The 1992–93 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1992–93 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Johnny Orr, who was in his 13th season. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa.
They finished the season 20–11, 8–6 in Big Eight play to finish tied for second place. Their 23 wins were a school record at the time. They lost to seventh-seeded Missouri in the 1993 Big Eight conference tournament semifinals. The Cyclones qualified for the 1993 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, losing to UCLA, 81–70 in the West Regional first round.
Games were televised by ESPN, Raycom Sports, Prime Sports, CBS, the Cyclone Television Network and the Hawkeye Television Network.September 1, 1992 (Page 12 of 28). Des Moines, Iowa:, Sep 01, 1992 ProQuest Historical Newspapers: U.S. North Central Collection.
Previous season The previous season the Cyclones finished the season 21–13, 5–9 in Big Eight play to finish tied for sixth place. They defeated Missouri in the 1992 Big Eight conference tournament quarterfinals before losing to Oklahoma State, 69–60. They would qualify for the 1991–92 NCAA men's basketball tournament, defeating UNC Charlotte 76–74 in the first round, before losing to Kentucky in the second round, 106–98.
Roster RosterNamePositionClassFred HoibergGuardSophomoreLoren MeyerCenterSophomoreJulius MichalikForwardSophomoreHurl BeechumForwardSophomoreJustus ThigpenGuardSeniorRon BaylessGuardSeniorHoward EatonForwardSeniorMorgan WheatForwardSeniorFred BrownGuardJuniorMarc CarlsonForwardJuniorDonnell BivensForwardJuniorMike BergmanForwardJuniorReference:
Schedule and results
!colspan=6 style=""|Regular season
!colspan=6 style=""|Exhibition
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!colspan=6 style=""|Exhibition
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!colspan=6 style=""|Big Eight tournament
!colspan=6 style=""|NCAA Tournament
Awards and honors
All-Big Eight Selections Justus Thigpen (1st) Ron Bayless (2nd) Fred Hoiberg (HM) Academic All-Big Eight Fred Hoiberg Julius Michalik Ralph Olsen Award Justus Thigpen
References