1992–93 California Golden Bears men's basketball team

[1]The 1992–93 California Golden Bears men's basketball team represented the University of California, Berkeley as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference during the 1992–93 season.

1992–93 California Golden Bears men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
Record21–9 (12–6 Pac-10)
Head coach
Home arenaHarmon Gym
Seasons
← 1991–92
   
1992–93 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 5 Arizona171 .944244 .857
California126 .667219 .700
UCLA117 .6112211 .667
Arizona State117 .6111810 .643
USC99 .5001812 .600
Oregon State99 .5001314 .481
Washington711 .3891314 .481
Washington State99 .5001512 .556
Oregon315 .1671020 .333
Stanford216 .111723 .233
Rankings from AP Poll

Led by acting head coach Todd Bozeman, the Bears finished the season with a record of 21–9, and a record of 12–6 in the Pac-10, placing them second. The Bears received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they made a run to the Sweet Sixteen before falling to Kansas in the Midwest regional semifinals.[2]

Roster

1992–93 California Golden Bears men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G5Jason Kidd6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg)FrSt. Joseph Notre DameSan Francisco, CA
F21Lamond Murray6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)236 lb (107 kg)SoJohn F. KennedyPasadena, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite
city, state
Regular season
Dec 1, 1992*
Sacramento StateW 89–65 1–0
Harmon Gym 
Berkeley, California
Dec 5, 1992*
Oklahoma StateW 80–65 2–0
Harmon Gym 
Berkeley, California
Dec 7, 1992*
at San FranciscoW 89–79 3–0
War Memorial Gymnasium 
San Francisco, California
Dec 20, 1992*
No. 25 at Santa ClaraW 80–73 4–0
Toso Pavilion 
Santa Clara, California
Dec 22, 1992*
No. 21 Wake ForestW 81–65 5–0
Harmon Gym 
Berkeley, California
Dec 29, 1992*
No. 19 vs. James Madison
Seton Hall Meadowlands Classic
L 75–90 5–1
Brendan Byrne Arena 
East Rutherford, New Jersey
Dec 30, 1992*
No. 19 vs. Cornell
Seton Hall Meadowlands Classic
L 54–74 5–2
Brendan Byrne Arena 
East Rutherford, New Jersey
Jan 3, 1993*
Texas SouthernW 84–69 6–2
Harmon Gym 
Berkeley, California
Jan 7, 1993
OregonW 82–65 7–2
(1–0)
Harmon Gym 
Berkeley, California
Jan 9, 1993
Oregon StateL 63–64 7–3
(1–1)
Harmon Gym 
Berkeley, California
Jan 14, 1993
StanfordW 83–66 8–3
(2–1)
Harmon Gym 
Berkeley, California
Jan 21, 1993
at USCL 65–67 8–4
(2–2)
L.A. Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, California
Jan 24, 1993
at No. 23 UCLAW 104–82 9–4
(3–2)
Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, California
Jan 28, 1993
WashingtonW 79–65 10–4
(4–2)
Harmon Gym 
Berkeley, California
Jan 30, 1993
Washington StateL 75–83 10–5
(4–3)
Harmon Gym 
Berkeley, California
Feb 4, 1993
at Arizona StateL 83–90 10–6
(4–4)
Wells Fargo Arena 
Tempe, Arizona
Feb 7, 1993
at No. 8 ArizonaL 81–93 10–7
(4–5)
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Feb 10, 1993*
Cal State NorthridgeW 92–68 11–7
Harmon Gym 
Berkeley, California
Feb 14, 1993
at StanfordW 86–61 12–7
(5–5)
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
Feb 18, 1993
USCW 86–83 13–7
(6–5)
Harmon Gym 
Berkeley, California
Feb 20, 1993
UCLAL 71–85 13–8
(6–6)
Harmon Gym 
Berkeley, California
Feb 25, 1993
at Washington StateW 76–67 14–8
(7–6)
Friel Court 
Pullman, Washington
Feb 27, 1993
at WashingtonW 76–75 15–8
(8–6)
Bank of America Arena 
Seattle, Washington
Mar 4, 1993
vs. No. 3 ArizonaW 74–71 16–8
(9–6)
Oakland Coliseum 
Oakland, California
Mar 6, 1993
vs. Arizona StateW 91–67[3] 17–8
(10–6)
Oakland Coliseum 
Oakland, California
Mar 11, 1993
at Oregon StateW 78–72 18–8
(11–6)
Gill Coliseum 
Corvallis, Oregon
Mar 13, 1993
at OregonW 79–76 19–8
(12–6)
McArthur Court 
Eugene, Oregon
NCAA Tournament
Mar 18, 1993*
(6 MW) vs. (11 MW) LSU
First round
W 66–64[4] 20–8
Rosemont Horizon 
Rosemont, Illinois
Mar 20, 1993*
(6 MW) vs. (3 MW) No. 10 Duke
Second Round
W 82–77[5][6] 21–8
Rosemont Horizon 
Rosemont, Illinois
Mar 25, 1993*
(6 MW) vs. (2 MW) No. 9 Kansas
Midwest Regional semifinal
L 76–93[7] 21–9
St. Louis Arena 
St. Louis, Missouri
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.
All times are in Eastern.

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Rankings

References