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1992-93 Season

The 1992-93 UMass Minutemen men's basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts. The Head Coach was John Calipari. The team played its home games primarily at the Curry Hicks Cage, and then at the Mullins Center in Amherst, Massachusetts, and was a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

The season represented the 84th season of basketball in the school's history.

  • Final Record: 24-7
  • Conference Record: 11-3 (First place)
  • A-10 Tournament: 3-0 (Won Championship)
  • Postseason: NCAA Tournament automatic bid, lost in the Second Round1)
RecordOverallA-10
All games24-711-3
Home11-07-0
Away7-54-3
Neutral6-20-0
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1991-92 1993-94

Notes

  • First Atlantic 10 repeat champion since Temple in 1986-87 and 1987-88, in both the regular season and tournaments.

UMass records and firsts

  • First time UM was ranked in the Top 25 in the pre-season poll.2)
  • First time UM repeated as A-10 regular season champion.
  • First time UM repeated as A-10 tournament champion.
  • First time UM went to consecutive NCAA Tournaments.
  • John Calipari became the first UM coach to win the A-10 Coach of the Year award.
  • New high for Largest Home Crowd: 9,493 (sellouts at all Mullins Center games)

Scoreboard

Game Record Rank Notes
Date Opponent Game Results UM High Scorer UM High Rebounder Overall A-10 UM Opp
12/2 at Florida State L 67-64 Roe (19) Roe (14) 0-1 19 11
12/5 Central CT State W 78-52 ? ? 1-1 19
12/8 at Siena W 70-58 ? ? 2-1 23 At Knickerbocker Arena, Albany NY
12/12 at Oklahoma L 93-83 ? ? 2-2 23 11
12/28 Holy Cross W 81-66 Barbee (24) ? 3-2 Abdow's Hall of Fame Classic, at the Springfield Civic Center
12/29 South Carolina W 84-66 ? ? 4-2 Abdow's Hall of Fame Classic Championship, at the Springfield Civic Center
1/2 at New Hampshire W 75-61 ? ? 5-2
1/5 Boston University W 90-42 ? ? 6-2 22
1/7 Cincinnati L 64-53 ? ? 6-3 22 16 At the Springfield Civic Center. Nick Van Exel 27 points for Cincy.
1/9 at Temple L 52-44 ? ? 6-4 0-1 22
1/12 at Rutgers W 82-78 ? ? 7-4 1-1
1/16 George Washington W 76-68 ? ? 8-4 2-1
1/19 Rhode Island W 84-72 ? ? 9-4 3-1
1/21 Temple W 52-50 ? ? 10-4 4-1
1/24 DePaul W 79-69 ? ? 11-4 At the Worcester Centrum, Worcester MA
1/29 SW Louisiana W 84-74 H. Williams (23) ? 12-4 Final game in The Cage prior to the Mullins Center opening. “The Final Rage” became the game's nickname.
1/31 at St. Bonaventure W 93-78 ? ? 13-4 5-1
2/4 West Virginia W 64-59 (OT) ? ? 14-4 6-1 First game in Mullins Center
2/6 Rutgers W 82-67 ? ? 15-4 7-1
2/11 at St. Joseph's W 81-69 ? ? 16-4 8-1 22
2/13 at George Washington W 68-65 ? ? 17-4 9-1 22
2/18 at Buffalo W 96-67 ? ? 18-4 19
2/20 at Rhode Island L 71-68 ? ? 18-5 9-2 19 At the Providence Civic Center, Providence RI
2/27 at West Virginia L 79-54 ? ? 18-6 9-3 21
3/1 St. Bonaventure W 86-62 ? ? 19-6 10-3 23
3/4 St. Joseph's W 61-43 ? ? 20-6 11-3 23
3/7 St. Bonaventure W 75-62 ? ? 21-6 23 A-10 Tournament Quarter-Final, Philadelphia PA
3/8 Rhode Island W 76-50 ? ? 22-6 20 A-10 Tournament Semi-Final, Philadelphia PA
3/11 Temple W 69-61 ? ? 23-6 20 A-10 Tournament Finals, Amherst MA. Calipari's 100th career victory.
3/19 Pennsylvania W 54-50 M. Williams (13) Roe (11) 24-6 14 NCAA Tournament First Round, Syracuse NY
3/21 Virginia L 71-56 Barbee (19) H. Williams (11) 24-7 14 NCAA Tournament Second Round, Syracuse NY

