1992–93 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team

The 1992–93 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team represented Southern Illinois University Carbondale during the 1992–93 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Salukis were led by eighth-year head coach Rich Herrin and played their home games at the SIU Arena in Carbondale, Illinois as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 23–10, 12–6 in MVC play to finish in second place. The Salukis won the MVC tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 14 seed in the Midwest region. The Salukis fell to two-time defending champion and No. 3 seed Duke in the opening round.^[1]

1992–93 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball
MVC tournament champion
NCAA tournament
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 22
Record	23–10 (12–6 MVC)
Head coach	Rich Herrin (8th season)
Home arena	SIU Arena
Seasons ← 1991–92 1993–94 →

1992–93 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Illinois State	13	–	5		.722			19	–	10		.655
Southern Illinois †	12	–	6		.667			23	–	10		.697
Southwest Missouri State	11	–	7		.611			20	–	11		.645
Tulsa	10	–	8		.556			15	–	14		.517
Drake	9	–	9		.500			14	–	14		.500
Northern Iowa	8	–	10		.444			12	–	15		.444
Wichita State	7	–	11		.389			10	–	17		.370
Bradley	7	–	11		.389			11	–	16		.407
Indiana State	7	–	11		.389			11	–	17		.393
Creighton	6	–	12		.333			8	–	18		.308
† 1993 MVC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1993–94 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G Chris Lowery — — Jr     F Marcus Timmons 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So   Sikeston, Missouri F 43 Chris Carr 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr   Ironton, Missouri F 50 Ashraf Amaya 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr	Head coach Rich Herrin 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 (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Dec 10, 1992*		at Eastern Illinois	W 85–72	1–0	Lantz Arena  Charleston, Illinois
Dec 12, 1992*		at Northern Illinois	W 91–62	2–0	Chick Evans Fieldhouse  DeKalb, Illinois
Dec 16, 1992*		Saint Louis	W 57–44	3–0	SIU Arena  Carbondale, Illinois
Dec 20, 1992*		vs. Radford San Juan Shootout	W 108–82	4–0	San Juan, Puerto Rico
Dec 21, 1992*		vs. Mississippi State San Juan Shootout	W 76–64	5–0	San Juan, Puerto Rico
Dec 22, 1992*		vs. No. 8 Iowa San Juan Shootout	L 70–90	5–1	San Juan, Puerto Rico
Dec 28, 1992*		at Ole Miss	W 85–78	6–1	Tad Smith Coliseum  Oxford, Mississippi
Missouri Valley regular season
Jan 2, 1993		Creighton	W 85–64	7–1 (1–0)	SIU Arena  Carbondale, Illinois
Mar 1, 1993		Tulsa	W 106–80	20–9 (12–6)	SIU Arena  Carbondale, Illinois
Missouri Valley tournament
Mar 6, 1993*		vs. Bradley Quarterfinals	W 63–61 OT	21–9	St. Louis Arena  St. Louis, Missouri
Mar 7, 1993*		vs. SW Missouri State Semifinals	W 76–68	21–9	St. Louis Arena  St. Louis, Missouri
Mar 8, 1993*		vs. Illinois State Championship game	W 70–59	23–9	St. Louis Arena  St. Louis, Missouri
NCAA tournament
Mar 18, 1993*	(14 MW)	vs. (3 MW) No. 10 Duke First Round	L 70–105	23–10	Rosemont Horizon  Rosemont, Illinois
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Central Time.

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