1992–93 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball team

The 1992–93 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers men's basketball team represented Western Kentucky University during the 1992–93 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hilltoppers were led by coach Ralph Willard and future NBA player Darnell Mee.[1] The team was Sun Belt Conference runners-up and won Sun Belt Basketball Tournament. They received the conference's automatice bid to the 1993 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament where they advanced to the Sweet Sixteen.[2] Mee and Mark Bell made the All-Conference and SBC Tournament team; Mee was also tournament MVP.[3]

1992–93 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball
Sun Belt Tournament Champion
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 25
APNo. 20
1992–93 record26–6 (14–4 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Home arenaE. A. Diddle Arena
1992–93 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 17 New Orleans180 1.000  264  .867
No. 20 Western Kentucky144 .778  266  .813
SW Louisiana117 .611  1713  .567
Arkansas State117 .611  1612  .571
Arkansas-Little Rock108 .556  1512  .556
South Alabama99 .500  1513  .536
Lamar99 .500  1512  .556
Jacksonville315 .167  522  .185
Louisiana Tech315 .167  721  .250
Texas-Rio Grande Valley216 .111  220  .091
1993 Sun Belt Conference Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

[4]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
12/2/1992*
Jackson State W 87–69  1–0
E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
12/5/1992*
at Tennessee Tech L 92–99  1–1
Eblen Center 
Cookeville, TN
12/19/1992*
VCU W 84–78  2–1
E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
12/21/1992*
Eastern Kentucky W 77–68  3–1
E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
12/30/1992*
at Illinois-Chicago W 82–71  4–1
UIC Pavilion 
Chicago, IL
1/2/1993*
Radford W 88–58  5–1
E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
1/6/1993
at South Alabama W 88–83  6–1 (1-0)
Mitchell Center 
Mobile, AL
1/9/1993
Louisiana Tech W 86–40  7–1 (2-0)
E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
1/11/1993
Lamar W 114–89  8–1 (3-0)
E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
1/14/1993
Arkansas–Little Rock W 92–56  9–1 (4-0)
E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
1/16/1993
at Arkansas State W 86–75  10–1 (5-0)
Convocation Center 
Jonesboro, AR
1/21/1993
at SW Louisiana L 83–84  10–2 (5-1)
Cajundome 
Lafayette, LA
1/24/1993
South Alabama L 98–101  10–3 (5-2)
E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
1/27/1993
Texas–Pan American W 105–49  11–3 (6-2)
E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
1/31/1993
SW Louisiana W 121–92  12–3 (7-2)
E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
2/2/1993
at No. 25 New Orleans L 80–89  12–4 (7-3)
Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA
2/6/1993
at Lamar W 95–88  13–4 (8-3)
Montagne Center 
Beaumont, TX
2/8/1993*
Southern Utah W 96–73  14–4
E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
2/11/1993
Jacksonville W 66–58  15–4 (9-3)
E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
2/13/1993
at Texas–Pan American W 98–68  16–4 (10-3)
UTPA Fieldhouse 
Edinburg, TX
2/16/1993*
at No. 22 Louisville W 78–77  17–4
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
2/20/1993
Arkansas State W 67–61  18–4 (11-3)
E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
2/22/1993
No. 19 New Orleans L 67–71  18–5 (11-4)
E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
2/25/1993
at Louisiana Tech W 76–54  19–5 (12-4)
Thomas Assembly Center 
Ruston, LA
2/27/1993
at Jacksonville W 101–66  20–5 (13-4)
Swisher Gymnasium 
Jacksonville, FL
3/1/1993
at Arkansas–Little Rock W 78–71  21–5 (14-4)
Barton Coliseum 
Little Rock, AR
1993 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
3/6/1993
No. (S2) vs. No. (S7) Lamar
Quarterfinals
W 78–68  22–5
Mississippi Coast Coliseum 
Biloxi, MS
3/7/1993
No. (S2) vs. No. (S6) South Alabama
Semifinals
W 83–73  23–5
Mississippi Coast Coliseum 
Biloxi, MS
3/8/1993
No. (S2) vs. No. 13 (S1) New Orleans
Finals
W 72–63  24–5
Mississippi Coast Coliseum 
Biloxi, MS
1993 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
3/18/1993*
No. 20 (S7) vs. No. (S10) Memphis State
Southeast Region First Round
W 55–52  25–5
Orlando Arena 
Orlando, FL
3/20/1993*
No. 20 (S7) vs. No. 6 (S2) Seton Hall
Southeast Region Second Round
W 72–68  26–5
Orlando Arena 
Orlando, FL
3/25/1993*
No. 20 (S7) vs. No. 11 (S3) Florida State
Sweet Sixteen
L 78–81 OT 26–6
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll (S#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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