1992–93 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball team

1992–93 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball
1992–93 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball
NAC tournament champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	North Atlantic Conference
Record	22–8 (10–4 NAC)
Head coach	Steve Steinwedel (8th season);
Home arena	Delaware Field House
	Seasons ← 1991–92 1993–94 →

1992–93 North Atlantic Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Drexel	12	–	2	.857	22	–	7	.759
Northeastern	12	–	2	.857	20	–	8	.714
Delaware †	10	–	4	.714	22	–	8	.733
Hartford	7	–	7	.500	14	–	14	.500
Maine	4	–	10	.286	10	–	17	.370
New Hampshire	4	–	10	.286	6	–	21	.222
Vermont	4	–	10	.286	10	–	17	.370
Boston University	3	–	11	.214	6	–	21	.222

† 1993 NAC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 1992–93 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball team represented the University of Delaware during the 1992–93 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Fightin' Blue Hens, led by eighth-year head coach Steve Steinwedel, played their home games at the Delaware Field House and were members of the North Atlantic Conference. They finished the season 22–8, 10–4 in NAC play to finish third in the conference regular season standings. They were champions of the NAC tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the opening round to No. 4 seed Louisville.^[1]

Roster[edit]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
C		Spencer Dunkley	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Newark, Delaware

Head coach

Steve Steinwedel (Mississippi State)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 18, 1992*		at No. 6 Seton Hall Preseason NIT	L 54–75	0–1	Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey
Dec 1, 1992*		Rutgers	W 77–69	1–1	Bob Carpenter Center Newark, Delaware
Dec 3, 1992*		Widener	W 84–55	2–1	Bob Carpenter Center Newark, Delaware
Dec 8, 1992*		at Bucknell	L 71–83	2–2	Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
Dec 10, 1992*		at Delaware State	W 81–64	3–2	Dover, Delaware
Dec 18, 1992*		vs. Xavier Daiwa NCAA Ball Tournament	L 66–74	3–3	Tokyo, Japan
Dec 19, 1992*		vs. Rice Daiwa NCAA Ball Tournament	W 71–65	4–3	Tokyo, Japan
Dec 29, 1992*		vs. UNC Greensboro Mount St. Mary's Tournament	W 67–60	5–3	Knott Arena Emmitsburg, Maryland
Dec 30, 1992*		at Mount St. Mary's Mount St. Mary's Tournament	W 73–55	6–3	Knott Arena Emmitsburg, Maryland
Jan 4, 1993*		Navy	W 79–58	7–3	Bob Carpenter Center Newark, Delaware
Jan 6, 1993*		Maryland–Baltimore County	W 106–98 ^OT	8–3	Bob Carpenter Center Newark, Delaware
Jan 9, 1993*		at Towson State	W 76–69	9–3	Towson, Maryland
Jan 15, 1993		New Hampshire	W 65–54	10–3 (1–0)	Bob Carpenter Center Newark, Delaware
Jan 17, 1993		Maine	W 93–71	11–3 (2–0)	Bob Carpenter Center Newark, Delaware
Jan 22, 1993		at Boston University	W 70–69	12–3 (3–0)	Boston, Massachusetts
Jan 24, 1993		at Northeastern	L 73–76	12–4 (3–1)	Boston, Massachusetts
Jan 29, 1993		Vermont	W 73–69	13–4 (4–1)	Bob Carpenter Center Newark, Delaware
Jan 31, 1993		Hartford	W 71–67	14–4 (5–1)	Bob Carpenter Center Newark, Delaware
Feb 6, 1993		at Drexel	L 63–79	14–5 (5–2)	Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 11, 1993		at Hartford	W 69–65	15–5 (6–2)	Hartford, Connecticut
Feb 13, 1993		at Vermont	W 88–73	16–5 (7–2)	Burlington, Vermont
Feb 19, 1993		Northeastern	L 68–82	16–6 (7–3)	Bob Carpenter Center Newark, Delaware
Feb 21, 1993		Boston University	W 83–65	17–6 (8–3)	Bob Carpenter Center Newark, Delaware
Feb 26, 1993		at Maine	W 78–72	18–6 (9–3)	Orono, Maine
Feb 28, 1993		at New Hampshire	L 62–64	18–7 (9–4)	Durham, New Hampshire
Mar 3, 1993		Drexel	W 92–73	19–7 (10–4)	Bob Carpenter Center Newark, Delaware
NAC tournament
Mar 6, 1993*	(3)	(6) New Hampshire Quarterfinals	W 70–65	20–7	Bob Carpenter Center Newark, Delaware
Mar 7, 1993*	(3)	at (2) Northeastern Semifinals	W 84–61	21–7	Matthews Arena Boston, Massachusetts
Mar 8, 1993*	(3)	at (1) Drexel Championship game	W 67–64	22–7	Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
NCAA tournament
Mar 19, 1993*	(13 MW)	vs. (4 MW) No. 15 Louisville First Round	L 70–76	22–8	RCA Dome Indianapolis, Indiana
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Players in the 1993 NBA draft[edit]

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
2	51	Spencer Dunkley	Indiana Pacers

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References[edit]

^ "Louisville Pecks Away at Delaware". The New York Times. March 20, 1993. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
^ "1992-93 Men's Basketball Roster". University of Delaware Athletics. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
^ "2020-21 Basketball Yearbook". University of Delaware Athletics. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
^ "1992-93 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Delaware Athletics. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
^ "1993 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved May 30, 2022.

[ncaa-1] "Louisville Pecks Away at Delaware". The New York Times. March 20, 1993. Retrieved May 30, 2022.

[2] "1992-93 Men's Basketball Roster". University of Delaware Athletics. Retrieved May 30, 2022.

[3] "2020-21 Basketball Yearbook". University of Delaware Athletics. Retrieved May 30, 2022.

[4] "1992-93 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Delaware Athletics. Retrieved April 15, 2023.

[5] "1993 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved May 30, 2022.

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