1992–93 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team

The 1992–93 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball men's basketball team represented Vanderbilt University as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1992–93 college basketball season. The team was led by head coach Eddie Fogler and played its home games at Memorial Gymnasium.

1992–93 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball
SEC Regular season champion
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 8
AP	No. 8
Record	28–6 (14–2 SEC)
Head coach	Eddie Fogler (4th season)
Home arena	Memorial Gymnasium
Seasons ← 1991–92 1993–94 →

1992–93 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
No. 8 Vanderbilt	14	–	2		.875			28	–	6		.824
No. 2 Kentucky †	13	–	3		.813			30	–	4		.882
Florida	9	–	7		.563			16	–	12		.571
Georgia	8	–	8		.500			15	–	14		.517
South Carolina	5	–	11		.313			9	–	18		.333
Tennessee	4	–	12		.250			13	–	17		.433
West
No. 12 Arkansas	10	–	6		.625			22	–	9		.710
LSU	9	–	7		.563			22	–	11		.667
Auburn	8	–	8		.500			15	–	12		.556
Alabama	7	–	9		.438			16	–	13		.552
Mississippi State	5	–	11		.313			13	–	16		.448
Ole Miss	4	–	12		.250			10	–	18		.357
† 1993 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll[1]

The Commodores won the SEC regular season title, received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 3 seed in the West region, and made a run to the Sweet Sixteen. The team finished with a 28–6 record (14–2 SEC, 1st).

Roster

1992–93 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 14 Billy McCaffrey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Allentown, Pennsylvania	Head coach Eddie Fogler (North Carolina) Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 25, 1992*		vs. UAB Great Alaska Shootout	W 81–63	1–0	Sullivan Arena  Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 27, 1992*		vs. Illinois Great Alaska Shootout	L 77–93	1–1	Sullivan Arena (6,003) Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 28, 1992*		vs. Oregon Great Alaska Shootout	W 83–81	2–1	Sullivan Arena  Anchorage, Alaska
Dec 3, 1992*		Northwestern	W 86–66	3–1	Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 5, 1992*		at Dayton	W 84–53	4–1	University of Dayton Arena  Dayton, Ohio
Dec 9, 1992*		No. 9 Louisville	W 90–88	5–1	Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 12, 1992*		SMU	W 95–86	6–1	Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 18, 1992*		vs. North Carolina A&T	W 87–51	7–1	Dunn Center  Clarksville, Tennessee
Dec 19, 1992*		at Austin Peay	W 116–71	8–1	Dunn Center  Clarksville, Tennessee
Dec 28, 1992*	No. 24	Air Force	W 95–50	9–1	Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 29, 1992*	No. 24	Bowling Green State	W 96–69	10–1	Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 2, 1993	No. 24	Alabama	W 76–73	11–1 (1–0)	Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 6, 1993*	No. 18	at Memphis State	L 78–84	11–2	Pyramid Arena  Memphis, Tennessee
Jan 9, 1993 SportsChannel	No. 18	at Florida	L 61–62	11–3 (1–1)	Stephen C. O'Connell Center  Gainesville, Florida
Jan 13, 1993 JP Sports		No. 1 Kentucky	W 101–86	12–3 (2–1)	Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 16, 1993		Georgia	W 78–66	13–3 (3–1)	Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 20, 1993	No. 19	No. 8 Arkansas	W 102–89	14–3 (4–1)	Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 27, 1993	No. 12	at Tennessee	W 82–65	15–3 (5–1)	Thompson-Boling Arena  Knoxville, Tennessee
Jan 30, 1993 JP Sports	No. 12	at Auburn	W 73–70	16–3 (6–1)	Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum  Auburn, Alabama
Feb 3, 1993*	No. 11	South Carolina	W 76–72	17–3 (7–1)	Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, Tennessee
Feb 6, 1993	No. 11	at No. 2 Kentucky	L 67–82	17–4 (7–2)	Rupp Arena  Lexington, Kentucky
Feb 10, 1993	No. 11	Ole Miss	W 89–59	18–4 (8–2)	Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, Tennessee
Feb 13, 1993*	No. 11	Middle Tennessee State	W 81–51	19–4	Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, Tennessee
Feb 17, 1993	No. 11	at LSU	W 87–66	20–4 (9–2)	Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Feb 20, 1993	No. 11	Florida	W 82–64	21–4 (10–2)	Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, Tennessee
Feb 24, 1993	No. 8	at Georgia	W 87–83	22–4 (11–2)	Stegeman Coliseum  Athens, Georgia
Feb 27, 1993	No. 8	at Mississippi State	W 80–39	23–4 (12–2)	Humphrey Coliseum  Starkville, Mississippi
Mar 2, 1993	No. 7	Tennessee	W 90–82	24–4 (13–2)	Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, Tennessee
Mar 6, 1993	No. 7	at South Carolina	W 77–73	25–4 (14–2)	Carolina Coliseum  Columbia, South Carolina
SEC tournament
Mar 12, 1993* JP Sports	No. 5	vs. Alabama Quarterfinals	W 76–59	26–4	Rupp Arena  Lexington, Kentucky
Mar 13, 1993* JP Sports	No. 5	vs. LSU Semifinals	L 62–72	26–5	Rupp Arena  Lexington, Kentucky
NCAA tournament
Mar 18, 1993*	(3 W) No. 8	vs. (14 W) Boise State First round	W 92–72	27–5	Jon M. Huntsman Center  Salt Lake City, Utah
Mar 20, 1993*	(3 W) No. 8	vs. (6 W) Illinois Second Round	W 85–68	28–5	Jon M. Huntsman Center (12,084) Salt Lake City, Utah
Mar 26, 1993* CBS	(3 W) No. 8	vs. (7 W) Temple West Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	L 59–67[2]	28–6	Kingdome  Seattle, Washington
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Central Time.

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Rankings

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

Awards and honors

• Billy McCaffrey – SEC co-Player of the Year