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1992–93 Southern Jaguars basketball team

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1992–93 Southern Jaguars basketball
SWAC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Second round
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record21–10 (9–5 SWAC)
Head coach
Home arenaF. G. Clark Center
Seasons
1992–93 SWAC men's basketball standings
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

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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
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule

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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.

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Players in the 1993 NBA draft

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

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References

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  1. ^ "Dream On: Colonial Power to Round of 16". The Washington Post. March 22, 1993. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  2. ^ "1992-93 Southern Jaguars Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  3. ^ "1992-93 Men's Basketball Schedule". Southern University Athletics. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
  4. ^ "1993 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved January 9, 2022.