1992–93 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball team

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.

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
1992–93 Big South Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Towson State14–2 .87518–9  .667
Coastal Carolina †12–4 .75022–10  .688
Campbell10–6 .62512–15  .444
Liberty9–7 .56316–14  .533
Radford8–8 .50016–15  .516
UMBC7–9 .43812–16  .429
Charleston Southern5–11 .3139–18  .333
Winthrop5–11 .31314–16  .467
UNC Asheville2–14 .1254–23  .148
† 1993 Big South tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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
1992–93 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
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

    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

    References
    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.
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