1992–93 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

The 1992–93 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented University of Virginia as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference during the 1992–93 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by third-year head coach Jeff Jones. The Cavaliers earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 6 seed in the East region. They defeated Manhattan in the opening round and No. 3 seed UMass to reach the Sweet Sixteen before falling to No. 2 seed Cincinnati. The Cavaliers finished with a record of 21–10 (9–7 ACC).

1992–93 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
Record21–10 (9–7 ACC)
Head coach
Home arenaUniversity Hall
1992–93 ACC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 4 North Carolina142 .875344  .895
No. 11 Florida State124 .7502510  .714
No. 10 Duke106 .625248  .750
No. 16 Wake Forest106 .625219  .700
Virginia97 .5632110  .677
No. 18 Georgia Tech88 .5001911  .633
Clemson511 .3131713  .567
Maryland214 .1251216  .429
NC State214 .125819  .296
1993 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Roster

1992–93 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
PF 4 Junior Burrough 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
So Charlotte, North Carolina
PG 12 Cory Alexander 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
So Waynesboro, Virginia
F 22 Jason Williford 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
So  
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on
    Source[1][2]

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Regular season
    Dec 1, 1992*
    at Penn W 74–68  1–0
    Palestra 
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    Dec 5, 1992*
    Stanford W 72–48  2–0
    University Hall 
    Charlottesville, Virginia
    Dec 9, 1992*
    Old Dominion W 90–68  3–0
    University Hall 
    Charlottesville, Virginia
    Dec 12, 1992*
    Howard W 100–64  4–0
    University Hall 
    Charlottesville, Virginia
    Dec 22, 1992*
    Alabama W 86–83  5–0
    University Hall 
    Charlottesville, Virginia
    Dec 29, 1992*
    Radford W 82–63  6–0
    University Hall 
    Charlottesville, Virginia
    Jan 2, 1993*
    Winthrop W 92–68  7–0
    University Hall 
    Charlottesville, Virginia
    Jan 6, 1993
    No. 25 No. 23 Florida State W 80–76  8–0
    (1–0)
    University Hall 
    Charlottesville, Virginia
    Jan 9, 1993
    No. 25 at NC State W 73–56  9–0
    (2–0)
    Reynolds Coliseum 
    Raleigh, North Carolina
    Jan 13, 1993
    No. 14 Clemson W 100–82  10–0
    (3–0)
    University Hall 
    Charlottesville, Virginia
    Jan 17, 1993
    No. 14 at No. 3 Duke W 77–69  11–0
    (4–0)
    Cameron Indoor Stadium 
    Durham, North Carolina
    Jan 20, 1993
    No. 7 at No. 3 North Carolina L 58–80  11–1
    (4–1)
    Dean Smith Center 
    Chapel Hill, North Carolina
    Jan 23, 1993
    No. 7 No. 16 Georgia Tech L 71–75  11–2
    (4–2)
    University Hall 
    Charlottesville, Virginia
    Jan 25, 1993*
    No. 15 at William & Mary W 93–84  12–2
    Kaplan Arena 
    Williamsburg, Pennsylvania
    Jan 27, 1993
    No. 15 Wake Forest L 73–75  12–3
    (4–3)
    University Hall 
    Charlottesville, Virginia
    Jan 30, 1993*
    No. 15 vs. Virginia Tech L 53–59  12–4
     
     
    Feb 4, 1993
    No. 24 at Maryland W 70–68  13–4
    (5–3)
    Cole Fieldhouse 
    College Park, Maryland
    Feb 8, 1993
    No. 24 at No. 10 Florida State L 84–99  13–5
    (5–4)
    Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center 
    Tallahassee, Florida
    Feb 11, 1993
    No. 24 NC State W 75–66  14–5
    (6–4)
    University Hall 
    Charlottesville, Virginia
    Feb 13, 1993
    No. 24 at Clemson W 83–78  15–5
    (7–4)
    Littlejohn Coliseum 
    Clemson, South Carolina
    Feb 18, 1993*
    No. 23 No. 7 Duke W 58–55  16–5
    (8–4)
    University Hall 
    Charlottesville, Virginia
    Feb 21, 1993
    No. 23 No. 3 North Carolina L 58–78  16–6
    (8–5)
    University Hall 
    Charlottesville, Virginia
    Feb 23, 1993
    No. 22 at Georgia Tech L 61–73  16–7
    (8–6)
    Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
    Atlanta, Georgia
    Feb 27, 1993
    No. 22 at No. 12 Wake Forest L 56–58  16–8
    (8–7)
    Lawrence Joel Coliseum 
    Winston-Salem, North Carolina
    Mar 3, 1993*
    College of Charleston W 72–58  17–8
    University Hall 
    Charlottesville, Virginia
    Mar 6, 1993
    Maryland W 88–74  18–8
    (9–7)
    University Hall 
    Charlottesville, Virginia
    ACC Tournament
    Mar 12, 1993*
    vs. No. 12 Wake Forest
    ACC Tournament quarterfinals
    W 61–57  19–8
    Charlotte Coliseum 
    Charlotte, North Carolina
    Mar 13, 1993*
    vs. No. 1 North Carolina
    ACC Tournament semifinals
    L 56–74  19–9
    Charlotte Coliseum 
    Charlotte, North Carolina
    NCAA tournament
    Mar 19, 1993*
    (6 E) vs. (11 E) Manhattan
    First round
    W 78–66[3]  20–9
    Carrier Dome 
    Syracuse, New York
    Mar 21, 1993*
    (6 E) vs. (3 E) No. 14 UMass
    Second Round
    W 71–56[4]  21–9
    Carrier Dome 
    Syracuse, New York
    Mar 26, 1993*
    (6 E) vs. (2 E) No. 7 Cincinnati
    East Regional semifinals Sweet Sixteen
    L 54–71[5]  21–10
    Brendan Byrne Arena 
    East Rutherford, New Jersey
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    E=East.
    All times are in Eastern time.
    Source:[6]

    Rankings

    References

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    2. "1992–93 Virginia Cavaliers Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
    3. "ALEXANDER'S 27 POINTS PUSH VIRGINIA BY MANHATTAN, 78-66". The Washington Post. March 20, 1993. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
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    6. "YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS" (PDF). VIRGINIASPORTS.COM – The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 11, 2020. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
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