1992–93 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team

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1992–93 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 3
Record0–4 (31–5 unadjusted) (0–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
MVPChris Webber
CaptainRotating
Home arenaCrisler Arena
Seasons
1992–93 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
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 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate college basketball during the 1992–93 season. The team played its home games in the Crisler Arena in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference. Under the direction of head coach Steve Fisher, the team finished second in the Big Ten Conference.[1] Although the team compiled a 31–5 record during the season, the National Collegiate Athletic Association has adjusted the team's record to 0–4 due to the University of Michigan basketball scandal.[2] The team earned an invitation to the 1993 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament where it was national runner up.[3] The team was ranked for the entire eighteen weeks of Associated Press Top Twenty-Five Poll, starting the season ranked first, holding the number one position for three weeks and ending ranked third,[4] and it ended the season ranked fourth in the final USA Today/CNN Poll.[5] The team had an 8–5 record against ranked opponents, including the following victories: December 28, 1992, against #20 Nebraska 88–73 in the Rainbow Classic at the Blaisdell Center, December 29 against #5 North Carolina 79–78 in the Rainbow Classic, December 30 against #2 Kansas 86–74 in the Rainbow Classic, January 7, 1993, against #9 Purdue 80–70 at Mackey Arena, February 2 against #25 Michigan State 73–69 at the Breslin Student Events Center, February 7 against #19 Purdue 84–76 at Crisler Arena, March 2 against #15 Iowa 82–73 at Crisler Arena, April 2 against #2 Kentucky 81–78 (OT) at the Superdome in the 1993 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.[6]

The team had rotating captains on a game-by-game basis, and Chris Webber earned team MVP.[7] The team's leading scorers were Chris Webber (690 points), Jalen Rose (555 points), and Juwan Howard (524 points). The leading rebounders were Webber (362), Howard (267), and Eric Riley (169).[8]

During the season the team set a Big Ten Conference record for single-season blocked shots (193) that would last until 2000.[9]

During the season, the team won the Big Ten Conference statistical championships in rebounding and rebounding margin with at 40.9 average and 7.6 average margin in conference games, respectively.[10] The record-setting team also led the conference in average blocked shots (5.0).[10] Chris Webber led the Big Ten in rebounds with a 9.7 average in 18 conference games and 10.1 average in 36 overall games.[11][12]

The team surpassed the 30-win total by the 1989 team with 31 victories and was the winningest team in school history, until being matched by Michigan's 2012–13 team and later being surpassed by its 2017–18 team.[13]

For the second year in a row, the team set the school record for single-season team blocks with 193 in 36 games, surpassing the 182 in 34 games set the prior year. The record would stand until 2007.[14]

Four players surpassed Jalen Rose's single-season minutes played record set the prior season. Rose set the new and current single-season record of 1234. King played 1174 minutes, while Webber and Howard contributed 1138 and 1135, respectively.[15]

Regular season[edit]

Michigan returned its top nine scorers and began the season ranked number one in the country by the Associated Press.[16] Michigan lost its second game of the season in a rematch with Duke.[17]