Statistics

PlayerGGSMPMPGFGFGAFG%2P2PA2P%3P3PA3P%FTFTAFT%PTSPPGTRBRPGASTSTLBLKTOVPF
Harper Williams222162528.4123249.494123246.50003.00091140.65033715.31858.42921464274
Lou Roe313093830.3154273.564154273.56400121167.72542913.82859.240243281104
Tony Barbee313194130.4129320.40390212.42539108.361122160.76341913.51725.57327158477
Jerome Malloy312386928.0128314.40866153.43162161.3855374.71637112.0963.1391684547
Mike Williams25163725.597232.41867132.50830100.3006796.69829111.6682.7483345653
Derek Kellogg313190729.339106.3682049.4081957.3335872.8061555.0872.81623325573
Dana Dingle31758618.950116.43147103.456313.2315083.6021534.91163.7331623454
Craig Berry50204.037.42926.333111.00034.750102.030.621052
Jeff Meyer100555.5517.294517.29400815.533181.8151.5218112
Giddel Padilla3093.023.667221.00001.00012.50051.710.320023
Kennard Robinson301137812.61549.3061549.30600610.600361.2491.61411202275
Ted Cottrell150825.5513.385513.3850079.778171.1221.5228921
Chris Robinson2401446.0517.294413.30814.250513.385160.7140.617621211
Rigoberto Nuñez90343.814.25014.2500037.42950.6141.611224
TOTALS3162257561720.4406011272.472155448.346595852.698226273.0123239.7464192149450610
  • Lou Roe was tenth in the Atlantic 10 in scoring average, at 13.8 points per game.
  • Harper Williams (15.3 ppg) would have ranked sixth, but missing games due to injury didn't place him officially on the A-10's leaders list. In rebounding, his 8.4 would have ranked fifth.
  • Roe was second in the A-10 in rebounding, at 9.2 per game.
  • Derek Kellogg was third in the A-10 in assists, at 5.0 per game.

A-10 Lists & Honors

Post-Season
Harper Williams - First Team
Lou Roe - First Team
Tony Barbee - Second Team
Dana Dingle - Freshman Team
John Calipari - Coach of the Year
Derek Kellogg - Academic Team

Player of the Week
Tony Barbee - 1/2
Lou Roe - 12/5 (co-POTW), 2/6 (co-POTW)
Harper Williams - 1/30

Rookie of the Week
None.
Three players dominated the ROTW honors: Yinka Dare (GW) with 9, Derrick Battie (Temple) and Mark Bass (SJU) each with 2. Dana Dingle and GW's Vaughn Jones made the year-end Rookie Team, but neither got a ROTW nod.

Roster

UMass master roster.

This table is sortable. Click on any column header to sort.

#NameHeightWeightClassPos.Hometown / HS / Prep / College Transfer
22Barbee, Tony6-6210Sr.F/GIndianapolis IN / N.Central
11Berry, Craig6-1185Jr.GCambridge MA / Latin School
40Cottrell, Ted6-9210Fr.C/FAnnapolis MD / Annapolis
3Dingle, Dana6-6200Fr.FBronx NY / St. Raymond's
14Kellogg, Derek6-3185So.GSpringfield MA / Cathedral
24Malloy, Jerome6-4180So.GWaterbury CT / Kennedy
33Meyer, Jeff7-2225So.CWausau WI / Wausau
23Nuñez, Rigoberto6-7182Fr.G/FLawrence MA / Lawrence
5Padilla, Giddel6-4170So.GSpringfield MA / Central
12Robinson, Chris6-2195Jr.GNew York NY / LaSalle Academy
42Robinson, Kennard6-10215Sr.F/CBronx NY / Long Island Lutheran
15Roe, Lou6-7210So.FAtlantic City NJ / Atlantic City
31Williams, Harper6-7215Sr.FBridgeport CT / Bassick
10Williams, Mike6-2175So.GHartford CT / Weaver

Head Coach: John Calipari
Assistant Coaches: Bill Bayno, James "Bruiser" Flint, John Robic

Team photo


Standing: Lou Roe, Derek Kellogg, Craig Berry, Chris Robinson, Mike Williams, Jerome Malloy, Dana Dingle
Sitting: Kennard Robinson, Rigo Nuñez, Tony Barbee, Harper Williams, Ted Cottrell, Jeff Meyer

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