1992–93 Southern Jaguars basketball team

1992–93 Southern Jaguars basketball
1992–93 Southern Jaguars basketball
SWAC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Second round
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	21–10 (9–5 SWAC)
Head coach	Ben Jobe (7th season);
Home arena	F. G. Clark Center
	Seasons ← 1991–92 1993–94 →

1992–93 SWAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Jackson State	13	–	1	.929	25	–	9	.735
Southern †	9	–	5	.643	21	–	10	.677
Alabama State	9	–	5	.643	14	–	13	.519
Texas Southern	8	–	6	.571	12	–	15	.444
Mississippi Valley State	7	–	7	.500	13	–	15	.464
Grambling State	5	–	9	.357	13	–	14	.481
Alcorn State	5	–	9	.357	7	–	20	.259
Prairie View A&M	0	–	14	.000	1	–	26	.037

† 1993 SWAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1992–93 Southern Jaguars basketball team represented Southern University during the 1992–93 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jaguars, led by head coach Ben Jobe, played their home games at the F. G. Clark Center and were members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 21–10, 9–5 in SWAC play to finish in a tie for second place. They were champions of the SWAC tournament to earn an automatic bid to the 1993 NCAA tournament where they upset ACC Tournament champion and No. 4 seed Georgia Tech in the opening round. The Jaguars lost in the second round to No. 12 seed George Washington, 90–80.^[1]

Roster[edit]

1992–93 Southern Jaguars men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	32	Leonard White	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Century, Florida
G	33	Terry Thames	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Sr
PF	45	Jervaughn Scales	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Dayton, Ohio

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Dec 1, 1992*		Paul Quinn	W 100–83	1–0	F. G. Clark Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Dec 4, 1992*		at Alabama-Birmingham	L 83–100	1–1	Bartow Arena Birmingham, Alabama
Feb 27, 1993		at Alcorn State	W 89–78	17–9 (9–5)	Physical Education Complex Lorman, Mississippi
1993 SWAC tournament
Mar 11, 1993*	(3)	vs. (6) Grambling Quarterfinals	W 105–91	18–9	Riverside Centroplex Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Mar 12, 1993*	(3)	vs. (7) Alcorn State Semifinals	W 93–75	19–9	Riverside Centroplex Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Mar 13, 1993*	(3)	vs. (1) Jackson State Championship	W 101–80	20–9	Riverside Centroplex Baton Rouge, Louisiana
1993 NCAA tournament
Mar 19, 1993*	(13 W)	vs. (4 W) No. 18 Georgia Tech First round	W 93–78	21–9	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Mar 21, 1993*	(13 W)	vs. (12 W) George Washington Second round	L 80–90	21–10	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Central Time.

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
2	53	Leonard White	Los Angeles Clippers

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