Schedule[edit]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference Regular season
December 1, 1992*
 No. 1 at Rice W 75–71  1–0
  20 – Webber   19 – Webber   4 – Rose    (9,353)
Houston, TX
December 5, 1992*
9:00 pm 		No. 1 at No. 4 Duke L 68–79  1–1
  20 – King   11 – Webber   6 – Webber  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
December 7, 1992*
 No. 6 Detroit W 92–77  2–1
   –      –      –    Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, MI
December 9, 1992*
 No. 6 Bowling Green W 79–68  3–1
   –      –      –    Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, MI
December 14, 1992*
 No. 6 Cleveland State W 88–56  4–1
   –      –      –    Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, MI
December 19, 1992*
8:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 6 vs. Iowa State W 94–72  5–1
   –      –      –    Palace of Auburn Hills (18,103)
Detroit, MI
December 21, 1992*
 No. 6 Central Michigan W 94–69  6–1
   –      –      –    Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, MI
December 28, 1992*
 No. 6 vs. No. 20 Nebraska
Rainbow Classic 		W 88–73  7–1
  20 – Webber   12 – Webber   5 – Rose  Blaisdell Center (7,575)
Honolulu, HI
December 29, 1992*
 No. 6 vs. No. 5 North Carolina
Rainbow Classic 		W 79–78  8–1
  27 – Webber   8 – Webber   6 – King  Blaisdell Center (7,575)
Honolulu, HI
December 30, 1992*
 No. 6 vs. No. 2 Kansas
Rainbow Classic 		W 86–74  9–1
  25 – Rose   11 – Webber   6 – Rose  Blaisdell Center (7,635)
Honolulu, HI
January 2, 1993*
 No. 6 Eastern Michigan W 88–58  10–1
   –      –      –    Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, MI
Big Ten Regular season
January 7, 1993
 No. 3 at No. 9 Purdue W 80–70  11–1
(1–0) 		  –      –      –    Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
January 9, 1993
 No. 3 at Wisconsin W 98–73  12–1
(2–0) 		  –      –      –    Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, WI
January 12, 1993
 No. 2 No. 6 Indiana L 75–76  12–2
(2–1) 		  –      –      –    Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, MI
January 16, 1993*
 No. 2 Notre Dame W 70–55  13–2
   –      –      –    Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, MI
January 20, 1993
 No. 5 at Minnesota W 80–73  14–2
(3–1) 		  –      –      –    Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
January 23, 1993
 No. 5 Illinois W 76–68  15–2
(4–1) 		  –      –      –    Crisler Arena (13,562)
Ann Arbor, MI
January 26, 1993
 No. 5 Ohio State W 72–62  16–2
(5–1) 		  –      –      –    Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, MI
January 31, 1993
 No. 5 at No. 11 Iowa L 80–88  16–3
(5–2) 		  –      –      –    Carver–Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
February 2, 1993
 No. 7 at No. 25 Michigan State
Rivalry 		W 73–69  17–3
(6–2) 		  –      –      –    Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
February 7, 1993
 No. 7 No. 19 Purdue W 84–76  18–3
(7–2) 		  –      –      –    Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, MI
February 10, 1993
 No. 4 Wisconsin W 85–66  19–3
(8–2) 		  –      –      –    Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, MI
February 14, 1993
 No. 4 at No. 1 Indiana L 92–93  19–4
(8–3) 		  –      –      –    Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
February 17, 1993
 No. 5 at Penn State W 80–70  20–4
(9–3) 		  –      –      –    Rec Hall 
University Park, PA
February 20, 1993
 No. 5 Minnesota W 84–69  21–4
(10–3) 		  –      –      –    Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, MI
February 28, 1993
 No. 5 at Ohio State W 66–64  22–4
(11–3) 		  –      –      –    St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH
March 2, 1993
 No. 4 No. 15 Iowa W 82–73  23–4
(12–3) 		  –      –      –    Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, MI
March 7, 1993
 No. 4 Michigan State
Rivalry 		W 87–81 OT 24–4
(13–3) 		  –      –      –    Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, MI
March 10, 1993
 No. 3 at Illinois W 98–97 OT 25–4
(14–3) 		 23 – Rose    –      –    Assembly Hall (16,321)
Champaign, IL
March 13, 1993
 No. 3 Northwestern W 86–60  26–4
(15–3) 		  –      –      –    Crisler Arena (13,562)
Ann Arbor, MI
NCAA Tournament
March 19, 1993*
 (1 W) No. 3 vs. (16 W) Coastal Carolina
First Round 		W 84–53[18]  27–4
  19 – Jackson   10 – Howard   4 – Tied  McKale Center (13,532)
Tucson, AZ
March 21, 1993*
 (1 W) No. 3 vs. (9 W) UCLA
Second Round 		W 86–84 OT 28–4
  27 – Webber   14 – Webber   8 – Rose  McKale Center (13,534)
Tucson, AZ
March 26, 1993*
 (1 W) No. 3 vs. (12 W) George Washington
Sweet Sixteen 		W 72–64[19]  29–4
  17 – Howard   10 – Howard   6 – Rose  Kingdome (24,021)
Seattle, WA
March 28, 1993*
 (1 W) No. 3 vs. (7 W) Temple
Elite Eight 		W 77–72[20]  30–4
  17 – Rose   12 – Webber   3 – Webber  Kingdome (24,196)
Seattle, WA
April 3, 1993*
 (1 W) No. 3 vs. (1 SE) No. 2 Kentucky
Final Four 		W 81–78 OT[21] 31–4
  27 – Webber   13 – Webber   3 – Tied  Louisiana Superdome (64,151)
New Orleans, LA
April 5, 1993*
 CBS 		(1 W) No. 3 vs. (1 E) No. 4 North Carolina
National Championship 		L 71–77  31–5
  23 – Webber   11 – Webber   4 – Tied  Louisiana Superdome (64,151)
New Orleans, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.
All times are in Eastern Time.

