1992–93 Long Beach State 49ers men's basketball team

The 1992–93 Long Beach State 49ers men's basketball team represented California State University, Long Beach during the 1992–93 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The 49ers, led by third-year head coach Seth Greenberg, played their home games at Walter Pyramid and are members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 22–10, 11–7 in Big West play, to finish in fourth place. They were champions of the Big West Basketball tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid into the 1993 NCAA tournament where they lost in the opening round to No. 6 seed Illinois, 75–72.[1][2]

1992–93 Long Beach State 49ers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record22–10 (11–7 Big West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaWalter Pyramid
Seasons
1992–93 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 24 New Mexico State 15 3   .833 26 8   .765
No. 25 UNLV 13 5   .722 21 8   .724
Pacific 12 6   .667 16 11   .593
Long Beach State 11 7   .611 22 10   .688
UC Santa Barbara 10 8   .556 18 11   .621
Cal State Fullerton 10 8   .556 15 12   .556
Utah State 7 11   .389 10 17   .370
Nevada 4 14   .222 9 17   .346
San Jose State 4 14   .222 7 19   .269
UC Irvine 4 14   .222 6 21   .222
1993 Big West tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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1992–93 Long Beach State Beach men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 3 Tim Caviezel 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Jr Mount Vernon, Washington
G 4 Jeff Rogers 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Jr Compton, California
G 22 Juaquin Hawkins 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Fr Lynwood, California
G 23 Rod Hannibal 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Jr Long Beach, California
G 30 Lucious Harris 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Sr Los Angeles, California
F 32 Bryon Russell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Sr San Bernardino, California
F 34 Mike Atkinson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
So San Jose, California
C 40 Chris Jones 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Sr Chicago, Illinois
G 44 Eric Brown 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Fr City of Industry, California
F 55 Terrance O'Kelley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
So Chattanooga, Tennessee
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference Regular season
December 4, 1992*
vs. Tulsa
Hawaii Tip-Off
W 72–69  1–0
 
Honolulu, Hawaii
December 5, 1992*
vs. San Diego
Hawaii Tip-Off
W 80–74  2–0
 
Honolulu, Hawaii
December 11, 1992*
So. Cal College W 92–62  3–0
The Gold Mine 
Long Beach, California
December 18, 1992*
Point Loma W 112–71  4–0
The Gold Mine 
Long Beach, California
December 23, 1992*
Howard W 95–62  5–0
The Gold Mine 
Long Beach, California
December 29, 1992*
vs. Eastern Washington W 76–59  6–0
Selland Arena 
Fresno, California
December 30, 1992*
at Fresno State W 82–61  7–0
Selland Arena 
Fresno, California
Big West Regular season
January 2, 1993
at San Jose State W 88–73  8–0
(1–0)
The Event Center 
San Jose, California
January 4, 1993
at Pacific L 56–68  8–1
(1–1)
Alex G. Spanos Center 
Stockton, California
January 7, 1993
No. 12 UNLV W 101–94  9–1
(2–1)
The Gold Mine 
Long Beach, California
January 9, 1993
New Mexico State W 97–71  10–1
(3–1)
The Gold Mine 
Long Beach, California
January 14, 1993
at Nevada W 94–75  11–1
(4–1)
Lawlor Events Center 
Reno, Nevada
January 16, 1993
at Utah State W 75–69  12–1
(5–1)
Dee Glen Smith Spectrum 
Logan, Utah
January 18, 1993
at UC Santa Barbara L 60–61  12–2
(6–1)
The Thunderdome 
Santa Barbara, California
January 21, 1993
Cal State Fullerton W 72–58  13–2
(7–1)
The Gold Mine 
Long Beach, California
January 23, 1993*
at VCU L 61–95  13–3
Richmond Coliseum 
Richmond, Virginia
1993 Big West tournament
March 12, 1993*
Cal State Fullerton
Quarterfinals
W 80–68  20–9
Long Beach Arena 
Long Beach, California
March 13, 1993*
No. 19 UNLV
Semifinals
W 79–77  21–9
Long Beach Arena 
Long Beach, California
March 14, 1993*
No. 24 New Mexico State
Championship game
W 70–62  22–9
Long Beach Arena 
Long Beach, California
1993 NCAA tournament
March 18, 1993*
(11 W) vs. (6 W) Illinois
First Round
L 72–75  22–10
Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region.

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References

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  1. ^ McLeod, Paul (March 19, 1993). "49ers' Dreams Stolen". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
  2. ^ "NO TIME FOR TIMEOUT: CLEMONS SAVES ILLINI". Chicago Tribune. March 19, 1993. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
  3. ^ "1992-93 Men's Basketball Schedule". Long Beach State University Athletics. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
  4. ^ "Long Beach State Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Long Beach State University Athletics. Retrieved May 15, 2022.