1992–93_Wake_Forest_Demon_Deacons_men's_basketball_team

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

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

American college basketball season


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.

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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

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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Awards and honors

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

NBA draft

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References

  1. "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. ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1009=1010. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
  4. "1993 NBA Draft". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 12, 2020.

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