1992–93 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team

1992–93 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball
1992–93 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 7
AP	No. 11
Record	25–10 (12–4 ACC)
Head coach	Pat Kennedy (7th season);
Home arena	Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center
	Seasons ← 1991–92 1993–94 →

1992–93 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 North Carolina	14	–	2	.875	34	–	4	.895
No. 11 Florida State	12	–	4	.750	25	–	10	.714
No. 10 Duke	10	–	6	.625	24	–	8	.750
No. 16 Wake Forest	10	–	6	.625	21	–	9	.700
Virginia	9	–	7	.563	21	–	10	.677
No. 18 Georgia Tech †	8	–	8	.500	19	–	11	.633
Clemson	5	–	11	.313	17	–	13	.567
Maryland	2	–	14	.125	12	–	16	.429
NC State	2	–	14	.125	8	–	19	.296

† 1993 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 1992–93 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team represented Florida State University as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference during the 1992–93 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Pat Kennedy, and future NBA players Sam Cassell, Doug Edwards, Bob Sura, and Charlie Ward, the Seminoles reached the Elite Eight of the NCAA tournament. The team finished the season 25–10, 12–4 in ACC play to finish in second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament to Clemson. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament at the No. 3 seed in the South East region. They defeated Evansville and Tulane to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. In the Sweet Sixteen, they defeated Western Kentucky before losing to No. 2-ranked Kentucky in the Elite Eight.

Roster[edit]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	3	Bob Sura	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	G.A.R. Memorial	Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
G	4	Chuck Graham	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Richmond Academy	Augusta, Georgia
G/F	5	Ray Donald	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Washington	Pensacola, Florida
G	10	Sam Cassell	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	San Jacinto JC	Baltimore, Maryland
G	12	Charlie Ward	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Central	Thomasville, Georgia
F	21	Derrick Carroll	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Eau Claire	Columbia, South Carolina
F	32	Doug Edwards	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Miami Senior	Miami, Florida
F	33	Byron Wells	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	King	Tampa, Florida
F/C	34	Rodney Dobard	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Atlantic	Delray Beach, Florida

Head coach

Pat Kennedy (King's College)

Assistant coach(es)

Kenny Williamson
David Zimroth
Tom Carlson

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Nov 18, 1992*	No. 9	Siena Preseason NIT	W 89–80	1–0	Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center (7,113) Tallahassee, FL
Nov 19, 1992*	No. 9	No. 19 Iowa State Preseason NIT	W 109–86^[3]	2–0	Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center (7,919) Tallahassee, FL
Nov 25, 1992*	No. 7	vs. No. 4 Indiana Preseason NIT Semifinal	L 78–81 ^OT	2–1	Madison Square Garden (12,641) New York, NY
Nov 21, 1992*	No. 7	vs. No. 24 UCLA Preseason NIT 3rd Place Game	L 83–86	2–2	Madison Square Garden (14,338) New York, NY
Dec 2, 1992*	No. 11	No. 19 UMass	W 67–64	3–2	Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center (7,111) Tallahassee, FL
Dec 15, 1992*	No. 10	at Duquesne	L 84–91^[4]	3–3	A.J. Palumbo Center (5,115) Pittsburgh, PA
Dec 19, 1992*	No. 10	vs. UNC Charlotte Milk Classic	W 63–59	4–3	(6,873) Orlando, FL
Dec 20, 1992*	No. 10	vs. Temple Milk Classic	W 91–80 ^{OT^[5]}	5–3	(6,937) Orlando, FL
Dec 22, 1992*	No. 18	Arkansas-Little Rock	W 95–64	6–3	Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, FL
Dec 28, 1992*	No. 18	Maryland-Baltimore County	W 109–80	7–3	Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, FL
Dec 30, 1992*	No. 18	South Florida	W 94–73	8–3	Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, FL
Jan 2, 1993*	No. 18	Florida	L 86–89	8–4	Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, FL
Jan 6, 1993	No. 23	at No. 25 Virginia	L 76–80	8–5 (0–1)	University Hall (University of Virginia) Charlottesville, VA
Jan 9, 1993	No. 23	at Wake Forest	W 74–72	9–5 (1–1)	Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC
Jan 13, 1993		Maryland	W 105–85	10–5 (2–1)	Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, FL
Jan 16, 1993		NC State	W 70–54	11–5 (3–1)	Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, FL
Jan 20, 1993		at Clemson	W 89–71	12–5 (4–1)	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
Jan 24, 1993		No. 6 Duke	W 89–88 ^OT	13–5 (5–1)	Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, FL
Jan 27, 1993	No. 19	at No. 3 North Carolina	L 77–82	13–6 (5–2)	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
Jan 31, 1993	No. 19	No. 18 Georgia Tech	W 96–77	14–6 (6–2)	Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, FL
Feb 2, 1993*	No. 12	at Jacksonville	W 92–77	15–6	Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, FL
Feb 6, 1993*	No. 12	at Connecticut	W 86–74	16–6	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
Feb 8, 1993	No. 10	No. 24 Virginia	W 99–84	17–6 (7–2)	Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, FL
Feb 10, 1993	No. 10	No. 9 Wake Forest	W 111–94	18–6 (8–2)	Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, FL
Feb 13, 1993	No. 10	at Maryland	W 87–84	19–6 (9–2)	Cole Fieldhouse College Park, MD
Feb 17, 1993	No. 9	at NC State	W 72–71	20–6 (10–2)	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
Feb 20, 1993	No. 9	Clemson	W 102–92	21–6 (11–2)	Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, FL
Feb 24, 1993	No. 6	at No. 9 Duke	L 75–98	21–7 (11–3)	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
Feb 27, 1993	No. 6	No. 3 North Carolina	L 76–86	21–8 (11–4)	Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, FL
Mar 4, 1993	No. 11	at Georgia Tech	W 83–82	22–8 (12–4)	Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, GA
ACC Tournament
Mar 12, 1993*	No. 10	vs. Clemson ACC Tournament Quarterfinal	L 75–87^[6]	22–9	Charlotte Coliseum (23,532) Charlotte, NC
NCAA Tournament
Mar 18, 1993*	(3 SE) No. 11	vs. (14 SE) Evansville First Round	W 82–70^[7]	23–9	Amway Arena (14,410) Orlando, FL
Mar 20, 1993*	(3 SE) No. 11	vs. (11 SE) Tulane Second Round	W 94–63^[8]	24–9	Amway Arena (14,410) Orlando, FL
Mar 25, 1993*	(3 SE) No. 11	vs. (7 SE) No. 20 Western Kentucky	W 81–78 ^{OT^[9]}	25–9	Charlotte Coliseum (22,876) Charlotte, NC
Mar 27, 1993*	(3 SE) No. 11	vs. (1 SE) No. 2 Kentucky Southeast Regional Final	L 81–106^[10]	25–10	Charlotte Coliseum (22,876) Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast. All times are in Eastern.

