1992–93 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

1992–93 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
1992–93 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
Big Ten Champions
NCAA men's Division I tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 5
AP	No. 1
Record	31–4 (17–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Bobby Knight (22nd season);
Assistant coaches	Dan Dakich; Norm Ellenberger; Ron Felling;
Captain	Calbert Cheaney ; Greg Graham ; Matt Nover ; Chris Reynolds
Home arena	Assembly Hall
	Seasons ← 1991–92 1993–94 →

1992–93 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 Indiana	17	–	1	.944	31	–	4	.886
No. 13 Iowa	11	–	7	.611	23	–	9	.719
Illinois	11	–	7	.611	19	–	13	.594
Minnesota	9	–	9	.500	22	–	10	.688
No. 22 Purdue	9	–	9	.500	18	–	10	.643
Ohio State	8	–	10	.444	15	–	13	.536
Michigan State	7	–	11	.389	15	–	13	.536
Wisconsin	7	–	11	.389	14	–	14	.500
Northwestern	3	–	15	.167	8	–	19	.296
Penn State	2	–	16	.111	7	–	20	.259
No. 3 Michigan	0	–	3	.000	0	–	4	.000

Rankings from AP Poll *Michigan vacated all games due to NCAA sanctions. Disputed record (15-3, 31-5)

The 1992–93 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Bobby Knight, who was in his 22nd year. The team played its home games in Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 31–4 and a conference record of 17–1, finishing 1st in the Big Ten Conference. As the Big Ten Conference Champions, the Hoosiers were invited to participate in the 1993 NCAA tournament as a 1-seed, where they advanced to the Elite Eight for the second year in a row.^[1]

Roster[edit]

No.	Name	Position	Ht.	Year	Hometown
11	Malcolm Sims	G	6–4	Fr.	Shaker Heights, Ohio
20	Greg Graham	G	6–4	Sr.	Indianapolis, Indiana
21	Chris Reynolds	G	6–1	Sr.	Peoria, Illinois
22	Damon Bailey	G	6–3	Jr.	Bedford, Indiana
24	Matt Nover	C	6–8	Sr.	Chesterton, Indiana
25	Pat Knight	G	6–6	So.	Bloomington, Indiana
30	Todd Leary	G	6–3	Jr.	Indianapolis, Indiana
33	Pat Graham	G	6–5	Jr.	Floyds Knobs, Indiana
34	Brian Evans	F	6–8	Fr.	Terre Haute, Indiana
40	Calbert Cheaney	F	6–7	Sr.	Evansville, Indiana
44	Alan Henderson	F	6–9	So.	Indianapolis, Indiana
50	Todd Lindeman	C	7–1	RS So.	Channing, Michigan

Schedule/Results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
11/18/1992*	No. 4	Murray State Preseason NIT First Round	W 103–80	1–0	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
11/20/1992*	No. 4	Tulane Preseason NIT Second Round	W 102–92	2–0	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
11/25/1992*	No. 4	vs. No. 7 Florida State Preseason NIT Semifinals	W 81–78 ^OT	3–0	Madison Square Garden New York City
11/27/1992*	No. 4	vs. No. 6 Seton Hall Preseason NIT Championship	W 78–74^[2]	4–0	Madison Square Garden New York City
12/5/1992*	No. 2	vs. No. 3 Kansas	L 69–74	4–1	Hoosier Dome Indianapolis
12/8/1992*	No. 8	at Notre Dame	W 75–70	5–1	Joyce Center Notre Dame, Indiana
12/11/1992*	No. 4	Austin Peay Indiana Classic	W 107–61	6–1	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
12/12/1992*	No. 4	Western Michigan Indiana Classic	W 97–58	7–1	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
12/19/1992*	No. 4	No. 19 Cincinnati	W 79–64	8–1	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
12/23/1992*	No. 4	St. John's	W 105–80	9–1	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
12/27/1992*	No. 4	vs. Butler Union Federal Hoosier Classic	W 90–48	10–1	Market Square Arena Indianapolis
12/28/1992*	No. 4	vs. Colorado Union Federal Hoosier Classic	W 85–65	11–1	Market Square Arena Indianapolis
1/3/1993*	No. 4	vs. No. 3 Kentucky Indiana–Kentucky rivalry	L 78–81	11–2	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
1/6/1993	No. 5	No. 8 Iowa	W 75–67^[3]	12–2 (1–0)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
1/9/1993	No. 5	Penn State	W 105–57	13–2 (2–0)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
1/12/1993	No. 6	at No. 2 Michigan	W 76–75	14–2 (3–0)	Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan
1/16/1993	No. 6	at Illinois Rivalry	W 83–79	15–2 (4–0)	Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois
1/19/1993	No. 2	at No. 13 Purdue Rivalry	W 74–65	16–2 (5–0)	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
1/24/1993	No. 2	Ohio State	W 96–69	17–2 (6–0)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
1/27/1993	No. 2	Minnesota	W 61–57	18–2 (7–0)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
1/30/1993	No. 2	at Northwestern	W 93–71	19–2 (8–0)	Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, Illinois
2/6/1993	No. 1	at No. 9 Iowa	W 73–66	20–2 (9–0)	Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
2/9/1993	No. 1	at Penn State	W 88–84 ^2OT	21–2 (10–0)	Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania
2/14/1993	No. 1	No. 4 Michigan	W 93–92	22–2 (11–0)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
2/17/1993	No. 1	Illinois Rivalry	W 93–71	23–2 (12–0)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
2/21/1993	No. 1	No. 14 Purdue Rivalry	W 93–78	24–2 (13–0)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
2/23/1993	No. 1	at Ohio State	L 77–81	24–3 (13–1)	St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio
2/27/1993	No. 1	at Minnesota	W 86–75	25–3 (14–1)	Williams Arena Minneapolis
3/4/1993	No. 2	Northwestern	W 98–69	26–3 (15–1)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
3/10/1993	No. 2	Michigan State	W 99–68	27–3 (16–1)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
3/14/1993	No. 2	at Wisconsin	W 87–80	28–3 (17–1)	Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin
NCAA tournament
3/19/1993*	(1 MW) No. 1	vs. (16 MW) Wright State First Round	W 97–54^[4]	29–3	Hoosier Dome Indianapolis
3/21/1993*	(1 MW) No. 1	vs. (9 MW) Xavier Second Round	W 73–70^[5]	30–3	Hoosier Dome Indianapolis
3/25/1993*	(1 MW) No. 1	vs. (4 MW) Louisville Sweet Sixteen	W 82–69^[6]	31–3	St. Louis Arena St. Louis
3/27/1993*	(1 MW) No. 1	vs. (2 MW) No. 9 Kansas Elite Eight	L 77–83^[7]	31–4	St. Louis Arena St. Louis
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=MW.

