1992–93 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball team

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1992–93 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball
ConferenceBig South
Record22–10 (12–4 Big South)
Head coach
  • Russ Bergman
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Selvy
  • Gary Leiner
  • Mike Murphy
Home arenaKimbel Arena
Seasons
1992–93 Big South Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Towson State 14 2   .875 18 9   .667
Coastal Carolina 12 4   .750 22 10   .688
Campbell 10 6   .625 12 15   .444
Liberty 9 7   .563 16 14   .533
Radford 8 8   .500 16 15   .516
UMBC 7 9   .438 12 16   .429
Charleston Southern 5 11   .313 9 18   .333
Winthrop 5 11   .313 14 16   .467
UNC Asheville 2 14   .125 4 23   .148
1993 Big South tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1992–93 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball team represented Coastal Carolina University during the 1992–93 college basketball season. This was head coach Russ Bergman's fifth season at Coastal Carolina. The Chanticleers competed in the Big South Conference and played their home games at Kimbel Arena. They finished the season 22–10, 12–4 (adjusted to 11–5) in Big South play to finish in second place. The Chanticleers won the 1993 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament to advance to the 1993 NCAA tournament. Playing as the No. 16 seed in the West Region, the team was beaten in the opening round by No. 1 seed and eventual National runner-up Michigan[1] and the famed Fab Five.

Senior forward Tony Dunkin ended his career as the school's career scoring leader. Dunkin was also named the Big South Conference Men's Player of the Year for an unprecedented fourth straight season.

Roster[edit]

1992–93 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G KeKe Hicks 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
So
F 25 Tony Dunkin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Rains, South Carolina
Head coach
  • Russ Bergman
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

[2]

Schedule and results[edit]

Source[3]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Dec 10, 1992*
at Boston University W 85–78  1–0
Case Gym 
Boston, Massachusetts
Dec 12, 1992*
at Boston College L 65–69  1–1
Silvio O. Conte Forum 
Boston, Massachusetts
Dec 18, 1992*
vs. Northeast Louisiana W 77–68  2–1
Neal S. Blaisdell Center 
Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 19, 1992*
at Hawaii L 62–66  2–2
Neal S. Blaisdell Center 
Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 28, 1992*
vs. No. 9 Arkansas L 74–93  2–3
Barton Coliseum (7,386)
Little Rock, Arkansas
Big South tournament
Mar 4, 1993*
at Charleston Southern
Quarterfinals
W 79–66  20–9
North Charleston Coliseum 
North Charleston, South Carolina
Mar 5, 1993*
vs. UMBC
Semifinals
W 66–59  21–9
North Charleston Coliseum 
 
Mar 6, 1993*
vs. Winthrop
Championship game
W 78–65  22–9
North Charleston Coliseum 
 
NCAA tournament
Mar 19, 1993*
(16 W) vs. (1 W) No. 3 Michigan
First Round
L 53–84  22–10
McKale Center (13,532)
Tucson, Arizona
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.
All times are in Eastern Time Zone.

Awards and honors[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Michigan, Indiana Start Fast". The Chicago Tribune. March 20, 1993. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  2. ^ "Coastal Carolina Men's Basketball Fact Book" (PDF). Coastal Carolina University Athletics. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  3. ^ "1992-93 Men's Basketball Schedule". Retrieved June 5, 2022.