| 1992–93 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball | |||
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| NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, National Champions | |||
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference | ||
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| Coaches | #2 | ||
| AP | #4 | ||
| 1992–93 record | 34–4 (14–2, 1st ACC) | ||
| Head coach | Dean Smith | ||
| Assistant coach | Bill Guthridge | ||
| Assistant coach | Phil Ford | ||
| Assistant coach | Dave Hanners | ||
| Home arena | Dean Smith Center | ||
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The 1992–93 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina in the 1992-93 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 34-4 overall, won the ACC regular season title with a 14-2 record and won the 1993 national championship. They were coached by Dean Smith, who won his second national championship in his thirty-second season as head coach of the Tar Heels. They played their home games at the Dean Smith Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
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Season Summary [edit]
The 1992-93 team was led by George Lynch, Eric Montross, Brian Reese, Donald Williams and Derrick Phelps. The Tar Heels started out with an 8-0 record and were ranked #5 in the country when they met #6 Michigan in the semi-finals of the Rainbow Classic. The Wolverines, led by the Fab Five in their sophomore season, won 79-78 to on a last-second shot. North Carolina bounced back with nine straight wins before losing back-to-back road games against unranked Wake Forest and #5 Duke. After seven more straight wins, the Tar Heels were ranked #1 heading into the last week of the regular season (their first #1 ranking since the start of the 1987-88 season). North Carolina beat #14 Wake Forest and #6 Duke to close out the regular season and clinch the top seed in the ACC tournament. North Carolina reached the tournament final, but they lost 77-75 to Georgia Tech without Derrick Phelps who was injured. Nonetheless, North Carolina was awarded the top seed in the East Regional of the NCAA Tournament, defeating #16-seed East Carolina (85-65), #8-seed Rhode Island (112-67), #4-seed Arkansas (80-74) and #2-seed Cincinnati (75-68) to reach the final four in New Orleans.
In the national semi-finals, Smith's Tar Heels defeated his alma mater Kansas (coached by future North Carolina coach Roy Williams) 78-68, setting up a rematch with #3-ranked Michigan in the finals.
The national title game was a see-saw battle throughout, but is remembered best for Chris Webber's time out call with seconds left when Michigan didn't have any. Michigan was assessed a technical foul and North Carolina ended up winning 77-71, giving Smith his second national championship.[1]
Roster [edit]
| Name | # | Position | Height | Year | Home Town |
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| Eric Montross | 00 | Center | 7–0 | Junior | Indianapolis, IN |
| Pat Sullivan | 3 | Forward | 6–8 | Junior | Bogota, NJ |
| Larry Davis | 4 | Guard | 6–3 | Freshman | Denmark, SC |
| Henrik Rödl | 5 | Forward | 6–8 | Senior | Heusenstamm, Germany |
| Scott Cherry | 11 | Guard/Forward | 6–5 | Senior | Ballston Spa, NY |
| Derrick Phelps | 14 | Guard | 6–3 | Junior | Pleasantville, NY |
| Donald Williams | 21 | Guard | 6–3 | Sophomore | Garner, NC |
| Dante Calabria | 24 | Guard | 6–4 | Freshman | Beaver Falls, PA |
| Abdual Hoggard | 13 | Guard | 6–3 | Freshman | Ahoskie, NC |
| Brian Reese | 31 | Forward | 6–6 | Junior | Bronx, NY |
| Kevin Salvadori | 33 | Center/Forward | 7–0 | Junior | Pittsburgh, PA |
| George Lynch | 34 | Forward | 6–8 | Senior | Roanoke, VA |
| Travis Stephenson | 35 | Forward | 6–7 | Senior | Angier, NC |
| Ed Geth | 40 | Forward | 6–9 | Freshman | Norfolk, VA |
| Matt Wenstrom | 50 | Center | 7–1 | Senior | Katy, TX |
NCAA basketball tournament [edit]
- West
- North Carolina 85, East Carolina 65
- North Carolina 112, Rhode Island 67
- North Carolina 80, Arkansas 74
- North Carolina 75, Cincinnati 68
- Final Four
- North Carolina 78, Kansas 68
- North Carolina 77, Michigan 71
Awards and honors [edit]
- Dean Smith, Naismith College Coach of the Year
- Donald Williams, NCAA Men's MOP Award[3]
Team players drafted into the NBA [edit]
| Year | Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 1993 | 1 | 12 | George Lynch | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1994 | 1 | 9 | Eric Montross | Boston Celtics |
References [edit]
- ^ Adam Lucas (2003-03-30). "THM: Looking Back At 1993". Tar Heel Monthly. Retrieved 2007-08-08.
- ^ http://www.databasesports.com/ncaab/tourney.htm?yr=1993
- ^ "Final Four Most Outstanding Players". cbs.sportsline.com. Retrieved 31 March 2008.
- ^ http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?lg=N&yr=1993
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