NCAA tournament[edit]

Michigan was given the #1 seed in that year's West Regional and played their first and second-round games at the McKale Center in Tucson. They defeated Coastal Carolina in their first game and then were taken to overtime by #9 seed UCLA before escaping with a victory.

The Wolverines moved on to the Kingdome for the regionals. The sub-regional had been littered with upsets, as the #12, #13, and #15 seeds had all won in the first round. Michigan drew #12 seeded George Washington and won, then faced Temple for the second consecutive year (having defeated them as a #6 seed the year before) and beating them 77–72 to join Kentucky, Kansas, and North Carolina in the Final Four in New Orleans. In their national semifinal at the Superdome on April 3, the team defeated Southeast Regional winner Kentucky 81–78 in overtime.

In the championship game at the Superdome on April 5, the Wolverines lost to East Regional winner North Carolina 77–71. Michigan's final possession of the game went down as one of the most memorable moments in college basketball history. With twenty seconds to go and Michigan trailing by two and out of timeouts, Chris Webber rebounded a missed free throw. Confused as to what to do next, Webber thought about passing to Jalen Rose but did not and took a step without dribbling the basketball. The officials did not see the travel, however, and Webber headed upcourt where North Carolina was set up in a half court trap defense. Webber ran directly into the trap and was double teamed in the corner. He could not break the double team to pass the ball, and called for a timeout that the Wolverines did not have. By rule, Michigan was given a technical foul for calling the extra timeout and North Carolina was given two free throws and possession of the ball. North Carolina made their free throws, then added two more when Michigan was forced to foul again after the change in possession.[3][6]

The team established numerous NCAA records for three-point field goals in the final four: fewest single-game three-point field goals made in a final four (0 vs. Kentucky on April 3, 1993, in an overtime) and fewest single-game three-point field goals attempted (4 vs. Kentucky).[22] The 0 three-point field goals made surpassed the team's previous record of 1 made against Duke the year before in the 1992 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.[22]

Later developments[edit]

In 2002, the Wolverines vacated their entire 1992–93 season, including their tournament appearance, in the wake of a major scandal involving many years of improper payments from a major booster to several former players, among them Webber.

Statistics[edit]

The team posted the following statistics:[23]

Name GP GS Min Avg FG FGA FG% 3FG 3FGA 3FG% FT FTA FT% OR DR RB Avg Ast Avg PF DQ TO Stl Blk Pts Avg
Chris Webber* 36 36 1138 31.6 281 454 0.619 27 80 0.338 101 183 0.552 155 207 362 10.1 90 2.5 102 4 105 49 90 690 19.2
Jalen Rose 36 36 1234 34.3 203 455 0.446 33 103 0.320 116 161 0.721 37 113 150 4.2 140 3.9 82 1 113 43 15 555 15.4
Juwan Howard 36 36 1135 31.5 206 407 0.506 0 2 0.000 112 160 0.700 94 173 267 7.4 69 1.9 99 3 92 21 14 524 14.6
Jimmy King 36 36 1174 32.6 148 291 0.509 37 92 0.402 57 88 0.648 58 101 159 4.4 110 3.1 75 2 84 57 19 390 10.8
Ray Jackson 29 26 657 22.7 105 213 0.493 2 13 0.154 50 79 0.633 46 72 118 4.1 67 2.3 78 3 53 27 10 262 9.0
Eric Riley 35 0 528 15.1 78 133 0.586 0 1 0.000 39 53 0.736 63 106 169 4.8 14 0.4 82 2 37 15 31 195 5.6
Rob Pelinka 36 4 571 15.9 50 120 0.417 24 60 0.400 32 42 0.762 37 39 76 2.1 35 1.0 49 0 17 6 1 156 4.3
James Voskuil 33 6 390 11.8 33 94 0.351 23 48 0.479 13 20 0.650 13 47 60 1.8 17 0.5 49 0 25 8 6 102 3.1
Michael Talley 29 0 249 8.6 15 55 0.273 4 16 0.250 3 5 0.600 5 11 16 0.6 32 1.1 24 0 19 7 0 37 1.3
Jason Bossard 10 0 25 2.5 7 19 0.368 1 10 0.100 0 3 0.000 3 0 3 0.3 0 0.0 3 0 3 0 0 15 1.5
Leon Derricks 14 0 62 4.4 4 14 0.286 0 1 0.000 3 7 0.429 5 13 18 1.3 3 0.2 10 0 4 2 5 11 0.8
Dugan Fife 20 0 122 6.1 0 9 0.000 0 4 0.000 10 17 0.588 6 11 17 0.9 13 0.7 13 0 11 7 0 10 0.5
Sean Dobbins 10 0 12 1.2 1 3 0.333 0 0 1 4 0.250 1 1 2 0.2 0 0.0 4 0 0 0 0 3 0.3
Ricky Guzman 3 0 3 1.0 0 1 0.000 0 1 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.0
TEAM 36 43 34 77 2.1
Season Total 36 1131 2268 0.499 151 431 0.350 537 822 0.653 566 928 1494 41.5 590 16.4 671 15 564 242 191 2950 81.9
Opponents 36 943 2275 0.415 202 578 0.349 498 720 0.692 518 693 1211 33.6 462 12.8 720 22 529 226 98 2586 71.8
* Denotes players whose individual records, awards and other honors have been vacated due to NCAA and U-M sanctions

