1992–93 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team

The 1992–93 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team represented Wake Forest University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference during the 1992–93 NCAA men's basketball season. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Dave Odom, and played their home games at LJVM Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

1992–93 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Regional semifinal
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
APNo. 16
Record21–9 (10–6 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaLJVM Coliseum
Seasons
1992–93 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 North Carolina 14 2   .875 34 4   .895
No. 11 Florida State 12 4   .750 25 10   .714
No. 10 Duke 10 6   .625 24 8   .750
No. 16 Wake Forest 10 6   .625 21 9   .700
Virginia 9 7   .563 21 10   .677
No. 18 Georgia Tech 8 8   .500 19 11   .633
Clemson 5 11   .313 17 13   .567
Maryland 2 14   .125 12 16   .429
NC State 2 14   .125 8 19   .296
1993 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The Demon Deacons finished tied for third in the ACC regular season with an 10–6 conference record. The team lost to Virginia in the quarterfinal round of the ACC tournament, but received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 5 seed in the Southeast region. Making their third straight appearance in the NCAA tournament, Wake Forest beat Chattanooga and Iowa to advance to the Sweet Sixteen for the first time since 1984. The Demon Deacons were eliminated by No. 1 seed Kentucky in the regional semifinal round[1] to finish with a 21–9 overall record.

Junior Rodney Rogers was ACC Player of the Year, a consensus second-team All-American, and was selected by the Denver Nuggets with the 9th overall pick in the 1993 NBA draft.

Previous season

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Wake Forest finished with a 17–12 record (7–9 ACC) and reached the NCAA tournament for the second straight season.

Roster

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1992–93 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 34 Travis Banks 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Clinton HS Clinton, NC
G 25 Marc Blucas 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Girard HS Girard, PA
G 3 Barry Canty 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Independence Charlotte, NC
G 5 Stacey Castle 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Oak Hill Academy (VA) Far Rockaway, NY
G 22 Randolph Childress (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Flint Hill School Clinton, MD
F 42 Bobby Fitzgibbons 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Nichols Buffalo, NY
G 11 Charlie Harrison 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Archbishop Carroll Washington, DC
F/C 21 Derrick Hicks 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Anderson JC Raleigh, NC
C 51 Stan King 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 252 lb (114 kg) Jr August Martin Jamaica, NY
G 10 Rusty LaRue 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Northwest Guilford HS Oak Ridge, NC
F 40 Trelonnie Owens (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Bladenboro HS Bladenboro, NC
F 35 David Rasmussen 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Ricks JC East Lansing, MI
C 55 Steve Rich 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr Cardinal Gibbons Fort Lauderdale, FL
F 54 Rodney Rogers (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Southern HS Durham, NC
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 2016-Mar-01

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
Dec 1, 1992*
Radford W 81–62  1–0
LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Dec 5, 1992*
Vermont W 95–76  2–0
LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Dec 15, 1992*
Rhode Island W 69–65  3–0
LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Dec 19, 1992*
Richmond W 88–74  4–0
LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Dec 22, 1992*
at No. 21 California L 65–81  4–1
Harmon Gym 
Berkeley, California
Dec 28, 1992*
vs. Davidson W 71–52  5–1
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, North Carolina
Dec 30, 1992*
Lafayette W 74–47  6–1
LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Jan 2, 1993*
Mount St. Mary's W 76–65  7–1
LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Jan 7, 1993*
Winthrop W 99–65  8–1
LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Jan 9, 1993
No. 23 Florida State L 72–74  8–2
(0–1)
LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Jan 13, 1993
No. 3 Duke L 59–86  8–3
(0–2)
LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Jan 16, 1993
at Maryland W 86–73  9–3
(1–2)
Cole Fieldhouse 
College Park, Maryland
Jan 21, 1993
at No. 16 Georgia Tech W 81–58  10–3
(2–2)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Jan 24, 1993
Clemson W 74–56  11–3
(3–2)
LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Jan 27, 1993
at No. 15 Virginia W 75–73  12–3
(4–2)
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan 30, 1993
No. 3 North Carolina W 88–62  13–3
(5–2)
LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Feb 4, 1993
No. 13 at NC State W 65–54  14–3
(6–2)
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, North Carolina
Feb 7, 1993*
No. 13 at Temple W 106–69  15–3
McGonigle Hall 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 10, 1993
No. 9 at No. 10 Florida State L 94–111  15–4
(6–3)
Leon County Civic Center 
Tallahassee, Florida
Feb 13, 1993
No. 9 at No. 3 Duke W 98–86  16–4
(7–3)
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, North Carolina
Feb 17, 1993
No. 10 Maryland W 88–64  17–4
(8–3)
LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Feb 20, 1993
No. 10 Georgia Tech L 58–69  17–5
(8–4)
LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Feb 24, 1993
No. 12 at Clemson L 74–76  17–6
(8–5)
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, South Carolina
Feb 27, 1993*
No. 12 No. 22 Virginia W 58–56  18–6
(9–5)
LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Mar 3, 1993
No. 14 at No. 1 North Carolina L 65–83  18–7
(9–6)
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Mar 6, 1993*
No. 14 NC State W 80–68  19–7
(10–6)
LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
ACC Tournament
Mar 12, 1993*
No. 12 vs. Virginia
ACC Tournament Quarterfinal
L 57–61  19–8
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, North Carolina
NCAA Tournament
Mar 19, 1993*
(5 SE) No. 16 vs. (12 SE) Chattanooga
First round
W 81–58[2]  20–8
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
Mar 21, 1993*
(5 SE) No. 16 vs. (4 SE) No. 13 Iowa
Second Round
W 84–78[3]  21–8
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
Mar 25, 1993*
(5 SE) No. 16 vs. (1 SE) No. 2 Kentucky
Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen
L 69–103[1]  21–9
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
SE=Southeast.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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Rankings

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Awards and honors

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  • Rodney Rogers – ACC Player of the Year, Consensus, second-team All-American

NBA draft

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Round Pick Player NBA Club
1 9 Rodney Rogers Denver Nuggets

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Kentucky wipes out Wake Forest in 103-69 runaway Southeast Regional". The Baltimore Sun. March 27, 1993. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  2. ^ "Wake Forest 81, Tennessee-Chattanooga 58". UPI Archives. March 19, 1993. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  3. ^ "NCAA MEN'S TOURNAMENT : SOUTHEAST REGIONAL : Wake Forest's Rogers Gets Message, 84-78". Los Angeles Times. March 22, 1993. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  4. ^ "2019-20 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball media guide" (PDF). Wake Forest University Athletics. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  5. ^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1009=1010. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
  6. ^ "1993 NBA Draft". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 12, 2020.