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Rankings[edit]

Awards and honors[edit]

Doug Edwards – AP Honorable Mention All-American
Bob Sura – AP Honorable Mention All-American

Team Players in the 1993 NBA draft[edit]

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	15	Doug Edwards	Atlanta Hawks
1	24	Sam Cassell	Houston Rockets

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References[edit]

^ "1992-93 Florida State Seminoles Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
^ "Florida State Men's Basketball - 1992-93 Year In Review". nolefan.org. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
^ "Sura Scores 34 as Seminoles Rip Cyclones". Sun-Sentinel. November 21, 1992. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
^ "Duquesne Stuns Florida State". The New York Times. December 15, 1992. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
^ "Seminoles Rally Past Temple; Tar Heels, Seton Hall Cruise". Tulsa World. December 21, 1992. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
^ "Georgia Tech trips Duke, 69-66, to complete ACC's day of upsets Clemson, Virginia also reach semis". The Baltimore Sun via New York Daily News. March 13, 1993. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
^ "Florida State vs. Evansville Box Score, March 18, 1993". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
^ "Tulane vs. Florida State Box Score, March 20, 1993". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
^ "Western Kentucky vs. Florida State Box Score, March 25, 1993". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
^ "Kentucky and Kansas March In : Southeast: There is no Laettner miracle to beat Wildcats in 106-81 victory over Florida State. Freshman Prickett scores 22". Los Angeles Times. March 28, 1993. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
^ "1992-93 Florida State Seminoles Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
^ "1993 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved May 26, 2019.

[1] "1992-93 Florida State Seminoles Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 26, 2019.

[2] "Florida State Men's Basketball - 1992-93 Year In Review". nolefan.org. Retrieved May 26, 2019.

[3] "Sura Scores 34 as Seminoles Rip Cyclones". Sun-Sentinel. November 21, 1992. Retrieved May 26, 2019.

[4] "Duquesne Stuns Florida State". The New York Times. December 15, 1992. Retrieved May 26, 2019.

[5] "Seminoles Rally Past Temple; Tar Heels, Seton Hall Cruise". Tulsa World. December 21, 1992. Retrieved May 26, 2019.

[6] "Georgia Tech trips Duke, 69-66, to complete ACC's day of upsets Clemson, Virginia also reach semis". The Baltimore Sun via New York Daily News. March 13, 1993. Retrieved May 26, 2019.

[7] "Florida State vs. Evansville Box Score, March 18, 1993". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 26, 2019.

[8] "Tulane vs. Florida State Box Score, March 20, 1993". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 26, 2019.

[9] "Western Kentucky vs. Florida State Box Score, March 25, 1993". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 26, 2019.

[10] "Kentucky and Kansas March In : Southeast: There is no Laettner miracle to beat Wildcats in 106-81 victory over Florida State. Freshman Prickett scores 22". Los Angeles Times. March 28, 1993. Retrieved May 26, 2019.

[11] "1992-93 Florida State Seminoles Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 26, 2019.

[12] "1993 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved May 26, 2019.

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v t e Florida State Seminoles men's basketball
Venues	Tully Gymnasium (1956–1981) Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (1981–present)
Rivalries	Florida
Culture & lore	Sammy Seminole FSU Hymns
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
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NCAA Final Four appearance in italics