1992–93 Tennessee State Tigers basketball team

The 1992–93 Tennessee State Tigers basketball team represented Tennessee State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference during the 1992–93 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by second-year head coach Frankie Allen, played their home games at the Gentry Complex in Nashville, Tennessee as members of the Ohio Valley Conference. After finishing atop the OVC regular season standings, the Tigers backed up that success by winning the OVC tournament to receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament – the first in school history. Playing as No. 15 seed in the Southeast region, Tennessee State was beaten by Seton Hall, 81–59.^[2]

1992–93 Tennessee State Tigers basketball
OVC Regular season champions OVC tournament champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	19–10 (13–3 OVC)
Head coach	Frankie Allen (2nd season)
Home arena	Gentry Complex
Seasons ← 1991–92 1993–94 →

1992–93 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Tennessee State †	13	–	3		.813			19	–	10		.655
Eastern Kentucky	11	–	5		.688			15	–	12		.556
Murray State	11	–	5		.688			18	–	12		.600
Tennessee Tech	9	–	7		.563			15	–	13		.536
Southeast Missouri State	9	–	7		.563			16	–	11		.593
Morehead State	6	–	10		.375			6	–	21		.222
Middle Tennessee	5	–	11		.313			10	–	16		.385
Austin Peay	4	–	12		.250			7	–	20		.259
UT Martin	4	–	12		.250			7	–	19		.269
† 1993 OVC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Roster

1992–93 Tennessee State Tigers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown C Carlos Rogers 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr	Head coach Frankie Allen (Roanoke) Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Dec 1, 1992*		Jackson State	W 70–63	1–0	Gentry Complex  Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 4, 1992*		at Southwest Missouri State	L 66–79	1–1
Dec 5, 1992*		vs. Arkansas–Little Rock	W 62–60	2–1
Dec 11, 1992*		St. Francis (NY)	W 79–73 OT	3–1	Gentry Complex (825) Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 12, 1992*		at George Washington Red Auerbach Colonial Classic	L 63–83	3–2	Charles E. Smith Center  Washington, D.C.
Dec 21, 1992*		at Saint Louis	L 61–83	3–3
Dec 30, 1992*		at LSU	L 68–90	3–4	Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Jan 4, 1993*		at Alabama	L 80–95	3–5	Coleman Coliseum  Tuscaloosa, Alabama
OVC regular season
Jan 9, 1993		Southeast Missouri State	W 95–70	4–5 (1–0)	Gentry Complex  Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 11, 1993		Murray State	W 80–76	5–5 (2–0)	Gentry Complex  Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 13, 1993		at Middle Tennessee State	W 78–70	6–5 (3–0)	Murphy Center  Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Jan 16, 1993		at Morehead State	W 86–75	7–5 (4–0)	Ellis Johnson Arena  Morehead, Kentucky
Jan 18, 1993		at Eastern Kentucky	L 73–75	7–6 (4–1)	McBrayer Arena  Richmond, Kentucky
Jan 23, 1993*		Missouri–Kansas City	W 84–71	8–6	Gentry Complex  Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 25, 1993		Tennessee-Martin	W 85–67	9–6 (5–1)	Gentry Complex  Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 28, 1993		at Tennessee Tech	W 102–79	10–6 (6–1)	Eblen Center  Cookeville, Tennessee
Jan 30, 1993		Austin Peay	W 93–68	11–6 (7–1)	Gentry Complex  Nashville, Tennessee
Feb 6, 1993		Morehead State	W 96–72	12–6 (8–1)	Gentry Complex  Nashville, Tennessee
Feb 8, 1993		Eastern Kentucky	W 93–84	13–6 (9–1)	Gentry Complex  Nashville, Tennessee
Feb 11, 1993		Middle Tennessee State	W 84–67	14–6 (10–1)	Gentry Complex  Nashville, Tennessee
Feb 15, 1993		at Tennessee-Martin	W 79–70	15–6 (11–1)	Skyhawk Arena  Martin, Tennessee
Feb 20, 1993		at Southeast Missouri State	L 77–94	15–7 (11–2)	Show Me Center  Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Feb 22, 1993		at Murray State	W 82–75	16–7 (12–2)	Racer Arena  Murray, Kentucky
Feb 25, 1993		Tennessee Tech	W 82–78	17–7 (13–2)	Gentry Complex  Nashville, Tennessee
Feb 27, 1993		at Austin Peay	L 77–80	17–8 (13–3)	Dunn Center  Clarksville, Tennessee
Ohio Valley tournament
Mar 5, 1993*		vs. Tennessee Tech Semifinals	W 77–71	18–9	Rupp Arena  Lexington, Kentucky
Mar 6, 1993*		vs. Murray State Championship game	W 82–68	19–9	Rupp Arena  Lexington, Kentucky
NCAA tournament
Mar 18, 1993*	(15 SE)	vs. (2 SE) No. 6 Seton Hall First Round	L 59–81	19–10	Orlando Arena  Orlando, Florida
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast. All times are in Central.

Sources^[3]

References

1. sports-reference.com 1992-93 Ohio Valley Conference Season Summary
2. "Seton Hall Confirms It's Bigger and Better Than Tennessee State". The New York Times. March 19, 1993. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
3. "1992-93 Men's Basketball Schedule". Tennessee State University. Retrieved May 30, 2022.