1992–93 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

1992–93 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
1992–93 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
Big Ten champion
NCAA men's Division I tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 5
AP	No. 1
Record	31–4 (17–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Bobby Knight (22nd season);
Assistant coaches	Dan Dakich; Norm Ellenberger; Ron Felling;
Captains	Calbert Cheaney; Greg Graham; Matt Nover; Chris Reynolds;
Home arena	Assembly Hall
	Seasons ← 1991–92 1993–94 →

The 1992–93 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Bobby Knight, who was in his 22nd year. The team played its home games in Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

ConferenceBig Ten Conference

CoachesNo. 5

APNo. 1

Record31–4 (17–1 Big Ten)

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1992–93 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 Indiana	17	–	1	.944	31	–	4	.886
No. 13 Iowa	11	–	7	.611	23	–	9	.719
Illinois	11	–	7	.611	19	–	13	.594
Minnesota	9	–	9	.500	22	–	10	.688
No. 22 Purdue	9	–	9	.500	18	–	10	.643
Ohio State	8	–	10	.444	15	–	13	.536
Michigan State	7	–	11	.389	15	–	13	.536
Wisconsin	7	–	11	.389	14	–	14	.500
Northwestern	3	–	15	.167	8	–	19	.296
Penn State	2	–	16	.111	7	–	20	.259
No. 3 Michigan	0	–	3	.000	0	–	4	.000

Rankings from AP Poll *Michigan vacated all games due to NCAA sanctions. Disputed record (15-3, 31-5)

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The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 31–4 and a conference record of 17–1, finishing 1st in the Big Ten Conference. As the Big Ten Conference Champions, the Hoosiers were invited to participate in the 1993 NCAA tournament as a 1-seed, where they advanced to the Elite Eight for the second year in a row.^[1] The 1992–93 Indiana team is widely regarded as one of the greatest teams in NCAA Division I Men's Basketball history.

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No.	Name	Position	Ht.	Year	Hometown
11	Malcolm Sims	G	6–4	Fr.	Shaker Heights, Ohio
20	Greg Graham	G	6–4	Sr.	Indianapolis, Indiana
21	Chris Reynolds	G	6–1	Sr.	Peoria, Illinois
22	Damon Bailey	G	6–3	Jr.	Bedford, Indiana
24	Matt Nover	C	6–8	Sr.	Chesterton, Indiana
25	Pat Knight	G	6–6	So.	Bloomington, Indiana
30	Todd Leary	G	6–3	Jr.	Indianapolis, Indiana
33	Pat Graham	G	6–5	Jr.	Floyds Knobs, Indiana
34	Brian Evans	F	6–8	Fr.	Terre Haute, Indiana
40	Calbert Cheaney	F	6–7	Sr.	Evansville, Indiana
44	Alan Henderson	F	6–9	So.	Indianapolis, Indiana
50	Todd Lindeman	C	7–1	RS So.	Channing, Michigan

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
11/18/1992*	No. 4	Murray State Preseason NIT First Round	W 103–80	1–0	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
11/20/1992*	No. 4	Tulane Preseason NIT Second Round	W 102–92	2–0	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
11/25/1992*	No. 4	vs. No. 7 Florida State Preseason NIT Semifinals	W 81–78 ^OT	3–0	Madison Square Garden New York City
11/27/1992*	No. 4	vs. No. 6 Seton Hall Preseason NIT Championship	W 78–74^[2]	4–0	Madison Square Garden New York City
12/5/1992*	No. 2	vs. No. 3 Kansas	L 69–74	4–1	Hoosier Dome Indianapolis
12/8/1992*	No. 8	at Notre Dame	W 75–70	5–1	Joyce Center Notre Dame, Indiana
12/11/1992*	No. 4	Austin Peay Indiana Classic	W 107–61	6–1	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
12/12/1992*	No. 4	Western Michigan Indiana Classic	W 97–58	7–1	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
12/19/1992*	No. 4	No. 19 Cincinnati	W 79–64	8–1	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
12/23/1992*	No. 4	St. John's	W 105–80	9–1	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
12/27/1992*	No. 4	vs. Butler Union Federal Hoosier Classic	W 90–48	10–1	Market Square Arena Indianapolis
12/28/1992*	No. 4	vs. Colorado Union Federal Hoosier Classic	W 85–65	11–1	Market Square Arena Indianapolis
1/3/1993*	No. 4	vs. No. 3 Kentucky Indiana–Kentucky rivalry	L 78–81	11–2	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
1/6/1993	No. 5	No. 8 Iowa	W 75–67^[3]	12–2 (1–0)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
1/9/1993	No. 5	Penn State	W 105–57	13–2 (2–0)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
1/12/1993	No. 6	at No. 2 Michigan	W 76–75	14–2 (3–0)	Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan
1/16/1993	No. 6	at Illinois Rivalry	W 83–79	15–2 (4–0)	Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois
1/19/1993	No. 2	at No. 13 Purdue Rivalry	W 74–65	16–2 (5–0)	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
1/24/1993	No. 2	Ohio State	W 96–69	17–2 (6–0)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
1/27/1993	No. 2	Minnesota	W 61–57	18–2 (7–0)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
1/30/1993	No. 2	at Northwestern	W 93–71	19–2 (8–0)	Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, Illinois
2/6/1993	No. 1	at No. 9 Iowa	W 73–66	20–2 (9–0)	Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
2/9/1993	No. 1	at Penn State	W 88–84 ^2OT	21–2 (10–0)	Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania
2/14/1993	No. 1	No. 4 Michigan	W 93–92	22–2 (11–0)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
2/17/1993	No. 1	Illinois Rivalry	W 93–71	23–2 (12–0)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
2/21/1993	No. 1	No. 14 Purdue Rivalry	W 93–78	24–2 (13–0)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
2/23/1993	No. 1	at Ohio State	L 77–81	24–3 (13–1)	St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio
2/27/1993	No. 1	at Minnesota	W 86–75	25–3 (14–1)	Williams Arena Minneapolis
3/4/1993	No. 2	Northwestern	W 98–69	26–3 (15–1)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
3/10/1993	No. 2	Michigan State	W 99–68	27–3 (16–1)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
3/14/1993	No. 2	at Wisconsin	W 87–80	28–3 (17–1)	Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin
NCAA tournament
3/19/1993*	(1 MW) No. 1	vs. (16 MW) Wright State First Round	W 97–54^[4]	29–3	Hoosier Dome Indianapolis
3/21/1993*	(1 MW) No. 1	vs. (9 MW) Xavier Second Round	W 73–70^[5]	30–3	Hoosier Dome Indianapolis
3/25/1993*	(1 MW) No. 1	vs. (4 MW) Louisville Sweet Sixteen	W 82–69^[6]	31–3	St. Louis Arena St. Louis
3/27/1993*	(1 MW) No. 1	vs. (2 MW) No. 9 Kansas Elite Eight	L 77–83^[7]	31–4	St. Louis Arena St. Louis
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=MW.

Round	Pick	Player	NBA club
1	6	Calbert Cheaney	Washington Bullets
1	17	Greg Graham	Charlotte Hornets

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