1992–93 New Mexico State Aggies basketball team

The 1992–93 New Mexico State Aggies basketball team represented New Mexico State University in the 1992–93 college basketball season. This was Neil McCarthy's 8th season as head coach. The Aggies played their home games at Pan American Center and competed in the Big West Conference. They finished the season 26–8, 15–3 in Big West play to win the conference regular season title. They lost in the championship game of the Big West tournament, but received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 7 seed in the East region.

1992–93 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball
Big West Regular season champions
Great Alaska Shootout champions
NCAA tournament, Second round (vacated)
ConferenceBig West Conference
Ranking
APNo. 24
Record26–8 (15–3 Big West)
Head coach
Home arenaPan American Center
1992–93 Big West men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 24 New Mexico State153 .833268  .765
No. 25 UNLV135 .722218  .724
Pacific126 .6671611  .593
Long Beach State117 .6112210  .688
UC Santa Barbara108 .5561811  .621
Cal State Fullerton108 .5561512  .556
Utah State711 .3891017  .370
Nevada414 .222917  .346
San Jose State414 .222719  .269
UC Irvine414 .222621  .222
1993 Big West tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

In the opening round, New Mexico State defeated No. 10 seed Nebraska, 93–79.[1] The Aggies were then beaten by No. 2 seed Cincinnati[2] in the second round, 85–78.

Roster

1992–93 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F 4 Tracey Ware 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg) Sr Houston, TX
G Sam Crawford 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Sr
F Cliff Reed 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Sr
F Eric Traylor 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Sr
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Regular season
    Nov 26, 1992*
    vs. Chattanooga
    Great Alaska Shootout
    W 75–65  1–0
    Sullivan Arena (6,658)
    Anchorage, Alaska
    Nov 27, 1992*
    vs. Oregon
    Great Alaska Shootout
    W 86–75  2–0
    Sullivan Arena (6,183)
    Anchorage, Alaska
    Nov 28, 1992*
    vs. Illinois
    Great Alaska Shootout
    W 95–94  3–0
    Sullivan Arena (6,687)
    Anchorage, Alaska
    Dec 1, 1992*
    No. 21 Eastern New Mexico W 73–64  4–0
    Pan American Center (8,216)
    Las Cruces, New Mexico
    Dec 4, 1992*
    No. 21 UTEP L 63–64  4–1
    Pan American Center (12,313)
    Las Cruces, New Mexico
    Dec 7, 1992*
    at UTEP W 75–69  5–1
    Special Events Center (12,007)
    El Paso, Texas
    Dec 12, 1992*
    New Mexico L 62–69  5–2
    Pan American Center (12,923)
    Las Cruces, New Mexico
    Dec 21, 1992*
    Sam Houston State W 104–76  6–2
    Pan American Center (7,921)
    Las Cruces, New Mexico
    Dec 23, 1992*
    at New Mexico L 66–71  6–3
    The Pit (18,100)
    Albuquerque, New Mexico
    Dec 21, 1992*
    East Texas State W 83–69  7–3
    Pan American Center (6,349)
    Las Cruces, New Mexico
    Jan 4, 1993
    Cal State Fullerton W 78–67  8–3
    (1–0)
    Pan American Center (7,629)
    Las Cruces, New Mexico
    Jan 7, 1993
    at UC Santa Barbara W 71–69  9–3
    (2–0)
    The Thunderdome (6,000)
    Santa Barbara, California
    Jan 9, 1993
    at Long Beach State L 71–97  9–4
    (2–1)
    The Gold Mine (1,987)
    Long Beach, California
    Jan 14, 1993
    San Jose State W 87–72  10–4
    (3–1)
    Pan American Center (8,416)
    Las Cruces, New Mexico
    Jan 16, 1993
    Pacific W 53–48  11–4
    (4–1)
    Pan American Center (8,654)
    Las Cruces, New Mexico
    Jan 21, 1993*
    Midwestern State W 83–69  12–4
    Pan American Center (6,560)
    Las Cruces, New Mexico
    Jan 23, 1993
    UC Irvine W 72–67  13–4
    (5–1)
    Pan American Center (8,919)
    Las Cruces, New Mexico
    Jan 25, 1993
    UC Santa Barbara W 75–64  14–4
    (6–1)
    Pan American Center (8,344)
    Las Cruces, New Mexico
    Jan 30, 1993
    at Nevada W 96–89  15–4
    (7–1)
    Lawlor Events Center (5,825)
    Reno, Nevada
    Feb 1, 1993
    at Utah State W 76–64  16–4
    (8–1)
    Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (7,128)
    Logan, Utah
    Feb 6, 1993
    Long Beach State W 77–65  17–4
    (9–1)
    Pan American Center (12,249)
    Las Cruces, New Mexico
    Feb 11, 1993
    at Pacific L 68–71  17–5
    (9–2)
    Alex G. Spanos Center (3,604)
    Stockton, California
    Feb 13, 1993
    at San Jose State W 60–55  18–5
    (10–2)
    The Event Center (2,550)
    San Jose, California
    Feb 20, 1993
    at No. 15 UNLV L 81–97  18–6
    (10–3)
    Thomas & Mack Center (18,125)
    Las Vegas, Nevada
    Feb 25, 1993
    Utah State W 82–60  19–6
    (11–3)
    Pan American Center (7,612)
    Las Cruces, New Mexico
    Feb 27, 1993
    Nevada W 87–66  20–6
    (12–3)
    Pan American Center (9,348)
    Las Cruces, New Mexico
    Mar 1, 1993
    No. 16 UNLV W 90–88  21–6
    (13–3)
    Pan American Center (13,007)
    Las Cruces, New Mexico
    Mar 4, 1993
    at Cal State Fullerton W 78–70  22–6
    (14–3)
    Titan Gym (2,279)
    Fullerton, California
    Mar 6, 1993
    at UC Irvine W 76–74  23–6
    (15–3)
    Bren Events Center (2,660)
    Irvine, California
    Big West tournament
    Mar 12, 1993*
    No. 24 vs. UC Irvine
    Quarterfinals
    W 87–76  24–6
    Long Beach Arena (2,500)
    Long Beach, California
    Mar 13, 1993*
    No. 24 vs. UC Santa Barbara
    Semifinals
    W 82–77  25–6
    Long Beach Arena (7,515)
    Long Beach, California
    Mar 14, 1993*
    No. 24 at Long Beach State
    Championship game
    L 62–70  25–7
    Long Beach Arena (4,543)
    Long Beach, California
    NCAA tournament
    Mar 19, 1993*
    (7 E) No. 24 vs. (10 E) Nebraska
    First Round
    W 93–79  26–7
    Carrier Dome (14,287)
    Syracuse, New York
    Mar 21, 1993*
    (7 E) No. 24 vs. (2 E) No. 7 Cincinnati
    Second Round
    L 55–92  26–8
    Carrier Dome (15,904)
    Syracuse, New York
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    E=East.
    All times are in Mountain Time.

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    Rankings

    [6]

    References

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    2. "Massacre At the Cincinnati Corral". The New York Times. March 22, 1993. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
    3. "1992-93 New Mexico State Aggies Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
    4. "2019–20 New Mexico State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). New Mexico State University Athletics. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
    5. "1992–93 New Mexico State Aggies basketball stats" (PDF). NCAA Career Statistics.
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