Rankings[edit]

Main article: 1992–93 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
AP Poll[4]111666632557455433Not released
Coaches' Poll112566633559455532

Awards and honors[edit]

  • Chris Webber, All-America selection (vacated as a result of the scandal)
  • Rob Pelinka, Walter Byers Scholar (top male scholar-athlete in all NCAA sports; not vacated)

Team players drafted into the NBA[edit]

Five players from this team were selected in the NBA draft.[24][25][26]

Year Round Pick Overall Player NBA Club
1993 1 1 1 Chris Webber Orlando Magic
1993 2 6 33 Eric Riley Dallas Mavericks
1994 1 5 5 Juwan Howard Washington Bullets
1994 1 13 13 Jalen Rose Denver Nuggets
1995 2 6 35 Jimmy King Toronto Raptors

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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  2. ^ "Division I Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 56. Retrieved September 23, 2010.
  3. ^ a b "NCAA Tournament History". University of Michigan. 2010. p. 3. Archived from the original on October 1, 2010. Retrieved September 14, 2010.
  4. ^ a b "Division I Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. pp. 68–83. Retrieved August 28, 2010.
  5. ^ "Division I Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 87. Retrieved August 28, 2010.
  6. ^ a b "Through The Years". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. p. 45. Archived from the original on September 2, 2010. Retrieved September 20, 2010.
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  9. ^ "Big Ten Basketball 2009-10 Media Guide". CBS Interactive. p. 29. Archived from the original on July 3, 2010. Retrieved September 16, 2010.
  10. ^ a b "Big Ten Basketball 2009-10 Media Guide". CBS Interactive. p. 38. Archived from the original on July 3, 2010. Retrieved September 17, 2010.
  11. ^ "Big Ten Basketball 2009-10 Media Guide". CBS Interactive. p. 34. Archived from the original on July 3, 2010. Retrieved September 17, 2010.
  12. ^ "Big Ten Basketball 2009-10 Media Guide". CBS Interactive. p. 35. Archived from the original on July 3, 2010. Retrieved September 17, 2010.
  13. ^ "Division I Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 16. Retrieved September 18, 2010.
  14. ^ "All-Time Records". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. p. 19. Archived from the original on April 1, 2011. Retrieved September 18, 2010.
  15. ^ "All-Time Records". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. p. 20. Archived from the original on April 1, 2011. Retrieved September 9, 2010.
  16. ^ Stoda, Greg (November 17, 1992). "U-M At Top Of The Polls". Detroit Free Press.
  17. ^ Adande, J. A. (December 6, 1992). "Top Tow Take a Tumble – Duke, Kansas knock Off Michigan (1), Indiana (2)". Chicago Sun-Times. p. 1, sports section.
  18. ^ "Michigan, Indiana Start Fast". The Chicago Tribune. March 20, 1993. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  19. ^ "GW Staggers Michigan Before Getting Knocked Out". The Washington Post. March 27, 1993. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  20. ^ "Temple Tempers Fly". The New York Times. March 29, 1993. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
  21. ^ "Michigan Tips Kentucky in OT, 81-78". The Washington Post. April 4, 1993. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  22. ^ a b "The Final Four" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 10. Retrieved September 16, 2010.
  23. ^ "Men's Basketball Statistic Archive Query Page". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on April 18, 2010. Retrieved March 28, 2010.
  24. ^ "1993 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
  25. ^ "1994 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
  26. ^ "1995 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
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