1992–93 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball team

1992–93 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball
1992–93 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball
Sun Belt Regular season champion
NCAA tournament
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 17
Record	26–4 (18–0 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Tim Floyd (5th season);
Home arena	Lakefront Arena
	Seasons ← 1991–92 1993–94 →

1992–93 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 17 New Orleans	18	–	0	1.000	26	–	4	.867
No. 20 Western Kentucky †	14	–	4	.778	26	–	6	.813
SW Louisiana	11	–	7	.611	17	–	13	.567
Arkansas State	11	–	7	.611	16	–	12	.571
Arkansas-Little Rock	10	–	8	.556	15	–	12	.556
South Alabama	9	–	9	.500	15	–	13	.536
Lamar	9	–	9	.500	15	–	12	.556
Jacksonville	3	–	15	.167	5	–	22	.185
Louisiana Tech	3	–	15	.167	7	–	21	.250
Texas-Rio Grande Valley	2	–	16	.111	2	–	20	.091

† 1993 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1992–93 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball team represented the University of New Orleans during the 1992–93 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Privateers led by fifth-year head coach Tim Floyd, played their home games at Lakefront Arena and played as a member of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 26–4 (18–0 Sun Belt), sweeping through the Sun Belt regular season. New Orleans lost in the championship game of the Sun Belt Conference tournament, but received a bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 8 seed in the Midwest region. The Privateers would lose in the opening round to No. 9 seed Xavier, 73–55.^[1]

Roster[edit]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F/C	21	Michael McDonald	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Utah Valley	Longview, Texas
G	22	Dedric Willoughby	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Archbishop Shaw	New Orleans, Louisiana
F	32	Melvin Simon	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Archbishop Shaw	Harvey, Louisiana
C	40	Ervin Johnson	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	Block HS	Jonesville, Louisiana

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Dec 19, 1992*		Texas State	W 76–67	1–0	Lakefront Arena New Orleans, Louisiana
Dec 20, 1992*		Dartmouth	W 72–49	2–0	Lakefront Arena New Orleans, Louisiana
Dec 28, 1992*		Notre Dame	L 43–45	2–1	Lakefront Arena New Orleans, Louisiana
Jan 23, 1993*		No. 11 Arizona	L 69–72^[3]	12–2	Lakefront Arena New Orleans, Louisiana
Feb 2, 1993*	No. 25	Western Kentucky	W 89–80	16–2 (9–0)	Lakefront Arena New Orleans, Louisiana
Feb 6, 1993*	No. 25	Southwestern Louisiana	W 73–71	17–2 (10–0)	Lakefront Arena New Orleans, Louisiana
Feb 11, 1993	No. 25	at Texas–Pan American	W 81–63	18–2 (11–0)	UTPA Fieldhouse Edinburg, Texas
Sun Belt Conference tournament
Mar 7, 1993*	No. 17	vs. Louisiana Tech Quarterfinals	W 63–52	25–2	Mississippi Coast Coliseum Biloxi, Mississippi
Mar 8, 1993*	No. 13	vs. Arkansas State Semifinals	W 73–59	26–2	Mississippi Coast Coliseum Biloxi, Mississippi
Mar 9, 1993*	No. 13	vs. Western Kentucky Championship game	L 63–72	26–3	Mississippi Coast Coliseum Biloxi, Mississippi
NCAA tournament
Mar 19, 1993*	(8 MW) No. 17	vs. (9 MW) Xavier First Round	L 55–73	26–4	RCA Dome Indianapolis, Indiana
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Ervin Johnson – Sun Belt Men's Player of the Year, Third-team All-American (UPI)
Tim Floyd – Sun Belt Coach of the Year

v t e New Orleans Privateers men's basketball
Venues	Human Performance Center (1969–1983; 2005–2008) Lakefront Arena (1983–2005; 2008–present)
Culture & lore	Captain BrUNO "Let's Hear It For UNO"
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
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