Memphis, Tennessee G 15 Marcus Nolan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 171 lb (78 kg) So Hamilton Memphis, Tennessee G 20 Tony Madlock 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Melrose Memphis, Tennessee G 25 Penny Hardaway 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Jr Treadwell Memphis, Tennessee F 31 Kelvin Allen 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Bolivar Central Bolivar, Tennessee G 35 Billy Smith 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr East Memphis, Tennessee F 50 David Vaughn 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 232 lb (105 kg) So Whites Creek Whites Creek, Tennessee F 55 Anthony Douglas 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Sr East Memphis, Tennessee	Head coach Larry Finch (Memphis) Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Dec 2, 1992*	No. 8	at Arkansas	L 76–81	0–1	Barnhill Arena  Fayetteville, Arkansas
Dec 6, 1992*	No. 8	at Tennessee	L 59–70	0–2	Thompson-Boling Arena  Knoxville, Tennessee
Dec 9, 1992*	No. 21	No. 20 Tulane	L 85–86	0–3	The Pyramid  Memphis, Tennessee
Dec 11, 1992*	No. 21	Southwestern Louisiana	W 91–85	1–3	The Pyramid  Memphis, Tennessee
Dec 18, 1992*		Jackson State	W 81–78	2–3	The Pyramid  Memphis, Tennessee
Dec 21, 1992*		at Chaminade Maui Invitational Tournament	W 64–56	3–3	Lahaina Civic Center  Lahaina, Hawaii
Dec 22, 1992*		vs. BYU Maui Invitational Tournament	L 67–73	3–4	Lahaina Civic Center  Lahaina, Hawaii
Dec 23, 1992*		vs. LSU Maui Invitational Tournament	W 70–66	4–4	Lahaina Civic Center  Lahaina, Hawaii
Dec 28, 1992*		Robert Morris	W 78–63	5–4	The Pyramid  Memphis, Tennessee
Dec 31, 1992*		at Minnesota	L 55–70	5–5	Williams Arena  Minneapolis, Minnesota
Jan 4, 1993*		Georgia State	W 97–76	6–5	The Pyramid  Memphis, Tennessee
Jan 6, 1993*		No. 18 Vanderbilt	W 84–78	7–5	The Pyramid  Memphis, Tennessee
Feb 21, 1993*		vs. Arizona State	L 76–89	16–8
Feb 24, 1993*		at Temple	L 58–65	16–9	McGonigle Hall  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 6, 1993		at No. 12 Cincinnati	L 55–78	18–10 (7–3)	Fifth Third Arena  Cincinnati, Ohio
Great Midwest Conference Tournament
Mar 12, 1993*		Saint Louis Quarterfinals	W 73–65	19–10	The Pyramid  Memphis, Tennessee
Mar 13, 1993*		No. 11 Cincinnati Semifinals	L 72–77	20–11	The Pyramid  Memphis, Tennessee
NCAA Tournament
Mar 18, 1993*	(10 SE)	vs. (7 SE) No. 20 Western Kentucky First Round	L 52–55	20–12	Orlando Arena  Orlando, Florida
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Rankings

Main article: 1992–93 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

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Awards and honors

• Penny Hardaway – GMC Player of the Year (2x)

Team players in the 1993 NBA draft

See also: 1993 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	3	Penny Hardaway	Golden State Warriors

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