1992–93 Tennessee State Tigers basketball team

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1992–93 Tennessee State Tigers basketball
OVC Regular season champions
OVC tournament champions
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record19–10 (13–3 OVC)
Head coach
Home arenaGentry Complex
Seasons
← 1991–92
1992–93 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Tennessee State 13 3   .813 19 10   .655
Eastern Kentucky 11 5   .688 15 12   .556
Murray State 11 5   .688 18 12   .600
Tennessee Tech 9 7   .563 15 13   .536
Southeast Missouri State 9 7   .563 16 11   .593
Morehead State 6 10   .375 6 21   .222
Middle Tennessee 5 11   .313 10 16   .385
Austin Peay 4 12   .250 7 20   .259
UT Martin 4 12   .250 7 19   .269
1993 OVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1992–93 Tennessee State Tigers basketball team represented Tennessee State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference during the 1992–93 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by second-year head coach Frankie Allen, played their home games at the Gentry Complex in Nashville, Tennessee as members of the Ohio Valley Conference. After finishing atop the OVC regular season standings, the Tigers backed up that success by winning the OVC tournament to receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament – the first in school history. Playing as No. 15 seed in the Southeast region, Tennessee State was beaten by Seton Hall, 81–59.[2]

Roster[edit]

1992–93 Tennessee State Tigers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
C Carlos Rogers 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr  
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results[edit]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Dec 1, 1992*
Jackson State W 70–63  1–0
Gentry Complex 
Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 4, 1992*
at Southwest Missouri State L 66–79  1–1
 
 
Dec 5, 1992*
vs. Arkansas–Little Rock W 62–60  2–1
 
 
Dec 11, 1992*
St. Francis (NY) W 79–73 OT 3–1
Gentry Complex (825)
Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 12, 1992*
at George Washington
Red Auerbach Colonial Classic
L 63–83  3–2
Charles E. Smith Center 
Washington, D.C.
Dec 21, 1992*
at Saint Louis L 61–83  3–3
 
 
Dec 30, 1992*
at LSU L 68–90  3–4
Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Jan 4, 1993*
at Alabama L 80–95  3–5
Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
OVC regular season
Jan 9, 1993
Southeast Missouri State W 95–70  4–5
(1–0)
Gentry Complex 
Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 11, 1993
Murray State W 80–76  5–5
(2–0)
Gentry Complex 
Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 13, 1993
at Middle Tennessee State W 78–70  6–5
(3–0)
Murphy Center 
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Jan 16, 1993
at Morehead State W 86–75  7–5
(4–0)
Ellis Johnson Arena 
Morehead, Kentucky
Jan 18, 1993
at Eastern Kentucky L 73–75  7–6
(4–1)
McBrayer Arena 
Richmond, Kentucky
Jan 23, 1993*
Missouri–Kansas City W 84–71  8–6
Gentry Complex 
Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 25, 1993
Tennessee-Martin W 85–67  9–6
(5–1)
Gentry Complex 
Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 28, 1993
at Tennessee Tech W 102–79  10–6
(6–1)
Eblen Center 
Cookeville, Tennessee
Jan 30, 1993
Austin Peay W 93–68  11–6
(7–1)
Gentry Complex 
Nashville, Tennessee
Feb 6, 1993
Morehead State W 96–72  12–6
(8–1)
Gentry Complex 
Nashville, Tennessee
Feb 8, 1993
Eastern Kentucky W 93–84  13–6
(9–1)
Gentry Complex 
Nashville, Tennessee
Feb 11, 1993
Middle Tennessee State W 84–67  14–6
(10–1)
Gentry Complex 
Nashville, Tennessee
Feb 15, 1993
at Tennessee-Martin W 79–70  15–6
(11–1)
Skyhawk Arena 
Martin, Tennessee
Feb 20, 1993
at Southeast Missouri State L 77–94  15–7
(11–2)
Show Me Center 
Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Feb 22, 1993
at Murray State W 82–75  16–7
(12–2)
Racer Arena 
Murray, Kentucky
Feb 25, 1993
Tennessee Tech W 82–78  17–7
(13–2)
Gentry Complex 
Nashville, Tennessee
Feb 27, 1993
at Austin Peay L 77–80  17–8
(13–3)
Dunn Center 
Clarksville, Tennessee
Ohio Valley tournament
Mar 5, 1993*
vs. Tennessee Tech
Semifinals
W 77–71  18–9
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
Mar 6, 1993*
vs. Murray State
Championship game
W 82–68  19–9
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
NCAA tournament
Mar 18, 1993*
(15 SE) vs. (2 SE) No. 6 Seton Hall
First Round
L 59–81  19–10
Orlando Arena 
Orlando, Florida
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
SE=Southeast.
All times are in Central.

Sources[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1992-93 Ohio Valley Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "Seton Hall Confirms It's Bigger and Better Than Tennessee State". The New York Times. March 19, 1993. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  3. ^ "1992-93 Men's Basketball Schedule". Tennessee State University. Retrieved May 30, 2022.