1992–93 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team

1992–93 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball
1992–93 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 23
Record	20–9 (8–6 Big Eight)
Head coach	Eddie Sutton (3rd season);
Assistant coach	Bill Self (7th season)
Home arena	Gallagher-Iba Arena; (Capacity: 6,381)
	Seasons ← 1991–92 1993–94 →

1992–93 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 9 Kansas	11	–	3	.786	29	–	7	.806
No. 23 Oklahoma State	8	–	6	.571	20	–	9	.690
Iowa State	8	–	6	.571	20	–	11	.645
Nebraska	8	–	6	.571	20	–	11	.645
Kansas State	7	–	7	.500	19	–	11	.633
Oklahoma	7	–	7	.500	20	–	12	.625
Missouri †	5	–	9	.357	19	–	14	.576
Colorado	2	–	12	.143	10	–	17	.370

† 1993 Big Eight tournament winner As of April 5, 1993 Rankings from AP poll

The 1992–93 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team represented Oklahoma State University as a member of the Big Eight Conference during the 1992–93 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by third-year head coach Eddie Sutton and played their home games at Gallagher-Iba Arena. The Cowboys finished with a record of 20–9 (8–6 Big Eight) and tied for second in Big Eight regular season play.

Oklahoma State received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 5 seed in the Midwest region. After defeating Marquette in the opening round, the Cowboys were defeated by Louisville, 78–63.^[1]

Roster[edit]

1992–93 Oklahoma State Cowboys men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	22	Brooks Thompson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Texas A&M	Littleton, Colorado
C	50	Bryant Reeves	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	So	Gans	Gans, Oklahoma

Head coach

Eddie Sutton

Assistant coach(es)

Bill Self
Rob Evans
Russ Pennell
Steve Anthis

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Source:^[2]

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
Dec 1, 1992*		Midwestern State	W 86–74	1–0	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dec 5, 1992*		at California	L 65–80	1–1	Harmon Gym Berkeley, California
Dec 9, 1992*		Tulsa	W 85–67	2–1	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dec 12, 1992*		Baylor	W 93–75	3–1	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dec 19, 1992*		Houston Baptist	W 93–54	4–1	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dec 22, 1992*		at TCU	W 65–47	5–1	Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas
Dec 30, 1992*		Southwest Missouri State	W 74–59	6–1	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Jan 2, 1993*		vs. SMU	W 75–59	7–1	Tulsa, Oklahoma
Jan 4, 1993*		at Jacksonville	W 60–59	8–1	Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, Florida
Jan 9, 1993		Kansas State	L 62–75	8–2 (0–1)	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Jan 14, 1993		at Iowa State	L 72–81	8–3 (0–2)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
Jan 16, 1993		Nebraska	W 78–73	9–3 (1–2)	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Jan 21, 1993*		at Oral Roberts	W 90–45	10–3	Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
Jan 24, 1993		at Missouri	L 63–79	10–4 (1–3)	Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Jan 30, 1993		Iowa State	W 94–77	11–4 (2–3)	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Feb 3, 1993		at Colorado	W 85–61	12–4 (3–3)	Coors Events/Conference Center Boulder, Colorado
Feb 6, 1993		No. 16 Oklahoma	W 83–76	13–4 (4–3)	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Feb 10, 1993		at No. 7 Kansas	L 72–84	13–5 (4–4)	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
Feb 13, 1993		Colorado	W 77–59	14–5 (5–4)	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Feb 15, 1993		at Nebraska	W 73–63	15–5 (6–4)	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska
Feb 20, 1993*		Louisiana Tech	W 80–53	16–5	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Feb 24, 1993		Missouri	W 77–73	17–5 (7–4)	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Feb 27, 1993		at Kansas State	W 78–61	18–5 (8–4)	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas
Mar 1, 1993		at Oklahoma	L 80–89	18–6 (8–5)	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Mar 4, 1993*		Oral Roberts	W 114–85	19–6	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Mar 7, 1993	No. 19	No. 8 Kansas	L 73–74	19–7 (8–6)	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Big Eight Tournament
Mar 12, 1993*	(2) No. 21	vs. (7) Missouri Quarterfinals	L 62–81	19–8	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA tournament
Mar 19, 1993*	(5 MW) No. 23	vs. (12 MW) Marquette First Round	W 74–62	20–8	RCA Dome Indianapolis, Indiana
Mar 21, 1993*	(5 MW) No. 23	vs. (4 MW) No. 15 Louisville Second Round	L 63–78	20–9	RCA Dome Indianapolis, Indiana
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Central Time.

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Rankings[edit]

Awards and honors[edit]

Bryant Reeves – Big Eight Player of the Year

References[edit]

^ "Louisville 78, Oklahoma State 63". UPI Archives. March 21, 1993. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
^ "1992–93 Oklahoma State Cowboys Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
^ "2019–20 Oklahoma State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Oklahoma State University Athletics. Retrieved September 26, 2021.

[ncaa-louisville-1] "Louisville 78, Oklahoma State 63". UPI Archives. March 21, 1993. Retrieved May 30, 2022.

[2] "1992–93 Oklahoma State Cowboys Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved September 26, 2021.

[3] "2019–20 Oklahoma State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Oklahoma State University Athletics. Retrieved September 26, 2021.

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