1992–93 Utah Utes men's basketball team

1992–93 Utah Utes men's basketball
WAC Regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Second round
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
APNo. 19
Record24–7 (15–3 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coachKirk Earlywine
Home arenaJon M. Huntsman Center
Seasons
1992–93 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 19 Utah 15 – 3   .833 24 – 7   .774
BYU 15 – 3   .833 25 – 9   .735
No. 21 New Mexico † 13 – 5   .722 24 – 7   .774
UTEP 10 – 8   .556 21 – 13   .618
Colorado State 9 – 9   .500 17 – 12   .586
Fresno State 8 – 10   .444 13 – 15   .464
Hawaii 7 – 11   .389 12 – 16   .429
Wyoming 7 – 11   .389 13 – 15   .464
San Diego State 3 – 15   .167 8 – 21   .276
Air Force 3 – 15   .167 9 – 19   .321
† 1993 WAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1992–93 Utah Utes men's basketball team represented the University of Utah as a member of the Western Athletic Conference during the 1992–93 men's basketball season. Led by head coach Rick Majerus, the Utes won the WAC regular season title and received a bid to the NCAA tournament. Participating in the Southeast regional, Utah defeated Pittsburgh in the opening round before falling to No. 1 seed Kentucky in the second round.[1] The Utes finished with an overall record of 24–7 (15–3 WAC).

Roster

1992–93 Utah Utes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 5 Josh Grant 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Salt Lake City, Utah
PG 10 Ted Cierzniak 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Lakewood, Colorado
G 15 Jimmy Soto 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
—
 Sr
SF 29 Corey Trautner 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Millville, Utah
G/F 32 Phil Dixon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
 Sr
G 45 Byron Wilson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Gary, Indiana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Non-conference regular season
WAC Regular Season
Mar 4, 1993
 No. 9 at New Mexico L 59–69  22–4
(15–2) 		University Arena 
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Mar 6, 1993
 No. 9 at UTEP L 70–79  22–5
(15–3) 		Don Haskins Center 
El Paso, Texas
WAC Tournament
Mar 11, 1993*
 (1) No. 15 vs. (9) San Diego State
Quarterfinals 		W 85–64  23–5
 Delta Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
Mar 12, 1993*
 (1) No. 15 vs. (4) UTEP
Semifinals 		L 85–90 OT 23–6
 Delta Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
NCAA Tournament
Mar 19, 1993*
 (8 SE) No. 19 vs. (9 SE) Pittsburgh
First round 		W 86–65  24–6
 Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
Mar 21, 1993*
 (8 SE) No. 19 vs. (1 SE) No. 2 Kentucky
Second round 		L 62–83  24–7
 Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
SE=Southeast.

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Rankings

See also: 1992–93 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Awards and honors

Players in the 1993 NBA draft

See also: 1993 NBA draft
Round Pick Player NBA Club
2 43 Josh Grant Denver Nuggets
2 54 Byron Wilson Phoenix Suns

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References

  1. ^ "Wildcats March By Utes, 83-62". Deseret News. March 22, 1993. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  2. ^ "1992–93 Utah Utes Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  3. ^ "2019-20 Utah Utes Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Utah Athletics. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  4. ^ "1993 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved January 9, 2022.