Awards and honors[edit]

Calbert Cheaney, Chicago Tribune Silver Basketball
Calbert Cheaney, Adolph Rupp Trophy^[8]
Calbert Cheaney, Naismith College Player of the Year^[9]
Calbert Cheaney, USBWA College Player of the Year^[10]
Calbert Cheaney, John R. Wooden Award^[11]
Calbert Cheaney, Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year
Calbert Cheaney, State Farm Division I Player of the Year Award

Team players drafted into the NBA[edit]

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	6	Calbert Cheaney	Washington Bullets
1	17	Greg Graham	Charlotte Hornets

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References[edit]

^ "Indiana Basketball Men's Database". IndyStar. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
^ "No. 4 Indiana hangs on to beat Seton Hall". The Tampa Bay Times. November 28, 1992. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
^ "Knight Wins 600th, Then Goes Hunting". The Los Angeles Times. January 7, 1993. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
^ "Indiana Romps, but Question Remains : Midwest Regional: Henderson's status still unknown after 97-54 victory over Wright State". The Los Angeles Times. March 20, 1993. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
^ "Musketeers' upset bid foiled by Hoosiers, 73-70". The Los Angeles Times. March 22, 1993. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
^ "Cheaney fires up Indiana Scores 32 to foil Louisville, 82-69". Baltimore Sun. March 26, 1993. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
^ "Kansas Pounds Indiana Out". Chicago Tribune. March 28, 1993. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
^ "About Us". Archived from the original on January 7, 2009. Retrieved April 17, 2009.
^ "Naismith Awards - Naismith Trophy". Archived from the original on March 2, 2009. Retrieved October 30, 2013.
^ "The Oscar Robertson Trophy - Past Oscar Robertson Trophy Winners". Archived from the original on June 11, 2008. Retrieved June 11, 2008.
^ "Wooden Award - Athletics". Archived from the original on April 13, 2009. Retrieved May 5, 2009.
^ "1993 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 27, 2021.

[1] "Indiana Basketball Men's Database". IndyStar. Retrieved November 14, 2015.

[2] "No. 4 Indiana hangs on to beat Seton Hall". The Tampa Bay Times. November 28, 1992. Retrieved March 25, 2023.

[3] "Knight Wins 600th, Then Goes Hunting". The Los Angeles Times. January 7, 1993. Retrieved May 30, 2022.

[4] "Indiana Romps, but Question Remains : Midwest Regional: Henderson's status still unknown after 97-54 victory over Wright State". The Los Angeles Times. March 20, 1993. Retrieved June 5, 2022.

[ncaa-xavier-5] "Musketeers' upset bid foiled by Hoosiers, 73-70". The Los Angeles Times. March 22, 1993. Retrieved May 30, 2022.

[6] "Cheaney fires up Indiana Scores 32 to foil Louisville, 82-69". Baltimore Sun. March 26, 1993. Retrieved February 27, 2021.

[7] "Kansas Pounds Indiana Out". Chicago Tribune. March 28, 1993. Retrieved February 27, 2021.

[8] "About Us". Archived from the original on January 7, 2009. Retrieved April 17, 2009.

[9] "Naismith Awards - Naismith Trophy". Archived from the original on March 2, 2009. Retrieved October 30, 2013.

[10] "The Oscar Robertson Trophy - Past Oscar Robertson Trophy Winners". Archived from the original on June 11, 2008. Retrieved June 11, 2008.

[11] "Wooden Award - Athletics". Archived from the original on April 13, 2009. Retrieved May 5, 2009.

[12] "1993 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 27, 2021.

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Venues	Old Assembly Hall (1900–1917) Men's Gymnasium (1917–1928) The Fieldhouse (1928–1960) New Fieldhouse (1960–1971) Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (1971–present) Cook Hall (practice)
Rivalries	Illinois Kentucky Purdue
Culture & lore	2011 Kentucky upset A Season on the Brink (film) Blue blood status Crimson Guard Crossroads Classic "Indiana, Our Indiana"
People	Head coaches NBA draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics