1992–93 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

1992–93 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
	† 1993 Big Eight Tournament winner ; As of April 5, 1993; Rankings from AP Poll

Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
1992–93 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Conference	Big Eight Conference
1992–93 record	20-11 (8-6 Big Eight)
Head coach	Johnny Orr (13th season);
Home arena	Hilton Coliseum

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 sixth 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, IA
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, FL
Exhibition
November 23, 1992* 7:00 pm		Porto (Portugal) Exhibition	W 85-68		Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
Regular Season
December 1, 1992* 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		Buffalo	W 106-36	2-1	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
December 3, 1992* 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		at Creighton	W 69-58	3-1	Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, NE
December 6, 1992* 2:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		at Northern Iowa	W 74-67	4-1	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA
December 12, 1992* 7:00 pm, Hawkeye Television Network		at No. 8 Iowa Rivalry	L 51-78	4-2	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
December 18, 1992* 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		Mercer	W 87-46	5-2	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
December 19, 1992* 7:00 pm, ESPN		vs. Michigan	L 72-94	5-3	The Palace of Auburn Hills Auburn Hills, MI
December 22, 1992* 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		Texas Southern	W 111-74	6-3	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
December 29, 1992* 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		Minnesota	W 99-65	7-3	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
December 31, 1992* 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		Bethune-Cookman	W 115-57	8-3	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
Exhibition
January 5, 1993* 7:00 pm		Marathon Oil Exhibition	W 97-64		Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
Regular Season
January 9, 1993 1:00 pm, Raycom		at No. 4 Kansas	L 71-78	8-4 (0-1)	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
January 14, 1993 8:30 pm, ESPN		Oklahoma State	W 81-72	9-4 (1-1)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
January 16, 1993 7:00 pm, Raycom		at Missouri	L 49-64	9-5 (1-2)	Hearnes Center Columbia, MO
January 20, 1993* 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		Southern Utah	W 91-63	10-5	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
January 23, 1993 1:00 pm, Raycom		No. 12 Oklahoma	W 81-74 ^OT	11-5 (2-2)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
January 27, 1993* 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		Drake	W 119-81	12-5	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
January 30, 1993 3:00 pm, Raycom		at Oklahoma State	L 77-94	12-6 (2-3)	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK
February 3, 1993 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		Nebraska	W 96-69	13-6 (3-3)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
February 6, 1993 1:00 pm, Raycom		Colorado	W 94-74	14-6 (4-3)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
February 10, 1993 7:30 pm, Prime Sports		at No. 23 Kansas State	L 66-68 ^OT	14-7 (4-4)	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
February 13, 1993 1:00 pm, Raycom		at Oklahoma	L 77-81	14-8 (4-5)	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
February 17, 1993 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		Missouri	W 65-50	15-8 (5-5)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
February 22, 1993 8:30 pm, ESPN		No. 7 Kansas ESPN Big Monday	W 75-71	16-8 (6-5)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
February 24, 1993* 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		Florida Atlantic	W 89-46	17-8	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
February 27, 1993 1:00 pm, Raycom		at Nebraska	L 87-91	17-9 (6-6)	Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE
March 3, 1993 8:00 pm CT, Cyclone Television Network		at Colorado	W 67-66	18-9 (7-6)	Coors Events Center Boulder, CO
March 6, 1993 1:00 pm, Raycom		Kansas State	W 79-61	19-9 (8-6)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
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, MO
March 13, 1993 3:30 pm, Raycom		vs. Missouri Big Eight Tournament Semifinals	L 63-67	20-10	Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO
NCAA Tournament
March 19, 1993* 9:30 pm CT, CBS		vs. No. 9 seed UCLA NCAA West Regional First Round	L 70-81	20-10	McKale Center (13,532) Tucson, AZ
*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

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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. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
"MBB Tradition (PDF)" (PDF). Iowa State University Athletics. Retrieved 2019-07-31.

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[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. Retrieved 2020-07-01.

[3] "MBB Tradition (PDF)" (PDF). Iowa State University Athletics. Retrieved 2019-07-31.

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 Statistical leaders
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
NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

1992–93 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
	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